New Delhi (India), April 22 -- : Shahid Raza Khan, the Muslim cleric who cleared the coveted UPSC Civil Services Examination - 2018 with All India Rank 751 said that he views Azamgarh as a "very good source of learning".
"I see Azamgarh as a very good source of learning. It is a city that has produced a poet like Kaifi Azmi and a scholar like Shibli Nomani," said Khan while talking to ANI.
Hailing from Bihar's Gaya, Khan received his basic education at a madrasa in his village and then at Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh.
"I received basic education from a madrasa in my village. Then I moved to Al Jamaitul Ashrafia, Mubarakpur (at Azamgarh) and now I am pursuing a PhD from JNU," he said.
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