pective . ▁ ▁Ali ▁was ▁an ▁educ ator ▁and ▁an ▁active ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁calendar ▁reform ▁for ▁about ▁ten ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁leading ▁Muslim ▁authority ▁on ▁calendar ▁matters . ▁He ▁initi ated ▁in ▁Hy der abad ▁a ▁movement ▁to ▁synchron ize ▁the ▁dates ▁of ▁the ▁F as li ▁months ▁with ▁the ▁Greg or ian ▁calendar , ▁and ▁finally ▁succeeded , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁in ▁persu ading ▁the ▁N iz am ▁to ▁author ize ▁the ▁proposed ▁reform . ▁His ▁success ▁in ▁this ▁far - re aching ▁revision ▁emb old ened ▁him , ▁as ▁a ▁liberal ▁Mus lem , ▁to ▁analyze ▁the ▁problem ▁of ▁introdu cing ▁effectively ▁The ▁World ▁Calendar ▁in ▁the ▁real m ▁of ▁the ▁C res cent . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁America ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁under ▁a ▁fellow ship ▁from ▁the ▁Ful br ight ▁and ▁Ford ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁As ▁regards ▁calendar , ▁Ali ▁maintained ▁that ▁H indu ▁Cal end ars ▁are ▁by ▁far ▁the ▁nearest ▁approaches ▁to ▁the ▁actual ▁mach in ery ▁of ▁astronom ical ▁phen omena ▁gover ning ▁life ▁on ▁our ▁planet . ▁▁ ▁Ali ▁led ▁a ▁varied ▁and ▁distinguished ▁career ▁in ▁academ ia ▁and ▁government , ▁including ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁association ▁with ▁Nobel ▁la ure ate ▁Rab ind ran ath ▁Tag ore . ▁He ▁was ▁Director ▁at ▁R ural ▁Institute , ▁Jam ia ▁Mill ia ▁Islam ia ▁( 1 9 6 0 – 6 5 ). ▁He ▁was ▁Private ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Chief ▁minister ▁of ▁Hy der abad , ▁R t