Monthly Archives: July 2017

This Indian Muslim will fast to protect cows

July 31, 2017Business & Economy, Community Involvement / Social IssuesJabbar Jat, Jabbar Jat-Kutch, Jabbar Jat-Kutch-Gujaratmpositiveone@gmail.com

Kudbay Village (Nakhtrana Taluka), Kutch , GUJARAT :

Jabbar is a cattle-breeder and owns 16 cows and nine buffaloes. And he loves them.

In the last three years since the BJP government came to power, according to one estimate, 90 lynching incidents have taken place because of alleged beef dealing and cow slaughter. Quite often there has been severe beatings for even transporting cattle. The cause of the cow is seen as dividing communities, especially Hindus and Muslims.

And Jabbar Jat, 27, a Muslim from Kudbay village of Nakhtrana taluka in Kutch, in a great reversal of roles, is at the forefront of a movement to protect cows, reports the Times of India.

Jabbar is a cattle-breeder and owns 16 cows and nine buffaloes. And he loves them. So much so, last week he wrote a letter to the district collector, suggesting each district in Kutch should allocate grazing land for cattle.

To reinforce his demands Jabbar would be going on a fast for 48 hours, beginning July 20 at the Kutch district collectorate.

Jabbar says it is not enough that the government make noises about cattle protection. To become proactive in this matter, he suggests that the administration could begin allotting two buffaloes to each farmer. He also says the state government should bear 50 per cent cost of each gaushala (cow shelter) and it must buy back fertiliser made of cow urine and cow dung from the farmers. These measures, he believes, would be far more effective than just saying cow is sacred.

“In the last two to three years, cow has become a tool to spread hatred, which is hitting the business. Besides, no gau rakshak (cow vigilante) himself rears a cow and merely indulges in hooliganism in the name of cow protection. So, I decided to take up the cause. I would like to tell gau rakshaks that let us sit together for the cause of the cow because killing in the name of cow will lead us to a barbaric society, which will never serve the true purpose,” he was quoted as saying by the newspaper.

The local cow protectors, though a little flummoxed, are in support of Jabbar’s views. Jabbar has invited people from all communities to join him for the fast.

In response, Vallabh Kathiria, chairman of Gujarat State Cow Welfare Board said: “The state government will make efforts to increase economic viability of cows so that people will not let their bovines loose in the city. Once they start earning more from cow dung and cow urine, they will keep their cows at home instead of letting them stray on the roads.”

source: http://www.khaleejtimes.com / Khaleej Times / Home> International> India / by C.P. Surendran, New Delhi / July 17th, 2017

College that put poor Muslim girls in science labs turns 50

July 31, 2017Community Involvement / Social Issues, Education, LeadersAbdullah Kamal, Dr.Rafiq Zakaria, Dr.Sirajuddin H Chougle, Ghulam Peshimam, Haji N Kalaniya, Irteza Nishat, Khairul Islam Higher Education Society, Khalid Khan, Maharashtra College of Arts, Mohammed Ali Mitha, Nadeem Khan, Obaid Azam Azmi, Science & Commerce, Shahid Qureishi, Shaikh Afifa, Shamim Abbas, Zafar Ansari, Zubair Azmimpositiveone@gmail.com

Mumbai, MAHARASHTRA :

The institution located near Nagpada in central Mumbai, has shaped four generations of Muslims

The first thing that strikes you after entering the arched gate of Maharashtra College of Arts, Science and Commerce is its happy ambience. Groups of girls, many of them in hijab, and boys animatedly chat at the ground floor hall while the seven-storey building’s two lifts are constantly busy. The well-stocked library is occupied. So are its several labs. In a nutshell, vibrancy oozes out of its every pore. So how is Maharashtra College different from so many educational institutions in the city? The difference lies in its location. In the vicinity of Kamathipura, the red-light area, and near Nagpada, the heart of Muslim neighbourhoods in the city, Maharashtra College at Central Mumbai has shaped the fortunes of four generations of Muslims, especially girls, in the area.

Started in 1968, the college will soon kick off its golden jubilee celebrations and has lined up a series of programmes aimed at debating how to further empower the locality’s youths educationally.

“But for this college, thousands in the area would have dropped out after 10th Std. Conservative parents were reluctant to send their daughters to colleges in south Mumbai and this college came as a godsend,” recalls businessman and community leader Ghulam Peshimam who graduated from here in the 1970s.

It was the sheer need of a college in the Muslim-dominated area that made its founding fathers move with a missionary zeal. Educationist and philanthropist Mohammed Ali Mitha, who had founded a series of schools, led the initiative to set up a college in the locality which had none before it. Muslim-managed colleges like Burhani and Akbar Peerbhoy came later. Mitha one day landed up at then urban development minister and Islamic scholar Dr Rafiq Zakaria’s office. “Zakaria sahab was initially reluctant to come on board but couldn’t say no once Mitha assured him of finding funds and also offered him to become the life-time president of Khairul Islam Higher Education Society which runs the college,” says septuagenarian Haji N Kalaniya, who studied and retired as a teacher from here before he was inducted as the society’s general secretary.

Kalaniya recalls that once he accompanied Mitha to Haji Ali Dargah where they saw a wealthy Good Samaritan handing out Rs 100 note to each of the beggars assembled there. “Mitha stood in the queue and asked me too to stand behind him. The Rs 200 that we received went to the college funds,” laughs Kalaniya.

Started with just 100 students, Kalania adds that many students had to be coaxed and virtually “lifted” from homes to join the college as the working class in Madanpura, Nagpada and Bhendi Bazaar then gave little importance to higher education. Today the college, its principal Dr Sirajuddin H Chougle proudly informs, has over 3,700 students in various courses, including PG and PhD, IT and journalism. It caters to mostly students from deprived families, wards of daily wagers, taxi drivers, factory workers. “Once while travelling in a taxi the driver told me that his three daughters had graduated from here. I was touched to hear that,” says M Z Shahid, who teaches political science here. “If it was not this college I don’t think I would have become a boxer,” says Hijabclad Shaikh Afifa, the college’s only woman boxer. Besides, the list of sportspersons it has produced is long: Shahid Qureishi and Zafar Ansari (basketball), Khalid Khan (boxing), Nadeem Khan (football)—to name a few.

If Mumbai has been a crucible of many Urdu poets and writers, Maharashtra College must share the credit. It is here that Urdu poets like Abduallah Kamal, Irteza Nishat, Shamim Abbas and Obaid Azam Azmi honed their skills.

“I once heard celebrated poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz here reciting his famous revolutionary poem which spoke of man’s urge for emancipation. The college has kept the city’s literary lamp alive,” says Urdu Markaz’s director Zubair Azmi. As it enters its 50thyear, the city expects the college to earn more laurels in future.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News> City News> Mumbai News> Schools & Colleges / by Mohammed Wajihuddin, TNN / July 30th, 2017

Abhishek Dhudasiya won Men’s Graded ‘A’ Division Title in Bangalore Open Tenpin Bowling Championships

July 30, 2017SportsSalman Khan, Salman Khan - Bengaluru, Salman Khan - Bowiling, Salman Khan - Karnataka, Salman Khan - Ten Pin Bowling, Salman Khan - Tenpin Bowlingmpositiveone@gmail.com

Bengaluru, KARNATAKA :

Abhishek Dhudasiya of Tamil Nadu won the Men’s Graded ‘A’ Division Title at the Wissen 3rd Bangalore Open Tenpin Bowling Championships – 2017 being held at the Amoeba Bowling Center, Church Street, Bangalore.

In the Masters Round, held this morning, where Top 20 bowlers bowled 8 games block to decide the winner based on total pinfall. Abhishek bowled quite consistently, scoring 6 games above 200 and ending up with total pinfall of 1674 and an impressive average of 209.25.

Sports India Live Staff | Sports India Live

The 22-year-old Abhishek finished 91 pins ahead of Salman Khan of Karnataka who finished 2nd with total pinfall of 1583. Former International Antony Rajkumar (1535) of Karnataka finished 3rd.

In the Masters Round of Open Division, out of 16 bowlers who made the Cut, 8 bowlers are from Karnataka. Vijay Punjabi of Karnataka is injured and in his place, 1st Reserve Surendra Babu from TamilNadu will play this evening.

All 16 bowlers will bowl 8 games this evening and 8 games tomorrow morning. Top 4 bowlers, based on cumulative pinfall of 16 games will move to the Knock-Out Stepladder round. The Finals will be held at 5 pm tomorrow.

source: http://www.sportsindialive.con / Sports India Live / Home> Bowling / by Sports Ind ia Live Staff / July 28th, 2017

Maulana Mazharul Haque: A forgotten leader of Bihar

July 29, 2017Amazing Feats, Community Involvement / Social Issues, Education, Leaders, World Opinion'The Motherland' - Editor - Maulana Mazharul Haque, Anjuman Islamia - Lodon, Desh Bhushah Faqir Mazharul Haque, Maulana Mazharul Haque, Maulana Mazharul Haque-Freedom Fighter, Maulvi Sajjad Hussain, Mazharul Haque, Mazharul Haque - Freedom Fighter, Mazharul Haque Arabic and Persian University, Mazharul Haque-Vice Chairman-Bihar Congress Committee, Mohammed Yusuf Khushidi, Moulana Mazharal Haque-President-Home Rule Movement-Bihar, Sadaqat Ashram, Sheikh Ahmedullah, Waris Ali Farooqui, Weekly Magazine 'The Motherland', Yusuf Khushidimpositiveone@gmail.com

Bihar, PATNA :

Maulana Mazharul Haque, the man who was a firm believer in complete Independence being “the birthright of every Nation”, has his birth place in office of a government run school that doubles as food storage.

Maulana Mazharul Haque was born to a rich landlord, Sheikh Ahmedullah, in Bahpura, Thana Bihta of Patna district on December 22nd, 1866. His primary education was at home by Maulvi Sajjad Hussain, but he passed his matriculation from the Patna Collegiate in 1886. He joined Canning College in Lucknow for higher studies but same year left for England to pursue a course in Law. He started legal practice in Patna after his return from England in 1891.

He made a significant contribution to relief efforts launched during the famine in Saran district of Bihar in 1897. Maulana Mazharul Haque’s public life actually commenced with the creation of the Bihar Provincial Conference, a move he supported as he believed in the need for the constitution of Bihar as a separate province.

In 1906 Maulana was elected Vice Chairman of Bihar Congress Committee. Mazharul Haque helped organize the Home Rule Movement in Bihar and was its President in 1916. He actively participated in the Champaran Satyagraha for which he was sentenced to 3 months imprisonment.

Subsequently, when the Non Cooperation and Khilafat Movements were launched, Mazharul Haque gave up his lucrative legal practice and his elected post as member of the Imperial Legislative Council and turned all his efforts to the freedom struggle. By now, he was a firm believer in complete Independence being “the birthright of every Nation”.

Mazharul Haque was also a fervent believer in democratic decentralization and he organized the Panchayats in Saran district towards meeting this vision. He also made many requests for better educational facilities in Bihar, especially for free and compulsory primary education.

Maulana Mazharul Haque actively participated in anti-purdah movement launched in Bihar in response to the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1920. Mahatma Gandhi sought to bring women also into mainstream politics, to strengthen the resistance against British rule as well as empower them to play a more active role in society. The purdah system espoused by Muslim and many Hindu families, especially in Bihar, meant that women remained behind men in all spheres of life.

In 1919, he gave up and burnt his western attire to adopt traditional Muslim attire. He was given title of “Desh Bhushan Faqir Mazharul Haque”.

1920, he donated his 16 bigha land on Patna- Danapur road for Sadaqat Ashram and Vidya Peeth which served as college for students who left government colleges in response to Non-Cooperation Movement. Sadaqat Ashram played important role in Independence movement in Bihar.

Maulana also launched his weekly magazine “The Motherland” from Sadaqat Ashram. He also jailed for his articles in this magazine. Sadaqat Ashram continues to serve as headquarters of Bihar Congress. But it is a tragedy that even Congress do not remember the person who has given so much to the party. Till few years back, even Maulana picture was now where to be seen in the ashram.

Maulana was firm believer of Hindu-Muslim unity. His famous quote sums up his conviction, “Wheather we are Hindu or Musalmaan we are in the same boat, we must sail or sink together”.

When in London, Maulana established Anjuman Islamia. This brought Indians of various religion, region and sects under one umbrella. This was also place to discuss about India’s problem. Mahatma Gandhi first met Maulana Mazharul Haque in Anjuman Islamia, London.

Person who gave everything for the country has not got due recognition. Maulana donated the house where he was born, to start Madrasa and middle school within same compound in 1926. Idea behind establishing both in one campus was to promote communal harmony.

Now the very place where he was born is a principal office of government middle school. On the entrance door of principal office, a line is written in Hindi “Janam Kachh Maulana Mazharul ”(Birth place of Maulana Mazharul Haque). If you enter in the office apart from a picture of Maulana Mazharul Haque along side Dr. Rajender Prasad picture will not give any indication of place being birthplace of a person of such stature. Principal office house the ration for mid day meal scheme for the school apart from general school office stuff.

But this is an improvement from before. Before this school structure was build in 2004, place he was born was used as a toiler for villagers after original structure fell down. Because of the effort for few locals, this place was cleaned up and school building was build and place was marked as birth place.

On December 22nd politicians do come to shower words of praise on Maualana’s contributions but the pity condition of place has not moved anyone. Their promise has remained promise till date.

While talking to TwoCircles.net, Md. Yusuf Khushidi, former HOD Urdu department, Patna University said, “Locals have been demanding to build Library or Technical Institute in that place to commemorate but so far nothing has materialised.”

Yusuf Khhurshidi who belongs to Bahpura added, it is unfortunate that for a person, who sacrificed every thing for the country has been forgotten so fast. Maulana foresightedness can be judged by the fact that Maulana had emphasized on the communal harmony, democratic decentralization and education right from early stage of his life. Maulana was also in the forefront in establishing Bihar state which was carved out of Bengal.

Echoing Yusuf Khurshidi sentiments, Dananjay Yadav also demanded a memorial should be built for the one of the tallest visionary leader of Bihar.

Maulana’s family is living a struggling life in obscurity. It is disheartening to see family of a person who sacrificed everything from career to wealth for the sake of county is left high and dry.

Next birthday of Maulana Mazharul Haque is a month away. I am sure VIPs will be lining up to pay respect especially in election year. Few fascinating speeches will be delivered and few promises will be made. Politicians are known to have short term memory. So those promises will be forgotten sooner than later.

People in India too have selective memory, only very few are remembered for their part in freedom struggle and rests are still struggling to get freedom from obscurity.

source: http://www.twocircles.net / TwoCircles.net / Home> Indian Muslim / by M. Zajam, TwoCirlces.net / November 20th, 2009

Mangaluru : While on this bus , learn how to file IT returns

July 28, 2017Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Community Involvement / Social Issues, Transport, Travel & TourismGolden Line Bus, Golden Line Bus-Mangaluru-Ibrahim Thabreez, Ibrahim Thabreez, Ibrahim Thabreez - Mangalurumpositiveone@gmail.com

Mangaluru, KARNATAKA :

Ibrahim Thabreez, 23, has equipped his bus with WiFi and offers free tax consultation

Owner of a private bus in Mangaluru encourages people to file IT returns by offering information and free consultation

After offering free Wi-Fi services on a private city bus, a Golden Line bus that runs between Mangaluru city (State Bank of India Bus Stand) and Hoo Hakuvakallu near Konaje will offer free consultancy services on several issues such as GST, linking PAN with Aadhaar, filing IT returns and how to go about it.

Ibrahim Thabreez, a 23-year-old MBA graduate working as an export executive at Sharief Marine Product Private Limited decided to spread awareness on the subject. Thabreez‘s family is into transport business and they own about three city buses.

Speaking to Bangalore Mirror, Thabreez said, “People panic when they hear the word tax. Now, with GST, the panic has only increased. I am campaigning so that people come forward and file their returns. I explain to them the benefits of filing returns and how to go about it. For this, I have pasted posters inside the bus. I thought this is the right time to spread awareness as there are few days left to file returns for the last financial year. I addition, I am helping people with getting a PAN card, as well as linking it to their Aadhaar cards and bank accounts,” he said.

The non-salaried class often try to avoid filing returns. “I have provided my mobile number on the posters on the bus. While I guide them for free, in case they want me to take it further and get them a PAN card, I will do so only by charging a fee prescribed by the government. Regarding IT returns, I can guide them on the taxable amount and how to go about filing e-returns. In case they insist that I file it for them, I can provide the services at my office at a reasonable fee,” he said.

When JIOFi was launched earlier this year, Thabreez saw to it that a device was placed inside the bus so that people could use WiFi for free. Though the free offer has ended, they use upto 5 GB data in the bus every day.

source: http://www.bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com / Bangalore Mirror / Home> News> State / by Deepthi Sanjiv, Bangalore Mirror Bureau / July 27th, 2017

Remembering the life and works of Akhtarul Iman

July 28, 2017Arts, Culture & EntertainmentAkhtar Ul Iman, Akhtarul Imam-Bollywood Screen Writer, Akhtarul Iman, Akhtarul Iman-Sahitya Akademy Award Winner, Akhtarul Iman-Urdu Poet, Khaleem Mamoon-Poetmpositiveone@gmail.com

Quila, Dist. Garhwal, UTTARAKHAND (formerly Uttar Pradesh) / Mumbai (MAHARASHTRA) :

Janab Khaleel Mamoon and Gopchand Narang at the inauguration of All India Seminar on Life and Works of Eminent Urdu Poet Akhtarul Iman in Bangalore, on 22, January, 2012. Photo:V Sreenivasa Murthy

On Sunday, Urdu aficionados across the city came together to remember, discuss and delve into the nuances of the life and works of noted Urdu poet and award-winning screenwriter in Hindi cinema Akhtarul Iman.

Though Iman was recognised as among the important faces of modern Urdu poetry after he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1962, there has been little discourse, or few seminars held on him, said academic Gopichand Narang at a daylong seminar organised by the All-India Urdu Manch and Sahitya Akademi.

Dr. Narang, professor emeritus at the Hyderabad Central University, spoke about several facets of the Iman’s life and his poetry, alluding them to a “jigsaw puzzle”. Having been recognised by the Urdu community only after he was conferred the Sahitya Akademi award for Yaadein, Dr. Narang said that Iman’s works needed to be revisited.

“It was only after the award that everyone started reading him, and his name was taken with the likes of Meeraji and N.M. Rashid,” he said. He was fiercely independent, and though he was writing for Bollywood for his “source of livelihood”, he was always “an outsider” to Hindi cinema. He said Iman neither compromised on his ‘shayari’ nor ‘films’.

Screenplays

Iman wrote several award-winning screenplays, including for classics such as Waqt, Dharmputra, Kanoon, Patthar Ke Sanam and Gumrah. However, he did not write lyrics for film songs unlike many of his Urdu poet contemporaries, Dr. Narang pointed out.

‘Jigsaw puzzle’

On the “jigsaw puzzle” that he compares the poet’s persona to, Dr. Narang said Iman’s writing was multifaceted. While, on the one hand, his poetry reflected a sense of longing for human values, relationships and innocence that a migrant would feel in a metropolis like Mumbai (Iman himself migrated to Bombay from Uttar Pradesh), it also dealt with weighty socio-political issues such as corruption, poverty and injustice, he said.

“A facet of his writing can be compared to R.K. Laxman’s ‘common man’ who observes all that is wrong around him, all that is commercialised, and the erosion of human values,” Dr. Narang explained. While Iman did refer to and appreciate revolutionary poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, he was not among the activists, he added. “Some are activists, and then there are others who simply use the power of their pen.”

No ghazals

Several papers discussing the works of Iman were presented at the seminar. Khaleel Mamoon, former chairman of the Karnataka Urdu Academy, said Iman would be remembered for his strong individualism. “He never wrote ghazals as he felt that the form does not permit expression of original ideas and concept. He also believed that ghazals as a form had already reached its zenith by the time of Mirza Ghalib… so kept himself away from the tradition of ghazals.”

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Karnataka / by Staff Reporter / Bangalore – January 23rd, 2012

Adaa Khan cherishes being compared to Sridevi for her role in Naagin

July 26, 2017Arts, Culture & EntertainmentAdaa Khan, Adaa Khan - Hindi TV Actress, Adaa Khan- Television Actress, Adaa Khan-Model, Adaa Khan-Mumbai Model, Adaa Khan-TV Actressmpositiveone@gmail.com

Mumbai, MAHARASHTRA :

Actor Adaa Khan says that along with getting good reviews for her role of Shesha in Naagin, she has also been complimented by people comparing her look with that of Sridevi in the film Nagina.

Actor Adaa Khan played the role of Sesha in the TV show Naagin and its sequel, Naagin 2.

For actor Adaa Khan, the TV show Naagin and its sequel hold a special place in her heart. The reason is not just that the shows were a hit, but also because her look in the serials was compared to that of Sridevi in the 1986 movie Nagina.

“The response to Naagin and Naagin 2 was encouraging for all of us,” says Adaa. “That the audience loved my portrayal of Shesha added to my happiness. I enjoyed playing the character, as it had several layers to it. I feel that doing the show has been a turning point in my career.”

The Amrit Manthan actor also got several compliments for the way she looked in the serials. Many have compared her look in Naagin to that of actor Sridevi in Nagina. “I have been praised for the way I looked on the show. But the best [compliment] was when people said that I looked like Sridevi. I am a huge Sridevi fan, so getting such compliments made me feel really special,” says Adaa.

Naagin 2 recently ended and Adaa says that she will miss her co-stars from the show — working together for so long, they really became close to each other. “Working with Mouni (Roy) and Sudha Chandran was, in a word, wonderful. We all used to have so much fun on the sets and now I am missing that already. I feel Naagin was one show where everyone had put in a lot of hard work and that helped in making the show such a success,” says Adaa.

source: http://www.hindustantimes.com / Hindustan Times / Home> Entertainment> TV / by Shreya Mukherjee , Hindustan Times / July 16th, 2017

Dr Syed Baker bags Young Scientist Award

July 26, 2017Education, Leaders, World OpinionDr.Syed Baker, Dr.Syed Baker-Awarded-Young Scientist Awardmpositiveone@gmail.com

Mysuru, KARNATAKA :

City based researcher Dr Syed Baker has been conferred with Young Scientist Award by Siberian Federal University, Russia. Dr Syed is one among the seven candidates to have been awarded across the globe and one among three Indian with only researcher from Karnataka.

He has completed Ph.D in Microbiology from University of Mysore under the supervision of Dr S Satish and was also honoured with National Post-Doctoral Fellowship from SERB Government of India under the supervision of Dr Nagendra Prasad, Department of Biotechnology and SJCE.

During his research tenure, he was also selected as exchange research for Finland in 2013 which was awarded by CIMO, Government of Finland.

He was also awarded Senior Research Fellowship and Research Associate from Indian Council of Medical Research.

During his research stay he will be working on developing smart nonmaterial towards combating drug resistant microbial pathogens.

source: http://www.citytoday.news / City Today / Home> Mysore / by Editor / June 03rd, 2016