Monthly Archives: March 2017

Dr. Rubina Heptulla works on a cure for a disease that hits close to home

NRI's / PIO's, Science & Technology, World Opinion,

Mumbai, MAHARASHTRA  /New York,  USA :

When Dr. Rubina Heptulla, a pediatric endocrinologist who was just awarded a $1.1 million grant to study a possible new use of a diabetes drug, isn’t doing research or treating patients, she can be found scuba diving off the coast of India or eating calamari at the Mamaroneck Diner.

The 46-year-old Rye resident leads the pediatric endocrinology program at the Children’s Hospital of Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. She was awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health to figure out if the drug Januvia can help people with a less common form of diabetes.

The drug is now used for people with the most common form of diabetes, Type 2. Heptulla’s research is trying to determine if the medication can also help people with the more rare form of the disease, Type 1, control blood sugar levels after a meal. The once-a-day medication would be taken in addition to insulin by study participants to see if helps prevent blood sugar levels from rising.

Heptulla has had an interest in treating Type 1 diabetes – an autoimmune disease that can’t be prevented or cured – since childhood because her father had the disease. Unlike Type 2 diabetes, the illness is not related to diet or lifestyle and most often develops when a person is young.

The Westchester resident grew up in Mumbai and attended medical school there, completing her training in Rhode Island, Boston and at Yale. Heptulla was living in Houston with her husband, a geneticist, and their two children when she was recruited to lead the pediatric endocrinology program at Montefiore.

She is chief of the division of pediatric endocrinology and diabetes at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. She is also professor of pediatrics and medicine at Einstein.

As part of the job, she oversees six pediatric endocrinology and diabetes clinics that treat 200 patients each week, including one in Eastchester and one on Central Park Avenue in Yonkers.

When she’s not taking care of her young patients or doing research, Heptulla can be found at home engaging in one of her favorite pastimes, painting landscape portraits.

Ten things you didn’t know about Dr. Rubina Heptulla:

1.

She has a 17-year-old son and a 15-year-old daughter, both students at Rye Neck High School.

2.

Her favorite restaurant is the Mamaroneck Diner, where she often orders calamari – along with a salad.

3.

She manages to sneak away to her native India at least once a year, where she enjoys shopping for the latest in both contemporary and traditional clothing.

4.

Heptulla is a certified scuba diver and when she’s in India she likes to go to Lakshadweep, a series of islands off the southwestern coast known for its diving.

5.

When she was a child she wanted to be an artist.

6.

She still loves to paint and is now experimenting with acrylics. Her home overlooks the Marshlands Conservancy and she has set up an easel on a staircase landing that gives her a good view of the changing landscape.

7.

She belongs to a book club and not long ago hosted a talk at her home with author Rebecca Lewis about her novel “Jacob’s Folly.”

8.

Heptulla spends a lot of time at the Rye YMCA, where she takes classes in Zumba, yoga and swims.

9.

She likes Lady Gaga.

10.

Her favorite author is Bryce Courtenay. a South African-born Australian best known for his novel, “The Power of One.”

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Participants are needed for Dr. Heptulla’s research into the use of Januvia in people with Type 1 diabetes. To be eligible a person must:

Be between the ages of 13 and 30.

Have Type 1 diabetes.

Have no other medical condition except for hypothyroidism.

For more information, contact:

Jeniece Trast at 718-741-2542 or jtrast@montefiore.org

Venkat Renukuntla, at 718-920-7004 or ven kat.renukuntla@ein stein.yu.edu

source: http://www.lohud.com / Lohud.com / Home> USA Today / by Jane Lerner / January 04th, 2014

In this 108-year-old Meerut Gaushala, Muslims tend to cows, worship them

Business & Economy, Community Involvement / Social Issues

Meerut, UTTAR PRADESH :

Meerut :

61-year-old Ali Hasan’s day starts at 6am. After winding up house-hold chores, he arrives at Meerut’s Gopal Gaushala with his friend Noor Hasan, who is 45 now.

Like other caretakers at the ‘Gaushala’ (home to cows), the duo pick up buckets and start washing the cows. They then feed the animals and go to a nearby farm to cut feed from them.

Ali had been doing this work religiously for the past 48 years, while Noor has given 20 years of his life to the Gaushala, which houses as many as 800 cows.

Unstirred by the debate surrounding Muslims’ relation with the animal, considered sacred by the Hindus, the duo has been serving the cows and also worships them.

Ali, who was sitting on floor to milk a cow in the 108 years old Gaushala, appeared in content with his life. With an orange ‘gamcha’ (cotton towel) tied around his head, Ali said proudly that he also takes part in Goverdhan Puja (worship of cows).
“I was 13-year-old when I started working at this Gaushala. We earn our living from here and I love these cows as much as I love my family members. I have a special attachment with each of these cows. We also take part in Goverdhan Puja and worship these cows,” he said.

For Noor also, the cows are like family members.

“Cows have become a part of my family now. On days when I am not well and cannot come to work, my sons ensure that the animals are taken care of,” said Noor, while he fed cow number five.

The over 800 cows have been allotted numbers to establish their identity. There are a total of 60 caretakers at the Gaushala, located in Mohkampur area of Meerut.

When asked whether anyone from their community ever raised objection to their work, Noor shot back: “It is no one’s business. I earn from this work and work is no less than Allah for me. Some people raise questions but it doesn’t bother me. I am faithful towards my work.”

Unlike other Gaushalas in UP, Gopal Gaushala — run by a trust of 21 members– does not insist on keeping only the milch cows.

Umesh Pandey, manager of the Gaushala, told TOI, “Out of the total 800 cows, only 100 give milk. Others were either saved from slaughterhouses and sent here or left here by farmers, who don’t have enough money to take care of their animals after they stop giving milk.”

Asked if the crackdown on slaughterhouses has had any impact on Noor and his family, he said, “Honestly, it doesn’t matter much. What will happen at the most? We will stop getting non-vegetarian food in the market. We are ready to quit meat, it is no big deal,” Noor retorted.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News> City News> Meerut News / by Ishita Bhatia, TNN / March 29th, 2017

The fight has not left Cavalry Khandan of Jhunjhunu

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Nuah Village (Jhunjhunu District), RAJASHTAN :

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Jaipur :

Eighty five-year-old Muraad Ali Khan, a native of Nuan village in  Jhunjhunu district of the state, gets all animated whenever trouble starts brewing on the border.

His family, popularly known as ‘Cavalry Khandan’ (Cavalry family), and his six cousins had participated in India-Pakistan wars in 1965 and 1971. Though all his cousins died over the past three years following old-age problems, Ali is an active participant in the ongoing discussions and debates on deteriorating Indo-Pak relations.

Some hours after the Indian Army carried out the surgical strikes in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), 10 days after the Uri outrage, TOI spoke to Ali for his reactions to the conflict.

Not surprisingly, Ali, who has been following developments through television and newspapers like the rest of the country, was happy and congratulated the government of India and Army. “I must congratulate our forces for the act. I think our Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tactics to isolate Pakistan is yielding results and the cancellation of the SAARC summit is proof fir it,” Ali said on Thursday.

His cousins — Captain Mohammed Ayub Khan, Captain Gaus Mohammed Khan, Captain Mohammed Sadiq Khan, Captain Yusuf Khan and Captain Gulaam Sarvar — had served the Indian Army in the 1965 and 1971 wars against Pakistan in various capacities.

He is the only surviving member of the ‘Cavalary Khandan’ who had served the Indian Army as a subedaar.

Captain Ayub was a Union minister who died on September 16 following a massive cardiac arrest. He was 85 and a recipient of Vir Chakra for his acts of valour during the 1965 India-Pakistan war. Ali’s village Nuan has at least one member from every family serving in the Army in various capacities.

“My opinion of the ongoing scenario is that India should isolate Pakistan financially, diplomatically and should continue with these surgical operations. They don’t deserve any mercy,” he added. In between, he wanted to know the number of casualties in surgical operations carried out by India. “Humari fauj Pakistan ki harqaton ka maqool jawab de sakti hai (Our Army can give appropriate answer to Pakistan). Humare sabr ka imtihaan na le Pakistan (Pakistan should avoid testing our patience),” he added.

Mohammed Shariq Khan, son of late Captain Sadiq Khan, who works as a teacher, said, “Whenever he (Ali) gets news of an army man being martyred, he gets pumped up. His blood pressure goes up. All his brothers had done a lot for the country. Our village has a good number of Qayamkhani muslims and from other communities who had fought in battles with Pakistan.”

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City News> Jaipur / by Ashish Mehta / TNN / September 30th, 2016

My dream is to have women’s team in 2020 Olympics: Ismail Baig

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Hyderabad, TELANGANA :

National chief rowing coach Ismail Baig.
National chief rowing coach Ismail Baig.

Hyderabad:

National chief rowing coach Ismail Baig is a man on a mission. With 2020 Tokyo Games coming in three years, he is closer to his dream of having an Indian women’s team in Olympics. Baig is confident that if the women rowers continue to persist with the game with dedication, they can qualify for the Olympics. He also says that the Telangana rowers have started carving a niche for themselves with their exploits. He also revealed his next assignment as coach in an interview with Shiva Krishna Gundra.

On India’s Next Assignment

We are conducting Indian camp for the upcoming Asian Championship and next year’s Youth Olympics next year. The camp has started three weeks. If our rowers do well in World championship or Asian Championship, they can book the Youth Olympics quota. However, there are only two categories for each country and that too, one quote is reserved for women. Right now, we have 19 boys and 14 girls training in the camp. For the first time, we have eight rowers from our State which is remarkable.

On State Rowers

Our state rowers are doing great at nationals especially in sub-junior and junior level. We topped the nationals in the junior and took second place in seniors. These results assures of a bright future for the State. We have good support from SATS (Sports Authority of Telangana State) as well. We were never on the rowing map in the country in the combined State. But after formation of the new State, we started from the scratch as most of the rowers left for the other States. Most of the kids are from army families. But we are concentrating more now on our own athletes.

On Target 2020

There are good girl rowers like Sitamahalaxmi. Youngsters like Geetanjali and Hemalatha are very impressive. Both these girls won gold in junior category. They won bronze in the senior category as well. So I am working on this combination for the 2020 Olympics. I am pretty sure the men’s team will qualify but my dream is to have a women’s team for the Olympics for the first time in rowing history. I’m happy with the way the girls are making progress. I am confident that if they stick to the game, they can qualify.

On Infrastructure

I can’t say we have world class infrastructure. But this is one of the best facilities in the country. We have federation’s equipment. We have a good water body in the city.

On International Events In The City

The quality of the water in Hussain Sagar is not good. The government is also doing a lot to clean the water. But it also depends on the citizens of the twin cities. If we can do that, we can have international tournaments in the city. We conducted an international tournament in 2005. If the water condition improves in the future, every year we can conduct an international tournament.

On Game’s Popularity

I have been coaching since 18 years. The game was not so popular then. The game was introduced in the Asia in 1980s. We used to win only bronze medals. But under my coaching we have won gold and silver at Asian Games and qualified for the Olympics for five consecutive times. Dutt also finished good in the last Olympics. That is a great achievement. So the craze for the sport is increasing slowly.

On Future Rowers

We started three years ago with few rowers who were of 10 and 11 years. Now they are producing results. Rowers like Sairaju won international silver medal in pair category. It is a great achievement. He also won gold in the nationals. So our rowers are producing good results at national levels and also competing at international level.

On Government Support

We need more funding. We need more local camps and talent hunts. We have to start two or three centres in other parts of the State. We can establish a centre in Karimnagar. There are other places where we also can start. We can get more talent and give advanced training in Hyderabad. That will help for larger pool of talented rowers.

The Bhopal water sports has 15 crore budget. We don’t have that much budget in the State. Our rowers have won first gold medal for the State in National Games in Kerala. We won five medals from rowing alone. That is 40 to 50 per cent of medals that won State was from water sports. A medal from hockey or other games will give lot of attention. But medals from water sports are not treated in the same way. Ours is an Olympic sport. We need to change our thinking.

source: http://www.telanganatoday.com / Telangana Today / Home> Sports> Other Sports / by Shiva Kumar Gundra / March 23rd, 2017

Who is Mohsin Raza, the lone Muslim face in Yogi Adityanath’s cabinet?

Community Involvement / Social Issues, Leaders

UTTAR PRADESH :

Before making his foray into politics, Raza tried his hand at cricket, modelling, and is a known socialite in Lucknow. He has had the odd TV acting stint and even tried his luck at an entry in Hindi films.

Mohsin Raza taking oath of office in Lucknow on Sunday.
Mohsin Raza taking oath of office in Lucknow on Sunday.

The  Bharatiya Janata Party fought the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election on a carefully crafted electoral strategy that was meant to polarise and consolidate Hindu vote. The party didn’t field any Muslim candidate out of the 403 in the elections. But, firebrand leader Yogi Adityanath, who took oath as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister on Sunday, has included a lone Muslim leader in his cabinet – Mohsin Raza. Though he may seem the odd entrant into Adityanath’s cabinet, the multifaceted Raza, crowned Prince of Lucknow in a pageant in mid 1990s, has a more interesting past than most seasoned politicians.

Before making his foray into politics, Raza tried his hand at cricket, modelling, and is a known socialite in Lucknow. He has had the odd TV acting stint and even tried his luck at an entry in Hindi films.

Raza is married to Fozia Sarwat Fatima and belongs to a zamindar (wealthy landowners) family that hails from Safipur town in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district. He was born on January 15, 1968 in Lucknow.

Raza trained at the MRF Pace Foundation based in Chennai and went on to play two matches in the Ranji Trophy representing Uttar Pradesh. He didn’t have a great showing as a bowler picking only 4 wickets in 2 first class matches with an average of 42.75. Batting figures were worse with five runs scored in two first class matches. His first class cricketing career ran between 1987-89.

Raza has alo participated in beauty pageants and in 1995 he won the Prince of Lucknow crown. He also acted, though not in a prominent role, in the Doordarshan’s acclaimed TV series ‘Neem ka Ped’ written by award winning lyricist and poet Rahi Masoom Raza starring thespians like Pankaj Kapoor and Arun Bali. He persistently kept trying his hand at Hindi film industry but did not get any break.

In 1999, he was made the chairman of Congress’ sports cell but after he was given the position of convener, rifts emerged and it meant his stay had come to an end. He suspected foul play against him and felt it would be best to leave.

His wife fought local elections independently a few years ago and lost by a margin of 125 votes. Then, in 2010, Raza floated his own political outfit by the name of Safipur Vikas Manch but that did not prove to be a successful endeavour.

After so many failed attempts, he joined the BJP ahead of the General Elections in 2014 and was made the party spokesman in 2016.

 

Kutchi Memons go a long way back

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KERALA :

The Kutchi Memons who came here in 1815 first settled in Mattancherry

Kochi:

If a phrase can describe the Kutchi Memon community in Kochi it is great cultural resilience. In rebuilding their lives, so far away from the place of their origin, the first generation Kutchi Memons here demonstrated a remarkable ability to flourish in the face of greatest of odds.

“I just wonder how they made it to Kochi,” says Javeed Hashim of the Abad Group of companies of his great grandfathers who arrived in Kochi from Kutch, in Gujarat early in the 19th century.

Would it have been by sea? Or, over land? Whichever way they came, they showed great spirit. The same spirit of perseverance and enterprise that stand them in good stead to this day. Mr. Hashim is just one example of the way generations of Kutchi Memons, a close-knit and mostly endogamous community, have rebuilt their lives in their new homelands becoming ever closer to the societies that accepted them and at the same time, keeping alive the flame of cultural identity and social coherence. he language is a big factor that has kept our identity intact, says Mr. Hashim. “At home I speak Kutchi, and the moment I am out, I have to switch either to English or to Malayalam,” he says. Kutchi is a language closer to Sindhi than Gujarati. The Kutchi Memons who came here in 1815 first settled in Mattancherry, the hub of business and nucleus of the old city. They have now spread out into other parts as the city grew over the decades.There are about 500 families of Kutchi Memons in Kochi, says Rasheed Usman, president of the Kutchi Memon Association.

Religious festivals like Eid and social occasions like marriages are times when the community cements its unity. On days of religious festivals there are family get-togethers at places that are fixed by communities in each locality, says Dr. Sadath Sait, a Homoeopath.

And marriage celebrations last more than a week with the pre-marriage celebrations bringing together relatives and friends in large numbers to the homes of the bride and groom. While the community members have more or less adopted the local dress code, the older people still love to wear their traditional dresses. Dr. Sait says that the Kutchis love their food and though have adopted the local food in many ways, the mix of masalas or the preparation of Biriyanis etc differ a lot from the local practices. The Kutchi Memon Association and the Cutchi Memon Jamath are engaged in both charity work and also in helping the more needy members of the community. The Kutchi Memon Association lays great stress on helping people to attain higher education, says Adam Essack, the Association Secretary.

The Kutchi Memons have made their mark both on the political and business fronts in Kerala. Ebrahim Suleiman Sait and G. M. Banatwala, both from the Kutchi Memon community are examples of great innings in politics.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Kerala / by K.A.Martin / July 25th, 2008

Ayub Khan: A war hero who rose to become a union minister

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Nuah Village (Jhunjhunu District) , RAJASTHAN :

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Jaipur :

A decorated soldier of the 1965 Indo-Pak war who rose to become a union minister, Capt Ayub Khan was laid to rest at his village Nuah in Jhunjhunu district with full military honours on Friday. He was born in 1932 in a Kayamkhani Muslim family of soldiers. His grandfather and father too served the Indian Army and now his cousins and their sons are continuing the family tradition.

Capt Ayub, the state’s first Muslim to win a Lok Sabha election and twice be a Congress MP from Jhunjhunu, was also a recipient of the Vir Chakra from President Dr S Radhakrishnan for destroying four Pakistani Patton tanks and capturing one in the Sialkot sector of J&K. Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri had hugged the brave soldier and remarked, “I never met the Pakistani President Gen Ayub Khan but I’m proud to meet the Indian Ayub.”

In the 1965 war, Ayub was posted in the Sialkot sector that was under Lt-General P O Dunn. The 26th Infantry Division was ordered to capture Sialkot. The 18th Cavalry’s Bravo squadron, led by Risaldar Ayub Khan, was ordered to clear the Sialkot Road from Pakistan’s occupancy. The squadron moved upfront facing enemy fire. On September 9, the squadron confronted a large column of Pakistani forces with Patton tanks.

The Pakistani tanks attempted to encircle Indian troops, so the squadron commander ordered his troops to turn about and check the enemy encirclement. Ayub moved back and headed to close up with the enemy tanks that were threatening to cut off Indian troops from the rear. Ayub led from the front and destroyed four tanks before Pakistan could realize that an Indian troop had turned back to attack it.

In 1983, Ayub retired from the army and was granted the rank of Honorary Captain. Later, he joined politics and became a union minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao. Ayub Khan chose to wear white kurta-pyjama and sported the black army cap of the 18th cavalry, minus the crest. At 84, Capt Ayub used to sit at home and enjoy life with his family. He was no longer active in politics, as he hated the present day caste-based politics.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Jaipur / by Prakash Bhandari / TNN / September 17th, 2016

Facebook donation helps save life of 9-month old Maldivian baby

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Bengaluru, KARNATAKA :

Akiyal was born with a rare heart condition known as double outlet, right ventricle

Nine-month-old Akiyal with doctor Adil Sadiq (Photo: DC)
Nine-month-old Akiyal with doctor Adil Sadiq (Photo: DC)

Bengaluru:

Nine-month-old Akiyal’s father Farhan, an engineer from the Maldives, is all praise for Facebook.

“It was very difficult for us to generate funds for our son’s operation,” he says. “We could do it only because of Facebook.” Akiyal was born with a rare heart condition known as double outlet, right ventricle (DORV), a condition in which the blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart, is located in the wrong place.

“It was a complex surgery in the sense that the child was born with one side of the heart not developed, undeveloped left pumping chamber and a large hole in the heart along with a blockage of the artery going to the lung. He required a complex repair job, which wasn;t being done in the Maldives,” says the child’s treating doctor, Adil Sadiq, Head Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Sakra World Hospital.

Farhan says, “It was not possible to get funds in the Maldives, so my family and I decided to go online and ask for help from the social media. We went ahead with creating a Facebook page for our son.” They started the Facebook page, ‘Help Akiyal — Save A Child’s Heart’.

“We promoted the page by paying five dollars, which implied that 20,000 Facebook users would see the page,” says Farhan. In no time, people across the world saw it and donations started pouring in. “The money that we used to promote the page time and again was less than 100 dollars, but we were able to raise Rs 8 lakh over the course of the year,” adds Farhan.

This digital media approach helped Farhan to get donations from anonymous altruists in Sri Lanka, Belgium, Maldives and even Bangalore. Those who could not donate sent Akiyal their earnest prayers and blessings. By the end of the year, the page had 4,388 likes and thousands of people had visited it.

“She is now fine and we would be taking her back home to Malidives in a few days,” says an elated Farhan.

source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home>  Nation> Current Affairs / DC / by Joyeeta Chakravorty / May 25th, 2014

Martinian clinches all India 6th rank in CLAT

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NEW DELHI :

Lucknow :

When Anant Khanna, a student of La Martiniere College was informed he had secured All India Rank 6 in the result of the Common Law Admission Test (Clat) 2015 for BA-LLB, he was “blown away”. The result announced late Tuesday night by Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow, reminded Anant of his father’s advice “Look for what you want and go deep into it.”

Not a fan of the Sciences and with a flair for debating, Anant had been fixated on pursuing law from National Law School of India University (NLSIU), ever since he passed class X. “My mother (Rashmi Khanna) suggested to me this career, looking at my interest in debating. When one of her friends’ son went to NLSIU Bangalore, I got interested. I have been obsessed with NLSIU ever since,” said Anant, his voice crackling with joy on the phone talking to TOI.

Visiting NLSIU later in that year, Anant said, it felt like the right place. Earlier, on Monday, he had secured 94% in his ISC examination result. “My initial interest was in history, which interested me like a story. Then my interest shifted to political science, when I delved into the political backdrop of historical events. Ever since I started aspiring for law, there was no other thing on my mind,” he said.

While Anant Khanna made Lucknow proud with an All India 6th rank in the UG course and a score of 131 out of 200, Akash Jain from Madhya Pradesh was declared topper of the Common Law Admission Test (Clat) 2015 for BA-LLB, scoring 141.25 out of the total 200. Ankit Raj Singh from Uttar Pradesh, on the other hand, bagged the top position in the PG programme (LLM), with a score of 123.25 out of 150 for PG (LLM).

Neha Ludha from Rajasthan with an overall rank 9, was adjudged topper among women candidates. Gulshan Jahan from Delhi with 111.25 marks out of 150 and all India rank 14, bagged the top position in women’s PG category, informed RMNLU vice chancellor Gurdip Singh, who was convener for organising CLAT 2015. 

NUMBER OF ASPIRANTS DOUBLES

More than double the number of candidates had appeared for the competitive exam compared to last year. 42,222 candidates appeared for the entrance exam, which is a gateway to 16 National Law Universities (NLUs). Last year 29,628 students had appeared for the exam. For the UG course (BA-LLB), 37,358 students appeared, out of whom 20,392 were boys and 16,965 girl students. For PG (LLM) 4,863 candidates appeared, out of whom 2,292 were boys and 2,571 were girl students. Last year 2,024 candaites had appeared. Out of the top 2,000 who qualified, 1,181 were boys and 819 girl students.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Lucknow / TNN / May 20th, 2015

A Muslim from Manipur clears Civil Services Exam

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Oinam Dam Makhong, (Imphal East District )Imphal,  MANIPUR :

Imphal:

Yumkhaibam Sabir from Manipur cleared the Civil Services Examination, 2011 conducted by Union Public Service Commission. He has got 244th rank. Sabir becomes the third Muslim from Manipur to ever clear the coveted competitive exam of this country.

23-year-old Sabir is the son of Mohd. Tayeb Ali and Mrs. Sahida of Oinam Dam Makhong, Oinam in Imphal East district. He is the youngest among the seven siblings. His father is a retired Lower Primary teacher.

Sabir addressing a felicitation program organized by Delhi Association of Manipuri Muslim Students (DAMMS) at Jamia Nagar, New Delhi on 5th May 2012
Sabir addressing a felicitation program organized by Delhi Association of Manipuri Muslim Students (DAMMS) at Jamia Nagar, New Delhi on 5th May 2012

Decorated journey of education
Sabir received his higher education in New Delhi. He graduated from Khalsa College under Delhi University as overall topper in 2009. He completed his Masters in Political Science from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi in 2011. He was ranked second topper in M.A.

Sabir passed his matriculation exam from The Little Master English Higher Secondary School in Samuou in Imphal West district. He cleared the High School Leaving Certificate exam conducted by Board of Secondary Examination, Manipur in 2003 securing 24th position in the state. He then cleared the Higher Secondary Examination conducted by Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur in 2005 securing 4th position, obtaining highest marks in Physics and Chemistry from The Brajalal Institute of Science, Moirangkhom in Imphal.

In all, 12 candidates from Manipur cleared the Civil Services exam 2011. The others are: Aribam Radhabinod Sharma (rank 128), Oinam Sarankumar Singh (147), Nongmaithem Bandana Devi (301), Soibam Victor Devi (724), Robert Moirangthem (779), G Panmei (841), H. Sauntak (885), Yengkhom Nagakiswar Singh (894), P. Ngaihte (903) and Bantee Singh Konthoujam (908).

Five candidates from Assam cleared the exam. This time no Muslim from the state cleared the exam. Last year seven candidates cleared the exam including a Muslim, Mannan Akhtar (rank 55).

Manipur Muslims to clear Civil Services exam
Yumkhaibam Sabir is the third Muslim from Manipur to ever clear the coveted competitive exam for Civil Services.

Mohd. Noor Rahman Sheikh from Top Khongnangmakong, Khetri, in Imphal East district is the first Muslim from Manipur who cleared the Civil Services exam in 2002 (217th rank) and again in 2003 (187th rank). He was placed in the Indian Foreign Service. Rahman served as Under-Secretary in West Africa Division in the External Affairs Ministry at New Delhi and also worked in Indian Embassy in Jordan. He was, a few months back, given charge as Consul for Hajj in Indian Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, who is responsible for handling Hajj-related works from the Indian side. He is just 32 years old.

Yumkhaibam Sabir (right) being felicitated by DAMMS in New Delhi on 5th May 2012

Yumkhaibam Sabir (right) being felicitated by DAMMS in New Delhi on 5th May 2012

The second Muslim to clear the Civil Services exam was Mohd. Altaf Hussain (Mayangmayum) from Khetri Bengoon in Imphal East district. He cleared the exam in 2007. He is serving as Indian Revenue Service.

At the all-India level, 30 Muslims cleared the Civil Services exam 2011. They are: Syed Abid Rasheed Shah (rank 23), Nooh P B (rank 43), Mohd. Shariq Badr (rank 48) and Amna Tasneem (rank 73), Syed Sehrish Asgar (118), Inayat Khan (176), Adeela Abdulla (230), Shanavas C (235), Yumkhaibam Sabir (244), Mohd. Aijaz (268), Inamulhaq Mengnoo (280), B Fouzia Taranum (307), Mirza Azhar Beig (313), Toufel Tahir (345), Mohammad Imran (408), Mohammad Arshi (419), Bashir Ahmad Bhat (434), Manazir Jeelani Samoon (451), Qazi Mohd Salman Ibrahim (459), Patil Salmantaj Jafertaj (466), Naieem Mustafa Mansury (520), Waseem Akram (568), Irina Masoom (604), Mohd. Imteyaz Alam (649), Afsar Ali (667), Shama Parveen (685), Zeeshan Qamer (706), Mohd. Rehan Raza (760), Ilyas K P A (764) and Zahid Parvez (776).

The results are based on the written test of the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2011, conducted by UPSC in October – November 2011 and the interviews for Personality Test held in March – April 2012.

A total number of 910 candidates have been recommended for appointment to (i) Indian Administrative Service, (ii) Indian Foreign Service, (iii) Indian Police Service and (iv) Central Services, Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B,’ including 420 General (including 21 Physically Challenged candidates), 255 Other Backward Classes (including 8 Physically Challenged candidates), 157 Scheduled Castes (including 4 Physically Challenged candidate) and 78 Scheduled Tribes candidates.

31 Muslims (out of 920) had cleared the Civil Services exam 2010.

source: http://www.twocircles.net / TwoCircles.net / Home> Indian Muslim / by Dr.Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net / May 06th, 2012