Category Archives: Amazing Feats

Hyderabadi shooter Shafat Ali Khan receives lifetime achievement award

Hyderabad, TELANGANA:

In the past, services of the Hyderabadi shooter have been sought by several state governments to eliminate man-eating wild animals.

Hyderabadi shooter Shafat Ali Khan receives lifetime award

Hyderabad:

Renowned shooter from Hyderabad, Nawab Shafat Ali Khan has received ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ from Bihar Government.

In recognition of his remarkable feat of shooting down ten thousand ‘Blue Bulls’ that were ravaging agricultural fields and causing significant crop losses for impoverished farmers, the Bihar Government has bestowed the prestigious “Lifetime Achievement” award upon the Hyderabadi shooter.

Over the course of the past year, the relentless raids by Blue Bulls have wreaked havoc on fields, posing a severe threat to farmers. To tackle this menace, the Bihar Government enlisted the expertise of Nawab Shafat Ali Khan, who successfully eliminated ten thousand bulls, bringing immense relief to the struggling farmers.

On Monday, District Magistrate cum Collector Yashpal Meena, IAS, of Vaishali, presented the award to Nawab Shafat Ali Khan in a formal ceremony.

In the past, the services of the Hyderabadi shooter have been sought by several state governments to eliminate man-eating wild animals.

source: http://www.siasat.com / The Siasat Daily / Home> News> Hyderabad / by Sameer Khan / June 06th, 2023

“Young Trailblazer Maryam Mirza Ignites a Reading Revolution with 31 Mohalla Libraries in Aurangabad”

Aurangabad, MAHARASHTRA:

Maryam with her father after receiving the award

Books have been Maryam’s passion ever since she learnt to read. She turned her passion into a mission of starting a library for children with the books from her own collection.

Two years ago, Maryam had amassed nearly 150 books of her own when she started her very first library in the balcony of their home in Baijipura called Dr APJ Abdul Kalaam Library.

How it began

It was during the lockdown, with no school or homework to occupy her time, that she noticed many idle children in her neighborhood. Inspired by this observation, Maryam approached her father, Mirza Abdul Qayyum, who runs the popular bookstore called Mirza World Book House.

The first library in the balcony of Maryam’s house

Mirza, being an avid reader himself, readily agreed to support his daughter’s idea. Mirza is also affiliated with the Read and Learn Foundation (RLF), a movement dedicated to promoting reading habits, particularly among children. Starting a library for children aligned perfectly with the foundation’s objectives.

Thus, Maryam and her father gathered around 300 books, including donations, and set up the first library named Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Library, located in the balcony of their home in Baijipura. The library inauguration was attended by local children, and from that day forward, they began visiting the library, borrowing books, and returning them within a week.

More libraries for more children

The library was a hit and soon Maryam and her father were thinking of starting another library in another locality. Thus, the second library was started under the aegis of RLF in Rahemaniya colony with another 300 books. Here also the response was good.

Seeing the enthusiasm of the little girls and boys, Maryam resolved to have more libraries and her father assured her that he would support her. Maryam wanted to reach out to the children dwelling in slums. Her aim was to have at least 10 libraries for that year.

Supporting her were her elder sisters too who, like, were students in college. Maryam started collecting funds from the people to set up the Mohalla libraries. The neighbours and other donors began contributing with small amounts and with each Rs.5000/- collected, Maryam purchased a cupboard, books and some stationery to maintain the records of the library.

Some of the places where the libraries have been set up are the anganwadi centre of the mohalla, a place in the school yard, a mosque, or a room in the house of a generous well-wisher. In a span of 14 months Maryam had 31 libraries functioning including one in her own school.

“In some localities we needed to put in more work”, shared Maryam with Twocircles.net. “Sometimes the people of the locality were not very responsive to the idea of having a library. They did not see any use to having a mohalla library. We motivated them by explaining the importance of reading and how it develops the personality of their children”.

While in some areas the people were very cooperative, they offered space to run the library and even offered cool drinking water to the children who come to read in the library.

Managing the libraries

There are nearly 30 children who are involved in the day-to-day functioning of the libraries in different Mohallas. The library is open for an hour daily in the evenings offering books in English, Hindi, Urdu, and Marathi.

There are books of general knowledge, adventure stories, and biographies of historical figures.

“The USP (unique selling proposition/ point) of these libraries is that Urdu and Marathi – the two regional languages are getting readers, apart from encouraging the reading habit in children.” Says Maryam’s father, Mirza Abdul Qayyum Nadvi

felicitated by her school teachers

The children take their responsibilities seriously, ensuring that borrowed books are returned on time and in good condition. Their dedication has impressed not only the adults but also the neighbors, who sometimes assist the children in maintaining the libraries. Additionally, Maryam and her father conduct awareness campaigns on various topics such as educating girls and eradicating child labor.

Maryam aims to establish 50 libraries by the end of 2023. The mohalla libraries are named after Urdu writers, poets and other well-known personalities. Some libraries are named after the parents of the generous donors who sponsor a complete library.

Her efforts have inspired similar initiatives in other towns surrounding Aurangabad, such as Jalna, Beed, Jalgaon, and Ahmednagar.

Receiving the FAME Award in Aurangabad

Recognition and awards

Maryam’s remarkable achievements have not gone unnoticed. In 2022, she was honored by the American Federation of Muslims Indian (AFMI) Origin, The award was presented to her in New Delhi at the hands of the former Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Najeeb Jung.

In May 2023, she received the Mukta Samman from News 18 Lokmat in Mumbai.

At the awards ceremony Maryam quoted Safdar Hashmi’s poem ‘Kitabein’ to a thundering applause.

Receiving the Mukta samman award in Mumbai

Despite the recognition and accolades, Maryam remains grounded, acknowledging that her father’s bookstore has greatly benefited from her library project, as most of the books are purchased from there.

Looking ahead, Maryam aspires to become a neurosurgeon. Her favourite books are the Harry Potter series. And when she is not reading, she likes drawing and colouring.

source: http://www.twocircles.net / TwoCircles.net / Home> Children / by Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net / May 31st, 2023

Ghazal singers Ahmed Hussain, Mohammad Hussain awarded Padma Shri

RAJASTHAN:

Rajasthan: Ghazal singers Ahmed Hussain, Mohammad Hussain awarded Padma Shri
Ghazal singers Ahmed Hussain and Mohammad Hussain (Photo/ANI)

Jaipur, RAJASTHAN (ANI):

Ghazal singers Ahmed Hussain and Mohammad Hussain of Jaipur will be awarded Padma Shri in the field of arts.

Hussain brothers have thanked the central and state government for this honour.

In conversation with ANI, the Hussain brothers extended their greetings to the people on Republic Day and Basant Panchami.

Ahmed Hussain said, ” those interested in this field should not be in a hurry to create a platform, do not care about the echo of applause. If someone gets trapped in the trap of publicity and money, then he drifts away from his art.”

He said, “get an education from the one whom you consider a guru in the field.”

The brothers further said, “we are thankful to the central and state government for the award.” He said that after being named for the Padma Shri award, now our responsibilities have also increased. We should never look back.

The recipients of this year’s Padma awards were announced on Wednesday evening, on the eve of the 74th Republic Day.

On the eve of the 74th Republic Day on Wednesday, Padma award winners were announced by the Central Government. (ANI)

source: http://www.theprint.in / The Print / Home> India / by ANI / January 27th, 2023

Saadat Bano was more than the wife of Saifuddin Kitchlew

Amritsar, PUNJAB:

Sadaat Bano Kitchlew with a foreigner (Courtesy Heritage Times)
Sadaat Bano Kitchlew with a foreigner (Courtesy Heritage Times)

Qudsia Bano once remarked that in a family led by a towering personality, the other members will always remain dwarfs. She failed to add that if the other family member is a woman, her stature will diminish further.

This is so true about many women including Saadat Bano, who was the wife of the well-known freedom fighter Saifuddin Kitchlew. It was against his arrest that the people were protesting at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar when Dyer fired upon them, killing 379 and injuring more than 1200 people. Not many would remember Saddat Bano since our patriarchal society teaches us “Saadat was married to Saifuddin” and not that “Saifuddin was the husband of Saadat”.

Seldom do we find any mention of Saadat Bano in our history textbooks as an independent woman or for her work.

Should Saadat be only remembered as the wife of a great man? Especially when she was a published writer and women’s rights activist even before she married Kitchlew. She was an excellent orator on social and political issues.

Born in 1893 in Amritsar, Saadat was home-tutored in Urdu, Persian, and English. At a very young age, she started writing in leading magazines of the early 20th century like Deccan Review, Tehzeeb e Niswaan, and Khatoon. With a series of articles by the title of Hurriyat e Niswaan (Freedom of Women) published in Tehzeeb e Niswaan at 16, she became one of the leading women thinkers in India. Her writings were not limited to women’s issues; she wrote about the educational reforms of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, the politics of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, fashion, etc.

Years before marrying the Cambridge-educated  Saifuddin Kitchlew in 1915, she also had a name as a poet. She composed poems on nationalism and humanism. One of the couplets from a poem, “Pyare watan ke naam pe jaaun nisaar main, Ujde chaman mai dekhun Ilahi bahaar main” (I wish to sacrifice my life for my country and bring back its lost glory), bears testimony to her emotions.

After her marriage at the age of 22, she became more active in public life. Saifuddin was a prominent leader. After her marriage to a leading nationalist leader, Sadaar could write without fear. When Lala Lajpat Rai returned to Punjab after a long exile, Saadat welcomed him with an emotional poem. She wrote, “even when thousands are oblivious of the national duty, Lajpat has kept the honour of the nation”.

In 1919, Saifuddin was jailed for agitating against the Rowlatt Act. People organised a public meeting at Jallianwala Bagh to register a protest against it. What happened at Jalianwalla Bagh is history, but not many know that Saadat was supposed to be there addressing the protesters. People had gathered to listen to Saadar but she could not reach the venue in time.When Saifuddin was in jail, Saadat addressed meetings, met political leaders, attended Congress sessions, wrote in newspapers, and participated in All India Women Conference activities. She was a good orator. 

Saadat along with Saifuddin was one of the most severe critics of Jinnah’s demand for Pakistan. When most of the Muslims from Amritsar fled to Pakistan the couple left Delhi. After India gained freedom, Sadaat remained active with Women’s organisations and Peace Conference till her last day – 18 August 1970.     

source: http://www.awazthevoice.in / Awaz, The Voice / Home> Stories / by Saquib Salim / May 21st, 2023    

An endearing story from the pages of history; Rumer writes about trials and triumphs of Gulbadan

INDIA:

Princess Gulbadan was born in 1523, exactly 500 years ago. From a young age, she was a precocious child – very intelligent and curious about the incidents that were happening around her. The book narrates her life within the zenana.

The lifestyle of people who lived 500 years ago, especially those belonging to the Mughal dynasty, has been vividly brought to life in the pages of a book written by British author Rumer Godden. The title of the book is Gulbadan, Portrait of a Princess at the Mughal Court. The story is essentially a biography of Princess Gulbadan, youngest daughter of Babur, founder of the Mughal Empire in India.

The author consulted a variety of sources to gain information to write this fascinating book. Among her sources was a translation of the Humayunnama into English by Annette Beveridge, a well known Oriental scholar who also translated the Baburnama.

Rumer Godden, who authored the biography of Gulbadan lived in India and grew up with her sisters in Narayanganj (now in Bangladesh) where her father, a shipping company executive, was posted. Later Godden lived in Calcutta (now Kolkata) and in Kashmir for several years.

According to the biography, Princess Gulbadan was born in 1523, exactly 500 years ago. From a young age, she was a precocious child – very intelligent and curious about the incidents that were happening around her. The book narrates her life within the zenana.

When she was a small girl, her father Zahiruddin Mohammad Babur was ruling in Kabul. The Mughal dynasty had not been established in India. As a child she used to play with her brothers and sisters. Her brothers included Humayun, Kamran, Askari and Hindal, and she had three sisters.

The toys that the children possessed included small statues of horsemen, archers, farmers and others made of wood, painted in gay colours. With these they conducted imaginary battles. Another popular activity was to fly kites. From the highest ramparts of her father’s fort, it was a great pleasure to fly kites. Buffeted by strong winds, the kites would soar high in the sky and be made to dance under the skillful control of the children.

Babur was a very active ruler and would often be away from his fort for days and months. If he was not fighting battles, he would go on hunting trips. Little Gulbadan would miss her Baba very much. She was proud that her father was an important man and respected by everyone. From the topmost ramparts she would sometimes see rising clouds of dust far away in the fields. This sight would excite her. For it meant that horsemen were approaching. Perhaps her father was returning. Or at least a messenger from her father was coming bearing a letter.

This peaceful and happy life of childhood ended when Babur passed away. By then the family base was in India. There followed a period of hardship for the family because Humayun was not the strong and decisive leader that Babur had been.

The worst happened when Sher Shah overthrew Humayun. In one of the battles between Sher Shah’s troops and the Mughal contingent (which also included women and children of the royal family), the latter were forced back to a river from where they could not retreat any further. In a wild battle many innocent lives were lost including that of six year old Princess Aquiqa, the only daughter of Humayun.

She fell into the river and her body was never found. It was a sad day for the entire family and they were all grief stricken.

Many years later when Gulbadan was an adult, her nephew Emperor Akbar instructed her to write a biography of her father Babur and brother Humayun. By this time she wielded great influence in the imperial household and was much loved both by Akbar and his mother. Her biography of Humayun later became a famous work of literature.

She was an educated, pious, and cultured woman. She was fond of reading and she enjoyed the confidences of her brother, Humayun, and nephew, Akbar. A copy of the manuscript of her handwritten biography is kept at the British Library in London. Rumer Godden has written about the life of the Princess in a simple style which is delightful and informative.

source: http://www.siasat.com / The Siasat Daily / Home> Featured News / by Abhijit Sen Gupta / May 29th, 2023

Mumbai Dock worker’s son among 04 from HCoI Coaching cleared UPSC exams

Mumbai, MAHARASHTRA :

Syed Mohammed Husain lives at the Wadi Bunder slums in Mumbai with his extended family, which includes his maternal grandmother, parents, elder brothers, and their wives and children.

UPSC Civil Services 2022 Toppers: 

A total of 04 students of Haj Committee of India (HCoI) Coaching Centre, including Mumbai Dock worker’s son Sayed Mohammed Husain, have cleared the 2022 UPSC Civil Services Exams the result of which was declared Tuesday.

Syed Mohammed Husain lives at the Wadi Bunder slums in Mumbai with his extended family, which includes his maternal grandmother, parents, elder brothers, and their wives and children.

Hussain’s father started as a labourer loading and unloading goods from trucks at the dockyard and went on to become a supervisor. Tuesday however brought the family the moment they were waiting for since the last five years.

It was when Husain cleared the UPSC 2022 Civil Services exams in his 5th attempt and secured 570th rank.

“The last failure really broke me. I spent a lot of time in a mosque contemplating about my situation and came out resolved to give it another shot,” Hussain said while talking to reporters after his success in the coveted Civil Services exams.

Road to Civil Services

Syed Husain obtained school education till 7th at Khoja Isna Asheri Jamaat School in Dongri, and later took admission in St Joseph High School to clear SSC board exams. After completing graduation in Commerce from Mumbai’s Elphinstone College, he started preparing for the civil services exams.

Besides taking help from various coaching classes in Pune and Delhi, Husain is also a beneficiary of the Haj Committee of India Residential Coaching Centre.

Others from HCoI Civil Services Coaching Classes who cleared this year’s Civil Services exams are Qazi Ayesha Ibrahim (Rank 586), Taskeen Khan (Rank 736) and Md Burhan Zaman (Rank 768).

Ayesha Qazi

In total contrast to Husain, Ayesha Qazi is a daughter of a businessman, and belongs to a well to do family residing in Kalwa, Thane area of Mumbai Suburbs.

Ayesha completed her SSC from JVM New English School and later passed HSC exams from Abdullah Patel Junior College, Mumbra. She started preparing for the Civil Services Exams in 2019 after graduation in Arts from Joshi Bedekar College, Thane.

The UPSC announced the final result of Civil Services Exams Tuesday, and recommended a total of 933 candidates from different parts of India for IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS and other Civil Services Posts.

Among the 933 candidates who cleared this year’s CSE a total of 30 are Muslims.

source: http://www.ummid.com / Ummid.com / Home> India> Education & Career / Zohair M. Safwan, ummid.com / May 24th, 2023

Rezoana wins Asian under-18 400m in record time

WEST BENGAL:

Rezoana Mallick Heena broke the eight-year-old meet record of Bahrain’s former World champion Salwa Eid Nasser as she won the girls 400m gold at the fifth Asian under-18 athletics championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Friday.

The 16-year-old from Nadia in West Bengal, who is coached by Arjun Ajay in Bengaluru, clocked 52.98s (Salwa’s old meet record 53.02s) which made her the world’s fastest under-18 quartermiler this year and the fastest Indian woman this season. Rezoana’s sterling sprint also bettered former Asian silver medallist Jisna Mathew’s under-18 national record (53.14s, 2015).

Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu’s Abinaya Rajarajan clocked a personal best 11.82s while grabbing the girls 100m silver in 11.82s. Bahrain’s Lalya Kamal took the gold in 11.77s.

In the boys section, India won bronze medals through sprint hurdler Sandeep Vinodkumar Gond (13.80s) and Babendra Singh (10,000m race walk, 43.16.95s).

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Sports> Athletics / by The Hindu Sports Bureau / April 28th, 2023

UPSC CSE result 2022: Here’s list of Muslim candidates who cracked the exam

INDIA:

The list is topped by Waseem Ahmad Bhat who secured AIR 7.

UPSC IFS notification
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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) today declared the results of the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2022. In the list of top 10 UPSC toppers, one Muslim candidate has secured a place.

Out of the total 933 candidates who have made it to the final list, a significant number of 29 candidates belong to the Muslim community.

The top three ranks in the UPSC CSE 2022 have been secured by talented women. Ishita Kishore has emerged as the topper, followed by Garima Lohia in the second position and Uma Harithi N in the third position.

Following is the list of UPSC CSE 2022 Muslim toppers:

  1. Waseem Ahmad Bhat (All India Rank-7)
  2. Naveed Ahsan Bhat (AIR-84)
  3. Asad Zuber (AIR-86)
  4. Aamir Khan (AIR-154)
  5. Ruhani (AIR-159)
  6. Ayasha Fatima (AIR-184)
  7. Shaik Habeebulla (AIR-189)
  8. Zufishan Haque (AIR-193)
  9. Manan Bhat (AIR-231)
  10. Aakip Khan (AIR-268)
  11. Moin Ahamd (AIR-296)
  12. Mohammad Idul Ahmed (AIR-298)
  13. Arshad Muhammed (AIR-350)
  14. Rashida Khatoon (AIR-354)
  15. Aiman Rizwan (AIR-398)
  16. Mohamed Riswin (AIR-441)
  17. Mohd Irfan (AIR-476)
  18. Sayed Mohammed Husain (AIR-570)
  19. Qazi Ayesha Ibrahim (AIR-586)
  20. Muhammed Afzel (AIR-599)
  21. S Mohammed Yakub (AIR-612)
  22. Mohd Shada (AIR-642)
  23. Taskeen Khan (AIR-736)
  24. Mohammed Siddiq Shariff (AIR-745)
  25. Akhila B S (AIR-760)
  26. Md Burhan Zaman (AIR-768)
  27. Fathima Haris (AIR-774)
  28. Iram Choudhary (AIR-852)
  29. Sherin Shahana T K (AIR-913)

The journey to becoming a successful UPSC CSE candidate begins with the preliminary examination. Held on June 5, 2022, the preliminary exam acts as a screening test, enabling candidates to proceed to the subsequent stages of the selection process. The results of the preliminary examination were announced on June 22, paving the way for qualified candidates to move forward.

The main examination, conducted from September 16 to 25, represents the second stage of the UPSC CSE. This stage comprises a comprehensive written examination that tests candidates’ knowledge and understanding of various subjects.

Following the evaluation of the main examination papers, the results were declared on December 6. Candidates who successfully cleared the main examination became eligible for the final stage – the interview round.

After the interview process, which concluded on May 18, the Union Public Service Commission has finally released the highly awaited final results of the Civil Services Examination 2022 today.

This year, a total of 933 candidates have made it to the final list. As usual, most of the UPSC toppers are likely to opt for IAS. The list can be viewed on the official website of UPSC (click here).

source: http://www.siasat.com / The Siasat Daily / Home> News> India / by News Desk / May 23rd, 2023

21st National Federation Cup Jr U20 Athletics Championships: Bushra Khan breaks national meet record

Sehore, MADHYA PRADESH:

Competition concluded with two national meet records.

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Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): 

Bushra Khan of the Madhya Pradesh State Athletics Academy has created a national meet record in the 3000-metre run in the 21st National Federation Cup Jr. U20 Athletics Championships, which concluded on Sunday in Thiruvannamalai.

Khan created a national meet record with a timing of 9:35.21 seconds. She has qualified for the Junior Asian Championships for the second time in this tourney. With a meet record to her name, Bushra won the gold medal. This is her second medal for this feat.

In this tournament, Bushra finished second in the women’s 5000m race with a timing of 16.59.05. She is training under coach SK Prasad. In the youth games, she won the 3,000-metre gold at Tatya Tope Stadium.

In the men’s 3000m, Vikas Bind finished third in 8:29.32 to win the bronze medal, while Mo Nadeem won the silver medal in the hammer throw by finishing second in 61.56m.

In the men’s 800m, Shyam Bind finished second in 1:50.27, won the silver medal, and qualified for the Junior Asian Championships.

In men’s 3000m steeple chase, Gaurav Yadav finished second in 9:20.37, winning the silver medal.

source: http://www.freepressjournal.in / The Free Press Journal / Home> Bhopal / by Staff Reporter / May 01st, 2023

Meet Imtiaz Jalil, MP from Aurangabad, recipient of the News makers achievers award 2023

Aurangabad, MAHARASHTRA:

Receiving the award ( Source: FB)

Imtiaz Jalil,MP, Aurangabad was honoured with the ‘15th News makers Achievers Awards 2023’ in the ‘Best Working Politician’ category on May 1st 2023 at Yashwant Rao Chavan Auditorium, Mumbai. Jalil was conferred with the award at the hands of Afternoon Voice’s founder and Editor in Chief Vaidehi Taman.

The award was bestowed to Imtiaz Jalil in recognition of his significant contribution to Indian politics. He is known for his zealous participation and discussions on development issues of various sectors and is praised for raising issues of the common man in the Parliament.

After receiving this recognition, Twocircles.net had a candid conversation with the Lone MP of AIMIM and found out the reasons behind his successful political journey.

TCN:- Tell us a little about your Background and your journey during journalism.Any takeaway from this field?

IJ: I started my career in journalism in 1991 with Lokmat newspaper in Aurangabad.In 2003 I joined NDTV and worked with them for nearly 12 years in Pune. I quit journalism and came back to my home town Aurangabad In 2014.

I have learnt a lot from journalism – working on ground, interacting with people, understanding their problems etc. Furthermore, there was no pressure from NDTV to submit stories. We had the liberty to report and give our 100%. Communal angles were never highlighted by the Channel. NDTV’s selection of news stories were common-man-friendly.  A farmer’s suicide story was the main highlight of the day which is difficult to find in today’s era of journalism. Now a days journalists aren’t doing journalism; they have their own political ideologies and commercial interests. Unfortunately, it is the marketing sector that is controlling news organisations today.

TCN: –What encouraged you to join politics?

IJ: When I came back to my city, assembly polls were around the corner, and everyone was discussing politics. NCP (Nationalist Congress Party) was keen to field a Muslim candidate from my constituency. And I was thinking, why not?

With the Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde ( Image source: FB of Imtiaz Jalil)

TCN:-What made you choose AIMIM?

IJ:-Muslim representation in the Assembly and Muslim political leadership is a highly debated topic. Congress and NCP were the big political parties that were famous among Muslims but  Muslims started realising gradually that they are being taken for granted. After assessing the situation I decided to choose AIMIM and jumped in the ring with the aim to uplift the Muslim community and Alhamdulillah (thanks to god) I’ve been doing well.

TCN:-What do you attribute your success and popularity to?

IJ:- Allah. I always have had a strong faith and connection with Allah. I used to offer Istakhara too. Allah has been very kind to me because I reached this position without money or muscle power. Alhamdulillah.I am also grateful to people of Aurangabad.

TCN:-What does the award of Best MP of the year mean to you?

IJ:-I was elected as a MLA in 2014 by the people of Aurangabad. I was committed to work for them and give my best. Once again in 2019 my people have sent me to Lok sabha.It was fascinating to see the love and the trust my people had in me. I just had to reciprocate that love.

This is the Best award that I have ever got. It definitely makes me happy more so because an organisation from a different region took note of my contribution and felicitated me.

TCN:-Where do you get inspiration from to do public service?

IJ:– My mother, Mrs. Zakiya. She helped me and inspired me to work for others.

TCN: –Any Specific schemes or projects you initiated for your constituency?

IJ:- There are many. We run an NGO to empower women and youth under the banner of “Yuva Foundation”. We train women in sewing for free so that they can be self reliant. Till date around 3400 women have completed their training and successfully earning their livelihood. We provided training to the youth who wish to get into police forces. We have ambulance services free of cost.

Image from FB

TCN: – A Hospital project was initiated by you some years back, is it becoming a reality?

IJ: – Yes, within a year, a 200 bedded hospital will be functioning, In sha Allah.

I am against constructing statues, because common man is more in need of health facilities than staring at a statue. Govt was considering a statue project in my city but I opposed this and approached High court and filed a PIL (Public interest litigation) and stopped it.

TCN:-On the scale of 1 to 5, how do you rate your contribution to the development of your constituency and in maintaining peace and brotherhood?

IJ:-You need to ask this question to the people of Aurangabad. I must say that people who don’t like my party’s ideology appreciate my work as well. They praise me openly. Besides this development work, maintaining brotherhood is my topmost priority. Despite all odds, I managed to ensure zero communal incidents, unity and harmony between people of all religions. You can observe or read comments of my Hindu brothers and sisters on social media about me and my work.

I strongly believe that 98% of the people are peace lovers. Feeding his family is the priority of a common man. Troublemakers exists in every community. We must ignore fake social media posts.

With Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM president ( Image source: FB of Imtiaz Jalil)

TCN:-What are your plans for the further development of your constituency?

IJ:– Promoting tourism in my historical city Aurangabad and providing employment to the youth. I have contacted a US based IT company on my own and have completed all the formalities. Very soon we are going to have nearly a thousand youth employed in this IT company.

TCN 9: What is your main learning from Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi, the president of your party? 

IJ:– I have learnt a lot from him! Working positively without expectations is a remarkable thing. Asad Sahab moves round the clock tirelessly,continuously establishes contacts with people all over the country. He understands their issues and empowers them on appropriate platforms.

TCN :- Apart from politics, what else interests you? How do you rejuvenate yourself when you are overcome by the workload? 

IJ:– I hardly get time for my self. But when I have the time, I listen to music and spend time with my family.

source: http://www.twocircles.net / TwoCircles.net / Home> India News / by Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net / May 20th, 2023