Exhibition named ‘Numaish’ at last
Sunday, 20 December 2009
Hyderabad, December 20: Hyderabad’s most popular event is in for an image makeover. It will be ‘Numaish’ now officially, though for the common man it has always been so. Authorities have decided to shed the ‘All India Industrial Exhibition’ label and promote it with the brand name ‘Numaish’.
This is to distinguish it from the scores of exhibitions held round the year. When the fair was first started in 1938 by the seventh Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan, it was called ‘Numaish Masnuaat-e-Mulki’. Over the years, it has remained the only event of its kind in the world to be organised without a break for a 46-day period. And hence the unique brand name, it is said.
Not just the name – the schematic layout of the ‘Numaish’ will also be different this time. Though the project revitalisation will be implemented over next three years, visitors can see some of the plans materialising when the show opens next month. Top architects Shankar and Narsimham have been engaged to develop landscape and ensure better space utilisation.
“We have been able to create additional space by design changes of the pavilions,” said P. Harinath Reddy, spokesperson, Exhibition Society.
While giving a new look to ‘Numaish’, care is being taken to retain the typical Hyderabadi charm. More space is being created around the entry gates so that visitors need not crowd on the road for buying tickets. Also parking for 450 cars is planned within the ‘Numaish’ ground to ease congestion outside.
Like last year, tight security measures are in place. The 23-acre ground will have CCTV surveillance, a dog squad, 24-door frame metal detectors and vehicle inspection mirrors to check. Nearly 110 security guards, besides the watch and ward staff will be there to keep an eye on the suspicious looking persons.
While there is no hike in the ticket price, those planning to visit on weekends have to shell down double the amount – Rs. 20 per head. “This is mainly to check the rush which touches 80,000 on Saturdays and Sundays,” Mr. Reddy said. Has the Telangana stir cast its shadow on the Numaish? Yes. Though authorities deny, some companies from outside the State are believed to have cancelled their participation following the agitation. However, this is not expected to dampen the spirits of ‘Numaish’ lovers.
--Agencies
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
A unique Urdu book - book that contains only 14 letters
A unique Urdu book, courtesy retired school teacher
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Lucknow, November 03: His Urdu poetry book is just 130 pages long, but Uttar Pradesh resident Waqarul Hasnain took more than a decade to write it. That's because his work makes use of only 14 letters and doesn't contain a single 'nukta' - dots commonly used to form words in the script.
Hasnain, a retired primary school teacher and resident of Rampur district, some 270 km from Lucknow, has come up with the unique book titled "Murassaye Hilm".
"It's my most prized possession. I remember I used to sit for several hours at one place thinking of words that didn't need the nukta. Moreover, the stipulation to use only 14 of the 36 basic Urdu letters made my job more challenging," Hasnain, 65, told IANS on telephone.
"Truly speaking, when I started to write this book at the age of 54, I was not sure whether I would be able to complete it. But today when I have finished it, I feel a sense of pride," he said.
Hasnain's book is primarily divided into two parts. While one consists of ghazals - poetic expression of the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love - the other segment contains couplets.
Hasnain's remarkable work has not only been appreciated by the literati in Rampur but has also been acknowledged by the Uttar Pradesh Urdu Akademi, a Lucknow-based organisation established in 1972 for the promotion of Urdu language and literature.
"They (members of the Urdu Akademi) were taken by surprise when I told them about the 'benukta' (without dots) book that contains only 14 letters. Recently, the Akademi members had sent an appreciation letter to me in which they mentioned they want to felicitate me," said Hasnain.
What made Hasnain write the book is a different story.
"During my college days, I used to participate in mushairas (Urdu poetry conclaves). It was one such mushaira in Rampur attended by many great poets that inspired me.
"When it was my turn at the mushaira, some senior poets asked me what I was doing in such an august great gathering...They even asked me not to take part. That pinched me a lot and I decided to come up with something unique in the Urdu language.
"I regret I did not start writing the book just after I finished the college. Though I started quite late, today I am happy as, with the blessings of the almighty, I have completed the book," he said.
Many believe Hasnain's work should be promoted and publicised as it could contribute to the enrichment and spread of Urdu.
"Today Urdu is losing its importance. In such a time, the novelty of Hasnain's book can attract people towards the language," said A. Ashfaq Abidi, a professor in Lucknow University's Urdu department.
--IANS
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Lucknow, November 03: His Urdu poetry book is just 130 pages long, but Uttar Pradesh resident Waqarul Hasnain took more than a decade to write it. That's because his work makes use of only 14 letters and doesn't contain a single 'nukta' - dots commonly used to form words in the script.
Hasnain, a retired primary school teacher and resident of Rampur district, some 270 km from Lucknow, has come up with the unique book titled "Murassaye Hilm".
"It's my most prized possession. I remember I used to sit for several hours at one place thinking of words that didn't need the nukta. Moreover, the stipulation to use only 14 of the 36 basic Urdu letters made my job more challenging," Hasnain, 65, told IANS on telephone.
"Truly speaking, when I started to write this book at the age of 54, I was not sure whether I would be able to complete it. But today when I have finished it, I feel a sense of pride," he said.
Hasnain's book is primarily divided into two parts. While one consists of ghazals - poetic expression of the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love - the other segment contains couplets.
Hasnain's remarkable work has not only been appreciated by the literati in Rampur but has also been acknowledged by the Uttar Pradesh Urdu Akademi, a Lucknow-based organisation established in 1972 for the promotion of Urdu language and literature.
"They (members of the Urdu Akademi) were taken by surprise when I told them about the 'benukta' (without dots) book that contains only 14 letters. Recently, the Akademi members had sent an appreciation letter to me in which they mentioned they want to felicitate me," said Hasnain.
What made Hasnain write the book is a different story.
"During my college days, I used to participate in mushairas (Urdu poetry conclaves). It was one such mushaira in Rampur attended by many great poets that inspired me.
"When it was my turn at the mushaira, some senior poets asked me what I was doing in such an august great gathering...They even asked me not to take part. That pinched me a lot and I decided to come up with something unique in the Urdu language.
"I regret I did not start writing the book just after I finished the college. Though I started quite late, today I am happy as, with the blessings of the almighty, I have completed the book," he said.
Many believe Hasnain's work should be promoted and publicised as it could contribute to the enrichment and spread of Urdu.
"Today Urdu is losing its importance. In such a time, the novelty of Hasnain's book can attract people towards the language," said A. Ashfaq Abidi, a professor in Lucknow University's Urdu department.
--IANS
Monday, October 19, 2009
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan; a great visionary
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan; a great visionary
Monday, 19 October 2009
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was a legend in his life time; a rebel with a cause; a social reformer with a transparent and clear vision; a leader who changed the destiny of his community. He was born in
Delhi on 17 October 1817. He was brought up in the finest of ’Elite Indian Muslim Traditions’.
He had witnessed with his own eyes the devastation, death and destruction - the untrammeled fire of vengeance and hate; and he had seen his own community being trampled underfoot by the White rulers. He had realized that animosity between British and Muslims, in the aftermath of the Indian Mutiny 1857, had not only marginalized the Indian Muslims but pushed them into an unenviable abyss of poverty, ignorance and shame.
They had been relegated to the backwardness of many many centuries. He also felt that the socio-economic future of Indian Muslims had been put into jeopardy by their aversion to modern science and technology.
In that dusky gloom that was soured by the defeat of the last Moughal Emperor Bhahdur Shah Zafar he rose with a hope; trudged on the graveled road with a roadmap that is still a floating light-house in the sea of darkness.
Illusions, willfulness, cruelty, pride and illiteracy were the curious elements that comprised the Muslim society and feudalism persisted despite the horrific apocalypse it brought to ordinary Muslims. He tried to solve this jigsaw puzzle with all the resources or the scarcity of resources at his disposal. He wrote stinging articles and books rebuking the dogmas and practices which were prevalent in Muslim society. He was blunt, honest and straight and never demonstrated the indulgent savity of a fashionable healer. He was an assured and competent surgeon with an ability to overcome the fate of his community with his scissors of reforms.
He advised them to concentrate on education; he was against the involvement of his community into politics. He was great advocate of Hindu-Muslim unity and it is worth remembering that the first graduate of Aligarh was a Hindu.
Sir Syed challenged the orthodox Muslim clergy of his time and propagated a liberal and rational ideology based on modern concepts in the light of Holy Quran and Hadees (the traditions of Prophet Mohd P.B.U.H). His views were rejected by Muslim clergy and he was condemned as KAFIR by them. As he was personally affected by the Indian Mutiny he wrote the famous historical book - ‘Asbab-e-Baghawate- Hind’ (The Causes of Indian Mutiny) in which he audaciously criticized the British rulers and their policies. He did boldly and explicitly blamed the British for the causes of revolt.
During a visit to England (1869-70) he prepared plans for a great educational institution -”a Muslim Cambridge." On his return he set up a committee for this purpose and also started an influential journal, Tahdhib al-Akhlaq "Social Reform", for the uplift and reform of the Muslims. He founded the Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College at Aligarh, U.P. in 1875 which later bloomed as the A.M.U.
Sir Syed was an individual with exceptional qualities of leadership and he was a modern priest, a great tribune of Muslim society who, with a mighty grasp, shook it free from the shackles of sloth; ignorance and vermin that fed upon it.
His career as an author (in Urdu) started at the age of 23 with religious tracts. In 1847 he brought out a noteworthy book, “Assar Assanadid“- Monuments Seen Through His Eyes, on the antiquities of Delhi.
This great statesman, reformer and visionary man died on 27 March, 1898, in Aligarh.
Hazaron Saal Nargis apni be-noori pa roti hai,Bari mushkil se hota hai chaman men deedawar paida.’
-Agencies
Monday, 19 October 2009
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was a legend in his life time; a rebel with a cause; a social reformer with a transparent and clear vision; a leader who changed the destiny of his community. He was born in
Delhi on 17 October 1817. He was brought up in the finest of ’Elite Indian Muslim Traditions’.
He had witnessed with his own eyes the devastation, death and destruction - the untrammeled fire of vengeance and hate; and he had seen his own community being trampled underfoot by the White rulers. He had realized that animosity between British and Muslims, in the aftermath of the Indian Mutiny 1857, had not only marginalized the Indian Muslims but pushed them into an unenviable abyss of poverty, ignorance and shame.
They had been relegated to the backwardness of many many centuries. He also felt that the socio-economic future of Indian Muslims had been put into jeopardy by their aversion to modern science and technology.
In that dusky gloom that was soured by the defeat of the last Moughal Emperor Bhahdur Shah Zafar he rose with a hope; trudged on the graveled road with a roadmap that is still a floating light-house in the sea of darkness.
Illusions, willfulness, cruelty, pride and illiteracy were the curious elements that comprised the Muslim society and feudalism persisted despite the horrific apocalypse it brought to ordinary Muslims. He tried to solve this jigsaw puzzle with all the resources or the scarcity of resources at his disposal. He wrote stinging articles and books rebuking the dogmas and practices which were prevalent in Muslim society. He was blunt, honest and straight and never demonstrated the indulgent savity of a fashionable healer. He was an assured and competent surgeon with an ability to overcome the fate of his community with his scissors of reforms.
He advised them to concentrate on education; he was against the involvement of his community into politics. He was great advocate of Hindu-Muslim unity and it is worth remembering that the first graduate of Aligarh was a Hindu.
Sir Syed challenged the orthodox Muslim clergy of his time and propagated a liberal and rational ideology based on modern concepts in the light of Holy Quran and Hadees (the traditions of Prophet Mohd P.B.U.H). His views were rejected by Muslim clergy and he was condemned as KAFIR by them. As he was personally affected by the Indian Mutiny he wrote the famous historical book - ‘Asbab-e-Baghawate- Hind’ (The Causes of Indian Mutiny) in which he audaciously criticized the British rulers and their policies. He did boldly and explicitly blamed the British for the causes of revolt.
During a visit to England (1869-70) he prepared plans for a great educational institution -”a Muslim Cambridge." On his return he set up a committee for this purpose and also started an influential journal, Tahdhib al-Akhlaq "Social Reform", for the uplift and reform of the Muslims. He founded the Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College at Aligarh, U.P. in 1875 which later bloomed as the A.M.U.
Sir Syed was an individual with exceptional qualities of leadership and he was a modern priest, a great tribune of Muslim society who, with a mighty grasp, shook it free from the shackles of sloth; ignorance and vermin that fed upon it.
His career as an author (in Urdu) started at the age of 23 with religious tracts. In 1847 he brought out a noteworthy book, “Assar Assanadid“- Monuments Seen Through His Eyes, on the antiquities of Delhi.
This great statesman, reformer and visionary man died on 27 March, 1898, in Aligarh.
Hazaron Saal Nargis apni be-noori pa roti hai,Bari mushkil se hota hai chaman men deedawar paida.’
-Agencies
Saturday, August 22, 2009
The message of Quran
The message of Quran -A guide to mankind, released
Friday, 21 August 2009
A compilation of the selected parts of the Quran with commentaries, THE MESSAGE OF THE QURAN- A GUIDE TO MANKIND was released at the Siasat Urdu Daily, Diamond Jubilee Hall. The well attended programme by Scholars, Educationists and intellectuals of the city with a good number of school students was quite an enlightening programme bringing in the much needed and neglected awareness of the Quran and its significance and relevance to the present day English moorings and identity.
A compilation of the selected parts of the Quran with commentaries, THE MESSAGE OF THE QURAN- A GUIDE TO MANKIND was released at the Siasat Urdu Daily, Diamond Jubilee Hall. The well attended programme by Scholars, Educationists and intellectuals of the city with a good number of school students was quite an enlightening programme bringing in the much needed and neglected awareness of the Quran and its significance and relevance to the present day English moorings and identity.
For in the present day Education scenario, where English medium school education has become a pride and status symbol, which cannot be undermined rather is a must given the demands of the time, the present generation of Muslim youngsters are growing distant and in most the cases they are totally unaware of their own religious teachings and demands, the same could be said of their parents in majority of the cases for such have been the trends for the past 20 to 30 years in craze of going for the convent and English medium schools for better prospects in the open competition.
Thus a growing alienation and indifference has been setting in the present day Muslims vis a vis their religious responsibilities and duties. A good number of individuals and institutions are doing their best in their own ways to rectify the damaging trend and kept the community connected with the religious tenets especially the teaching and callings of the Quran.
The publication of the book was one such attempt by the Khan Bhadur Babu Khan Foundation, Chairman Mr. Basheeruddin Babu Khan, Former Minister, Educationist and Social worker to make, especially the school students and youngsters aware of the message and tenets of the Quran in a easily understood language and format.
The book is compiled by Mr. Mohd. Ziauddin Nayyar the vice president of the Iqbal Academy, who has done a commendable job of encompassing the while purport of the exhaustive Quran in just 120 pages, in simple English under separate sections with relevant headings, applicable to our times the book was released by Shah Ali Abbasii the former Head of the Islamic Studies OU who was all praise for the book and its timely need Mr Dipaker Kunda, a neo-Muslim also spoke about his experiences & the merits and uniqueness of the Quran and its message.
Later Mr. Babu Khan highlighted the various welfare and community uplifting programmes intuited by the Khan Bahadur Babu Khan foundation in the memory late father Khan Bahadur Babukhan, the illustration pioneering and philanthropist.
A vote of thanks was proposed by Ms Anjum Babukhan, the principal of the Springfield & Glendale Educational Academy.
The book is a good read not just for Muslims but also others in general for there is mush food for thought in it for our given troubled and confounding times and lives\
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
81 ways to win your wife's love !!
Having said that, lets take on the men now, heres how you can keep up your wifes love:
1. Give sincere Salaams.
2. Get rid of routine, surprise her.
3. Treat her gently, like a fragile vessel.
4. Advise in private, at the best time, in the best way and atmosphere.
5. Be generous with her.
6. Warm the seat for her, you will warm her heart.
7. Avoid anger, be in Wudhu at all times.
8. Look good and smell great for your wife.
9. Dont be rigid or harsh-hearted or you will be broken.
10. Be a good listener.
11. Yes for flattery. No for arguing.
12. Call your wife with the best names, cute nicknames, and names she loves to hear.
13. A pleasant surprise.
14. Preserve and guard the tongue.
15. Expect, accept, and overlook her shortcomings.
16. Give sincere compliments.
17. Encourage her to keep good relations with her family.
18. Speak of the topic of her interest.
19. Express to her relatives, how wonderful she is.
20. Give each other gifts.
21. Make her feel secure, dont threaten her with divorce.
22. Have a good opinion of each other.
23. Have good manners, overlook small things, dont nitpick.
24. Add a drop of patience, increase during pregnancy, menses.
25. Expect and respect her jealously.
26. Be humble.
27. Sacrifice your happiness for hers.
28. Help at home, with housework.
29. Help her love your relatives, but dont try to force her.
30. Let her know that she is the ideal wife for you.
31. Remember your wife in Dua.
32. Leave the past for Allah, dont dwell on, dig into, or bring it up.
33. Dont act as if you are doing her a favor by working or providing, Allah is the Provider, the husband is the carrier of the sustenance to the family.
34. Take Shaitan as your enemy, not your wife.
35. Put food in your wifes mouth.
36. Treat your wife like she is the most precious pearl that you want to protect.
37. Show her your smile.
38. Dont ignore the small things, deal with them before they be come big.
39. Avoid being harsh-hearted.
40. Respect and show that you appreciate her thinking.
41. Help her to find and build her inner strengths and skills.
42. Respect that she might not be in mood for intimacy, stay within Halaal boundaries.
43. Help her take care of the children.
44. Give her gifts with your tongue, be an artist with your compliments.
45. Sit down and eat meals together.
46. Let her know that you will be traveling or returning from travel, give her sufficient notice.
47. Dont leave home in anger.
48. Maintain the secrecy and privacy of the home.
49. Encourage each other in worship.
50. Respect and fulfill her rights upon you.
51. Live with her in kindness, goodness, fairness in good and bad times.
52. Kiss your wife, foreplay, dont jump on her like a bull.
53. Keep disputes between the two of you, dont take it outside.
54. Show care for her health and well-being.
55. Remember you are not always right or perfect yourself.
56. Share your happiness and sadness with her.
57. Have mercy for her weaknesses.
58. Be a firm support for her to lean on.
59. Accept her as is, she is a package deal.
60. Have a good intention for her.
61. Cook a dish for her.
62. Designate a nice, clean, spacious area in your home for the two of you to pray at night whenever you can.
63. Women love flowers. Make a trail of them on the floor leading to the gift you made for her.
64. Give her a nice massage when she least expects it.
65. Send your wife a text message out of the blue with a message of love.
66. Send your wife an email without a reason.
67. Go out on a date or a get-away for the weekend in a nice location, preferably without kids.
68. Do something for your wifes family, whether it is a gift, or a chat with her teen brother who needs mentoring, or whatever. It will get you lots of brownie points.
69. Do not keep reminding and demanding your rights all the time.
70. Shop groceries for her and call her from the store and ask her what she needs for the home, for herself or for her to give to people as gifts.
71. Ask her if she would like to invite her female friends over for ladies only get together and arrange for the dinner.
72. Ask her to send gifts to her parents and siblings.
73. Help her parents pay off debt. Send her poor relatives some money.
74. Write love notes or poems and place them in the book shes been reading.
75. If she tells you something she had just learned from the Quran or Hadith, do not dismiss her or ridicule her effort, instead listen to her and take her word.
76. Plant her a kitchen garden with all kind of herbs she needs for cooking.
77. Adopt a kitten for her if she likes.
78. Update her PC or laptop with a new one or get her a new mobile phone.
79. Learn to do a special massage technique and surprise her with your new expertise.
80. Teach your children to respect and honor their mother.
81. Be humorous with her when she makes a mistake in the kitchen (like when she put too much salt or burnt her baking).
1. Give sincere Salaams.
2. Get rid of routine, surprise her.
3. Treat her gently, like a fragile vessel.
4. Advise in private, at the best time, in the best way and atmosphere.
5. Be generous with her.
6. Warm the seat for her, you will warm her heart.
7. Avoid anger, be in Wudhu at all times.
8. Look good and smell great for your wife.
9. Dont be rigid or harsh-hearted or you will be broken.
10. Be a good listener.
11. Yes for flattery. No for arguing.
12. Call your wife with the best names, cute nicknames, and names she loves to hear.
13. A pleasant surprise.
14. Preserve and guard the tongue.
15. Expect, accept, and overlook her shortcomings.
16. Give sincere compliments.
17. Encourage her to keep good relations with her family.
18. Speak of the topic of her interest.
19. Express to her relatives, how wonderful she is.
20. Give each other gifts.
21. Make her feel secure, dont threaten her with divorce.
22. Have a good opinion of each other.
23. Have good manners, overlook small things, dont nitpick.
24. Add a drop of patience, increase during pregnancy, menses.
25. Expect and respect her jealously.
26. Be humble.
27. Sacrifice your happiness for hers.
28. Help at home, with housework.
29. Help her love your relatives, but dont try to force her.
30. Let her know that she is the ideal wife for you.
31. Remember your wife in Dua.
32. Leave the past for Allah, dont dwell on, dig into, or bring it up.
33. Dont act as if you are doing her a favor by working or providing, Allah is the Provider, the husband is the carrier of the sustenance to the family.
34. Take Shaitan as your enemy, not your wife.
35. Put food in your wifes mouth.
36. Treat your wife like she is the most precious pearl that you want to protect.
37. Show her your smile.
38. Dont ignore the small things, deal with them before they be come big.
39. Avoid being harsh-hearted.
40. Respect and show that you appreciate her thinking.
41. Help her to find and build her inner strengths and skills.
42. Respect that she might not be in mood for intimacy, stay within Halaal boundaries.
43. Help her take care of the children.
44. Give her gifts with your tongue, be an artist with your compliments.
45. Sit down and eat meals together.
46. Let her know that you will be traveling or returning from travel, give her sufficient notice.
47. Dont leave home in anger.
48. Maintain the secrecy and privacy of the home.
49. Encourage each other in worship.
50. Respect and fulfill her rights upon you.
51. Live with her in kindness, goodness, fairness in good and bad times.
52. Kiss your wife, foreplay, dont jump on her like a bull.
53. Keep disputes between the two of you, dont take it outside.
54. Show care for her health and well-being.
55. Remember you are not always right or perfect yourself.
56. Share your happiness and sadness with her.
57. Have mercy for her weaknesses.
58. Be a firm support for her to lean on.
59. Accept her as is, she is a package deal.
60. Have a good intention for her.
61. Cook a dish for her.
62. Designate a nice, clean, spacious area in your home for the two of you to pray at night whenever you can.
63. Women love flowers. Make a trail of them on the floor leading to the gift you made for her.
64. Give her a nice massage when she least expects it.
65. Send your wife a text message out of the blue with a message of love.
66. Send your wife an email without a reason.
67. Go out on a date or a get-away for the weekend in a nice location, preferably without kids.
68. Do something for your wifes family, whether it is a gift, or a chat with her teen brother who needs mentoring, or whatever. It will get you lots of brownie points.
69. Do not keep reminding and demanding your rights all the time.
70. Shop groceries for her and call her from the store and ask her what she needs for the home, for herself or for her to give to people as gifts.
71. Ask her if she would like to invite her female friends over for ladies only get together and arrange for the dinner.
72. Ask her to send gifts to her parents and siblings.
73. Help her parents pay off debt. Send her poor relatives some money.
74. Write love notes or poems and place them in the book shes been reading.
75. If she tells you something she had just learned from the Quran or Hadith, do not dismiss her or ridicule her effort, instead listen to her and take her word.
76. Plant her a kitchen garden with all kind of herbs she needs for cooking.
77. Adopt a kitten for her if she likes.
78. Update her PC or laptop with a new one or get her a new mobile phone.
79. Learn to do a special massage technique and surprise her with your new expertise.
80. Teach your children to respect and honor their mother.
81. Be humorous with her when she makes a mistake in the kitchen (like when she put too much salt or burnt her baking).
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