The Legacy Of Dr. Zakir Husain - Aligarh Muslim University Leaves Lasting Impression : By Syed Waris Shere

Author's father SYED AHSAN SHERE with DR. ZAKIR HUSAIN

My four years of study at this great institution have produced memories and emotions which is beyond description. Aligarh Muslim University gives me a sense of wanting to leave a lasting impression, a legacy equivalent to that of the University's own cultured and physical being. Surrounded by such rich history, one is given the urgent sense of needing to carve out a future for yourself, if only metaphorically. This world renowned institution was founded by a great Muslim social reformer, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan. He patterned this higher institution of learning after Oxford and Cambridge universities. It was he who felt the need for modern education and started a school in 1875 which later became the Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College and finally Aligarh Muslim University in 1920. His primary objective was to build a college in tune with the British education system but without compromising its Islamic values and at the same time providing modern education to the people of India in general and Muslim's in particular. A number of prominent leaders, and Urdu writers and scholars of the Indian subcontinent have graduated from Aligarh Muslim University. During my time at this institution, Dr. Zakir Husain was the vice-chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University. He served as the fifth Vice-Chancellor from December 1st, 1948 to September 15th, 1956. He bcame the third president of Republic of India in 1967 and winner of "Bharat Ratna", the nation’s highest civilian honor. He was a great educationist and played a significant role organizing vocational educational system. While still in college, he translated Plato’s "Republic"( The "Republic" is the supreme product of Plato's most mature years, thought, and style and it contains virtually the entire universe of Plato's philosophy). Dr. Zakir Husain was one of the chief participants at the educational conference Mahatma Gandhi called in Wardha in 1937. He supported strongly Mahatma Gandhi's idea of vocational education and was entrusted with the task of drafting a syllabus for the new educational movement. He was later called upon to serve the University Education Commission, University Grants Commission, World University Service, the UNESCO and several other top educational establishments. His status among the intellectuals of the country became undisputed. During his three years of stay in Germany, he acquired a love for European art, literature and music. He was awarded a doctorate in economics from the University of Berlin. It was his experience as well as his deep study of the philosophy of education, which enabled him to take charge of the scheme of Basic National Education when it was launched in 1938. Dr. Zakir Husain was an imposing embodiment of culture and refinement. He had an intense passion for excellence. His varied tastes and hobbies, his collection of fossils, paintings and specimens of calligraphy, objects d'art, and curios and above all, his rich library ,critical to reading, research are evidence of his versatile personality. He was a personal and valued friend of my historian father and Museum Curator Syed Ahsan Shere an Algarhian in his own right. Both of them developed a common bondage and on regular basis discussed matter of mutual interest. Under his leadership, Aligarh Muslim University became a worldwide university, hiring well-known scholars from home and abroad. During his vice- chancellor - ship, the university vastly expanded its facilities, with laboratories, libraries, classrooms, and athletic facilities. Undoubtedly, Dr. Zakir Husain was a fearless crusader not only for educational reform, but for many of the goals of the progressive movement. As leader of the nation's best-known university, Dr. Zakir Husain was a celebrated figure whose opinions were sought and respected world - wide on a wide variety of matters. Aligarh Muslim University does not train you to be any one thing. At this great institution "you learn to learn", and to be really good at whatever you decide to do.
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About the Author: WARIS SHERE was educated at the Aligarh Muslim University, University of London and Technische Hochschule, Aachen Germany. He has authored eight books in the field of Applied Mathematics, International Affairs and Academic Futures: Prospects for Post-Secondary institution. He has taught Applied Mathematics at the University of Manitoba, Canada and Red River College, Canada for several years. His work on critical issues of International Affairs has been published globally. His main interests are Emerging International Order, Security and the Prospects for East-West relations and Dilemmas in Policy-Making for Education.

A Night To Remember! Urdu Markaz International Mushaira And Award Night, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A

NAIYER JAHAN BEGUM ADDRESSING THE GATHERING

PARVIN SHERE RECEIVING THE "BEST BOOK" AND "POET OF THE YEAR" Ahmad Adaya Urdu INTERNATIONAL AWARD

LUDMILA VASILYEVA RECEIVING Fakhr-e-Urdu INTERNATIONAL AWARD

The 2010 International Mushaira / Awards was organized by Urdu Markaz International, Los Angeles on October 30th,2010. Urdu Mrakaz International has won many laurels from all International world literary societies and was founded by Naiyar Jehan begum, and her husband, Syed Zahanet Hussain. The entire event was a historic occasion. The proceedings in the packed hall served to furnish proof of the popularity of the Urdu language. The mushaira tradition in the United States was planted by the Aligarh Muslim University Alumni Association,
which today in collaboration with Urdu Markaz International of Los Angeles, has made mushairas an integral part of the cultural life of the Urdu speaking communities in North America. The program began with a welcome address by Nayyar Jahan Begum. She has been organizing International Mushairas/Awards yearly, since 1987. In her address Nayyar Jahan Begum stressed the need to bring people together rising above the narrow divisions and develop common bonds by sharing our life experiences for which literary work is the best medium. It was a night to remember for hundreds of Urdu lovers who packed the hall for a grand "AWARD CEREMONY" followed by "MUSHAIRA".
Urdu Markaz Internationa was pleased to announce the award winners:

The three major recipients were:

LUDMILA VASILYEVA, Russia

Winner of Qazi Mohammad, Fakhr-e-Urdu International Award, 2010(Plaque and Cash prize of $2000.00)

Professor Dr. Ludmila Vasilyeva is a distinguished professor of literature, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia. She is the author of "The Righteous Mutineer, Altaf Hussain Hali(19th Century to 20th Century) and "Faiz Ahmad Faiz", Life & Works. Professor Ludmila Vasilyeva has written numerous essays and articles in both Urdu and Russian and has participated in international conferences for the last ten years. She played a leading role in the memory of Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Allama Iqbal the international setting.


PARVIN SHERE, Canada

Winner of Ahmad Adaya Urdu International Award for "Best Book" - "RAINDROPS ON PARCHED LAND" (NIHAL - E - DIL PAR SAHAB JAISE) and "Poet of the year", 2010(Plaque and Cash prize of $5000.00).

Parvin Shere has been acknowledged as a born artist and versatile poetess. Based on a single theme of 'MOTHER', NIHAL - E - DIL PAR SAHAB JAISE has a myriad of enthralling universal implications, and is a unique example in Urdu Literature. "Adabi Culture", Varnasi, India has awarded her book "KIRCHIAN"("FRAGMENTS") the best book for 2008 and "Duniyae Sher-o-Adab-United kingdom" for a unique creation in Urdu literature. She is the recepient of eight awards in paintings and her works has been exhibited internationally.



ANWAR MASOOD, Pakistan


Winner of Asar Lucknawi, Living Legend Urdu International Award, 2010(Plaque and Cash prize of $5000.00)

Anwar Masood is the distingished author of several books in Urdu Poetry, Punjabi Poetry and Urdu Prose. He has won several Honors & Awards which includes - Pride of Performance Award by the Government of Pakistan on best dedicated services to Urdu language & Literature, Nishan-e-Gugrat Award on overall performance in Urdu literature, Waris Shah National literary award,Punjab Writers Guild Award and Ajami award for his book "Ik Dareecha ik Charagh".

The winner of SS Day Online Quiz Announced

We are extremely delighted to announce the winner of SS Day Online Quiz conducted on amunewsandview.com. It is heartening to acknowledge the fact that it generated a tremendously huge response from Aligs, both students as well as old boys. However, only a few attempted the quiz in accordance with terms and conditions.
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Maintain Peace And Harmony, Appeals AMU VC

ALIGARH, September 19: A consultative meeting of all Provosts, Wardens, Proctorial team and senior university officials was held here on Sunday under the chairmanship of AMU Vice Chancellor, Prof P.K. Abdul Azis to discuss the matter relating to security measures in the university campus in view of the expected judgment of Babri Mosque case by the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on September 24,2010.

In an appeal to staff and students, Prof. Azis stated that in a land where many faiths have been co-existing for centuries, communal harmony remains key to our shared aspirations and dreams. Whatever be the nature of the verdict, he appealed to all students, teaching and non-teaching staff, their family members and fellow citizens to maintain equanimity, and desist from any form of reaction that would destroy trust between the communities and allow troublemakers to exploit the situation.

Prof. Azis pointed out that the Aligarh Muslim University has a great tradition of maintaining communal harmony and peace. The University administration is taking all measures to ensure a secure and peaceful environment in and around the campus. All resident and non-resident members of the AMU fraternity are required to co-operate with the University and assist the Administration. All Provosts and Wardens are requested to maintain strict vigil in the respective Halls instilling confidence and guiding the students in the right way. The Chairmen of the Departments are requested to advise, the students regarding the need to maintain peace and annuity. None should believe rumours and spread the same he added.

He further urge to us celebrate the diversity of this nation in a proud and mature way.

AMU Gets 288.74 Acres For Campus At Murshidabad

ALIGARH September 4: The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) moved yet another milestone forward in its effort to establish a centre at Murshidabad in West Bengal. The Water Resource Ministry, Government of India has transferred 288.74 acres of land to the Aligarh Muslim University out of the Farakka Barrage land in Jungipura division.

The General Manager of Farakka Barrage Project, Mr. Kashinda Yadav was authorized by the Water Resource Ministry to sign the land transfer papers on behalf of the Ministry. Prof. V. K. Abdul Jaleel, Registrar of Aligarh Muslim University received the land transfer documents on behalf of the Aligarh Muslim University.

The SDM of Jungipura, Mr. Vinay Sikpar has been appointed the Nodal Officer by the State Government of West Bengal to facilitate and supervise the land transfer to AMU.

The Finance Officer of Aligarh Muslim University, Mrs. Yasmin Jalal, Prof. N. A. K. Durrani, Media Advisor and Prof. M. M. Ashhar, OSD, Murshidabad Centre and other officials of Jungipura division and Farakka Barrage Project were present on the occasion. The prominent citizens of the area including Mr. Shahjahan Biswas and Mr. Haroon Rasheed were also a part of the historic event that bears promises for an educational transformation of the development deficit Muslim concentrated area of West Bengal.

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AMU Organizes All India Essay Competetion, First Prize 25,000 INR

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As part of the celebrations of the 193rd birth anniversary of its legendary founder and an outstanding social reformer, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, the Aligarh Muslim University would hold an All India Essay Writing Competition for university and college students in English language on the topic “Sir Syed’s vision of empowerment through character building and modern education”.

Entries are invited only from bonafide students of universities and colleges. The essay must be sent to the Public Relations Office by September 25, 2010. There are three cash prizes including first prize of Rs. 25,000, second Rs. 15,000 and third Rs. 10,000. Besides state level toppers of the aforesaid competition will also be given a sum of Rs. 5,000 as consolation prize. The prizes shall be presented on the occasion of Sir Syed Day celebrations on October 17, 2010. All prize winners shall be provided boarding and lodging alongwith one close relative. The first, second and third prize winners will be given both ways AC II class railway fare and state level toppers will be given second sleeper fare.
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The essay should be submitted on A4 size paper in double space typed on one side, should contain at least ten pages and not exceed sixteen pages duly forwarded by the head of the educational institution. A soft copy is also required. Information about the vision and mission of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan is available on the varsity website www.amu.ac.in.

AMU Vice Chancellor, Professor P K Abdul Azis has urged the Vice Chancellors of all Universities to encourage the students to participate in competition.

Winner Of All India Essay Competition 2009

 Meet The winners of the very same competition in 2009.

Happy Indepence Day By: Zartab Jafri

 As we are in Pursuit of celebrating 64 years of Independence from British Empire, a thorough introspection is required to see whether we should really celebrate it!!!

Today when you go to elite or a middle man they will talk about India's progress in various sectors and the emergence of India as a powerful nation who can compete with any other nation in the world in fields of Space Research, missile technology, softwares, skilled manpower, medical services,media, telecom, Engeering solutions,and so forth so on...the list is endless...

But go to the poor or common man and there Reality Bites!!! When we have progressed so much in these sectors then why the poor and common man are still suffering..the answer lies within the corrupt system of our beloved country...

Mahatama Gandhi once said that "I would go to the length of giving the whole congress a decent burial, rather than put up with the corruption that is rampant."

This outburst of Mahatma Gandhi was against rampant corruption in Congress ministries formed under 1935 Act in six states in the year 1937. His Followers and so called nationalists ignored his concern over corruption in post-Independence India, when they came to power. Over Sixty years of democratic rule has made the common man so immune to corruption that they have learnt how to live with the system even though the cancerous growth of this malady may finally kill it.

The history of corruption in post-Independence India starts with the Jeep scandal in 1948, when a transaction concerning purchase of jeeps for the army needed for Kashmir operation was entered into by V.K.Krishna Menon, the then High Commissioner for India in London with a foreign firm without observing normal procedure. But like always he has been given a clean chit and has been inducted into the Nehru cabinet as minister without portfolio.

In 1950, A.D.Gorwala, an eminent civil servant was asked by Government of India to recommend improvements in the system of governance. In his report submitted in 1951 he made two observations: “One, quite a few of Nehru's ministers were corrupt and this was common knowledge. Two, even a highly responsible civil servant in an official report as early as 1951 maintained that the Government went out of its way to shield its ministers” (Report on Public Administration, Planning Commission, Government of India 1951)

Other Well Known corruption cases which surfaced post indepence are Mudgal case (1951), Mundra deals (1957-58), Malaviya-Sirajuddin scandal (1963), and Pratap Singh Kairon case (1963),Fairfax, HBJ Pipeline,HDW Submarine deal,Bofors,Rs.2500 crore -Airbus A-320 deal with France involving kickback (1990), Harshad Mehta security scam (1992), Gold Star Steel and Alloys controversy (1992), JMM bribery case, Hawala scam of Rs. 65 crore,Urea scam (1996),.....list is really long and recently Commonwealth Games corruption case is making continous headlines........But the biggest question is that what our Government is doing to check such cases...the answer is pathethic " Nothing", apart from sacking few scape goats, the big fishes always gets a blessing hand on their head and they walk away scott free....Leaders like Laloo Prasad Yadav, Jayalalitha, George Fernandes, Bangaru Lakshman, Sukhram, Sharad Pawar, Suresh Kalmadi, Mayawati, Late Narsimha Rao, D Raja, George Fernandes...they all have been involved into corruption cases but they are still enjoying their lives despite of eating billions or trillions of Tax payers money ..and the most important thing is that these leaders represents almost all the main national parties.

The on going war cry against corruption, which is nothing but a mad fight to replace one corrupt system by another is not going to transform the beleaguered nation to a sustainable social order.

Criminalisation of politics is another facet of corruption. N.N.Vohra, Union Home Secretary in his report (1995) on this issue observed:- “A network of mafias is virtually running a parallel Government pushing the state apparatus into irrelevance. Quoting some ‘DIB’ sources, he added, “….there has been a rapid spread and growth of criminal gangs, armed senas, drug mafias, smuggling gangs and economic lobbies in the country, which have over the years developed an intensive network of contacts with bureaucrats, government functionaries at local level, politicians, media persons and strategically located individuals in non-state sector. Some of these syndicates have also international linkages including the foreign agencies.”

Corruption is just one of the many Evils which a common man is facing today, corruption has lead to bribery and the biggest of all is the beaurecracy itself, though it has been considered as a bane throughout the world but still it is being practised so religiously in our country that a common man gets entangled into the web of it and the only way to come out of it is to resort to bribery and became a member of the corrupt system.

Another evil which emerged since independence was communalism as so many people lost their lives to this demon. Communal riots spread due to many factors ranging from political interests, economic factors, Hindutva & Radical Islamic Groups...etc..

Major Communal riots which took place post Independence are Kota ( 1953,1956), Jabalpur ( 1961), Rourkela, Calcutta, Jamshedpur (1964),Hatia,ranchi( 1967),Karimganj, Assam ( 1968), Ahmadabad ( 1969), Bhiwandi, Jalgaon, Mahad, Maharashtra( 1970), Nonari & Sajni, UP ( 1972), Varanasi ( 1977), Sambhal & Aligarh, Up & Hyderabad, AP ( 1978), Jamshedpur, Bihar ( 1979), Moradabad ( 1980), Biharsharif ( 1981), Meerut ( 1982), Baroda ( 1982),Hazaribagh, Malegaon & Hyderabad ( 1983), Bhiwandi ( 1984), Delhi (1984),Ahmedabad ( 1985,86),Meerut( 1987), Indore ( 1989),Kota ( 1989), Bhadrak, Orrissa ( 1989), Gujrat ( 1990,1991, More than 1400 Communal incidents happened during this period in Gujrat alone), Jaipur, Jodhpur, Lucknow, Kanpur, Agra, Delhi, Hailakandi in Assam, beawar in Maharashtra ( 1990), Bhagalpur ( 1990), Patna, Indore, Hyderabad,Karnataka ( 1990), Benares ( 1991), Sitamarhi, Surat, Mumbai (1992), Bhopal ( 1992), Madras ( 1995), Gujrat ( 2002),Solapur (2002), Malegaon (2005,2009).....list seems to be endless....
Is this we wanted out of our Independence??????????

Between 1995 and 2005 over 150,000 farmer suicides were reported in India and the number grows at a disturbing rate of 10,000 per year ( BBC 2008).....Desperate indebtness was found to be the prime reason behind most of the suicides, deeper analysis though revealed that indebtness was merely a symptom. The suicides were a manifestation of growing distress in Indian Agriculture. Stagnant Technology, rising input prices, weakning support systems and declining profitability have all made cultivation a highly risky and un-remunerative enterprise, threatning the lively hood of farmers,particularly the small and marginal ones. Green revolution in India only benefitted the rich peasants whereas the poor farmers suffered all the times...

Is this we wanted to happen In Independent India...

These are just few factors which are frustating a common man...!!!

This is certainly not a dream seen by our selfless freedom fighters and this is not what they wanted to give a common Indian....

I Hope and Pray that some sense will prevail and we will curb all these evils with the course of time!!!

Happy Independence Day to ALL!!!
The above article is contributed by Janab  Zartab Jafri Saheb. It is from his blog Thoughts. The views expressed are solely that of the author.

PARVIN SHERE: The Lady of Light

PARVIN SHERE: The Lady of Light

By: Dr. Maqsood Jafri (New York)

Though I have never met her, I became familiar with Ms. Parvin Shere of Winnipeg, Canada, through her poems on her web site. Family of the Heart of Canada has also played a vital role in introducing her to their members. Recently she sent me her two books for my comments. She is equally good at English and Urdu. Her English and Urdu prose are excellent, but she writes poetry in her mother tongue of Urdu. Thomas Carlyle has stated that one should write in the language that one imbibes with the milk of mother. Parvin Shere is much attached with her mother, and she has published a full book in the memory of her sweet mom. "Kirchian" (Fragments) and "Nihal-e-Dil Par Sahab Jaise" (Raindrops on Parched Land) are her marvelous artistic creations. She is a beautiful lady with beautiful hand, heart, and mind. Both the books contain her poems and paintings. What she wrote, she painted. She is a poet, painter, and vocalist. She has proven her distinct entity in oil paint and presented them in a coffee table book format. She has won many international awards. Her pencil sketches are poignant. She uses color combinations and beautifies the scenes with her florid fervor. Her visual and poetic art captivates the hearts and captures the minds. The intense emotional tinge is blended with philosophical messages. At a place she writes, "The purpose of any art is to foreshadow a greater reality. The challenge for the artist is to capture the aura of the unseen." She has really captured the speedy moments passing like surging billows of mood and created poems and drawn paintings superbly.

Ahmed Faraz opines about her art, "Parvin Shere, I think, is a goddess of the Greek mythology, equipped with one heart, two eyes and four hands; each holding a pen, a brush, a musical instrument and a torch. Color, light and fragrance emit from every joint of her fingers. Her heart, inflamed with passions for human sufferings, keeps her restless. But the very flame does burnish the words of the artist and elevates them to the level of the gods." Ahmed Faraz considers her a light. She brightens the dark paths of life with the beams of her intuition, compassion, love, sacrifice and intellect. This is the reason I also call her the lady of light. Like all genuine and true artists she is restless. She furbishes her art with her heart blood and renovates the innovative spirit with the flame of imagination. She portrays her art with the gaudy and gorgeous colors of sublime ingenuity. No artist can touch the zenith of excellence poising in the stale dome of redundancy. The mind of a great artist flows like a surging billow with the swift and swelling upsurge and upswing to find an eternal destination.

In her poems, we find the frequent usage of the poetic devices like simile, metaphor and conceit. Her sharp sensibilities are the outcries of her hypersensitive soul. She poses great creative power and pathos. She is equally excellent in both genres. As a poet, she enjoys the natural gift of using musical, melodious, and mellifluous words, and as a painter she creates a penchant panorama with colors emanating a kaleidoscopic view. "Kirchian" (Fragments) is her first poetry book published in 2005 and its' second edition was published in 2008. The second book of her poetry/paintings titled “Raindrops on Parched Land" was published in 2010 from India. Both the books have been translated into English by able translators. In these books she has transfused her personal grief into universal grief. Reflecting an anguished soul, her poems and paintings mirror the intensity of personal pain amalgamated with the woe of the poor, the needy, the neglected, the oppressed, the aggressed and the down-trodden ones. She deeply feels for the disparaged and deprived people world over without the discrimination of country, color, class and creed. In the words of William Wordsworth, "The poet is sensitive like a barometer." She is very sensitive to injustices, inequalities and inhumanities.

Dr. Sara M. Mckinnon, commenting on Parvin's artistic accomplishments observes, "She is an artist of inner vision, and her works thus also reflect subject matter that is personal and political." About the creation of "Fragments," Parvin herself states, "'Fragments' is an expression, a voice, an echo, a reflection of my encounter with a materialistic world, hungering for power, at war with itself, ruthless in its pursuits of power, and yearning for wealth; it straddles the poor, the weak, the down-trodden. Wittingly or unwittingly their blood, sweat and tears pay the price of the essence of life. In these callous surroundings, all one can hear is I, me and myself; and all can see is a reflection of our own egotistic self." This statement of the writer candidly shows that she understands the human tragedies inflicted on humans by capitalism, feudalism, colonialism and imperialism.

Parvin Shere, profusely emotional and heart-wrenched on the human travesties and tribulations, shrieks on such human travails, and shifts her personal pang into cosmic pain, and severely pines on the pains of others. She is not lopsided. She stands on ground with both feet. She does not limp on the slippery ground of the hard and harsh ground realities. We also find a strong passion of revolt in the poems of Parvin against the political, economic and social injustices. The poem titled "Iraq" depicts her sloth against imperialism. As earlier mentioned Parvin maintains an equilibrium between progressive and modern movements as for as the content is considered. She is neither the victim of subjectivism of the modernists, nor falls a prey to the objectivity of the progressives. On the side of diction, she does not cut her relation with the classical idiom. She has continued the sweet style of great Urdu poets such as Mir, Ghalib, Iqbal and Faiz. The sweetness of her diction is the fruition of her Persianized idiom. Her diction is classical with novice content.

She is committed to reformation. She is a philanthropist and a social activist. She unmasks the social evils such as poverty, illiteracy, bigotry, backwardness, bloodshed, violence and human miseries. She is a great humanitarian. Her painting titled "The Fare Wall" depicts the agony of a mother who has to give away her child. The poem titled "No Exit" mirrors the disappointments of failed and seized life. Her exuberant creative talent is demonstrated in both the books written by her. Eighty percent of her poetry comprises free verse, but it does not lack the poetic charm. Her ghazals, few in number, are mighty and impressive. Ghazal is the core, cream, crest, and crown of Persian and Urdu poetry as it is accommodative and absorbs the modern trends.

As a feminist, in male dominated and patriarchal societies, she revolts against male chauvinism. Her poems titled "Illusion and "Disposable" are the protests to the female exploitation and discrimination. The latter poem is a sarcastic condemnation of the so-called free Western culture where the women are mere toys in the hands of the capitalists. She presents women as sexually exploited, purchasable commodities. The poems titled "The Last Station" and "House for the Old" also slap on the dirty face of corrupt capitalist society consisting of the materialistic proclivities, narcissism and rotten human relations. She is a feminist but of her own way. She wants freedom for women that can grant their honor and safety.

Her second poetry book titled "Raindrops on Parched Land," like her "Fragments," is also a panorama of scenes and senses. This entire book has been written on the subject of mother. She has idealized and idolized the concept of mother. She was five years old when her father died. Her mother raised her like a father. She cared and caressed her daughter. She selflessly brought her up and became the symbol of sacrifice. When she died, Parvin got shattered and scattered. This collection comprises fifty poems with their paintings on a single theme of mother that shows the sharp and exceptional acumen of the poet's poetic creative talent. Parvin possesses massive abilities to transfer poetry into paintings and paintings into poetry. At times while reading these poems and seeing these paintings, it becomes difficult to decipher in which field she wields supremacy; in poetry or in painting. She is remarkably splendid in both genres. As these poems have been written in the separation of mother, Parvin, about the greatness of mother in the preface of the book, writes, "Like a flower on a cactus, a fountain splashing out from the bosom of a burning stone, a drop of cool air on the lips of a burning wind, a peaceful melody in a jungle of screams, a blanket of sunlight on a shivering body in the peak of winter, a shower of dew kisses on the parched lips of the Earth, a cloud providing shape; this is what she is-- this is what is Mother! That cannot be explained-- only felt." The mother is a protector. In these poems we find the intensity of passion and pathos for mother who holds your finger and rescues you from troubles. The Preface of the book is very mighty, impressive, moving and full of sorrow on the separation of mother. The poet has lost the torch which showed her the path of peace, protection and prosperity in the dark deserts of life. Though it is a personal loss, it emits universal sparks. She has turned her personal woe into universal woe. The poet, who took soothing shelter under the shade of mothers' benignity fells like a fallen leaf from that shady tree and is lurking and lurching in the scalding heat of the scathing sun. She is so in love with her deceased mother that in the state of hallucination she finds the spirit of her mother around her. In the state of desolation, she hears the voice of her dead mother who addresses her likewise:

"My child---look, I am still here, close to you,

just for you,

just for your eye sight,

just for your touch,

just for your hearing,

open your third eye,

you can still see me, feel me, hear me."

This long poem ends with a message. The poet ends with these golden words uttered by the soul of the departed dear one:

“Bear life with wisdom and tolerance.

Have courage because you are a mother, too."

The concept of third eye is spiritual. It is beyond physical senses. The poet receives the message of hope and courage from the deceased mother but beautifully immortalizes and universalizes this message. Parvin is deeply agonized on the death of her mother as she has lost the canopy. Her poem titled "The Canopy" depicts her feelings of bereavement. She writes that mother cannot die. Mother is mother. She is everywhere. About "Motherhood" Parvin Shere writes, "Motherhood is the word that runs like a river in every vein as love, sacrifice and selflessness."

With great dexterity, her artistic sublimity emerges in these poems. How successfully she could create fifty poems on a single subject. Wahab Ashrafi, while commenting on this book, aptly remarks that "Raindrops on Parched Land" is a mellifluous epic on motherhood. In a poem titled "Lullabies," she expresses her dreamy vision. Whether it is a reverie or the state of inspiration, in either case the poem depicts the mind set of an engrossed and obsessed poetess infatuated in the love of her mother.

As I call her the Lady of Light, she sees light, emits light and shows light to others. She sees light at the end of the tunnel. She is optimist. She loved and respected her mother and yearns to be loved and respected by her siblings in old age. It is not a business-like mentality. It is a lesson for all generations to care and caress the parents and look after them as they looked after you when you were a suckling. She desires to take the strayed race to the right path. She intends to take humans out of darkness of modern Western culture and guide them to the road of respect for their elders. By doing so she universalizes her grief and derives strength out of temporal and temporary grief. The grief of the misguided youth is the permanent catastrophe and needs to be reckoned.

In the end, it can be said that Parvin Shere is the vital voice of our age. Her commitment to poetry, painting and music has given her a unique posture and position in the rank and coterie of her contemporaries. Her poems such as "The Greatest Grief," "A Tragedy," "True Friends," and others depict her deep passion for social revolution and personal grief. Her poems on her two sweet sons Feraz and Sheraz are the replicas of deep love of a mother for her sons. As a daughter she loves her mother, and as a mother she loves her sons. This twofold love further depicts the love for all humankind. She is the poet of love and the lady of light.
Other Relevant Posts:

1. Parvin Shere's "KIRCHIAN"("FRAGMENTS") Awarded Best Book By Adabi Culture Of Varanasi

2. Just A Drop From The Ocean By: Parvin Shere

3. Parvin Shere's oil painting titled "Journey" selected by the Manitoba Society

4. AHMAD ADAYA URDU MARKAZ INTERNATIONAL AWARD 2010 TO PARVIN SHERE

 

 

 

Department of Lands and Gardens Launches Plantation Drive

On the onset of monsoon, Department of Lands and Gardens of the Aligarh Muslim University has launched new plantation drive in the University campus by a green cover around.

Prof. Shan Mohammad, Director, Sir Syed Academy, Prof. Ainul Haq Khan, Dean, Students’ Welfare, Prof. Mohd. Anis, Member-in-Charge, Lands and Gardens and the Public Relations Officer, Dr. Rahat Abrar today planted saplings at the Sir Syed House premises.

Mr. Jamal A. Kuraishy, Manager, Lands and Gardens said that the Department has decided to plant hundreds of saplings in the University premises.

The Executive Council Reinstated Immediated Submission Of Report

The Executive Council of the Aligarh Muslim University reinstated Dr. Tanzeem Fatima, Lecturer, Department of Law pending the submission of final report with immediate effect.

The Executive Council has also included the charges made by Dr. Tanzeem Fatima and re-constituted the enquiry committee to complete the process of enquiry. The expanded committee will have Prof. C. P. S. Chauhan as convener in addition to existing member Prof. Mohd. Zubair Khan, Prof. Iqbal Pervez and Prof. (Mrs.) Arunima Lal. The committee included Prof. Ashraf Malik, Principal, J.N. Medical College and Prof. Zakia A. Siddiqui, Member, Women’s Cell as its additional members.

The Executive Council has approved the recommendation of enquiry report submitted by Enquiry Committee headed by Prof. (Mrs.) Hamida Ahmad. The Enquiry Committee has accepted that Dr. Tariq Islam, Reader, Department of Philosophy has now submitted an authenticated copy of his manuscript and proof of his possessing 56.8% marks. In the light of the Supreme Court’s observation that defendant has secured more than 55% marks and that after the degree having been awarded by the University to the defendant, nullifying the equivalence would be turning the clock back causing grave injury.

The Executive Council has approved the decision of the Vice Chancellor for termination of the services of Mr. Mohd. Ayyub, former Senior Laboratory Assistant (Stores), Department of Pathology, J. N. Medical College due to his frequent absence from the duty and leaving the station without sanction of leave and prior permission and also failing to submit his reply.

He has filed a writ petition in the Allahabad High Court against the orders of the Vice Chancellor. The High Court disposed off the aforesaid writ petition with the directive that the petition has an alternative remedy of filing an appeal against the order under Section 36-B of the AMU Act.

Considering the appeal filed by Mr. Mohd. Ayyub, the Executive Council has approved the decision of the Vice Chancellor.

After considering the draft proposal for amendments/additions in Statutes 16(3) for the conduct of meetings of the Executive Council, the EC approved the amendment that if the quorum is not present in adjourned meetings of the Executive Council within half an hour from the time appointed for holding meeting, the members present shall form a quorum and proceed with the agenda items.

The meeting of the Executive Council has also approved the proceedings of the meetings of the Finance Committee held on August 8, 2010. The Executive Council deferred the Mathew Commission Enquiry Report to the next meeting of the Executive Council.

Fifteen members attended the meeting of the Executive Council.

MOU with Mr Ameer Ahamed For MBA Complex At AMU

The Aligarh Muslim University today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mr. Ameer Ahamed, Chairman of Agnice Fire Protection Limited, Chennai for construction a new institutional complex for Faculty of Management studies and Research at AMU.

The University has earmarked a piece of land ad measuring three acres for the said purpose near Pili Kothi.

Mr. Ameer Ahamed is an alumnus of AMU and did his MBA in 1978. He has donated rupees one crore and the new Management Complex shall be envisaged to be built mostly on the funds to be raised by the AMU alumni and its well-wishers. The proposed complex shall be of state-of-the-art facilities confirming to the Indo-Islamic heritage architecture.

AMU Faculty of Management Studies and Research Complex is intended to be a preferred center of excellence for management education in India as well as a center for human resources development for the University faculty, non-teaching staff and students in general as a finishing school to enhance their skill to match with the international standards.

The University expects the project to be completed within a period of two years from the initial approval of the project from the statutory authorities of the University. The project shall be implemented by a Committee consisting of professionals from various walks of life to be proposed by Mr. Ahamed in Consultation with AMU.

Addressing the function, AMU Vice Chancellor, Professor P.K. Abdul Azis said that during the World Summit of AMU Alumni in 2008, Mr. Ameer Ahamed has shown his desire to be a major sponsor of the management complex and had contributed a personal contribution of rupees one crore and handed over a cheque of twenty five lakhs at the time of Alumni Summit.

Professor Azis said that AMU Alumni have resources both intellectual and financial. He said that AMU needs high quality of faculty members to AMU centers in Malappuram and Murshidabad and spirit of Aligarh should be transplant in these centers.

While welcoming the prominent alumnus, AMU Registrar, Prof. VK Abdul Jaleel said that today is a historic moment for the Faculty of Management Studies. He said that Mr. Ahamed has shown great generosity and we appreciate his sentiments and efforts to their alma matter.

Mr. Ameer Ahamed thanked the Vice Chancellor to invite AMU alumni. He said that AMU is not just a University but a spirit and AMU Alumni are spreading all over the globe and AMU should be brushing up their system to create an institution of excellence and intellectual transformation.

On this occasion, Prof. Javed Akhtar, Dean, Faculty of Management Studies and Prof. Khalid Azam, Chairman of the Department also addressed the function.

Prof. Akhtar Haseeb, OSD (Development) proposed a vote of thanks. A large number of faculty members of the Management department and other senior officials also attended the function.

AHMAD ADAYA URDU MARKAZ INTERNATIONAL AWARD 2010 TO PARVIN SHERE

"AHMAD ADAYA URDU MARKAZ INTERNATIONAL AWARD 2010"

URDU MARKAZ INTERNATIONAL, LOS ANGELES, U.S.A HAS AWARDED PARVIN SHERE'S "RAINDROPS ON PARCHED LAND" (NIHAL - E - DIL PAR SAHAB JAISE - "THE BEST BOOK" FOR THE YEAR 2010.

PARVIN SHERE of Winnipeg, Canada has been awarded the prize for "BEST BOOK" in 2010 for her
latest publication titled "RAINDROPS ON PARCHED LAND" (NIHAL - E - DIL PAR SAHAB JAISE), 2010 edition by Urdu Markaz International, Los Angeles, U.S.A. This special prize comes with a cash award of Five Thousand U.S Dollars($5000.00) along with a plaque. This prestigious award will be
presented to PARVIN SHERE at a special ceremony on October 31st in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Urdu Mrakaz International has won several laurels from all International world literary societies and was founded by Mrs. Naiyar Jehan begum, and her husband, Syed Zahanet Hussain. Urdu Markaz International is a highly acclaimed literary body that has been on the forefront of sponsoring World class Urdu Literature."RAINDROPS ON PARCHED LAND" (NIHAL - E - DIL PAR SAHAB JAISE), 2010 edition is a unique concept that has emerged from PARVIN'S pen and brush. Based on a single theme of 'MOTHER', this publication has a myriad of enthralling universal implications, and is a unique example in all of Urdu Literature. Several
prominent scholars have pointed out that Parvin's creations are different from the collections
of CHUGTAI and SADQAIN in the sense that both poetry and related paintings are created by a
single artist PARVIN SHERE, and that the book is in a coffee table format. "PARVIN SHERE is as
good with words as she is with colours and handles the demands of both the fields competently.
This is a rare and enviable combination", says Professor Gopi Chand Narang an eminent critic
and scholar. According to Dr. Stephen Borys, Director Winnipeg Art Gallery, Canada and former
Curator - Department of European and American Art, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa: "PARVIN
SHERE'S visual metaphors present the viewer with unsettling ambiguity. Some are points of no
return tunnels of destruction, but there are also sightlines of hope and promise".

Parvin Shere is an artist, poet and musician. She formally developed her talent of paintings at
the University of Manitoba, Canada, Fine Arts Program. Her extensive travel throughout Europe
and particularly in developing countries triggered in her a need to enlighten her audience
about the dualistic nature of this world. The oppressed has a profound effect on her work.
Parvin's visual art has been exhibited in Canada, United States of America, England, France,
Germany, China and India. She has won several awards internationally. Previously THE SELECTION
COMMITTEE OF "ADABI CULTURE", VARANASI, INDIA HAS AWARDED PARVIN SHERE'S "KIRCHIAN"("FRAGMENTS") AS ONE OF THE TWO BEST BOOKS FOR THE YEAR 2008. She was one of five nominees honored during the prestigious "Woman of Distinction Awards" for her contribution in Art, Culture and Heritage in Winnipeg, Canada. She has composed CD'S of poetry and music for UNICEF to help raise funds for underprivileged children globally. In addition to organ and banjo,
she plays the sitar, one of the most ancient and difficult instruments. She currently works for the
Film Classification for the Government of Manitoba, Canada.

AMU Has Efficient RadioIsotope Storage System, No Radiation Hazards Detected, All Within Permissible AERB Limits

ALIGARH July 11: The eight member committee appointed by Vice Chancellor, Prof. P.K. Abdul Azis submitted its report confirming that the much talked about radiation level of Radium Beryllium source stored for decades is within safe limits. The Committee also concluded that the laboratories, storage and disposal areas in the department conformed to the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) guidelines and radiation level detected was within the permissible limits.

Meanwhile Mr. B.K. Singh, Scientific Officer, Radiological Safety Division, AERB, Mumbai who visited and inspected the radioactive source facility yesterday found that “Department of Physics, AMU, Aligarh is safe and secure from the radiological point of view”.

The Committee with the help of a technical expert Mr. Bilal Husain, Lecturer, Department of Radiotherapy using a highly sensitive Radiation Survey Meter WB88 Low Range (Pulsecho System) measured radiation levels at all locations in the Physics department and found environmentally safe limit everywhere including at UG Lab (0.02 mR/hr), Radioisotope storage room that contains storage pit (inside room: 0.04 mR/hr, near the storage drum: 0.56 mR/hr, above the storage pit 2.45 mR/hr and surrounding room: 0.02 mR/hr).

The Ra-Be source that caught the attention of media for over one week also recorded limits that do not warrant alarm (backside of the room, 0.06 Mr/hr, one side of the room 0.07 mR/hr, inside nearby storage room 0.56 mR/hr, entry side to the room 15 mR/hr (at one meter from the door), entry side of the room at about 3 meters 0.5 mR/hr. At entry door (at one meter) to the storage room, situated outside the building has shown slightly higher radiation level but within safe limit as there is no occupancy around. As an extra precautionary measure the committee suggested barbed wire fencing until the source is taken back by AERB as suggested by the University. The Vice Chancellor Prof. P.K. Abdul Azis has already contacted Mr. S.A. Husain, Radiation Safety Officer, AERB for safe disposal of the Be Re source and Mr. Husain has assured that he will safely take back the source within one month.

In Zoology Department the committee found that radioisotopes were used during nineties but at present it is not used and no radiation was detected beyond background radiation level. Similarly a low level radioactive isotope p32 was last used in the Biochemistry department in 2008 for research which was safely disposed of. The place shows no detectable level of radiation.

The Department of Applied Physics and Interdisciplinary Nanotechnology Centre were also using low intensity milli and micro level for research and teaching. The radioactive level measurements detected no radiation. The sources were found to be safely kept in lead containers and during usage the safety norms as prescribed by AERB were observed.

The Department of Radiotherapy is using Cobalt-60 and Iridium192 for treatment of malignancy in a fully secured environment. The department is authorized to use the material procured from AERB. Equipments are remotely controlled and uses all safety devices during and after applications. It also sends a six monthly department survey reports regularly to AERB.

The Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology is using I125 radioactive isotope for diagnostic purposes only. The material is handled, stored and disposed of in a fully secured and safe environment. The monitoring device indicated a safe level in and around the radioactive material usage, storage and disposal area.

The report was jointly presented by the Chairman of the Committee, Prof. Pervez Qamar Rizvi and Convener Prof. Akhtar Haseeb, Prof. V.K. Abdul Jaleel, Registrar, Ms. Yasmin Jalal, Finance Officer, Prof. Pervez Mustajab, Controller of Examination, Prof. Saud Alam Qasmi, Dean, Faculty of Theology, Prof. N.A.K. Durrani, Media Advisor, Dr. Rahat Abrar, PRO and several other functionaries of the University were also present on this occasion.

Prof. P.K. Abdul Azis while accepting the report urged all user departments to strictly follow all norms and guidelines provided by AERB in all matters relating to procurement, use, storage and disposal of radioactive material.

Prof. Mukhtaruddin Ahmad Arzoo: A noted scholar and former Dean, Faculty of Arts Passed Away

ALIGARH June 30: Prof. Mukhtaruddin Ahmad Arzoo, a noted scholar and former Dean, Faculty of Arts at the Aligarh Muslim University died here today. He was 86.

Born on November 14, 1924 at Patna, he did his D. Phil in 1958 from Oxford University under the able guidance of Prof. Hamilton A. R. Gibb.

Dr. Arzoo, appointed as lecturer in the Department of Arabic at AMU in 1953, became Reader in Islamic Studies and in 1968 he became Professor and Chairman in the Department of Arabic and Dean, Faculty of Arts in 1975.

Prof. Mukhtaruddin Arzoo was appointed as founding Vice Chancellor of Maulana Mazharul Haq Arabic and Persian University in Patna.

During his lifetime, Prof. Mukhtaruddin has received many honours and awards. He received the Certificate of Honour from President of India, Ghalib Award in 1983 and Sir Syed Lifetime Achievement Award from the AMU Alumni Association of New York, Tristate in 2007.

He was a widely travelled scholar and visited Germany, France, Egypt, Turkey, Syria. Lebanon and Iraq for educational purposes.

Aligarh Muslim University To Get Astroturf for Hockey

ALIGARH June 24: “Aligarh Muslim University will soon lay Astroturf at the cost of Rs. 3.5 Crore as Sports Authority of India has sanctioned the amount. This will help the University produce national and international level players of hockey once again, a hallmark of AMU, said AMU Vice Chancellor”, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis. He was addressing the function to mark the inauguration of Tennis Clay Court and the renovated Roller Skating Rink.


While addressing the gathering Prof. Azis urged the students to scale new heights as University has mustered up all the infrastructure and facilities. “Resource crunch is no longer a problem and University needs a big leap”, Prof. Azis concluded.

Prof. Tariq Mansoor, Secretary, University Games Committee said that University has renovated Roller Skating Rink at the cost of Rupees Twelve Lakh and with this, it has become the largest roller skating rink among other Indian universities. Further, the University has 14 tennis courts including the newly laid out Clay Tennis Court.

He said that the UGC has sanctioned Rupees Fifty Lakh for Indoor Sports Complex which will be built soon.

Guests of Honour, Prof. M. Ashraf Malik, Principal, J. N. Medical College, AMU and Prof. Mohammad Jameel, Chairman, Infrastructure Projects, AMU also spoke on the occasion. A large number of faculty members and students were also present on the occasion.

4 Steps To Make AMU Rank No 1

A recent survey about the rankings of universities revealed the list of top institutes. Unfortunately AMU couldn't make it in the list. Where are we lacking and what can be done about it ? Can we make it to the No. 1 Spot. Yes of course, We are number-1 and we will be number-1. The only thing is to work more in some areas that are critical for ranking.

Publish your work
No doubt AMU produces a lot of academic and practical contributions in various fields.  There is lack of documentation and publication. Work hard to get your work published, because documentation matters.

Give Your Best
If every student and teacher pledges to give his best, it will be beneficial to all. Aim at All India level test. Don't let your capabilities sag because you are doing just enough to procure a rank in AMU test. Hit it harder and beat the All India tests.

Get Out Of The Cocoon
After your studies, try for other best employers for placement.  Have a desire to conquer the entire worlds best positions.

Lend A Helping Hand
If you are good at studies, help your juniors by teaching them for an hour or so. It will only strengthen your basics and they will gain a better understanding of the subject. You have nothing to loose.

Fake Admission Gang Busted; Carried Activities In All India Competetive Tests

Ranjeet Kumar of Kanpur was apprehended who later confessed to work for a Kanpur based coaching centre. HE stayed at a hotel in Aligarh under the fake identity of Vivekanand Chaubey. He possessed a rate list for admission to various prestigious educational institutions. Three cell phones, four sim cards, fake currency of one hundred rupees’ note, a PAN card, an ATM card, a cheque of Rs. 40,000, photographs of 14 youths, mark sheet and certificate of three students and a cash of more than one thousand rupees was found in his possession.
A ten member committee has been formed to ensure complete transparency in the admission processes in AMU Aligarh.  

Aligarh Muslim University Ties Up With University of North Carolina

In line with its recent initiatives to expand its global academic and research linkage the Aligarh Muslim University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA to establish collaborative relations between the two institutions to promote friendship and cooperate in a mutually beneficial association.

The two premier institutions have agreed to encourage mutually fruitful cooperation in disciplines that are studied in both the institutions.

The two institutions shall seek to promote exchange of information and material that were of mutual interest. The MoU also emphasized the exchange of academic, administrative, research staff and visits of scholars and students.

The agreement was signed between Prof. V. K. Abdul Jaleel, Registrar, on behalf of Aligarh Muslim University and the leader of the visiting team, Prof. Afroz N. Taj of Department of Asian Studies, University of North Carolina.

This agreement will remain in force initially for a period of five years. It especially aimed to establish the terms and conditions that facilitate the summer programme of North Carolina University during which their students could visit AMU.

Professor Akhtar Haseeb New OSD

Professor Akhtar Haseeb, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences has been appointed as Officer-on-Special Duty (Development) in place of Prof. Parvez Mustajab in addition to his own duties, till further orders with immediate effect.

The AMU Vice Chancellor has also appointed Prof. Anwaruddin Anwar, Department of Electrical Engineering as Member-in-Charge (Electricity) in place of Prof. Mohibullah in addition to his own duties, till further orders with immediate effect.

Should AMU Students be banned from expressing them selves on social networks and groups ?

Recently the AMU Administration has suspended a student Mr. Adil Hosain for voicing his opinion about the functioning of the administration.
the charge say "tarnished the image of University".
Do you think that the step to suspend a University student is acceptable ? Should the students be banned from participating in the group or community discussion on the internet ?
Please write your comments and views in the comment box below.
The flowing link shows the suspension Order
http://www.scribd.com/doc/32526008/Suspension-Order

Cleft Lip And Cleft Palate Surgery At Z A Dental College AMU Aligarh

The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr. Z. A. Dental College, Aligarh Muslim University is organizing a treatment camp for cleft lip, palate, and correction of nose deformities associated with cleft lip or secondary to cleft lip repair by a team of German experts. The treatment will be carried free of cost with free admission facilities. However, registration prior to treatment is mandatory. The patients who were operated elsewhere and still live with some residual deformities may also avail the benefits at the camp.

The registration of the patients will be done on 6th June (Sunday) from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Dr. Z. A. Dental College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. For further details please contact Dr. Fahmi on 9634981987 and Dr. Ahmed on 9997453187 or the chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr. Z. A. Dental College, Aligarh Muslim University.

Parvin Shere's oil painting titled "Journey" selected by the Manitoba Society

Parvin Shere's oil painting titled "Journey" has been selected by
the Manitoba Society of Artists , Canada in its 78th juried
provincial competition.The exhibition will be held from may 29 -
june 27, 2010. Parvin's art work titled "another day" in
...oil was previously selected jointly by Calgary and Manitoba society
of artists - juried competition for one year travel exhibit across
Canada.

 

The Painting "Journey" Photo

How Muslims are being fooled emotionally and what is the correct way to get a group removed?

I was repeatedly being invited to many pages and groups on facebook. Most of the groups said that they wanted to get a so and so "Facebook group " deleted. Needless to say that these groups carried a filthy hatred phrase against Islam.They mostly wanted some one million people to join so that X group should be deleted. Will this ever happpen and if so is this right method. NO. Not at all. It is astonishing how intelligent and literate people are being fooled again and again.

Are these groups real ?

First when I came to see a group name "xxx against islam" I was in fix. Even if such group existed, can a muslim be so insane to write those lines again. Naoozubillah, Never. I made a thorough search in facebook to find that no such groups existed for which the removal campaign was going on. More over even if it did exist, forming another group will not solve the problem. By creating another group and inviting everybody on facebook, YOU ARE NOT BYCOTTING, IN FACT YOU ARE PROMOTING.

What is the correct way to do it ?
THE CORRECT WAY IS FIND THAT PARTICULAR GROUP AND USE THE "REPORT THIS GROUP" BUTTON". When you click this button then facebook gives you an option to choose, why is a profile or group inaapropriate. Here choose hatred against religion / community and submit it. If many people report a group, then it is taken care of by the engineers.

The Case Of Draw .....  Group is different

This page really does exist, so It is my humble appeal to all facebook users to visit this page and then report the group by the method described above, ie the "REPORT THIS GROUP" BUTTON under racist/hatred speech. I hope this method would be better in solving the problem.

By: Dr. Hamid Raihan Ansari

Prof. RK Tiwari Of AMU Dental College receiving the Fellowship of International College of Dentist

ALIGARH April 30: Prof. R. K. Tewari, Chairman Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dr. Z. A. Dental College, Aligarh Muslim University was awarded with the prestigious American Fellowship of International College of Dentist in a function organized in Hotel Ashok, New Delhi.

The award is given to the dentist of national and international repute for his extraordinary work in the field of dentistry.

 Prof. R.K. Tiwari From Dental College, AMU Aligarh

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The World of Urdu: Premchand: A true son of the soil

Last week I had gone to my native village and landed at Varanasi's Lal Bahadur Shastri airport which is in Babatpur. As the car went past the dusty road and small villages I was reminded of Premchand. I had read in a Hindi textbook in school that Premchand was born in Lamhi, a village near Varanasi. With every little village that my car passed by the thought that 'Premchand must have been born in one such village' went past me.

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Can Aligs Ever Make AMU The No-1 University?

Aligarh Muslim University has gained a spot in top 10 Universities. Is that enough? Do Aligs possess the mettle to make it number one? Is an Alig eligible to be tagged as the best in his or her own filed?
One one hand Aligs are basking in the glory of a great library, various journal access, and some coveted placements but still it seems there is a long way to go. Its time to stop discussing meager issues and focus on the more important goals of life.
How many of you have the guts to pledge that you will do your best in order to make AMU the number one university? What do you think is the major cause or hindrance behind this ? Write down your comments in the comments section below.

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What Did Khushboo Mirza Say To The Students Of AMU ?

The Chadrayaan girl and AMU Alumni - Khushboo Mirza visited AMU -  department of chemistry. Her address to the students was imbibed deeply by the rapt audience.
She said that all the missions are interdisciplinary in nature. She urged the research scholars to adopt creativity, honesty, hard-work and commitment that lead men and mission to the success.
The Chairman, Department of Applied Chemistry, Professor Ali Mohammad, welcomed the faculty members and students at the interaction session after a short introduction of the guest and thanked her and audience at the end of the session.

Management Of Trigeminal Neuralgia Radiofrequency Technique At Aligarh Muslim University

ALIGARH April 7: The Department of Anaesthesiology, J.N. Medical College Hospital, Aligarh Muslim University organized a live workshop on the management of patients of trigeminal neuralgia with the latest radiofrequency technique. Two senior faculties and experts in the management of trigeminal neuralgia, Prof G. P. Dureja, Director, Delhi Pain Management Centre and Prof. H.H. Dash, Head of the Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, AIIMS, New Delhi demonstrated the different blocks of trigeminal nerve and its branches with the latest radiofrequency technique in Pain Clinic of the Department of Anaesthesiolgy, J.N. Medical College Hospital.

Trigeminal neuralgia is usually a unilateral current like sensation affecting the face of human being. The treatment options available for treating the pain of trigeminal neuralgia are neuropathic drugs like Carbamazepine, Gabapentin, Pregabalin, Baclofen etc. However these drugs provide pain relief for short duration only along with some serious side effects. Nerve blocks with neurolytic agents like phenol and alcohol provide relief for few months to year. The radiofrequency ablation of trigeminal nerve and its branches have become popular due to its long lasting pain relief with minimal side effects.

The workshop was attended by about 100 doctors from different specialties of J.N. Medical College Hospital and Sir Ziauddin Ahmed Dental College Hospital including private practitioners as well as delegates from outside Aligarh.

The Chairman of the Department of Anaesthesiology Prof S. Bano welcomed the invited faculties and the delegates. Coordinator of the workshop and consultant in Pain Clinic Dr. Hammad Usmani introduced the different procedures planned for the workshop. Dean, Faculty of Medicine Prof. S. Abrar Hasan expressed happiness over the organization of the event and presented memento to Prof H. H. Dash. Principal and Chief Medical Superintendent, JNMC, Prof. Ashraf Malik congratulated the department for organizing the live workshop and presented memento to Prof. G. P. Dureja. Prof. G. P. Dureja informed the delegates that this workshop is first of its kind in India.

About eight patients suffering from various forms of trigeminal neuralgia received free of cost treatment in the workshop. The usual cost of radiofrequency treatment for trigeminal neuralgia in Delhi varies from Rs. 5000 to Rs. 10,000. These patients will be followed up in the Pain Clinic of J.N. Medical College Hospital for further counseling. The active guidance of senior teachers of the department like Prof. M. M. H. Siddiqi, Dr. S. Haleem, Dr. A. Quadir, Dr. S. N. Jamil, Dr. Q. E. Ali and the hard work of Dr. Hussain Amir, Dr. Abu Nadeem, Dr. Farah, Dr. Obaid, Dr. Yasir, Dr. Shahna, Dr. Aftab, Dr. Kamran, Dr. Suhail, Dr. Asad and members of the Pain Clinic team including Dr. Muzaffar, Dr. Arshad, Dr. Nazia and sister Shaista made the event successful.

CCTV At AMU: How Will It Affect The University And Its Students?

CCTV installation at AMU campus has sparked a splendid debate that includes, privacy, funds and the ability to improve the current scenario of security. Is it really worth spending 10 crores or should this amount be used in providing basic student facilities. Will the cams violate the privacy of students ? Should the security job be left on the shoulders of the men in uniform ?  What is your opinion about the CCTV installation ?

Israr Ahmad | Aligarh Movement

Prof. Israr Ahmad

By Afzal Usmani

We commonly debate that Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) lacks world renowned scientists and research scholars to put AMU on a global map. Partially it is true but few names have put AMU on the global map of science & technology and one of the such name is Dr. Israr Ahmad. He is a distinguished scientist and considered an authority on Theoretical Nuclear Physics and Quantum Scattering Theory.

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AMU Seminar On 'Plant Biotechnology: Advances, Impact and Relevance’

Department Of Botany AMU Aligarh organises a seminar on "Plant Biotechnology: Advances, Impact and Relevance". Emphasis was placed on tissue culture techniques and other recent advancments.

Welcome And Introduction To Department Of Botany

Welcoming the delegates, Prof. Arif Inam, Chairman of the Botany Department said that intermediate standard in Biology was granted in 1911 and Sahabzada Dr. Saeeduz Zafar Khan was the first Chairman of the Department of Biology. At that time the department imparted teaching up to the intermediate level only and also prepared students for the entrance test of Calcutta and Lucknow Medical Colleges and the Agra Medical School.

After the inception of the University, the Department of Botany and Zoology were established as independent units in 1923 and Prof. Hadi Hasan took over as the first Chairman of Botany. Later the Department started postgraduate teaching in 1930.

Publications By Department Of Botany

Prof. Inam pointed out that in the field of research, projects of more than two crores have already been completed and projects of about 2.6 crores are in progress by funding agencies UGC, DBT, DST, UPCST and BARC. In terms of research, Botany Department has produced more than 300 Ph.Ds., 210 M.Phils. so far and about 3500 research papers in national and international journals have been published.

New Projects In Pipeline

Organising Secretary of the National Seminar, Prof. M. Anis said that the Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi sanctioned major project to the tune of Rs. 70 lakhs to conduct one-year Advanced Diploma (Post M.Sc.) course in PTC and Micropropogation which we have successfully started for the session 2009.

Prof. Anis said that Plant Tissue Culture has been viewed as a key technology for enhancing the capability for the production of large quantities of planting material of selected, elite High yielding varieties so as to boost production and productivity. Tissue culture is rapidly becoming a commercial method of propagating new cultivation, rare species and difficult to propagate plants.

Department Staff And Operation

Prof. Asif Ali Khan, Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences said that at present the Department of Botany has thirteen Professors, ten Readers and three Lecturers while seven Readers are in the Women’s College with thirty supporting staff. The Department is running courses at under graduate and post graduate levels followed by M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes.

Guest of Honor, Prof. S.N. Reina said that AMU is a second home town for Jammu and Kashmir students. He said that all prominent peoples of J & K were graduated from AMU and this institution has played a vital role for the promotion of higher education.

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