Saturday, June 18, 2011

Topical Poem on father’s Day یومِ پدر: ایک موضوعاتی نظم

Topical Poem on father’s Day یومِ پدر: ایک موضوعاتی نظم

 AHMAD ALI BARQI AZMI
 AAJ HAI YAUM E PEDAR JIS KO MANATE HAIN PESAR
HAIN NAII QADRON KE AB AASAAR HAR SOO JALWA GAR
 HAIN HAMESHA WAJEBUL TAZEEM MADAR AUR PEDAR
FARZ HAI HUM PAR KAREIN TAZEEM UN KI UMR BHAR
 LOG IN MEIN DEKHTE HAIN APNI MALI MANFE'AT
KAR O BAAR E ZINDAGI HAI YAUM E MADAR AUR PEDAR
 YAAD RAHTE HAIN UNHEIN YEH AALAMI MAKHSOOS DIN
ZINDAGI BHAR JO NAHIN RAKHTE KABHI UN KI KHABAR
 JAARI O SAARI RAHE GA YEH MAKAFAAT E AMAL
YAAD RAKHEIn YEH PESAR HONGE KABHI WOH BHI PEDAR
 KARTE HAIN AULAD KI KHOON E JIGAR SE PARWARISH
KYON NAHIN RAKHTI HAI YEH AULAD PHIR UN KI KHABAR
 HAZRAT E YAAQOOB NE KHO DI THI APNI ROSHNI
IS SE YEH SABIT HUA AULAD HAI NOOR E NAZR
MAAN LEIN AHMAD ALI BARQI KA HAI YEH MASHWARA
JAISA JO BOTA HAI MILMARTA HAI USE WAISA SA

Ghazal ;'Aankhen' by Dr Syeda Imrana Nashtar Khariabadi


غزل
یہ کِس کے  قتل کی درپئے ہیں اُن کی ترآنکھیں
لہو میں ڈوبی ہوئ ہیں جنون نِگر آنکھیں
جِنہیں نہ خوف خلائق نہ خوف روزِ جزا
ہمارے بعد رہیں گی وہ خوں میں تر آنکھیں
کریں گے آبلے پأوں کے پھوٹ کر زاری
تمام عُمر رہیں خشک بھی اگر آنکھیں
جو لوگ خنجر و تیرو تبر سے ڈرتے ہیں
اُنہوں نے دیکھی نہیں تیری نیشتر آنکھیں
جُنوں زدوں سے نہ پو چھو کہ اُن پہ کیا گُزری
کہ سحر کر گیئں کیا نازش قمر آنکھیں
ہمارا دِل ہوا اک پل میں خاک عمرانہ
مگر سُلگتی رہیں شام تا سِحر آنکھیں
ڈاکٹرسیّدہ  عمرانہ نشتر خیرابادی
جارجیہ  یو ایس اے

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Admission festival celebrated in Govt H S school, Koh-e-Fiza, Bhopal



CHildren beeline to enter school.
Bhopal: June 16, 2011 (Abdul Ahad Farhan): Praveshotsav (Admission festival) was celebrated throughout the state on the first day of the new academic session on June 16, 2011. School Education minister Mrs Archana Chitnis and other peoples’ representatives visited various schools throughout Madhya Pradesh on this occasion. In Bhopal, the festival was also organised at Govt. Higher Secondary School Ahmedabad, Kohe Fiza.

School principal Syed Rashid Ali inaugurating the celebrations.
Principal of the school Mr. Syed Rashid Ali applied tilak on the foreheads of children to welcome them to the school. The parents-teacher association distributed free text books to children. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Syed Rashid Ali exhorted the children to work hard and achieve success in their life.
He congratulated the teachers and staff for achieving success, 75% in higher secondary exams results, and 97% in high school results. A large number of teachers, members of PTA and students were present on the occasion.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

CM Mr Chouhan's initiative for heart patient children

Ataullah Faizan
Bhopal, June 15, 2011
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mr Shivraj Singh Chouhan is a personality, who never ceases to work for the welfare of all the sections of society. The Chief Minister has also been taking initiatives for the children's healthcare and treatment in the state on a better and larger scale. Latest in the series is 'Mukhyamantri Bal Hriday Upchar Yojana', which will be launched for the children suffering from various heart related diseases in the State, reports SMS News & Features.
As many as one hundred operations will be performed in July. So far, such 390 children have been detected. It was informed at a meeting chaired by the Chief Minister Mr Shivraj Singh Chouhan held here at his residence recently.
      Mr Chouhan has given directives to give priority to the children of poor families who are affected due to heart diseases. Arrangements should be made for examination and treatment of such children in all the medical colleges of the state. It should also be ensured that the child patients get medicines even post-operation. Assistance amount can also be sought from donors besides Rajya Bimari Sahayta and Chief Minister's discretionary fund. A survey is being conducted to find out the heart patient children in all the districts of the state. Arrangements should be made for treatment of these children in the districts.
      It may be mentioned that on an average only one child out of one thousand children has heart disease by birth. There may be 30 thousand such children in the state but only 10 to 15 thousand children can undergo surgery. Two thousand operations can be performed in a year in the State and out of the State in selected health institutions. A provision of ` 15 crore has been made under the Rajya Bimari Sahayta Nidhi. About Rs one lakh would be spent on each heart operation.
      Heart operations of the children will be performed in Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal; Bhandari Hospital & Research Centre, Indore; Bhopal Memorial Hospital, Bhopal, C.H. Apollo Hospital, Bombay, Gokuldas and Special Hospital, Indore; Chirayu Cardiac Centre, Bhopal; and out of the state in AIIMS, New Delhi, All India Child Heart Institute, Trivandrum; Cherian Madras Mission Hospital, Chennai and Narayan Hridayalaya, Manglore.
Earlier in January, 2011, i an effort to reduce infant mortality rate (IMR), over one lakh 18 thousand newly born babies were provided medical treatment by setting up Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) and Nutrition Rehabilitation Centres in the districts of Madhya Pradesh. The figure of children is infinitely more than last year. There is a considerable reduction in the morality of children every year in the state. Due to the efforts of State government the rate of IMR has reduced to 70 from 79. The strategic planning and actions initiated by Madhya Pradesh Government for reducing the deaths of children were appreciated by Union Government at national meeting. The Centre Government asked the representatives of other states’ health department to study Madhya Pradesh model and adopt in their states.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

MP on course to total electrification


By Ataullah Faizan
Bhopal, June 8, 2011
Madhya Pradesh is treading fast on the course of total electrification of villages under Rajiv Gandhi Rural Electrification Mission, reports SMS News and Features.
      The Government of India had given a new definition of an electrified village in year 2004-05. As per this, a village is considered electrified where basic infrastructure like distribution transformer and electricity lines are available in the inhabited area and the localities and majara/tolas of the people scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. Moreover, electricity facility should be available at schools, panchayat bhawans, health centres, dispensaries and community centres. Besides, minimum 10 percent population of the village is being supplied electricity.
      As many as 329 villages have been electrified during the 10th Five Year Plan and in last three years of the 11th Five Years Plan in Madhya Pradesh.  During the period, 11 thousand 415 electrified villages have been intensively electrified and electricity lines have been laid up to all the majras and tolas there. Similarly, electricity has been provided to 3 lakh 95 thousand 93 BPL families during the period in the state.
      It may be mentioned here that the work of electrification on non-electrified villages and intensive electrification of electrified villages is in progress under Rajiv Gandhi Rural Electrification Scheme. As many as 91 villages were electrified under 10th Five Years Plan in eight districts including Ashok Nagar, Guna, Chhindwara, Damoh, Jabalpur, Seoni, Indore and Ujjain districts. Besides, under this period electricity facility was provided to 2 lakh 35 thousand 940 BPL families.
      Under the 11th Five Years Plan, so far, 238 non-electrified villages of 24 districts were electrified. These districts are Betul, Harda, Datia, Morena, Sheopur, Shivpuri, Dhar, Jhabua, Ratlam, Anuppur, Balaghat, Chhatarpur, Dindori, Katni, Mandla, Narsinghpur, Panna, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Shahdol, Sidhi, Tikamgarh and Umaria. As many as one lakh 59 thousand 153 BPL families were also provided electricity.
      A Rs. 964 crore scheme for electrification of 14 thousand 503 villages of 16 districts has been forwarded to Government of India under Rajiv Gandhi Rural Electrification Scheme. After sanction of this scheme and availability of funds there under as many as 14 thousand 503 villages of Bhind, Bhopal, Gwalior, Hoshangabad, Raisen, Rajgarh, Sehore, Vidisha, Barwani, Burhanpur, Dewas, Khandwa, Khargone, Mandsaur, Neemuch and Shajapur districts would be electrified and about 4 lakh 32 thousand 348 BPL families would get electricity facility.

Sunday, June 5, 2011

DAUGHTERS OF CHINA By Dr. Saleem Wahid Saleem: Translation by Dr Shahzad Rizvi

DAUGHTERS OF CHINA
By Dr. Saleem Wahid Saleem


English translation by Dr. Shahzad Rizvi

Daughters of China
Their beauty like the first ray of dawn
Their faces symbols of valour and brilliance
Their shapely bodies slung with rifles

Whether it be the parade ground or the battlefield
They are single-minded about their objective
Beauty of tresses or slim waist has no meaning for them
They have no use for silk or finery
They honour mountains and deserts by treading on them
They are symbols of perfection and souls of action
Their love is duty and they are fond of their uniforms
Though believed to be members of the "delicate gender"
They conduct themselves like the bravest of men

//Note: Some liberties have been taken to make sense in English//

The Battle of Life – a poem by Dr. Shahzad Rizvi

The Battle of Life – a poem by Dr. Shahzad Rizvi

I was hung over this morning
From life’s assault.
I could hardly move an emotion, a thought.
Lovers, beasts, spouses came and tried
To rid me of this affliction
But nothing helped.
Like a stifled desire
I lay there motionless
While the world criss-crossed me,
Sneering, jeering,
Branding me misguided, misanthrope, misfit.
Invective missiles flew around me
My shameless body repelled most of them
But one managed to puncture my fragile skin
My heart splattered all over the universe
Creating Rorschach blots of pain and frustration.

I had thought my reason for being was my own happiness,
My life was a gift to me from Nature,
I could do whatever I wished with this precious possession.
But that is not what the self-appointed life-planners believed.
They went to work, and when they were done,
Nothing but a speck of dust was left.


(Posted on by muslim saleem)

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Raheemuddin, my friend; writes Muslim Saleem


Holland se aaya mera dost, bloggers salaam karo
Bhopal: June 3, 2011
Asma Farooq, Rebecca, Raheemuddin and Muslim Saleem at Bhopal Railway station on June 3, 2011

Muslim Saleem and Raheemuddin at Bhopal Railway station on June 3, 2011
It was a historic and emotional reunion between old time pals Raheemuddin and Muslim Saleem at Bhopal railway station from 10.05 to 10.15 pm on Friday, June 3, 2011. Raheemuddin and Muslim Saleem were very fast friend during their schooldays at AMU City School and then Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh. They were together in the school till 1970. After joining the university, Raheemuddin branched out to commerce while Muslim Saleem went to the Art Faculty and therefore, the frequency of meetings dwindled, but not the brotherly affection. In 1974, Muslim Saleem moved to Allahabad and then Bhopal in 1979 and settled there. In the meantime, Raheemuddin settled in Holland. Since 1974, there has been no correspondence between the two. About seven months ago, Muslim Saleem received a call from Holland. The caller was none other than the old pal Raheemuddin. It was after almost 36 years that the two friends talked to each other on mobile phone. It was almost a miracle. Raheemuddin had asked every common acquaintance about Muslim Saleem’s whereabouts but to no avail. However, Raheemuddin, a very determined person, did not lose hope and started searching Muslim Saleem in google. About 40 years ago, Raheemuddin had recognised the literary and poetic potential of Muslim Saleem, though it was in its nascent state. He had firm belief that Muslim Saleem will scale great height and some day his entry will be made in some website or blog. He kept surfing Muslim Saleem’s name until he found some entries on the websites wikimapia.org and Muslim Saleem’s own websites www.khojkhabarnews.com, www.muslimsaleem.wordpress.com, www.muslimsaleem.blogspot.com and www.poetswritersofurdu.blogspot.com. From one of these websites Raheemuddin obtained Muslim Saleem’s mobile number and gave him a big surprise by dialling him from Holland.
About four days ago, Raheemuddin rang up and told Muslim Saleem that he will pass through Bhopal by AP Express from Nagpur on way to Aligarh and asked for a meeting at the railway station. The historic occasion came at 10.05 pm at Bhopal railway station when the two fast friends were reunited. Raheemuddin, his daughter Rebecca and a relative were given a warm welcome by Muslim Saleem, his wife Asma Farooq and elder son Ataullah Faizan by garlanding them. The train left at 10.15, leaving a long trail of old memories.
Muslim Saleem and Raheemuddin came together when they joined class VI of AMU City School, Aligarh. Raheemuddin’s well-to-do family lived at Dubey ki Padao. They had a shop on the roadside while their four-storey house was somewhat deep in the alley. Muslim Saleem lived in Qazi Para. He was undergoing financial as well emotional strains. At that time, Raheemuddin gave moral support to Muslim Saleem. Whatever poetry Muslim Saleem wrote, Raheemuddin memorised it and scribbled some of them on pieces of paper. His appreciation was a great boost to Muslim Saleem’s literary quests. Muslim Saleem used to frequent Raheemuddin’s house and they share most of their off-school time. Raheemuddin also visited Muslim Saleem’s dilapidated house and was doted by his mother Mrs Umme Habiba Begum like her own son.
I am writing these lines only 30 minutes after Raheemuddin’s train left Bhopal railway station. The emotions expressed between these lines have come right from the heart and that is why one will find a great flow in these words. It is hoped that process of out meetings, correspondence and phone calls will never cease now. (Muslim Saleem: June 3, 2011)

Thursday, June 2, 2011

CM’s food grain efforts bear fruit


CM’s food grain efforts bear fruit
Ataullah Faizan
Bhopal, June 2, 2011
     Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been demanding for years at different times to allot food grains according to the number of BPL families in the state. Now his efforts have proved successful with the allotment of food grains by the Central Government for families living below poverty line (BPL) in the state, reports SMS News and Features.
It may be mentioned that the Central Government has recently allotted an additional quota of 3 lakh 16 thousand metric tonnes of food grains for BPL families. The additional food grains allotted will be sufficient for the first five months of the present financial year and for the remaining seven months, seven lakh metric tonnes more food grains would be needed.
Another satisfying factor is that the Central Government has lauded the State Government for advance lifting of food grains. In view of this, it has been assured that to meet the demands of the state, the central government would allot more food grains even from the quota of other states.
      With the additional quota of food grains received from the Central Government, for the time being, it has become possible for the state government to distribute 35 kg of food grains per ration card to 67 lakh families living below the poverty line. Therefore, the state government has decided to give ration for four months at a time to these families.
      Significantly, the Central Government had released the additional quota of three lakh 16 thousand metric tons of food grains on an ad hoc basis. The state government wanted the Central Government to release food grains for these families on a regular basis.
      In fact, the Central Government has lauded the system of the state for advance lifting of the allotted food grains during the last two and half years. On this ground the Central Government has assured the state that its doors will remain open in future also for providing an additional quota of food grains. This would be allotted of the quota fixed for other states provided the state government continues to implement its policy of advance lifting.
      This major success has been possible due to sustained and constant efforts of Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Whenever he met the Union Ministers and even the Prime Minister,  Chouhan always put this demand before them stressing that all the actual families of this class should be provided adequate food grains. He had written several letters to the Central Government appealing to take immediate action on this humanitarian and sensitive issue. The Minister of State for Food and Civil Supplies  Paras Chand Jain also wrote to the Central Government and met the Union Ministers at New Delhi and appealed for the same. At the meeting of the Food Ministers of different states held at Mumbai two months ago,  Jain had demanded to release sufficient food grains for the families of BPL , even though it was not in the agenda of the meeting.