ALAS DR. MURALI KANTHARAJ IS NO MOREDr. Murali Kantharaj, a gynaecologist, who served the people of Ambur and its surrounding areas for more than 40 years in her K.M. Hospital after working as a doctor for sometime in the Bethesda Hospital, Ambur, is no more. She passed away on Sunday, 9th December 2012. She was very popular among all sections of the people because of her dedicated service and friendly nature. She was undoubtedly a doctor par excellence. She was above caste and religious considerations. I have seen people rushing to her house even...
Friday, 26 October 2012
EID UL AZHA - A FESTIVAL OF LOVE, DEVOTIONBy V. M. Khaleelur RahmanThe festival Id-ul-Azha, popularly known as Bakrid, is celebrated on the tenth day of Zul Hijjah, the twelfth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, in memory of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) (Alaihis salam -AS) who is said to have lived about 4500 years ago. He was an embodiment of selfless sacrifice and deep devotion to Allah. Once dreamt as if commanded by God, he was ready even to sacrifice his only son Hazrat Ismail (Ishmael) who was also all the more willing to give up his life...
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE BENEFICENT, THE MERCIFULSIR SYED AHMED KHAN: HIS LIFE AND CONTRIBUTIONBY AZHAR MOHAMMED K, CHENNAIINTRODUCTIONSir Syed Ahmed Khan (1817-1898) was a great visionary, statesman and Muslim reformer of the 19th century, the like of whom is rare. He wanted to make the community and country progressive and take them forward on modern lines. His supreme interest was intellectual development of the people through modern education....
Friday, 5 October 2012
CHENNAI LEATHER MARKETV.M. Khaleelur Rahman After holidays customers abroad have started dealing with exporters of leather and leather products and some volume of business is taking place here. The prices fetched are said to be almost the same or slightly higher. Exporters continue to struggle for covering their requirements of raw hides and skins from domestic as well as overseas market as their availability is limited everywhere particularly for good selections. It is learnt that some exporters have sold their goat upper leathers 3/5 sq. ft....
Tweak laws to allow Islamic banking: RBINandita Sengupta,TNN | Oct 4, 2012, 06.54AM IST PUDUCHERRY: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has written to the government to "restructure" or "amend" the laws to allow Islamic banking in India . Speaking at a local event, RBI governor D Subbarao said: "Islamic banking is allowed in many parts of the world, but the Banking Regulation Act of India does not conform to Islamic banking because it allows banks to borrow from and deposit money with the RBI on interest. But we are in correspondence with the...
Thursday, 27 September 2012
MERI MAA Khuda hum par zaroor meherban hua hoga Tabhi to usne aap ko Humare paas bheja hoga Aap jaisi beti, aap jaisi biwi, aap jaisi maa, ek saath Is duniya mein Doosri koi nahin Aapki ek muskurahat Poore ghar ko roshan karti hai Aapki har masti Hum sabko hasati hai. Aapke pyar ne Aapki duaaon ne...
Monday, 24 September 2012
DR. SUMAYAA – A PRINCIPAL WITH A DIFFERENCEBy V.M. Khaleelur Rahman It gives us a great pleasure to know that Dr. Sumayaa, the Principal of the Kilakarai based Thassim Beevi Abdul Kader College for Women (Autonomous) was honoured with “THE BEST SOCIAL WORKER AWARD FOR WOMEN’S WELFARE” in recognition of her continuous yeoman service towards the welfare and well being of women by the government of Tamil Nadu. She received the award from the honourable...
Sunday, 9 September 2012
A SEMINAR HIGHLILGHTS IMPORTANCE OF SECULAR DEMOCRACYBy V.M. Khaleelur RahmanA seminar on “Strengthening Indian Secular Democracy” was held in Chennai on 6th September 2012 jointly by Church of South India Inter-Faith Dialogue Centre, Islamic Forum for the Promotion of Moderate Thought and Rajaji Centre for Public Affairs. Rev. Viji Varghese Eapen, Director, Ecumenical Relations & Ecological Concerns, Church of South India welcomed the gathering...
Thursday, 6 September 2012
SOUTH ASIA NEEDS A REGIONAL ASSOCIATION: CLE CHAIRMAN MR. RAFEEQUEV.M. Khaleelur Rahman A two day event of the South Asian countries particularly, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka was held during this month in Chennai on “strengthening the competitiveness of South Asia in leather and leather products” in which leading policy makers, industrialists and others from these countries participated and discussed strategies to combat the raw material shortage and price crunch due to recession in European markets and create a regional brand image....
Sunday, 26 August 2012
Extraordinary Stories About Ordinary PeopleSudha Murty, chairperson, Infosys Foundation and author, is known for her ability to glean interesting stories from the lives of ordinary people and weave these narratives into a unique blend of anecdote and fable. Her latest collection of stories, 'The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk', features a fascinating cast of characters, each of whom made an indelible impression on the author. Extracted...
Saturday, 18 August 2012
REAL HAPPINESS OF THE FESTIVAL BY V. M. KHALEELUR RAHMANEid-ul-Fitr or Ramadan Eid is celebrated as a day of thanksgiving to God after successful completion of the month-long fasting from dawn to dusk during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and on sighting the crescent moon of the 10th month called Shawwal. Ramadan is meant for fasting, worship and charity, and also for self-introspection for the purpose of purification of one's soul and body by giving up bad and attaining good things. The Holy Quran says, "Fasting...
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