India
2006-09 India
Wednesday, 2006, September 20 - India: His Highness the Aga Khan spent 4 days in India. He met officials in Dehli, layed the foundation stone of the AgaKhan Academy in Hyderabad, and also met with his followers.
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Prince Aly Khan at Ismaili Youth Sports 1944-02-10
Posted January 21st, 2021 by librarian-hdUnder the auspices of Young Ismailis Brotherhood, various sports were arranged by Young Ismailis Youth Sports at the Cooperage in the immediate presence of H.S.H. Prince Aly Khan on 10th February 1944. The beloved Valiahad is seen watching the various sports with Chairman Gulamali G. Merchant B.A., LL.B
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Prince Aly Khan visits The Aga Khan's Health Centre, Bombay 1941-01-19
Posted January 20th, 2021 by librarian-hdHis Serene Highness Valiahad Prince Aly Khan photographed with the executive body and workers of H.H. The Aga Khan's Health Centre (Bombay) during the Prince's visit to the Centre
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Imam Aga Sultan Muhammad Shah gave Holy Deedar to Ismailis from India, Burma and Ceylon 1940-03-09
Posted January 19th, 2021 by librarian-hdThe Ismailis, followers of Mowlana Hazar Imam H.H. The Aga Khan residing in India, Burma and Ceylon as well as in Persian Gulf, Muscat and Central Asia celebrated the joint birthdays of His Highness, H.S.H. Prince Aly Khan and beloved Prince Sadruddin with great rejoicings and festivities on the 9th March 1940.
The picture shows Mowlana Hazar Imam offering His paternal blessings to the congregation that had assembled at Aga Hall
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Sunder Nursery isn’t just the new Khan Market. It’s Delhi’s paradise in a pandemic 2020-12-26
Posted December 26th, 2020 by librarian-hdFrom botany enthusiasts to social media influencers, everyone agrees Sunder Nursery is Delhi’s go-to spot to escape Covid blues.
Sunder Nursery is teeming these days.
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Delhi''s Sunder Nursery chosen for two UNESCO Asia-Pacific awards for conservation 2020-12-19
Posted December 20th, 2020 by librarian-hdNew Delhi, Dec 19 (PTI) Delhi''s iconic Sunder Nursery, a 90-acre garden which was transformed into a horticultural paradise after a decade-long conservation work, is among the winners in the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation this year.
Also, Koothambalam at Guruvayoor Temple in Kerala''s Thrissur has been chosen in the Award of Distinction category.
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Rahim’s tomb: Delhi’s monument of love gets new lease of life after six-year conservation 2020-12-17
Posted December 17th, 2020 by librarian-hdRahim’s tomb, Delhi’s own monument of love built nearly 50 years before the iconic Taj Mahal, which stood in a ruinous condition with a “risk of collapse” has finally received a new lease of life after six-year-long “monumental conservation” work.
A multi-disciplinary team of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), in partnership with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and support of a corporate conglomerate, worked extensively on the project which married traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge technology.
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Speech by H.H. The Aga Khan at C.C.I. Reception in Bombay 1967--11-23
Posted August 16th, 2020 by librarian-hdSpeech by His Highness The Aga Khan IV
C.C.I. , Bombay
23rd November, 1967
Mr. Sheriff, Honourable Chief Justice, Committee of Hosts, Ladies and Gentlemen
In the last ten years, it has been My good fortune to visit Bombay five times, and you, Mr. Sheriff, did Me the great honour of offering a similar reception to Me during My last visit in 1962. I thank you and the committee of hosts for your kindness. Your good wishes for the numerous garlands and for the most magnificent casket which I have been offered.
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Speech by Hazar Imam at Kamla Nehru Park, Bombay 1967-11-25
Posted August 16th, 2020 by librarian-hdSpeech by Mowlana Hazar Imam
Civic Reception at Kamla Nehru Park, Bombay
25th November, 1967
Your Lordship, Municipal Councillors, Citizens of Bombay
You have been very gracious in offering this reception in My honour and I am most sincerely grateful for your kind hospitality and for the warm words which you have said to Me in your address. Perhaps the fact that I have visited this great metropolis five times in the last ten years does not convey possibly enough the very special significance which Bombay has always had for Me.
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Speech by H.H. The Aga Khan at the Brick Laying of the Nursing Home of the Ismaili General Hospital 1967-11-08
Posted August 9th, 2020 by librarian-hdMr. President of the Managing Council, Members, Ladies and Gentlemen
This, as you said Mr. President, is the 5th time that I have visited the Hospital in the last ten years. When I told the Federal Council of the Ismaili Community in India, that I would be visiting in this year, they said to Me, “certainly you never come to India”, and yet this is the fifth time in ten years and I do not believe I have visited any other area more often than India in the last ten years. I just want to get the record straight.
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US Ambassador unveils refurbished Qutub Shahi Tombs in Hyderabad 2020-03-10
Posted March 11th, 2020 by librarian-hdHyderabad: The Qutb Shahi Tombs are now sporting a new look after the refurbished tombs of Taramati and Premamati were unveiled on Tuesday by US Ambassador to India Kenneth I. Juster.
The US Consulate General Hyderabad financially patronized the Aga Khan Foundation for the conservation and preservation of two tombs under the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation.
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Double delight for Aga Khan Academy 2020-01-19
Posted January 19th, 2020 by librarian-hdHyderabad: Aga Khan Academy bagged a double by winning under-15 girls and under-18 boys titles in the 3rd edition of the School Football League at the Sreenidhi International School on Sunday.
A total of 60 teams participated in the tournament that was played on league basis. Close to 1200 boys and girls competed in the league. ISL team Hyderabad Football Club players Marcelinho, Kamaljit Singh, Adil Khan, Bobo, Matt Kilgallon and Marko Stankovic gave away the trophies to winners.
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A History of Syncretism of the Khoja Muslim Community
Publication Type | Article | |
Year of Publication | 2017 | |
Date Published | 2017 | |
Authors | Ranjan, Amit | |
Original Publication | The Apollonian | |
Volume | 4: 1-2 | |
Issue | March-June | |
Pagination | 53-65 | |
Publisher | The Apollonian | |
Key Words | Religious Polemic; Khoja Ismaili sect; Hindu Nizarpanthis; Indian Islamic scholarship; Ismaili Nizari’ism |
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Plea to repair old, build new Osmania General Hospital 2019-12-04
Posted December 4th, 2019 by librarian-hdHyderabad: Build a new hospital building and restore the old building is the demand of alumni of Osmania General Hospital who are to meet in the city for their 4th Global Meet. The demand for a new building has been pending since 2010.
The Osmania General Hospital building is as old as the Charminar and High Court. Restoration of the Charminar and High Court have been carried out by experts while OGH has been left out.
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Hyderabad: Tata Trusts presents 3rd edition of ‘Kalapana’ 2019-12-03
Posted December 3rd, 2019 by librarian-hdKalapana 2019 will present the work of two partners – Aga Khan Trust for Culture undertaking the conservation of 10 monuments at the Qutb Shahi Tombs; and Film Heritage Foundation
‘Kalapana’ – a Tata Trusts platform to celebrate the arts, engender dialogue with stakeholders and showcase the works of the Trusts’ partners, returns with its third edition focusing on the theme of conservation, one of the focus areas of the Arts, Crafts and Culture portfolio.
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Samsung tablet wielding Pashu Sakhis reflect changing face of rural India-project of AKRSP 2019-11-16
Posted November 16th, 2019 by librarian-hdMuzaffarpur, Bihar: Runa Devi, 35, Class 8-pass of Kafen Chaudhari village of Bochaha block of Muzaffarpur, Bihar, is a Pashu Sakhi, trained to deal with simple medical ailments as well as advise goat owners on the rearing of quality ruminants to improve their market value. However, she is no ordinary “bakri ki dactar (veterinarian)” from the back of beyond.
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This Delhi kitchen feeds the hungry and serves a cause-An AKF Initiative
Posted September 30th, 2019 by librarian-hdThe market at Nizamuddin basti is bustling with energy on a Thursday afternoon. There are some people chattering in front of a butchershop and children fighting while playing carom. The smell of fresh biryani fills the air as I walk through the winding lanes towards my destination, a kitchen called Zaika-e-Nizamuddin which is run entirely by a group of local women.
An initiative by the Aga Khan Foundation that began in 2012, Zaika-e-Nizamuddin was set up as part of a dual campaign to create employment opportunities for women and tackle the problem of malnutrition in this area.
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The 49th hereditary Imam of Shia Ismaili Muslims, Aga Khan met President APJ Abdul Kalam in the capital on Wednesday at the sprawling Rashtrapati Bhawan
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