Event Diary

Niamath Science Academy, a non-governmental organi-sation for propaga-tion of traditional medicine is celebrat-ing 2007 as year of Traditional Medicine. In connection with this, the Academy organised a national seminar on Traditio-nal Medicine, Ayurv-eda, Siddha, Unani, Homeopathy and Yoga Naturopathy in Chennai on January 7, 2007. During this seminar, the Herbal Garden Project for Institutions was inaugurated by the Governor of Tamil Nadu. This project focuses on the need for every park and institution to have a garden in which at least one herbal plant should be planted with a name board along with the plant description and use. For more details contact: Niamath Science Academy: Ph:28483231. Email:drameen@vsnl.net

Moulana Syed Mohammed Rabey Hasan Nadwi, President, All India Muslim Personal Law Board inaugurated the 4th Batch of Mind Merge - an unique initiative to merge Islamic Values and Professional Identity, on January 17, 2007, at Darul Umoor - Tipu Sultan Advanced Study & Research Center, Srirangapatna, Mysore. Addressing the students, he said: “Islam had never divided education into 2 streams - worldly and religious. Islam emphasised on knowledge / education being research oriented. Europe picked up these fundamentals 300 years ago and today they are into research and hence they are successful”. Moulana Khalid Nadwi, Scholar of Hadith, Nadwatul Ulama, Prof. B. Sheikh Ali, Former Vice-chancellor Mangalore & Goa Universities, Dr. Abdul Rahman Kamruddin, Secretary General, Sheriff Foundation, Prof. Shabbir Mustafa, Principal, Darul Umoor, Moulana Haziq, Vice Principal, M.P.Ahmed Hasan, CEO, mPower Labs Pvt. Ltd and. Ameen-e-Mudassar, Director mPower Labs Pvt. Ltd, spoke on the occasion to the students. Mind Merge is a 45-day residential programme at Darul Umoor, Srirangapatna for Muslim students studying final year courses in engineering, MCA, M.Sc and fresh graduates. It aims to provide opportunity for gaining technical expertise in JAVA / J2EE , career growth (under the guidance of IT company – mPower Labs Pvt Ltd) and Islamic Empowerment in the light of Qur’an and Sunnah through practical work with the ulema students of Darul Umoor.

Popular Front of India is organising the “Empower India Conference” on February 15th and 16th, 2007 at Bangalore. Popular Front of India is a platform of peoples movement working in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu geared to find out alternative development models which are people-friendly and aims at equitable distribution of the nation’s resources. The basic objectives of Popular Front are to strive for freedom, security and justice for all people of India, irrespective of caste, creed or religion. The affiliates of Popular Front include Karnataka Forum for Dignity, KFD, Manitha Neethi Pasarai, MNP, Tamil Nadu and National Development Front, NDF Kerala. Popular Front of India is at present a federation of KFD, MNP and NDF, which are Peoples’ Movements, pioneering social change in the South Indian States.


Thousands of activists and common people are expected to reach Bangalore to participate in the Conference. For more details, contact: General Convener, Empower India Conference, SF 14-C, Hameed Shah Complex, Cubbonpet, Bangalore-2. Ph:32983639. Email: confe rence@popularfrontindia.org. Website:www.popularfrontindia. org

A joint inter-faith celebration of Christmas and Bakrid was held on January 1, 2007. Organised by the Ashirvad Inter-Religious Harmony Movement and St Patrick’s Church, Bangalore, the programme included inter-faith prayers, along with games for children and prize distribution