AMU’s Unani Dawakhana registers its first presence in Delhi’s Trade Fair

ALIGARH November 19: The Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah (Veteran) inaugurated a stall of Dawakhana Tibbiya College, AMU at the India International Trade Fair, New Delhi.

Speaking on the occasion, Lt. Gen. Shah said that this initiative of Dawakhana Tibbiya College will help it reach the national and international market with its Unani medicines. He said that the world is fast turning towards alternative medicine including the Unani and Ayurveda medicine systems.

Vice Chancellor said that the Dawakhana Tibbiya College has for the first time organized its stall at the Trade Fair and its presence on this platform is poised to give a tough competition to other Unani medicine producers.

The General Manager of Dawakhana Tibbiya College, Mr. Arshad Muneer, said that Dawakhana will soon transform packaging of its medicines and make them professionally sound from all aspects.

He said that Dawakhan will also attend World Ayurveda Congress “Arogya” which is scheduled to be held in Kolkata on December 1-4, 2016. He informed that an All India Dealers’ Meet will also be organized in May 2017.

Prof. Tafseer Ali, Member Incharge, Dawakhana and Mr. Taufeeq Ahmad, Marketing Manager, along with the marketing team, were also present on this occasion.

Prof. Shafey Kidwai’s lecture held at AMU Kishanganj Centre

ALIGARH November 19: Prof. M. Shafey Kidwai, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Aligarh Muslim University delivered an invited lecture on "Untold Facts about Sir Syed Ahmad Khan", which was organized by the AMU Kishanganj Centre in Bihar.

Prof. Kidwai said that Sir Syed is credited with publishing Aligarh Institute Gazette which was the first multilingual journal of the country. Sir Syed is also considered as one of the pioneers in the field of purposive journalism that differentiated between facts and opinions to ensure a sense of belongingness.

Prof. Kidwai pointed out that being a prolific writer Sir Syed published more than 400 articles. He said that many of us do not know that Sir Syed was a member of the Public Service Commission and Viceroy’s Council. He said that Sir Syed's works and biography assume a greater significance in light of pluralistic and diverse patriarchal society like ours.

Quoting the example of Che Guevera, Prof. Kidwai said that cross commercialism was the worst example of journalism and Sir Syed stood for the fight against ignorance. He said that Sir Syed always stood for purposive journalism and human values which assume a contemporary relevance so as to coexist with the majorities in a pluralistic society.

Earlier, welcoming the guest speaker, Dr Raashid Nehal, Director, AMU Kishanganj Centre introduced Prof. Shafey Kidwai and highlighted his work. He said that Prof. Kidwai has undertaken an important and challenging work of writing a unique book on Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, "Sir Syed - A Life Beyond Reconciliation", which will be published as part of Sir Syed’s bicentenary celebrations.

The guest lecture was followed by an interactive session. Dr Asad Ullah, Course Coordinator, Department of Business Administration proposed a vote of thanks. Mr Md Sarwar Alam conducted the programme.

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