"He is a proud non-resident Kannadiga," CM Bommai hails Shiruru Philanthropist Mohammed Meeran
Karnataka Rajyotsava Award
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai expressed his admiration and hailed UAE based Kannadiga businessman Mohammed Meeran and said, “Mohammed Meeran Saheb is a proud non-residential Kannadiga, who has illuminated the lives of poor families and also made a remarkable contribution to his homeland by preserving the Kannada language in the Gulf”, he appreciated.
Presenting the 2020 Rajyotsava Award to Muhammad Meeran Saheb from his quarters in the Vidhana Soudha on Monday, the Chief Minister said, “Despite living abroad, his involvement in social service activities back home is commendable”, he said.
Born in Shirur village in the undivided Dakshina Kannada district, Muhammad Meeran Saheb left for the Gulf nation after his studies to make a living. Having made a name for himself as an NRI businessman, he holds great love for his home and homeland.
He is one of those rare Kannadigas who strive to develop their hometown despite living in foreign countries. He has been serving to uplift the Kannada land and language by actively working with various organizations such as the Gulf Kundapura Kannada Fraternity and Shirur Association for more than 40 years. Muhammad Meeran Saheb has helped hundreds of poor families through popular pro-people programs throughout Karnataka. He is also the administrative trustee of Shirur's renowned educational institute Green Valley National School and PU College.
As a social worker, he has helped provide many amenities including an ambulance, garbage vehicle for his hometown. In an expression of admiration, the Department of Kannada and Culture said that it was an honor to present the 2020 Rajyotsava Award to such a great personality.
During the Rajyotsava Award presentation ceremony, MP of Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency B. Y. Raghavendra, and others including the Director of the Department of Kannada and Culture N. Rangappa, Mohammed Meeran Saheb’s family members, and friends were also present.
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Boy called ‘Fauji’ by APJ Abdul Kalam at age 3 becomes Lieutenant at 22
Dehradun: Nearly nineteen years ago, at a Passing Out Parade of the Indian Military Academy, then President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam held the hand of a three-year-old boy standing with his father and remarked, “Yeh fauji ka haath hai” (This is a soldier’s hand). On Saturday, at a similar parade, Dr. Kalam’s words came true in the most literal sense, as the same boy was commissioned as an officer in the Indian Army, drawing attention across the parade ground.
The inspiring story is that of Lieutenant Harmanmeet Singh, who was commissioned into the Indian Army at the age of 22.
With Harmanmeet Singh’s commissioning, a long-standing family tradition of serving the Indian Army, dating back to the early years after Independence, continues. He has become the fourth generation from his family to don the olive green uniform.
Lieutenant Harmanmeet Singh’s great-grandfather, late Subedar Pratap Singh, joined the Army in 1948. The legacy was carried forward by his grandfather, late Sepoy Daljeet Singh, his grand-uncle Major Bhagwant Singh, and Colonel Ujagar Singh.
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Born in Kanpur, Harmanmeet Singh trained as a cadet under the Technical Entry Scheme at the Military College of Telecommunication Engineering, where he won a silver medal. He has been commissioned into the 6 Maratha Light Infantry, the same regiment in which his father, Colonel Harmeet Singh, had earlier served as the Commanding Officer.
Colonel Harmeet Singh himself graduated from the Indian Military Academy on December 9, 2000, exactly 25 years before his son’s commissioning. He said the Army had always been an integral part of Harmanmeet’s world. Growing up, Harmanmeet admired his father in uniform and often wore outfits resembling Army uniforms and badges. “That was his favourite attire. Even at the age of three, while studying in kindergarten, he expressed his desire to become a Gentleman Cadet,” Colonel Harmeet Singh said with pride.
The moment marked not just a personal achievement for Lieutenant Harmanmeet Singh, but also the fulfillment of a prophecy-like remark made years ago by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, now remembered as a symbol of inspiration and destiny fulfilled.
