Writer, thinker, pioneer of Beary movement Abdul Raheem Teekay is no more
Mangaluru, Feb 15: Well-known businessman, pioneer of the Beary movement, poet, writer, translator, thinker Abdul Raheem (65), passed away after a brief illness on Tuesday morning at his residence in Mangaluru. He is survived by wife, two sons, four brothers, including Umar Teekay of Bengaluru.
Abdul Raheem Teekay was an entrepreneur. Besides being the managing director of Teekays Corporate Concepts, he was a poet and author. A passionate, who was deeply concerned about society. He was an activist, who put his complete efforts for the Beary Language Movement. Later, he became the founding president of the Bearys Sahitya Parishat.
He entered into the world of literature as an organizer of the historic first Beary Sahitya Sammelana, which was held under the aegis of Beary Sahitya mattu Sanskritik Sangha on November 11, 1998 at the Town Hall in Mangaluru.
He has the honour of leading the second and the third Beary Sahitya Sammelanas as the president of the Kendriya Beary Sahitya Parishat, which were organised by the Kendriya Beary Sahitya Parishat on November 21, 1999 at Neralkatte's Indian Auditorium in Bantwal taluk; and on October 28, 2011 at Udyavara's Halima Sabju Auditorium in Udupi, respectively.
His Beary translation of the English - Kannada poem 'For You,' written by Mamta G Sagar was published under compilation of poems 'Hide and Seek' and became famous internationally.
His articles reviews, stories, and poems have been published in Varthabharati, Udayavani, Janavahini, Bearyvarte and many other newspapers in Karnataka.
'Mallige Balli' (2014) was his maiden Beary poetry compilation. His poems are very close to the reality of life, and directly touch the reader's heart. The credit of translating the world-renowned English novel 'The Alchemist' by Paulo Coelho, after getting the official permission from the original writer, to Kannada in the name of 'Rasavadi' (2015) goes to Abdul Rahim Teekay.
His service is tremendous in molding the future of hundreds of children through the registered 'Salma Bawa Foundation,' which he started after his father and mother's name in order to educate poor children.
He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Mangaluru's major sporting institution Mangalore Bicycle Club since 2016. He served as the president of the city's prestigious 'Casa Grande' housing complex for three consecutive terms from 2002 to 2005.
Abdul Rahim Teekay was born in Jokatte and brought up in Bajpe. He was the second son of Bawa Abdul Khader and Salma Abdul Khader of prestigious Kademane family. Abdul Raheem was residing in Mangaluru. He was fond of this land's language and culture, which is evident through his writings
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Kamala Harris claims she 'had a certain responsibility' to argue against Biden running again
Washington: Former US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Monday evening that she regrets not expressing her concerns about then-President Joe Biden running for a second term when a majority of Americans felt he was too old for the job.
"I have and had a certain responsibility that I should have followed through on," Harris told Rachel Maddow on MSNBC in her first live television interview since the election.
Such a conversation, even if it happened privately and behind the scenes, would have been an extraordinary breach in a relationship between a president and vice president.
Harris' comments expand on a passage in her book, "107 Days," that looks back on her experience replacing Biden as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee after he dropped out of the race. Harris ultimately lost to Republican candidate Donald Trump.
In the book, Harris wrote that everyone in the White House would say “it's Joe and Jill's decision” about running for reelection, referring to the president and first lady. “Was it grace, or was it recklessness? In retrospect, I think it was recklessness,” she wrote.
“The stakes were simply too high. This wasn’t a choice that should have been left to an individual’s ego, an individual’s ambition. It should have been more than a personal decision.”
In her interview with Maddow, Harris said, "when I talk about the recklessness, as much as anything, I'm talking about myself.”
Harris said in the interview she was concerned that “it would come off as completely self-serving” if she had counseled Biden not to seek reelection. She had competed against him for their party's 2020 nomination, and she was well positioned to run again.
A representative for Biden declined comment.
