Chikmagaluru lad Hamdi Imran gets Asia Book of Record honour
A versatile young artiste from Malnad, making his name in painting
Chikmagaluru, November 21: A boy from the city here is a fine example of how a child can achieve greater heights provided proper encouragement to his talent and nurture it. The boy studying SSLC in the Vasavi School of the city marked his name in the international level and brought laurels to the state and the district.
The boy named Hamdi Imran has nurtured his talent in painting to reach his goal. He has emerged as the youngest painter in the international level and now, got a place in the Asia Book of Records.
Being the son of Shahida Shabana and Khalid Imran, Hamdi Imran is just 15 years old student and appreciated by the art lovers across the globe. Having expertise in painting in such a young age, he has got first places in district and state level painting contests and now, has got the international award.
Interestingly, neither his father nor his mother knows anything about painting. None of his family members know anything. But while staying with his mother at farm house during childhood days, he used to scribble on the walls just to make them ugly. But observing his drawing on the walls, his parents identified his talent in painting in his young age and encouraged him to pursue his interest.
In his fourth year, Imran has developed lot of interest in colour painting. During his school days, he got some training from his drawing teacher. But very soon, Imran proved his mettle in painting. After that, he never looked back. Because of the encouragement of his parents, he has carved his name in the international level.
So far, Imran has drawn more than 400 attractive paintings in various mediums and many of them have got awards and prizes. Imran achieved mastery in modern, emotional, and other form of paintings. He has participated in various national level and international level painting competitions including state level Pratibha Karanji contests. He also drew the attention of the best artistes from all-over the world by participating in online competitions being conducted by the Picasso organization once in every three months. If any interested person searches in Google, he can get his beautiful and attractive paintings.
“Hamdi Imran developed the habit of drawing pictures in his childhood days. After admitting him to the school, he has participated in a Prathibha Karanji programme when he was in the third standard. Observing his talent, we have encouraged him to continue his interest. Drawing teachers Kattimani, Poornima Mahesh, Indira Kushakumar, Bhagavan, Ganesh Acharya, Vishwakarma Acharya and others including his school teachers encouraged him. He has bagged several awards for his paintings. Last year, he had entered India Book of Records and now, he has entered the Asia Book of Records on September 24 and received his Asia Book of Records certificate on November 10”.
- Shahida Shabana, Imran's Mother
“Hamdi Imran has interest in painting. As his parents encouraged him in a right direction, he has achieved this mileage. If the talent among the children is properly tapped and encouraged, they can achieve and he is the best example. Instead of making their children engineers, and doctors, parents should encourage such talents and nurture them”.
- Kattimani, Drawing Teacher
“I have interest in paintings and I will continue to do it and achieve in it. In future, I want to become an architect. All my credit goes to my parents and teachers”.
- Hamdi Imran
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Single higher education regulator bill tabled in LS; Oppn flags ‘centralisation,' JPC likely
New Delhi: A bill to set up a 13-member body to regulate institutions of higher education was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan introduced the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, which seeks to establish an overarching higher education commission along with three councils for regulation, accreditation, and ensuring academic standards for universities and higher education institutions in India.
Meanwhile, the move drew strong opposition, with members warning that it could weaken institutional autonomy and result in excessive centralisation of higher education in India.
The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, earlier known as the Higher Education Council of India (HECI) Bill, has been introduced in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
The proposed legislation seeks to merge three existing regulatory bodies, the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), into a single unified body called the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan.
At present, the UGC regulates non-technical higher education institutions, the AICTE oversees technical education, and the NCTE governs teacher education in India.
Under the proposed framework, the new commission will function through three separate councils responsible for regulation, accreditation, and the maintenance of academic standards across universities and higher education institutions in the country.
According to the Bill, the present challenges faced by higher educational institutions due to the multiplicity of regulators having non-harmonised regulatory approval protocols will be done away with.
The higher education commission, which will be headed by a chairperson appointed by the President of India, will cover all central universities and colleges under it, institutes of national importance functioning under the administrative purview of the Ministry of Education, including IITs, NITs, IISc, IISERs, IIMs, and IIITs.
At present, IITs and IIMs are not regulated by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
Government to refer bill to JPC; Oppn slams it
The government has expressed its willingness to refer it to a joint committee after several members of the Lok Sabha expressed strong opposition to the Bill, stating that they were not given time to study its provisions.
Responding to the opposition, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said the government intends to refer the Bill to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for detailed examination.
Congress Lok Sabha MP Manish Tewari warned that the Bill could result in “excessive centralisation” of higher education. He argued that the proposed law violates the constitutional division of legislative powers between the Union and the states.
According to him, the Bill goes beyond setting academic standards and intrudes into areas such as administration, affiliation, and the establishment and closure of university campuses. These matters, he said, fall under Entry 25 of the Concurrent List and Entry 32 of the State List, which cover the incorporation and regulation of state universities.
Tewari further stated that the Bill suffers from “excessive delegation of legislative power” to the proposed commission. He pointed out that crucial aspects such as accreditation frameworks, degree-granting powers, penalties, institutional autonomy, and even the supersession of institutions are left to be decided through rules, regulations, and executive directions. He argued that this amounts to a violation of established constitutional principles governing delegated legislation.
Under the Bill, the regulatory council will have the power to impose heavy penalties on higher education institutions for violating provisions of the Act or related rules. Penalties range from ₹10 lakh to ₹75 lakh for repeated violations, while establishing an institution without approval from the commission or the state government could attract a fine of up to ₹2 crore.
Concerns were also raised by members from southern states over the Hindi nomenclature of the Bill. N.K. Premachandran, an MP from the Revolutionary Socialist Party representing Kollam in Kerala, said even the name of the Bill was difficult to pronounce.
He pointed out that under Article 348 of the Constitution, the text of any Bill introduced in Parliament must be in English unless Parliament decides otherwise.
DMK MP T.M. Selvaganapathy also criticised the government for naming laws and schemes only in Hindi. He said the Constitution clearly mandates that the nomenclature of a Bill should be in English so that citizens across the country can understand its intent.
Congress MP S. Jothimani from Tamil Nadu’s Karur constituency described the Bill as another attempt to impose Hindi and termed it “an attack on federalism.”
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