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My Tryst with Urdu and Journey so far:

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By: Iqbal Sattar

Dear friend.

I was educated up to 3rd standard in Dharwad in Government Urdu School. Our Teacher with white pagadi and hanging back portion was so nice. My father was an Education officer in Dharwad. He established many Urdu Schools, in Dharwad, Bijapur, Belgaum and Karwar. He used his approach to Urdu Schools in villages for community outreach.


I completed my 7th in Belgaum Government Urdu School and SSC ie XIth in Islamiya High School Camp Belgaum. These 11 years of Urdu medium strengthen my love for Education. The teachers in those days were devoted.


Our Headmasters and principal Late Adam Jamadar, were great personalities. 


Library, newspaper, reading books, discussion, allocution competitions, sports, science exhibition, and Drama competition were part of Education.


We learnt good English, Persian, Kannada and Marathi along with Urdu. The interaction with teachers was wonderful. My principal had called me in his office and corrected my Aswersheet for 3 hours. Each and every word and line he read and explained my mistakes. At that time he had had told me Urdu Couplets are Allexire (Abe Hayat) for brain development.


We worked for the garden, School building, extempore speeches, poetry and discussion. As a result, our batch was containing students from well-off parents and our entire batch had successful careers in their lives.


When we gathered after many years. We attributed our success of the batch to our devoted Teachers.


After B.Sc., I joined SFRC Coimbatore after a tough selection procedure and training in forestry. When I was joining my first posting in Sawantwadi my father advised me to be in touch with Urdu Schools, wherever you are posted. What a great vision.


I served in 6 Districts of Western Maharashtra and Konkan. I had a chance to be in touch with more than 200 Urdu medium Schools. My final interaction was with Azam Campus Pune. Where I met Dr.P.A.inamdar.He advised me to join my native School in Kudachi after retirement and work for community development.


When I joined Junnediya High School, Kudachi.We had 1000 students with 15 classrooms.


I could collect funds from India and abroad and constructed 40 classrooms School Building. With present strength of 3000 students.


Now zeal for Urdu medium School is weakening and the tendency of English medium is increasing. So we had Junnediya English medium School established along with Three computer Labs and Robotic Labs.


Now I have taken another 40 classroom project for English medium School. The Project is underway. We are getting financial support from our friends.


We have all three Mediums.ie Urdu, Kannada and English. But the parents are more inclined towards English Medium. We can't help.


In JEMS we have English, Kannada and Hindi languages. In addition, we have Urdu and Persian Diplomas financed by NCPUL, New Delhi.


Robotic Lab is financed by NITI Ayog. My Education, Service and my retirement years were my trysts with Urdu.


But I had an occasion to learn Urdu, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Arabic, Persian, English, Russian and Tagalo in Phillippines.


I am very happy with whatever I have done for Urdu and community. Everready to share my experience regarding Infrastructure Funding, Computer, NCPUL, Robotics, Artificial intelligence, Arduino, 3D printing, Augmented reality, Please feel free to share knowledge and ideas with me one to one.


Iqbal Sattar

ACF Retired &

Chairman

Junnediya Education Society.

Kudachi. Dist. Belgaum, Karnataka, India.


Part 2 about the school:

We have 3000 students

Urdu Medium.       1000

Kannada Medium 1000

English Medium.   1000


Please note that even though we are a Muslim Management NGO we able to run Kannada medium School from 1sr to 10th.


We are very comfortable with all the three medium. In addition to their 6 subjects, we see that they get


1.Spoken English

2.Computer with three Computer labs.

3.Robotics lab from Niti Ayog.

4.Deeniyaat

5.Arabic and Persian from NCPUL


Our students are shining in all three divisions.


out of 3000 students, 500 belongs to other castes.


Our School is 60 years old.


Many of our students of Urdu and Kannada medium have become Doctors, Engineers, CA, Scientists  Advocates, Company secretary, Professors, IT officer, Software professional, Writers, MLA, ZP Members, Industrialists. Progressive farmers, Surgeons.


Many have settled in England, US, Canada, Newzealand, Gulf, Many have donated for Schools, Our donors include Muslims, Jains, SC, Brahmins.

Our students are winning National level prizes in Science fairs, Urdu Competition organised by Petroleum Conservation Council.

One Urdu medium 6th Standard student Got National level award in IT Olympiad. One Muslim girl of Urdu medium went to International level Karate and one Urdu medium boy went to national level 400M hurdle running event.


Presently admissions in My 3 medium is full.


Please do not take Urdu medium lightly. If we work hard our students are winners.


We have all the required documents.FCRA,12A,80g, Darpan, Minority Certificate, Audit, Online donations, Government Aid for Urdu and Kannada Medium Teachers.


We are able to motivate and guide more than 12 Schools where we have our friends in Managements or Teachers who have the same wavelength as us.


I am not nervous or pessimist, about Urdu or Kannada or English Medium Schools, run by our community.


You may direct any School to be in contact with me. I am ready to guide who needs guidance and eager to work.


Negative and pessimist kindly excuse.

Source: received through the chairman of the institute

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