By Danish Reyaz, Maeeshat, Mumbai West Bengal is a state where the Muslims are in large numbers- nearly 30% of the entire state’s population- but they are also one of the poorest communities in the state, mostly leading pitiable lives. Once the well-off, service class...
Al-Khair Co-Operative Credit Society Strives to Improve the Economic Lot of Low-Income Groups
By Danish Reyaz Although the commercial banking system has propagated to far-flung areas, a large chunk of people, especially the poor, still remain out of their bounds. Reasons are many, including banks own reluctance towards disbursing small loans to these people....
From Mechanical Engineer to Greenhouse Manufacturer: The Trendsetter Entrepreneur Mr Habibullah Journey
By Danish Reyaz The area of 24-Parganas, 60 km from Kolkata, looks devoid of all basic amenities even from far, but as you enter the limits of Aerotech Engineering Works Private Limited, the high-tech factory of Mr Habibullah will remove all the negative feelings from...
Dr. Hamid Hussain: A Lone Wolf Social Entrepreneur of Bihar
By Danish Reyaz for Maeeshat, Mumbai It was 15 March 2015, the day when Janseva Cooperative Credit Society Limited had organized an inaugural program to launch its branch in Gaya city of Bihar. From Mumbai, they had invited the founder director of society Doctor...
Substantial opportunity for Indians and South Asians to make it big in America: Frank Islam
Frank F. Islam is a globally renowned entrepreneur, investor, civic leader and philanthropist. Islam's personal journey from India to the US and his meteoric rise in the upper echelons of American business world, politics, and civil society is a inspiring story for...
“Any Criticism from Govt is seen by me as Having Done My Job Well”: Mihir Desai
The prominent lawyer and activist, who has been involved in several cases representing the under-privileged and victims of riots and those targeted by communalists, is often pitted against governments both at the centre and in the states. An exclusive interview with...
An Interaction with D.B. Kasar – Winner of President’s Police Medal and Brain Behind Railways’ Civil Safety Operations
Danish Reyaz | Maeeshat Kolkata: D.B. Kasar, currently Principal Chief Security Commissioner at the South Eastern Railway, was honored with the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service on the eve of Independence Day earlier this year. The presidential award...
Vocal youths from a particular community are being targeted, says the lawyer of anti-CAA-NCR activists
By Syed Ali Mujtaba In the shadow of Covid- 19 locked down, there has been a spate of arrests being made in Delhi, mostly against the peaceful anti-CAA protesters and also against alleged instigators of communal riots in North-East Delhi. This is an alarming...
‘Delhi communal riot affects India’s global image’ : Sudheendra Kulkarni
CHANDIGARH: A former member of India’s ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Sudheendra Kulkarni says that the recent communal clashes in the Indian capital Delhi have affected India’s global image. In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency,...
From Tanzania to New York: Success Saga of School Dropout Indian-Origin Signage Entrepreneur Babu Khalfan
New York-based entrepreneur Babu Khalfan is fourth generation of Indian-origin Tanzanian nationals. He visited Mumbai recently in search of ways to pay back to the country where his great grandfather was born and brought up. Successful businessman of signage industry...