Ahsan Manzil Cup 2009 hockey tournament

Ahsan Manzil Cup 2009 hockey tournament will be held on Saturday July 4th.
Participating teams are Bachelors Sporting Club (BSC), Dhaka Hockey, Nawab Union and United Boys Club (UBC). The tournament will be on a league basis where the team with the highest point will be awarded championship. The family website www.Nawabbari.com is sponsoring the event.

The details are as following:
Date: July 4th Saturday
Time: 2.30PM
Weather for Saturday: 78-63 degree partly cloudy
Venue: Hoffman Park, Elmhurst, Queens (Near Queens Center Mall accessible by R, V or G train).
Referee: Khwaja Nadeem Azhar (from Virginia)
Federation Contact: Arshad (646) 932-9020), Shahadat ((347) 730-3291) Fardeen ((718) 593-7099)

This is the 2nd year of the tournament. All family members are invited to watch the colorful family friendly event (Bal bachha mia bibi samet). Cheer for your team and enjoy the snacks (Garam Cha, jhal muri, chat pati, halim, peyazu…).

** We still have slot open for last minute entry. Please contact us if anyone is interested to play.

Win over MCC to Twenty 20 Champion: 58 years’ journey

This photo was taken on December 2, 1951 at the Karachi Gymkhana Ground. After Pakistan beat MCC, Pakistan’s Governer General Khwaja Nazimuddin (with raised hand in the photo) called Fazal Mahmood (Right in the photo) and Abdul Hafeez Kardar (2nd from the Left in the photo) next to him. He held their hands and said ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ (long live Pakistan). The jubilant 20000 strong Karachi crowd also joined in and soon the whole ground was shouting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’

Academic Achievements

Riasa Khwaja daughter of Anas Khwaja and Saniya Sajed received the prestigious “President Barak Obama’s Outstanding Academic Achievement award”. She was in the 5th grade at Muslim Center Elementary School in Flushing. This fall she will be joining Al Razi School in Woodside as a sixth grader. It is to be mentioned that she also received this award last year from President Bush.
Family Tree:
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Standing in back row: from left to right Raisa, Sazia and Zian

Syeda Sazia, daughter of late Khwaja Asrar and Shariar Kamal Bappy finished her Quraan Sharif this month. She is dedicating her first Khatam to her father who passed away in NY last year. She was studying Quran at Masjid Al Noor in Staten Island. She will be celebrating this achievement with other family members in Dhaka.

Family Tree: http://gupshup1.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=gupshup1&view=0&pid=868&rand=83251371

Affaqul Huq Zian, eldest son of Ehsanul Huq Munna and Ulfat Kamal (Happy) also received President Barak Obama’s Outstanding Academic Achievement award. He is a 5th grader at P.S 45 John Tyler School in Staten Island. Mother Happy is a home room teacher at PS 26 Carteret School in Staten Island.

Family Tree: http://gupshup1.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?view=0&rand=863023843&pid=945&userid=gupshup1

Breaking News: Mr. Ghani passes away

Dhaka June 22nd
Mr. Ghani a.k.a Mahakobi the ex receiver of the Moulvi Abdullah Welfare Trust passed away today . (Inna lillahe wa inna ilayhe rajeun). He was a lawyer by profession and was living in DOHS area of Dhaka. Janab Ghani was in his seventies and left behind wife and three sons. He played an important role in turning rag tag shops into modern “Electric Market” in the Wiseghat area.

Graduation

Wayiz Hassan Izzy, son of Late Waqqar Hassan graduated from Clarksburg (H.S) Germantown Maryland Montgomery county. His GPA was 3.45. He plans to enroll in the Nursing programme fulfilling his dad’s wish. Looking forward to join the Montgomery College & Collage Park. He seeks prayer from the family members

Family Tree: http://gupshup1.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=gupshup1&pid=1325&bpid=1325&bview=0&view=0&ccpid=2582&rand=60938268

Father’s Day

The Snowflake
Before I melt,
Come, look at me!
This lovely icy filigree!
Of a great forest
In one night
I make a wilderness
Of white:
By skyey cold
Of crystals made,
All softly, on
Your finger laid,
I pause, that you
My beauty see:
Breathe, and I vanish
Instantly.

~ This poem is what I feel God had to say when he made a Father for the first time. He had no words to describe the beauty and the whilst of being a mother’s companion, who is by the way no less than a mother in any way. With his firm and bold personality, he helps support the family with his strength. A father is the pillar of the house. Without the pillar, a house has no base to be formed. Thus, without a father, how can a house be complete? A mother gives all the love and care to build the interior of the house, while the father helps support it with his foundations.

On this day I just want to wish all the Father’s of the world “A Very Happy Father’s Day” … I hope with all my heart that you are always their for your wife and children, as they are for you. God bless all of you and have a wonderful day to celebrate with your loved ones. However, as we are from Nawab Bari, for us Father’s Day is everyday, but this is still a good day to celebrate to show how much we really honor, love, and respect our father’s.

Lots of love,
To all the father’s of the world~
Syeda Nashmin Nomaan

Birth Announcement: Zaara Alesha Rahman

Syeda Nabila Anika (d/o Aleya Begum-Goli & Syed Altaf Hossain) & Tanvir Rahman are happy to announce the birth of their daughter Zaara Alesha Rahman.
Anika is the grand daughter of Khwaja Ashraf Alam & Sogra Begum (d/o K.M.Mosharraf). Tanvir is a corporal in the Canadian Army. Congratulation and best wishes to the family.

Birth Announcement: Khwaja Shafan

Khawja Nadim (S/o.Khawja Nazrul Islam) and Rafia Nadim (D/o Khawja Ahmad and Shama Ahmad) are happy proud parents now. Rafia Nadeem has given birth to their first child; Khawja Shafan on 10 June 2009 at 11 pm (11 June 9am BDT) at Trillium Hospital in Missisauga, Toronto; Canada.They seek prayers and blessings for the new comer. Please call RES:+1905-6292794 or MOB:+14163569701 to congratulate.

Khawja Ashahad Belal

Ahsan Manzil through lens

Edited By Anas Khwaja
When was the first time Ahsan Manzil was caught on a movie recording camera? The shooting of the Last Kiss or Sumumari did not take place in or around Ahsan Manzil. Later on in the sixties three movies from Dhaka either were shooted in or around Ahsan Manzil or had scenes with Ahsan Manzil in the background. The movies are discussed below.

Naachghar (1963) Cast: Shabnum, Mustafa, Nasima Khan, Abdul Ali Lalu, Saifuddin Ahmed. This was directed by Abdul Jabbar Khan who had earlier got a diploma from Ahsanullah Engineering School in 1941. Music director was Dhir Ali Miah. The negative of the flop film is either lost or destroyed.

Shooting of a dance sequence inside Nachghaar of Ahsan Manzil took place. K.M. Halim a prominent family member hosted the crew members with Naasta Paani ,fan etc.

Shaheed Titu Mir (1968) :Historical Film directed by Ibne Mijan

Couple of scenes were shooted near Astabal (stable) situated on the southern edge of the Ahsan Manzil palace, presently the Municipal Market. Sets for Killa were erected with bamboo. With late night shootings couple of young Nawabbarian’s got a first time chance in the role of extra artists.China Man (Khwaja Afsaruddin) was riding horses in couple of scenes.

Chakori (1967) This film was released on March 23, 1967 on Eid-ul-Azha Day in Dacca (Dhaka), East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). Distributors in West Pakistan were not interested to release this Dacca made film in Karachi or Lahore circuits due to poor reports of new comers Nadeem and Shabana. But after success in Dacca, this film was released on May 19, 1967 in Karachi. First few days film business was very bad but then local boy Nadeem became the hero of cinegoers in Karachi and this film celebrated platinum jubilee – the only second platinum jubilee Urdu film in Pakistan and a new success record for a new pair. (thanks to Mr. Aqeel Abbas Jafri, Karachi).

Actors: Shabana, Nadeem, Mirza Shahi, Mustafa… Producer: Mustafiz, Director: Ehtasham, Music: Robin Ghosh, Singers: Firdousi Begum, Ahmad Rusdhi, Mujeeb Alam and Nadeem.

The song “Pyaray Pyaray Yaar Hamaray, Haat Dikhate Jana” from this movie was pictureized with Ahsan Manzil in the backdrop. Singer Ahmad Rushdi, Music Robin Ghosh, Lyrics Akhter Yousuf, Actor Nadeem & Mirza Shahi.
Enjoy the 3.52 minutes long song where first 2 miniutes have scenes of Ahsan Manzil-

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Extra Tips **Dhaka film industry produced 210 movies, 49 Urdu and 161 Bengali from 1956-71. Jago hua svera (1959) was the first Urdu film from Dhaka and Pail (1970) was the last released film.

Resting in Peace

Picture slide show: Resting place of K.M.Kaiser and Begum Syeda Kaiser in Staten Island.

Many family members settled thousands of miles away from their birth place of Dhaka.Some of them died far away from the motherland. This is dedicated to all of those who took their last breath outside of the Indian Subcontinent or are sleeping in peace in their newly adopted country. May Allah forgive them and bless their souls.

Thailand
1) Khwaja Masoom passed in Bangkok and buried in Dhaka (1984).
KSA 2) Khwaja Sultan Alam passed and buried in Medinah (xxxx).
UAE
3) Khwaja Imtiyazur Rahman passed in Umm Al Quwain and buried in Dhaka (1997).
4) Khwaja Shakil Ahmed passed in Sharjah and buried in Dhaka (1998).
5) Khwaja Mohammed Salman settled in Dubai, passed & buried in Dhaka (2006).
UK
6) Khwaja Mohammed Saifullah passed in London and buried in Dhaka (1978).
7) Khwaja Kutubuddin passed in London and buried in England (2007).
USA
8.) Shama Kaiser passed in New York (1977).
9) Begum Syeda Kaiser passed and buried in New York (1982).
10) K.M.Kaiser passed in Beijing and buried in New York (1985).
11) Khwaja Shabbir Quader passed and buried in California (1991).
12) Khwaja Zaker Hassan passed and buried in New York (1996).
13) Syeda Rana Hassan passed in New York and buried in Dhaka (1997).
14) Zakia Begum a.k.a Jakku Apa passed and buried in New York (1998).
15) Meem passed in Atlanta and buried in Tangail.
16) Syed Aziz Salim passed and buried in Maryland (2001).
17) Khwaja Raffay Anwar passed and buried in New York (2005).
18) Rafiq Alam passed in New York and buried in New Jersey (2005).
19) Khwaja Jonaid Kaiser (Joe) passed and buried in Atlanta (2006).
20) Khwaja Mohammed Ibrahim passed in New York and buried in New Jersey (2006).
21) Shahed Salahuddin passed and buried in New York (2008).
22) S. Khwaja Asrar passed in New York and buried in New Jersey (2008).
23) S.Khwaja Moinul Hassan passed in New York and buried in New Jersey (2009).
24) Waqqar Hassan passed and buried in Maryland (2009).
25) Salma Ishrat Kabir passed and buried in Ohio (2009).

Picture & list compilation by Anas Khwaja