January 2014 Imamia Business Journal

1 ImamiaBusinessReview January 2014

Volume : 01 • Issue : 3 • January 2014

GurGaonTelecom tower provider Viom Networks

is considering listing on an overseas stock exchange while also exploring the possibility of private equity placements to raise funds. The company, with over 42,000 towers, is aiming to make profits this fiscal year through March-the second year in succession that it expects to report so, Chief Executive Syed Safawi tells ET. He adds that Viom is looking at offering managed services to clients in overseas markets, especially in Myanmar, as it changes strategy to become and end-to-end network services provider. Viom also could take the lead in any consolidation in the South Asia tower market, says Safawi. Banking on increased data penetration, Viom Networks is looking to add between 1,500 and 2,000 mobile towers by this fiscal-end.

The company is expected to invest approximately Rs 150 crore towards new

additions.This incidentally will be the first time

since 2012 that Viom will opt for aggressive expansion of sites (telecom towers).

Gurgaon-based Viom is currently the second largest telecom tower company with over 40,500 towers and a tenancy ratio (no of users per tower) of

2.35. Viom is a joint-venture between Tata Teleservices and Srei Group. Setting up a tower will cost the company anywhere between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 12 lakh.

According to company sources, Viom will add nearly 10,000 towers by FY-15.

Meanwhile, viom, during the year, has already made changes at the top-level as a part of its focus on integrated data solutions. Former tower vision, india, chief executive sudhir prasad has been appointed as the chief operating officer.

Ex-ZTE India services sales head Rochak Kapur and ex-Spectranet Networks COO Ravi Badwal have also come on-board at Viom. Kapur will head Viom’s integrated data solutions business while Badwal will manage the emerging business vertical segment.

Vivek Garg, who joined from Globacom Nigeria as Chief Relationship Officer, is spearheading customer relationship.

VIOM cOnsIders lIstIng On

Overseas stOck exchange

viom is looking at offering managed services to clients in overseas markets, especially in Myanmar, as it changes strategy to become and end-to-end network services provider. viom also could take the lead in any consolidation in the south asia tower market.

Syed aun Safawi,Chief Executive Officer, Viom Network Ltd.

Syed aun SafawiChief Executive Officer, Viom Network Ltd.

AlhAMdulIllAh.IccI Opens Its fIrst OffIce In MuMbaIMuMbai

With the grace of Almighty Allah and the help of Masoomeen; proposed Imamia Chamber of Commerce & Industry Mumbai office is now opened and functional.

Also, Major SJM Jafri, the famous social activist has been kind enough to take-up the responsibilities of being the Executive Director of the ICCI

While the Mumbai office will serve Imamia Businesses under Mr. Sajad Ashraf the state Executive Director, Major

SJM Jafri will be stationed in the National Capital Region to serve as the national Executive Director.

A follow-up meeting on the sidelines of the opening of Mumbai office was held at ‘Labocon Systems Limited’ office to discuss the roles and responsibilities of core supporters of ICCI belonging to Mumbai

Business circle, the meeting was attended by 3 of the Executive Council members in addition to invited guests willing to volunteer ICCI goals.

The proposed imamia Chamber of Commerce and industry is an initiative from the imamia business Community to create a national umbrella, the national apex body of imamia business to protect,grow, secure businesses of imamia Community of india and help build the nation.To know more about iCCi and to become a member write to us on [email protected] or log on to www.icci.co.in

About IccI

Mr. Sajad Ashraf Executive Director (West), ICCI


Editor & PublisherSyed M. Quaim Executive EditorMohsin ShiraziConsulting EditorRajeev KumarAssociate EditorNisha QuaimDistribution Team S.M. Kumail, Yusuf AsgharEditorial Advisors Agha Mujahid Hussain CMD, Olive HospitalsJaaved Jaaferi Actor and EntrepreneurJafar Hussain Editor & PublisherSada-E-Hussaini Urdu DailyMajor SJM Jafri Social ActivistS. M. Jafar Naqvi Editor in Chief, Media Today GroupWaqar Naqvi CMD - Labocon System LimitedDesign ManagersPradeep Parmar, Pravin KapaseICCI Mumbai Team Sajjad AshrafExecutive Director (West)Firoz KazmiMedia Executive Shameem ZehraProject ManagerAsgar AbidiIT ManagerAbu TalibAsst Manager (IT)Mohsin RizviOffice AssistantCirculation & Accounts TeamPallavi [email protected]

Dear Readers SalamAlaik, We are happy to present to you the 3rd edition of Imamia Business Review, the English tabloid for Imamia Business Community covering a wide array of features, articles, stories and news content. The current edition has16 pages of interesting reading and complementary for our readers.Since there have been developments at ICCI in both New Delhi and other cities, the focus is more on the ICCI activities.With inclusion of 14 National Executive Council members from varied business and trade background, the activities at the ICCI have suddenly picked up the momentum.Thanks to our community business leaders for extending enormous support for the initiative.The overwhelming response shown by Imamia Business Community from across the nation and involvement of bigwigs at the Executive Council right from the foundation of the ICCI will surely result in efficient and effective formation of the apex body.The third foundation meeting of ICCI is scheduled in Lucknow on 4th January 2014 and we expect few more national figures of Imamia Businesses to join the league.Few very important decision on policy and advocacy were taken during the last Foundation meeting held in New Delhi , It is unanimously decided that the Policy advocacy should be the foremost function of the ICCI to be recognized as a proactive body of business, the ICCI should contribute to the economic policiesThe EC during the last ICCI meeting also took decision to promote the environment management amongst business and industry.While we prepare to come back to you with February edition, we invite all of you to share with us your valuable suggestions and feedback to make Imamia Business Review serve you better.

Wassalam

M. Q. [email protected]

Content

From the Editor

IccI Delegation meets with planning commission

7 Jaffer hussain’s pen is mightier than a sword

8 IccI Meeting update

9 the World federation to organise excellence conference in Mumbai

13 noble school nObILItY, hOnestY, DIscIpLIne, cOurage and sacrIfIce

9 Media today group signs MOu with Messe essen gmbh....

14 success Mantra - tanveer Devji

12 Meet Your ec Member

15 about Imamia chamber Of commerce & Industry

3 6 11

4 10

the state of the economy Indian and global

the state of the economy Indian and global

IccI gets Major sJM Jafri as its executive Director

arba’een. the largest gathering of humans on the earth

IBR Team


Volume : 01 • Issue : 3 • January 2014

GurGaonTelecom tower provider Viom Networks

is considering listing on an overseas stock exchange while also exploring the possibility of private equity placements to raise funds. The company, with over 42,000 towers, is aiming to make profits this fiscal year through March-the second year in succession that it expects to report so, Chief Executive Syed Safawi tells ET. He adds that Viom is looking at offering managed services to clients in overseas markets, especially in Myanmar, as it changes strategy to become and end-to-end network services provider. Viom also could take the lead in any consolidation in the South Asia tower market, says Safawi. Banking on increased data penetration, Viom Networks is looking to add between 1,500 and 2,000 mobile towers by this fiscal-end.

The company is expected to invest approximately Rs 150 crore towards new

additions.This incidentally will be the first time

since 2012 that Viom will opt for aggressive expansion of sites (telecom towers).

Gurgaon-based Viom is currently the second largest telecom tower company with over 40,500 towers and a tenancy ratio (no of users per tower) of

2.35. Viom is a joint-venture between Tata Teleservices and Srei Group. Setting up a tower will cost the company anywhere between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 12 lakh.

According to company sources, Viom will add nearly 10,000 towers by FY-15.

Meanwhile, viom, during the year, has already made changes at the top-level as a part of its focus on integrated data solutions. Former tower vision, india, chief executive sudhir prasad has been appointed as the chief operating officer.

Ex-ZTE India services sales head Rochak Kapur and ex-Spectranet Networks COO Ravi Badwal have also come on-board at Viom. Kapur will head Viom’s integrated data solutions business while Badwal will manage the emerging business vertical segment.

Vivek Garg, who joined from Globacom Nigeria as Chief Relationship Officer, is spearheading customer relationship.

VIOM cOnsIders lIstIng On

Overseas stOck exchange

viom is looking at offering managed services to clients in overseas markets, especially in Myanmar, as it changes strategy to become and end-to-end network services provider. viom also could take the lead in any consolidation in the south asia tower market.

Syed aun Safawi,Chief Executive Officer, Viom Network Ltd.

Syed aun SafawiChief Executive Officer, Viom Network Ltd.

AlhAMdulIllAh.IccI Opens Its fIrst OffIce In MuMbaIMuMbai

With the grace of Almighty Allah and the help of Masoomeen; proposed Imamia Chamber of Commerce & Industry Mumbai office is now opened and functional.

Also, Major SJM Jafri, the famous social activist has been kind enough to take-up the responsibilities of being the Executive Director of the ICCI

While the Mumbai office will serve Imamia Businesses under Mr. Sajad Ashraf the state Executive Director, Major

SJM Jafri will be stationed in the National Capital Region to serve as the national Executive Director.

A follow-up meeting on the sidelines of the opening of Mumbai office was held at ‘Labocon Systems Limited’ office to discuss the roles and responsibilities of core supporters of ICCI belonging to Mumbai

Business circle, the meeting was attended by 3 of the Executive Council members in addition to invited guests willing to volunteer ICCI goals.

The proposed imamia Chamber of Commerce and industry is an initiative from the imamia business Community to create a national umbrella, the national apex body of imamia business to protect,grow, secure businesses of imamia Community of india and help build the nation.To know more about iCCi and to become a member write to us on [email protected] or log on to www.icci.co.in

About IccI

Mr. Sajad Ashraf Executive Director (West), ICCI

1 ImamiaBusinessReview | November 2013

USASuhail R Rizvi recent came into the limelight when

it was reported that a group led by him became the largest shareholder group in the micro-blogging pioneer Twitter, Inc. with over 15% stake. This is valued at over US$ 1.7billion.

For a person who strived to remain off-profile for years, it was a time of reckoning. The Media finally fought back had their day!

Suhail R. Rizvi is co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of Rizvi Traverse Management LLC. A venture capitalist, his investments include Twitter, Facebook, Flipboard and Square.

An economics graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rizvi began his career in private equity, primarily investing in real-estate deals. He switched to investing in communications and technology in the 1990s, when he founded and later sold a long-distance telecom company. He later bought his way into a Puerto Rican company that he turned into a maker of telecom parts.

Rizvi has been known to make bets on relatively risky sectors, such as Movies, Telecom, Social Media, etc. Along with social media, Rizvi has invested in telecommunications and entertainment. In 2005, his firm acquired controlling interest in International Creative Management, but sold its stake. After management problems with the Hollywood talent agency, Rizvi Traverse Management exchanged its equity, “for a combination of cash, preferred non-voting shares and an ongoing interest in certain assets of the company.” The firm also helped Hugh Hefner buy back Playboy Enterprises.

Suhail alo served as a Partner at Emerald Venture Capital and Emerald Venture Capital LLP.

In 2004, his sights turned to Hollywood when he co-founded Rizvi Traverse, a firm based in Birmingham, Mich., with offices in Los Angeles and New York. It is best known for a string of high-profile entertainment deals, including the acquisition of a controlling stake in talent agency International Creative Management Inc. in 2005 (he was later bought out in 2012) and a partnership with Hugh Hefner to take Playboy Enterprises Inc. private in 2010.In 1995, Rizvi bought the Telephone Manufacturing division of the Puerto Rican Phone Company, focused it on making higher-cost items and boosted its annual revenue from US$10 million to US$450 million in the process. He served as a Financial Analyst at MIG Companies from 1986 to 1991 and since 1989. He also served as a Principal in that firm and headed up its efforts in the real estate and corporate securities area. He was the Head of Electronic Manufacturing Services of MIG Companies.

From 1991 to 1995, Rizvi served as the Founder and

Principal at Suntel, Inc. He has been the Chairman and Director of JN Industries since April 2002, the Chairman and Director of R and C Technology since December 2001. He is a Member of Board of Managers at Ziegler Lotsoff Capital Management, LLC. Rizvi has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Avatar Group, since December 1995. He has been a Director of Innovo Group Inc., since April 2003 and serves as the Chairman of Audit, Compensation, and Stock Option Committees and Member of Nominating and Governance Committees. Mr. Rizvi has been a Director of Digital Lifestyles Group, Inc., since December 2003 and serves as the Chairman of Corporate Governance, Nominating, Stock Options, Compensation, and Audit Committees. He serves as a Member of the Board of Directors for each of Varsity Television and International Sourcing Group.

Suhail Rizvi has been a Director of Doublespace Holdings since April 1999. He served as a Director of TN-K Energy Group, Inc., from December 2003 to June 27, 2005. He also serves on the Executive Board of Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

A son of a Psychology professor from Iowa Falls, 47 year old India-born Suhail holds a B.S. degree in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. His older brother Ashraf, is a Hedge Manger.

Rizvi, who owns a sprawling three-home compound in Greenwich, Connecticut, and a 1.65-acre estate in Palm Beach, Florida, near Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg, moved to Iowa Falls when he was five.

Even while Suhail prefers to remain low-profile, accolades shower on him in USA & India. Economic Times, in October 2013, listed him among Seven prominent Indian-origin people in global IT world.

ICMInternational Creative Management, Inc. (ICM) is

one of the world’s largest talent and literary agencies, with offices in Beverly Hills, New York and London. Formed in 1975 by the merger of Creative Management Associates and The International Famous Agency, the company is a cornerstone in the entertainment community under the leadership of its Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Berg.

The agency represents creative and technical talent in the fields of motion pictures, television, publishing, music, comedy, commercials, new media and live theater. ICM agents negotiate agreements and work closely with creators and distributors worldwide, which include television networks, movie studios, independent producers, concert promoters, publishers and Internet site creators. For more information, go to www.icmtalent.com. (Continued on page 3)

Volume : 01 • Issue : 2 • November 2013

Over 15 % stake in Twitter , equity in Facebook, Starwood & ICM : That’s what a little known Imamia Community entrepreneur has.

Suhail R Rizvi

Suhail R Rizvi recent came into the limelight when it was reported that a group led by him became the largest shareholder group in the micro-blogging pioneer Twitter, Inc. with over 15% stake. This is valued at over US$ 1.7billion.

1ImamiaBusinessReview | October 2013

MuMbaiThe Imamia Business Community convened by

some of its prominent community business enthusiasts met last month at the Vits Luxury Hotel, Mumbai to form its own Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

The meeting held on 21st September 2013 saw the coming together of over 150 Businesses from the Imamia Community from across the country to consolidate support for the proposed Association that would be the National Apex body of the Imamia Businesses community, entrepreneurs and academia.

The Foundation Meeting was graced by leading honchos of the community from across the globe. Members were unanimous on the significance of immediate formation of the Chamber and discussed the roles and objectives to be incorporated in the bylaws of the Chamber.

M.Q. Syed, Managing Director at EXHICON Group and the convener of the meeting said ‘We the Imamia Community are third largest population of India and 2nd largest population of the world. However, we do not have any national umbrella to address the growing demand of trade and industry needs of the hour’.

Mr. Syed gave a detailed presentation on the roles and objectives of the proposed chamber and its long term plans to facilitate Imamia Businesses across the country.

Speakers included Jafar Naqvi, Director of Media Today Group, Mujahid Hussain, Managing Director of Olive Hospitals, Maj. SJM Jafri, Prominent Social Worker & Entrepreneur, Waqar Naqvi, CEO Taurus Mutual Fund, Ajase Hussain, CEO at Shiairtual University, etc.

The event was well planned followed by Networking Dinner that went on till late night.

The delegates came from cities as far as Sri Nagar and Country as far as UK and Dubai.

The Guests of Honor made their presence to the event included noted actor and entrepreneur Javed Jaferi, leading Advocate Abbas Kazmi, the Editor-in-Chief of the Urdu Daily Sada-e-Hussaini and Safeer Jafar Abbas, Managing Director of the Media Today Group, Baqar Naqvi, the International Vice President of Jafri International Business Association (JIBA) Salim Virani, Chairman JIBA Ahmedabad Raza Jafri and the Managing Director of Labocon System UK, Waqar Naqvi.

The Community business leaders invited to be in National Executive Council include B.I.Naqvi –CEO, Styltag, SJM Jafri -Social Worker and Entrepreneur, Waqar Naqvi - Managing Director, Labocon System Limited, Agha Mujahid Hussain- Managing Director, Olive Hospitals, Baqar Naqvi – Managing Director, the Media Today Group, Javed Jaaferi leading Actor & Entrepreneur, Mohsin Shirazi – CEO, Dotnet, Dr. Shabeeb Rizvi - Managing Director YOKO Sizzlers, M.Q. Syed - Managing Director of the EXHICON Group, Ahmad Aftab Naqvi – Managing Director ( India) & Co-Founder Gozoop, Iqbal M. Syed- Managing Director Accurate Groupand Mr. S.G. Abbas Kazmi Advocate.

The formation of the Chamber of Commerce is to begin once the approval committee formed under the leadership of Mr. S.G. Abbas Kazmi Advocate approves the Draft Bylaws, and the consent of invited Executive Council Members are received.

The Imamia Community meets in Mumbai to form its own Chamber of Commerce

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D r. Syeda appreciated the efforts by ICCI to form a national apex body of Imamia Business Community; she seemed impressed with the broad

experience of the delegation from varied background. Maj SJM Jafri, the honorary member and serving Executive

Director read out the Vision Statement and Vision Elements of the ICCI and gave an update on the ICCI activities since its inception in September 2013 till the 2nd Foundation meeting held in New Delhi on 02 Nov 2013. Maj SJM Jafri updated Dr. Syeda Hamid on;

lEstablishment of a National Executive Council and a National Evaluation Committee for Loans and Angel Funding, consisting of very experienced businessmen and senior private sector executives representing all regions of the country.

lAppointment of two executive directors, one National and one for Western Region to look after the day to day affairs of the Chamber.

lThe planning of the remaining meetings at Lucknow, Hyderabad and Bangalore in Jan 2014 and the expected registration of ICCI by the mid Jan 2014.

apprecIatIOn Of IccI InItIatIve anD encOurageMent

Dr. Hamid praised the initiative of ICCI to develop and mainstream the business and entrepreneurial skills within the community and outside. She said it was timely and laudable and very much a part of nation building, she assured the support of Planning Commission to the ICCI and also promised guidance from the Planning Commission.

the WaY fOrWarDMr. Syed aun Safawi, CEO of Viom Network, explained

in details the roles and objectives of ICCI and urge the planning commission to support ICCI , the next meeting with Planning Commission is scheduled to be held in mid January

with Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia , Vice Chairman and other Members covering the various sectors reflected in

our letter.

stress On MsMes Dr. Hamid suggested that in addition to ICCI supporting

SMEs and startups, it should also consider support to the MSME sector.

Mr Aniq Husain,Vice Chairman at Gallium Industries Ltd mentioned that the Imamia community had an abundance of

micro sector enterprises, which could get a big boostthrough

the body like the ICCI.Mr Aniq Mentioned that many MSME activities were

becoming a dying art due to lack of support and marketing capability.

Dr Jami Hossain, Chief Mentor & Co-founder, WinDForce Management Services, explained in details on his expertise of non conventional energy sector which Dr. Hamid appreciated and assured the next meeting with concerned member incharge of the sector.

Mr M B Naqvi, Managing Director , Media Today Group explained in details the support needed from her in Agriculture and Horticulture sector and the plans of ICCI to cater to these sectors.

Mr Qumar Abbas, Managing Director at Tru Count Systems Pvt Ltd, introduced his services of Note Counting Machines and explained about his company background.

cOncLusIOnTowards the end of the meeting Dr. Hamid suggested

that ICCI should write a letter to the Planning Commission requesting another meeting between the other Members (in charge of relevant sectors) on one hand and sectorial representatives of ICCI on the other. Maj Jafri also handed over a folder consisting of the PPP of the ICCI, a list of the executive Committee and the proceedings of the Delhi Meet to Dr. Hamid. The meeting ended with the ICCI delegates wishing a Happy 2014 to the Member and also on a lighter note when one of the participants mentioned that the community should do well enough to be able to make use of the note counting machines being manufactured by Mr Qamar Abbas’s company. fOLLOW-up MeetIng

All delegates unanimously agreed that the key persons of the ICCI must assemble at the earliest (latest by 11 Jan 2014) in New Delhi and decide on the approach and support needed from the Planning Commission.

IccI DeLegatIOn Meets WIth pLannIng cOMMIssIOn

The ICCI Executive Council delegation met with Dr. Syeda Hamid, the member of planning commission in New Delhi on 23rd December 2013 to present the ICCI roles and objectives and to garner support from the government

All delegates unanimously agreed that the key persons of the ICCI must assemble at the earliest (latest by 11 Jan 2014) in New Delhi and decide on the approach and support needed from the Planning Commission.

Dr. Syeda Hamid, Member Planning Commission


new DelHi

prOceeDIngs2nd Foundation meeting of Imamia

Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the proposed Apex body of Imamia Businesses of India.

Proceedings of the 2nd foundation of proposed Imamia Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the national apex body of Imamia business Community of India, held at IICC, New Delhi on 2nd Nov 2013

DecIsIOns MaDe.

The meeting held immediately after the foundation meeting presided over by Mr.

Mujahid Hussain, CMD, Olive Hospitals (Hyderabad) and attended

by the EC members resolved the following

points to be incorporated in proposed Imamia Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the national apex body of Imamia Business Community of India.

u That the ICCI representing 3rd largest population of India be registered after the 3rd and 4th meetings to be held respectively at Bangalore and Hyderabad.

u That the following functions should be added in the draft ICCI bylaws

pOLIcY aDvOcacY

That Policy advocacy should be the foremost function of the ICCI to be recognized as a proactive body of business, the ICCI should contribute to the economic policies

envIrOnMent ManageMent

The ICCI shall promote the environment management amongst business and industry.

u That the ICCI should have a fully computerized network of information databases and a specialized intranet, to promote environment management as a tool for enhancing competitiveness and efficiency

uThat the ICCI should provide ISO 14000 consultancy and facilitation, should empanel experts and should interact extensively with the Government and Pollution Control Boards as well as experts in NGOs, academic institutions, industry and other institutions.

u That ICCI should also conducts ‘Energy Efficiency Initiatives’ to work for sensitization and awareness on energy efficiency in industries.

Other IMpOrtant pOInts DIscusseD tO be IncOrpOrateD In the bYLaWs.

u That ICCI, being representative of 2nd largest community among the Muslims of India should acts as a sole representative body of Imamia Business Community.

u Offer advice and suggestions on management, & quality improvement to improve competitive strength of Indian Business Industry.

2nd IccI FOundAtIOn MeetIng heLD In neW DeLhIThe 2nd foundation meeting of ICCI held at India Islamic Centre New Delhi attended by 80 business delegates, sparked a new wave of enthusiasm for ICCI formation, the proceedings follows

Maj. SJM Jafri, Executive Director addressing the attendees, the speakers on the stage.

Conveners of new Delhi iCCi Meeting.

Qumar Abbas, M.D. True Count Systems Pvt. Ltd., Jafar Naqvi,

Director Media Today Group

Agha Mujahid Hussain M.D. Olive Hospitals

Baqar Iftekhar CEO, Style Tag

Syed Aun SafawiCEO, VIOM Network Ltd.

S. M. Baqar NaqviM.D., Media Today Group

Aniq Husain, Vice ChairmanGallium Industries Ltd.

Mrs. Nargis NaqviOwner, Nihal Gas Service


u That ICCI should send trade delegations abroad to explore foreign investment and assists in negotiating bilateral trade agreements with Indian Imamia Business Community.

u That ICCI should co-operate with current Central Government on issues that matters to Imamia Business Community at large and assure government support for the community.

uThat ICCI should contribute in the fields of export promotion, commercial arbitration, business legislation, research,

infrastructural development, Business Studies etc., for the protection and promotion of business interests among the Imamia Business Community.

u That a forum within the ICCI framework should be created to discuss problems and exchange views on matters of common interest of the community.

u That differences and disputes among community businessmen should be resolved amicably and economically with the help of ICCI

u That ICCI should anticipate future needs response to the challenges and should prepare the stakeholders of the economy to benefit from these changes and opportunities.

u That ICCI should have its linkages with other chambers to help making the voice of the Imamia Business Community heard across continents. The meeting concluded with the vote of

thanks by the convener of ICCI Mr. M. Quaim Syed and the conveners of Delhi meeting Mr. Jafar Naqvi ,Director Media Today Group and Qamar Abbas, Directr True Count NOIDA.

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The speakers on the stage. Attendees Interacting with speakers


While the Global economies are important for our discussion, the Indian economy remains of

paramount interest for us due to obvious reasons. The Indian economy has been developing quite well barring the hiccup in the past couple of years. This hiccup in terms of the high Current Account Deficit (CAD), high Fiscal Deficit, declining rate of growth of the GDP has been discussed and analysed threadbare in the past few months at various platforms.

As I write this the Indian Stock Markets have touched a life time high on the SENSEX yet the underlying sentiment is not completely bullish. The interest rates remain at an elevated level, the INR vis-à-vis the USD is still at a considerably weaker level than what it was 6 months back, liquidity is not very easy. Despite the SENSEX being at a life time high level the equity Mutual Funds are seeing redemptions every month from their open ended schemes. While the latest CAD no. has shown an encouraging decline the INR has not strengthened at the same rate. All these contradictions do warrant a good look at the underlying issues affecting the Indian economy.

To begin with the European economies are easily understood. They had fallen on very bad times after 2008 and do not seem to be in a position to recover quickly. The unemployment rate in the PIGS (Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain) nation remains high. Other economic pointers in all these nations also do not spell any turnaround. Barring Germany (which always was a strong economy) others including France are in a weak state. The GDP growth rate in almost all European Union nations remains weak. Weak chances of a recovery in the near future in Europe will not help India and other growing economies.

The US economy which still remains the largest economy globally has been emitting mixed signals but these signals have been improving in recent times. The US GDP seems to be creeping up slowly, the unemployment rate which is an indicator of the future growth (lower the unemployment higher the rate of growth for the GDP, generally speaking) has either been reducing or remaining constant in the past few months. The US did create a stir when the US Fed indicated that they may taper down the monetary stimulus provided by them in the months to come. This had resulted in jitters in almost all emerging economies and asset classes (crude, gold, commodities, equities and bond markets etc). The US Fed was either testing waters or realized quickly that their economy had not really gathered the strength to sustain itself without the stimulus and they decided to not to withdraw/reduce the stimulus. In a nutshell the US economy is holding and it is important that it holds and grows

since it still remains the largest economy and will remain the most important economy for the next couple of decades if not more.

East Africa continues to grow and looks as a promising region for the next couple of decades though it has much to catch up and its current rate of growth does not really affect the global economy dramatically.

Amongst the emerging economies Brazil seems to be the best placed having ensured a low rate of inflation and policies which are encouraging investments by global players specially automobile manufacturers. Russia is maintaining course, China picked up again after a slight decline, Indonesia appears promising.

Within Asia the softening of approach by the US towards Iran and Syria is an encouraging sign and this also helps in stabilizing crude oil prices and reduces the threat of geopolitical disturbances in the Middle East unless Israel embarks on an adventure. UAE (real estate prices up in the last 1 year) and Singapore seems to

be improving. All of the above do affect India but what

affects India much more than all these is the current state of affairs where inflation in India remains high apart from the state of the other economic indicators discussed in the beginning of this write up.

The impending Lok Sabha election and the

anti Congress wave (and not the pro Modi wave as is displayed by the refreshing success of the Aam Aadmi Party), the threat of US tapering (which still exists), India’s penchant for Gold at the household level, High imports of Crude Oil and Gold (for both of which India pays in Dollars which go onto reduce the forex reserves of the country and which is not healthy), the weakness

in the INR (which if it declines further will hurt the economy much more than anything else) all suggest that we should be cautious in our approach since India is still not out of the woods. The rise in the Indian SENSEX to a life time high is driven by inflows from abroad which can all turn fragile should the US tapering start or should the INR weaken dramatically.

The only conclusion one can draw for now is that the Indian future remains bright (irrespective of who comes to power) since the demographics (huge population, most of which is young, high saving rate of individuals, low cost of labor, rising consumption, increasing earning levels etc) still remains intact. Yet it will be prudent for businesses to cut down on expenses as much as possible to enable businesses to remain in a healthier shape and watch out for the movement of above mentioned economic indicators.

note from the editor : “The view expressed in this article is of the author

himself and not and may or may not reflect the views of Taurus Mutual Fund”.

the stAte OF the ecOnOMy InDIan anD gLObaLWe all know that the global communities and businesses are now interlinked and events in one country or continent go onto affect businesses in other countries.

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Courageous, indomitable, tough, unwavering, persistent, witty, eloquent. These are some of the verbs describing a might humble personality like Syed Jaffer Hussain who is the Founder Editor of SADA-E-HUSSAINI Urdu daily. SADA-

E-HUSSAINI is published from Hyderabad India circulated in Mumbai, Bangalore and Aurangabad. It has its head office at Hyderabad and branch office at Bangalore. Since its launch in 2009, SADA-E-HUSSAINI has become a leading newspaper and a voice for the Urdu reading community.

SADA-E-HUSSAINI was started as an evening newspaper with four pages then slowly became a 6 pager , within 2 years became a morning daily with 8 pages in colour. 4 years on It is now a leading Urdu paper in Hyderabad which publishes world news in general and Islamic news in particular.

Syed Jaffer Hussain could not gather consensus amongst his peers and friends when he came up with the idea of starting a newspaper with a different perspective. He says “Often saying the truth creates many new enemies and new supporters”. Soon he faced difficult challenges. Few agreed to support this noble cause. Most felt it was impossible to run a newspaper but Syed Jaffer Hussain did not stop his mission of being a different voice, a voice to reckon with. He knew too well the power of media. He says “In this era wars are not fought with ammunition alone but with ideology. Having said this, my biggest aim is to promote our ideology which belongs to Maktabe Ahlulbaith (a.s).” Jaffer Hussain faced very tough times including finances, but never stopped the publication, even for a day. “This by itself is a great feat and surely has been possible with the help of Allah (s.w.t) and the support of the 14 masoomeen (a.s)” says Jaffer Hussain.

Soon many recognized the efforts of SADA-E-HUSSAINI and with effective public relations, he started getting overseas invitation namely to Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Dubai. He also attended an international conference in of World Youth Awakening held at Tehran. Today Jaffar Husain’s oratory skills keep him busy with lectures all over the country.

As the name suggests, it is not only a religious paper but also a general newspaper

with focus on Islam. Also as the name suggests, the focus is not on any particular sect of Islam alone but the Islam in general.

saDa-e-hussaInI –the fOcusSADA-E-HUSSAINI focuses on international news with a very different outlook. He

says “ All media companies have an agenda and this steers public opinion and many a time the agenda hurts and hides the truth. Our intention is to bring around the true facts which other media companies censor”. This makes Jaffar Hussain’s SADA-E-HUSSAINI a voice worth hearing. His analysis of Middle Eastern politics and vociferous criticism of the Imperialist West makes SADA-E-HUSSAINI one of the few or dare we say the only paper giving the true picture.

SADA-E-HUSSAINI covers news in all subjects like political, economical, health and sports. Its core competency is its editorial which is read world-wide. Today SADA-E-HUSSAINI circulates about 15,000 copies daily and attracts about 2500 hits on its website. Many scholars recommended reading the paper.

Syed Jaffar Hussain has been interviewed by Fars News Agency, Rasa News, Islam Vice, Alami Sahar Network, Howzanews.ir etc. His articles are published in many newspaper like Sahafat,AwadhNama,Munsif,Aitemad, Siyasat etc. He is also a member of the Journalist Union and an advisory board member in Imamia Business Review.

The SADA-E-HUSSAINI website now boasts of web TV. To cater to the English speaking audience, Jaffar Hussain launched an English daily e-paper called Safir Mail. Amongst his future plans include the publication of Safir Mail. “Inshallah SADA-E-HUSSAINI and Safir mail will soon be available in every large city of the country” says Jaffar Hussain.

saDa-e-hussaInI – IMpOrtanceWith not much support to begin with, Jaffar Hussain has been successfully running the

print edition since four years, without any break, this despite several difficulties around. He says “ To most people, viability and finances appear to be the major hurdle for my newspaper . However my biggest hurdle is anti social elements especially from within the community” He further states that “Many individuals day dream and hallucinate that they are flag bearers of the faith and claim to know the Shia faith in and out. Whereas, surely all they know is their own self – made belief which is also is not consistent.” Today SADA-E-HUSSAINI has the most sought after paper in Urdu speaking fraternity. People now desire to appear in the SADA-E-HUSSAINI, which is a great feat for Jaffar Hussain.

SADA-E-HUSSAINI is the only Urdu daily paper on the name of Imam Hussain in the country and should be supported in anyway possible. It’s our only national mouth piece. To pledge your support to this initiative write [email protected] / www.sadaehussaini.com

all media companies have an agenda and this steers public opinion and many a time the agenda hurts and hides the truth. Our intention is to bring around the true facts which other media companies censorInshallah saDa-e-HUSSAINI and Safir mail will soon be available in every large city of the country

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- Syed Jaffer Hussain


The EC member at ICCI M.Q.Syed (Syed Quaim) visited New Delhi to meet Major SJM Jafri , the national executive director and to help plan the ICCI, the 4th Foundation meeting in Lucknow.

The representatives met and discussed the important and urgent needs of ICCI, the proceeding follows.

appOIntMent Of eD Of Western Region; Mr M Q Syed informed that the registration formalities of ICCI will be completed during this month. He also informed that Mr Sajjad Ashraf, the Former banker will be the ED for the Western Region. It was also decided unanimously that the ICCI AGM should be held january 2014 to elect the office bearers, further decided that the treasurer of ICCI should be based out of Mumbai.

evaLuatIOn cOMMIttee fOrMeD fOr LOan & funDIng Issues:

The matter regarding the formation of an Evaluation Committee for evaluating the recommendation of loans by Angel

Investors to members of ICCI was discussed at length. Mr M Q Syed was of the opinion that the formation of commitee must be done straight away as ICCI should help deserving start up/ cash strapped but effectively running business units (BUs) .

After very detailed discussions the seven member committee was formed.

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It was decided to establish a proper Information Centre to guide and support Startups, Existing BUs, and SMEs. This help will be wide ranging and will cover legal, financial, project preparation and business related support to ICCI members desirous of availing such services. The fee structure depending on the extent of service availed, will be standardized in due course of time and informed to all.

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It was agreed that ICCI should have an office to accommodate the Executive Director, and operations staff preferably in South Delhi. Mr. Mb naqvi and Mr. Qamar abbas both EC members were given the responsibility to identify and finalize the space as soon as possible.

MIsceLLaneOus pOIntsThe discussions threw up names of the

following individuals who could contribute significantly to ICCI’s functioning and development.

Mr. raza abbas, CMD of the Al Heba Group, operating from Mumbai with offices in Shanghai,Hongkong,Thailand, and Dubai has promised to play the role of an Angel Investor and help fund promising businesses.

Mr. basim naqvi, a very well established business executive in the petroleum industry and currently operating out of Dubai should be invited to be the speaker in the next Foundation Meeting. Mr. baqar naqvi agreed to co-ordinate for the same

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On the sidelines of registration process, the ICCI representatives were invited by the Chairman of UPDESCO Mr Javed Abdi to explain the objectives of the proposed apex body.

The meeting held at the New Delhi residence of Mr Javed Abdi on 10th December was represented by Maj SJM

Jafri, The National Executive Director at ICCI , Mr M Q Syed ( Syed Quaim) & Mr Qamar Abbas both members at Executive Council Member to explain roles and objectives and to garner support from Government of Uttar Pradesh for the Community Businesses in U.P.

Mr Qamar Abbas, explained

the objectives and updated status of ICCI to Mr Javed Abidi,along with a detailed plan of action for road ahead.

Mr Javed Abdi appreciated the efforts of the ICCI to work for the cause of Community Businesses and promised all required support to the organization at UP Government level and also at personal level.

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(EC Member) from Mumbai

lMr. Mohsin Shirazi

(EC Member) from Bangalore

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The recently-concluded India’s largest AgriBusiness show series ‘Agritech India 2013’ witnessed a

new joint venture signing ceremony on the sideline of International Conference series. The JV between Media Today Group & MESSE ESSEN GmbH(Germany) will facilitate the launching of ‘FLORATECH IPM INDIA 2014’, which will be held in Bangalore, during August 22 - 24, 2014.

The MoU was signed by M.B. Naqvi, CEO, Media Today Group and Egon Galinnis, Managing Director of Messe Essen.

“We are very pleased and proud to establish Floratech IPM India in Bangalore which is such a prestigious horticultural event in the world. Partnering with the globally renowned group MESSE ESSEN is an exhilarating experience for us. We are sure Floratech IPM India will be an event of global proportion,” said M.B. Naqvi.

When asked why Bangalore, Naqvi said, “Since Bangalore is a hub of horticulture production including flowers and plants and known producers like Krishnendra Nursery, Indo-American Hybrid Seeds, Namdhari Seeds, Bangalore Plant First, Florence Flora, Rijzwan Seeds are contributing to India’s horticulture industry in a big way, it becomes a natural choice for organizing this mega event through this joint venture”.

“Interestingly, the climatic conditions are ideal in and around Bangalore to produce high quality fresh farm produces not only for domestic markets but also for export destinations like Middle East,

South East Asia, EU, and other importing countries,” Naqvi added.

This will be particularly relevant in Southern states (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Andhra Pradesh), where farmers grow a number of horticulture crops, but have technical constraints in enhancing production and productivity because of inadequate exposure to high technology & inputs coupled with advanced production practices, logistics and marketing. In addition, shortage of labour is a major concern for progressive farmers of South India who are ready to offer more wages to labourers. Therefore, they are forced to become machinery-dependant in their farm operations. As a result, South India is emerging as one of the hottest destinations as well as a strong market with buying potential for farm machinery and equipment. In order to introduce latest mechanization, greenhouse technology, automation & technological innovations, Floratech IPM India 2014 will be an ideal platform

to launch new products & services among thousands of farmers & agro entrepreneurs to throng this expo.

After signing the document, Egon Galinnis said, “For us, the informative discussions were additional evidence that, after the success of IPM’s foreign fairs in Russia, Dubai and China, we have taken another correct and successful step by opening up the Indian market. Apart from strengthening IPM as the distinct premier global fair, IPM ESSEN will also profit from the new partnership to a considerable extent as a result of new visitors and exhibitors. We may interpret the fact that, shortly before the return flight, we were able to make the personal acquaintance of the highest official, Hon. Sr. Tariq Anwar, Minister of State for the Agricultural Sector in India, as another sign of successfully gaining entry to India’s gigantic growth market for horticulture in the future.”

The first edition of Flora Tech India, launched on the 5th anniversary of Agri Tech India, attracted attention of not only domestic but overseas floriculture industry as well.

MESSE ESSEN GmbH & IPMGermany’s MESSE ESSEN GmbH is the

organizer of world’s biggest horticulture shows (i.e. known as IPM Moscow, IPM Shanghai, IPM Dubai, etc). The iconic fairs attract thousands of serious precipitants from several countries, and are trendsetters in the horticulture exhibition segment.

The World Federation is to organise the first ever Educational Excellence Conference to be held on the 5th

January 2014 in Mumbai, India. This meeting will be coinciding with the 5th Executive Council Meeting,both the events are to be held in Mumbai, on 4th January 2014

The World Federation was initiated by Marhum Mulla Asghar and has been successfully running for 32 years. The World Federation of KSMIC’s education vision has been to empower communities with the ability to become self-sufficient.

The Forum will be the first global conference meeting, organized by the World Federation with the specific aim of sharing and collaborating with the Donors, Agencies and Institutional providers of Education. The overarching theme of the

forum will be sharing the Best Practices in Education and “showcase” a successful project that has attained the desired impact. This will allow us to benchmark the current practices with the world class best practice tools and inspire us with innovative tools and methodologies in India and

overseas.The Global India Forum will be a great

opportunity for Donors and Agencies of ZCSS, Institutional Leaders and Trustees of Educational centres and experts, to learn and share best practices in Education.

This Forum will seek to provide everyone an opportunity to shape the next thirty years of education excellence not only for the Agencies in India but around the world. We will be honoured with your participation, and look forward to your valuable expertise and contribution to this vision. This will allow forum to reflect upon the role of Educational leadership and principles, lessons and “known-to-work” strategies and methods that can best explain both the achievements and challenges of these efforts – through workshops and dialogue.

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Recently formed Imamia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the National Apex Boy for Imamia Businesses in India has roped in Major SJM Jafri as its Executive Director. Major Jafri took over the responsibility of ICCI on 1st December in New Delhi. While ICCI sets up the foundation to achieve bigger Goals and Objectives for the Chamber, The inclusion of Major Jafri on key position has been just in time. Waqar Naqvi, the CMD of Labocon Systems Limited and the Charter member of India’s only proposed Chamber for the community said “With his vast experience in social and business

circle and his positioning as a great community business leader combined with his long stint on key positions with various Multinational Companies, Major Jafri will play a vital role to streamline the objectives of the ICCI and set the ball rolling”.

Mohsin Shirazi, The executive editor of Imamia Business Review and also an ICCI EC member congratulated the ICCI on having such a man on the hot seat, he said, “We are sure that his inclusion at the start of the foundation will lead the way to a successful formation and the membership drive of ICCI”.

A brief profile of Major Jafri Maj (retd) SJM Jafri, Mie, MirCbTech (Civ), PGD (Struct)Maj Syed Javed Mehdi Jafri was born

in Kanpur in 1950 and received his early education in Kanpur, Jhansi, nagpur, allahabad and lucknow.

While studying at Lucknow University, he was selected for the Indian Army in 1970 and was commissioned into the Army’s , elite Corps of Engineers in Mar 1971. He is a war veteran having taken part in the Indo Pak War of Dec 1971 in the Western Sector and suffering injuries during the operations.

He did his Civil Engineering Degree from the Army’s prestigious College of Military Engineering (CME), Pune and followed it up with a one year’s PG diploma in Structural Engineering in 1984. Besides service with troops, he served on two works related deputations, once with the Military Engg Services (MES) in Delhi and once with Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in Meghalaya. Both were in the rank of Major/ Sr Executive Engineer. In 1992, while serving in Delhi, he was awarded the Air Chief’s Commendation Card for distinguished service.

In Feb 1993 he took premature retirement from the Army after 22 years service to try his luck in the Civil arena. He went on to run his own Construction company for 6 years and then got into the field of hard core Engineering Consultancy (Infrastructure development) at senior level since the mid nineties. Since 2002, he served in very senior positions in the Indian subsidiaries of three multinational companies, viz Royal Haskoning DHV Holland, TYPSA Spain and SNC Lavalin, Canada. The last one, viz SNC Group is among the world’s top 10 construction and consultancy group. He retired as the President of SNC Lavalin Infrastructure in Nov

2012 .Maj Jafri continues to be professionally

involved as a member of the Governing Council of the Consulting Engineers Association of India (CEAI) Delhi and is a member of the Road Safety Committee of International Road Federation, Geneva. He is an avid sportsman with his forte being cricket in which he represented his college followed by Lucknow University in 1969 and the Services team in Ranji Trophy in 1976.

Maj Jafri is currently busy in a large number of social/community projects, most important being the career guidance of young people of our community and starting a model project of Tution Centre for poor kids. His target group are the young people between the age of 15 to 35 years. He is also working on getting together successful young professionals as well as motivating senior retired professionals from our community on a pan India basis and involve them not only in Career Guidance of our youth but community development as a whole.

Maj (Retd) SJM Jafri, addressing second ICCI foundation meeting in New Delhi

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Arba’een of Imam Hussain a.s. The son of Hazrat ALI a.s. Is the largest Gathering of Human on

EarthMillions of Shia Muslims gather

around the Husain Mosque in Karbala after making the Pilgrimage on foot during Arba’een. Arba’een (Arabic: for “forty”) or Chehelom in Persian and Urdu , “the fortieth [day]”, is a Shia Muslim religious observance that occurs 40 days after the Day of Ashura. It commemorates the martyrdom of Hussein bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad which falls on the 20th day of the month of Safar. Imam Husayn and 72 companions were martyred in the Battle of Karbala in the year 61 AH (680 CE), killed by the tyrant Yazid I’s army. Arba’een is also observed 40 days after the death of a family member or loved one. Forty days is the usual length of the time of mourning in many Islamic cultures. Arba’een, or Chehlom, is one of the largest pilgrimage gatherings on Earth, in which over 25 million people go to the city of Karbala in Iraq.

The occasion reminds the faithful of the core message behind Husain’s martyrdom: establishing justice and fighting injustice, no matter what its incarnation—a message that strongly

influenced subsequent Shi’a uprisings against the Umayyad and Abbasid rule.

Millions of Shia Muslims gather around the Imam Husain Mosque in Karbala after making the Pilgrimage on foot from Najaf around 120 kms. In the first Arba’een gathering in the year 62 AH, Jabir ibn Abd-Allah Al Ansari, a companion of the

Prophet, was one of the first people who performed a pilgrimage to the burial site of Imam Husain. Due to his infirmity and probable blindness, he was accompanied by Atiyya bin Saad. His visit coincided with that of the surviving female members of the Prophet’s family and Imam Husain’s son and heir Imam Zain-ul-Abideen, who had all been held captive in Damascus by Yazid I, the Umayyad Caliph. Imam Zain-ul-Abideen had been too ill to participate in the Battle of Karbala. He later devoted his life to Azadari and spreading the message of Imam Husain’s supreme sacrifice.The city of Karbala in Iraq, the third holy place of Shia Islam, is the center of the proceedings where, in a show of humility, many crawl through the streets of the city

while others fall on their hands and knees as they approach the Shrines of Husain and his brother Abbas ibn Ali. Many pilgrims travel miles on foot to reach Karbala the list includes people of all faith Muslims Christians and even Hindus.

Observance of Arba’een in Karbala was banned for many years when Saddam Hussein, was president of Iraq. For nearly 30 years under Saddam’s regime it was forbidden to mark Arbaeen publicly in Iraq. Following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the observance in April 2003 was broadcast worldwide.

Arba’een is consistently among the largest peaceful gatherings in history. In 2008, approximately nine million religious observers converged on Karbala to commemorate Arba’een. However, in 2009, the number of people visiting Karbala on Arba’een significantly increased. According to the official website of BBC News and Press TV (Iran), over ten million people had reached the city of Karbala one or two days before Arba’een. The number of pilgrims was expected to rise to 18 million during the next two days, Arbaeen reached over 25 million in 2013 and this year new records are expected.

ArbA’een. the Largest gatherIng Of huMans On the earthMillions of Shia Muslims gather around the Husain Mosque in Karbala after making the Pilgrimage on foot during Arba’een. By Zainul raza

Fivecom Softech Solutions was formed in December 2012 with a vision to open the world of employment opportunity in Information Technology for the rural people. The man behind

this noble endeavor is first generation entrepreneur and businessman Munthezar Mehdi. A self made businessman who had the passion of doing something different. At a tender age of 22, Munthezar Mehdi, Managing Director of Fivecom Softech Solutions is a great young achiever. He embarked to launch Fivecom after quitting his family

business of construction and construction material supplies. Fivecom Softech Solutions is based at Dodbalapur from Bangalore

city. Dodbalapur is a part of rural Bangalore North and is strategically located enroute the International Airport. Fivecom Softech Solutions is a Research analytics and software technology solutions company that has deep domain experience in thought leader analytics, primary and secondary research, data gathering, data cleansing and strategic analysis of information.

It began work with Indian biggies as their extended arm to cater global clients in Life Science domain. It started providing KOL Management services in July 2013 with a major focus on KOL Profiling with a team size of 40 members which gradually increased to 60 Member team by December 2013 allowing itself to chase global markets on similar lines.

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Mohsin Shirazi, 32 has secured his Masters Degree in International Marketing in 2004. He studied at the prestigious University of Strathclyde in Scotland, U. K and at the Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, U.K.

He started his career with a telecom company at the age of 17 and then went on to become India’s first electric car’s first sales executive. An opportunity to launch the REVA car was a great accomplishment. Currently he runs the largest distribution business for Pepsico in the state of Karnataka and also deals with Persian carpets and tapestries.

Along with his wife he has launched Pari’s Hair Accessories which focuses on creating fancy headbands and hair clips. Pari’s has recently executed an order for Belgium based company and is working on setting up a shop in shop concept in various retail chains.

Mohsin Shirazi is also involved with charitable works of the World Federation and Sajjadiya Trust (Canada). He works

as a volunteer with Imamia Education and Welfare Trust (IEWT) in the department of scholarship.

He is the Joint Secretary of JIBA Bangalore, which is a community based networking organization.

Dr. Jami Hossain is a 1985 batch Mechanical Engineer from NIT, Srinagar. His PhD is from TERI University, New Delhi in Wind Resource Potential Assessment.

CURRENT POSITIONSTechnical Chair, World Wind Energy

Association, Bonn (www.wwindea.org)President, Northern Regional Council,

Indian Wind Power Association (IWPA)National Council Member, IWPACo-founder, Chief Mentor & Director,

Windforce Management Services Pvt Limited (An IDFC investee co.)

Dr. Hossain has been associated with Renewable Energy, in particular with Wind Energy from 1985. He initiated the project implementation of first ever grid connected wind turbines in Asia at various coastal locations in India and by mid 1986 had completed installation of 3.3 MW of projects with this new technology in Okha (Gujarat), Veraval (Gujarat), Ratnagiri (Maharshtra), Tuticorin (Tamilnadu).

Dr. Hossain has worked in Senior management positions with reputed research organizations like TERI (New Delhi) and RAL (UK) as well as in private sector and industry organizations such as Enercon, Inox, Indian Wind Energy Association, Independent Power

Producers Association, Indian Wind Power Association. He has also closely with entrepreneurs and private sector in setting up of new and successful renewable energy verticals and cos. Like Enercon India Ltd. (Mehras), Inox Wind (GFL) and WinDForce.

He has for the first time assessed the potential for windfarms in India in a systematic and scientific manner. The potential assessment work is published in refereed Journals and has also been revalidated by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US).

Dr. Hossain has published nearly 20 scientific papers in international scientific Journals and has authored two books.

Mr. agha Mujahid HussainM. D., Olive Hospitals Hyderabad

Mr. aniq HussainVice Chairman, Gallium Industries Ltd Gurgaon

Mr. ahmad aftabCo-founder & India MD, Gozoop Mumbai

Mr. baqar iftekhar naqviCEO StyleTag Bengaluru

Dr. Jami HossainDirector, Windforce Management Services Pvt Ltd, Gurgaon

Mr. iqbal M SyedM. D., Accurate Group New Mumbai

Mr. Javed JaaferiActor & Entrepreneur Mumbai

Mr. Mohsin VakilCMD, Vakil Housing Pvt Ltd Bengaluru

Mr. Mohsen ShiraziOwner, Dot Inc. Bengaluru

Mr. M Q Syed (Syed Quaim)M. D., EXHICON Group Mumbai

Mr. Qamar abbasM. D., True Count Systems Pvt. Ltd NOIDA

Mr. Syed waqar Hussain naqviCMD, Labocon System Ltd (UK) Mumbai

Mr. Syed Mohammad baqar naqviManaging Director, Media Today Group New Delhi

Mr. Syed aun SafawiCEO, Viom Network Ltd New Delhi

naTional exeCuTiVe DireCTor

Major (retd.) SJM Jafri

reGional exeCuTiVe DireCTor (WeST)

Mr. Sajjad ashraf anGel FunDinG & loanS eValuaTion CoMMiTTee

Dr. Shaukat ali MirzaMr. ahmad aftab naqviMr. aniq HussainMajor (rtd.) SJM JafriMr. Syed Mohammad baqar naqviMr. waqar H. naqviMr. Mohsin Shirazi

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Noble School was established in the year 2006 and Noble PU College in 2009. At present it has over 1500 students

enrolled in nursery to Pre-university Classes (in the academic year 2013-14) from Alipur and from more than 40 surrounding villages. School has two separate spacious and secure academic blocks (R1 & R2) for Boys & Girls with an admin block in between. With 75 qualified and experienced teachers and 40 non-teaching staff makes the school one of the District’s Top and Taluk’s largest school.

Our school is duly affiliated to CbSe, New Delhi and college to Department of Pre-University Education, Govt. of Karnataka.

Our motto “Knowledge is Life” is a saying of our great leader Imam Ali (a.s) which interprets that knowledge is an essential element for life. It further opens the minds to life based on knowledge and knowledge useful for our life. Indeed we make sure that learning becomes

an integral part of living thus the motto is synonymous to “Learning is living”.

We inculcate quality education to mainly rural population in a safe and educative environment at affordable fee with international facilities like Swimming Pool; Computer lab (NIIT); Separate fully equipped Physics, Chemistry and Biology labs; Math Lab (Nischal); English Lab (Pearson); Montessori Lab (imported); Separate two Libraries (Junior & Senior) with 5000 books and 30 magazines; Five Digi-classes (HCL); Teachers’ Conference and Training Center; Open Amphitorium; Indoor games; Play pen (for KG) and wide range of games and sports equipments are placed in a three acres of ground surrounded by salubrious natural life.

Five batches of Class X in CBSE Board and three batches of II PUC from PU Board have successfully completed their education by 2012-13. Our students have bagged prizes at National, Regional, State, District, Taluk and Cluster Level Inter-School/College competitions in Academics and Sports.

On daily and weekly basis we conduct various activities of sports, cultural, moral and academics. We give all students equal opportunity to grow and ensure that regardless of their personal ability, each one has the opportunity to reach their personal best.

Noble School Alipur has fetched its name and fame because of the hard work, sincerity, far-sightedness, future-vision and possession of a spirit of serving the community in difficult & hard areas of real rural villages with quality education and international facilities at affordable fees, it is all possible only because of the great dedication of its work-force.

Noble School Alipur is the vital step towards the goal of R.R Foundation. It has a mission to ensure all students understand that they are “creating and being responsible for their future”.

It seeks to instill five main values: NOBILITY, HONESTY, DISCIPLINE, COURAGE and SACRIFICE.

Our stake-holders are: Students, Parents, Community, Staff, Management, CBSE, DoPI, DoPU and the Nation as a whole.

inFRasTRUCTUREspOrts, gaMes & athLetIc

The school has a 3 acre play ground especially for BOYS consisting of Volleyball, Badminton, Kho-Kho, Kabbadi, Basketball and Throw ball courts, in addition to football and cricket fields. School ground also has running tracks, athletic and gymnastic area.

Girls play ground in R2 Ground and Courts are reserved for Girls only with lady Physical Education Instructors.

pLaY pen: A dedicated separate kindergarten play

area is equipped with imported and specially designed play equipment in a safe place to improve physical development and gross motor skills of the tiny toddlers. It adds fun and joy to the students.

nOble schOOl nObILItY, hOnestY, DIscIpLIne, cOurage anD sacrIfIce

Salient Features at noble School• Science Labs• Maths Lab• Montessori Lab:• Digi School• School Cinema• Infirmary• Transport• SMS Facility:• Counseling• Resource person• Remedial Classes• Computer Lab• Medical and Dental Check-up• Library• Swimming Pool• Classrooms:• Sports, Games & Athletic• Play Pen:


Right from the advent of Islam, it has focused on the development of human being from all aspects viz. spiritual, social

and ethos. The guide sent by Allah to train the world these traits was at the highest level of morals and etiquettes.

Today, the corporate world recognizes development of worker and uses various mediums for employee enhancement such as training, learning, coaching, mentoring and so on. A function which was perceived as cost or secondary need, is now been appraised as a partner in success. It is because of the results it has yielded after incurring the cost.

There are three Ps to success in any business at all levels. They are Product, Process and People. Needless to say, our focus is largely on the first two Ps. We are in constant endeavour to enhance our product and process, however we are heedless towards our most important capital i.e. People. For some it may be our employees or subordinates and for some it may be our own selves.

Stephen Covey in his best seller ‘The 7 Habits

of Highly Effective People’ mentions this as the last habit, known as ‘Sharpening the Saw’. It means preserving and enhancing the greatest asset you have and that is YOU or your people. Investing in ourselves increases our capacity to produce and handle the challenges around us. What Stephen Covey meant was continuous improvement at every stage of life, either through training, consulting or mere pondering. We are obliged that our Imams have taught us this approach more than a thousand years ago, when Imam Ali (a) said ‘he is a loser whose two days are equal’ and hence once should invest in himself regularly

Training and Development is the medium which can help the above mentioned goal. It not only helps self improvement but helps business sustain as well. One will find many articles, books and success stories enumerating the benefits of training to the employee as well as the firm. In this article we shall mention only a couple of them

Improving employee skills is not only about improving his technical skills but also the interpersonal skills related to communication, presentation and other behavioural skills. A workforce having good interpersonal skill is likely to stay with the firm for long and give better results. Some of the other skills that should be emphasized besides those related to industry and interpersonal include how to manage time efficiently, how to deal with conflicts, and how to build a good team.

However, the kind of training an employee receives is very important. Allowing an

the success MAntrA

• Training saves labour by reducing duplication of effort, time spent on problem solving, and time spent on correcting mistakes.

• Training saves money as a better skilled workforce means fewer machine breakdowns, lower maintenance costs, lower staff turnover, lower recruitment costs, less need for supervision and increased worker productivity.

trAInIng, leArnIng, cOachIng, MentOrIngTanveer Devji talks about the importance of training in corporate and business word in this exclusive article.

TanVeer abbaS DeVJi is a Dale Carnegie Certified Trainer &

Founder and CEO of RFZ Consulting, a

Human Resource Outsourcing Firm based in Mumbai

employee to simply pass through a sort of sub-par training course does not guarantee improvement. The training must be supported by everyone in the organization.

Otherwise, there is no point in wasting even a half-hearted effort

at training. A contemptible training will not harvest the results one aimed at. The quality of the training should match where you see your company a few years down the line. Excellent training programs ensure a correlation between personal developments of the employee as well as meet the organizational goals resulting in a win-win situation for both the parties.

I would like to conclude with a tradition from the door of knowledge ‘Success is the result of foresight and resolution, foresight depends upon deep thinking and planning’. A good customized training program provides you with a step towards all of the above.

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vIsIOn“The ICCI will actively promote an

environment in which business of the Imamia Community can flourish”.

the IccI WILL WOrk tOWarDs:lTo serve as the respected national

voice of business within and for the community

lTo Play a strong advocacy role for community with local, state and national governments on issues that matter

lTo foster business confidence in the young community members.

lTo become vibrant organization that attracts and retains members and volunteers

lTo become active participant in Business Chambers to expand community business cross the nation.

lTo partner with other business related organizations to achieve goals of mutual interest.

strategIc IntentIOns : aDvOcacY lTo develop a voice that is effective

in influencing both community entrepreneurs & governments on issues that impact business in our community.

cOMMunIcatIOn anD MarketIng lTo Increase awareness on business

and commerce amongst community entrepreneurs & businesses.

structure the IccI fOr success Continue to develop Board,

Committee and Management Structures and Processes to achieve our mission and implement our Strategic Intentions.

vaLue fOr MeMbershIp To Provide programs and services that

generate value for ICCI members.

nOt fOr prOfIt, prOfIt centreMake IccI a prOfIt centre

To Provide Business Consultancy Services, Compliances Supports, Certifications, Lead Generations, Angel Funding, Business Premises for Entrepreneurs for community startup and established businesses to make ICCI a profit center. lTo be a non profit yet a profit making

chamber designed to meet community business needs.

lThe Chamber will have business leaders and progressive individuals to work together to advance the commercial, financial, industrial, educational & civic interests of the community.

tO be the vOIce Of cOMMunItY busInesslTo be a catalyst — a common vehicle

mobilizing enlightened community members from all segments of the business to work together for the common good of the total community.

lWith the aim of achieving economic success the community businesses will be invited to strengthen the community goals & objectives.

WhO WILL funD the IccI ?lThe ICCI will be funded by the

memberships with the assistance of fundraising activities and business consultancy and offerings within and outside community .

lICCI shall also avail Central & State Governments’ aids and schemes meant for various Chambers and Industry Associations.

WhO WILL run the IccIlA Board of Directors, elected by

the Executive Council shall run the organization. The Board, serving as volunteers, shall set the policies and goals of the organization.

l The Board shall also employ an Executive Directors ( National and regional) to run the chamber.

What WILL the ec DO ?lThe EC will lead the ICCI with Ideas,

Drive, Goals, Funds, Business Expertise and Closely Monitor its activities to keep the ICCI motivated and operating.

the benefIt Of IccI tO the cOMMunItY?

In any community, it is from the profitable operation of business that all other benefits result. Only by succeeding in this fundamental goal can a community provide the jobs & Training, Experience and expertise and produce the wealth to finance all of the educational, cultural, charitable & various other needs a community is faced with everyday. ICCI shall thus encourage its members to succeed and help community succeed in business and trade.

WhY JOIn IccI the benefItslThe major benefit of membership of

ICCI will be to act as the unified voice of the community businesses, ICCI shall also provide its members with exclusive & value-added programs to achieve bigger Business Goals.

lStrong membership involvement in its activities will increase the impact and effectiveness of the organization.

lICCI membership will be an investment in the present and future of the individual’s and the community’s welfare.

gOvernMent aDvOcacYAs a National Voice of Business

Community the ICCI will take your problems to the concerned government authorities so that you can take care of your business.

creDIbILItYlBeing a member will show others your

commitment to the community. A membership certificate with the ICCI seal posted in your place of business will let others know you care for the community and your business.

DIscOuntsMembers will receive discounted rates

AbOut IMaMIa chaMber Of cOMMerce & InDustrY

Grow your business.

Secure your business. Build the

nation Join

To become ICCI Member Contact

Maj. SJM Jafri Mob. +91 98115 08551

[email protected], [email protected]

Mr. Sajjad Ashraf Mob. +91 93246 27644

[email protected], [email protected] more details

visit www.icci.co.in


for Consultations, Business Meetings, Business Premises, Lead Generations, Compliances Services, Certifications, Seminars, Networking Events, Workshops, Trade Shows, and many other ICCI offerings.

netWOrkInglICCI shall organise

Networking Events in the form of Business Luncheons, Trade Shows, Business Seminars, Workshops, and other Business events.

lOf course, the more you participate in ICCI Events the more you and your business and community will grow and your membership will become more valuable.

cOntrIbutIOnsThe members, apart

from being the unified voice , can also contribute by Becoming Speakers, Trainers, Consultants, Experts, for ICCI’s seminars & workshops to be designed to address community issues and interests.

IccI busIness DIrectOrYlAs a member, your

Company details will be highlighted and exclusively identified on the ICCI Business Portal, The ICCI Monthly News Letter, & Member Directory

pubLIcItYlMembers will build brand

awareness through ICCI’s print, internet, electronics, other media communications and events exposure.

referraLslThe ICCI will develop

communications for the community business development across the world, The business referrals will be generated from time to time to promote business interests of the members. Thus, creating a demand for your products and services across vertices and nations.

certIfIcate Of MerItlICCI will Certify the the

products and services of the ICCI members,

lThe ICCI stamp used for the certification shall mean the

product/ services has been notarized, that it is a genuine product/ service certified by ICCI.

MeMber tO MeMber cOMMunIcatIOnThe Member-to-Member Demand & Supply

program shall promote your business among other ICCI members.

Other benefIts fOr the MeMberslBeing a support system for growth of the

community.lRecognized credibility of being a member

of a community Chamber of Commerce that strongly supports the Community Businesses.

Type enrollment annual Voting right

Charter Member 1 lac 20000 1 executive Member 25,000 5000 1 associate Member 1000 2000 nil

ProPoSeD MeMberSHiP FeeS

January 2014 Imamia Business Journal

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