Jafar Khasim Ansari

Assistant Director in Dept of I & C, GoK. Interested in History, Sufis & Sufism of Deccan. Trying to serve the unserved

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Water-coloured painting of "Ali Farhad Khan Masjid" locally known as Kali-Masjid (Black-Masjid) of Aland by Colonel Colin Mackenzie, during his stay at Aland from 9th-11th March, 1797, when he had been undertaking survey of Hyderabad Nizam's Dominions

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5th Shawwal: Urs Hazrat Peer Mubarak Fakhruddin Ansari alias Kar-e-Rawan, at Khuladabad

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21 Feb '25: Dr. Aleksandr Bobrov, Ilya Bannikov, and Denis G. Khrustalev visited Dargah Hazrat Shaikh Alauddin at Ladle Masha'ikh Ansari to mark 550 years since Afanasy Nikitin, the first Russian traveler to India, visited Aland and the Dargah in 1369/70.

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Historical Jamia Masjid, Aland town. Within its premises towards south, graveyard of Quazi family is located, in which tomb of Hazrat Syed Abdul Waheed Tirmzi, I royal appointed Quazi of Aland Pargana is located. Traditionally, The Quazi of Aland is Muttawali Care-taker of it

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We will astonish to know that the very name "KARNATAKA" to this land was used by Tipu Sultan & inscribed in a Persian inscription on Hazrat Tipu Sultan's Mausoleum at Shrirangapatnam (Gumbaz Sharif).

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Illuminated the Minarets & Mausoleum of Dargah of Hazrat Shaikh Alauddin Ansari alias Ladle Mashaikh at Aland on the occasion of his urs.

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First Russian as well as First European traveler to India who visited Dargah of Shaikh Alauddin Ansari @Ladle Mashaikh during 1470 when Urs was going on. Mark his visit, Artwork titled
"Afanasy Nikitin in Aland"
Canvas/oil, 60x70cm. 2023 by Russian Artist Tatiana Svetkina

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Panoramic view of north-western side of dome of mausoleum of Hazrat Shaikh Alauddin Ansari alias Ladle Mashaikh at Aland

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The panoramic view of the eastern side of the Mausoleum of Hazrat Ladle Mashaikh Ansari at Aland

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The Holy Tomb of 14th Century's Great Sufi of the Deccan, Hazrat Shaikh Alauddin Ansari alias Ladle Mashaikh at Aland Sharif, Dist: Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Karnataka State, India.

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Panoramic view of architectural marvel of main entrance gateway to holy mausoleum complex of 14th century's noted Sufi of Deccan, Hazrat Shaikh Alauddin Ansari @Ladle Mashaikh Ansari, built by Adilshahi dynasty's founder Yusuf Adil Shah in fond memory of foundation of his dynasty

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@DOMGOK Very nice to know

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@V_Maxwell @suchichoudhury Very nice madam.

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@masaleemips: Dear Sir, we congratulate and wish you
on your promotion as the DGP CID Special Units & Economic Offenses. We wish you all the success in your new assignment.

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@CMofKarnataka @siddaramaiah Dear Sir, we the govt employees of the state express our humble gratitude to you for having ordered DA hike of 4%, we humbly request you & look forward for best pay revision on par with the centre govt.🙏

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@secretarykpsc Sir, it is learnt that C & R Rules of Dept of & I & C are not amended yet appropriately to determine total no. of posts under DR & PR post.

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@ashoswai Sorry to know

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@jhowesuk @chelsea_mcgill4 @immersivetrails Madam, by the way, just for your information, Colonel Colin Mackenzie was buried in Kolkata (erstwhile Culcatta).

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@jhowesuk Madam, as I have been noticing that you are very much interested in Tipu's history.After Tipu's martyrdom in 1799 & fall of its kingdom, his family members were deported to Culcatta by the East India Company (British rule in India). A mosque named after him was built by his heirs