The Need to Become a Giver Group
English book, p. 162
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
programs are held here. This was probably the first occasion for such a large-scale Urdu program in this hall. The entire event was video-recorded. Representatives from Akashvani (All India Radio), Doordarshan (Indian Public Service Broadcaster), and various newspaper journalists were present in large numbers. Besides me, many distinguished individuals expressed their thoughts through speeches or articles. For example, Mr. Kuldeep Nair, Mr. Mohan Chiraghi, Justice Bhawohane, Mr. Shamim Tariq, Justice M. M. Qazi, and Mr. Tej Singh Rao Bhonsle MP, among others. The following day, all local newspapers prominently published reports on this convention. In my speech, I mentioned that this was an opportunity for Muslims in India to guide the people. But there was a price to become a beacon to the countrymen, and that was patience. Even amidst unpleasant experiences from fellow countrymen, they had to endure steadfastly. Since they did not adopt the method of patience, they failed to attain leadership skills. The local Urdu newspaper “Urdu Samachar” made headlines in its issue dated November 11, reporting on the convention and highlighting its significance. It wrote, “Leadership is earned by those who endure.” Mr. Kuldeep Nair, in his speech at the convention, said that after partition (1947), when he came from Sialkot to Delhi, he met Maulana Hasrat Mohani (d. 1951) and became close to him. He shared that, at that time, he used to read Urdu poetry a lot. Maulana Hasrat Mohani advised him that he should leave Urdu poetry and work hard in English journalism. He said that he benefited greatly from Maulana Mohani’s advice.

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