Ek Aur Chiraagh Bujh Gaya: The death of Dr. A. R. Kidwai
Last Wednesday morning, I got the news about the passing away of Kidwai Saheb (Dr A. R. Kidwai).Inna lillahe wa Inna elayhi ra'ajoon (To God we belong and to Him we will return). May Almighty grant him forgiveness and a high place in the heaven. Dr. A. R. Kidwai, then the Governor of Bihar, during a visit to INSAN back in 1982. Here he is visiting a student science exhibition. It is common to see adjectives like academician, chemist, politician, etc., being associated with him. Perhaps a correct way to describe him would be replacing politician with parliamentarian (being member of Rajya Sabha) and administrator. Indeed, he was one the finest administrators of his time whether serving an institution or a state. Dr. Akhalqur Rehman Kidwai was a one of the few rare personalities bold enough to help fellow Muslims and their community but also to everyone else in general (sounds familiar to all INSAN alumni, a lesson Kidwai saheb and my father got during their...