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Dear All,

The dates posted by me is confirmed

Only the timing of deedar is yet to be disclosed.The council will make a announcement on 6th may Chandrat.

So its not rumour .

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Dear all,

The deedar timing will be at 6 pm evening so many of them who are worried about weather this is good news for you.

The entry cards for deedar will be given in local jamatkhana on friday.
Only head member of family will get one white plastic sealed card and every member will be allowed with this card.

venue address will be written on the the card along with the number of person allowed .

So be prepared and get ready for deedar for our beloved spritual father hazar imam.
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Dear all,<BR><BR>If anybody outside india has made a registration and if you dont get a receipt or confirmation from national council.<BR><BR>Then you can put your passport no in this link and can take a print out.<BR><BR><A href="http://www.goldenjubileeindia.com/templ ... R>Regards/ Rahim
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Darbar dates for Bangladesh

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Does anyone know when is the Darbar in Bangladesh? Thanks.
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TENTATIVE PROGRAM INDIA VISIT.

Mowlana Hazar Imam will be arriving in Delhi, India on 12th may 2008 around 2:20am for an official meeting with the Prime Minister and the President of India the next day. A short meeting will be held on 14th May in Hyderabad with the Chief Minister before leaving for Mumbay.

After meeting AKDN representatives in Mumbay on 15th, Mowlana Hazar Imam will leave for Ahmedabad the next day where he will meet the Gujrat Chief Minister before going to Sidhpur where he should be giving Didar to the Gujrat Jamat on 16th May afternoon. He will return to Mumbay the same evening.

Mowlana Hazar Imam will be staying 3 more days in Mumbay, meeting with Hon. Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on 17th at Mantralaya in the morning and giving Didar to Mumbai/Poona jurisdiction Jamat at Goregaon NSE Ground between 16:30 and 18:00 the same day. After Didar, he will be meeting with the Governor at Raj Bhawan.

Meeting with National Council is tentatively scheduled for 18th may and Didar for international and other local Jamat at Goreagon NSE Ground somewhere between 15:30 and 17:00. Diner is being organized by the Indian Institute that evening.

Mowlana Hazar Imam will leave for Dhaka early next morning.

This is a tentative program which may change in the coming days.
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Do any o&shy;ne know Bangladesh Darbar Date and Time???.<BR><BR>
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This reply is for both noorjahan and Mehboob

The dates are not yet decided by the bangladesh council.

But from my view it will be on 21st may.

If you are outside bangladesh go to website www.goldenjubileebangladesh.com and register there along with every member of your family.

There is one section FAQ where you will find the dates after council decide it.

If you need any assistance feel free to contact me 9833668908 or jeeshanali@yahoo.co.in

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Dear all,

I am giving the map along with the details of NSC GROUND BOMBAY EXHIBITION CENTER so that everyone can reach the venue easily.

www.nesco.in
go to bombay exhbition center SECTION and get all details


Regards/ Rahim
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For Hotel booking and other assiatance, Can contact me

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Hello All,

Mubaraki to all on the Golden jubilee darbar of Maulana Hazar imam in Mumbai.

I am a karimabad ismaili, born and brought up in mumbai. I understand that many of our ismailis will be looking for hotel booking or airport pickup or still for some other info. So i would like to provide the following email

<b>didarbookings@yahoo.com </b>.(Just copy and paste from here while writing mail.)

You can mail me here for all your didar related needs . I will try my best to help you more on this.

This assistance is for didar in mumbai only.

Take care and regards
Ya Ali Madad[/b]
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Aga Khan, Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, will be visiting Bangladesh from 19th to 22nd this month. The state visit of the Aga Khan is taking place at a time when Ismailish all over the world, including those in Bangladesh, are celebrating the golden jubilee of the Aga Khan's leadership.

Aga Khan at the age of 20 succeeded his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan on July 11, 1957. He is the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims.

The head of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community is highly regarded in Bangladesh. During the visit he is expected to call on both the President and Chief Adviser and other dignitaries.

"Aga Khan, like his father, dedicated his leadership to the well-being of all Muslims, helping them overcome the challenges of tumultuous historical change," said Semin Abdullah, a high official of the Aga Khan Secretariat in France while talking to journalists in Dhaka on Wednesday.

One of the important events during the visit would be the opening of Aga Khan Academy at Bashundhara, Dhaka. "This will be one of 18 such academies in 13 countries specialised in high class education and training for teachers and students," said Semin.

The academies educate young men and women from pre-primary through higher secondary education, are located in key places of Africa and Asia. Semin Abdullah said the academies are network of catalytic centres of educational excellence around the world to prepare young men and women to grasp opportunities in the future.

The Aga Khan academies' education is built on the framework of the internationally recognised International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) programmes. The IB is highly respected for the emphasis it places on critical thinking, active learning, and creative problem solving. It is also renowned for preparing students for admission to the best universities in their own countries and abroad, Semin added.
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SCHEDULE OF MAWLANA HAZAR IMAM VISIT TO INDIA 2008


Ø 12TH MAY 2008- Flight arrival of Hazar imam at 2.19am at Delhi Airport . Stay at Hotel Taj Intercontinental New Delhi

Ø 13TH May 2008- Official Meeting with prime minister and President of India

Ø 14th May 2008- Departure of Flight from New Delhi to Hyderabad . Meeting with Chief minister of Hyderabad – Ho.Raj Shekhar Reddy

Ø 14TH MAY 2008- Departure from Hyderabad at 17.45.Mumbai arrival at 18.50. Stay at Hotel Leela Kempasi Andheri Sahar Road at 19.00

Ø 15th May 2008-meeting with all the officials of AKDN etc

Ø 16th May 2008- Departure from Mumbai at 10.00am To Ahmedabad arrival time 11.10am Meeting with Chief Minister of Gujarat till 12.00 noon

Ø Immediate Departure from Ahmedabad Airport to Sidhpur through Helicopter arrival time at Sidhpur 12.35pm

Ø 16th May 2008- Departure from Sidhpur 6.55pm to Ahmedabad and Departure for Mumbai. Mumbai arrival time 8.05pm

Ø Stat at Hotel Leela Kempasi Andheri Sahar Road .

Ø 17th May 2008- Departure from hotel at 10.10 am for Mantralaya for meeting with Hon. Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh 11.00am to 11.30 am

Ø Back to hotel Leela at 12.45pm

Ø 17th May 2008- at 4.15pm leaving for Didar to Goregaon NSE Ground. Arrival at NSE Ground at 4.30pm and leave from there by 5.50 pm and will back to hotel by 6.00pm

Ø 17th May 2008- at 6.10pm leaving from Hotel for Raj Bhavan(Governor House) will reach there by 18.45 for meeting with Governor till 20.00 followed but dinner with Hon. Governor S.C Jamir

Ø 18th May 2008- Meeting with official of jamat and National Council of India at hotel

Ø 18th May 2008-at 15.20 leaving from Hotel to Goreagaon NSE Ground for Didar at 15.30 will leave from NSE Ground at 17.00 and back to hotel at 17.10. Dinner at Hotel Grand Hayat by Indian Institute at 19.25 will leave from there by 21.30 for Hotel reach by 21.50 at Hotel Leela

Ø 19th May 2008-Departure from Mumbai Airport To Dhaka( Bangladesh ) arrival at Dhaka at 10.15 am
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Aga Khan to visit India from May 12-19

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Aga Khan to visit India from May 12-19
New Delhi, May 9 (UNI) Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of 20 million Ismaili Muslims around the world, will visit India from May 12-19.

After his arrival here on May 12 morning, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will call on him at 1045 hrs.

He will later meet Vice President Hamid Ansari at 1130 hrs.

The 71-year-old spiritual leader will have a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at 1700 hrs after which he will call on UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi.

The next day, May 13, he will call on President Pratibha Patil.

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha L K Advani will also call on him in the evening.

He will leave for Hyderabad on Wednesday from where he will go to Mumbai the next day. He will also visit Ahmedabad and return to Mumbai.

From Mumbai, the Aga Khan will leave for Dhaka on May 19.

The Aga Khan, who normally wears a suit and a tie and lives in Paris, has set up the 'Aga Khan Foundation' which is involved in many philanthropic activities.

It has established educational institutions including universities in countries like the UK, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Syria and Egypt.

The Forbes Magazine has listed the Aga Khan as the 10th richest royal in the world, having a wealth of one billion Dollars.

The Aga Khan, whose original name is Prince Karim al-Husseini, was given the title by his grandfather when he was just 20 years-old and studying at Harvard.

His father, Prince Aly Khan, was not bestowed the title because he had married an American actress

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Kind Attn-International jamat.

Those who have residing outside india and done online registration on www.goldenjubileeindia.com is requested to collect their entry pass from the below address from 11thmay-16th may timing 11am to 8 pm

Regional Council for Western India
Darkhana Jamatkhana Compound,
65, J. B. Shah Marg, Khadak,
Mumbai - 400 009

If any have done registration but have not receive any confirmation number you can go to www.goldenjubileeindia.com and go to registration section and put your passport no or family id to get your details.

For taking entry pass from above address please bring your original passport for each of your family member if you have done family registration along with print out of confirmation details.

If you need any assistance you can reach me on 9833668908 or jeeshanali@yahoo.co.in

Wishing all of you a pleasent journey

Regards/ rahim
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Aga Khan set for seven-day India visit

Bombay News.Net
Friday 9th May, 2008 (IANS)
The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims, will arrive here May 12 on a seven-day, four-city visit to India.

He will be in the capital for two days, during which he will meet President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani.

The Aga Khan will then move on to Hyderabad, Mumbai and Ahmedabad and leave for Dhaka May 19, the ministry of external affairs said here.

The visit marks the Aga Khan's 50th year as imam of over 25 million Shia Ismailis worldwide.

The 70-year-old leader - also known as Prince Karim Aga Khan IV - succeeded his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan - at age 20 in 1957, becoming the community's 49th imam.

The Aga Khan last visited India in September 2006, when he laid the foundation of the Aga Khan Academy for Excellence in Education in Hyderabad.

Earlier, in 2004 the spiritual leader gave away the Aga Khan Award for Architecture at a presentation ceremony at Humayun's Tomb here.
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Dear Registrant,

Greetings from India on the occasion of Darbar!

Thank you for your registration for India Darbar. We would like to inform you that the overseas Jamat will be attending Darbar on May 18, 2008 scheduled at Mumbai.

The Darbar Entry Card will be issued as under:

• From May 12, 2008 to May 17, 2008 between 11.00 a.m. – 11.00 p.m.:

Regional Council Office for Western India
Darkhana Jamatkhana compound,
65, J. B. Shah Marg, Khadak,
Mumbai 400 009
Tele +91 93212 96568
+91 93212 96206
+91 93212 96422

• From the Overseas Registration Desks at the Darbar site on the Darbar day.

You are requested to bring ALL of the following documents at the time of Darbar card collection:

1. Registration confirmation printout or confirmation number
2. ORIGINAL passport (for each Registrant)
3. Medical Certificate for Chair Seating (If below 65 years of age) / Wheel Chair

We request you to kindly confirm your visit for Darbar India with us. Please click on the below mentioned hyperlink for your confirmation:

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To retrieve your registration receipt / number, please click on the below mentioned hyperlink. For security reasons you will be required to enter your passport number in case of individual registration and family ID in case of family registration

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Kadam Mubarak of Moulana Hazar Imdam In INDIA

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We are Happy to Announce that Maulana Hazar Imam Has Arrived in India Today (12/may/2008) at 800 hours at New Delhis Palaam Air Base.

Lot of Mubarakis to all the Murids of India Jamat for this.
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Aga Khan meets Indian Minister of State for External Affairs

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May 12th, 2008 - 3:30 pm

New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): Religious leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, the Aga Khan met Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahmed here today.

The Aga Khan, who arrived here this morning, is scheduled to meet President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and other leaders.

During his eight-day visit to India, the Aga Khan will also visit Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra to participate in programmes being organised in connection with the Ismaili community’s commemoration of his Golden Jubilee, the Aga Khan’s 50th year as Imam of the community.

The Aga Khan will depart for Dhaka from Mumbai on May 19.

The Aga Khan is the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) working to improve living conditions and opportunities of people in sub-Sahara Africa, Central and South Asia and West Asia. AKDN’s nine development agencies with an annual budget of over 350 million dollar focus on social, cultural and economic development irrespective of race, religion, political persuasion or gender.
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India visit
Monday, 12 May 2008

Mawlana Hazar Imam meets with Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. Photo: Gary OtteThis morning, Mawlana Hazar Imam landed in New Delhi, commencing his eight-day Golden Jubilee visit of India. He was received at the airport by the Minister of State for External Affairs, Mr E. Ahmad, the Foreign Secretary, Mr Shivshankar Menon, the Chief of Protocol for the Government of India, Mr Sunil Lal, and leaders of the Jamat in India.

During the course of the day, Mawlana Hazar Imam met with the Minister of State for External Affairs, Mr E. Ahmad, the Honourable Vice President, Mr Mohammad Hamid Ansari, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh and the Chairperson of the ruling United Progressive Alliance, Mrs Sonia Gandhi.

Additional photographs are available in the gallery. Further details about the visit will continue to be posted at www.TheIsmaili.org.

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Mowlana Hazar Imam in Delhi this morning.
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Chief of India's ruling Congress party Sonia Gandhi (R) and the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, pose for photographers before their meeting in New Delhi May 12, 2008. Khan is on a week-long official visit to India.
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The Aga Khan (L), spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, speaks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during their meeting in New Delhi May 12, 2008. Khan is on a week-long official visit to India.
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Chief of India's ruling Congress party Sonia Gandhi (R) shakes hands with the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, before their meeting in New Delhi May 12, 2008. Khan is on a week-long official visit to India.
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Aga Khan arrives on week-long visit

NEW DELHI, MAY 12 (PTI)

The spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims Aga Khan arrived here this morning on a week-long visit to commemorate his 50th year as the 49th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims.

The Aga Khan will meet President Pratibha Patil, Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other top leaders during his two-day stay in the capital.

He travels to Hyderabad on Wednesday where he had laid the foundation stone of the Aga Khan Academy about two years back.

The 71-year-old spiritual leader of millions of Ismail Muslims across the world will also hold discussions with UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Leader of Opposition L K Advani.

Aga Khan is also scheduled to visit Mumbai and Ahmedabad later in the week before leaving for a tour of Bangladesh on Monday next.

The Aga Khan Foundation set up by the spiritual leader is involved in many philanthropic activities and had played a key role in the renovation of the Humayun's Tomb in the capital.

The Foundation runs educational institutions including universities in countries like the UK, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Syria and Egypt.

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Muslim spiritual leader Aga Khan meets PM
New Delhi, May 12: Muslim spiritual leader Aga Khan on Monday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here and discussed the state of minorities in the country.

During the meeting, Singh is understood to have apprised the Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims about the steps being taken by the government to improve the lot of the minorities.

Khan, who arrived here this morning on a week-long visit to commemorate his 50th year as the 49th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, also met President Pratibha Patil and Vice President Hamid Ansari.

After his two-day stay here, 71-year-old spiritual leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims will travel to Hyderabad on Wednesday where he had laid the foundation stone of the Aga Khan academy about two years back.

Aga Khan is also scheduled to visit Mumbai and Ahmedabad later in the week and depart for a tour of Bangladesh on Monday next.

The Aga Khan Foundation set up by the spiritual leader is involved in many philanthropic activities and had played a key role in the renovation of the Humayun's tomb in the capital.

The foundation runs educational institutions including universities in countries like the UK, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Syria and Egypt.

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Aga Khan meets E. Ahmed
May 12th, 2008 - 3:30 pm ICT by admin -

Pratibha Patil
New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): Religious leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, the Aga Khan met Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahmed here today.
The Aga Khan, who arrived here this morning, is scheduled to meet President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and other leaders.

During his eight-day visit to India, the Aga Khan will also visit Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra to participate in programmes being organised in connection with the Ismaili community’s commemoration of his Golden Jubilee, the Aga Khan’s 50th year as Imam of the community.
The Aga Khan will depart for Dhaka from Mumbai on May 19.

The Aga Khan is the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) working to improve living conditions and opportunities of people in sub-Sahara Africa, Central and South Asia and West Asia.
AKDN’s nine development agencies with an annual budget of over 350 million dollar focus on social, cultural and economic development irrespective of race, religion, political persuasion or gender. (ANI)
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His Highness Aga Khan at a dinner hosted by the Vice President, Mohammad Hamid Ansari, in New Delhi on May 12, 2008.

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The Aga Khan calls-on the President of India

His Highness the Aga Khan called-on the President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan on May 13, 2008. During the meeting discussions were held about the activities of the Aga Khan Development Network.


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Aga Khan focuses on madrassa reforms, heritage monuments (Lead)
New Delhi | May 13, 2008 9:45:14 PM IST


The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims, Tuesday called on President Pratibha Patil and discussed a host of issues, including reforms in madrassa education and the conservation of monuments in India.

The Aga Khan, who is on a week-long trip to India, met Patil for about half-hour.

According to official sources, the 70-year-old leader - also known as Prince Karim Aga Khan IV - spoke enthusiastically about the need for reforms in Islamic religious schools.

He talked about the possibility of replicating a programme of reform of madrassa education at the Aga Khan's Educational Institution in Hyderabad, said an official.

The Ismaili leader also visited Humayun's Tomb and Sundar Nursery to survey the progress of a project for the revitalization of several cultural heritage buildings located in Nizamuddin area in the heart of the capital.

The Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the Aga Khan Foundation forged a partnership with several Indian government agencies, including the Archaeological Survey of India, for the preservation of these historic buildings in 2004.

The project is modelled on the Bagh-e-Babur integrated conservation project being implemented by the Aga Khan Trust in Kabul, Afghanistan.

He also met Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani.

The Aga Khan arrived here Monday on a visit that marks his 50th year as the imam of over 25 million Shia Ismailis worldwide.

The Aga Khan Monday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

The Aga Khan, one of the world's pre-eminent philanthropists and businessmen who runs one of the largest private development networks focusing on the poor, will go to Hyderabad, Mumbai and Ahmedabad before he heads to Dhaka May 19.

In Mumbai, the Aga Khan - one of the world's wealthiest Muslim investors - will get a grand reception from the 6,000-odd Ismaili Muslims in the city.

In Gujarat, he will meet Chief Minister Narendra Modi and will also visit Siddhpur, a town in northern Gujarat that is home to a large Shia Ismaili community.

The Aga Khan last visited India in September 2006, when he laid the foundation of the Aga Khan Academy for Excellence in Education in Hyderabad.

Earlier, in 2004 the spiritual leader gave away the Aga Khan Award for Architecture at a presentation ceremony at Humayun's Tomb here.mc/am/vt

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Members of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslim
Members of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslim community, wait to greet the Imam (spirtual leader) Aga Khan outside the Aga Khan Academy in Hyderabad on May 14, 2008.The Aga Khan is on a one-day visit to the southern Indian city during his seven day official tour to India till May 19. AFP PHOTO /Noah SEELAM (Photo credit should read NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images)


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Imam (spirtual leader) of the Shia Imami Ismaili muslims, the Aga Khan (R) greets with the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Rajashekar Reddy in Hyderabad on May 14, 2008. The Aga Khan is on a one-day visit to the southern Indian city during his seven day official tour to India till May 19. AFP PHOTO /Noah SEELAM (Photo credit should read NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images)

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Beautiful pictures, Admin. Thanks for keeping us posted.

Can anybody from India tell us if Hazar Imam was met with the same courtesies as he was accorded around other parts of the world, i.e. including the playing of our anthem and Ismaili flag flying side by side with the Indian flag?

Were Jamati leaders present at the airport?
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Aga Khan meets Governor, YSR

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High-level meet: Prince Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims, with Governor Narayan Dutt Tiwari at Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad on Wednesday -

HYDERABAD: Prince Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismailis, who arrived here on Wednesday on a five-hour visit to the city, met Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and reviewed the progress of the work of Aga Khan Academy coming up at Maheshwaram. Dr. Reddy requested him to expedite the work, while assuring the Government’s help and assistance.

Earlier, after arriving here by a special flight from New Delhi, the Prince drove straight to Maheshwaram to inspect the Academy’s work. He left for Mumbai in the evening.

Lensmen roughed up


The media coverage of the visit was marred by ugly incidents when press photographers were roughed up and pushed around. The first incident occurred at a five-star hotel in Banjara Hills where the visiting dignitary met Dr. Reddy. Several lensmen sustained minor injuries when the security personnel of the hotel roughed them up in the lift area. The Panjagutta police remained mute spectators. The security men said the photographers were not allowed to take pictures of the Chief Minister-Aga Khan meeting as the Information and Public Relations Department did not inform them about the invitation being extended to them.

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