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Darshan Lal Jain

2021-05-29T09:25:41Z

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{{short description|Indian social activist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Darshan Lal Jain
| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|12|12|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|02|08|1927|12|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Jagadhri]], [[Haryana]]
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Social activist
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]]
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'''Darshan Lal Jain''' (12 December 1927 – 8 February 2021) was an Indian social activist,<ref name=tribuneindia/> who was awarded [[Padma Bhushan]], India's [[Indian honours system|third highest civilian award]], in 2019 for his contribution in social work.<ref>{{cite news |title=राज्यपाल का पद ठुकराया, 'भागीरथ' बन सरस्वती के लिए संघर्ष किया, अब मिलेगा पद्मश्री अवार्ड |url=https://www.amarujala.com/chandigarh/padma-awards-2019-padma-shri-award-to-darshan-lal-jain-of-haryana-to-preserve-saraswati-river |publisher=[[Amar Ujala]] |date=28 January 2019 |language=Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=पद्मभूषण दर्शन लाल जैन को शिक्षा मंत्री रामबिलास ने किया सम्मानित |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/harayana/yamunanagar/news/haryana-news-padma-bhushan-darshan-lal-jain-has-been-honored-by-education-minister-ram-bilas-020047-3765752.html |publisher=[[Daily Bhaskar]] |date=29 January 2019 |language=Hindi}}</ref> He was known for educating young girls and financially troubled children.<ref>{{cite news |title=Padma Awards 2019: Social, environmental and animal welfare crusaders who have been awarded for their efforts |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/in-focus/article/padma-bhushan-vibhushan-shri-awards-2019-republic-day-rashtrapati-bhavan-social-crusaders/354160 |publisher=[[Times Now]] |date=25 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=List of Padma Awardees 2019 |url=https://padmaawards.gov.in/PDFS/2019AwardeesList.pdf |website=Padmaawards.gov.in |publisher=[[Government of India]]}}</ref>

He was the founder of various schools and colleges in Haryana, including Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Jagadhri (1954), [[DAV College]] for Girls, [[Yamunanagar]], Bharat Vikas Parishad Haryana, Vivekanand Rock Memorial Society, Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram Haryana, Hindu Shiksha Samiti Haryana, Geeta Niketan Residential School, Kurukshetra, and Nand Lal Geeta Vidya Mandir, Ambala (1997).<ref name=tribuneindia>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Shiv Kumar |title=Nonagenarian social crusader of Y’nagar |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/weekly-pullouts/haryana-tribune/nonagenarian-social-crusader-of-y-nagar/635376.html |publisher=[[Tribune India]] |date=11 August 2018}}</ref>

==Early life==
Darshan Lal Jain was born on 12 December 1927 in [[Jagadhri]] into a religious and industrialist Jain family. He is known as Babuji. As he grew up, he came in contact with RSS due to the feeling of patriotism. At the age 15, he participated in the [[Quit India Movement]]. He was sent to prison during the [[The Emergency (India)|Emergency]] in 1975–1977 for working against the anti-people policies of the government. In 2007, Darshan Lal formed the warrior honor committee to remember the forgotten heroes of the nation. The committee held several ceremonies including the second war hero of Panipat, the coronation ceremony of Hemachandra Vikramaditya.
He worked towards the education of the society and laid the foundation stone of Saraswati Vidya Mandir in 1954. He went on to establish Nand Lal Geeta Vidya Mandir and since its foundation in 1997, the school has been providing free education and free boarding to needy and intelligent students from [[Haryana]], North East and [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].
<ref name="jagran.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/haryana/yamunanagar-proposed-for-the-state-nayak-darshan-lal-jain-who-brought-saraswati-over-and-over-with-padma-bhushan-19051494.html|title=सरस्वती को धरा पर लाने के नायक दर्शन लाल जैन पद्म भूषण से अलंकृत|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>

==Awards==
In 2019, The [[Government of India]]n awarded him the [[Padma Bhushan|Padma Bhushan Award]] for his outstanding work in the field of social service.<ref name="jagran.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/91-yo-padma-awardee-says-one-can-serve-nation-without-joining-politics-like-dr-apj-abdul-kalam-363065.html|title=91-YO Padma Awardee Says One Can Serve Nation Without Joining Politics Like Dr APJ Abdul Kalam|date=3 March 2019|website=indiatimes.com|language=en|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/president-ram-nath-kovind-confers-padma-awards/articleshow/68439070.cms?from=mdr|title=President Ram Nath Kovind confers Padma awards|date=16 March 2019|work=The Economic Times|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2010–19}}
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Give Me Trees Trust

2021-05-29T07:54:58Z

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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox organisation
| logo = Give me trees logo.jpg
| founder = [[Peepal Baba]]
| formation = {{start date and age|1977}}{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
| headquarters = [[Delhi]]
| website = {{url|https://givemetrees.org.in}}
}}
'''Give Me Trees Trust''' (also known as ''pedo ka aashram'' or monastery of trees) is a Delhi-based NGO working to plant trees with the help of community volunteers.<ref name=ndtv0819>{{citation |title=Heroes Of Swachh lndia: Meet Peepal Baba, The Man Who Has Been Planting Trees For Last 42 Years To Make India Clean And Green |url=https://swachhindia.ndtv.com/heroes-swachh-india-peepal-baba-planting-trees-42-years-india-green-clean-36690/ |work=NDTV |date=21 August 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Gurugram School Goes Soil-Less, 130 Students Grow over 2,500 Hydroponic Plants! |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/142234/gurugram-government-school-kids-hydroponic-plants/ |work=[[The Better India]] |date=21 May 2018 }}</ref> It was founded by [[Peepal Baba]] in 1977{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} and registered in 2011.<ref>{{citation |title=Gurgaon school students plant 500 saplings to celebrate Van Mahotsav |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/gurgaon/gurgaon-school-students-plant-500-saplings-to-celebrate-van-mahotsav/articleshow/65074714.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=20 July 2018 }}</ref> The Trust has planted over 20 million trees, out of which 12.5 million are [[Peepal]] and [[Neem]] trees. The trust has around 10,000 volunteers who have planted trees in multiple regions including [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Punjab]], [[Delhi]] NCR, [[Haryana]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Himachal Pradesh]] and [[Rajasthan]].<ref name=ndtv0718>{{citation |title=Van Mahotsav Special: A Story Of Peepal Baba, The Man Who Has Planted Over 20 Million Trees |url=https://swachhindia.ndtv.com/van-mahotsav-special-story-peepal-baba-man-planted-20-million-trees-22352/ |work=[[NDTV]] |date=4 July 2018 }}</ref>

270 tree clusters have been formed by the trust till 2019.<ref name=ndtv0819 /> It has worked on 54 CSR projects for creating forests in India and owns 400 nurseries across the country.<ref name=ndtv0819 /> The district administration of Sorka village in [[Noida]], Uttar Pradesh gave five hectares of wasteland for creating an urban forest in 2017 for five years.<ref name=ndtv0819 /> The forest is being planted in partnership with [[HCL foundation]] and is named ''Uday Upvan''.<ref name=ndtv0819 />

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://givemetrees.org.in Official website]

[[Category:Environmental organisations based in India]]

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Charar-e-Sharief shrine

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{{short description|Sufi muslim shrine in Budgam district}}
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'''Charar-e-Sharief''' (also spelled '''Charar-i-Sharief''', '''Charari Sharief''', '''Chrari-Sharif''', etc.) is a [[Sufism|Sufi]] Muslim [[shrine]] and [[mosque]] situated in the town of [[Charari Sharief]] in [[Budgam district]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="nyt">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/12/world/muslim-shrine-in-kashmir-is-destroyed.html|title=Muslim Shrine In Kashmir Is Destroyed|first=John F.|last=Burns|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 12, 1995}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19950531-kashmir-despite-killing-of-key-militants-at-charar-shrine-india-loses-a-battle-807323-1995-05-31|title=Kashmir: Despite killing of key militants at Charar shrine, India loses a battle|website=India Today}}</ref> It is one of the oldest and sacrosanct shrines of the [[Kashmir Valley]] dedicated to a [[Kashmiris|Kashmiri]] Sufi saint [[Nund Rishi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jktdc.co.in/charar-e-sharif.aspx |title=CHARAR-E-SHARIF IN KASHMIR}}</ref> It was built in 1460 to pay homage to Nund Rishi. On 11 May 1995, when a war broke out between the [[Indian Army|Indian forces]] and 150 [[militant]]s, including [[Mast Gul]], the shrine built of [[Square|square-shaped]] wooden structure caught fire and was heavily damaged.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20070702-1995-charar-e-sharif-on-fire-748379-2007-07-02|title=Sufi shrine of Charar-e-Sharif on fire|website=India Today}}</ref> It has religious significance in the [[Culture of Jammu and Kashmir|cultural heritage of Kashmir]] and is considered the holiest place of Muslims.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jkhudd.gov.in/Chararesharief.html|title=Housing and Urban Development Department, Government of Jammu & Kashmir|website=www.jkhudd.gov.in}}</ref>

It is believed that 9 lakh people gathered at the shrine of charar within two days of his death, in 1438AD. The king Sultan Zain-ul-Abedin also took part in his funeral procession.<ref name="nyt">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/12/world/muslim-shrine-in-kashmir-is-destroyed.html|title=Muslim Shrine In Kashmir Is Destroyed|first=John F.|last=Burns|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 12, 1995}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jktourism.org/charari-sharief.html|title=Department of Tourism, Jammu and Kashmir - Charari Sharief|website=www.jktourism.org}}</ref> Besides Muslims, the shrine is also visited by [[Hinduism|Hindus]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/why-a-trip-to-yousmarg-is-must-when-in-kashmir/as64996966.cms|title=Why a trip to Yousmarg is must when in Kashmir?|website=Times of India Travel}}</ref> After Sufi shrine gutted in fire, it was later reconstructed by the authorities however, local people accused the [[Government of Jammu and Kashmir|local government]] for not taking measures to prevent fire incidents.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/after-fire-audit-wakf-shelves-measures-to-ensure-safety-of-shrines/|title=After fire audit, Wakf shelves measures to ensure safety of shrines|date=December 5, 2019|website=Greater Kashmir}}</ref>

==History==
After the death of [[Nund Rishi]], he was buried in Charar-i- Sharief town where the saint has been laid to rest. Later in 1446, the eighth
[[sultan]] of the valley [[Zain-ul-Abidin]], laid the foundation stone of the Charar-e-Sharief shrine at the burial site. Over the time, the shrine was partially damaged. Later, [[Yakub Shah Chak]] repaired the damaged parts. In 19th century, an [[Afghan]] governor named [[Atta Mohammad Khan]], reconstructed the shrine. The shrine compound was engineered when [[Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad]] was serving as the [[List of chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|prime minister of the state]]. In 1979, the [[Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages]] installed an [[Epigraphy|epigraphic stone]] at the [[Mazar (mausoleum)|mazar]] ([[mausoleum]]) of Nund Rishi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001021/windows/main3.htm|title=The Tribune - Windows - Featured story|website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref>

==Desecration==
Since the shrine is also used by the Sufi Muslims to offer worships, in 2015, some unknown attackers hurled a [[grenade]] on the mosque that subsequently wounded ten devotees.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/kashmir-blast-mosque/rare-blast-in-mosque-in-kashmir-hurts-10-idUSKCN0QI0DW20150813 |title = Rare blast in mosque in Kashmir hurts 10|newspaper = Reuters|date = 13 August 2015}}</ref> In 2001, unknown attackers carried out a terrorist attack on the women devotees during a [[Friday prayer]] that left 4 fatalities with fifty others wounded.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/south/06/08/kashmir.blast/|title=CNN.com - Four killed in grenade blast at Kashmir shrine - June 8, 2001|website=edition.cnn.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/212511 | title=4 die, 50 hurt in Kashmir bomb attack| date=10 June 2001}}</ref>

On 11 May 1995, [[Hizbul Mujahideen]] militants took shelter inside the shrine that involved Indian security forces and militants in a [[Direct action (military)|direct combat]]. The battle evacuated more than 25,000 people from the [[Encounter killings by police|encounter site]] and they took shelter in neighboring villages, "fearing that they would be caught in a battle". Initial reports cited 1,000 houses damaged and another 200 stores destroyed. Indian security forces didn't allow journalists to enter the affected area. The battle left thirty militants dead and fifteen security personnel were killed during a [[Fire and movement|heavy fire exchange]]. The gunfight reportedly left a 65-year-old civilian dead.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/05/12/ancient-shrine-in-kashmir-destroyed-in-fight-between-indian-forces-rebels/6309ae6b-71ee-409d-afab-9bbf322baeb4/|title=ANCIENT SHRINE IN KASHMIR DESTROYED IN FIGHT BETWEEN INDIAN FORCES, REBELS|date=May 12, 1995|via=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref>

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Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah

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{{short description|Islamic madrasa in Kashmir}}
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'''Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah''' ({{lang-ur|دار العلوم رحیمیہ}}) is an Islamic seminary in [[Bandipore]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It was established in 1979 by [[Rahmatullah Mir Qasmi]], an alumnus of [[Darul Uloom Deoband]].<ref name="risingkashmir">{{cite news |author1=Muhammad Amin Malik |title=Remembering Kausar Sahib (RA) |url=http://www.risingkashmir.com/news/remembering-kausar-sahib-ra |accessdate=10 April 2020 |publisher=[[Rising Kashmir]] |date=22 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="citizen">{{cite news |author1=Shujaat Bukhari |authorlink1=Shujaat Bukhari |title=Don't Make Kashmir a Battleground for Islamic Schools of Thought |url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/newsdetail/index/3/7682/dont-make-kashmir-a-battleground-for-islamic-schools-of-thought |accessdate=10 April 2020 |publisher=The Citizen |date=12 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="gk">{{cite news |title=An Islamic University |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/gk-magazine/an-islamic-university/ |accessdate=10 April 2020 |publisher=[[Greater Kashmir]] |date=14 March 2015}}</ref> It is regarded as the biggest Islamic seminary of [[Kashmir]].<ref name="bandipore">{{cite web |title=Places of Interest |url=https://bandipore.nic.in/places-of-interest/ |website=bandipore.nic.in |publisher=[[Bandipore district]] administration |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="firstpost">{{cite news |author1=Nisar Ahmad Dharma |title=Jammu and Kashmir's visually impaired bereft of pension, unsupported by government and unloved by families |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/jammu-and-kashmirs-visually-impaired-bereft-of-pension-unsupported-by-government-and-unloved-by-families-6550641.html |accessdate=10 April 2020 |publisher=[[Firstpost]] |date=2 May 2019}}</ref>

==History==
Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah was established by [[Rahmatullah Mir Qasmi]] in 1979. It follows the methodology of [[Darul Uloom Deoband]].<ref name="circles">{{cite news |author1=Yoginder Sikand |authorlink1=Yoginder Sikand |title=Kashmir's Largest Madrasa: Dar ul-Uloom Raheemiyyah |url=http://twocircles.net/2007jul29/kashmirs_largest_madrasa_dar_ul_uloom_raheemiyyah.html |accessdate=10 April 2020 |publisher=[[Two Circles]] |date=29 July 2007}}</ref><ref name="bandipore" />

==Faculty==
* [[Nazir Ahmad Qasmi]], Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah<ref name="gk11">{{cite news |title=Mufti Nazir for social reformist groups |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/more/news/mufti-nazir-for-social-reformist-groups/ |accessdate=10 April 2020 |publisher=[[Greater Kashmir]] |date=14 March 2015}}</ref> is one of the founding members of [[All India Muslim Personal Law Board]]. His [[Fiqh|fiqhi]] answers appear regularly on the Friday issue of Kashmir Uzma, a sister project of [[Greater Kashmir]].<ref name="deoband">{{cite book |author1=Aftab Ghazi Qasmi |author2=Abdul Haseeb Qasmi |title=Fuzala-e-Deoband Ki Fiqhi Khidmat (Fiqhi Services of the Graduates of Deoband) |publisher=Kutub Khana Naimia |location=[[Deoband]] |pages=420–421 |edition=February 2011 |language=Urdu}}</ref><ref name="kashmiruzm1">{{cite news |title=8 February 2019 issue of Kashmir Uzma |url=http://kashmiruzma.news/NewsDetail?action=view&ID=48356 |accessdate=10 April 2020 |agency=Kashmir Uzma |publisher=[[Greater Kashmir]] |date=8 February 2019}}</ref>
* Mufti Mohammad Ishaq Nazki, <ref>{{cite news |author1=M Saleem Pandit |title=Kashmiri fatwa allows remarriage of women with missing husbands |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kashmiri-fatwa-allows-remarriage-of-women-with-missing-husbands/articleshow/27990134.cms |accessdate=10 April 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=31 October 2017}}</ref> author of ''Hamare Pyare Makki Aaqa''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Offcie Memo of Director School Education Kashmir |url=http://www.dsek.nic.in/Misc/Books11-01-2019.pdf |website=dsek.nic.in |publisher=[[Government of Jammu and Kashmir]] |accessdate=10 April 2020 |date=11 January 2019}}</ref>

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