Jaiswals of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Advocate Rahul Dev:- "Did the trustees gave all the accounts; supporting documents with receipts since last 16 years.... Tell me, Sainath Jaiswal ji, is this right or wrong??? I have great respect for you, but you & other council members are not fighting for the rights of the Samaj. Please understand. Me, my children or any of my family members are not seeking for any scholarship or would at any time, but I am fighting for rights of poor students of Samaj and for the self-respect of senior members like you. If you say it is wrong to fight for poor students of the Samaj self respect of senior others, I would not hesitate to bow down? Explain?" - Facebook

Rahul Dev:- Mr. Parikshit Jaiswal,

I have read your post on face-book and want to reply your queries as follows: As to how the groups were divided, how 1700 members turned up for voting, how I have allowed the enrollments etc etc, does not have any relevance with the present issue regarding the Parasram Trust. The elections are over & it has been nearly three years and the present council is about to complete its term within two months.

Regarding, whether I have conducted the elections in a fair manner or not, for which I have video CD of entire Election Day including counting of votes as well as all the documents to substantiate all the decisions taken during elections. Regarding, whether the Jaiswals outside Hyderabad has power to vote & contest elections…. Do you want to say that they are not primary members & Districts does not come within A.P. or Telangana? If you have any doubt about this, please refer the Sansmarika, where the names of all primary members are listed.

My question is why Election issue is being raised after nearly three years……….. and what is the connection between the affairs of the Parasram Trust and Elections??? Are there any vested interests who wanted to put pressure/blackmail by putting these false allegations?????? Tell them I am not going to bow down by such tactics.

Regarding your allegation that I am barging into the Sabha Office? For your information, I have never barged into the Sabha Office or tried to interfere in their affairs. I have visited or attended the council meetings/Sabha office only on the invitation of the Council, as a special invitee, for which I have copies of the letters of such invitations and another copy will be with the Secretary of the Sabha, which you can obtain from the office of the Sabha.

Regarding the renewal of registration, I have only assisted for renewal on the specific request of the council and infact the council passed a resolution & requested me to assist them for renewal and the renewal papers were submitted as told. If anything was wrong with the papers (which was submitted more than a year ago), why no steps were taken by anyone? On the contrary, I was felicitated on the Annual Day on the Dias for conducting fair & successful elections as well as felicitated during scholarship distribution with a shawl & garland by the present president before the community in presence of the entire council. Were you sleeping that time and did not raised these issues and bringing this now, just because I have raised the affairs of Parasram Trust.

If anyone still has any doubts about the elections or about my credentials, I have all the documents including the video CD as well a letter given by 31 ex-council members requesting things, which was replied by registered post & attested by them, which I wanted to make public and the same would clarify many things. If the affairs of the elections are questioned. I will put a request to the present council to make such CD as well as all documents including reply-letter send to 31 ex-council members rejecting their request and would send such copies to all primary members.

So, do not relate elections with other issues; advise the vested interests behind your post that I have definite & substantial proof for all my actions done during elections and subsequently while giving assistance to council for various things and would not bow down to such tactics. - Rahul Dev

Parikshit Jaiswal: Para wise comments to your response are as follows: Are you trying to tell the blunders committed by you while conducting the elections three years back are to be condoned?

 The point is not whether Jaiswals outside Hyderabad are primary members or not. The point is are Jaiswals from outside Hyderabad allowed to participate in the elections as per the constitution of AP Kalwar Jaiswal Sabha.

The question is not why the election issue is being raised after three years. The question is why you conducted elections by violating the constitution of AP Kalwar Jaiswal Sabha. Did you have any ulterior motive like splitting Jaiswal Sabha into two or more groups, sending your own people to the council so that you can rule by proxy?

 Why are you being called to Council meetings? What expertise you have which the 31 Council members do not have that you are being invited for the council meetings. If you have some expertise which none of the jaiswals have, then please get elected to the council next time and then participate in the council meetings.

 Are the 31 council members not adequate to carry out the registration work that they need the help of the 32nd person? The question is not whether I was sleeping or not. The question is why and how long you will fool the council members and all primary jaiswal members.

Nobody is interested in your CD. The question is whether you have conducted the elections as per the constitution of AP Kalwar Jaiswal Sabha or not. And the answer to this question will come if you honestly answer the questions raised by me earlier and not diverting from the main issue by giving tangential answers. While I am aware that all issues are independent, the conduct of elections as per the constitution of AP Kalwar Jaiswal Sabha needs to be established. - Facebook

Pratyush Aminah @ Parikshit Jaiswal ji. I have voted in last elections and have also come across people who came from districts to vote for their favorite candidates the scene was delightful to watch every jaiswal who came to vote felt like they were a part of the jaiswal family and felt proud of coming to vote. I must say that after a long time we got this right to vote and should be thankful to the people behind who conducted this free and fair elections. I would want this to be conducted every term now.

Coming to this parasram trust issue. The councils and primary members are only asking for the accounts details, after repeated requests they were not able to provide the details and hence they had to intervene and look into the trust funds in details and it came out that the trust money was not going to the deserving candidates of our community. There nothing as such called divide and rule here the councils has always done the work unitedly and tried to do the same with getting details of the parasram trust and when they were sure that there is something wrong going on they had to goto someone who has wide knowledge on not only in judicial matters but of our community people and the sabha members. They are just demanding their rights being in the council which their right to information. - Facebook

Advocate Rahul Dev:-  This shows that Parikshit Jaiswal is a proxy of trustees. Parikshit, tell the trustees that I am not going to bow down to any pressures. I request all Jaiswals to wake up n protest the high handedness of trustees, who are saying that Jaiswals are not Hai Hai kshtriya n we do not have right to ask for accounts n that our sabha is not registered. - Facebook

Rahul Dev Tell me, did you not asked for accounts on 25-12-2012 and other dates? Whether Arjun Kumar requested for accounts on number of times as well as through six different letters and others also requested for accounts and it was refused by trustees that "no one has any rights to ask for accounts"? Did I and others also not asked for accounts, which was refused saying that " we do not have any right to ask for accounts? Did you, Arjun Kumarji Kamalrajji as a co-trustees were not invited for the meetings or shown accounts? Were you aware as to, no appeal filed against the order of the court for not raising construction on first floor of the building and non-collection of rents from two tenants for 6 years; 3 years; no steps were taken for their eviction. It was me who got all this information. Even the other office bearers; council members were not aware and everyone in the Samaj, who are real beneficieries were kept in dark and the trustees always behaved highhandedly saying "no one has any right to ask for accounts". - Facebook

Rahul Dev:- Moreover, the trustees threatened all the council members time & again that if anyone ask for more aid for students they would stop giving scholarship through Sabha. Do you want to justify these acts of trustees as fair and is my asking their resignation after the entire sabha & council going through this ordeal is an offence?

Advocate Rahul Dev

Letter from Parasram Jaiswal Trust Board, Hyderabad

Letter from Parasram Jaiswal Trust Board, Hyderabad

Letter from Parasram Jaiswal Trust Board, Hyderabad

Letter from Parasram Jaiswal Trust Board, Hyderabad

Letter from Parasram Jaiswal Trust Board, Hyderabad

Letter from Parasram Jaiswal Trust Board, Hyderabad

Letter from Parasram Jaiswal Trust Board, Hyderabad

Letter from Parasram Jaiswal Trust Board, Hyderabad

Letter to members of AP Kalwar Jaiswal Sabha, Hyderabad

Letter to members of AP Kalwar Jaiswal Sabha, Hyderabad

Letter to AP Kalwar Jaiswal Sabha, Hyderabad

Letter to AP Kalwar Jaiswal Sabha, Hyderabad

Letter to AP Kalwar Jaiswal Sabha, Hyderabad

Dr. Arun Jaiswal's Letter

Jaiswal brothers, Prem Raj and Anand Raj were the owners of the home in Doodhbowli Hyderabad that held precious items from Mughal and Roman period

Ashrafis from home owned by Jaiswal brothers

Five people were arrested on Tuesday for stealing antique gold and silver worth Rs 5 to 7 crore. Sources said that the treasure had been unearthed from an old house at Doodhbowli under the Kamatipura police station limits.

The police has seized 1.7 kg of gold coins and ornaments and 4.6 kg of silver ornaments, which archaeologists say belong to the Mughal period and ancient Roman times.  The treasure was discovered from a wall when the house was being demolished for reconstruction.

Police commissioner Anurag Sharma said that labour contractors Mohammed Rafeeq and Abdul Bari, along with five labourers, stole the treasure and distributed it among themselves instead of informing the house owner and government authorities.

Sharma said that while the market value of the seized material was about Rs 50 lakh, its estimated antique value would be about Rs 5-7 crore. “As we are told by archaeologists, the gold and silver ornaments were crafted during the time of the Mughals. Thus they have great archaeological and historical importance. The gold coins or ‘ashrafis’ belong to the Mughal period while a few other coins are from ancient Rome,” he added.

Additional deputy commissioner of police, Commissioner’s Task Force, P. Rameshaiah said that the house in old city where the treasure was found, belonged to one Satish Kumar who had inherited it from his grandfather late Vishwanath. “The house was purchased by Vishwanath around 50 years ago from two brothers Prem Raj and Anand Raj,” Rameshaiah added.

The labour contractors, Rafeeq, 55, from Kishanbagh and Bari, 58, from Phoolbagh, had taken a contract to demolish the house in the third week of October. They had employed the other accused, S. Ramulu, 47, Mohammed Muneer, 55, and Mallesh, 23, for the work, said Ramehsaiah adding that two other accused, Ramulu and Yadaiah, were absconding.

“While demolishing the house, they found the treasure hidden in the wall of the western side room of the house. Twenty per cent was distributed among the labourers and the remaining 80 per cent was taken by the contractors Bhari and Rafeeq,” Rameshaiah added.

Cases have been booked against the accused under IPC Section 380 for theft and section 20 of the Indian Treasure Trove Act. They were handed over to the Kamatipura police for further action. Sources said that the treasure would be handed over to the state archaeological department.

Anand Raj Varma, former AP Jaiswal Sabha President and former Principal of Anwar Ul Uloom writes Itihas Ke Jharoke Mein.  

Anand Raj Varma chronicles the history of Hyderabad right from Qutub Shahi kings down to the last Nizam

Throw a stone and it is likely to fall on some monument or the other. That's true of Hyderabad, the city of domes and minarets. The same can be said about the books written on the historic city. Every aspect of the nawabi shaher has been written about in vivid detail by a string of authors both in English and Urdu.

If there is a glaring void, it is Hindi.  Strangely, there is no monumental work done in the ‘Rashtriya bhasha', although some books have been written. Hindi lovers take heart – a comprehensive book will soon be out in the official language. A son of the soil, Anand Raj Varma, has taken the initiative to fill this long felt need.

A former principal of Anwar-ul-Uloom College, Dr. Varma has chronicled the history of Hyderabad right from the Qutub Shahi kings down to the last Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan. Not just history - the social, literary, cultural and administrative aspects of the erstwhile rulers have been meticulously captured by Dr. Varma in his forthcoming book –Hyderabad - Itihas Ke Jharoke Mein.

The book draws on the 166-odd articles written by Dr. Varma on the Hyderabad of yesteryears. “It is my humble contribution to the city of my birth,” says the 75-year-old writer who calls himself a ‘soldier of Urdu'.

What makes Dr. Varma's book unique is the large collection of anecdotes and little known things pertaining to the Nizams. This he has been able to gather after interacting with the old Hyderabadis and family members of the former rulers.

Sample this for instance: it was winter and the last Nizam gives Rs. 16 to his servant to get him a blanket. The latter comes back after sometime and says the blanket costs Rs. 18. The Nizam raises his eyebrows in surprise and says he would rather make do with the old rug. Shortly thereafter the Imam of a mosque walks in with a request for money to repair the masjid courtyard.

“How much will it cost”, the Nizam asks. The man hesitatingly replies ‘Sarkar, char lakh. 'To his surprise the Nizam hands him Rs. 16 lakh asking the Imam to repair the entire mosque and not just the courtyard.

“This shows that the Nizam was not a miser as he is made out to be. Only he did not want to spend on himself”, points out Dr. Varma.

There are many such interesting titbits in the book. It also includes the Hyderabadi cuisine and which dish was popular with whom. There are also a good collection of typical Deccani adages. Take this one for instance:

Kahan Nizam Ali, Kahan pyaz ki dali (Comparative phrase for comparing the mighty with the lowly)

Or the more hilarious: Halki dosti sang nakko paon mein juti tung nakko (An all too casual friendship is like an ill-fitting shoe)

It is our pleasure to declare that the AP Kalwar (Jaiswal) Sabha election for the term 2012-2015 has been completed successfully. We congratulate all the 31 council members for getting elected and wish them all the best and work towards development of the community.

In today's meeting called by the Election Committee which is led by Shri. Rahul Dev, Chief Election officer and committee members Shri. Bansilal, Shri. Shashi Raj, Shri. Partiosh and Shri. Prashant

We had guest of honor Ex-Presidents

1) Shri. Anand Raj Varma,
2) Shri. Chandra Prakash Varma and
3) Shri. Dr. Arun Jaiswal (President-Acting).

The meeting was chaired by Mr. Rahul Dev who started by thanking all the community primary members for turning up in large numbers (1700+) for coming and casting their votes.

The 31 elected council members signed a declaration to abide by the Constitution of the Jaiswal Sabha, Rules & Bylaws and Shri Chandra Prakash Varma made them to take the oath to abide by the Constitution. The winning certificates were distributed to all the Council members by all the Honorary Ex-Presidents.

The following office bearers were elected unanimously

1) Shri. Swaroop Kumar Jaiswal Sedupuriya, Puranapool-- President
2) Shri. G. Bansilal Jaiswal, Malakpet -- Vice President
3) Shri. Devender Kumar Jaiswal, Bodle Shah Khidki -- Secretary
4) Shri. Surendra Prasad Aminha, Attapur -- Joint Secretary

The following post was declared elected through Majority votes

1) Shri. Devi Pershad Dholakiya, Bela Chowrasta, Treasurer

The following Executive Members were elected unanimously

1) Shri. Dr. Anil Modi, Domalguda
2) Shri. Sainath Jaiswal Chauraha, Asif Nagar
3) Smt. Dr. Sunaina Aminha, A.S. Rao Nagar
4) Smt. Maitrayi Newnaha, Nimboliadda
5) Shri Adresh Dev Adlakhiya, Domalguda
6) Shri Omprakash Sunehra, Rajanna bavi

We, the Election Committee thank all the community members, respected guests, volunteers on the election day, agents of all contestants and all the 51 contestants for their support and co-operation provided during our entire election term.

Regards,
AP Kalwar (Jaiswal) Election Committee