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Aga Khan set for seven-day India visit
Calcutta 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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firoz panjvani (palitana)
05-12-08, 03:18 AM |
Aga Khan set for seven-day India visit
well come to india
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blue
05-14-08, 09:28 PM |
Have fun
By karmali, 05-13-08, 07:00 AM so sorry you feel the way you do!
As a legal and voting citizen of USofA, I have no issues with our visitors with 10yr visas! I have been brought up to welcome visitors,share my Barakat and make them as comfortable as they can be so that if God willing I have to be their guest, I too shall be welcomed and nurtured in India!
This planet does not belong to you or I and we are but stewards of this Earth and let us be respectful of the Earth and its inhibitants and take our cues from our upbringing,leaders and mentors!!
In the meantime, all of you in India, have an awesome time at the Deedar like we did in LA. USA.
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firoz panjvani (palitana)
05-12-08, 03:19 AM |
well come to india
we r wait to ahmedabad
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dr karim Chitral
05-12-08, 12:42 PM |
Congrats for the India jamat
On Behalf of Pakistan jamat and particularly the Chitral jamat I am happy to see Sarkar Maulana Hazar Imam in India, at leas Maulana Hazar Imam is somewher in Asia once again.Many congrats for each and every body who knows who is this Great planet level imam of the time.
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Pritam
05-12-08, 01:22 PM |
WELCOME TO INDIA H.R.H THE AGA KHAN.
We Welcome With Love And Affection To You His Highness The Prince Karim Aga Khan WELCOME...WELCOME...WELCOME TO INDIA THE BEUTIFUL COUNTRY OF PATIENCE, BROTHERHOOD AND LOVE.
" BHALE PADHARO "
" SUSWAGATAM "
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Pritam
05-12-08, 01:24 PM |
H.R.H THE AGA KHAN
We Wellcome With Love And Affection To You His Highness The Prince Karim Aga Khan WELLCOME...WELLCOME...WELLCOME TO INDIA THE BEUTIFUL COUNTRY OF PATIENCE, BROTHERHOOD AND LOVE.
" BHALE PADHARO "
" SUSWAGATAM "
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ginan
05-12-08, 03:18 PM |
Lemlin s in 21st century
to ismaili indians if you how can u talk of WORLD .World belongs to God Allah an’t no prince of any one let alone non democratic imperialist
Enquiry understanding & investigation happens only through discussion.It is NOT rascism for that matter ismailis are same RACE as Sunnis NOT DROPPED FROM BAGHDAD FROM KARBALA.Non ismailis and Ismailis of Gujrat are same race!
Correction is not rascism.
Niza
There cannot be more ignorent muslim nay human than you !
That is exactly the point.. if you do not do IJTIDAD you will become FOSSIL of 640AD
You are not protected in THIS world by sitting in Masjid .How do u think netherland (holland) colonised Indonesia ,
England-Malaysia india &whole Arab prior to 1940s???
I wont say anything just THINK it out yourself.Worship and prostration before 'sat sai ba ba like characters !
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karmali
05-13-08, 07:00 AM |
go back
for those who are here in the usa on the 10 year multiple visas, would advice them to go back to india , there is no place for them here in usa and creating a burden to american people.
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foraam
05-13-08, 10:25 AM |
welcome
we love u imam
welcome to india
ur murids were waiting for u
thank u
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angel
06-22-08, 03:47 AM |
love u hazar imam
ur murids loves you a lot please keep visiting india so that ur indian jamat see u & get ur roohani didar
amen
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