Post Info TOPIC: Jerry Rao on Sir Mirza
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Columnist Jaithirtha Rao in an Indian Express op-ed piece (Jan.18, 2006) calls for a commemorative stamp on Sir Mirza Ismail. It is time, he says, the postal department thought of bringing out the stamp to mark the 125th birth anniversary (in 2008) of a great Mysorean, who worked as Dewan for 15 years from 1926. The columnist’s grand father, Nagavar Madhava Rao, who was a probationer in the Mysore Civil Service in the 1920s referred to this period as the golden age of Mysore. Besides  Mysore Sir Mirza had served in Jaipur and Hyderabad. The main thoroughfare of Jaipur has been named M I Road. To read Rao on Sir Mirza, click   'Leaving a stamp on history’.


 



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Dinakar

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Thanks for the link - valuable information there.

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Capt. Anup Murthy

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Good article. Fortunately, a road had been named after Sir mirza in Mysore, hopefully no one will rename it after current politicians or (god forbid) cricketers. Thats perhaps the only thing that Mysoreans have as a memory. A poser to Dinakar, if you know of any other point or place of interest in Mysore or elsewhere that is named after Sir Mirza, could you kindly post it on this forum? Much obliged. Also, can anyone throw light on what happened to Sir Mirza after he was "thrown out" of Hyderabad? Where did he spend his last days?


I request anyone with some more information on this great Mysorean to post the same on this topic. I'm sure there are a few with some memories of the golden era of Mysore.



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B.R.Ramaprasad

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Great information. Thanks. B.R.Ramaprasad, Millington, New Jersey, USA

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Dinakar

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Yes, Anup. Renaming is the worst fear! Abbreviating names is another fad these days. I have seen the board as 'JLB Road' on Jhansi Lakshmi Bai Road. This also should be stopped. No wonder, when in schools and colleges, Madam is becoming 'Maem!' this is nothing before it!?

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Dinakar

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Sir Mirza Muhammad Ismail (1883-1959) was a diwan of Kingdom of Mysore. A childhood friend of the king Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, he acted as the king’s private secretary and later worked as the Diwan from 1926-1941. His contributions include the development of the Brindavan Gardens and launching the first rural electrification programme in India. Like one of his predecessors Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya, he was known for being industry friendly and it was during his tenure that Hindustan Aeronautics Limited was set up. Other industries started during his period as diwan include Paper, cement, steel, fertilizers, sugar and electric bulbs. Following the king’s death in 1940, he continued as the diwan under the new king Jayachamaraja Wodeyar. However, he resigned in 1941 over differences with the new king, who was supposedly under pressure from the Britishers to not allow any concessions to the car project of Walchand Hirachand. He joined the Kingdom of Jaipur in Rajastan as the prime minister of its king. He was knighted by the British Government for his services to India.

There is also a fountain built by Sir Mirza Ismail from the deposit of Rs. 6,000 made by the queen of Bajang, Nepal, for the maintenance of her pet parrot.

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/12/stories/2002091200780200.htm

http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:DHfJFgvcqMcJ:www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep212005/panorama160562005920.asp+sir+mirza+ismail&hl=en

Sir Mirza Ismail, Dewan of Mysore, on the occasion of the opening of the O.P.D. [St.Martha's Hospital, Bangalore] in 1929, had this to say:

"This Hospital founded in 1886 is, I believe, the oldest in Bangalore, and it remained the chief medical Institution of the City till the opening of the Victoria Hospital in 1893 ... it is no exaggeration to say that Bangalore could not do without St. Martha's. It has been made popular by comfort and kindness and complete efficiency. A patient is sure of sympathy and cheerful encouragement as well as expert care, and when he goes out, he is not only a cured man, but a better man, having breathed the tonic air of quiet and completely self-sacrifice. An Institution managed by such devoted workers deserves all sympathy .. Clearly, the poor are their best patients .. God pays for them ..."





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Dinakar

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Link: Sir Mirza
Obituary

A couple of links with more information on Sir MI.

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Capt. Anup Murthy

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Thanks Dinakar for the links. The obituary throws some more light on the life and times of this luminary and it is written by Sir C.V. Raman, no less! now, thats a tribute.

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Gouri Satya

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Thanks for the excellent link to the article by Mr. Rao, grandson of N.Madhava Rao, Dewan of Mysore. Yeh, Sir Mirza's contribution in Mysore is ever-lasting, but very few remember. Not so the then Maharaja, Krishnaraja Wodeyar! He named one of the famous royal roads going through two excellent gardens (of course! of his days! Now they remain totally neglected) in honour of his great Dewan. No one remembers that it was Sir Mirza who created the world famous Brindavan Gardens. If Sir MV built the famous KRS dam, Sir Mirza's contribution was the
garden!



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Dr. Mohamed Taher

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I think there is more literature (scattered in local, national and international sources) on the life and contributions of Sir Mirza Muhammad Ismail. The following two search results indicate such a tendency of dispersion.
A search in Google for "Mirza Muhammad Ismail" resulted in one reference that seemed to significant. The details are: Modern Mysore : from the coronation of chamaraja wodeyar x in 1868 to the present time, by Shama Rao, M: (Bangalore: Higginbothams, 1936)



CHAPTER XLI - Retirement of Sir A. R. Banerji- Mr. Mirza  Muhammad Ismail (afterwards Sir) appointed Dewan- His policy enunciated- Financial adjustments- Taxation Enquiry-  Assets and Liabilities of the State- Economic Depression-Policy regarding public loans
CHAPTER LIX - The Government of India Act of 1935 as passed by Parliament- Sir Mirza Ismail, Lord Willingdon and Lord Linlithgow on its future working 478 to 483


Another Google search by variation in name, "Sir Mirza Ismail" shows 271 links. While, there are 271 items in this second Google search, but many occurrences could be incidental. By incidental, I mean, one may or may not find a detailed note on Sir Mirza Ismail in each Web link. 

A word of caution
: Do not confuse this Mysorean, "Sir Mirza Ismail," wiht a similar name of a Bangalorean philonthropist: "Haji Sir Ismail Sait," -- in the latter's name is the Haji sir Ismail Sait Ghosha Hospital. Shivaji Nagar, Bangalore Cantt., that he contributed, among others, for the sake of community development. Read more about this philanthropist:



Generosity of a visionary Marianne de Nazareth. Deccan Herald » Metro Life - Mon (Monday, December 19, 2005) Hajee Sir Ismail Sait’s legendary generosity is still seen in various buildings dotting the City including the Hajee Ismail Sait Gosha Hospital. Read the full text 


For any research contact me: mt2222 at yahoo dot com



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question as lawmakers return to tiffany rings to work after their six-week break

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Anonymous

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Hi Anup, Sir Mirza passed away peacefully in Bangalore, amidst his entire family ( including me, his great grand neice ).Richmond Town has been officially named Sir Mirza Ismail Nagar, but except for a board on Hosur Road, Johnson Market, it continues to be called Richmond Town unofficially and oficially. His family lives in Bangalore still, and there are photographs in the Bangalore Palace and more information can be found when you go on a Bangalore Walk ( at Bangalorewalks.com )

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Anonymous

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Dear Sir,

 

While searching for old pictures of my grandfather, I came across a group picture of Sir Mirza Ismail in Mangalore.  Please confirm if it is him and when if could possibly have been taken.

 

Thank you. 



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