He was also a photography enthusiast and had accumulated a vast collection of cameras and used to develop his own photographs. He had a strict upbringing and that he grew up to become an educated professional.īetween 18, Khan studied at The Thomason College of Civil Engineering in Roorkee and was awarded a degree in civil engineering.Ĭhaudhry Niaz Ali Khan was an expert equestrian and used to ride regularly, on occasions up to 40–50 kilometres a day. The Thomason College of Civil Engineering, Roorkee (now Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee) from where Chaudhry Niaz Ali Khan graduated with a degree in civil engineering in 1900.Ĭhaudhry Niaz Ali Khan was born in Mahilpur, Hoshiarpur District, Punjab in the British Indian Empire on 28 June 1880. "Dar ul Islam Trust" Institutes established by Niaz Ali Khan are examples of Muslim institutional efforts in India and Pakistan in the mid-20th century to re-establish a culture of learning and scholarship in the Islamic world leading to intellectual enlightenment and social reform.Īs a civil engineer, he designed the original tunnel layout inside the Khewra Salt Mines in Pakistan, the world's second largest salt mines. He was the member of All-India Muslim League and a participant of the Pakistan Movement with the ultimate aim of creating the Muslim-majority areas of British India. Besides a philanthropist, Niaz was also a civil servant, and a landowner. J– February 24, 1976) was a civil engineer, agriculturalist, and philanthropist who founded "Dar ul Islam Movement" and "Dar ul Islam Trust" in South Asia and "Dar ul Islam Trust" Institutes in Pathankot and Jauharabad. You can also sign up for a four-kilometre Chikoo Run (on Sunday) or opt for Chikoo Safari, where you get to take a stroll in chikoo orchards, learn how the fruit is cultivated and even pluck it using the traditional Bedni, a long stick with a metal harness.Civil engineer, civil servant, landowner, agriculturalist and philanthropistįounding the Dar ul Islam Movement & Trust and support of Pakistan MovementĬhaudhry Niaz Ali Khan ( Urdu: چودہری نیاز علی خان These include workshops on Warli painting, pottery, kite-making and bamboo-weaving conducted by local experts, along with Warli folk dance performances where the tribe dances to the beats of Tarpa, a traditional trumpet-like instrument. You can also soak in the rustic vibe with a slate of activities, designed for kids and adults.
The festival is eco-friendly there won’t be a single stall of chemical fertiliser," adds Save. "The festival provides a platform for local communities and home-run ventures, largely by the women of the village. To be held in a camping ground in the neighbouring village of Bordi, this edition features 156 stalls offering chikoo and other agro-based products along with Parsi, Koli and Gujarati fare, as well as Warli handicrafts, thanks to a large population of the Warli tribe residing in the area. "The idea is to boost the region’s tourism and provide rural entrepreneurship development," says Prabhakar Save, who spearheads the festival committee and was responsible for the fest’s inception in 2013, with support from MTDC, State Agriculture Department and local organisations. If you’re keen to witness how the villagers celebrate the modest fruit, head to the fifth edition of Chikoo Festival, taking place over the weekend of January 21 and 22.Ī guest plucks chikoo using the traditional bedni instrument In the last two decades, they have also lent themselves to several products including chips, pickles, mukhwaas (mouth freshener), chocolates, cereal flakes and most recently, a wine. Over the years, chikoos from the region have made their way to the APMC market in Vashi, parts of India and regions in the Middle East. With stronger taproots, the tree began to bear luscious, muddy brown chikoos round the year, leading to the economic development of the region.
Then a local farmer Merwan Khodadad, grafted the fruit onto the Rhyne tree. The sapling adapted to the climate of the coastal village and its plantation grew until a storm uprooted the cultivation. Due to the lack of space in his home garden, he entrusted it to his friend Ardeshir Irani, who lived in Gholvad, Dahanu, three hours (roughly 150km) from Mumbai. The origin of the famous Dahanu-Gholvad chikoos can be traced back to 1890 AD, when the illustrious Parsi entrepreneur Sir Dinshaw Petit brought home a sapling of sapota from an excursion to South American rainforests. A chikoo sculpture created for an earlier edition of the fest
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