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USIA of Ghazipur District lies to the south of Ghazipur, close to Bihar State border. Its location is to the east of Dildarnagar on the Zamania-Buxar road. Zamania, a medieval township located to the west of Usia on the hazipur-Chandauli state highway, is a nearby place of historical importance. Dildarnagar Junction Railway Station and Patna Airport are the nearest access points for Usia.
USIA - A little INDIA where one can find the secularism and Brotherhood. Hindu - Muslim unity is an example for those who spread hatered among religions. We should proud of our village USIA which gives the glimpse of both modern and old INDIA. Total population in USIA village is 20,421 where male population is 10,398 and female is 10,023. It is not little from USA because It is a USIA (United State of Indian America).
Updated By: Muhammad Shahanshah Ansari (Uttar Muhallah) - USIA
In the early 90s, when I was 7-8 years old the only newspaper column which I eagerly waited for was Haroon Rashid Alig's Khel Khiladi in Urdu Blitz.
That was the most popular weekly sports column in any Urdu newspaper then. In those days Urdu papers were even more drab and hardly had any cartoons or such stuff that could attract kids like me. Apart from Shama group's magazine for children, 'Khilauna', Blitz was the only paper I used to flip through in those days.
His column was not limited to the usual cricket, hockey and the boxing stuff only (in those days Urdu papers used to have regular features on Muhammad Ali, who was always referred as Muhammad Ali Kilay because of his original name Cassius Clay). Perhaps this kilay made it sound more masculine.
Remembering Haroon Rasheed [On his birth anniversary: July 31]
Either it was Wilson Johns, Prakash Padukone or the Chess legends like Manuel Aaron, I got familiar of these names through Blitz. Of course, the focus of column was slightly more on Muslim players and coverage of events like hockey player Zafar Iqbal's marriage or Kirmani acting in a movie. But it got me interested in Urdu newspapers. Karanjia's Blitz was a successful paper then and it's readership was not limited to Muslims only.
By late 80s, the changing political situation in the country, brought a transformation in journalism also. Big groups like Shama were closing and the tabloids which sprang up fast, thrived on sensationalism and the mosque-temple issue. But for Haroon Rasheed, journalism was about constructive stories and not sensationalism.
He was a strong believer in composite culture. But for a humanist like him, the riots of 1992-1993 came as a personal shock. His house was attacked and set afire. His library that had thousands of precious books was destroyed. That shattered him.
On a visit to Delhi press club, he broke down recalling the horrors. He told them how his daughter had emerged as a topper in Marathi but the Shiv Sena goons vandalised his house and his personal library was charred.
After the riots, he asked tough questions to Sudhakar Rao Naik about the riots, his government's tacit complicity and the role of Congress-men and police who had sided with rioters. It was in the light of this interview that the Justice Srikrishna Commission had quizzed Naik about his personal equations with Bal Thackeray.
IN 1995, Haroon Rashid joined Inquilab as Editor. He started writing the special editorial on the magazine's front page on Sunday. The focus was always on education and constructive stories. These editorials played a significant role in spreading educational awareness amongst Muslims in Maharashtra in the mid-90s and later. And when Urdu medium students topped in Maharashtra, nobody was more delighted than him.
Journalist Masoom Moradabadi says that Harun Rasheed created an awakening and a mood across the state with his writings in Inquilab. An alumnus of Aligarh Muslim University, he always used Alig as a suffix and it became a part of his identity. He was born in 1942 and passed away on March 4, 2000 just at the age of 58.
Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has expressed deep sorrow over the sad demise of noted Urdu journalist and editor of Mumbai's Urdu daily 'Inquilab', Shri Haroon Rashid.
In a condolence message Shri Vajpayee said that Shri Rashid has done a great service to Urdu journalism as a columnist, correspondent and editor. Describing Shri Rashid as a progressive writer the Prime Minister said that Rashid Sahib always took up the cause of Hindu-Muslim unity, national integration and welfare of weaker sections through his writings.
Shri Vajpayee said that Shri Rashid will always be remembered for his earnest efforts to promote Urdu and education of Muslim community. With his death, the country has lost a great Urdu scholar, Shari Vajpayee added.
Updated By:Ashfaq Khan (MIya JI House)South Side,Usia-Ghazipur (U.P)
USIA - A little INDIA where one can find the secularism and Brotherhood. Hindu - Muslim unity is an example for those who spread hatered among religions. We should proud of our village USIA which gives the glimpse of both modern and old INDIA. Total population in USIA village is 20,421 where male population is 10,398 and female is 10,023. It is not little from USA because It is a USIA (United State of Indian America).
Updated By: Muhammad Shahanshah Ansari (Uttar Muhallah) - USIA
In the early 90s, when I was 7-8 years old the only newspaper column which I eagerly waited for was Haroon Rashid Alig's Khel Khiladi in Urdu Blitz.
That was the most popular weekly sports column in any Urdu newspaper then. In those days Urdu papers were even more drab and hardly had any cartoons or such stuff that could attract kids like me. Apart from Shama group's magazine for children, 'Khilauna', Blitz was the only paper I used to flip through in those days.
His column was not limited to the usual cricket, hockey and the boxing stuff only (in those days Urdu papers used to have regular features on Muhammad Ali, who was always referred as Muhammad Ali Kilay because of his original name Cassius Clay). Perhaps this kilay made it sound more masculine.
Remembering Haroon Rasheed [On his birth anniversary: July 31]
Either it was Wilson Johns, Prakash Padukone or the Chess legends like Manuel Aaron, I got familiar of these names through Blitz. Of course, the focus of column was slightly more on Muslim players and coverage of events like hockey player Zafar Iqbal's marriage or Kirmani acting in a movie. But it got me interested in Urdu newspapers. Karanjia's Blitz was a successful paper then and it's readership was not limited to Muslims only.
By late 80s, the changing political situation in the country, brought a transformation in journalism also. Big groups like Shama were closing and the tabloids which sprang up fast, thrived on sensationalism and the mosque-temple issue. But for Haroon Rasheed, journalism was about constructive stories and not sensationalism.
He was a strong believer in composite culture. But for a humanist like him, the riots of 1992-1993 came as a personal shock. His house was attacked and set afire. His library that had thousands of precious books was destroyed. That shattered him.
On a visit to Delhi press club, he broke down recalling the horrors. He told them how his daughter had emerged as a topper in Marathi but the Shiv Sena goons vandalised his house and his personal library was charred.
After the riots, he asked tough questions to Sudhakar Rao Naik about the riots, his government's tacit complicity and the role of Congress-men and police who had sided with rioters. It was in the light of this interview that the Justice Srikrishna Commission had quizzed Naik about his personal equations with Bal Thackeray.
IN 1995, Haroon Rashid joined Inquilab as Editor. He started writing the special editorial on the magazine's front page on Sunday. The focus was always on education and constructive stories. These editorials played a significant role in spreading educational awareness amongst Muslims in Maharashtra in the mid-90s and later. And when Urdu medium students topped in Maharashtra, nobody was more delighted than him.
Journalist Masoom Moradabadi says that Harun Rasheed created an awakening and a mood across the state with his writings in Inquilab. An alumnus of Aligarh Muslim University, he always used Alig as a suffix and it became a part of his identity. He was born in 1942 and passed away on March 4, 2000 just at the age of 58.
Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has expressed deep sorrow over the sad demise of noted Urdu journalist and editor of Mumbai's Urdu daily 'Inquilab', Shri Haroon Rashid.
In a condolence message Shri Vajpayee said that Shri Rashid has done a great service to Urdu journalism as a columnist, correspondent and editor. Describing Shri Rashid as a progressive writer the Prime Minister said that Rashid Sahib always took up the cause of Hindu-Muslim unity, national integration and welfare of weaker sections through his writings.
Shri Vajpayee said that Shri Rashid will always be remembered for his earnest efforts to promote Urdu and education of Muslim community. With his death, the country has lost a great Urdu scholar, Shari Vajpayee added.
Updated By:Ashfaq Khan (MIya JI House)South Side,Usia-Ghazipur (U.P)
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 25°35'47"N 83°34'39"E
- SYED VILLAGE(FARIDPUR) 0.4 km
- mau road 0.5 km
- Mishra Udyan 0.7 km
- atulwa ka nilam hua area 0.7 km
- shivam srivastav awas vikas colony 0.7 km
- Jal Nigam colony 0.8 km
- field 0.8 km
- SARASWATI VIHAR COLONY 1 km
- Vindhyachal'S House 1.3 km
- 78,79-NAVAKAPURA<LANKA>GHAZIPUR 1.6 km
- Vishwanath Cold Storage & Ice Factory 0.2 km
- Sagun Chemical & Singh Cold Storage 0.3 km
- Homeopathic Medical College, Ghazipur, UP 0.9 km
- khoya mandi Jhheel 1 km
- Saraswati Vihar Colony 1.1 km
- pond 1.5 km
- Govt City Inter College 1.5 km
- Kalinagar Colony 1.5 km
- Ghazipur City Railway Station 1.7 km
- Ashtbhuji Colony 2.3 km
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