India
Jinjuda Zamatkhana - Junagadh - Gujarat - India
This Jamatkhana is under Chitravad (gir) Council.
It is a small jamat and all Ismaili belongs farming (agriculture).
This Jamat is very decent and spiritual.
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Obama to visit Humayun's Tomb in Delhi tomorrow - 2010-11-06
Posted November 8th, 2010 by heritageHumayun's Tomb -- the 16th century magnificent Mughal marvel -- will be the first stop in Delhi tomorrow for US President Barack Obama, who will pay tribute to India's rich cultural heritage through his visit to the monument.
Obama, accompanied by his wife Michelle, is expected to drive to the beautiful red-stone monument in south Delhi, which now sports a new look after a major renovation exercise.
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Obamas get to meet ’slumdog kids’ - 2010-11-07
Posted November 8th, 2010 by heritageNew Delhi, Nov.7 : It was as close to the slum-dog moment as the Obamas could get in their India tour. The US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama met with 16 children of labourers at the Humayun’s tomb in New Delhi today.
The children, aged between five and seven, do not go to a regular school because they are too poor. They receive informal education due to the voluntary efforts of Mr K.K. Mohammad, the Superintendent of the Archaeological Survey of India who has taken upon himself to get some basic literacy tools to these kids.
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Obamas visit Humayun Tomb restored by AKTC - 2010-11-07
Posted November 8th, 2010 by heritageNew Delhi, Nov.7 : Spending almost an hour at the 16th century Humayun Tomb complex, the Obamas held hands and listened carefully as the officer of the ArchaeologicalSurvey of India (ASI) explained in detail the history of the complex. They asked a few questions about therestoration work that the ASI and Aga Khan Trust were doing.
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Jaali work empowers them - 2010-10-31
Posted November 3rd, 2010 by heritageNEW DELHI: Twenty-eight-year-old Anisha, now a mother of four, was married off at the tender age of nine. Born and brought up in Bihar, she landed in Delhi with her husband, who paints for a living. From her ordinary existence as a housewife in Nizamuddin basti, she has emerged as a respected earning member of the family who brings home up to Rs 5,000-8,000 every month. For this, Anisha put in almost three years to train herself in traditional sanjhi cutting and jaali pattern work.
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AKTC - Jaali work empowers them - 2010-10-31
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Architect Charles Correa (L) receives from King Juan Carlos (R), watched by Prince Aga Khan, the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1998.
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