He is a man of action and believes on giving physical shape to small and big ideas. He is true believer of Islam and lives with the vision to spread the Islamic concept of ‘Cooperation’ for the welfare of community and nation. He is no other than Shakeel Ahmad, the founder of widely known Bihar Anjuman (BA) group which is working as a registered society with the name Rahbar. Started on 11th March 1999 by Shakeel Ahmad with some people in Dubai with the aim to help those who may be in need of financial help or job, the Bihar Anjuman had done excellent work for the needy for past one decade. On 14th June 2004, the Yahoo Group of Bihar Anjuman came into existence and rest is history.
As of now there are 22 free coaching centres called as Rahbar Coaching Centre of Bihar Anjuman for financially weak students enrolled in government schools from Class VIII to X in the states of Bihar and Jharkhand. There are madarsas run by Bihar Anjuman for financially weak students. In addition to these, the Bihar Anjuman group runs several projects for the welfare of society that include scholarships, matrimonial assistance among many others.
With the support over 10,000 members and sponsors including Muslims and non Muslims the Bihar Anjuman is fulfilling the dreams of financially weak people in Bihar and Jharkhand along with many parts of the country. The man behind all these generous works is Shakeel Ahmad, who despite being based in Dubai (UAE) for past decades is running a successful campaign with support of over 10,000 volunteers. Shakeel Ahmad was in Delhi this past week, and I got a chance to spend a good time with him. A simple man in white kurta – payjama warm heartedly welcomed me and the fellows accompanying me. I was highly impressed with persona of Shakeel Ahmad.
I had congratulated Shakeel Ahmad for the success of Bihar Anjuman and also thanked him for his splendid work and services to society and nation. Shakeel Ahmad shared too many things and his personal experiences but he insisted over ‘cooperation’ among people for upliftment of the society time-and-again. In fact, he said Bihar Anjuman succeeded due to the concept of cooperation and we meet the expectations of members and sponsors. This is great to know that Bihar Anjuman is getting support from Muslims as well as non Muslims. So religion is not at all a barrier for noble works done by Bihar Anjuman.
Initially we had faced some problem that was obvious to run a huge campaign for social upliftment, but today we are finding ourselves at a very good position. The volunteers and sponsors come forward in large numbers for any running project and new proposals. We start receiving responses from volunteers and sponsors within 24 hours and that strengthen us to move ahead. Shakeel Ahmad shared two many things during two hour talk with me, but what impressed me most was his personality and belief on the ‘Concept of Cooperation’. If we start believing on the concept of Bihar Anjuman’s founder Shakeel Ahmad, we can surely bring a change for society and nation. Before closing I will say a B.Tech from BHU and M.B.A (XLRI) Shakeel Ahmad is a man of substance and he can be a role model for issues related to the society.
