Master Faiz-ul-Hasan of local Red Rose School was the cynosure of all eyes as he emerged MECAPS (Muslim Education & Career Promotion Society) Quiz Contest 2015 champion held here at Gandhi Bhavan. Amidst thunderous applause from the assemblage Master Faiz-ul-Hasan received a cash award of Rs5000/- along with a glittering trophy and certificate from DRM Western Railway Rajeev Choudhary, who was the chief guest of the function.
Former Business Manager NOVARTIS India limited Arif R Khan presided over the function. Others who graced the dais included Prof. Zaki-ur Rahman, Anwar Jafri, Wasim Akhtar and MECAPS vice president Syed Arshad Ali. Baby Safoora Fatima of Holy Family School and Master Zaid Ahmad of Sharda Vidya Mandir were declared the first and second runner-up respectively of the Quiz Contest. Accordingly they received cash awards of Rs4000/- & Rs3000/- along with glittering trophies and certificates.
Aamir Mahboob was the Quiz Master who conducted the proceedings of the contest with aplomb. Meanwhile, about 100 meritorious Muslim students who had excelled in various board examinations of 2014 were also honoured on the occasion with presentation of awards and mementos to them. DRM Choudhary lauded the efforts of MECAPS in inculcating awareness about the importance of education among the Muslim community.
He appreciated bedecking Muslim children with the jewel of knowledge and making Muslims at large a literate community to negate the common perception about it. Arif Khan in his presidential address exhorted students to work on the four Ds which are Desire, Devotion, Determination and Dedication to achieve their set goal or target in life. He advised students that apart from their curriculum they should gain knowledge from surfing net along with from print and electronic media.
President MECAPS Sagheer Baidaar while welcoming the guests said that the organization would be completing 30 years of its existence in September this year which would be celebrated in a fitting manner. He said that in last three decades MECAPS has played some role to change the mindset of Muslims after Independence which was buried a fathom deep in the defeatist mentality.