Press Release: Coinage gallery inaugurated at HKS-CDS, MANUU and Shri Mumtaz Ali inaugurated CS&IT building at MANUU
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Coinage gallery inaugurated at HKS-CDS, MANUU
Hyderabad:
Shri Mumtaz Ali, Chancellor Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) today inaugurated coinage gallery in presence of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Syed Ainul Hasan. The gallery was setup by H.K. Sherwani Centre for Deccan Studies (HKS-CDS), MANUU to mark the Silver Jubilee Year of the University and will be open for three day exhibition from February 23 - 25, 2022, 11.00 am to 4.00 pm at the centre for faculty, students and visitors.
According to Prof. Salma Ahmed Farooqui, Director, HKS-CDS, the Centre is in possession of a rare, valuable collection of 81 coins dating from the second century BCE to the late nineteenth century CE, in which most of the coins belong to the region of the Deccan. Majority of the coins in the collection are from the following dynasties –Vijayanagar, Bahmanis, Nizam Shahis, Adil Shahis, Qutb Shahis, pre Hyder Ali Mysore, Tipu Sultan, Wodeyars, Nayakas, Asaf Jahs and the feudatory states of Elichpur, Narayanpet and Gadwal. A few coins belong to the time when the Mughals ruled the Deccan and a few coins even date back to ancient Deccan to the rule of the Satavahanas, Sangam Cholas and Pallavas. Apart from these coins, the collection also includes some rare coins belonging to the Turks, Khiljis, Tughluqs, Lodis, Suris, and provincial sultanates of Kashmir, Jaunpur and Malwa. The highlight of the collection is also a rare Qajar coin from Iran dating to mid nineteenth century. The range of the coins is so vast that it covers a geographical expanse from Kashmir to Madurai, and from Jaunpur to Tabriz. Most of these coins are made up of different metals, more particularly potin, copper, silver and billon.
The coins were gifted to the Centre by private individuals and were read professionally by Shri Amarbir Singh, a numismatic expert.
Prof. SM Rahmatullah, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. SK. Ishtiaque Ahmed, Registrar, Prof. Shakeel Ahmed, Consultant, SoS and other officials present on the occasion.
The gallery has been curated by Prof. Salma Ahmed Farooqui and Dr. A. Subash, HKS-CDS, MANUU.
Shri Mumtaz Ali inaugurated CS&IT building at MANUU
Hyderabad:
The newly constructed building of Department of Computer Science & Information Technology (CSIT), School of Technology, Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) was inaugurated today by Shri Mumtaz Ali, Chancellor, MANUU in the presence of Prof. Syed Ainul Hasan, Vice Chancellor, Prof. S.M Rahmatullah, Pro Vice Chancellor, Prof SK. Ishtiaque Ahmed, Registrar, Prof Abdul Wahid, Dean, School of Technology, Dr. Syed Imtiyaz Hassan, Head, Department CSIT and Shri T.S.Vivekananda, Additional Director General, CPWD.
Prof Abdul Wahid, Dean, School of Technology briefed about the School/ Department and introduced the faculty and Staff members of the Department to the Chancellor. The faculty members of the Department, the Chief Engineer, CPWD and other officers of the University were also present.
MANUU Pr 22-02-2022.pdf