The minorities
in our state have been caught in a vicious circle of poverty and backwardness. Lack
of opportunities for education, especially higher education put all the
development efforts to the back. Ahmad Ashfaque Karim realized this root cause and
devoted all his energies to create a positive environment for the backward
minority youth of Kosi region.
It was the
summer of 1984 when young Karim managed to study a few reports by Sunil Mukherjee
Committee and the Mudaliyar Committee. The reports strongly recommended for
establishment of a medical college in Katihar.
Ashfaque
Karim had decided to give a bright future to the young minds who were drenched
into poverty due to lack of resources. He started exploring his wide social
contacts and end up with the apex court historical verdict to establish a
minority educational institution, that is, Katihar Medical College. The opening
of a medical college in the backward Katihar district not only have provided
better health services to the ailing masses but also paved a path for the
talented minority students who were seeking for higher education opportunities.
It has been
several years since its inception. The institution has celebrated its Silver
Jubilee in 2012 with much glory and fanfare. Ahmad Ashfaque Karim has been
serving the first minority college of Bihar as the Chairman and MD. However, this is just a beginning. Much is
hidden in the future. With great power comes greater responsibilities and
Ashfaque Karim is successfully shouldering his responsibility to give a better
future to the youth and the downtrodden masses.
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