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Bidar ಬೀದರ್
—  city  —
Bidar ಬೀದರ್ Location of Bidar ಬೀದರ್ in Karnataka and India
Coordinates	17°54′N 77°33′E / 17.90°N 77.55°E / 17.90; 77.55Coordinates: 17°54′N 77°33′E / 17.90°N 77.55°E / 17.90; 77.55
Country	India
Region	Bayaluseeme
State	Karnataka
District(s)	Bidar
Deputy Commissioner	Sameer Shukhla
Population • Density	170,204 • 3,958 /km2 (10,251 /sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	43 square kilometres (17 sq mi) • 614 metres (2,014 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 585 401 • Telephone • +91 8482 • Vehicle • KA38
Website	www.bidarcity.gov.in

Bidar (Kannada: ಬೀದರ, Urdu: بیدار) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the north-eastern part of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Bidar District.which shares its border with the Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.It is north-est district of Karnataka state. It is also called as crown of karnataka.

Bidar city is known for its Bidri handicraft products. Manjira River is one of the main rivers supplying drinking water to Bidar .

Recently Bidar was ranked 22nd among the ^[1] cleanest cities in India, and 5th cleanest in Karnataka.

Geography[link]

Bidar is located at 17°54′N 77°33′E / 17.9°N 77.55°E / 17.9; 77.55.^[2] It has an average elevation of 615 metres (2017 feet).Old name of Bidar was MOHAMMADABAD Bidar is a charming district- one of its charms being a very bracing climate practically throughout the district and for the greater part of the year. April and may are the hot months, but even during this hot weather period, the heat is often broken by sharp and sudden thunder showers. By early June the south-west monsoon sets in with all its pleasant coolness and the weather is back to its bracing glory. The cold weather is never too cold and the rainfall is never excessive though its excessive variation is often the cause, symptom and malaise of severe droughts. One other aspect of its charm is that it is full of history- every village and town being replete with monuments, legends, stories of velour, romance of beautiful princesses, long forgotten battles, feuding military adventurers and even of social reform movements that shook the very foundation and structure of medieval Hinduism.

Present day Bidar covering an expanse of 5448 square kilometers of land lies between 17 o 35 !! and 18o 25!! North latitudes and 760 42!! minutes and 770 39!! east longitudes, with the districts of Nizamabad and Medak in Andhra Pradesh on the East and the districts of Nanded and Osmanabad in Maharashtra on the west. On the south lies the district of Gulbarga of Karnataka. This central position in the Deccan had for long imparted to Bidar, the pre-eminent position in the history of the Deccan though to-day it presents a picture of centuries of neglect and ruin.^[3]

Entrance to the Bidar Fort

Tourism[link]

Bidar has lots of historical monuments from Bahmani era. The structure of the great Mahmud Gawan Arabic University is reminiscent of the rich architecture of the Bahmani era. The Bidar Fort situated next to the city is one of the biggest forts in India.

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  Panaromic Entrance View of Bidar Fort

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  Arabic University Mahmud Gawan

Places of interest[link]

• Hazrath Shamsuddin Abul Fatah Shaik Mohammed Multani R.A(Al-Maroof Multani Bashah),Bidar. Shamsuddin Quadri Shrine popularly known as multani Badshah.

• Dargah multani basha bidar karnataka.jpg

  Dargah Multani Basha Bidar Karnataka

• Dargah Syed Shah Burhanuddin Khaleelullah Kirmani But Shikan (R.A),Bidar at Choukhandi. The popular barid shahi tombs and a Jail made by the British before independence.File:Syed shah burhanuddin kirmani dargah bidar
• Guru Nanak Jhira Gurudwara,
• Sri Mailar Mallanna temple : Mailar or Khanapur is situated around 15 km from Bidar on Bidar-Udgir Road. It is believed that Mallasur and Mankasur are two brother demons, after getting blessing from lord Bharmha, they started killing and torturing Innocent people in and around Mailar, by hearing devotees plea Lord Shiva incarnated in Mailar and killed mankasur and forgave mallasur. The god Mallanna or Khandoba or Mailar Linga is believed as Lord Shiva`s Ugra Roopa. The temple is very famous in the north karnataka and every year temple attract millions of devotees from Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra pradesh
• Narasimha Zharna (Lord Narasimha Temple), Papnash (Shiva Temple)
• Bidar fort at Bidar, the great Friday mosque at Bidar, Nayee kamaan (fell down – being built)
• Madarsa (university) of Mahmmed Gawan
• Choubara (watch tower)at Bidar, several dargahs (mausoleums) of local Islamic saints
• Basveshvara Temple
• Barid shahi garden
• Tomb of Mahmmed Gawan
• Kalyani shariff, 12th Century Cave
• Kalyan shariff, Kalyan Fort
• Bidri Art Materials at Old City
• Saint Paul's Methodist Church
• Molige Marayya's Cave temple Molkera
• Papnash Temple. It is believed that Lord Sri Rama, on the way to Ayodhya from Lanka after defeating Ravana, visited this place and that resulted in the temple which would wash off his act of killing Ravana who is a Shiva Bhakt.
• Basava Kalyan. This city is place of Basveshwar and has lot of information and holy places about Basveshwara.
• Bidar Fort. The fort was one the largest and strongest forts in India^{[citation needed]}. It was built in 15th century.
• Gurudwara. Gurdwara Nanak Jhira Sahib is a Sikh historical shrine. One of the most popular south Indian historical gurudwara's amongst the Sikh community all over the India.
• Manik Prabhu Temple. Situated 53 km away from the city of Bidar, Manik Prabhu Temple is a unique architectural beauty and a major spiritual and religious centre. The Manik Prabhu temple is built over a Sanjeevani Samaadhi of a Saint- Shri Sadguru Manik Prabhu Maharaj and his spiritual stature and holy presence is still maintained by his 6th successor Shri Sadguru Dnyanraj Manik Prabhu Maharaj. The temple attracts both Hindu and Muslim devotees. The temple administration is carried out by Shri Manik Prabhu Samsthan which runs a number of social and charitable institutions since 140 years.

Demographics[link]

As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Bidar in 2011 is 211,944; of which male and female are 109,435 and 102,509 respectively.Average literacy rate of Bidar city is 87.65 percent of which male and female literacy was 92.88 and 82.08 percent respectively. Total children (0-6) in Bidar city are 25,077 as per figure from Census India report on 2011. There were 13,103 boys while 11,974 are girls. Child sex ratio of girls is 914 per 1000 boys.

Kannada is the official language and spoken by majority of the people, while Marathi, Dakhni Urdu and Hindi are the other languages spoken by significant number of population .

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Educational institutions[link]

• Shaheen School and PU College, Bidar^[4]
• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Narayanpur, Bidar^[5]
• Kendriya Vidyalaya Bidar^[6]
• Air Force School^[7]
• Government Polytechnic College
• Nitture Polytechnic College
• Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences(BRIMS)
• B.V.Bhoomreddy College.
• Methodist Arts Degree College
• Karnataka Veterinary and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU)^[8]
• Karnataka Art, Science and Commerce College
• Norma Fedrich High School
• Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College
• S. B. Patil Dental College.
• Lingaraj appa college of engineering
• Guru Nanak Public School
• Government Polytechnic College
• Gurayya Bacha High School
• Government Medical College, Bidar
• Guru Nanak First Grade Science College
• Shaheen Women's Degree & PU College Bidar
• Al-Ameen Women's Degree & PU College Bidar
• Parimala High School Bidar

References[link]

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www.bidaronline.com

External links[link]

• List of sultans of Bidar
• Official Website of the District
• website of Bidar City municipal council
• Bidar Tourism website
• Bidar Fort on Google Maps
• Bidar on Google Maps

Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi
President of AIMIM
Incumbent
Assumed office 2008
Preceded by	Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi
Member of Lok Sabha MP
Incumbent
Assumed office 2004
Preceded by	Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi
Constituency	Hyderabad
Personal details
Born	(1969-05-13) 13 May 1969 (age 43) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political party	All India Majlis-e Ittihad al-Muslimin
Spouse(s)	Farheen Owaisi
Children	4 daughters[1]
Residence	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Alma mater	B.A. (Osmania University) LL.B (London) Barrister-at-Law (Lincoln's Inn)[2]
Profession	Barrister
Religion	Islam
As of September 16, 2006

Asaduddin Owaisi (born (1969-05-13)May 13, 1969 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India) is a Barrister, Indian politician and President of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Since 2008. He is a Member of Parliament (MP) representing Hyderabad constituency in Lok Sabha Lower House of the Indian Parliament Since 2004.

Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi, is also known as “Naqeeb-e-Millat”

Early life[link]

Asaduddin Owaisi was Born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, to Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, an Indian politician and Member of Parliament from Hyderabad, for six consecutive terms until stepping down in 2004 in favour of his elder son. His education was from Hyderabad Public School and subsequently did his Intermediate (A' Levels) from St. Mary's Junior College, Hyderabad. He graduated with B.A. from Nizam College, Osmania University, then LL.B (London), and Barrister-at-Law (Lincolns Inn), England.^[3]

Political career[link]

Son of late Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, a dynamic leader in his heyday, Asaduddin Owaisi evinced interest in politics right from his student days. He is the president of All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimmen (AIMIM) and took up the party responsibilities after the death of his father in 2008, playing key role in the politics of Andhra Pradesh, through running All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen as strong as his father and maintaining strong hold in Hyderabad. The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen has had a successful run in and around Hyderabad under his leadership and strengthened it through attracting more youth into the party fold.

Asaduddin Owaisi has represented Hyderabad, constituency in Lok Sabha, Lower House of the Indian Parliament since 2004 where his father Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, who also served as the Member of Parliament for Hyderabad constituency for six consecutive terms, stepped down in his son's favour to continue the dynastic political role. Asaduddin Owaisi made his political début into the Lok Sabha from the Hyderabad constituency by defeating his nearest rival G.Subash Chanderji of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with a margin of 100,145 votes. It was the seventh straight victory of the All India Majlis-e Ittihad al-Muslimin in the Hyderabad seat.

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen’s Asaduddin Owaisi secured a place among the Top 10 MP’s asking trenchant questions in in the 14th Lok Sabha relating to Indian democracy, Indian secularism, Muslim’s freedom and corrupt state machinery besides many other pertinent matters.

He was also a member of the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly for ten years prior to becoming a Member of Parliament. Elected to the AP state assembly from the Charminar constituency of Hyderabad, in 1995 and 1999, he was also the floor leader of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen in the Andhra Pradesh state assembly.

Position Held[link]

• 1994-2003 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (two terms)
• 2004 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
• 7 Aug. 2004- 6 Aug. 2006 Member, Committee on Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
• 5 Aug. 2004- Apr. 2006 Member, Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment
• 5 Aug. 2006 - 4 Aug. 2007 & 5 Aug. 2007 Member, Standing Committee on Defence
• 2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
• 31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Defence
• 7 Oct. 2009 Member, Committee on Ethics
• Member and Trustee, Dar-Us-Salam Trust and Education Board, since 1999
• Member, Muslim Personal Law, since 2001 ^[4]
• Won in 2009 Parliament Election with 42.14% of votes gain for AIMIM party in HYDERABAD constituency
• Won in 2004 Parliament Election with 38.41% of votes gain for AIMIM party in HYDERABAD constituency
• Won in 1999 Assembly Election with 66.15% of votes gain for AIMIM party in CHARMINAR constituency
• Won in 1994 Assembly Election with 48.99% of votes gain for AIMIM party in CHARMINAR constituency

Attempted Assassination of his Brother[link]

His brother, MLA Akbaruddin was allegedly shot at by youngest nephew of Mohammed Pehalwan and his associates in Hyderabad on 30 April 2011. While he was visiting the constituency of Chandrayangutta for which he is a MLA since 1999. ^[5]

Personal life[link]

Asaduddin Owaisi is married and has 4 daughters.^[6]

Other Information[link]

Reading books on history and religion, Playing cricket, spending time with kids^[7]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Book on Selected Parliamentary Speeches of Asaduddin Owaisi