members Mr. Mohammed Ansari, Mr. Mohammed Bilal, Mr. Mohammed Khaleel, Mr. Mohammed Naser and Mr. Mohammed Rizwan extend moral support for all my endeavors. I am also thankful to my relatives Mohammed Fasiuddin, Mohammed Fayazuddin, Mohammed Sayeeduddin, Mohammed Manzoor Ahmed, Mohammed Naveed Ahmed, Mohammed Najamuddin Ghori, Mohammed Aleemuddin, Mohammed Raziuddin Shahbaz, Syed Ashfaq Ali, Mohammed Khader Ali, Shaik Jahangir etc. for their regular encouragement and support. I would like to thank Dr. Majid Qazi, the Royal Physician whose tremendous encouragement since the beginning of the column pumped a lot of vigor in me. Nutritionist and well known Urdu writer in Humor and Science Dr. Abid Moiz always mentored like an elder brother. His in-depth reading and quick response to my write-ups helped me groom my skills. Mr. Syed M Afsar bags the credit of introducing me to the print media in Saudi Arabia. A brief introduction at a cultural gathering in Jeddah led him to introduce me to the Editor of Saudi Gazette. It resulted in my inclusion in the list of freelance contributors at Saudi Gazette. Later, when Saudi Gazette launched its Urdu supplement “Awaz�, Mrs. Sameera Aziz and Mr. Mahtab Qadr were very supportive and cooperative in publishing my articles and columns regularly. Mr. Syed Fazil Hussain Parvez, Editor, Gawah Urdu Weekly, is the one who introduced me to the print journalism during my education. When I was in second year of Graduation, Hyderabad edition of Awam Urdu daily was launched and Mr. Parvez was its Resident Editor. When I approached him as a student and showed him some of my published work, he instantly commented that all these remind him of his college days. He instantly offered me the position of Sub-Editor. Later he shouldered me responsibility of
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