Kasim Razvi
Syed Muhammad Qasim Razvi | |
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Died | 15 January 1970 | (aged 67)
Resting place | Paposh Nagar Graveyard |
Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, politician |
Children | 10 (5 sons & 5 daughters) (Sarwar Sultana, Syed Ahmed Kazim Razvi, Syed Ahmed Asif Razvi, Syed Ahmed Arif Razvi, Zakia, Fouzia, Razia, Tayyaba, Syed Ahmed Nasir Razvi, Syed Ahmed Farooq Razvi) |
Parent | Syed Ahmad Khan Razvi |
Kasim Razvi (also Qasim Razvi; 17 July 1902 – 15 January 1970) was a politician in the
According to scholar Lucien Benichou, "[Razvi] can arguably be considered to have been the political figure whose influence and unrealistic vision proved the most detrimental to the interests of the State in the crucial years of 1947–48."[6][7]
Early life and career
Kasim Razvi was born in
According to former Hyderabad civil servant Mohammad Hyder, Latur had loose law and order. Razvi amassed a small fortune in shady dealings. After joining the
After the premature death of Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung (the founding leader) in 1944, the Ittehad party fell into fractious extremism. Razvi tried to establish his distinctiveness by advocating political reforms, even though they were not palatable to the Ittehad membership.[8] Then he established his own association in Latur, named Majlis-e-Islah Nazm-o-Nasq, ostensibly to bring about reforms but more likely to establish his own independent following away from the mainstream of the party.[6]
In February 1946, the extremists in the party led by Abdur Rahman Rais staged a violent protest over the reconstruction of a mosque, burning down the house of the prime minister Nawab of Chhatari and Sir Wilfrid Grigson, the minister for revenue and police. The incident led to the resignation of the leader of the Ittehad. In the ensuing contest for the new president, Kasim Razvi defeated Rais to emerge as the leader of the Ittehad. His extremism matched that of Rais and the moderates in the party distanced themselves from both the candidates. From this point on, Razvi called the shots in Hyderabad politics.[6]
Leadership of Ittehad
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The Razakars were Muslim separatists who advocated the continuation of Nizam's rule and tried to convince the Nizam to accede to Pakistan . After accession to Pakistan proved impossible owing to the distance of Hyderabad from Pakistan, Razvi encouraged the Nizam to take a hardline stance and ordered the Razakars to resist the accession of Hyderabad to the newly formed Government of India. Razvi even traveled to
After
Kasim Rizvi was not in favor of cross border conflict and maintained that his goal was self-defense & the preservation of the Hyderabad State:
"[I]f the Razakars attack the Indian territories they will not help the cause of the Hyderabad State nor its Muslims. Why should the Muslims of Hyderabad unnecessarily want to destroy themselves and others? For what purpose will Hyderabad indulge in such useless actions? It is the Indian Union, in contrast, which has every reason to attack Hyderabad."[14]
According to the Former Prime Minister of Hyderabad state Mir Laiq Ali many ‘anti-social elements’ joined the Razakars & regretfully stated that with the expansion of the movement; Kasim Rizvi was no longer able to control the Razakars.[14]
Personal life
Kasim had 10 children (5 sons & 5 daughters) including a "professor, doctor, fashion designer, [and] counsellor" who have settled in various countries around the world.[15]
See also
References
- ^ a b Raghavan, War and Peace in Modern India 2010, p. 69.
- ^ a b Syed Qasim Husain Rizvi, Geni database, 20 January 2015.
- ^ "This day, that year: How Hyderabad became a part of the union of India".
- ^ "Accession of Hyderabad: When a battle by cables forced the Nizam's hand". The Hindu.
- ^ "Telangana polls: BJP borrows from Hyderabad history to recast Modi as Vallabhbhai Patel, paints KCR as 'new Nizam'".
- ^ a b c Benichou, From Autocracy to Integration 2000, Chapter 5.
- ^ Ajaz Ashraf (23 November 2014). "Hidden history of the Owaisis: What MIM doesn't want you to know". Firstpost. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ a b c Hyder, October Coup 2012, Chapter 2: Qasim Rizvi.
- ^ Lubar, Robert (30 August 1948). "Hyderabad: The Holdout". Time. p. 26.
- ^ a b Kate, P. V., Marathwada Under the Nizams, 1724-1948, Delhi: Mittal Publications, 1987, p. 75.
- ^ Rao, P.R., History and Culture of Andhra Pradesh: From the Earliest Times to 1991, New Delhi: Sterling Publishers, 2012. p. 284
- ^ "Hate speech not new for Owaisi clan". The Times of India.
- ^ "Tracing Razakar legacy: When Razvi's granddaughter visited Hyderabad". The Week. The Week. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ S2CID 149328603.
- ^ "Tracing Razakar legacy: When Razvi's granddaughter visited Hyderabad". The Week.
Bibliography
- Benichou, Lucien D. (2000), From Autocracy to Integration: Political Developments in Hyderabad State, 1938-1948, Orient Blackswan, ISBN 978-81-250-1847-6
- Hyder, Mohammed (2012), October Coup, A Memoir of the Struggle for Hyderabad, Roli Books, ISBN 978-8174368508
- ISBN 978-1-137-00737-7
Further reading
- Kamat, Manjiri N. (2007), "Border incidents, internal disorder and the nizam's claim for an independent Hyderabad", in Waltraud Ernst; Biswamoy Pati (eds.), India's Princely States: People, Princes and Colonialism, Routledge, pp. 212–224, ISBN 978-1-134-11988-2
- Gandhi, Rajmohan (1990), Patel, A Life, Navajivan Pub. House
- "Holding them captive?" at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 July 2003) opinion in The Hindu 27 April 2003