“Bidar is not just another historical monument. It is a window for the history and culture of medieval times. All of us must be proud of this,” Suleman Siddiqi, historian and former Chancellor Vice -Chairman at Osmania University, said on Friday.
He spoke in the inauguration of developmental works within the adopted Heritage 2.0 scheme of an archaeological survey of India. Shaheen Education Society, based in Bidar, accepted Madras Mahamud Gawan.
“Madrasa of Mahamud Gawan in Bidar was one of the most important educational centers in India. A large number of scientists and workers migrated to Bidar from Iran because they had no sponsorship in their own land and Bidar was the largest center of teaching in the medieval world.
He called on young people to seriously consider their career in history and allied fields such as archeology, calligraphy and numismatics, preserving monuments and scripts of palm leaves, digitization and reinterpretation of classical texts. “There are several job prospects, but there are not enough qualified or trained youth to take these jobs,” he said. The professor also referred to philanthropists to maintain all the monuments that are important for Hindu and Muslims to say that Bidar and Kalaburagi left cosmopolitan and touch in the presence of the zone buildings.
Professor Siddiqi watched the history of Bidar and the contribution of Mahamud Gawan during the 15th century. “The Kingdom of Bahmani had five prime ministers, but Gawan was the best among them. Bidar achieved his zenite during his work, stretching from Maharashtra to Andhraino and Vindhya Mountains.
Gawan wrote to scientists around the world and invited them to come and teach in Madras. In 1470 he even wrote from the battlefield of the scholarship of Moulan Jaami. He attracted people such as Jalaluddin Awani, Syed Ibrahim grammar and astronomer Khalil Ullah, besides some sufi scholars.
In a series of letters to his sons Gawan advised on the development of personality. He asked them to learn from the past to treat everyone as at their station of life, practicing forgiveness, using the strength of reason, being good and kind to everyone, and being brave at the time of the crisis. After Gawan died, the Kingdom of Bahmani divided into five sultanates.
DEVU Pattar, author of the book Mahamud Gawan, Kannada Book, called for Shaheen Education Society to establish a Gawan Research Center to attract systematic research and publishing on Bidar. He said he should offer scholarships to young scientists for the collection and translation of source materials, research and study, publications and digitization of materials. Mr. Pattar said that in addition to religious studies and humanities, Madrasa taught objects such as archery, poles, physics and literature.
“Some studies indicated that Gawan had attempted grafting the Persian mango breeds with Indian breeds in Bidar and recorded this process. In a letter to Gawan, Abdul Rehman Jami, a Persian 15th century poet, said Gawan did dependence on Rome.”
Dr. Devaraju, a representative of a superintendent archaeologist, an archaeological survey of India, said that the memorial adoption system is aimed at protecting and maintaining monuments, supporting tourism and creating and maintaining curiosity between youth about history, culture and heritage.
Ajay Janardhanan, an assistant to nature conservation, an archaeological survey of India, said Madrasa was one of the two monuments received in the State and 21 across the country. He called on philanthropists to accept more monuments and cooperate with an archaeological survey of India to protect them.
Abdul Quadeer, President of Shaheen Education Society, said that society would not only contribute to the preservation of monuments, but also to the creation of multimedia content. He added that he would cooperate with government agencies to promote tourism in Bidar.
Professor Danish Moin from Moulan Azad National Urdu University, Professor Abdul Majed of Central University of Central University of Karnataka-Gulbarg, Syed Ayub Ali, former professor Kakatiya University, historian Abdul Samad and Art Syed ali Akhter Ali Alihter.
Published – 10 October 2025 21:11
