Author: Shakil Bha

Have a look at some pictures of Khandhiya brothers Faiyaz and Faruk’s meeting with famous Bollywood actor comedian Boman Irani.

We are living in a time when technology and the internet is changing and defying old definitions. Think how 10 years ago we used to communicate to friends and family.  Think of communication today.  We had video games 10 years ago and now, today, they have changed. They are fast, fun filled and more interactive than ever.

In the field of gaming,  one of our Vohara Patel, Arif Argamawala, has developed a game available on the App Store that is already making a huge impression.  The game is called “Bridge Runner” and is filled with so much excitement and adrenaline that it immediately gets you addicted. Within its short launch period, it has already crossed the 5,000 download mark!

You can download “BRIDGE RUNNER” from https://appsto.re/gb/myby4.i

Download the game and try it for yourself. Pass it on to others and experience something fresh and fun.

We are very proud of Arif and hope his success will inspire many others in our community.  Keep up the good work Arif!

Hazrat Allama Maulana Syed Shah Abdul Haq and Mufti Abu Bakr of QTV attended Milad programme at Aiyub Ghogha’s house in Chicago.

We, on behalf of MyTankaria visitors and all well wishers of our village from across the globe, congratulate our children – the future of our community – on the completion of the new high school building. Established in 1952 by our forefathers and helped by generous donors over a period of several decades, this building has helped realise the dreams of thousands of its students. It’s not just bricks and mortar that laid the foundation of this building but it’s the determination, care for the future and an immense love of our forefathers. The old building where many of us studied has given way to brand new, bigger and taller facilities. With beautiful religious, educational and residential structures that already décor our beautiful village, this building will certainly add colourful feather to it.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate everyone, but we feel we should sincerely thank our teachers, current staff and those who are no longer with us. They worked tirelessly day in and day out. We also congratulate the management team and certain individuals who spent months of their life to realise this dream. They travelled thousands of miles in heat and cold, flew to several countries and countless cities and gave their all. And, finally, to all the donors from all parts of the world, regardless of their village affiliation, who wanted this to happen. It’s YOU who wanted this building to come to life, YOU wanted to secure the future of our generations to come, YOU wanted to see our community prosper in the next century. And, let us tell you,

“YOU did it!”

“Now … YOU … the future of Tankaria and our community – all our students – Dream Big! The future is yours … go get it!”

We thank Irfan Bha for sharing these pictures with us. Jazakallah.

We praise All Mighty Allah (SWT) and thank all donors for their generous donations so that we now have a beautiful school building.

 From experience of visiting several schools, including Ivy League universities like Harvard, Yale and Columbia in the USA and UK, they have big pieces of art (sculptures) around the co

llege campus and historical pictures in common places. There is a definite purpose when these schools do something like that. It serves two purposes. Teaching students of our history without saying a word and providing a living legacy.

Our school should have sculptures like Hothyru, Gaadu, Thresar and other big items displayed nicely around the long walkways. Let the 11th or 12th year students take that responsibility with the guidance of teachers. This can be their extra curricular activity for which they can be rewarded extra credit.

We should have old pictures displayed in the school library, labs, staff room or an old school picture in the principal’s office.

Think of a child 20 years from now who will not have ever see our current or past living styles or a visitor from overseas who has never visited a village before but is visiting because it is his family town. These projects will show them memories that will bring their relatives back to life. This is a display of our ancestors, their lives, life style, our culture and how they cemented a strong foundation for the future generations.

Comments and discussion are welcome.

Please enjoy some clips from the program held last Wednesday in Chicago. Click on the play button in the left corner for the video to play.

We will not be streaming Mushaira program LIVE. We sincerely apologize to all our visitors.