Firoz.T.Totanawala The Bangalore Metro Reporter BUSINESSES CELEBRATE THE CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

BY FIROZ.T.TOTANAWALA 

THE BANGALORE METRO REPORTER 

BUSINESSES CELEBRATE THE CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS 

 The worldwide million plus Dawoodi Bohra community is in immense festive mood. Their spiritual and temporal head, His Holiness Dr. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS) will complete 99 years of life and enter the grand 100th year as per Islamic calendar which falls on 25th March 2011. 

 It should be noted that His Holiness emphasized on Entrepreneurship and due to his constant and sincere efforts, the Dawoodi Bohras today are famous worldwide as Traders and Businessmen. It is therefore relatively important that the festive mood of Centenary Celebrations pierces into the Business life of Dawoodi Bohras. 

 In the Context, in Bangalore, Burhani Shopping Festival is organized wherein the Dawoodi Bohra businessmen will reward their customers with gifts and compliments in return for purchases made by them. While majority of the Dawoodi Bohras have their establishments in City Market area, the Burhani Shopping Festival is organized on Sadar Patrappa Road, Silver Jubilee Park Road and Narasimha Raja Road and its by lanes. 

 Burhani Shopping Festival was inaugurated today on Monday, 14th March at 11am on a grand scale in presence of many Political and other dignitaries. Dr. Hema Chandra Sagar, BJP MLA (Chickpet Constituency), R. Roshan Baig, Congress MLA (Shivajinagar Constituency), Zameer Ahmed, JD(S) MLA (Chamrajpet Constituency) graced the occasion. Dhanaraj, BJP Corporator of Dharmaya Temple Ward No. 119 and Gunashekhar, Corporator of Jayamahal Ward No. 63, were also present for the occasion. Members of the KHAMA association and other dignitaries including the Bangalore Aamil Saheb of Dawoodi Bohra community, Sk. Khuzaimabhai Yamani were also present. 

 The Dawoodi Bohras establishments are all decorated and placards of greetings to His Holiness on Centenary Celebrations and his contributions in various fields and achievements are also briefly displayed at all outlets. Any customer that checks in any of the premises, and shops for goods will be rewarded with proportionate worth compliments to commemorate the Centenary celebrations of His Holiness. Gift items consists of Laptop Bags, Shopping Bags, Cash Bags, Silver coins etc. 

 Burhani Shopping Festival will officially run up to 25th March, the corresponding day of Gregorian calendar, when His Holiness will begin his 100th grand year of life. The individual establishments also may extend the offer for a longer period.