Melbourne professor visits his college in Bidar

When Rajkumar Buyya came to the Karnataka College to deliver a speech in his alma mater in Bidar on Monday , it was a proud moment for all the teachers there.

He studied PUC in the Karnataka College in the late 1980s 


The professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering and Director of the Cloud Computing and Distributed Systems (CLOUDS) Laboratory at University of Melbourne, Australia, learned the basics of computer science during his pre-university course in this college in Bidar in the late 1980s.

The lad from Koutha village in Bidar taluk is now a researcher of global repute in the field of cloud computing.

Cloud computing
The Chinese have used his cloud computing platforms to design high speed trains, the Government of Inner Mongolia to strengthen its markets, ISRO to process satellite images, companies to reduce their computing costs and researchers are using them to collaborate. His work has won him two international awards.

His teachers feel he deserves all the recognition. “He is a genius who can think decades ahead of his peers,” says his mathematics teacher S.B. Sajjanshetty. “He has always been like this. Outstanding, yet humble,” says retired Professor S.S. Devarkal, who came to the college to meet him on Monday.

After his pre-university course, Prof. Buyya joined B.Sc. course in Karnataka College in 1988. He left for Mysore after he got an engineering seat there. He completed his Masters in Computer Science from University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering in Bangalore and joined the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) in its super computer project, PARAM.

He later sought a teaching position in University of Melbourne in 1998. His theses on the economics of grid computing won him a doctor of philosophy from Monash University, Melbourne. He set up the cloud computing lab at the University of Melbourne and Manjrasoft, a commercial spin-off. The software programmes and platforms from Manjrasoft are now used in 40 countries.

‘Future of IT'

He says cloud computing is the future of IT. “It has immense potential for students, researchers and the industry. If we don't prepare our youth for it, we will be missing out on a great opportunity,” he said.

Prof. Buyya said he makes frequent trips to India as it was “hard to resist its pull”. It is not difficult to guess why he named his IT company after the river flowing through his village.


Source: The Hindu

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Nazeer A Khan, A Bidar lad who played vital role in defeating the British officers in FOOT BALL match.

Many of us have seen Movie "LAGAAN"  staring Aamir Khan, and the same thing  has been repeated in the history and this time its not cricket match its a FOOT BALL and Nazeer Ahmed Khan the Bidar lad who scored the Winning goal against the British officers serving in the Hyderabad Nizam's army in that hard-fought match.



Source: The Hindu

This footballer has a special place in Bidar's history

Soccer became popular in Bidar after the memorable tournament in Hyderabad 65 years ago




People of Bidar have special love for the game of football.

This sport became popular in the region after the memorable tournament organised 65 years ago in Hyderabad.

A team of local lads defeated the British officers serving in the Hyderabad Nizam's army in that hard-fought match.

The player who scored the match winning goal was a 17-year-old lad from Bidar.

Nazeer Ahmed Khan of Siddi Taleem in Bidar was a self-taught footballer. He used to watch soldiers play football and serve as their assistant during the game.

He soon developed a passion for the game and joined Bidar Sporting Club.

His club used to participate in the matches across the Nizam's Kingdom and organise tournaments in Bidar.

The erstwhile Nizam's State spread across parts of today's Hyderabad-Karnataka, Marathwada and Telangana.

British officers in the Nizam's infantry used to play football with teams of youths from across the Nizam's State.

Khan became a hero in one such tournament. The all-important tournament in Hyderabad was held in 1946 in which a team of British officers played the local lads who had grouped themselves under City Club.

“The Diwan, who was watching the match, came down the pavilion and hugged Khan, who instantly developed a fan following in Hyderabad. When Khan returned to Bidar, the District Collector gave a rousing welcome and organised a civic reception in his honour near the old mosque,'' says Liaqat Ali Khan, chronicler of Bidar's history.

“Khan continued to play for Bidri Sporting Club. He also played some matches for Mohammaden Sporting Club of Kolkata.

“He died in 2007. As long as he lived, he inspired footballers in Bidar and Hyderabad,'' he said.


Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/this-footballer-has-a-special-place-in-bidars-history/article551033.ece