Ratnipora

Ratnipora
رتن پور‬
town
Ratnipora
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Ratnipora
Ratnipora (India)
Coordinates: 33°55′16″N 74°56′35″E / 33.921°N 74.943°E / 33.921; 74.943Coordinates: 33°55′16″N 74°56′35″E / 33.921°N 74.943°E / 33.921; 74.943
Country India
State Jammu & Kashmir
District Pulwama
Area
 • Total 12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation 1,588 m (5,210 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 5,250
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code 01933
Vehicle registration JK13
Sex ratio ♂/♀
Website pulwama.nic.in

Ratnipora Commonly known as land of poets, is a town in Kashmir, situated equally distant from three towns, Awantipora, Pulwama and Pampore. The name Ratnipora is a combination of two words, "Ratan" meaning jewel, and "Pur" meaning place. Ratnipora is known for its education and its literacy rate, as per Census 2011, is 71.44% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. In Ratnipora male literacy stands at 82.46% while female literacy rate was 60.42% Ratnipora has a very high number of graduate, post-graduate, doctorate and post-doctorate people. It is home to the most prominent poets and educationists of the Kashmir Valley. The people mainly rely on government jobs, but agriculture is also practiced by a one third of the population. Ratnipora has been historically important for its contribution to education and poetry having produced notable people like, Syed Shamas-ud-din Andrabi Gamgeen, Syed Jala-ud-Din Aijaz, Syed Mohi-ud-Din Khushbash, Syed Mohi-ud-Din Nawaz and scores more. It is fondly called as the Land of Poets. 100% population practices Islam. While there are three Jamia Masjids, there are more than 30 small Masjids and a Hindu temple. Ratnipora was also inhabited by thirty Hindu ( Kashmiri Pandit) households who lived in perfect harmony with their Muslim neighbors but had to leave their homes & hearths in the year 1990 due to disturbed situation in Kashmir valley. A stream namely Laar flows through Ratnipora, while there are four bridges connecting the two parts. To the southeast flows a river called Romush coming from Pahoo while to the southwest flows a stream namely "Bren Kuol" coming from Puchhal, and all the three streams meet Jehlum in southern outskirts of Ratnipora. BERCY, an initiative of JKEDI has its office in Ratnipora. Recently a railway halt station has been sanctioned to Ratnipora. Ratnipora has adequate market facilities comparable to towns in Kashmir. Ratnipora is being considered to be included in Srinagar City according to the master plan 2015-35.

Notable people

  • Syed Jalil Andrabi Very renowned lawyer/ Human Rights Activist/ International Figure[1]
  • Syed Jalal-ud-din Andrabi Aijaz Translator of Quran to Kashmiri, poet, preacher.
  • Syed Qutub-ud-din Andrabi Taseer Former Business Man, Man of the year Awardee
  • G. N. Ratanpuri Politician, Former Member Parliament and former broadcaster at Radio Kashmir..
  • Dr. Shaida Andrabi Former Scientist at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard University. Alumnus Tufts University Massachusetts MA, USA. Currently A.P. University of Kashmir[2]
  • Dr. Muzammil Andrabi Acting Director IIIM Srinagar. Principal Scientist, CSIR, Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine. Alumnus Johns Hopkins University, Maryland USA. Alumnus, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh USA.[3]
  • Dr. Shaida (Shafi) Andrabi Alumnus, Johns Hopkins University, Currently Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.[4][5][6]
  • Dr. Syed Mudasir Ashraf Former Post Doctoral fellow at University of California at Berkely, Former Faculty at Libyan International Medical University Libya, Two times Young Scientists Awardee (From Govt. of India and New Zealand), Currently posted as Associate Professor SKUAST K.
  • Dr. Raiees Andrabi Scientist at The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA, (currently working on HIV). Alumnus AIIMS.[7]
  • Dr. Syed Riyaz-ul-Hassan Scientist E, IIIM Jammu;[8] Alumnus, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, USA.
  • Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad Mir Former Scientist at Department of Sericulture J&K Government, Currently posted as Assistant Professor, SKUAST K


  • Dr. Mohammad Maqbool Mir Retired CMO, Renowned Child Specialist, Philanthropist.
  • Syed Mohammad Yaseen Makhfi Poet, Author Asrar-e-Makhfi.
  • Dr. Manzoor Andrabi Cardiologist
  • Prof Farooq Ahmad Andrabi Principal Govt Girl's Degree College Pulwama.
  • Dr Arjmand Reyaz expert bariatric Surgeon at King Fahad Hospital Saudi
  • Syed Gulam Rasool Gayoor A public figure, an orator, a philosopher and a writer. Awardee, Academy of Arts, Cultures and Languages.
  • Dr. Syed Muzaffar Ali Director USIK, University of Kashmir.

Nearby cities:Srinagar 22 km, Anantnag 30 km. Nearby towns: Pampore 10 km, Awantipora 10 km, Pulwama 9 km.

References

  1. ↑ Andrabi, Jalil. "Avtar Singh kills self". India Today. India Today.
  2. ↑ Andrabi, Shaida. PNAS. Proceedings of National Academy of Science USA http://www.pnas.org/content/104/48/19011.abstract. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ Ahmad, Muzammil. "IIIM, Sanat Nagar, Srinagar". http://www.iiim.res.in/. External link in |website= (help)
  4. ↑ https://www.uab.edu/medicine/pharmacology/faculty/andrabi. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Andrabi, Shaida. "Citations, SHaida Andrabi". Google Scholar. Google.
  6. ↑ Andrabi, Shaida. "Dr". https://www.jhu.edu/. Johns Hopkins University, USA. External link in |website= (help)
  7. ↑ http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/biotech/sdut-neutralizing-antibodies-burton-andrabi-scripps-2015nov17-story.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ Riyaz-ul-Hassan, Syed. "IIIM Jammu website". http://www.iiim.res.in/. IIIM Jammu. External link in |website= (help)
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