by iFaqeer
Charaagh Hasan Hasrat once said:
allah allah fusooN naghma-e-ishq
saara aalam hai gosh bar aawaz
The news going around in Pakistani circles is the fact that one of our own is the one of the Convening Lead Authors for the IPCC team that shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore. And of course, the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change) team is chaired by another South Asian; Rajendra Pachauri.
Pakistani scientist in Nobel team -DAWN – National; October 14, 2007: WASHINGTON, Oct 13: Pakistani professor Adil Najam, now teaching at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, US, is amongst the team of scientists and experts in the Intergovernmental …
Over the years, I have come to know Dr. Najam rather well, and have learned from and been inspired by him. I’ve written about him quite a few times at my blog. For Example: here and especially here.
From a comment Dr. Najam posted on Pakistaniat.com:
Thank you to all for their kind wishes and congrats. I should add, however, that the Nobel was awarded to the work of the IPCC (a panel of eminent global climate change experts), so I am just one of the many experts on that Panel. I have served on the IPCC for some 8 years, the last many as a Convening Lead Author. So, yes, it does feel terrific to have one’s work and research celebrated by the Nobel Committee, but it really is an honor shared by many (including by Dr. Tariq Banuri who played a leading role in the IPCC’s evolution in the past).
Some links: Dawn, Boston Globe, Encyclopedia of the Earth, The Fletcher School.
In the idiom of South Asian sport, I want to say:
“Well played, Adil bhai; buhat aala, Adil bhai!”
Note: This post is a tribute from iFaqeer, Owais Mughal and many other friends. It is being produced here inspite of Adil’s objection. We would’ve kept quiet but our situation is now what Dagh Dehlvi had once said:
Dagh ki shaamat jo aai iztaraab-e-shauq meiN
hal-e-dil kam-bakht ne sab un ke muNh par rakh dia
So while we’ve taken this action of writing our ‘haal-e-dil’, we hope our readers will give Adil due credit for his research work in their comments below.
Salaam Adil Bhai,
This is my first ever comment to you.. i have read the thoughts ,controversies and subjects you have been bringing for us. And I am not only very Glad but also wanna thank you for making every pakistani proud .
May Allah bring more Success to you! (AAMEEN)
Adil bhai,
Bahaut bahaut mubarakbad ho aap ko meri taraf say.
Khas taur paar aap ki family jinhon nay aap ko support kia
BTW,
As many of the pakistaniat.com readers know that Adi had been spearheading the movement for Maulana Edhi for Nobel prize and we had a blog post in there as well and that prize finally landed on him :) WoW !
Best regards,
Shahran
This is really wonderful to hear. Congratulations to you, your family and friends. This is such an honor to hear that YOU did it, I always have respect for you now it has grown in leaps…Congrats :)
Adil, you have done us all proud. And I agree with iFaqeer’s view on why this entry was necessary. There may be a lot of things that we can be proud of, and you make a commendable effort to bring all those things to the forefront but there are very few people, specially those in the limelight, that can inspire this nation.
You were one of those people before your work was acknowledged by the Nobel committee, but becoming a Nobel laureate gives us so much more reason to try and play our part in making this world and our nation a better place.
Congrats Adil! We are proud of you!