Fida Muhammad Hassnain

Fida Hassnain Fida Hassnain (b. 1924, Srinagar , Kashmir ) is a prominent Kashmiri writer and advanced Sufi Mystic. He studied law and received his Ll.D. in 1946. He started his career as Professor of History & Civics in the year 1947. In 1953 he joined Jammu & Kashmir State Government service. Before retiring in 1980, he held several important posts, such as that of Director of General Records & Archives; Director of Archives, Archaeology, Research & Museums; and State Editor of Gazetteers of India. He became a Lecturer at S.P. Later, he rose to the position of Professor of History and Research. He became the Director of the State Archives, Archaeology Research and Museums in 1954 and continued as such until his retirement in 1983. His study tours resulted in the salvaging of several hundred manuscripts in Arabic, Sanskrit and Persian, which were housed in the Archives and Oriental Research Libraries. As an archaeologist, he has conducted several excavations. In 1969 he was invited to Japan to speak on Buddhism. Since then he has visited Japan six times for lecture tours. His scholastic achievements have won for him the title of Doctor of Indology. Hassnain visited Ladakh (Western Tibet) in 1960 and has returned in official and unofficial capacities a number of times. His anthropological interest induced him to study the past of the Brukpa tribes, in whom he found traces of the Greek remnants of Alexander the Great. He is the recipient of several degrees and awards from various universities and institutions of India, Japan, Switzerland , Germany and Mexico, He started his service career as Professor in 1953 and retired as Director of Archives, Archaeology, Research and Museums in 1980. He came into contact with the Buddhist Shamans of Ladakh (Western Tibet) in 1960 and continued a lifetime association with them. He has also maintained an active interest in all of early Kashmir history, particularly of the Kushan period. He has written several books on the subject of Jesus in India and Kashmir, which have been translated into Spanish, Italian, Polish, and Japanese. He has made frequent guest appearances in documentaries about the tomb of Roza Bal and the theory of Jesus in India. He has lectured extensively and has been a visiting professor to several universities. He was granted the title of Rastra Sanskriti Samrat , or the Emperor of National Culture , in 1987. On January 25, 2009 The Jammu Kashmir Government recognized Hassnain for his outstanding and remarkable lifetime contributions.

Fida Hassnain (Urdu فدا حسنین; Srinagar , 1924) is a Kashmiri writer and Sufi mystic. He was born in 1924 in Srinagar, Kashmir, the child of schoolteachers. His father fought with the British Indian forces in the Boer War in South Africa in 1902. Fida Hassnain studied law and became a barrister, but the events surrounding the partition of colonial British India made him lose faith in the law, and after a short period of social work he became a lecturer in 1947 at SP College in Sringanar. In 1954, he became Director of the Kashmir State Archives, retiring in 1983. His study tours resulted in the salvaging of several hundred manuscripts in Arabic , Sanskrit and Persian , which were housed in the Archives and Oriental Research Libraries. . As an amateur archaeologist, he has conducted several excavations. He has written several books on the subject of Lost years of Jesus and Kashmir, which have been translated into Spanish, Italian, Polish, and Japanese. He has made frequent guest appearances in documentaries about the tomb of Roza Bal supporting the teaching of the founder of Ahmadiyya Islam Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1899) that Jesus of Nazareth died in India. Academic reception of Hassnain's works has been highly critical - academics dismissing these claims include the academics Günter Grönbold , Wilhelm Schneemelcher , Norbert Klatt , Per Beskow , and Gerald O'Collins . In January 2009 The Jammu Kashmir Government recognized Hassnain for his lifetime contributions. Biographical notes of author in Appendix of "A Search for the Historical Jesus" -- published 1994 in the UK Biographical notes of author in Appendix of "A Search for the Historical Jesus" -- published 1994 in the UK Fowler, Lilly (4 January 2008). Hassnain wurde 1924 in Srinagar, Kaschmir, ..." "Govt confers State awards to 17 outstanding persons" .

Fida Muhammad Hassnain (Urdu فدا حسنین; Srinagar , 1924 – 2016) was a Kashmiri writer and Sufi mystic. He was born in 1924 in Srinagar, Kashmir, the child of schoolteachers. His father fought with the British Indian forces in the Boer War in South Africa in 1902. Fida Hassnain graduated from the University of Punjab and the Aligarh Muslim University , and became a barrister, but the events surrounding the partition of colonial British India made him lose faith in the law, and after a short period of social work he became a lecturer in 1947 at the Sri Patrap (SP) College in Srinagar. In 1954, he became Director of the Kashmir State Archives, retiring in 1983. His study tours resulted in the salvaging of several hundred manuscripts in Arabic , Sanskrit and Persian , which were housed in the Archives and Oriental Research Libraries. As an archaeologist, he conducted several excavations. He has written several books on the subject of Lost years of Jesus and Kashmir, which have been translated into Spanish, Italian, Polish, and Japanese. He has made frequent guest appearances in documentaries about the tomb of Roza Bal supporting the teaching of the founder of Ahmadiyya Islam Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1899) that Jesus of Nazareth died in India. Christian theologians of Hassnain's works have been highly critical - Christian academics dismissing these claims include Günter Grönbold , Wilhelm Schneemelcher , Norbert Klatt , Per Beskow , and Gerald O'Collins . In January 2009 The Jammu Kashmir Government recognized Hassnain for his lifetime contributions. Biographical notes of author in Appendix of "A Search for the Historical Jesus" -- published 1994 in the UK A Search for the Historical Jesus from Apocryphal, Buddhist, Islamic and Sanskrit Sources . Biographical notes of author in Appendix of "A Search for the Historical Jesus" -- published 1994 in the UK "Prof Fida Muhammad Khan Hassnain" . Hassnain wurde 1924 in Srinagar, Kaschmir, ..." "Govt confers State awards to 17 outstanding persons" .

Fida Muhammad Hassnain Fida Muhammad Hassnain (Urdu فدا حسنین; Srinagar , 1924 – 2016) was a Kashmiri writer, lecturer and Sufi mystic. He was born in 1924 in Srinagar, Kashmir, as the child of schoolteachers. His father fought with the British Indian forces in the Boer War in South Africa in 1902. Fida Hassnain graduated from the University of Punjab and the Aligarh Muslim University , and became a barrister, but the events surrounding the partition of colonial British India made him lose faith in the law, and after a short period of social work he became a lecturer in 1947 at the Sri Patrap (SP) College in Srinagar. In 1954, he became Director of the Kashmir State Archives, retiring in 1983. His study tours resulted in the salvaging of several hundred manuscripts in Arabic , Sanskrit and Persian , which were housed in the Archives and Oriental Research Libraries. As an archaeologist, he conducted several excavations. He has written several books on the subject of Lost years of Jesus and Kashmir, which have been translated into Spanish, Italian, Polish, and Japanese. He has made frequent guest appearances in documentaries about the tomb of Roza Bal supporting the teaching of the founder of Ahmadiyya Islam Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1899) that Jesus of Nazareth died in India. Christian theologians have been highly critical of Hassnain's works - Christian academics dismissing these claims include Günter Grönbold , Wilhelm Schneemelcher , Norbert Klatt , Per Beskow , and Gerald O'Collins . In January 2009 The Jammu Kashmir Government recognized Hassnain for his lifetime contributions. Biographical notes of author in Appendix of "A Search for the Historical Jesus" -- published 1994 in the UK A Search for the Historical Jesus from Apocryphal, Buddhist, Islamic and Sanskrit Sources . Biographical notes of author in Appendix of "A Search for the Historical Jesus" -- published 1994 in the UK "Prof Fida Muhammad Khan Hassnain" . Hassnain wurde 1924 in Srinagar, Kaschmir, ..." "Govt confers State awards to 17 outstanding persons" .