Explanation:

• Veteran Gujjar leader and Padma Bhushan awardee Mian Bashir Ahmed, a resident of Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, passed away recently after a prolonged illness.
• Born in November 1923, Mian Bashir Ahmed was a minister in Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah's cabinet.
• Later, he left politics and started working for Islamic Sufi tradition and to help downtrodden people.
• In 2008, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan award for his extraordinary service for the Gujjar-Bakarwal community and other downtrodden groups.
• Mian Bashir Ahmad was known for his generosity and charity. Those close to him vouch that he has never counted money when he gave it to the needy.
• The 'Langar' (Free Kitchen) at Wangat village in north Kashmir Ganderbal district, which is the ancestral seat of the Mian family, hosts many needy people daily.
• The guests at Baba Nagri, as the ancestral residence of the Mians is now called, include tribals from far off places, like Poonch, Rajouri, Ramban and even devotees from abroad, who come to pay obeisance at the shrine of Baba Zi Sahib, the grand father of Mian Bashir Ahmad.
• The poor and the needy are served the same food at the Baba Nagri Langar