Quaiser Khalid

Quaiser Khalid is an officer of the Indian Police Service,[1] belonging to 1997 batch of Maharashtra cadre having wide experience in law and order management, crime control, anti-insurgency operations, mega city policing, traffic management, Human Resource management etc. He has served in different parts of the state of Maharashtra in various capacities as Superintendent of Police, Commanding Officer in the Armed Police, Deputy and Additional Commissioner of Police in Mumbai, Officiating Managing Director, Maharashtra State Security Corporation, State Head, Crime Against Women and Children, Weaker Sections for the State of Maharashtra and Commissioner of Police, Mumbai Railways, Mumbai. He is currently working as Inspector General of Police, Motor Transport, Maharashtra State, Pune.[2][3] etc. He has been trained in India and abroad especially Charles Stuart University, Australia and University College of London. He is a noted Public Speaker and has taken many sessions on Motivation, Career Counselling, Security, Police Work, Etc.[4][5] He is also a poet of Urdu and Hindi languages. He has written two anthologies of Urdu poetry, consisting of ghazals and nazms,[6][7] and is the recipient of the Maharashtra State Urdu Sahitya Academy Award.[8][9]

Quaiser Khalid
Quaiser Khalid
Born (1971-07-19) 19 July 1971
District Araria, Bihar, India
Occupation(s)Indian Police Service, poet, teacher
Websitewww.quaiserkhalid.org

Career

Khalid started his career as a trainee Assistant Superintendent of Police in Solapur rural police district of Maharashtra. He has served in Jalgaon, Gadchiroli, Sindhudurg, Wardha districts as Assistant/ Additional/ Superintendent of Police. He has also worked as Commanding Officer of State Reserve Police Force Group eleven Navi Mumbai and Group Four at Nagpur. He was instrumental in the creation of the India Reserve Battalion ( SRPF Group 15, Aurangabad). He has served as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Railways Central Zone, Deputy Commissioner of Police Port Zone, Additional Commissioner of police east region, Mumbai, Additional Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Mumbai, Additional Commissioner of Police Local Armed, Mumbai, officiating Managing Director, Maharashtra State Security Corporation and Inspector General of Police, Crime against weaker sections, women and children. Currently he is serving as Commissioner of Police Railways Mumbai.[10][11]

Poetry

In 2005 Khalid edited and published the poetry collection of Urdu poet Syed Ali Mohammad Shaad Azimabadi.[12][13] His first anthology, titled ‘Shawoore Asr’ (The consciousness of times) was published in 2014 and led to Khalid being awarded the Maharashtra state Urdu Sahitya Academy Award in 2015.[14] This book was commented upon internationally[15]

His second book Dashte Jaa'n (The Wilderness of Soul) was also published in 2014.

Pasbaan-e-Adab

Quaiser Khalid is the founder-president of the non-profit and literary NGOs Pasbaan-e-adab,[16] Mumbai and Jashn-e-Adab,[17] New Delhi which organizes literary and cultural events in Indian languages especially Urdu Hindi and Marathi in various parts of the country.[18][19][20] These organizations organized the following events:

  • Anubhuti – The Hindi Literature Festival.
  • Izhaar – The International Poetry Festival in Urdu.
  • Kaavyanjali – The Marathi Poetry Festival
  • Meeraas – The Heritage, An event of soulful Hindustani Poetry and Music
  • Sahitya Utsav – The Festival of Indian Art and Literature and Culture in New Delhi and other North-Indian cities.

Books
  • Shaoor-e-Asr (2014) [21]
  • Dasht-e-Jaa.n (2016)
  • Deewane-Shaad Azeemabadi (2004)(editor) [22]

Award
  • Maharashtra State Urdu Sahitya Academy Award

Social initiatives

Khalid is working for improving the capability of students from under-privileged sections of the society.[23] He is actively associated with anti-drug campaigns.[24]

Quaiser Khalid, with his entire Mumbai Railway Police team, started an initiative 'Plasma Connect' to connect the Plasma Donors with the needy when Plasma Therapy was considered to help the patients.[25]

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Quaiser Khalid in association with his NGO Pasbaan-e-adab started providing free oxygen cylinders, community fridges, food, and other variants of assistance to the needy when needed.[26]

References
  1. "Mumbai police on a new mission To present real life achievers stories to Muslim youngsters". The Indian Express. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. "IPS officer Quaiser appointed Commissioner of Mumbai Railways".
  3. Commissioner of Police, Railways, Mumbai
  4. "The Constitution Day | Law".
  5. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Quaiser Khalid -IPS (Inspector general of maharashtra police). YouTube.
  6. "Quaiser Khalid Bio on Rekhta". Rekhta. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  7. "Naseeruddin Shah releases Quaiser Khalid's poetry 'The Consciousness of Times'". BollywoodHungama.
  8. "Sr. Cop among Premchand award winners". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  9. "Sahitya Academy Award images". Facebook. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  10. "Organizational Structure".
  11. http://mahapolice.gov.in
  12. "E-book on the kalams of Shaad Azimabadi edited by Quaiser Khalid". 2005.
  13. Deewan-e-Shad Azimabadi | Rekhta
  14. "An Accomplished Cop & A Passionate Poet". The Protector. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  15. "Qaisar khalid barasta bombay by Ata ul Haq Qasmi | Ata-ul-Haq Qasmi Urdu Columns". 7 May 2016.
  16. Pasbaan-e-adab
  17. http://www.jashneadab.org
  18. "Poetry fest started by Mumbai IPS officer turns five". MidDay. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  19. "Poetry for Peace". Mid Day. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  20. "ERP Implementation at Pasbaan-e-adab". ERPNext. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  21. "Shaoor-e-asr".
  22. Deewan-e-Shad Azimabadi | Rekhta
  23. "सब से ज्यादा अशिक्षित बच्चे हमारे मुस्लिम समाज में – कैसर खालिद". Hind Bhumi Times. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  24. "AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  25. "Mumbai: GRP launches Plasma Connect to help identify donors to fight COVID-19".
  26. "Community Fridges and More for People in Maharashtra".
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