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He is a five time Mr. Kashmir title holder, has three national certificates in hand and two Mr. Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) titles under his credit, but he thinks himself at the bottom rung of the ladder. Ask him about his career and the scope of body building in Kashmir; he has a woeful saga to put forth.
Born in a middle class family and nourished at the time when militancy was at its apex, Mudasir Aziz opted to lift iron plates, when other friends of his same age opted for guns.
“It was in 1997 when I started body building as a career,” says Mudasir Aziz. Aziz says it was his father’s continuous support that he finished runner-up in the 1999 Mr. Kashmir championship and the next year he was successful in making it to the Mr. Kashmir title. “My parents were very much supportive,” he says. “In fact they wanted me to make a career out of this activity.Aziz says he would continue his studies besides sticking to his obsession. And the year 2000 turned out to be promising. “I qualified my 12th class examinations and I won Mr. Kashmir title in that year,” recollects the strongly built Aziz.The next year too bore good results as Aziz defended his title and also finished Mr. J&K Junior. He had the two big titles in a single year and that made him feel on the sky.“I received so many best wishes and compliments from my relatives and friends,” says he. And then the quandaries started to bulge. He needed a government job on the basis of his performance. But, he got tangled in the false promises.
Aziz remembers when he was promised civil service by the then ministers for his achievements, but those promises turned out to be a ‘prank’. Aziz says, he would visit the ministers for a job but to of no benefit.
“Body building was proving to be an expensive game for me and what I needed was a job to help continue my passion,” says Aziz. “They (Ministers) did nothing for me when I was representing their state in several events outside the State.”
Even though, Aziz continued with his passion and he again won the title of Mr. Kashmir in 2002 and Mr. J&K senior in the same year. And again he was promised a government job by the high profile people who had come to witness the championship.“I was again guaranteed a government services for my performance by Mangat Ram Sharma who was the chief guest in that competition,” he recalls.
Aziz who played for Mr. India title in 2004 was ranked among the top ten contenders. In the same year he played in North India competition and won the gold medal. And in the same year he was again declared as Mr. Kashmir. However, medals and trophies, he says, did not satisfy him.
“What I needed was a government job,” say he. “The state could have provided me a simple clerk’s post,” asks he.
Aziz says that the then Minister for Youth Service and Sports Haji Nissar sent a letter to Director General of Police (DGP) Gopal Sharma for his appointment who later referred that letter to Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) and Sports Officer, Police. But that too didn’t work in his favour.“I was shocked to learn that there is no sports category quota in police particularly for body builders,” Aziz says. He says he also visited the then Minister of State (MoS) for youth services and sports, Manoj Panth, who only collected his certificates but did nothing substantial.“While playing in North India competition, I was offered jobs by Northern Railway and Air force, they guaranteed me a job, but I opted to represent my state,” says Aziz. “My fault was that I was playing for my sate but at the stake of my career.”
On seeing Aziz’s pathetic situation, his parents, he says, changed their stance and wished him to start doing something else. And he decided to quit playing the game and rather start coaching young people.
“Now I am earning Rs. 1800 a month,” say he. “I am coaching the valley’s budding body builders in the ‘Muscle Free Gym’.”Aziz says some of his friends used to play football and many of them got jobs in The J&K Bank and State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC).Aziz foresees ‘no- career’ in this game if people are not influential or well-off. “I do not want to discourage my juniors, but if they are middle class or poor then there is no scope in this game,” suggests he.
Born in a middle class family and nourished at the time when militancy was at its apex, Mudasir Aziz opted to lift iron plates, when other friends of his same age opted for guns.
“It was in 1997 when I started body building as a career,” says Mudasir Aziz. Aziz says it was his father’s continuous support that he finished runner-up in the 1999 Mr. Kashmir championship and the next year he was successful in making it to the Mr. Kashmir title. “My parents were very much supportive,” he says. “In fact they wanted me to make a career out of this activity.Aziz says he would continue his studies besides sticking to his obsession. And the year 2000 turned out to be promising. “I qualified my 12th class examinations and I won Mr. Kashmir title in that year,” recollects the strongly built Aziz.The next year too bore good results as Aziz defended his title and also finished Mr. J&K Junior. He had the two big titles in a single year and that made him feel on the sky.“I received so many best wishes and compliments from my relatives and friends,” says he. And then the quandaries started to bulge. He needed a government job on the basis of his performance. But, he got tangled in the false promises.
Aziz remembers when he was promised civil service by the then ministers for his achievements, but those promises turned out to be a ‘prank’. Aziz says, he would visit the ministers for a job but to of no benefit.
“Body building was proving to be an expensive game for me and what I needed was a job to help continue my passion,” says Aziz. “They (Ministers) did nothing for me when I was representing their state in several events outside the State.”
Even though, Aziz continued with his passion and he again won the title of Mr. Kashmir in 2002 and Mr. J&K senior in the same year. And again he was promised a government job by the high profile people who had come to witness the championship.“I was again guaranteed a government services for my performance by Mangat Ram Sharma who was the chief guest in that competition,” he recalls.
Aziz who played for Mr. India title in 2004 was ranked among the top ten contenders. In the same year he played in North India competition and won the gold medal. And in the same year he was again declared as Mr. Kashmir. However, medals and trophies, he says, did not satisfy him.
“What I needed was a government job,” say he. “The state could have provided me a simple clerk’s post,” asks he.
Aziz says that the then Minister for Youth Service and Sports Haji Nissar sent a letter to Director General of Police (DGP) Gopal Sharma for his appointment who later referred that letter to Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) and Sports Officer, Police. But that too didn’t work in his favour.“I was shocked to learn that there is no sports category quota in police particularly for body builders,” Aziz says. He says he also visited the then Minister of State (MoS) for youth services and sports, Manoj Panth, who only collected his certificates but did nothing substantial.“While playing in North India competition, I was offered jobs by Northern Railway and Air force, they guaranteed me a job, but I opted to represent my state,” says Aziz. “My fault was that I was playing for my sate but at the stake of my career.”
On seeing Aziz’s pathetic situation, his parents, he says, changed their stance and wished him to start doing something else. And he decided to quit playing the game and rather start coaching young people.
“Now I am earning Rs. 1800 a month,” say he. “I am coaching the valley’s budding body builders in the ‘Muscle Free Gym’.”Aziz says some of his friends used to play football and many of them got jobs in The J&K Bank and State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC).Aziz foresees ‘no- career’ in this game if people are not influential or well-off. “I do not want to discourage my juniors, but if they are middle class or poor then there is no scope in this game,” suggests he.
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