'no matter which way you go,you can not fail to get home

ALpha,was a name more more respected and popular then any other name in 1965.A college student from sopore was leading a students agitation.He was elusive,yet omnipresent.There was romanticism and heroism associated with this name and youngsters believed ALpha would lead them to their destination.Alas,he went into oblivion.He could not achieve the goals he had set for himself,and died three days before in a hospital after a brief illness leaving behind his wife three daughters and o son.

Syed mohamad ilyas belonged to sopore;s very well respected peerzada family,the bukharies.
His father syed Ammanullah bukhari was awell respected person of sopore.
I came into contact with Ilyas in 1971,at Aligarh muslim univrsity.Both of us joined Aligarh for pursuing lawin 1971. We were class mates and as a matter of fact room mates also.Though his room was in sir syed hall but after we became friends ilyas would seldom go there,instead he would stay with us in Sulaiman hall.I was not the only attraction in Sulaiman hall,the biggest attraction in Sulaiman hall was mr showkat jan.Persons who know showkat will agree with me
that he is a magnet,either attracts forcefully or repels forcefully.
Ilyas must have died a satisfied man,not that he achieved anything in life,but for the fact that he never compromised on his convictions.Though i seldom agreed with him yet i
respected him because he was not a hypocrite.
Mr Ali mohd jinah was the only hero,Pakistan was the only dream.This was the bottom line in any discussions with him.
ILyas was very well read and intelligent.he had interest in diverse fields,Science,law literature English and Urdu,sports and of course politics.
He passed msc[ pre] in botany,went to jail.after release did not pursue msc,took admission for ma[eng] completed previos went again to jail.
After release took a job as med rep left it after some time and got appointment as a science teacher.He once told me he was posted at Nadim memorial higher secondary school at bandipore where one of his students was mr Khazir mohd wani,who is presently a meber of PSC.
Ultimately he landed at ALigarh where Mr Khazar mohd was also his class fellow.
He was so intelligent &sharp. For studying a six months course he needed a few hours and that also with out any help.I have many anectodes to say but this is not the occasion.
I end this note with the following words of Neale Donald Walsh from his book home with god,
'NO MATTER WHICH WAY YOU GO,YOU CAN NOT FAIL TO GET HOME;