Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari - Public Life

Public Life

On 23 October 1931 Nawab hosted a dinner which was attended by Iqbal. In 1935 he represented India in a mangoes exhibition in London, where he represented Rataul mango, which won first prize and was declared the best mango in the world. On 15 January 1939 his message was published in a pamphlet issued by Education Expansion Department on occasion of The Literacy Day. In 1945 Mahatma Gandhi sent Nawab two letters; one from Panchgani and other from Sevagram. Nawab was also patron of Jamia Urdu,Aligarh, Aligarh. He had also served as Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University from December 1965 to 6 January 1982.

Nawab also served as the Chief Scout of the All India Boy Scouts Association from 1955 to 1982.

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