Heritage

Family History

A brief record of the Athar family — public service, enterprise, and community leadership across Andhra Pradesh and Bengaluru.

Lineage

The Athar Family Name

The family has carried the Athar surname and an S prefix that traces each line through fathers — from Kadiri and Anantapur to Bengaluru today.

S Fakhruddin
S Mohammad Ghouse
S M Yusuf
Sheik Mohammed Yesdani Athar S M Y Athar

SMY stands for Sheik Mohammed Yesdani — the name behind S M Y Athar. This site, atharsmy.com, carries that name forward.

YMS stands for Yusuf Motor Service — the family enterprise the Athars are known by in Kadiri and Anantapur.

Great Grandfather Mr. S Fakhruddin

Mr. S Fakhruddin

  • Prohibition Inspector during the British period
Grandfather S Mohammad Ghouse

S Mohammad Ghouse

  • Freedom Fighter
  • Yusuf Motor Service (YMS) — Bus Owner
  • Town Bank President
  • Panchayat Board Member, Kadiri
  • Teacher
Father S M Yusuf

S M Yusuf

  • Yusuf Motor Service (YMS) — Bus Owner
  • 1985 Congress (I) MLA Candidate
  • Trade Union Leader
  • Honorary Teacher
  • Secretary, District Congress Committee, Anantapur