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Azad as educationist
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By Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam,
1857 is a watershed in Indian history when with the fall of Delhi, British sway was fully established all over India. Men of substance and vision like Sir Syed were quick to realise that the rout had come because the Indian side had fallen behind the British in the realm of knowledge of all kinds, especially that of science and technology.
The forty-year old Sir Syed took it to heart and spent the rest 40 years of his life in relentless endeavour to promote education. The rest, as they say, is history.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (born in 1888) came into the world when Sir Syed was 70. A precocious child, Azad grew up to become a recognised scholar right in his teens. In his writings, like Azad ki Kahani, he acknowledges Sir Syed’s abiding influence on his thought and life, particularly on his religious and philosophical ideas.
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It was under Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's tenure that the first IIT, IISc, School of Planning and Agriculture and the University Grants Commission were establishedEvery year on 11 November, India celebrates National Education Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first Union Education Minister of India from 1947 to 1958.
Azad was born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia in 1888, but his family relocated to Calcutta in order to provide him a better education. In 1912, Azad started publishing Al-Hilal, a weekly that criticised British policies. After it was banned, he started another weekly Al-Bagah, following which the British government banned him under the Defence of India Regulations in 1916.Azad is credited with shaping modern education system of India. It was under his tenure that the first IIT, IISc, School of Planning and Agriculture and the University Grants Commission were established, as noted by The Indian Express.
The freedom fighter and eminent scholar was also responsible for the setting up of the AICTE.The Central government, had on 11 September 2008, declared the day to be National Education Day and the first celebrations were inaugurated by then President of India Pratibha Patil at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
The Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu paid his tributes to the freedom fighter and nationalist, writing, "He will be always remembered for his enduring contribution in the field of education & for relentlessly striving for national unity."
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad is also instrumental in starting the Sangeet Natak Akademi, Sahitya Akademi, and Lalit Kala Akademi to promote education and culture in the country. During his tenure as the Education Minister of independent India, he promoted research in eastern learning and literature.
He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1992 for his contribution as a freedom fighter and educationist.