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Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin Ahmed bin Khairuddin Al- Hussaini Azad ( (listen ⓘ); 11 November 1888 – 22 February 1958) was an Indian independence activist, writer and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress. Following India's independence, he became the First Minister of Education in the Indian government.
Nov 12, 2021 · Every year, 11th November is celebrated as National education day, which commemorates the birth anniversary of independent India’s first education minister, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
Feb 14, 2022 · Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was an educationist, freedom fighter, politician, and journalist. In his more than four-decade-long public life, he left behind a lasting legacy in the field of India’s education. Intellectual par excellence, his life is a tribute to the importance of education.
Nov 12, 2022 · Azad was a brilliant debater, as indicated by his name - “Abul Kalam” which literally means “Lord of Dialogues”. Brief Profile: He donned many hats of being a journalist, freedom fighter, politician, and educationist. Contributions (Pre-Independence): He was a proponent of Hindu Muslim unity, opposed to Partition.
May 6, 2024 · Abul Kalam Azad, also called Maulana Azad, was an Islamic theologian, journalist, and a leader of the Indian National Congress Party during the Indian independence movement. He worked closely with Mahatma Gandhi.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, popularly known as Maulana Azad was the first Education minister of Independent India. A senior leader of the Indian National Congress and an important figure of the Nationalist movement, he was also a renowned scholar and debater, well versed in English, Hindi, Arabic, Persian, etc.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was one of the most influential independence activists during India’s freedom struggle. He was also a noted writer, poet and journalist. He was a prominent political leader of the Indian National Congress and was elected as Congress President in 1923 and 1940.
Jun 20, 2024 · Abdul kalam Azad, also known as Maulana Abdul kalam Azad or Maulana Azad was an Indian scholar, Islamic theologian, Senior leader of the Indian National Congress during the Indian Independence movement, and an independent activist.
Today, November 11, marks the 135th birth anniversary of India's first education minister. The Maulana played a crucial role in bringing Indian Muslims out of their self-imposed political...
Despite his earlier admiration for Sir Syed, Azad was a harsh critic of the loyalist politics of Aligarh University. Contrary to what is stated in certain types of historiography in India and Pakistan, Hindu-Muslim cooperation was not something that the Maulana adopted out of expediency or after his eventual meeting with Gandhi. Though the ...
