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NATIONAL EDUCATION DAY
National Education Day is celebrated
to commemorate the birth anniversary of India’s first education minister
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. He was a key educationist who played an important role
in developing the education system in independent India.
Ministry of Human Resource
Development on September 11, 2008, decided to mark the birth anniversary of
Maulana Azad by celebrating National Education Day on November 11, every year. Azad
during his tenure in the Education Ministry promoted research in eastern
learning and literature and set up the three academies to develop the fine
arts. He also started the work on the compilation of technical terms in Hindi
on a large scale.
Some of the important
boards/commissions set up by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad during his tenure are:
1. University Grants commission
2. All India Council for Technical education
3. Kharagpur Institute of higher
education
4. The University education commission
5. The Secondary education commission
The first education minister of
Independent India, Maulana Abul Kalam also contributed to the establishment of
educational institutes like Jamia Millia Islamia and IIT Kharagpur. He strongly
advocated education for women and free and compulsory primary education for
children up to the age of 14. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad passed away on February
22, 1958.
Source: Hindustan Times
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WORLD STUDENT DAY
The day 15th October marks the birth anniversary of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the one who gave uttermost importance to students and encouraged them at every event. He had several brilliant advice for students like "The two most important life goals I would like every youth to have: 1. increase the amount of time that you have at your disposal; 2. increase what you can achieve in the time available."
Also, the United Nations Organization (UNO) in 2010 declared this day as World Students’ Day to honour Dr. Kalam efforts on promoting education. India fondly remembers Dr. Kalam as Missle Man, an educationalist, the person behind the success of the Indian aerospace science programme.
This year, the auspicious day will be celebrated with the theme "Learning for People, Planet, Prosperity, and Peace". It reaffirms the role of education as a fundamental right for the public good. It also enables the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Dr. Kalam was the 11th president of India and he was one of the most loved presidents of the nation. He served the nation from the year 2002 to 2007.
Dr. Kalam passed away while delivering a lecture to the students at IIM Shilong on July 27, 2015 following a massive cardiac arrest.
While the most loved president is long gone, here looking at few inspirational quotes by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam: