Nation celebrates National Education Day on 11 November
National Education Day 2022: In India, National Education Day is celebrated every year on November 11 as it marks the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, who was India’s first education minister after independence. He was awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously, India’s highest civilian honour in 1992.Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s contributions in the field of education, nation-building, and institution-building are exemplary. He is the key architect of education in India. He was India’s first Vice President and also the first education minister of independent India from 1947 to 1958.
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The day is observed to celebrate the work done by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in the education sector during his tenure as the education minister. In 1920, he was elected as a member of the foundation committee to establish Jamia Millia Islamia at Aligarh in UP. He also assisted in shifting the university campus from Aligarh to New Delhi in 1934. Now, the main gate of the campus is named after him.
National Education Day 2022: Theme
This day is celebrated to acknowledge and honour Maulana Azad’s contribution to the country’s education system. National Education Day in 2022 will have the theme “Changing Course, Transforming Education.”
National Education Day 2022: Significance
National Education Day is celebrated to enhance and improvise the quality of education for students in the country. The day also commemorates Azad’s contribution to laying the foundation for an independent Indian education system. Azad was also a strong advocate of universal primary education, girls’ education, free compulsory education for all children under the age of 14, vocational training, and technical education.
About Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
His original name was Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin and also known as Maulana Abul Kalam Azad or Maulana Azad. He was born on 11 November, 1888 in Mecca now in Saudi Arabia, and died on 22 February 1958 in New Delhi.
- Born on: 11 November, 1888
- Place of Birth: Mecca, now Saudi Arabia
- Father’s Name: Muhammad Khairuddin
- Mother’s Name: Alia Muhammad Khaieuddin
- Spouse: Zuleikha Begum
- Education: Homeschool, Self-taught
- Political Party: Indian National Congress
- Publications: Ghubar-e-Khatir, India Wins Freedom
- Awards: Bharat Ratna
- Died: 22 February, 1958