Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 11: The Department of History, University of Jammu, organized a lecture today on Maulana Abul Kalam Azad to celebrate the National Education Day.
The lecture was delivered by M A Anjum, IGP (Retd). He began his lecture with brief biographical details of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and went on to elaborate his contributions in the making of nation. In this context, he explained how Maulana Azad became the leader of the Khilafat Movement which brought him in close contact with Mahatma Gandhi. In 1923, at an age of 35, he became the youngest person to serve as the President of the Indian National Congress.
M A Anjum further elaborated how Maulana Azad opposed Jinnah plan and continued to proclaim his faith in Hindu-Muslim unity. In the context of his contribution towards communal harmony and composite culture, he quoted Maulana Abul Kalam who once stated “I am proud of being an Indian. I am part of the indivisible unity that is Indian nationality. I am indispensable to this noble edifice and without me this splendid structure is incomplete. I am an essential element, which has gone to build India. I can never surrender this claim”.
The speaker also threw light on the contribution of Azad in the field of education. As first Education Minister of Independent India, Maulana Azad masterminded the creation of national programmes of school and college construction and spreading the enrolment of children and young adults into schools, to promote universal primary education. Under his leadership, the Ministry of Education established the first Indian Institute of Technology in 1951 and the University Grants Commission in 1953.
Professor Jasbir Singh, Dean Social Sciences and Dean Students Welfare delivered the presidential remarks.
Prof Suman Jamwal introduced the speaker and the theme of the lecture. This was followed by the introduction of the importance of lecture by Prof Shyam Narayan Lal, Head Department of History. The lecture was attended by research scholars, students and the faculty members of the university.
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