Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), WB celebrated the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad on November 11. T...
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), WB celebrated the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad on November 11. The Vice Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) Saikat Maitra, Assistant Registrar Anup Mukherjee and other officers and staff of the University paid homage to the legendary freedom fighter.
A small programme was organized at the Haringhata Campus in this occasion. It was followed by an online programme, where the faculty and officers of MAKAUT paid respect to the great personality.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad served as the first Education Minister on
Independent India from 1947 until his death till February 22, 1958. During
his tenure of 11 years, he set up some important
boards/commissions, including the Universities Grants Commission, All India
Council for Technical Education, Kharagpur Institute of higher education, The
University education commission, The Secondary education commission.
He also founded Sangeet Natak Akademi, Sahitya Akademi, and Lalit Kala Akademi to promote education and culture in the country, Azad advocated education for women and free and compulsory primary education for children up to the age of 14.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was a freedom fighter, journalist, and reformer and committed to building a nation through education. The modern-day IITs are considered to be his brainchild. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1992 posthumously for his contribution as a freedom fighter and educationist.
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