The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has remembered Maulana Azad on his birth anniversary. Shri Modi said that Maulana Azad was a profound scholar and a pillar of India’s freedom struggle and his commitment to education was commendable.
In a X post, the Prime Minister said;
“Remembering Maulana Azad on his birth anniversary. A profound scholar and a pillar of India’s freedom struggle, his commitment to education was commendable. His efforts in shaping modern India continue to guide many people.”
Remembering Maulana Azad on his birth anniversary. A profound scholar and a pillar of India’s freedom struggle, his commitment to education was commendable. His efforts in shaping modern India continue to guide many people.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 11, 2023
About Abul Kalam Azad
Abul Kalam Azad was an Indian scholar, a leader of the Indian National Congress during the Indian Independence movement, and an independent activist, also known as Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. He became the first minister of education in the Indian Government, after Independence. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid rich tributes to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad on his Jayanti. The Prime Minister called him a path-breaking thinker and intellectual whose role in the freedom struggle is inspiring.
He was born on 11 November 1888 in Mecca. His father was a Bengali Muslim scholar, He received traditional Islamic education from his father. In 1890, his family settled in India. At the age of 11, in 1899, he started publishing a poetical journal Nairang-e-Aalam at Kolkata. In 1903, he then joined Al Nadwa, the Islamic theological journal of the Nadwatu l-Ulama on Shibli Nomani’s invitation. In 1912, he published a weekly Urdu-language newspaper in Kolkata, Al-Hilal. The paper quickly became highly influential in the Muslim community for its anti-British stance, notably for its criticism of Indian Muslims who were loyal to the British. Al-Hilal was soon banned by the British Government.