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Aligarh:
While delivering the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad memorial lecture here
on Friday, eminent
Historian and Professor Emeritus, Prof. Irfan Habib said that
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's support for modern scientific education,
as Minister was uncompromising and that is the precious legacy he
has left for us.
The lecture was organized by AMU's
Department of Education on the occasion of the birth anniversary
of Maulana Azad which is celebrated nationwide as National
Education Day.
Prof. Habib highlighted the complex factors that shaped Abul
Kalam’s mind on his journey “from religion to secular
nationalism”.
He held views that present abolition of school
examinations and encouragement of self-financing institutions is
laying the basis of an increased monopoly of education for the
rich.
Prof. P.K. Abdul Azis, Vice Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University
pointed out that the educational policies need a review and
emphasize that University has a crucial role to play in order to
ensure improved teaching and research so as to serve the people
and the nation better.
Prof. Azis said that the country made a
tremendous progress in the field of science and technology after
the independence and we are self-dependent in the field of
agriculture with the help of domestic education.
He urged the
academic community to produce good scientists, historians and
academicians in the campus and asked the students to pay more
attention towards their studies.
Prof. C.P.S. Chauhan, former Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences said
that Maulana Azad had a very challenging task to start the
education from zero.
Prof. Nabi Ahmad, Chairman, Department of Education said that the
role of Maulana Azad as Education Minister will be remembered in
Indian history forever.
He said that the dream which was seen by Maulana Azad was fulfilled today in the form of Right to Education
Bill.
Dr. Nighat Nasrin conducted the programme. Prof. Anwer Jahan
Zubeiri, Dean, Faculty of Social Science and senior faculty
members graced the occasion.
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