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Education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility. The United Nations’ aim to spread education that is included in the basic needs and privileges and in turn human responsibilities and duties..

India marks National Education Day on November 11 to memorialize the birthday of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first Minister for Education in India..

Azad, a freedom fighter, served India in the capacity of minister of education from 1947 to 1958. He is known for making several significant contributions in the field of education.

He is responsible for shaping the modern education system of the country. The first IIT, IISc, School of Planning and Architecture and the University Grants Commission were established under his tenure as the education minister. The most prominent cultural, literary academies were also built including the Sangeet Natak Academy, Lalit Kala Academy, Sahitya Academy as well as the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.

On this day, various campaigns and programmes are organized to spread awareness about education. Educational institutions mark the day with seminars, symposia, essay-writing, elocution competitions and workshops..

Some of the common areas stressed upon to highlight the day’s importance include “Education of women”, “Compulsory universal primary education”, “the importance of vocational education”, “free and fair education for all children till the age of 14” and “making technical education affordable to the masses”. The present governments live by Maulana Azad’s foresight of inculcating modern sciences and contemporary teaching methodologies in imparting education to the country..

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