Maulana Azad An Educationist Par Excellence
Author: Dr. Rekha Nariwal
Maulana Azad, also known as “Mir-i-Karawanâ€- a leader of the mission fondly called by Pandit Nehru, was a man of enormous taste, remarkable person beyond any standards- a freedom fighter, a true patriot, diplomat, an orator, a valiant journalist, a prolific author and writer, a scholar, a visionary of scientific development, a true model of national integration, politician, far sighted administrator and statesman and above all an educationist par excellence. Azad's accomplishments as an architect of modern education has been widely acknowledged by eminent critics, writers, and politicians. It is said that he was an institution in himself. As a distinguished scholar and statesman he was imbued with the lofty ideas of freedom, nationalism, democracy and rationalism. From a historical perspective Azad's contribution in the field of education is not only remarkably massive but also expansive....