National Education Day (India)

National Education Day is an annual observance in India to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first education minister of independent India, who served from 15 August 1947 until 2 February 1958. National Education Day of India is celebrated on 11 November every year.[1][2][3]

The Ministry of Human Resource Development, had on September 11, 2008 announced, "The Ministry has decided to commemorate the birthday of this great son of India by recalling his contribution to the cause of education in India. November 11 every year, from 2008 onwards, will be celebrated as the National Education Day, without declaring it a holiday.

Activities during the celebration of National education day:

Educational institutions at all levels across the country will celebrate November 11 as the ‘National Education Day’ by the way of Seminars, symposia, essay-writing, elocution competitions, workshops and rallies with banner cards and slogans on the importance of literacy and nation's commitment to all aspects of education.

Objective of celebrating National education day:

The objective of celebrating National Education Day should be to strengthen our educational institutions and to raise the quality of education to greater heights. It should be an occasion to remember Maulana Azad's contribution in laying the foundations of the education system in an independent India as well as to evaluate our current performance in this field. So on this day, all people who are involved in the field of education should come together to seek ways to advance India's prestige in the world, as a knowledge society and to focus on how to educate our people.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Maulana Abul Kalam Azad remembered on National Education Day". The Indian Express. 12 November 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "National Education Day celebrated". The Hindu. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Maulana Azad's birthday to be celebrated as National Education Day by Govt. of A.P.". Siasat Daily. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Indian National Education Day : 11th November". Technospot. 12 November 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2016.


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