National Education Day –
November 11, 2021
India marks National Education Day on November 11 to memorialize the birthday of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first Minister for Education in India. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s exemplary contributions to the field of education and institution building paved the way for the country’s modern system. Reputed as the main architect of education, he served as India’s first Vice President as well as the first education Minister from 1947 to 1958. Now, all educational institutions in the country mark the day with seminars, essay-writing, workshops and rallies with slogans on the importance of literacy and India’s commitment to education.
HISTORY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION DAY
In September of 2008, India’s Ministry of Human Resource Development declared the birthday of ‘the great son of India’ — Maulana Abul Kalam Azad — to be nationally recognized as Education Day. The day is also seen as an occasion to remember Abul Kalam’s contribution in laying the foundations of the education system in an independent India and evaluating and improving the country’s current performance in the field.
After its independence in 1947, India struggled to completely revamp and stabilize its institutions and sectors. Recognizing that education would be crucial for nation-building, the leaders of the country shifted their focus towards education. Abul Kalam, in particular, served as the flag bearer for this cause. Speaking in 1948 at All India Education, he highlighted the importance of this birthright of every person to receive basic education necessary for their well being, without foregoing their duties as a citizen.
As a freedom fighter and academician, Abul Kalam was the best fit for the role of Education Minister for independent India. Illiteracy was a major hurdle for the development of the country, which had already struggled and suffered through years of exploitation prior to it gaining status as a separate nation.
Understanding the integral role played by a healthy education system for the development of the country, as Chairman of the Central Advisory Board of Education, Maulana Abul Kalam was the driving force towards the eradication of illiteracy. He emphasised heavily on elementary education and propagated the expansion of secondary education, especially for girls.
But perhaps his largest contribution is the Indian Institutes of Technology. Under his leadership, the first IIT was inaugurated in 1951. Abul Kalam truly believed in the potential of establishing IITs for the progression of research and technological advancement in India. True enough, today IITs have created a niche for themselves. Whether nationally or internationally, IITs are looked as epitome of educational excellence. It is hence befitting to honour the memory of the man behind India’s educational might by celebrating his birthday as National Education Day every year.
WHY WE LOVE NATIONAL EDUCATION DAY
Education is a fundamental human right
Among the necessities of life, it is important for each human being to be equipped with a minimum education, which is integral for paving out a successful path in every domain of life. We are all for it!
Girl Power!
With child labor and early marriages a continuing issue in some parts of India, a dedicated education day helps in spreading awareness on the importance of education, especially for girls.
Learning is fun!
We all know that it is easy to take education for granted, especially when students are bogged with homework and assignments! With the colourful activities and competitions, the learning spirit is really enhanced on this day.
On the Occasion of this day we are organizing competitions for the students of KV AFS JORHAT
1. Poster Making Competition
Class - III to V
Topic- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
2. Slogan Writing Competition-
Class - VI to VIII
Theme- National Education day
3. Essay Writing Competition
Class - IX to XII
Topic- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: A man of Luminous Intelligence
Guidelines for essay Writing Competition
- The content should be original not to be taken from the internet or any other sources.
- Essay should be Hand written on A4 size white paper with black ball point pen only.
- The essay should not be more than two pages..
- The essay can be written in any of these mentioned languages- English, Hindi.
- Top three winners will be selected .
- e-certificate will be sent to all the participants through e-mail.
Last Date -13/11/2021 of Submission offline Poster, Slogan and essay in the Library
