Abul Kalam Azad Current Affairs, GK & News
Upper House passes Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Trust Bill
On 19 Nov, Rajya Sabha passed the Jalianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment), Bill, 2019 in the ongoing winter session of the Parliament. The session marks the 250th session of the Rajya Sabha . The Bill replaced the Congress president as a member of the trust with the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, ..
Topics: Abul Kalam Azad • Government of India • India • Indian independence movement • Indian Muslims • Indian National Congress • Indian nationalists • Indian people • Jawaharlal Nehru • Kashmiri people • Members of the Lok Sabha • Parliament of India • Saifuddin Kitchlew
The first-ever UN’s International Day of Education
The first-ever UN’s International Day of Education is observed on January 24 to highlight the role of education for peace and development. Education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility. The day recognizes the importance of ensuring inclusive quality education & access to lifelong learning opportunities for all. The right to ..
Topics: Abul Kalam • Abul Kalam Azad • First Nehru ministry • Hanbalis • Indian people • National Education Day • Right to education
National Education Day (NED) in India celebrated on 11 Nov
The National Education Day (NED) is celebrated every year in India on 11th of November to commemorate the birth anniversary of great freedom fighter, educationist & social reformer Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. He was also the independent India’s first education minister (served from 1947 to 1958). In 1912, he started a weekly journal in Urdu ..
Topics: Abul Kalam Azad • Azad • Bharat Ratna • India • Indian Council for Cultural Relations • Indian Muslims • Lalit Kala Akademi • Music education in India • Sahitya Akademi • Sangeet Natak Akademi
Current Affairs : November 12, 2018
Main current events of November 12, 2018 are as follows: National Current Events 130th birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad observed as National Education Day on November 11 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, 1st education minister’s 130th birth anniversary is celebrated on 11th of November. He received Sangeet Natak Academy, Lalit Kala Academy and Sahitya ..
Topics: Abul Kalam Azad • Countries • Government of Sri Lanka • Indian people • Mahinda • Mahinda Rajapaksa • Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka • Sri Lanka
Firoz Bakht Ahmed nominated as new Chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU)
Firoz Bakht Ahmed, the noted social activist, educationist and columnist, has been nominated as new Chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) for a period of 3 years and he succeeded Zafar Sareshwala. Firoz Bakht is grand nephew of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, who was the first education minister of India. He is a ..
Topics: Abul • Abul Kalam Azad • Azad • Education in India • India • Indian Muslims • Indian people • Maulana Azad National Urdu University
The 2018 cultural festival ‘India by Nile’ to be held in Egypt
The mega annual cultural festival ‘India by the Nile’ will be held in Cairo, Egypt from March 6, 2018 with main focus on classical culture. The 12-day event will host a wide range of events to celebrate Indian culture and its diversity. It is the biggest foreign festival in Egypt which provides audiences an Indian ..
Topics: Abul Kalam Azad • Cairo • Continents • Countries • Eastern Mediterranean • Egypt • Geography of Africa