Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and other senior figures pay floral tributes to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad at New Delhi’s Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on his birth anniversary. Birla, along with Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi and others, remembers Azad as a key figure in India’s freedom movement and the country’s first Education Minister.
Across outlets, the focus shifts to Azad’s role in shaping India’s education system. Times of India says November 11 is observed nationwide as National Education Day, linking the date to Azad’s contributions such as helping shape education policy, supporting establishment of key academic institutions, and promoting scientific and technical learning. India Today similarly frames the day around how Azad influenced the education system.
NDTV highlights specific initiatives, including promoting education for children and women, establishing IIT Kharagpur, and initiating the University Grants Commission. Other coverage stays more general, describing the day as an occasion for schools and colleges to run educational activities and awareness programmes, with attention on Azad’s legacy in education and national development.
