Every year on November 11, India celebrates National Education Day to mark the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the country’s first Education Minister after Independence.
Azad’s journey took him from years in Ranchi jail to founding institutions of national importance, such as the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the University Grants Commission (UGC). His tenure as Education Minister helped India’s education system find its own identity after the long, shadowed years of colonial rule.
