Gallery
- PM Modi visit USAOnly the mirror in my washroom and phone gallery see the crazy me : Sara KhanKarnataka rain fury: Photos of flooded streets, uprooted treesCannes 2022: Deepika Padukone stuns at the French Riviera in Sabyasachi outfitRanbir Kapoor And Alia Bhatt's Wedding Pics - Sealed With A KissOscars 2022: Every Academy Award WinnerShane Warne (1969-2022): Australian cricket legend's life in picturesPhotos: What Russia's invasion of Ukraine looks like on the groundLata Mangeshkar (1929-2022): A pictorial tribute to the 'Nightingale of India'PM Modi unveils 216-feet tall Statue of Equality in Hyderabad (PHOTOS)
Freya Deshmane riding on Reinroe Adare Acrobat claimed the top spot and clinched the gold
- Salah sets Premier League record in Liverpool's draw at Newcastle
- India Open Competition in Shotgun begins in Jaipur, paving way for Nationals' qualification
- Hockey India names Amir Ali-led 20-man team for Junior Asia Cup
- Harmanpreet Singh named FIH Player of the Year, PR Sreejesh gets best goalkeeper award
- World Boxing medallist Gaurav Bidhuri to flag off 'Delhi Against Drugs' movement on Nov 17
Azad, a pillar of freedom struggle: Rahul Gandhi Last Updated : 11 Nov 2017 11:56:30 AM IST Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi (file photo)
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday paid tribute to India's first Education Minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad on his 129th birth anniversary.
Gandhi hailed Azad as "an important pillar of the freedom struggle and statesman par excellence". "Maulana Abul Kalam Azad continues to inspire us," he tweeted.
Azad, an academician and a freedom fighter, laid the foundation for an educated India. He was also a recipient of the Bharat Ratna posthumously, the highest civilian honour.
His birthday is celebrated as "National Education Day" since 2008.
Azad was born Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin on November 11, 1888.
IANS For Latest Updates Please-
Join us on
Follow us on
172.31.16.186