2013 - 125th Birth Anniversary Maulana Abul Kalam Azad - Hyderabad Mint UNC Set

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A Second Release function held this calender year saw the release of a commemorative coin on 125th Birth Anniversary Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

Abul Kalam Muhiyuddin Ahmed Azad (11 November 1888 – 22 February 1958) was an scholar and a senior political leader of the Independence movement. Following independence, he became the first Minister of Education. In 1992 he was posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna. He is commonly remembered as Maulana Azad; the word Maulana is an honorific meaning 'learned man', and he had adopted Azad (Free) as his pen name. His contribution to establishing the education foundation in India is recognised by celebrating his birthday as "National Education Day" across India.


As a young man, Azad composed poetry in Urdu language, as well as treatises on religion and philosophy. He rose to prominence through his work as a journalist, publishing works critical of the British Raj and espousing the causes of Indian nationalism. Azad became the leader of the Khilafat Movement, during which he came into close contact with Mahatma Gandhi. Azad became an enthusiastic supporter of Gandhi's ideas of non-violent civil disobedience, and worked to organise the non-co-operation movement in protest of the 1919 Rowlatt Acts. Azad committed himself to Gandhi's ideals, including promoting Swadeshi products and the cause of Swaraj. In 1923, at an age of 35, he became the youngest person to serve as the President of the Indian National Congress.


Azad was one of the main organisers of the Dharasana Satyagraha in 1931, and emerged as one of the most important national leaders of the time, prominently leading the causes of Hindu-Muslim unity as well as espousing secularism and socialism. He served as Congress president from 1940 to 1945, during which theQuit India rebellion was launched. Azad became the most prominent Muslim opponent of the demand for a separate Muslim state of Pakistan.

Amidst communal turmoil following the partition of India, he worked for religious harmony. As India's Education Minister, Azad oversaw the establishment of a national education system with free primary education and modern institutions of higher education. He is also credited with the establishment of the Indian Institutes of Technology and the foundation of the University Grants Commission, an important institution to supervise and advance the higher education in the nation

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