Maulana Azad National Urdu University’s recently established Maulana Abulkalam Azad Chair is organizing a three day national seminar “Maulana Abulkalam Azad: A Multifaceted Thinker” from 19th – 21st Nov. 2012.
Prof. Suleman Siddiqui, Professor Chair and Former VC Osmania University addressing a press conference today at MANUU campus, said the idea of conducting this seminar is to identify those areas on which little or no work has been done on Azad and also to identify the libraries, private libraries and private collection where new material on Azad is available.
Prof. Faizan Mustafa, Vice Chancellor Nalsar will be the Chief Guest for the inaugural session. Eminent Historian Prof. B. Sheik Ali will preside over. Prof. Anwar Moazzam will deliver the keynote address.
Inauguration of a three day photo gallery and book exhibition exclusively on Maulana Azad will follow at the Library Auditorium, MANUU Campus. “An Evening with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad – Screening of the Play” an Urdu solo by Tom Alter will also be arranged tomorrow evening.
The purpose of this seminar is to draw a road map for the future programmes to be undertaken by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Chair at MANUU. The main purpose is to develop a high class, technology equipped research center at the University.
MANUU is one of the 6 Universities in the country where Maulana Azad Chair was established. Under the Guidance of Vice-Chancellor Prof. Mohammad Miyan the chair has under taken many innovative programmes and initiatives. The Chair which has already taken up the translation work in a big way, also prepared a proposal for the establishment of the Directorate of Translation at Maulana Azad National Urdu University, and the same is submitted to UGC for approval during the 12th plan. Prof. Siddiqi informed that he joined as professor Maulana Abul Kalam Chair in the month of Januarym the Chair has already commissioned two books, “Maulana Abul Kalam ki Fikr ke Mazhabi Pahlu” and “Maulana Azad’s Contribution to Education in General and Higher Education in Particular”, which will be published by the end of this academic year in both Urdu and English languages.
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