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National Education Day, 2019:- • India celebrates National Education Day on November 11 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, who served as the first Minister of Education of independent India. • On September 11, 2008, the Ministry of Human Resource Development had decided to celebrate November 11 as National Education Day.  • November 11 every year, from 2008 onward, is celebrated as the National Education Day, without declaring it a holiday. About him:  • Maulana Sayyid Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin Ahmed bin Khairuddin Al-Hussaini Azad popularly known as Maulana Azad was an Indian scholar and independence activist.  • He was one of the senior leaders of the Indian National Congress during the Indian independence movement. • During his tenure as education minister, Maulana Azad established a national education system.  • His primary focus was free primary education. • In 1922, he was awarded Bharat Ratna — nation’s highest civ...