Zakir Hussain (politician): Quotes about education

“The aim of a student’s life should be to overcome any illusions or prejudices he may have and to give up mean habits. He should, and it is his duty to, propagate education among his illiterate brothers and to consider the propagation of education as part of his own education. He ought to acquire knowledge for the sake of knowledge and he should not be unaware of the needs of life.”

Zakir Hussain (politician)

In his first school essay, while in Class VIII, expressing his ideas and ideals, in: p. 28.
Quest for Truth (1999)

Life , Education , Knowledge , Parting

“He had hardly had any pretence of the politicians. For him education was not confined to lecture halls and laboratories. Rather, it was an essential part of national survival. He always set his eyes on the objectives which are essential to the destiny of the nation.”

Zakir Hussain (politician)

Times of India in: p. 347.
About Zakir Hussain, Quest for Truth (1999)

Education , Parting

“Politics, especially in our country, is like a mountain stream which suddenly overflows and soon recedes, while educational work flows not only during monsoon but also in the summer by melting the hearts of mountains. Politics is concerned with the strengthening of national existence and is impatient by nature, education is dedicated to social ideals, it is inherently patent. Which is why education is the master and politics its servant.”

Zakir Hussain (politician)

In:p.6.
Uniqueness of Zakir Husain and His Contributions (1997)

Education , Mountain , Nature , Heart

“I have gained a lot from my German teachers and philosophers and I acknowledge this debt whole heartedly but it does not mean that others have not contributed to the growth of my ideas. I have been influenced in much the same way by thoughts of Indian, Swiss, English and American teachers and educational philosophers. I always treat truth and discretion as my lost property and pick it up wherever I find it.”

Zakir Hussain (politician)

Source: Quest for Truth (1999), p. 145.

Truth , Education , Way , Idea

“Education is the master and politics is its servant. It is necessary to combine power with morality as well as with science and technology”

Zakir Hussain (politician)

Source: Philosophy of Education, p. 86.

Education , Science

“I have after years of thinking on the subject come to the conviction that work is the only instrument of effective education. It may sometimes be manual work, at others, non-manual work.”

Zakir Hussain (politician)

In p. 14.
Uniqueness of Zakir Husain and His Contributions (1997)

Education , Thinking

“Education should be able to distinguish between the heritage that helps and that heritage hampers the tradition that undermines and the tradition that fortifies.”

Zakir Hussain (politician)

Source: Philosophy of Education, p. 89.

Education , Help

“I have after years of thinking on the subject come to the conviction that work is the only instrument of effective education. It may sometimes be manual work and sometimes non-manual work. Although it is work alone that can educate, I have also come to the conviction by long observation and experience that all work does not educate.”

Zakir Hussain (politician)

Source: Philosophy of Education, p. 88.

Education , Thinking

“The scientists and technologists must keep in mind social welfare. Education thus should develop the totality of the child. Indian education is lacking in the following major drawbacks.
(1) Indian education has been like stagnant water for quite some time.
(2)Indian education ignores new ideas and fresh thinking in educational matters.”

Zakir Hussain (politician)

Source: Philosophy of Education, p. 86.

Education , Idea , Thinking , Water

“I maintain that education is a prime instrument of national purpose and that the quality of its education is inseparably involved in the quality of the nation.”

Zakir Hussain (politician)

Source: Philosophy of Education, p. 86.

Education

“I have pledged loyalty to the Constitution of India…it is the constitution of a new state, enacted by independent citizens for the first time in the history of the country. Ours is a young and new state, though it represents an ancient community that has sought to attain eternal, constant values over the centuries with the help and cooperation of other communities and its own unique style… Our past is neither static nor dead. Rather, it is a living and dynamic entity. It has its bearings upon our present and helps us in constructing our future…I perceive it clearly that education should play an important role in the renewing our past. I firmly adhere to the truth that education is the real means for realizing national objectives. The essential features of a nation are determined by its educational plans”

Zakir Hussain (politician)

In his a first address on 13 May 1967 as as President of India delivered in the central hall of the Parliament, in: p. 337.
Quest for Truth (1999)

Truth , Education , History , Communication

“I may be forgiven the assumption that my choice to the highest office is mainly, if not entirely, made on account of my long association with the education of my people.”

Zakir Hussain (politician)

Quest for Truth (1999)
Source: Foreword.

People , Education

“The edifice of my educational thought is almost entirely beholden to the views of Kerschensteiner. At later stages, however, Gandhiji’s influence and his elaboration of some of the finest points on the subject provided the much needed depth and expansion. Words turned into projects and a mere conceptual and transient framework became an insuperable part of my life.”

Zakir Hussain (politician)

Source: Quest for Truth (1999), p. 145.

Life , Education , Parting

“A quiet strength of character was his hallmark. He never looked back once he undertook a step, indeed as he did when he left Aligarh is response to Gandhiji’s call…Deeply inspired and influenced by Gandhiji, he was determined to translate into reality a dream of an educational institution which would give Swaraj a wholesome dimension in education and would nurture intellectual leadership for independent India. Thus was born Jamia Milia, a unique national institution and an innovative experiment in education. Today, as Central University, Jamia Milia is a thriving monument for his tireless and unprecedented vision.”

Zakir Hussain (politician)

Khurshid Alam Khan in: Foreword.
About Zakir Hussain, Quest for Truth (1999)

Universe , Education , Reality , Dreams

“The history of India’s independence is replete with lives of many a great men and women who serve as beacons and role models for generations to come. He was one of them and his contribution was unique in its creativity. Using education as the instrument of his expression, he served the motherland with devotion and Gandhian faith.”

Zakir Hussain (politician)

Khurshid Alam Khan in: Foreword.
About Zakir Hussain, Quest for Truth (1999)

Faith , History , Education , Women