Zakir Hussain (politician): Quotes about life

Zakir Hussain (politician) was 3rd President of India. Explore interesting quotes on life.
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“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

“Placed under the sway of conflicting urges of the Indian masses we are yet given the poetic quality of composing a harmonious life. There are thousand stands of culture that make of the cultural life of our people a variegated pattern of exquisite beauty and richness.”

Zakir Hussain (politician)

Source: Uniqueness of Zakir Husain and His Contributions (1997), p. 25.

Life , People , Beauty

“Such an environment of love and affection (at school) had not as yet allowed my life to be exposed to hardships. Depending on others was my habit. You will be surprised to know that prior to my journey to the college I had never bought a train-ticket myself…the very first day I realized that moving out of the controlled school life and stepping into the free college life is no less than inviting all sorts of hassles to yourself. Nobody tells you how to read. Nobody tells you what to do, where to go, when to sleep, and when to wake up. The one who is used to restrictions gets perturbed by this freedom.”

Zakir Hussain (politician)

Source: Quest for Truth (1999), pp.32-33.

Love , Life , School , Sleep

“Life is immense, comprehensive and dynamic. It includes spirit and matter and idealism and pragmatism and rotates round the axis of the noble and the ignoble. Life strives for higher ends. It is a mission, a service, and finally worship.”

Zakir Hussain (politician)

Source: Uniqueness of Zakir Husain and His Contributions (1997), p. 22.

Life

“It seems that institution has a great role to play in the development of India’s national life. Were I not convinced of this I would not have come to Aligarh leaving the Jamia work, to which intellectually and emotionally I am so deeply committed.”

Zakir Hussain (politician)

In:P.7/
Uniqueness of Zakir Husain and His Contributions (1997)

Life

“Streams of ideals that originated in the summit of our past, flowing underground in the depth of India’s soul, the ideals of simplicity of life, clarity of spiritual vision, purity of heart, harmony with the universe and consciousness of the infinite personality in all creation and the urge to bring these to the surface of our daily use and purification.”

Zakir Hussain (politician)

Source: Uniqueness of Zakir Husain and His Contributions (1997), p. 25.

Life , Soul , Universe , Past

“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

“There was an apparent disorder in his personal life style…resented any restriction on his freedom…for him freedom meant a constant movement of the intellect and imagination…He moved in different directions at the same time that he could only look forward and beyond.”

Zakir Hussain (politician)

Dr. Mujeeb, in p. 75.
About Zakir Hussain, Quest for Truth (1999)

Time , Imagination , Freedom , Personality

“During his student days (In Aligarh University), he and Rashid Ahmad Siddiqi used to write interesting articles about the college life and activities; under the pen names of Rip and Bohemian respectively…He distinguished himself by his style both in English and Urdu, a fact acknowledged even by his teachers. Mr James Bottham, the Vice-Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University was also one of his admirers.”

Zakir Hussain (politician)

In p. 39.
About Zakir Hussain, Quest for Truth (1999)

Universe , Life , Teachers