LOK SABHA SPEAKER PAYS FLORAL TRIBUTES TO MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD
PIB National (English) · Published 11 November 2026 · Last updated
Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla led dignitaries in paying floral tributes to India's first Education Minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad on his birth anniversary in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan.
Key points
- Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla paid floral tributes at the portrait of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on his birth anniversary.
- Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Minority Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju, Members of Parliament, and former Members paid floral tributes at the portrait.
- Secretary-General of Lok Sabha Shri Utpal Kumar Singh and Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha Shri P.C. Mody offered their tributes to the leader.
- A bilingual biographical profile booklet prepared in Hindi and English by the Lok Sabha Secretariat was presented to the attending dignitaries.
- The portrait of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was originally unveiled by the then President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the Central Hall on 16 December 1959.
- Leaders highlighted his contributions as a freedom fighter, educationist, and independent India's first Education Minister who was honored with the Bharat Ratna.
Background
- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad served as independent India's first Education Minister, shaping the foundational educational architecture of the republic.
- The portrait commemorating his legacy was installed in the Central Hall of the Parliament House, now designated as Samvidhan Sadan, in December 1959.
Prelims facts and Mains angle for this issue are in the full SWAदेSH note.
Original report: PIB National (English)