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Mumbai: Justice Sachar Committee and Justice Rangnath Mishra Commission have submitted to the Government their reports in respect of educational backwardness of Muslim community. With a view to discuss in detail the educational challenges being faced by the Muslim community and to find credible and long lasting solutions Maulana Azad Vichar Manch has organized Muslim Educational Conference on 29th and 30th May, 2013 at Kalina Complex of Mumbai University.
"The conference will be inaugurated by Vice President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari. K. Sankarnarayanan, Governor of Maharashtra, will preside over the inaugural function. Prithviraj Chavan, Chief Minister of Maharashtra; K. Rahman Khan , Minister for Minority Affairs Govt. of India; Ajitdada Pawar, Dy. Chief Minister of Maharashtra; Arif (Naseem) Khan, Minister for Minority Affairs of Maharashtra; and Dr. Abusaleh Shariff, Former Member Secretary of Sachar Committee and presently Executive Director USIPI, Washinton DC will be the special guests. Several national and International dignitaries from educational field will attend the conference," said Husain Dalwai, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and President of Maulana Azad Vichar Manch.
"K. Rahman Khan and Dr. Abusaleh Shariff will deliver the keynote address on Government Policies, Initiatives, Implementations and Challenges by Indian Government for Minorities. In addition topics like “Perspective on Education of Muslim”, “Communalism – an impediment to Muslim Education”, “Utilization of Aukaf fund for Education amongst Muslim” will be dealt with in detail. Dr. G.N. Qazi, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Hamdard University; Dr. Azra Razzack, Director Centre for Dalit and Minorities Studies; Ms Farah Naqvi, Member of National Advisory Committee; Hasan Kamal, reknowned writer and poet; Ms Teesta Setalvad, Indian Civil rights activist and journalist; Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar, MP and former Member Planning Commission; Dr. Syeda Saiyidain Hameed; Dr. Narendra Jadhav, Member Planning Commission; P.A.Inamdar, Dr. Zahir Kazi and Dr. Farida Lambe will speak on above subjects at the two-day conference," said Mr. Dalwai.
Husain Dalwai also elaborated on the efforts being made by the activities of Maulana Azad Vichar Manch for the empowerment of Muslim community. He also stated that for the development of education amongst Muslims various resolutions will be put up in the Conference which will be followed at the Government level on regular basis. Large number of representatives of educational Institutions, Principals, Professors, Teachers, Engineers, Doctors, Architects, Industrialists, and representatives of women and youth will be present at the conference.
Mumbai: Justice Sachar Committee and Justice Rangnath Mishra Commission have submitted to the Government their reports in respect of educational backwardness of Muslim community. With a view to discuss in detail the educational challenges being faced by the Muslim community and to find credible and long lasting solutions Maulana Azad Vichar Manch has organized Muslim Educational Conference on 29th and 30th May, 2013 at Kalina Complex of Mumbai University.
"The conference will be inaugurated by Vice President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari. K. Sankarnarayanan, Governor of Maharashtra, will preside over the inaugural function. Prithviraj Chavan, Chief Minister of Maharashtra; K. Rahman Khan , Minister for Minority Affairs Govt. of India; Ajitdada Pawar, Dy. Chief Minister of Maharashtra; Arif (Naseem) Khan, Minister for Minority Affairs of Maharashtra; and Dr. Abusaleh Shariff, Former Member Secretary of Sachar Committee and presently Executive Director USIPI, Washinton DC will be the special guests. Several national and International dignitaries from educational field will attend the conference," said Husain Dalwai, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and President of Maulana Azad Vichar Manch.
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Husain Dalwai also elaborated on the efforts being made by the activities of Maulana Azad Vichar Manch for the empowerment of Muslim community. He also stated that for the development of education amongst Muslims various resolutions will be put up in the Conference which will be followed at the Government level on regular basis. Large number of representatives of educational Institutions, Principals, Professors, Teachers, Engineers, Doctors, Architects, Industrialists, and representatives of women and youth will be present at the conference.