Thursday, November 6, 2014

896nt of . Hirendranath Datta (1868-1942), 897. Huimayun Kabir (1898-1969)

Hirendranth Datta was born in Hat
khola, Kolkata. He was a brilliant student. He belonged to the moderate group of the Congress. He passed Attorney-ship of High Court in 1894 and came in contact with Annie Basant in the same year. He participated in all the movements as a leader upto 1920. He was the main activist of Annie Basant in Home Rule movement.He also joined in all the Congresses in 1894-1920. He became famous in the political field in the case of Aurobindo Ghosh in 1908 and also in Samsul murder case.  He was not a follower of non-violent path of Gandhiji and left the Congress in 1921.He formed Hindu Mahasabha with Madan Mohan Malabya and retired from politics.




Humayun Zahiruddin Amir-i Kabir or Humayun Kabir ( 22 February 1898 – 18 August 1969) was an Indian educationist, politician, writer and philosopher.

Ancestry and early life

Kabir was born on 22 February 1898 in Komarpur village near nangta para district town of Faridpur, currently in Bangladesh. His father, Khan Bahadur Kabiruddin Ahmed, was a Deputy Magistrate in Bengal and a forward looking man.

Education

He came first, with star marks, in his matriculation examination in 1922. He was educated at Presidency College, Calcutta, completing his Intermediate in Arts (I.A.) in English with first class third, and Calcutta University, where he completed his B.A. (Honours) and M.A. in English with first class first. He won a scholarship to Exeter College, Oxford where he completed his degree in 'Modern Greats', i.e. PhilosophyPolitical Science, and Economics with a first class in 1931.

Career

In 1932, he was invited by Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan to join as a lecturer at the newly established Andhra University. Later, he was a Joint Education AdviserEducation Secretaryand then Chairman of the University Grants Commission in Delhi. He was the Minister of State for Civil AviationEducation Minister of India twice, under the Prime Ministerships ofJawaharlal Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shastri. He was also Scientific Research and Cultural Affairs Minister. In 1965, Indira Gandhi offered him the Madras Governor's post, which he declined. From 1956-62, he was a member of the Rajya Sabha and from 1962-69 he was a member of the Lok Sabha, representing Basirhat constituency in West Bengal.

Literary Works

Kabir was the editor of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's biography India Wins FreedomMaulana Azad dictated his biography to him in Urdu, which Kabir translated in English.
He was one of the co-drafter of the UNESCO 1950 statement titled The Race Question.

Personal Life

His daughter Leila Kabir is married to Indian politician George Fernandes. His nephew Altamas Kabir was the 39th Chief Justice of India (CJI) and his niece Shukla Kabir Sinha is a judge of the Calcutta High Court.
His younger brother Jehangir Kabir is a politician in West BengalIndia.



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  1. भारत का विश्वविद्यालय अनुदान आयोग (अंग्रेज़ी:University Grants Commission, लघु:UGC) केन्द्रीय सरकार का एक आयोग है जो विश्वविद्यालयों को मान्यता देता है। यही आयोग सरकार द्वारा मान्यता प्राप्त विश्वविद्यालयों एवं महाविद्यालयों को अनुदान भी प्रदान करता है। इसका मुख्यालय नयी दिल्ली में है और इसके छः क्षेत्रीय कार्यालय पुणे, भोपाल, कोलकाता, हैदराबाद, गुवाहाटी एवं बंगलुरु में हैं।
    UGC स्वीकृत पत्रिकाओं की सूची
    यह राष्ट्रीय योग्यता परीक्षा (National Eligibility Test / NET) का भी आयोजन करता है जिसे उत्तीर्ण करने के आधार पर विश्वविद्यालयों एवं महाविद्यालयों में अध्यापकों की नियुक्ति होती है। ये नेट योग्यता परीक्षा शिक्षा में स्नातक स्तर पर एम.फिल उत्तीर्ण लोगों के लिये व स्नातकोत्तर स्तर पर पीएच.डी उत्तीर्ण लोगों के लिये जून २००६ से छूट है।

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