Death anniversary of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

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Death anniversary of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

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The death anniversary of a great visionary Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was observed.

27 March,2012 11:10 am

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (1817-1898) was a great visionary‚ statesman and Muslim reformer of the 19th century.He wanted to make the community and country progressive and take them forward on modern lines. His supreme interest was intellectual development of the people through modern education. He was the first Indian Muslim to contribute to the intellectual and institutional foundation of Muslim modernization in Southern Asia.Sir Syeds educational caravan inspired and encouraged people to take to modern education by establishing educational institutions.Starting as a clerk with the East India Company in 1938‚ he qualified three years later as a sub-judge and served in the judicial department at various places.His greatest achievement was his Aligarh Movement‚ which was nothing but an educational venture. He established schools at Muradabad in 1859 and Ghazipur in 1863. He also founded a scientific society in 1864. When Sir Syed was posted at Aligarh in 1867‚ he started the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental School in the city. During his visit to England in 1869‚ he studied the British educational system and appreciated it.Sir Syed wanted MAO College to act as a bridge between the old and the new systems. Sir Syeds aim was not just to establish a college at Aligarh but he was interested in spreading education and empowerment among the people by establishing educational institutions in every nook and corner of the country.Sir Syed organised the Mohammedan (later Muslim) Educational Conference. Its branches were established in cities and towns to report on the educational needs of the community.Sir Syed Ahmed Khan died on March 27,1898.