By Tameemuddin Humble, TwoCircles.net,
Gaya: Magadh University Vice Chancellor Dr Md. Ishtiaque made the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of “Urdu Girls High School Gaya”, a Bihar Government aided minority secondary school, an introspective not only for the school but for the community in the area.
He prompted the community leaders particularly the persons behind the affairs of any minority educational institution in the country to self analyse and do whatever they can to improve the conditions and advised not to be dependent much on the government aids. The VC exhorted the school committee to learn the lessons from the Christians and the Sikhs in running their institutions.
VC Dr Md. Ishtiaque speaking Golden Jubilee.
The VC felt pity for the school that even in its golden jubilee year the Urdu Girls High School did not have its own land and was running from a building constructed on the wakf land, though built by its own resources, dedicated to the another 100 year old institution—Madarsa Anwarul Uloom, one of the oldest institutions of Bihar which spared a small portion of land 50 years ago for the school till the institution imparts education in Urdu language. He asked that the community itself should come forward to manage its space crunch first then could be expected from the government.
The VC suggested the Urdu language to be the best medium of education but not to remain content with this only, which is also helpful in understanding our religious texts, and to join the mainstream by acquiring the other language skills to get modern education. The thoughts were expressed while he was delivering the presidential address on the occasion of the golden jubilee celebrations of Urdu Girls High School Gaya, one of the first schools for girls belonging to the linguistic minorities in Bihar.
Dadi Drama, On Women Education.
Speaking on the occasion as the Chief Guest, SC & ST welfare minister Mr Jeetan Ram Manjhi, promised all help to the school management in its struggle to get land and building and also by Mr Sanjeev Shyam Singh, MLC, who was present on the occasion as the Guest of Honor. Dr Syed Zafar Imam, Medical Consultant District New York (USA), came down from America to grace the Golden Jubilee of the school, advised the guardians of the girl students to focus much on the skills of math during study that could guarantee bright career in future.
The Co-ordinator of the Golden Jubilee program, Tameemuddin Humble, organized and presented about a dozen items of school’s cultural program, first ever staged by its students, in which the Drama on women education—DADI, was appreciated from all across.
The Window Souvenir Released.
On this occasion, the foundation stone of the Golden Jubilee Bloc, the building to be erected pulling the old one, was laid by the chief guest, Mr Jeetan Ram Manjhi. Originally the ceremony was planned by the hands of Mr K Rahman Khan, Union Minority Welfare Minister, who gave his consent but he could come to the occasion.
A website of the school, www.urdugirlshighschool.com was also launched by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Md Ishtiyaque.
Audience
A Souvenir of the occasion—68 page document focusing on Girls’ Education—THE Window, was released by the dignitaries on the dais.
Dr Farasat Hussain and Dr Hamid Hussain, chairman and vice chairman of the Golden Jubilee program respectfully, expressed their thoughts on the role of the girl’s education in community empowerment. The secretary of the school, Dr M H Khan, presented the report while the guests were welcomed by the patron of the program, Rtd. IPS, Mr M A Kazmi. Mr TD Humble conducted the program and thanked the guests at the culmination.
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