How old is Jamia Millia Islamia, where RSS held its centenary program?

Jamia Millia Islamia: Jamia Millia Islamia University is once again in the news these days. In fact, a program was organized in the campus on the completion of 100 years of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. This program was organized in an educational program at the Engineering Faculty of Jamia. About 60 students demonstrated against this program and called it against the campus environment.

Student organizations say that such programs affect the character of the educational institution, while the university administration called it an educational program. According to the administration, the program focused on topics like Indian knowledge, tradition, culture and role of youth, which was organized only after necessary permission. After this protest, Jamia Millia Islamia University has once again come into discussion and people are asking many questions regarding it. In such a situation, let us tell you today how old is Jamia Millia Islamia, where RSS organized the centenary program?

Jamia was established in 1920

Jamia Millia Islamia was established on 9 October 1920. This university emerged as a protest against the education system started during the British rule. It started in Aligarh, when some teachers and students boycotted the colonial education system and laid the foundation of a new institution. Many prominent freedom fighters contributed behind this institute, which include names like Mohammad Ali Johar, Hakim Ajmal Khan, Zakir Hussain, Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari and Abdul Majeed Khawaja.

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History is also related to Gandhiji’s movement

The establishment of Jamia is directly linked to the non-cooperation movement and the Khilafat movement. Mahatma Gandhi had called for boycott of British institutions in 1920. After which the foundation of this university was laid. A few years after its establishment, in 1925, Jamia was shifted from Aligarh to Delhi. In the initial phase, this institute struggled with financial crisis, but with the support of Gandhiji and other supporters, it was taken forward.

Today it is counted among the top institutions of the country.

With time, Jamia Millia Islamia established its strong identity in the field of education. Today it is counted among the major central universities of the country and has also made its place in various national and international rankings. There are more than 40 departments here and many courses are run.

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