Who among the following political leaders drafted Wardah Scheme?
A ) Abul Kalam Azad
B ) Zakir Hussain ✅
C ) M.K Gandhi
D ) None of these
Explanation:
Wardha Scheme of Basic Education (1937) which is also known as Nai Talim / Buniyadi talim was the outcome of thinking of Mahatma Gandhi.He considered education as an effective instrument of national reconstruction.
Dr Zakir Husain was the third President of India and the first Muslim to occupy that post. He was a renowned educationist and intellectual and his contribution in the development of modern India through education is invaluable.For 22 years, he served as ViceChancellor of Jamia Milia Islamia, making it one of the most distinguished centres of learning.
On July 31, 1937, Gandhi had published an article in the Harijan.
Based upon this article, an All India National Education Conference was held on October 22 and 23, 1937.
The conference is called Wardha Educational Conference and the president of this conference was Gandhi himself.
The Work on the Wardha Scheme of Education (1937) was initiated mainly after independence and the basic scheme of education made decent progress for about a decade. But gradually due to several problems and challenges the Wardha Scheme of Basic Education (1937) could not remain permanent.