Patna: There have been lots of meetings to know about our problems. It is time to stand up to think that now we can solve our problems. When we start work, we will get confidence and then we will move on toward success. We should think how to implement our own agenda but unfortunately we expect that from government. These views were expressed by eminent educationist from Pune, Mr P.A. Inamdar.
He was speaking at a program entitled Talim and Talim Ki Tanzeem organized by Rahmani Foundation of Munger at Haj Bhawan here on 27th March.
P.A. Inamdar
Speaking on the topic, Inamdar said RTE act has changed the situation of the country. “We should not spend our money on establishment of new schools because it has become the responsibility of government through RTE Act. Yes that money we should spend on education and not on building of schools because education has become business, and so, our children need huge money to pay fees for higher education,” he said.
“We must learn computer and technology because it is the need of our time, otherwise we will remain behind everyone. We are giving computer education to poor children of slums in Pune. We are running 15 centers for the purpose,” he said.
L-R: Ajmal Farid, P.A. Inamdar, Ahmad Ashfaq Kareem, Dr Lutfur Rahman, Shafi Mashhadi & Manzar Jameel
A huge amount of government for minority will come in near future, so have we any plan to receive that amount for betterment of Muslims? One person in every district of state can change the picture, he said and promised to work for the Muslims in Bihar but urged to work as ‘the thing that is better for our own children that is for the community also.’ We need quality to rule the world and not majority as we know that we ruled the country when we were in little number, he added.
Addressing the audience, Prof. Dr Lutfur Rahman said that a community needs to get excellence in education to get honor and power in the world. “But today we are worst in education so how can we progress?” said former MLA and noted Urdu Journalist Rahman.
Maulana Wali Rahmani and others
There are many Muslims who are wealthy. If each of them takes responsibility to afford education of one child then picture will be quite different. Similarly, those who do not have wealth but have knowledge they can play good role by following the ‘Each one, Teach one’ principle.
Ajmal Farid, Editor, Patna Urdu daily Qaumi Tanzeem said that Islam is religion which gave much importance to education. This is evident from the first wahi (revelation to Prophet). “Till Muslims were taking this message seriously they were in the front at every level, but now Muslims are lagging behind only due to ignoring the message.”
Audience
Ex- IAS Shafi Mashhadi said that Muslims are 15 million in the state of Bihar but out of them only 40% Muslims are literate the rest are illiterate, and only 20% Muslim women in the state are literate.
In Bihar there are only few Muslim NGOs that are working for Muslim welfare. So, need to establish sincere NGOs because we know that government are implementing welfare schemes through NGOs, he said.
Audience
Muslims intellectuals and elites are really culprits for this sorry condition of the community because they did not perform their responsibilities in this regard, he averred.
The program was presided over by Ahmad Ashfaq Kareem while Maulana Wali Rahmani was the patron of the program.
