{"id":241578,"date":"2021-12-25T11:44:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-25T06:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=241578"},"modified":"2021-12-25T11:44:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-25T06:14:38","slug":"madan-mohan-malaviya-birth-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/madan-mohan-malaviya-birth-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Madan Mohan Malaviya birth anniversary: Motivational quotes by the founder of Banaras Hindu University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

December 25 observes the birth anniversary of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya. Affectionately known as Mahamana, he was an Indian educationist and freedom fighter who founded the Banaras Hindu University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madan Mohan Malaviya, who was born in 1861, played an integral role in fostering modern education throughout the country and later founded the BHU in Varanasi in 1916. He was also a founding member of the Bharat Scouts and Guides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1909, Malaviya founded the newspaper The Leader that is considered one of the highly influential newspapers. From 1924 to 1946, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Hindustan Times and later launched its Hindi edition Hindustan Dainik in 1936.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For his notable contributions to education in India, Malaviya was honoured with India’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna on December 24, 2014, posthumously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the occasion of Madan Mohan Malaviya’s birth anniversary, here are some inspiring quotes by the Indian educationist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • “Let righteousness and Dharma prevail, and all communities and societies progress. Let our beloved Motherland regain its lost glory, and the sons of Bharat be victorious.”<\/li>
  • “If you admit internal purity of human soul, you or your religion can never get impure or defiled in any way by touch or association with any man.”<\/li>
  • “I implore all Hindus and Mussalmans, Sikhs, Christians and Parsees and all other countrymen to sink all communal differences and to establish political unity among all sections of the people.”<\/li>
  • “We believe religion to be the surest foundation of character and the truest source of human happiness. We believe patriotism to be a powerful elevating influence which inspires men to high-minded unselfish action.”<\/li>
  • “Fearlessness is the only way to Freedom. Be fearless and fight for justice.”<\/li>
  • “Knowledge without humility is worthless.”<\/li>
  • “The country can gain strength and develop itself only when the people of different communities of India live in mutual goodwill and harmony.”<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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