New Commemorative Issue: 2013: 150th Birth Anniversary Madan Mohan Malaviya

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[The Oracle]

Sanjayji
The mortals are still awaiting for a glimpse of the photo's

where r u sanjayji?   

[dheer]

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[Coinsforever]

Topic name should be - 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahamana Madan Mohan Malaviya .


Madanlal Malaviya is correct ?


M-M-M-M = Mahamana Madan Mohan Malaviya

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[Vivek]

Is it Madanlal Malaviya  or Madan Mohan Malaviya..
I guess aan09 is also referening the same.
Vivek

[Coinsforever]

150th Birth Anniversary of Mahamana Madan Mohan Malaviya : Foundation Stone Of The Indian Independence
December 28, 2011 11:25 am





Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviyaji was one of the greatest leaders of our freedom struggle who shaped the values and ideals of modern India. Like many leaders of that generation, he was a man of many parts and his genius as an educationist, as a social reformer, as a writer and as a legislator has left a deep imprint on our polity and on our society.

Malaviyaji is the founder of the Banaras Hindu University, which is today one of the premier national universities in the country with nearly twenty thousand students and 140 departments ranging from social sciences to medicine and engineering.

Malaviyaji wanted the youth of India to benefit from an integrated education that incorporated modern scientific knowledge, practical training, ethical standard and the study of the arts. He wanted to blend the best of Indian learning with the modern scientific ideas of the West.

quote from the Malaviya's  message on the founding of the Banaras Hindu University.

"India is not a country of the Hindus only. It is a country of the Muslims, the Christians and the Parsees too. The country can gain strength and develop itself only when the people of the different communities in India live in mutual goodwill and harmony. It is my earnest hope and prayer that this centre of life and light which is coming into existence, will produce students who will not only be intellectually equal to the best of their fellow students in other parts of the world, but will also live a noble life, love their country and be loyal to the Supreme ruler. "

he is a better ideal of education in India and it remains as relevant today as it was when it was written nearly a hundred years ago.

Malaviyaji believed in the power of education and morality in arousing the national consciousness.

That was an era when a group of like minded individuals, who were men and women of unimpeachable integrity and intellectual giants in their own rights, provided moral, intellectual and political leadership of a rare quality to our country. They were widely loved and respected and their politics was infused with a high degree of idealism, selfless service and the hope of building a new and modern India unshackled from colonial subjugation.

Despite the cynicism that prevails today around us,  in the heart of each one of us there is a yearning for decency, for goodness and respect for fundamental human values. These are the same values that we associate with the founding fathers of our republic. And it is our bounden duty to remind successive generations of what they aspired for in building a free and modern India.

initiations  taken by the Ministry of Culture to celebrate the life and achievements of one of our great patriots that Malaviyaji was.

At the first meeting of the National Committee headed by me that was set up to Commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary Year of Malaviyaji, we received a number of very constructive suggestions on the commemorative events to be organized.

A wide range of projects are being undertaken as part of the commemoration to make Malaviyaji's ideals and achievements more accessible to a wider audience. Our aim is to motivate the youth of our country to learn and be inspired by his thoughts, by his teachings and by his achievements.

special efforts are being made to translate the biography and literary works of Malaviyaji in different Indian languages. A series of countrywide seminars, lectures and exhibitions will be organised for spreading his message to the people at large.

A Centre for Malaviya studies will be set up at the Banaras Hindu University, where a digital collection of Malaviyaji`s writings will be compiled for the first time. We also plan to establish chairs, scholarships and education related awards in his memory.

These  commemorative events will capture the multi-faceted genius of Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya and his versatile contributions to the making of history of modern India.

He worked tirelessly to build the Indian National Congress, of which he was elected President four times. Malaviyaji served for 14 years in the Imperial Legislative Council and later in the Central Legislative Assembly. He was a fiery orator and showed his oratorical skills and intellectual prowess in a four and a half hour long speech in the Imperial Council against the Rowlatt Bill.

He was Chairman of the Hindustan Times from 1924 to 1946 during which period a Hindi edition of the newspaper was also launched. Pt. Malaviya campaigned to secure entry for Dalits to the Kalaram Temple on the day of the Rath Yatra. He was a member of the Royal Industrial Commission of 1918 where he argued forcefully for granting protection to Indian industries against indiscriminate imports from abroad.

For lesser mortals, these are the achievements of many lifetimes.

quoting what Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru said about Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviyaji is – 'It is fit and proper that we should pay homage to this great man who is the foundation stone of the huge building of Independence.' What a glowing tribute to the great patriot, visionary and nation builder we honour today.

Source : It is Based on  the text of Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh's speech at the Commemoration of 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahamana Madan Mohan Malaviya inaugural function in New Delhi .

Source :indiacurrentaffairs.org

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Tribute to Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya on his 150th Birth Anniversary

Published: Sunday, Dec 25,2011, 00:11 IST



Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, born in the holy pilgrim city of Prayagraj (later renamed to Allah-abad) on 25th December 1861, was a great Scholar, educationist, man of action and a leader of tile national liberation movement. His ancestors were poor but were known for their Sanskrit scholarship. Madan graduated from the Calcutta University in 1884 and was appointed as a teacher in his school. He attended the Second Congress Session held in Calcutta in 1886 and delivered a speech which held the audience spell-bound. After that, he was offered the editorship of the Hindi weekly, the Hindustan. He became popular for his outspoken views about media as a subject of the British, the abject poverty of the masses and the indifference of the British towards them. He studied law and became a High Court Vakil in 1893. He was elected to the Provincial legislative Council in 1902 and later to the Imperial Legislative Council in 1909.

He founded the Hindu Mahasabha in 1906 to oppose the "divide and rule" policy of the British Government. He virtually withdrew from the legal profession in 1909 but he made an exception in 1922 in regard to the appeal of 225 person condemned to death in connection with the Chauri Chaura riots (Gorakhpur District U.P.) on account of which Mahatma Gandhi suspended the Civil Disobedience movement, and saved 153 accused from the gallows. He started the Abhyudayaas a Hindi weekly in 1907 and made it a daily in 1915. He also started the Maryada a Hindi monthly in 1910 and another Hindi monthly in 1921. He started the Leader, an English daily in October 1909. He was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hindustan Times from 1924 to 1946. He was elected its President in 1909,1918,1932 and 1933.

As Malaviya realized that many Indians were so proud of the English language, customs, manners and civilization that they were getting the feeling that anything Indian was shameful, as an eminent scholar and patriot of the nation that in order for Indian culture to receive due respect by educated men, there had to be a change in the education system. He decided to establish a Hindu University in Varanasi (Benares). Malaviya went on a tour of the whole country to solicit funds for the Hindu university. On February 4th 1916 on the auspicious day of Vasant Panchami, the foundation stone of the Hindu University was laid on the banks of Holy Ganga.

Malviya was a conservative in social matters but wanted to take the leaders of the Hindu community and the Benares pandits with him in matters of social reform. He felt strongly the injustice done to the depressed classes in connection with temple entry and pleaded their cause before the pandits in 1936. He was the President of the All India Seva Samity from 1914 till 1946. He had the courage to differ more than once from Mahatma Gandhi even at the risk of becoming unpopular.

He breathed last on November 12, 1946, he was 85 years old.


Source :ibtl

[Abhay]

I have changed the topic accordingly.

With the release of this coin, my list of PNC also increase by two.

Abhay

[kansal888]

150th Birth Anniversary: Mahamana Madan Mohan Malaviya

[dheer]

Is the denomination of coins confirmed as Rs 150 and Rs 5?
Also which mint has issued the coins? Mumbai or Kolkata?

[The Oracle]

Is the denomination of coins confirmed as Rs 150 and Rs 5?
Also which mint has issued the coins? Mumbai or Kolkata?

who cares another personality issue that we are forced to buy.

[kansal888]

I hereby confirm that the denominations are Rs 5 & Rs 150 & the mint is Mumbai Mint

[The Oracle]

I hereby confirm that the denominations are Rs 5 & Rs 150 & the mint is Mumbai Mint

kansal ji there is another confirmation i am waiting for. 

[kansal888]

kansal ji there is another confirmation i am waiting for.

what is that Oracle ji?

[dheer]

Great pics,