K. C. Choudhary Memorial Fellowship - Application Invited.
Indian Adult Education Association (IAEA) is a pioneering national level voluntary organization established in the year 1939 to promote adult, non-formal and lifelong education in the country. Men of eminence like Dr.R.P.Masani, Shri R.N. Chetsingh, Shri H.B. Richardson, Dr. Amarnath Jha, Shri S.M. Bahrucha, Shri Raghunandan Saran, Shri N.K. Mukherjee, Dr. Zakir Hussain and Shri V.S. Mathur formed the Association. It was registered on May 15, 1947 (Reg. No. 308) under Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 with its own Memorandum of Association and Rules and Regulations.
Dr. Zakir Hussain was the Vice President of the Association from 1950 to 1960. When he was the President of India, he observed, "The History of Indian Adult Education Association is History of Adult Education in India.
The Association has its own campus in Indraprastha Estate, with the foundation stone being laid in the august presence of the then Prime Minister of India on April 2, 1957. The campus was officially inaugurated on April 26, 1961.
"Our children are our greatest treasure They are our future Those who abuse them tear at the fabric of our society and weaken our nation"
"Literacy gives greater freedom to participate in society more actively"
"For me, getting primary education was a dream. My election proves that the poor in India can dream and make them come true."
"Every person, every institution and every organisation should work with a single aim. And that should be, "Whatever I will do, I must do it for a Viksit Bharat@2047"
"It is always true today's youngsters are tomorrow's citizens. But it is equally true that the quality of the future citizens depends on today's elders, teachers and the type of education they receive"