Articles by "Acharya Kripalani"
Chennai, Jan 15: Senior Acharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam Sri
Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal, who was admitted to a hospital late on Sunday
evening due to breathing problems, was discharged on Monday morning.
Sources said he left for the Sankara Math at Chetpet area in
the city.
He will be leaving for Kancheepuram later in the day, the
sources said.
On Sunday evening, he was admitted to the Sri Ramachandra
Medical Centre (SRMC) at suburban Porur after he complained of breathing
problems. UNI
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Delhi, Nov 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tributes to Maulana
Abul Kalam Azad and Acharya JB Kripalani on their birth anniversaries.
'Tributes to two stalwarts of Indian history-- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and
Acharya JB Kripalani-- on their birth anniversaries. Their contribution towards
India's freedom movement and after was extremely beneficial in the building of
our nation,' the Prime Minister said.
Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani, popularly known as Acharya Kripalani, was a
great freedom fighter, Gandhian socialist, environmentalist, mystic and
activist. Considered as one of the most ardent disciples of Father of the Nation Mahatma
Gandhi, Kripalani was quite active in various movements of the country,
including the Non-Cooperation movement in 1920 and Emergency in 1970, an
official statement here said. The country's first Education Minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad is considered as
one of the greatest Urdu writers of the 20th century. Remembered as Maulana
Azad, his contribution to building an education foundation in this country has
been remarkable. Since a very young age, Maulana Azad was a literature enthusiast. His work was
recognised through his journalistic practice, publishing works critical of the
colonial British Raj and espousing the causes of Indian nationalism. He has
also written many books, including India Wins Freedom, Ghubar-e-Khatir,
Tazkirah and Tarjumanul Quran. In 1947, he was elected as the first Education Minister of the independent
India. He served the post as Education Minister till 1958. UNI
