Dr. Zakir Husain: Practical Educationist

Dr. Zakir Husain made an indelible mark in the field of education. Both by his work at Jamia and by his writings and speeches Dr. Husain's reputation as an educationist has been of the highest order. In the field of education he is deeply impressed by the great German educator George Kerschensteiner in the formulation of his educational philosophy. A keen supporter of the principle of education through craft, he advocated the introduction of purposeful education from the elementary to the university stage so as to enable the future citizens of India to participate in the gigantic task of national reconstruction and regeneration. With Mahatma Gandhi Dr. Husain believed that education has to be productive. He said "Every handicraft has to be taught not merely mechanically, but scientifically i.e. the child should know the why and where of every process".