Education, Culture and Inclusion: Rereading the Contributions of Mohammad Mujeeb in the Making of Jamia Millia Islamia

Jamia Millia Islamia, the Delhi-based Central University, marked the centenary of its foundation in 2020. The university was founded in 1920 during the freedom movement of India following the call of Mahatma Gandhi’s Swadeshi and the Non-Cooperation movements symbolising and epitomising freedom and self-reliance by opposing all ways of servility. The significance of revisiting the historical past of the institution lies not only in its unique history but also the trajectory it charted and the manner in which it evolved as a thriving university, realising multiple promises–academic, inclusive, nationalist and secular.