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Nazrul Islam Nazmi did not leave his village for a big city to earn wealth and fame; instead, he came from the city to the village. With his dream to provide proper education to the children of the village, he dreams of building a mechanism in the village to check the migration from rural to urban places.

Nazmi, a resident of Chainpur village in Bihar's Vaishali district, was a student of Mohammad Jan High School in Kolkata. He graduated from Azad College and later joined Jamia Hamdard University in Delhi for higher studies.

Nazrul Islam Nazmi also dabbled in literary journalism as editor of the literary magazine 'Rabata' published in Kolkata. Some of the issues like the Imam number, Aizaz Afzal number, Ali Mian number, etc. were very popular.

Nazrul Islam Nazmi with students

Nazrul Islam Nazmi and his wife started a campaign to bring educational awareness to the village. He established a school for children called Cades Guardian School. Inspired by Super 30 and Rahmani 30, he plans to give similar coaching facilities to the students for cracking competitive examinations. The school has started with classes from nursery to second standard.

Nazmi says that this is just the beginning. The school accepts fees from some students and gives free education to those who cannot afford it. He believes that “education, brotherhood, and mutual goodwill make a society civilized and modern.

Nazrul Islam is working for all sections of the society. He says that the Dalit, Backward, and Minority communities are quite weak in education and need support. He said that various minority organizations wanted him to work with them. “I do not belong to any organization. I want to work with everyone.” He believes muslims in particular have to connect their children with education.

He said that Jews are the smallest population in the world; they paid attention to education and today they are at the forefront of education. Only educated communities will be successful in the world. A society can change for the better only when it makes education its top priority.

Nazrul Islam Nazmi and students celebrating a national day in school

Nazmi says facilities like roads, and regular electricity supply has made villages liveable. With good connectivity, the villages should become hubs of trade and education.

He says that the school offers education from nursery to class 2 and each class has 6 children. It has 30 students enrolled in these five classes. He says he has borrowed the pedagogy from Super 30 and Rahmani 30.

Children are taught as per the CBSC syllabus. Besides, he is also working to generate educational awareness among the children of the village. He has been running this school since 2018. “We have hope that we will be able to benefit a large number of people from the village.”

For children studying in government schools, Nazmi has established a coaching center called Abid Hussain Tutorial where children are taught. According to him, if a child receives primary education in the right way, the way ahead becomes quite easy for him. That is why we are serious about children's education. He said that in coaching, students are also prepared for admission to Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh Muslim University, and Navodaya Vidyalaya.

Nazrul Islam Nazmi briefing the officials at the Vaishali collectorate

Nazrul Islam Nazmi says that usually people leave the village for two reasons, one is employment and the other is education for children. If they get quality education at home and employment opportunities can also be created in the future this migration will stop.

Nazmi says people who have status are moving to the cities for the education of their children. Second, women whose husbands work outside the village generally do not want to live there, they are freed from social constraints and are living in cities.

Nazrul Islam Nazmi says unfortunately Muslims are generally seen complaining. He said that the secret of the growth of the developed nations is that they have paid attention to education and have been very serious about it. “I want to say this not only to the Muslims but also to the Dalits and the weaker sections that they should consider education as everything so that they can change their social condition. Instead of complaining, they should try to reflect upon their behavior and whether they are doing anything to change their conditions.”

Some of the works of Nazrul Islam Nazmi and he meeting I K Gujral

Nazrul Islam Nazmi says that people leave the natural surroundings of the village to be part of the concrete jungle that our cities have become. “Of course they need employment but gradually these resources can also be created in villages”.

“I have been associated with literary journalism, I am also fond of writing poetry, but I have made the village my mission, to bring educational awareness among the children of the nation, in this connection we will work together with various organizations.”

He firmly believes that if villages develop, the country will also develop. Government has its responsibilities but society also has to become proactive in solving its problems.

After the industrial revolution, the people of the villages started moving to the cities, as a result, the villages were neglected. However, he says of late many educated people have returned to their roots.

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Nazrul Islam Nazmi says that the real scent of India is felt in the countryside. “It is in the village that India lives and the great heritage of this country called communal harmony and goodwill thrives here. This is the reason why the ancient tradition of tolerance and brotherhood instead of hatred among the people of the village is still alive and developing. It is for those children who stay in the village and miss out on basic education.”