Prime Minister Narendra Modi read an excerpt from
Professor JS Rajput's book, Education of Muslims: An
Islamic Perspective of Knowledge and Education in the Indian Context, on June 15, 2015.
The goal of the book is to inform and educate policymakers, scholars, and readers about the role of
Islam in the pursuit of
knowledge and education.
The book includes 16 articles written by various scholars and historians, including JS Rajput, on a variety of topics such as understanding
Islam, the role of
Islam
and its educational institution's madrasas in knowledge dissemination, and the
educational status of Muslims children in India, among others.
JS Rajput is a well-known educator and historian. He served as Chairman of the National Council for Teacher Education and as a previous head of the National Council for Educational Research and Training.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) awarded him the coveted Jan Amos Comenius Medal
for distinguished contributions to research and innovation.
Publications by Shipra, J S Rajput wrote the book, which was published on
January 1, 2014. The book is 430 pages long.
