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Marathwada College of Education Dr Rafiq Zakaria Campus Aurangabad. Visitors Book Since 1970 Eminent personalities who visited the campus Gyani Zail Singh (5 May 1916 – 25 December 1994) was the seventh President of India, serving from 1982 to 1987. Prior to his presidency, he was a politician with the Indian National Congress party, and had held several ministerial posts in the Union Cabinet, including that of Home Minister. “Marathwada College of Education is like a fountain of knowledge – and the students are there to drink.” - Gyani Zail Singh Ramaswamy Venkataraman (4 December 1910 – 27 January 2009) was an Indian lawyer, Indian independence activist and politician who served as a Union minister and as the eighth President of India. “Education is not preparation for life, education is life itself”. I am very happy to see the working of your college. - R. Venkataraman Shankar Dayal Sharma (19 August 1918 – 26 December 1999) was the ninth President of India, serving from 1992 to 1997. Prior to his presidency, Sharma had been the eighth Vice President of India, serving under R. Venkataraman. He was also Chief Minister (1952–1956) of Bhopal, and Cabinet Minister (1956–1967), holding the portfolios of Education, Law, Public Works, Industry and Commerce, National Resources and Separate Revenue. “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm”. I am overwhelmed to see the achievements of Dr Rafiq Zakaria. - Shankar Dayal Sharma Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was a key 20th century stateswoman, a central figure of the Indian National Congress party, and to date the only female Prime Minister of India. As the Prime Minister of India, Gandhi was known for her political sharpness and unprecedented centralization of power. “The campus seems to be a fine example of what can be done in engrafting on the old, the requirements of the present.” -Indira Gandhi Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi (24 November 1914 - 31 December 1999) also spelt Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadvi (affectionately 'Ali Miyan') was an Indian Islamic scholar, and author of over fifty books in various languages. He was one of the most important theorists of the revivalist movement. "Education begins when your father sends you to college, and is completed when you send your son there”. Providing Education makes God happy, and Dr Zakaria is making God happy every minute. -Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi Taher Saifuddin (4 August 1888 – 12 November 1965) was the 51st Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohras, a sect within Shia Islam. He was the son of the 49th Da'i al-Mutlaq Mohammed Burhanuddin, whose family lineage can be traced back to Syedi Fakhruddin Shaheed. “Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in college”. That quality is provided by your college. -Taher Saifuddin Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (6 March 1915 – 17 January 2014) was the 52nd Dā'ī al-Mutlaq of Dawoodi Bohras, a subgroup within the Mustaali, Ismaili Shia branch of Islam. He was appointed as the 52nd Dā'ī al-Mutlaq at the age of 52 in 1967. He was the longest living Dā'ī al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra community. "Many a time man spends the happiest years of his life as a freshman at college”. Your institutions are doing noble work. - Syedna Burhanuddin Marotrao Shambshio Kannamwar was an Indian politician who served as Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 20 November 1962 to 24 November 1963. He represented Saoli Vidhan Sabha constituency in Bombay State in 1957 and of the Maharashtra State from 1960–1962. He was re-elected from Saoli in 1962 elections to the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha. He died while in office on 24 November 1963. “Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.” I am happy to see that Secular values are imparted in this instituition. -Marotrao Kannamwar Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan (12 March 1913 – 25 November 1984) was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra after the division of Bombay State and the fifth Deputy Prime Minister of India. He was a strong Congress leader, co- operative leader, social activist and writer. He was popularly known as Leader of Common People. He advocated social democracy in his speeches and articles and was instrumental in establishing co-operatives in Maharashtra for the betterment of the farmers. “Your talent is a god's gift to you. But finding it out and polish it, is the work of college”. Congratulations on each of your achievement my dear Rafiq Zakaria. -Yashwantrao Chavan Shankarrao Bhavrao Chavan (14 July 1920 – 26 February 2004) was an Indian politician who served twice as Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1975 until 1977 and from 13 March 1986 until 24 June 1988. He was Finance Minister of India from 1987 to 1990, and served as Home Minister of India in the Narasimha Rao cabinet. “A dream collage is picture of your goals. It's like your future photo album. Dr. Zakaria is the most visionary man. My warm wishes for all his future planning’s.” -Shankarrao Chavan Abdul Rehman Antulay (9 February 1929 – 2 December 2014) was an Indian politician. A R Antulay served as Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Antulay was a union minister for Minority Affairs and a Member of Parliament in the 14th Lok Sabha of India. "To live for a time close to great minds is the best kind of education". I was very well sure that Dr Zakaria will do such a work that generations will remember him. -Abdul Rehman Antulay Sharad Govindrao Pawar (born 12 December 1940) is an Indian politician who serves as the president of the Nationalist Congress Party which he founded in 1999, after separating from the Indian National Congress. He previously served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on three separate occasions and held the posts of Minister of Defence and Minister of Agriculture in the Government of India. “Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another”. My best wishes for Dr. Rafiq Zakaria and his team -Sharad Pawar Vasantrao Phulsing Naik (1 July 1913 – 18 August 1979) was an Indian politician who served as Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1963 till 1975. He remains as the longest- serving Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Also, he had a credit to return to power after completion of full five years which could not be possible for any other chief minister in Maharashtra. “If you educate a man you only educate a man, if you educate women you educate a generation. And this college has educated generation to generation.” -Vasantrao Naik Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh (26 May 1945 – 14 August 2012) was an Indian politician who served as Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences. Vilasrao Deshmukh was a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha, India. He has previously held the posts of Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Panchayati Raj, Government of India and Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India. He was a member of Rajya Sabha representing Maharashtra. “Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in”. It‟s an honor Dr. Rafiq Zakaria sahab gave me to inaugurate this building. -Vilasrao Deshmukh Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah (Born, 5 December 1905 – Died, 8 September 1982) was an Indian statesman who played a central role in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost Indian state. The self-styled "Sher-e- Kashmir" (Lion of Kashmir), Abdullah was the founding leader of the National Conference and thrice served as the head of government in Kashmir. “A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen then you have something very special. And this college has bulks of specialty.” -Sheikh Abdullah Gopinathrao Pandurang Munde (December 12, 1949 – June 3, 2014) was an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He was a member of Maharashtra's Legislative Assembly (MLA) for five terms during 1980–1985 and 1990–2009. He was also the leader of opposition in the Assembly during 1992–1995. He had held the post of Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra in 1995–1999. Munde was elected to Lok Sabha in 2009 and 2014, and served as the deputy leader of the BJP in the Lok Sabha. "Learn and Learn again until Lambs become Lions".Zakaria sahib contribution to Aurangabad is laudable. -Gopinath Munde Air Chief Marshal Idris Hasan Latif (June 9, 1923) is a former chief of air staff of the Indian Air Force, having served as such from 1978 to 1981. After retirement, he has also served as the governor of the Indian state of Maharashtra (1982–85) and later as the Indian ambassador to France (till 1988). He was the first and only Indian Muslim to become the head of the Indian Air Force, or of any Indian armed force. “Educate a boy, and you educate an individual. Educate a girl, and you educate a community.” My best wishes to Zakaria sir and his team. -Idris Hasan Latif Sri Akbar Ali Khan is a section of an old Jagirdar family. Sri Akbar All Khan was a member of the U.N.O. delegation under the leadership of Sri Krishna, Menon. He went to China on a goodwill mission under Sri Anantasayanam Iyangar. Later he visited Moscow, Finland and several countries in Asia and Africa. For 18 years he was a member of the Rajya Sabha and for 12 years he was the Hon. Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. “Good teachers are costly, but bad teachers cost more. I am happy to see that you are making good teachers in this college” -Akbar Ali Khan Padinjarethalakal Cherian Alexander (20 March 1921 – 10 August 2011) was an Indian Administrative Service officer of 1948 batch who served as the Governor of Tamil Nadu from 1988 to 1990 and as the Governor of Maharashtra from 1993 to 2002.