Maulana Abul Kalam Azad | The Tragic Genius Who Tried to Save United India | Inqalaab

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This is the untold story of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the fiery journalist, Quranic scholar, and Congress president who fought for a United India and ended up one of history's greatest tragedies.

From founding Al-Hilal, to writing Tarjuman-ul-Quran and Ghubar-e-Khatir, to becoming India's first Education Minister (the architect behind IITs & UGC) this video traces Azad's rise, his clash with Nehru, Patel and Jinnah, the collapse of dialogue, the horrors of Direct Action Day (Kolkata 16 Aug 1946), and the painful legacy of Partition.

00:00 - Hook: The lonely man in his study
00:45 - Birth & early genius (Makkah → Calcutta)
02:20 - Al-Hilal: Journalism that shook India
04:10 - Imam al-Hind controversy & transformation
05:40 - Tarjuman-ul-Quran & the idea of religious unity
07:10 - Joining Congress, Gandhi, and the fight for Hindu-Muslim unity
08:30 - Presidency of Congress & the "United India" dream
10:00 - 1937 elections, rise of Jinnah & two-nation theory
11:40 - Cabinet Mission Plan & Azad's fateful resignation
13:20 - Direct Action Day, Kolkata riots & collapse of dialogue
14:50 - Education minister, IITs, UGC. Azad's constructive legacy
16:10 - The Karachi visit, Pakistan's reality & the prophetic claims
17:20 - Final years, stroke, death & enduring legacy
18:30 - Closing: The Tragedy of a Genius

In this video you will learn:

Who Maulana Azad really was scholar, revolutionary, and politician.

How Al-Hilal ignited Muslim political consciousness and why Azad's ideas were revolutionary.

The ideological split between Azad and Iqbal/Jinnah and how it shaped the subcontinent.

The pivotal moments: Imam al-Hind rejection (1920), joining Congress, becoming Congress President (1923), the Cabinet Mission, Azad's resignation, and Nehru's fateful 10 July 1946 statement.

What happened on Direct Action Day and why Azad called Partition his greatest failure.

Azad's lasting contribution to education and secular thought and the controversial predictions attributed to him about Pakistan's future.

Why history remembers him as "The Tragedy of a Genius."

Why watch: If you're fascinated by the human stories behind political decisions, want a deeper understanding of why Partition happened, or want the full, emotional arc of a leader who tried to hold a nation together this documentary-style video gives you a rich, emotionally charged, historically grounded narrative in plain English.

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Sources & further reading:
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Al-Hilal, Tarjuman-ul-Quran, Ghubar-e-Khatir, India Wins Freedom, Direct Action Day 1946, Cabinet Mission Plan 1946, Nehru 10 July 1946 statement, Partition 1947, IIT founding, UGC history.

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