There are wide variations in the age criteria among states when it comes to admission to Class 1. There were 14 States and Union Territories, as of March 2022, that allow Class 1 admission for children who have not completed six years.
India News: A report titled "State of Muslim Education in India" based on UDISE data reveals that there is greater gender parity in the enrolment of Muslim childr
While Habib is on much firmer ground describing Azad's youth, in Maulana Azad: A Life, the historian is absorbed by the more pressing task of recovering Azad’s contribution to the nationalist movement