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'''Moonis Raza''' was an Indian educationist of international repute, regional planner, inspiring & exceptional mentor, academic administrator, prolific speaker and freedom fighter.
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'''Moonis Raza''' (2 February 1925 – 18 July 1994) was an Indian academic administrator, regional planner and geographer of international repute. He was born in [[Ghazipur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India and educated at [[Aligarh University]], India. He was the older brother of Prof Mehdi Raza, head and professor of geography and Rahi Masoom Raza, a poet, novelist, Indian Film Industry lyricist and screenplay and dialogue writer. He was married to Dr. Prof Shehla M Raza and had 5 children.


Raza's tenure as President/Vice Chancellor of [[Delhi University]] is regarded as one of the least controversial and academically productive in the institution's history. Raza was one of the co-founders (along with G Parthasarathy) of the internationally renowned [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] (JNU) in New Delhi. He was the founding head of Center for Regional Development (CRD) and the first rector of the university. Raza oversaw the landscaping of the new campus and named all hostels/campuses at JNU. Raza is also believed to have strengthened the liberal ethos of Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is fondly remembered by his students for "Raza's Law of Ignorance", according to which "the ratio of the known and the known-to-be-unknown always remains constant". JNU's CRD holds an annual memorial lecture in his honor.
==Education and career==
Raza was born into a distinguished family from [[Ghazipur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. He was educated at The [[Aligarh Muslim University]].


Raza was a visiting professor at [[Cornell University]], United States (1976-1977) and held a large number of positions at departments and commissions operated by the Government of India. He received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from [[Tufts University]], U.S. in 1991. He was a creator of and an original signatory to the [[Talloires Declaration]], a ten-point action plan devised by the Association of University Leaders for a sustainable future.
During his long & illustrious career, prominent positions Raza served are follows:
*Chairman of the [[Indian Council of Social Science Research]]<ref>http://111.93.232.162/csDepart.html</ref><ref>https://books.google.com.kw/books?id=Lxe0WeZ5R50C&pg=PA647&lpg=PA647&dq=indian+council+of+educational+planners+and+administrators+moonis+raza&source=bl&ots=b8pZnUhowt&sig=GEBMTKqNR2RC0BMQnUKoWfkiSfw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj40KOHnvTTAhWFChoKHdxGCNIQ6AEIQDAI#v=onepage&q=indian%20council%20of%20educational%20planners%20and%20administrators%20moonis%20raza&f=false</ref>
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* Founder Chairman [[Institute for Studies in Industrial Development]]<ref>http://111.93.232.162/csDepart.html</ref>.
* President of the National Association of Geographers of India.<ref> https://books.google.com.kw/books?id=YcaFp3g36l8C&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&dq=national+association+of+geographers+of+india+moonis+raza&source=bl&ots=jsK8wT16W-&sig=5zPZfOvVn1cMNqd4XCUWKqHPMIo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjdiqbei_TTAhVIK8AKHdO1BnwQ6AEILDAC#v=onepage&q=national%20association%20of%20geographers%20of%20india%20moonis%20raza&f=false</ref>
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* Honorary Director, Center of South Asian Studies.
* [[Vice Chancellor]] of [[Delhi University]],<ref>http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=158713</ref><ref>https://books.google.com.kw/books?id=Lxe0WeZ5R50C&pg=PA647&lpg=PA647&dq=indian+council+of+educational+planners+and+administrators+moonis+raza&source=bl&ots=b8pZnUhowt&sig=GEBMTKqNR2RC0BMQnUKoWfkiSfw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj40KOHnvTTAhWFChoKHdxGCNIQ6AEIQDAI#v=onepage&q=indian%20council%20of%20educational%20planners%20and%20administrators%20moonis%20raza&f=false</ref>
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* Co. Founder & [[Rector]] [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]]<ref>http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=158713</ref>
* Director National Institute of Educational Planning & Administration (NIEPA).<ref>https://books.google.com.kw/books?id=Lxe0WeZ5R50C&pg=PA647&lpg=PA647&dq=indian+council+of+educational+planners+and+administrators+moonis+raza&source=bl&ots=b8pZnUhowt&sig=GEBMTKqNR2RC0BMQnUKoWfkiSfw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj40KOHnvTTAhWFChoKHdxGCNIQ6AEIQDAI#v=onepage&q=indian%20council%20of%20educational%20planners%20and%20administrators%20moonis%20raza&f=false</ref><ref>http://www.teindia.nic.in/mhrd/50yrsedu/g/enwiki/w/HD/0WHD0I01.htm</ref><ref>https://books.google.com.kw/books?id=IsDwyTK4nnQC&pg=PA477&lpg=PA477&dq=national+professor+india+geography+moonis+raza&source=bl&ots=0rO88qlVB3&sig=BzArOoLAoqy1KdnzthE3FU5RLEs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjptvCtovTTAhUElxoKHQuZBqcQ6AEINDAF#v=onepage&q=national%20professor%20india%20geography%20moonis%20raza&f=false</ref>
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* President of the Indian Council of Educational Planners and Administrators.
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* Member of the Executive Board of the Commonwealth Council of Educational Administration.
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* Professor and founding Chairman of the Center for the Study of Regional Development (SSS), JNU.


Raza died of cardiac arrest in Boston, U.S. on 18 July 1994.
Raza's tenure as [[Vice Chancellor]] of [[Delhi University]] is known to be one of the least controversial and productive in terms of overall growth and educational activities. JNU greatly owes its liberal ethos, and its transparent, open culture to Prof. Moonis Raza. He is well remembered by his students/colleagues on Raza's Law of Ignorance, which stated that "the ratio of the known and known to be unknown always remains constant".


==Positions held==
He was a [[Visiting Professor]] at [[Cornell University]] in [[New York]], USA, and held various senior positions in different departments and commissions of [[Government of India]].


*Chairman, [[Indian Council of Social Science Research]]<ref name="232.162">{{cite web|url=http://111.93.232.162/csDepart.html|title=Our Departed Chairman|website=111.93.232.162}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lxe0WeZ5R50C&dq=indian+council+of+educational+planners+and+administrators+moonis+raza&pg=PA647|title=Education, Society, and Development: National and International Perspectives|first=Jandhyala B. G.|last=Tilak|date=20 May 2017|publisher=APH Publishing|via=Google Books|isbn=9788176485265}}</ref><ref name="icssr.org">{{Cite web|title=List of Former Chairpersons of ICSSR {{!}} Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)|url=https://icssr.org/former-chairperson|access-date=2020-12-17|website=icssr.org}}</ref>
Raza was conferred an honorary degree [[Doctor of Humane Letters]] by [[Tufts University]], Boston, USA in 1991.<ref>http://trustees.tufts.edu/hondegree/degrees/</ref>
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* Founder Chairman, [[Institute for Studies in Industrial Development]]<ref name="232.162"/>

* President, National Association of Geographers of India<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YcaFp3g36l8C&dq=national+association+of+geographers+of+india+moonis+raza&pg=PA49|title=Explorations in Applied Geography|first1=ASHOK K.|last1=DUTT|first2=H. N.|last2=MISRA|first3=MEERA|last3=CHATTERJEE|date=21 February 2008|publisher=PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.|via=Google Books|isbn=9788120333840}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IsDwyTK4nnQC&dq=national+professor+india+geography+moonis+raza&pg=PA477|title=Atlas of the Child in India|first1=Moonis|last1=Raza|first2=Sudesh|last2=Nangia|date=1 January 1986|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|via=Google Books}}</ref>
==Work==
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* Honorary Director, Center of South Asian Studies
Raza was creator and original signatory to the [[Talloires Declaration]],<ref>http://sustainability.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/Sustainability-Council-Report-2013-Final.pdf</ref> the 10 point action plan from Association of University Leaders for a sustainable future in response to the deep concern about the environmental pollution, degradation and depletion of natural resources. The Action Plan included among others to increase awareness of environmentally sustainable development: Use every opportunity to raise public, government, industry, foundation and university awareness by openly addressing the urgent need to move toward an environmentally sustainable future.
* [[Vice Chancellor]] of [[Delhi University]]<ref name="pib.nic.in">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=158713|title=We need a sustainable framework that synthesizes human and environmental elements of security: Vice President|website=pib.nic.in}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/>
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* Founder Chairman and [[Rector (academia)|Rector]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]]<ref name="pib.nic.in"/><ref name="auto"/>
* Director, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA)<ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teindia.nic.in/mhrd/50yrsedu/g/enwiki/w/HD/0WHD0I01.htm |title=Appendix - I |website=Teindia.nic.in |date= |accessdate=2017-05-22}}</ref><ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eprint.iitd.ac.in/bitstream/2074/4737/1/TH-1676.pdf |title=OPTIMALITY CRITERIA AND DUALITY IN NONDIFFERENTIABLE CONTINUOUS PROGRAMMING AND CONTROL
|website=Eprint.iitd.ac.in |date= |accessdate=2017-05-22}}</ref>
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* President, Indian Council of Educational Planners and Administrators
* President, International Association for Ladakh Studies<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ladakhstudies.org/ialsresources/ladakhstudiesbackissues_files/LS7.pdf |title=International Association for Ladakh Studies |website=Ladakhstudies.org |date= |accessdate=2017-05-22}}</ref>
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* Member, Executive Board of the Commonwealth Council of Educational Administration
* Member, Advisory Committee of the UNCRD [[Nagoya]]<ref name="auto"/>
* Member, Executive Board of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration<ref name="auto"/>
* Member, National Commission on Teachers<ref name="auto"/>
* National Lecturer in Geography<ref name="auto"/>
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* Professor and Founding Chairman, Center for the Study of Regional Development (SSS), Jawaharlal Nehru University
* Visiting Professor, [[Cornell University]], United States<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conceptpub.com/servlet/Getbiblio?bno=00000262|title=Book Higher Education in India: A Comprehensive Bibliography - Books by Moonis Raza - ISBN no. 9788170223467|website=Conceptpub.com|accessdate=22 May 2017}}</ref>
* Founder, General Education Center, Aligarh University (https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/cultural-education-service-14883712691.html).


==Publications==
==Publications==
Raza authored, co-authored, and edited several books and original articles, such as "An Atlas of Tribal India", "Atlas of the Child in India", "Valley of Kashmir" and "Education and the Future: A Vision".<ref> http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83055470/</ref><ref>http://unesdoc.unesco.org/Ulis/cgi-bin/ulis.pl?database=&lin=1&ll=1&gp=0&look=default&sc1=1&sc2=1&nl=1&req=2&au=Raza,%20Moonis</ref><ref>https://openlibrary.org/publishers/National_Institute_of_Educational_Planning_and_Administration</ref> He firmly believed that "Regional development is eco-development".
Raza authored, co-authored, and edited numerous books and articles, including ''Atlas of Tribal India'', ''Atlas of the Child in India'',''Valley of Kashmir'', and ''Education and the Future: A Vision''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83055470/ |title=The valley of Kashmir : a geographical interpretation / |website=Worldcat.org |date= |accessdate=2017-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/Ulis/cgi-bin/ulis.pl?database=&lin=1&ll=1&gp=0&look=default&sc1=1&sc2=1&nl=1&req=2&au=Raza,+Moonis|title=UNESDOC - UNESCO Documents and Publications|website=unesdoc.unesco.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://openlibrary.org/publishers/National_Institute_of_Educational_Planning_and_Administration|title=Publisher: National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration - Open Library|website=openlibrary.org}}</ref>
https://fable.co/author/moonis-raza

https://jnu.ac.in/sites/default/files/current_events/M%20R%20Final%20Inviation%20%281%29.pdf

==References==
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Moonis Raza
16th Vice Chancellor of the University of Delhi
In office
1985 - 1990
6th Chairman of ICSSR
In office
Jan 1991 - July 1994
Personal details
Born2 February 1925
Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh
Died19 July 1994
Boston, United States
RelationsRahi Masoom Raza (brother)
Alma materAligarh Muslim University

Moonis Raza (2 February 1925 – 18 July 1994) was an Indian academic administrator, regional planner and geographer of international repute. He was born in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India and educated at Aligarh University, India. He was the older brother of Prof Mehdi Raza, head and professor of geography and Rahi Masoom Raza, a poet, novelist, Indian Film Industry lyricist and screenplay and dialogue writer. He was married to Dr. Prof Shehla M Raza and had 5 children.

Raza's tenure as President/Vice Chancellor of Delhi University is regarded as one of the least controversial and academically productive in the institution's history. Raza was one of the co-founders (along with G Parthasarathy) of the internationally renowned Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi. He was the founding head of Center for Regional Development (CRD) and the first rector of the university. Raza oversaw the landscaping of the new campus and named all hostels/campuses at JNU. Raza is also believed to have strengthened the liberal ethos of Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is fondly remembered by his students for "Raza's Law of Ignorance", according to which "the ratio of the known and the known-to-be-unknown always remains constant". JNU's CRD holds an annual memorial lecture in his honor.

Raza was a visiting professor at Cornell University, United States (1976-1977) and held a large number of positions at departments and commissions operated by the Government of India. He received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Tufts University, U.S. in 1991. He was a creator of and an original signatory to the Talloires Declaration, a ten-point action plan devised by the Association of University Leaders for a sustainable future.

Raza died of cardiac arrest in Boston, U.S. on 18 July 1994.

Positions held

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Publications

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Raza authored, co-authored, and edited numerous books and articles, including Atlas of Tribal India, Atlas of the Child in India,Valley of Kashmir, and Education and the Future: A Vision.[11][12][13] https://fable.co/author/moonis-raza

https://jnu.ac.in/sites/default/files/current_events/M%20R%20Final%20Inviation%20%281%29.pdf

References

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  1. ^ a b "Our Departed Chairman". 111.93.232.162.
  2. ^ a b c Tilak, Jandhyala B. G. (20 May 2017). Education, Society, and Development: National and International Perspectives. APH Publishing. ISBN 9788176485265 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "List of Former Chairpersons of ICSSR | Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)". icssr.org. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. ^ DUTT, ASHOK K.; MISRA, H. N.; CHATTERJEE, MEERA (21 February 2008). Explorations in Applied Geography. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 9788120333840 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Raza, Moonis; Nangia, Sudesh (1 January 1986). "Atlas of the Child in India". Concept Publishing Company – via Google Books.
  6. ^ a b "We need a sustainable framework that synthesizes human and environmental elements of security: Vice President". pib.nic.in.
  7. ^ "Appendix - I". Teindia.nic.in. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  8. ^ "OPTIMALITY CRITERIA AND DUALITY IN NONDIFFERENTIABLE CONTINUOUS PROGRAMMING AND CONTROL" (PDF). Eprint.iitd.ac.in. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  9. ^ "International Association for Ladakh Studies" (PDF). Ladakhstudies.org. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Book Higher Education in India: A Comprehensive Bibliography - Books by Moonis Raza - ISBN no. 9788170223467". Conceptpub.com. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  11. ^ "The valley of Kashmir : a geographical interpretation /". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  12. ^ "UNESDOC - UNESCO Documents and Publications". unesdoc.unesco.org.
  13. ^ "Publisher: National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration - Open Library". openlibrary.org.


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