Who was the Education Minister in the first Cabinet of independent India ?

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was India's first education minister after independence. He was a well-known academic, poet, and revolutionary journalist. National Education Day is observed in India on the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

Hence, Option (C) is correct. I.e Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.