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Be disciplined, do social work: Patil tells students
Wednesday February 08, 2012 08:03:30 PM,
IANS
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Kurukshetra (Haryana): President Pratibha Patil Wednesday urged students to be more
disciplined and devote time for social work.
She made the remark while addressing students and faculty at the
29th convocation of the Kurukshetra University here.
She presented 11 girl students with gold medals. Degrees were
awarded to 181 PhD scholars and others on the occasion.
Patil asked students to help uplift the disadvantaged sections of
the society and to become messengers of change.
"Discipline is an essential attribute of any successful
organization or an accomplished individual. Discipline also helps
in better time management," she said.
She asked the students to spend some time doing social work.
"It is in this context that I often emphasize the need for
educational institutions to have outreach programmes through which
students interact with local communities and understand their
issues."
"Those who are educated must contribute to efforts for the uplift
of the disadvantaged sections of society. This way you can become
messengers of change."
The president also stressed the need to channelize the energies
and enthusiasm of students into constructive and productive work.
Also on the occasion, honorary degrees of Doctor of Law were
conferred upon Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam and
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
The president inaugurated an audio-visual gallery on Mahabharata
and Bhagwat Gita here.
She described the museum as a store of valuable information
concerning the Mahabharata.
The multimedia Mahabharata and Gita gallery has been set up over
an area of 4.5 acres at a cost of Rs 4.65 crore.
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