Terms violence as curse for civilized society
Srinagar, Aug 25 : The responsibility of building a great nation and a prosperous Jammu & Kashmir rests on the shoulders of our youth. Bright young minds are the only force capable of building a peaceful, progressive and prosperous community, said the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha while addressing the Special Convocation of the University of Kashmir.
Speaking on the occasion, Lt Governor, who is also the Chancellor of the University, congratulated the Gold Medalists & those graduating from the University of Kashmir. “It was wonderful being amongst very talented young minds, who are determined to take the UT towards new horizons”, said the Lt Governor.
Terming terrorism and violence as a curse for the civilized society, the Lt Governor observed that while our country is producing CEOs of Microsoft, Google, Adobe etc, on the other hand, the neighbouring country is pushing our youth on the wrong path. “I urge those who are misguided by the enemies to move forward with peace, love and mutual trust, and walk together on the path of development,” said the Lt Governor.
Working on the same trajectory, University of Kashmir will play a big role in J&K's knowledge economy and convergence of higher education and skill training, besides fulfilling the aspirations of a prosperous education system and future India, said the Lt Governor.
Kashmir University has realigned the courses for developing the culture of innovation & entrepreneurship, creating an intellectually stimulating environment, and taking multidisciplinary research to the international arena, he added.
The Lt Governor asked the faculty members to maintain a balance between the teaching and learning aspects to produce global talent to meet the demand of changing market dynamics. The educational institutions need to focus on re-skilling, up-skilling, and new-skilling to make the young generation future-ready, the Lt Governor said.
Taking higher education to the far-flung areas of the UT, Kashmir University has set up satellite campuses, and because of such efforts, it has been included in the top 50 universities of the country. The Skill Centre run by International Cooperation, Center of Excellence and Kashmir University is also facilitating the youth coming from small panchayats and towns, said the Lt Governor.
Quoting Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the Lt Governor asked the students to not believe in luck, but believe in hard work for a bright future. I hope Dr Kalam's words will guide you in your new journey, added the Lt Governor.
Sharing his experiences as an IIT student in Banaras Hindu University, the Lt Governor observed that today's generation has more resources, more access to information and tools. The Lt Governor recalled his visit to Kulgam where he met with Tanveer Ahmed, who secured AIR-2 in the Indian Economic Service exam, and asked the youth to take inspiration from such achievers to build a better future.
The Lt Governor also expressed his happiness over the girl students achieving maximum gold medals.
The Lt Governor congratulated the Vice Chancellor and all the faculty members for making constant efforts in bringing educational reforms, besides realizing the dream and vision of freedom fighters.
Prof. Talat Ahmad, Vice-Chancellor, University of Kashmir delivered the welcome address and read out the university report.
Dr. Nisar Ahmad Mir, Registrar, Kashmir University conducted the proceedings and also presented the Vote of Thanks.
On the occasion, the Lt Governor awarded gold medals to the students who excelled in academics. A total of 282 gold medals were awarded to girl students against 88 boys during the special convocation.
