Youth told to involve in nation building

NT Correspondent

Mysuru: Former director of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research Padmashree Dr C N Manjunath on Sunday advised youth who are gifted with talent to use their intelligence for constructive nation building activities.

Delivering his address at the 104th convocation of University of Mysore on Sunday, he expressed serious concerns that youth who were educated and trained at universities and educational institutions, are involved in anti-social, disruptive activities.

He advised youths to shun violence, divisive, disruptive ideologies, and use their intelligence and knowledge they earn in universities to take the country to great heights.

As there is no short cut to success, he exhorted youth who are always under stress in pursuit of tasting success within a short span of time, to work hard to fulfill their desired goals with a systematic study.

As success and failures are common in life, he also asked youth not to lose hope and to take failures as a stepping stone to success.

As several universities and educational institutions are understaffed, he also wanted the government to take steps to fill vacancies as well as provide more funds to encourage research oriented applications.

In his speech, state higher education minister M C Sudhakar remembered the contributions of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Waidyar in the establishment of the century-old University of Mysore and for promotion of industries and agriculture.

He said that state government has also initiated measures to ensure all facilities for universities including to ease shortage of staff.

It is also entering an agreement with several foreign universities and non-resident Indians for improvement of skills among students in universities, he added.

In this regard, the state has plans to bring changes in the three-year degree programme exclusively reserving final year for apprenticeship training, he said.

Governor Thawarchand Gehlot recalled the contributions of Indians in the field of science and technology, particularly mathematics, astronomy, metallurgy, ayurveda and yoga.