Prez asks students to acquire higher skills, keep trying to succeed in competition
Baripada (Odisha), May 6: The President Droupadi Murmu has asked the students to always keep trying to succeed in the competition and keep acquiring higher skills and move towards greater efficiency.
The students could turn the impossible into possible with their will-power, she said while addressing the 12th convocation of Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University here on Saturday.
The President said that competition is a natural side of life, but cooperation is the beautiful side of life.
She told students that while moving forward in life, when they would look back, they would find that some people of the society are not very capable of competing with them and advised the students to hold the hands of deprived ones and bring them forward.
Receiving degree does not mean that education process has been completed, she said.
The President further said after getting higher education some of them would do a job, some would do business and some would also do research but thinking of giving a job is better than thinking of doing a job.
She said a healthy society can be built through generosity and cooperation and urged students to think not only of their own happiness and interest but also about the welfare of the society and country.
Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University, she said has made a unique identity in the field of higher education and research in a short span of its history.
The President appreciated the University for establishing the ‘Sacred Grove’ in its campus with the aim to preserve the bedrock of tribal practices and cultural traditions. ‘Sacred Grove’ is important for the conservation of the environment and local biodiversity, she said, adding it is also one of the best examples of community-based management of natural resources.
The world,the President said, is facing huge challenges of global warming and climate change. India has set an example for the world to adopt a nature-friendly lifestyle, which is called Lifestyle for the Environment or LiFE.
In our tradition,She said it is believed that trees, plants, mountains, rivers all have life and not only humans but also all living beings are children of nature so is the duty of all human beings to live in harmony with nature.
The Simlipal National Park located in this region holds a globally important place in terms of biodiversity ,the President said and expressed confidence that the students and teachers of the university would find a way to protect biodiversity through their research and innovation.
The President said she was happy to note that the University has set up an Incubation Centre and provides assistance to the students, alumni and common people in setting up start-ups.
