Besides performing well in academics, the students should always have the feeling of contributing their best towards society and country, as youth are the true power of any country,” said Shreehari Borikar, the national secretary of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).
He was speaking at the inaugural session of the three-day Savishkar (ifast-2015) being organised at MANIT premises. The programme was presided over by Minister for Science and Information Technology Bhupendra Singh and the chief guest on the occasion was Education Minister Umashankar Gupta. Director of MANIT Appu Kuttan KK; Chairman Geeta Bali, Director General of Chhattisgarh Science and Technology Council Mukund Hambarde, Director General of Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology Pramod Verma, State IT Chief of ABVP Ankit Garg were present.
Borikar further said that inventions should be done according to the society and common man and they should be positive, not negative. “The youths are the true power of any country but there is a need to guide them in the right direction,” he said, highlighting the works and contributions made by ABVP in various sectors. He informed that ABVP is already working with the students from the stream like science, IT medical and engineering and it would be better if it starts working even in the direction of technical education, health and security.
Education Minister Umashankar Gupta said that India has always been on top in some or the other sector and the world has also accepted that India is the best in the field of science and technology. The present era is that of technique and everyday techniques are changing and there is a need to keep the youths updated with this. Minister of Science and Technology Bhupendra Singh said that youths in the country are talented and even the scientists in our country are not lagging behind. He also praised the works and contributions of ABVP.
The Director General of Chhattisgarh Science and Technology Mukund Hambarde said a country can progress with the help of innovations as it is an important part of science and technology. There is also a need of innovation in the field of education and only bookish knowledge is of no help.