Noted economist and Vice-Chancellor of the Pacific University Udaipur Prof Bhagwati Prasad Sharma while addressing the orientation function of the Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication here on Tuesday said that we will have to increase our contribution in knowledge based sectors if we are to stay ahead of the world, for this, it was important for us to develop our own brand and manufacture our own goods.
Sharma said the human resource of India was known worldwide for their contribution in the technical fields but the credit for products of their work were taken away by the multinational companies of the foreign countries.
He was addressing the students of the Journalism University on the second day of the three-day orientation function at Samanvay Bhawan on Tuesday.
Earlier, the second day of the function began by paying tribute to the former President of the country and Bharat Ratna APJ Abdul Kalam. Two minutes’ silence was observed in the beginning of the function to pay homage to the great son of India. In the final session of the second day, Rector of the university, lajpat Ahuja introduced the students about the life of Makhanlal Chaturvedi and the structure of the university. While the head of the Journalism Department, Rakhi Tiwari underlined the ill-effects of ragging, Pavitra Shrivastava, head of the APR Department shared his views on the behavioural relationship of male and female.