President Ramnath Kovind has exhorted youth to transform India into a developed nation from the developing nation. He said contributions of the family, society and the country have made youths achieving distinctions today. Youths are indebted to these contributions.
They should not forget this debt. In order to pay debt, youths must work in the interest of humanity and should become the creator of developed society. He said the ideology in the interest of humanity develops which drifts with history. President Kovind appealed to the youth for cooperation in the development of the country with the ideology of humanity.
Kovind was addressing the convocation function at Indira Gandhi National Tribal University in Amarkantak on Saturday. Governor Om Praksh Kohli, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chancellor MM Jharwal, Vice Chancellor of Tribal University TV Kuttimani, Savita Kovind, Sadhna Singh, Minister District In-Charge Anuppur Sanjay Pathak and MP Gyan Singh were present in the convocation ceremony. The President presented gold medals and degrees to 11 meritorious students as a symbol. Degrees and gold medals were distributed to 1337 students and 130 students respectively during the convocation function.
Kovind asserted the teachers and students are the foundation of any educational institution. India is the witness of that great tradition, where teacher like Chanakya wrote a great chapter of the Indian history through student like Chandragupta. We have to carry forward the same concord between the teachers and the students to establish identity of our cultural heritage at the world level.
Kovind said the convocation ceremony of any university is not just a function to honour passing out students but it is an opportunity for the educated, disciplined and committed students to devote themselves for the construction of society and the country. The convocation ceremony is not the end of the education but it is a beginning of responsible life.