Man has been able to land on the moon. He has been able to shorten the distance between places. But the gap between human hearts is increasing these days. Nevertheless institutions like Shishu Mandirs are engaged in this noble and national task of bridging the gap between hearts and committed to nation-building through man-making,” said Jharkhand Governor Drowpadi Murmu.
She on Monday attended the Baripada Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir’s Silver Jubilee function as chief guest and exhorted all to inculcate the ideals and the spirit of sacrifice of Gopabandhu, Birsa Munda and laxman Nayak.
Vidya Bharati joint general secretary Govind Chandra, Shishu Mandir Principal Khagendra P Parhi, managing committee president Bijay Ghosh and secretary Ranjit Dhal were also present on the occasion.
Earlier, on the first day of these three-day-long colourful celebrations, eminent persons like musician Saroj Patnaik, artist Purna Chandra Bindhani, social worker Congress Naik, educatonist lingaraj Praharaj, writer Nilakantha Mishra, scientist Jay Prakash Agarwal, freedom fighter Bansidhar Parhi and Chhow Guru Ajay Baitha were felicitated and given citations by Crime Branch DG Bijay Kumar Sharma.