Education is a powerful weapon against illiteracy and poverty. It builds good moral character of a child, said Governor SC Jamir, while attending Purna Chandra Vidya Mandir’s Diamond Jubilee celebration held at Raghunathpur on Sunday.
Jamir appealed the students to treat their school as a temple and the teachers their priests. Over 1,000 former students, including the local people, gathered at the school. The eminent guests included Supreme Court judge AK Patnaik, Odisha High Court justice MM Das, Jagatsinghpur MP Bibhu
Prasad Tarai and KIIT founder Dr Achutya Samant. School headmistress lochana Kumari Dei read the annual reports while celebration committee secretary Bijay Swain proposed vote of thanks.