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Dream big, Bharani tells students

By Our Staff Correspondent

The Additional Director-General of Police (Law and Order), Shubash Bharani, speaking after inaugurating a career guidance and personality development camp at Mangalore University on Saturday. (From right) The Registrar, Sundar Naik; the Vice-Chancell or, B. Hanumaiah; the Director of the Student Welfare Centre, Shivarama Holla; and the coordinator, SC/ST Cell, K. Abhaya Kumar, are seen.

MANGALORE, JAN. 8. It is important to dream big to achieve something in life, the Additional Director-General of Police (Law and Order), Shubash Bharani, has said.

While the world may laugh at dreamers, it is they who lead the society. Former Chief Minister Kengal Hanumanthaiah was one such achiever, he added.

Inaugurating a career guidance and personality development camp organised by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Cell of Mangalore University here on Saturday, Mr. Bharani called upon students to follow the President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, as their role model.

Citing examples of people from diverse backgrounds, who have succeeded in their respective fields, he said they fought against odds to achieve the position they hold today. It was the dream of B.R. Ambedkar to ensure that Dalits lead a respectable life, he said.

Diffidence

Noting that Dalit students were always weighed down by a sense of diffidence, he advised them to overcome their inferiority complex. Referring to the lives and works of Vyasa, Valmiki and Kalidasa, he said though they came from a poor background, their works have left a lasting impression on the world.

Reminding the students that Dalits have a glorious history in the life and struggle of Dr. Ambedkar, he said they can draw inspiration from it. Noting that Dr. Ambedkar succeeded in achieving his objective owing to sheer hard work and dedication, he reminded them that it is their laidback attitude towards life that stops them from progressing.

He exhorted them not to depend on reservations to secure jobs in the government sector. Noting that the world is the limit for people who dare to venture, Mr. Bharani said one can succeed in the private sector as well. There are many examples of Dalits who have made it big in the private sector, he noted.

Reservations not reaching needy

To a query, Mr. Bharani opined that the benefit of reservations is not reaching the deserving sections of society.

He told a student to opt for government service only if he wants to go through the grind. Noting that the Government cannot provide jobs for all Dalits, he said enterprising youth, irrespective of their caste or creed, should strive to achieve success in different fields.

People who think differently go places, and those who are achievers will succeed, irrespective of the challenges before them. They do not need reservations to come up in life. People should not forget their humble beginning once they succeed in life, Mr. Bharani said.

`Small-town syndrome'

The Superintendent of Police, Soumendhu Mukherjee, noted that the students were gripped by the "small-town syndrome." The world always has more to offer to any person who dares to be different and believes in taking up challenges in life.

The Vice-Chancellor, B. Hanumaiah, presided over the function. The Registrar, K. Sundar Naik, welcomed the gathering.

The Director of Students' Welfare, B. Shivarama Holla, in his introductory remarks, said the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Cell has been organising such camps for students since the past three years. K. Abhaya Kumar, convener of the cell, proposed a vote of thanks.

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