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Country first, comfort next, Governor tells youth

Staff Reporter

Says youth should make use of all available avenues

SRIVILLIPUTTUR: "Country first and comfort next" should be the motto of the youth to make India a strong nation from being a developing country, Governor Surjit Singh Barnala said.

Addressing a felicitation function for T. Kalasalingam, Chancellor of Kalasalingam University, Mr. Barnala said the youth should make use of all available avenues and get well educated to serve the cause of society and the country.

Stating that higher education should suit the changing trends, he lauded Mr. Kalasalingam for introducing the 6-year integrated B. Tech. Programme for the hearing-impaired. Excellence and relevance were the watchwords in higher education, he stressed.

The Governor handed over scholarships given by president of Saliyar Mahajana Sangam G. Swaminathan to the Chancellor. The sangam has sponsored the 50 per cent of fee for 30 disabled students who have already got 50 per cent scholarship from the university.

He appreciated the dedication of Mr. Kalasalingam for the cause of the poor and downtrodden.

Director-General of Police D. Mukherjee said the fundamental rights and Directive Principles ensured right to education to all, without any discrimination on the basis of caste, language, social status and physical condition. The B.Tech. programme for speech and hearing-impaired students only ensured the right to education.

Mr. Kalasalingam said all his efforts stemmed from the urge to do something for the nation. He was guided by Poet Subramaniya Bharathi's poem that said educating the poor was the greatest service to human beings.

Special attention

The programme, first of its kind in the country, would provide special attention and opportunity for the hearing impaired, Pro-Chancellor K. Sridharan said.

The programme offered courses such as computer science, civil and mechanical engineering and information technology for these differently-abled students on a par with other engineering students.

Out of the 95 students, first 30 students, selected on the basis of merit-cum-means, would get 100 per cent concession on fees including hostel fees.

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