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Chennai student wins RANK award, Erode teacher bags BOLT award “We have to attract people to teaching by paying salary equivalent to that of IT firms” CHENNAI: Anna University Vice-Chancellor D. Vishwanathan on Saturday gave away Air India, The Hindu and Dina Malar 2007-2008 ‘RANK and BOLT’ awards to teachers and students who have emerged winners at the State level. The State RANK (Race for Awareness and Knowledge) award for student was won by Anjali Chandrashekar of Chennai and the BOLT (Broad Outlook Learner Teacher) award for teacher was won by J. Banureka of Erode. The runners-up awards were secured by Aparna Ramesh of Salem and M. Manikandan of Coimbatore. During the second week of October 2007, 27 BOLT award winners and 29 RANK award winners were sent to Singapore to interact with teachers and students. Dr. Vishwanathan urged the corporate sector to adopt or establish 10-15 schools and colleges in rural areas and appoint teachers. More funds soughtThis would help to find a solution to the shortage of teachers in rural areas. Currently, the shortage was said to be 30-40 per cent. Besides, more funds should be allotted for education. “Teachers are the role model for many people. Our society should come forward to help them and encourage them. Still, we see 99 per cent of the parents ask their children to take up medical, engineering or IT instead of teaching. We have to attract people to the teaching profession by paying salary equivalent to that of IT firms,” he said. Right pathBesides teaching, the teachers had to take the present generation on the right path. “Ours is a dynamic and vibrant economy. If our students get distracted slightly, our growth will be hampered. About 10,000 foreign firms have come to India relying heavily on our students, and we should not miss the opportunity,” Dr. Viswanathan said. Under its Reaching Out project, Air India wants to promote responsible and active citizenship and preserve the crumbling environment. “Air India chose Singapore as a destination for four reasons: it is a place where four ethnic communities live as one; the practice of civic responsibilities is of the highest order; great emphasis is laid on recycling and preserving the environment; and it is the emerging centre of higher learning,” said Air India Executive Director E.A. Varghese. ICICI Bank chairman N. Vaghul said India might become a great nation in the next 20-25 years. However, “we have to overcome the barriers in the next 10 years.”
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