Teachers have to instil cultural ethos in students’s mind : Prez

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New Delhi : President of India Pranab Mukherjee on May 29, 2017, presented the Malti Gyan Peeth Puraskars for 2017 at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Speaking on the occasion, the President congratulated the 15 distinguished teachers who were bestowed with Malti Gyan Peeth Puraskars.

The President said that he was delighted to confer the award instituted in the name of Smt Malti Mohinder Singh Syngle, an eminent educationist and crusader for promoting education for girls whose 96th birthday was today. He also complimented Manoj Singhal, President of Mohinder Singh Syngle Education & Research Society, for his commitment to the cause of promoting education and for instituting this award.

The President said that development, to his mind, is not merely the installation of more industrial units, construction of high rise buildings, dams, roads etc. The connotation of development incorporates culmination of people’s adherence to values and their faithfulness to their spiritual and cultural heritage. A holistic education system enables us to put values at the forefront of the educational enterprise in schools and colleges. Such a system is conducive to the ideal development of society, he said, according to a PIB release. The teachers share an onerous responsibility of instilling in the minds of students, rich cultural ethos, tolerance and innovation for the wellbeing of society, he said.

The President said that the teachers who have been awarded today represent the dedicated teachers of our nation. They are the ones who are educating and extending learning opportunities to students. From the Vedic era to modern times, we have had ‘gurus’ who nourished the minds and intellect of our people. Such teachers are there even today, he said.