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SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 22 - Dismayed over minimal use of mother tongue in family conversations, Governor Lt. Gen (Retd) S K Sinha made a passionate appeal to parents to encourage their children to converse in Kashmiri. He was interacting with large group of scout children who called him at Raj Bhavan.
Welcoming and blessing scouts and girl guides in chaste Kashmiri during Rajya Puraskar function at Raj Bhavan, the Governor lamented: ‘I fail to understand why we have been overtaken by the trend of speaking to our children in languages other than our mother tongue’. In Kashmir too this trend is fast picking up, he added, he said and spoke two sentences in Kashmiri.
In this context, he quoted Mahatma Gandhi saying ‘I want to keep windows of my mind open for fresh breeze but I also want to keep my feet firmly planted in home soil’. He described Kashmiri as a sweet language and hoped that this will get prominence during day to day conversations.
General Sinha did not undermine the importance of other languages particularly English, emphasizing that learning this language is pivotal for keeping pace with fast developing competitive world. He said that speakers spoke in chaste Urdu, Hindi and English and he thought it appropriate to try Kashmiri. This evoked applause from the delighted gathering.
General Sinha lauded the role of scouts and girl guides during emergencies and imbibing the spirit of camaraderie among youth and said this has now emerged as a global movement. He recalled his days as a scout and said participation in Jumboore used to be a real fun. He advised youngsters to become role model for others by imbibing the spirit of sacrifice and discipline.
The Governor referred to the great role of scouts and girl guides during natural calamities and road accidents, saying that more people had been dying in the state due to road accidents than terrorist violence. He expressed concern over this and said that he has suggested to Chief Minister and the Health Minister to set up Medical Aid Posts on the National Highway in the first instance. He said voluntary help by scouts during such eventualities will help in saving precious lives. ‘This will help in reducing the causalities’, he added.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister of State for Education, S Manjit Singh said that efforts would be made to spread scouting activities to hitherto uncovered schools in the State.
The Minister said the scouting movement has inculcated the spirit of discipline among youth that needs to be canalized for betterment of the society. This movement has to be taken in far flung and remote areas, he added.
The Governor distributed Rajya Puraskar awards among the scouts and girl guides.
Earlier the participants sang flag song and made elaborate demonstration of scouting skills.
Principal Secretary to Governor, Dr Arun Kumar, IG Home Guards, Mr Naveen Aggarwal, State Chief Commissioner, Mr N A Khan, Vice President of the Organization, Ms Roma Wani, Mr D S Rana President, Director Education, Kashmir, Mr Mohammed Rafi, Director Youth Welfare and Sports, Mr Virendra Gupta were among those present on the occasion.
A veteran old scout Ghulam Mohammad was also present.
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