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JAMMU, DEC 21
Taking pride in the contribution of Indian scientists in rest of the world, Governor Lt. Gen (Retd) S K Sinha today expressed dismay over senseless violence being perpetrated by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir which not only retards progress but takes the state backwards.
Addressing budding scientists at the inaugural session of the programme for leadership in science organised by Regional Research Laboratory here this morning, the Governor expressed anguish at the damage being done to the development of the young talented children of the State.
He said the nation is contributing immensely in the field of science. The abundant talent of the scientists has secured a niche for India among the advanced countries of the world.
Sinha said the youth in rest of the country had more opportunities available to demonstrate their talent and to flower into leaders of future, in case of Jammu and Kashmir, ‘despite our available talent we were mired in violence and senseless terrorism. The cult of violence unleashed by elements inimical to peace and progress has put obstacles in career development of youngsters. He said that in the era of globalization, when we are moving towards becoming a global village some people with myopic vision are encouraging disintegration and raising walls of hatred and backwardness.
‘We are living in an Age of Knowledge, where I would like to see the youth of the State prosper and progress and be counted amongst the most talented in the world. Quoting a Sanskrit Shaloka ‘Vasudeva Kutumbhkam’, he urged youth to help in breaking the walls of hatred and violence for making this world a better place for living in which all humanity can live as one family.
‘While pursuing your career in the modern era of knowledge explosion, never loose sight of our heritage of peace, love and brotherhood, which is the hallmark of Indian civilization’, he told the youth, adding that it was this which had helped Indian civilization to survive through the centuries while all other civilizations, Mesopatamism, Egyptian, Mayan, Greek and Roman had withered away.
‘We are proud to have scientists like Dr A P J Abdul Kalam with us and I hope that leaders of such eminence will grow from amongst you’.
Elaborating on the development of science and technology, General Sinha said that manifold progress has been registered in the past century and a half compared to the human history spanning thousands of years of earlier periods. Scientific achievements have improved the quality of life and condensed the world into a global village. ‘In every sphere of life, we have made enviable progress and conquered space and the time’, he added. He made a particular mention of knowledge explosion in the field of science in India and referred to brain-drain that had caused concern in mid 20th century. However, he said at that time there were people who considered brain drain better than brain-in-the-drain in view of limited avenues in India. He said now Indian human resource development and success in scientific and technical fields have started a reverse movement from the West to India.
He also stressed the need for character building among youth besides acquiring the knowledge of the highest order. He said that a leader must inspire people with his personal example. In this context he quoted an episode from the life of the Prophet when a lady had gone to him to advise her child not to eat dates because the Hakeems (doctors) had said that they were bad for him as they would aggregate the disease from which he was suffering. The Prophet asked her to come a month later and during that period he gave up eating dates before asking the child to do so. ‘The moral of this is that example is better than precept’, he added.
Dwelling on the objectives of the programme, Director R R L, Dr G N Qazi and the Programme Coordinator, Dr Y S Bedi said the laboratory will arrange popular science lectures by eminent science and technology personages, audio-visual presentations about the contributions of eminent Indian scientists and technologies to the world of knowledge, technology and industry.
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