Guv attends Garia school’s lit fest

Kolkata :

Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi recently presided over the literary festival celebrating the golden jubilee celebration of BDM International school near Pratapgarh in Garia. Tripathi, who was accompanied by Usha Mehta, director and administrator, Shailesh Khaitan, chairman and Shankar Lal Gupta, secretary of the school, stressed on the promotion of Hindi literature by the students and teachers of the school.

The governor was praised students for their performances at the event, which revolved around the richness of Indian culture, art and literature. He described the five-decade journey of BDM International as a story of success, which began with Usha Mehta, and just two learners, in 1966. It is now a leading CBSE-affiliated institution with nearly 8,000 students.

Speaking about the late Draupadi Devi Khaitan and the late G N Khaitan, who dreamt of the school changing the academic landscape of the area, Tripathi said, “I am happy to know that the school authorities have introduced subjects like mass media and biotechnology to keep pace with global education trends.”

The governor told his audience, “If you get good marks in exams, don’t think yourself to be an educated or learned person. Rather imbibe moral values to become ideal citizens of India in the future. The society has high hopes from you and I want you to fulfil them.”

An author and poet, whose chief literary works include anthologies like ‘Manonukriti’ and ‘Aayu Pankh’, Tripathi lauded the students for depicting different segments of Hindi literature in their presentations.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Kolkata / TNN / March 30th, 2015

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