Lucknow: “Rakshabandhan is a festival celebrating respect for womanhood,” said the RSS National Executive Member Shri Indresh Kumar at the Rakshabandhan function held in Lucknow on July 7. He said divinity resides wherever women are respected, whereas evil forces take birth when women are disrespected. Celebrating the festival with nature, a bond of security, he pointed out that our freedom, pride and culture are safe because of the Army guarding the borders.
Making an appeal for swadeshi, he said the Government of India has brought China and Pakistan to the crossroads at international fora. China is a traitor, we all have to fight this monster. He said the Government would give an appropriate response to China, but we also have to contribute our might by boycotting the Chinese goods. “People are not lost, land is not given up,” he said.
Vidya Bharati organised a function at Malaviya Chowk in Jabalpur on August 3 to celebrate Rakshabandhan. Girl students studying in Saraswati Shishu Mandirs tied self-made rakhis on the wrists of soldiers. Addressing the gathering on the occasion Mahakaushal Prant organising secretary of the Vidya Bharati Dr Pawan Tiwari urged the soldiers not to let the Chinese cross the border and the countrymen would not allow the Chinese goods enter into the country’s market.
Many soldiers got this opportunity after many years, because they are on duty on this festival every year. About 2.5 lakh students studying in different schools of Vidya Bharati in Mahakaushal Prant have contacted about 10 lakh families urging them to totally boycott Chinese goods.
The students studying in 11th and 12th standards at the Gyanda Girls High Secondary School of Ahmedabad sent rakhis to the soldiers deployed at Siachen and
north-eastern states. About 300 girls sent the rakhis along with letters to the soldiers. The RSS workers of Naranpura Bhag made arrangements to send those rakhis to the soldiers in Siachen and north-eastern border.
Propelling Quality Education
New Delhi: Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh organised a two-day national seminar from July 29 to 30 on higher education perspectives in India at the Deendayal Upadhyaya College of Delhi University. Experts discussed various aspects of the higher education. Around 400 academicians from 22 states participated in the seminar.
Inaugurating the seminar the Union HRD Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar underlined the role of academicians in quality education. He said the Government is seriously considering to implement the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission for teachers. He also suggested to change the API method used for promotion of academicians in
universities. He said now the academicians would be
promoted according to their teaching skills, community work and research work. He also said to fill the vacant posts in various universities and colleges soon. The issues discussed in different sessions of the seminar included Accountability of Teachers: Key to Quality Education; Professional Ethics and Accountability of Teachers; NAAC and NIRF Grading System; Autonomy of Institutions of Higher Learning; Issues of Grant Cut for State Funded Institutions; Teachers Accountability and Stakeholders Responsibility; Accountability Framework of Teachers, etc.
The main focus during the discussion was improvement in quality of education. Prominent educationists who joined the discussion included Vice Chancellor of BR Ambedkar University, Agra, Prof Arvind Dixit, Vice Chancellor of Himachal Pradesh Central University Prof Kuldip Chand Agnihotri, Vice Chancellor of Vardhman Mahavir Open University Prof Ashok Sharma, Prof Sushma Yadav, Prof Inder Mohan Kapahi, Prof BL Sharma, Prof NK Pandey, Prof SP Bansal, Prof GC Jaiswal, Prof JL Kaul, etc. Organising secretary of the Mahasangh Shri Mahendra Kapur spoke about the activities of organisation.
Sanskrit on the grounds
Kota: Sanskrit learning is witnessing spontaneous takers in villages of Rajasthan. Motivated by the Sanskrit Bharati, the youth in remote villages are coming forward to first learn Sanskrit and then teaching it to others in villages. Only in Bhilwada, seven camps were organised in July month. Apart from Sanskrit Sambhashan Shivir, three Bal Sanskar Kendras were also conducted. A total of 55 youth joined the Sanskrit Sambhashan Shivir organised in Bundi in July.
A ten day camp was organised in Shahpura District. Addressing the gathering at the inaugural ceremony of the camp in Shahpura Dr Parashar of Arogya Bharati said Sanskrit strengthens sanskars and sanskars strengthen culture. Prant Shikshan Pramukh of Sanskrit Bharati Shri Madhusudan Sharma, RSS Prant Bauddhik Shikshan Pramukh Shri Satyanarayan Kumawat and many other dignitaries addressed the gathering at the Shapura camps. The processions taken out at various places by the
participants involving the villagers were highly impressive. The interesting thing about these camps and processions is that they are managed by the students studying in 11th and 12th students.
