Under the theme "Knowledge with Dignity", an annual function & 31st Fresher social programme was held on 29th September 2022 at Pranabananda Women's College, Dimapur with Governor of Nagaland, Prof. Jagdish Mukhi as the special guest.
The programme proceeded by garlanding and lightning of the lamp of Archaya Srimat Swami Pranavanandaji Maharaj (Founder, Bharat Sevashram Sangha) by the Governor and Joint secretary, PWC, Swami Chinmayanandajee Maharaj.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Mukhi said it was an immense pleasure to address the young minds of the Pranabananda Women’s College. Quoting Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, he said “If you educate a man, you educate an individual, however, if you educate a woman you educate a whole family. Women empowered means mother India empowered”. He maintained that education is the key to unlocking the golden doors of development and that empowered women are a powerful tool to ensure increased participation in the progress and development of the nation.
He also applauded the teachers for their efforts in empowering women through quality education and thereby raising their capacity to contribute to society. He added that the high academic performance and the college students’ strength growing to 657 with 33 faculty members and 21 non-teaching staff to date bears testament to the success story of the College. He said, more importantly, the true fruit is when one sees empowered, intelligent women saturated in good values and ethics stepping out, confident, and ready to face the challenges and make their mark in the world.
With thousands of students graduating each year, Mukhi said education is more than honorary degrees and diplomas- it is knowledge, skills, attitudes, principles, and values that people acquire throughout their lifetime. He stated that the primary objective of our educational system has to imbue receptive minds with wholesome habits, philosophies and practices, integrity, honesty, decency, respect, compassion, and zeal for hard work if we are to have any chance of producing individuals that we want and need to lead this country into the future.
He appraised the students to have a vision and once it is decided what they want to be, they must have the conviction to achieve, and definitely with strong willpower, and hard work, they will succeed.
Mukhi, also pointed out that women constitute 48% of the total population, entering every field and opportunities are limitless, unlike in earlier days. He pointed out that an effective education system is defined as one that prepares the youth to navigate the journey of life meaningfully, as schools constitute the basic pillars of an education edifice of a nation.
On the occasion, the Governor presented the Governor's Award (Syama Prasad Mukherjee) to K. Neeha Chanu (commerce) in the field of excellence for Academic; Governor's Award (Kamla Devi Chattopadhyay) to Sushmita Deb in the field of Social Responsibility; Governor's Award (Deen Dayal Upadhyaya) to Sharmila Sharma (Arts stream) in the field of extracurricular activities and Best Library User Award to Phalneikim, BA 5th Semester. He also released the 'PRANAB VISION' College Magazine.
Highlights of the programme included a welcome address by Principal, PWG, Dr. Santosh Kumar; Welcome song by PWC; Felicitation of Dr. Chubatola Aier by Asst. Prof. Department of Sociology, Arhoni C. Jamir Lotha; Special no presented by Lika Kenny, MA 3rd Semester; Speeches on behalf of seniors and Freshers were delivered by R. L Velyne, President PWCSU, and Analika T. Zhimomi and Yinglichumei; Vote of thanks was delivered by Asst. Prof, Department of Political. Science, Themneingah Hanneng. Earlier, Wall Magazine was inaugurated by Principal, C- Edge College, Dr. Chubatola Aier.
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