Use education as a means of individual empowerment, Heggade tells youths

Mangalore | Friday | 18th January, 2019

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This flexibility will make the degrees offered to them universally acceptable, and open up employment opportunities for students, he said. Mangaluru: Teaching imparted in educational institutions and knowledge gained therein should enable the youth to discern between right and wrong, beliefs, traditions, practices and superstitions, said D Veerendra Heggade , dharmadhikari, Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala. “Doing so will give one an understanding of true value of their individuality. Kudpi Jagadish Shenoy, president, WNES, presided over the function. The likes of Annie Besant and Sri Aurobindo were harbingers of change, and work of Annie Besant in women’s emancipation and empowerment then lives on even today, he said.Ishwara P, in-charge VC, Mangalore University, who released the souvenir, referring to a decision of the state government, said all universities and colleges will start skill development centres and employment cells as part of skill development initiatives of both the Union and state governments..