President Kovind calls upon Kashmir youth to learn from rich legacy

President Ram Nath Kovind called upon the younger generation of Kashmir to learn from their rich legacy while addressing the 19th annual convocation of the University of Kashmir in Srinagar. 

He said they had every reason to know that Kashmir had always been a beacon of hope for the rest of India. Its spiritual and cultural influence had its imprint all across India. 

Kashmir more conducive region for philosophies to prosper 

Kovind said it was impossible to write a history of Indian philosophy without referring to Kashmir’s contributions to it. One of the oldest manuscripts of the Rigveda was written in Kashmir. This was the most conducive region for the philosophies to prosper.  

Pointing to the fact that about half of the students of University of Kashmir receiving degrees at the 19th convocation are women and 70 per cent of gold medals winners are also women, the President said, “It is not just a matter of satisfaction but also pride for us that our daughters are ready to perform at the same level as our sons and sometimes even better. It is this belief in equality and capabilities that needs to be nurtured among all women so that we can successfully build a New India – an India which is at the forefront of the comity of nations.” 

He said some of the features of the New Education Policy had already been initiated at the University of Kashmir. Besides constituting a committee to devise a roadmap for the timely implementation of the policy, several academic courses had been realigned to meet the objectives of the policy. 

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