Main aim of education is to make better human beings : Prez

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday said that the main aim of education is to make better human beings. “It is good to get big in life but it is better to be a good human,” the President said at the 99th annual convocation of the University of Delhi. She urged the students to dream dream big to build a new India and a new world. “We should respect and welcome all languages ​​and cultures, but always stay connected to our roots. Rejuvenation and creativity come from the roots,” Murmu said as she called upon the youth to follow Mahatma Gandhi’s advice of getting the excellent knowledge available in the world, while staying connected to the Indian soil. Talking about the varsity, the President said, “Delhi University reflects India in all its richness and diversity. It can also be said that there is a bit of Delhi University in every area of excellence in India and abroad.” She added, “However, no institution can rest on its laurels. In today’s world of rapid changes, an institution has to continuously reinvent itself. The Delhi University community should feel duty-bound to lead other Universities in the country on parameters of excellence, and thereby, earn a place among globally comparable institutions of higher learning.” Murmu further said that due to the consumerist concept of development and civilization, the challenges of pollution, climate change and lifestyle diseases are taking a more formidable form. Recalling that she was the first girl from her village to go to town for study, the President said, “Among their classmates too, there may be many such students from whose family or village no one would have been able to get university level education before them. Such students are very talented and hardworking.” “They come to the University with great enthusiasm to fulfill their dreams. Sometimes they become victims of ‘inferiority complex’. This should not happen in any sensitive society. It is the responsibility of teachers and other students to encourage such first-generation university students,” she added.