HT Correspondent
HOJAI, Jan 28: Governor Laxman Prasad Acharya said that patience, perseverance, discipline and consistency are more vital for a student to excel in life then comfort and amenities. Acharya who is also the chancellor of Rabindranath Tagore University said this while speaking at the second convocation ceremony of Rabindranath Tagore University held at Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankardev Campus (old campus) of RTU in Hojai on Tuesday.
He said Indian culture is of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, so our degrees’ sole objective shouldn’t be limited to obtaining a Job , through our degree (education) each and every individual’s responsibility should be to contribute in the upliftment of the society thereby empower our nation.
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He said education was a life- long continuous process, one could learn anything at any time. Governor said education opened door for ample of opportunities. “Students should be the job creators, who can contribute in the upliftment of the Nation,” he added.
He said that Tuesday was the historic day for Rabindranath Tagore University and that the convocation was the biggest festival for the students as they were conferred with the degrees for which they had toiled hard for years.
He said, “The contribution of parents and teachers are also vital and need to be remembered and cherished always. Now, it is the responsibility of the students to keep the honour and respect of Rabindranath Tagore University.”
Governor further emphasized on women empowerment. He said a girl lightens two houses, one at which she is born and the other where she gets married. He said today seeing the girls excelling in every field makes him happy, he quoted betiya agae badhygi, toh hamare desh agae badhyegaa.
It is noteworthy, in the 2nd Convocation degrees were awarded to 540 graduates, including 459 undergraduate (UG) students and 81 postgraduate (PG) students. Among them, three outstanding scholars were awarded Gold Medals for their academic excellence. The recipients of the Gold Medals were
Debraj Roy (Postgraduate Topper, Zoology, 2024 batch), Susmita Debnath (Postgraduate Topper, 2024 batch Department of Bengali) and Rujuma Begum (Postgraduate Topper, 2024 batch Department of Natural Science, Chemistry).
