Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK)
Mangaluru Jan 19: Dharamstala Dharmadhikari Dr D Veerendra Heggade inaugurated two day valedictory of year long centenary celebrations of Besant educational institutions on Friday January 18 at TMA Pai convention hall.
Addressing the gathering, Dr D Veerendra Heggade said, "The knowledge gained at the educational institutions should make way for the youth to enable to take a call on right and wrong beliefs, traditions, practices and superstitions. It helps us to understand our value and helps to harness the power of science not to be slaves of it.
Dr D Veerendra Heggade also said, "These day several opinion are formed because of the news sources that we get today compare to early days. I have a major concern over students due to rising drug abuse and we should work on to curb the drug menace. Students need to develop ideas and not to ignore the Indian culture.
He further said, "Youths have certain responsibility towards the nation and do not fall prey to the vices and have the conviction in what you do. Youths need to explore the information as its not like before where you had only radio as the source of information and you have several mediums of information to explore.
We should remember the role of Annie Besant who played an important role to empower women through education, said Dr D Veerendra Heggade.
Meanwhile Mangalore university incharge VC Ishwara P released souvenir Hale Beru Hosa Chiguru.
Speaking on the occasion, Mangalore university in charge VC Ishwara P said, "state government has come up with a decision to start a skill development centre and skill development cell in all college and universities as part of initiative taken up by both state and central government.
History of Besant Institutions
The inspiring saga of Besant Institutions began in 1918 when Dr. Annie Besant, the renowned social reformer, laid the foundation stone for Besant Primary School at Kodialbail in Mangalore. The school, which was initially managed by the Theosophical Society of India has played host to illustrious personalities like Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi and the Governor General of India Chakravarti Rajagopalachari.
Women’s National Education Society (WNES) took over the school administration from the Theosophical Society in 1943. Since then the institution has recorded continuous growth under the leadership of its visionary administrators like the late Manel Srinivas Nayak, late B. Damodar Prabhu, late Manel Krishna Nayak and the late Prof. P. P. Gomathi. Their far sighted initiatives resulted in the establishment of a string of institutions, namely Besant Higher Primary School (Kannada Medium), National High School (Kannada Medium), Besant English School, Besant National Pre-University College, Besant Women’s College and Besant Evening College.
In 1999, WNES spread out its wings to launch its most prestigious academic venture. The MSNM Besant Institute of PG Management Studies was established on a new campus situated at Bondel, in the outskirts of Mangalore. This is today the flagship institution of WNES, being widely recognised as a frontrunner in modern management education.