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Governor Acharya Devvrat speaking in the Vaidik Sammelan and 133rd Annual Function of Arya Girls Senior Secondary School at Shimla on20 september 2015
Governor Acharya Devvrat called upon youth to come forward to build a clean and healthy society free of all kinds of social evils. He said that there was a need to adopt traditional values and ancient wisdom of our rich traditional literature which were almost forgotten in the present times. He was speaking in the Vaidik Sammelan and 133rd Annual Function of Arya Girls Senior Secondary School here today.
The Governor said that Vedas were rich sources of knowledge and wisdom and youth should be aware of them. He added that wisdom of Vedas was acknowledged across the world. He stressed upon the need to make young generation aware about the glorious traditions and cultural heritage of our country so that they could develop a sense of pride and patriotism.
The Governor said that youth were assets of the country and added that that they should channelise their energies towards constructive nation building activities. He said that they should work for eradicating social evils from the society by making people aware. He said that they should refrain from intoxicants and drugs which were not only destructive for their own health but also for the future of the country.
Lauding the contribution of Rishi Dayanand, Acharya Devvrat said that he not only revived the glory of our rich culture by propagating Vedas but also laid foundation for removing social evils from the society through Arya Samaj.
He urged the Arya Samaj Samiti to work for girl’s education which was also one of the main focus area of Rishi Dayanand. He said that it was essential to empower women in the society and education was best means to achieve the same.
The Governor also urged the teachers to set examples of ideal conduct and added that students were influenced by their day to day behaviour more then the lectures. He said that they were regarded as role models by the students as well as the society.
Governor also distributed prizes to meritorious students on the occasion.
Acharya Dr Raghuveer , Sh Brihaspati Acharya gave lectures on the importance of Vedas.
Shri Hridesh Arya Mahamantri Arya Samaj Samiti welcomed the Governor.
A colourful cultural programme was also presented on the occasion.
Smt. Tanu Arya Principal of the school read out the annual report. Acharya Ramanand Pradhan Arya Samaj Samiti, Members of Arya Samaj Samiti and School Management Committee prominent people of the area were present on the occasion.
