Attention to strengthening library movement- Vice
President Naidu
New Delhi, Aug 4
(IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkiah Naidu called for strengthening
library movement from universities to villages and said it should become
a jan andolan on the lines of Swachh Bharat and Beti Bachao,
Beti Padao programmes.
According to Naidu
He
said that libraries were temples of knowledge.For centuries India
was once known as Vishwaguru and our ancient Universities were treasure
houses of knowledge.People from across the globe used to come to
India to learn and enrich their knowledge.Shri Naidu said that books
were greatest sources of transmission of culture.“Books are our
intellectual and cultural capital. They are parts of our intangible
heritage”, he added.The Vice President said that the habit of reading
should be inculcated among students from a young age.Naidu also advised
the students to shun sedentary lifestyle and junk food.He also emphasized
that one should never forget one’s mother, native place, mother tongue,
motherland and the Guru, who provided knowledge and wisdom.Naidu
said that libraries must become vibrant places of learning and become
forums for promotion of knowledge and literary issues.
In
order to retain the relevance of library in the age of
Google, Naidu said that it was essential to undertake digitization of libraries for
easy access to students, researchers and others.Saying that students
require holistic education and skills that equip them to face the challenges of
the 21st century, the Vice President urged Universities and educational
institutions to change their teaching methods and curricula.Calling upon
Indian educational institutions to match international standards, the Vice
President said that famous universities of ancient India such as the
Magadh University have made India the ‘Vishwaguru’.Saying that India generously
shared its wisdom for the betterment of the humanity all over the
world, he stressed that India never considered its knowledge as ‘Intellectual
property, and shared it with larger world.”
The
Vice President called upon universities and higher education
institutions to strive for achieving highest standards and recapture
the past glory to make India the Vishwaguru again.
