AMN / CHENNAI
President Ramnath Kovind has said that he was impressed to see more girls becoming achievers in the field of education.
Addressing the students at the convocation of Guru Nanak college in Chennai today, he said, if one educates a daughter it will equate to educating two families.
Recalling the contribution of Sikh community in developing Tamil Nadu, he told that pioneering cricketer late A.G.Ram Singh had migrated from Amritsar to Chennai over hundred years ago and two of his sons Milkha Singh and Kripal Singh were mentored in Chennai.
The President appreciated the students of the Guru Nanak College for their commendable service during the floods in Chennai.
Earlier, addressing students at the post-centenary diamond jubilee celebrations of University of Madras President Ramnath Kovind said that the purpose of education is to give back for the betterment of the Society.
He said that this university was a mother of all universities as it produced six former Presidents, the first Governor General C. Raja Gopalachari, Chief Justices, and stalwarts like Sarojini Naidu and Durgabai Deshmukh.
Appreciating the students who won medals and graduated, the President said that the alumni of this prestigious institution spread all over the globe should contribute to the development of the Institution.
Mr. Kovind said that new field of robotics, genomics, bioinformatics have also been given an impetus by the Government.