Mangalore: Dr Tharoor Calls Youths to Be Global, Brace for International Opportunities
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Daijiworld Media Network- Mangalore (RS/SP)
Mangalore, Apr 6: “The young generation in India needs to he globally proactive, and keep hunting for better avenues and opportunities internationally. At the same time, if they are able to create and maintain high ideals and high quality in the society back home, their success back home is the best guarantee that they will be respected and be effective abroad,” said union minister of state for external affairs, Dr Shashi Tharoor, in his convocation address at the 28th convocation of Mangalore University on Tuesday April 6.
“Indians therefore have a growing stake in the international developments. The daily needs of our life are increasingly being met beyond our borders. Hence, we can no longer afford to be indifferent about our neighbourers, even though they may appear to be located far away from us,” he said, adding that ignorance is not at all a shield anymore, and that it is not even any longer, an excuse. “Having knowledge of other countries is of great advantage in the current scenario,” he commented.
“Youths have to open themselves up to the globalized world, and there is a need to understand the recent developments in the world, whether it is connected with Mangalore or Madrid, or occurred between Thirruvananthapuram to New York,” he said, duly narrating a story about the death of Princess Diana, which was linked to various countries. At the same time, he added that in India, people are accustomed to waking up at the alarm sounded by a Chinese clock in the morning, downing a cup of tea from leaves first planted by the British, donning the jeans designed in America, taking a Swedish bus, Japanese scooter or Korean car to the university, where the text books you find, might have been printed in German technology on the paper pulped in Norway. The students there may use a Finnish mobile to call a friend for taking him to have Italian pizza and so on, and felt that the most desi (ethnic) thing of all, of course, is suspicion about anything having foreign links.
“Graduates of today are graduating into the real life. They should access the world, and should think that jobs are everywhere. People should not wholly depend on the local firms or factories, but on faraway markets for products and services and on the international system that sustains our globalized world,” he said.
Karnataka Governor, H R Bharadwaj, who happens to be the chancellor of the University, presented honorary doctorates (Honoris Causa) to nuclear scientist, Dr Rakesh Kumar Bhandary, educationist and promoter of sports and culture, Dr M Mohan Alva, social service personality, A S Vishnu Bharath, social worker, Madhura M Chatrapathy, former union minister, Oscar Fernandes, Yakshagana artiste, Kolyur Ramachandra Rao, and educationist and philanthropist, R Chenraj Jain.
Along with the honorary doctorates, a doctor of science, 62 doctors of philosophy degrees, 30 gold medals, and 56 cash prizes were also presented by the Governor, along with presentation of certificates to 70 rank holders.
Aravinda Limbavali, higher education minister of the state, Prof K Chinnappa Gowda, registrar, Syndicate members, Academic Council members etc., were also present.
Prof T C Shivashankara Murthy, vice chancellor of the University, delivered the welcome address and presented a brief report of the performance and developmental activities of the University.