India is in midst of multiple transformations with massive young population: Prez Kovind

New Delhi, September 21: President Ram Nath Kovind addressed the inaugural function of the golden jubilee celebrations of Jesus & Mary College on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, he said India is in the midst of multiple transformations. We are an old civilisation but a young people.

He said that the nature of our economy and the very concept of a workplace are also changing. The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the advances in digitisation and robotics will together make certain types of jobs obsolete and also create many new opportunities. How our society copes with these dramatic changes will be dependent on how our leading institutions of higher learning institutions such as Jesus and Mary College will respond.

“The goal of education is not just to acquire knowledge. That is only a starting point. It is much more critical to use the knowledge one gets from education to enhance the welfare of the less-privileged among us. The truly educated are not those who collect degrees, but those who use those degrees and the underlying scholarship to become nation builders in our society.”

“Jesus and Mary College is a role model for others. It is a matter of great happiness that the college has chosen its golden jubilee to partner with a nearby NDMC school and facilitate the development of the school and its children. This is a praiseworthy example of giving back to society. It can be adopted by other colleges too.”

“We need to upgrade our higher educational system and, to the extent possible, make it future proof. Our education infrastructure, curricula and modes of teaching have to become 21st century compatible and be nimble and dynamic enough to constantly embrace change,” President Kovind said.