Role of Student in Development of Our Nation
Role of Student in Development of Our Nation
Our national development agenda has its focus on rural development. Most of India dwells in rural areas and therefore the national development agenda rightly seeks justice for those who often live in poverty, in the state of hunger and malnutrition and deprived of clean environment, sanitation and medical facilities. Rural scenarios are generally represented by agriculture, which involves all the land-related activities, such as cropping, forestry, agroforestry, plant protection, horticulture, animal husbandry, poultry, rural-based agro-industries, and the likes.
The state agricultural universities, the Indian Agricultural Research (ICAR) institutes and the rural development institutions belonging to public and private sector work in accordance with the national development stream – the rural development. Agriculture is the soul of rural India and hence agricultural development represents the true spirit of national development.
A university is composed of four pillars: i) its infrastructure, ii) students, iii) teachers/ researchers/ extension workers, and iv) stakeholders, especially farmers. Students form the largest base of the University and, haplessly, this strong base has been and is being addressed inadequately. If tapped properly we can transform students’ energy into a kind of synergy that would be phenomenal towards changing the overall Indian rural scenario.
India: Oldest and the Youngest
India is the oldest civilization and yet today it has the largest proportion (40 percent or so) of the youth in the world. This population gives a youth flare to India. This segment of the population should be regarded as a boon rather than a bane. We must have enough enthusiasm, affection and affinity for this proportion of humanity. A fairly large proportion of this young population in the country is that of students who are supposed to be the future of a shining country.
Reports from all corners of the world are
Our national development agenda has its focus on rural development. Most of India dwells in rural areas and therefore the national development agenda rightly seeks justice for those who often live in poverty, in the state of hunger and malnutrition and deprived of clean environment, sanitation and medical facilities. Rural scenarios are generally represented by agriculture, which involves all the land-related activities, such as cropping, forestry, agroforestry, plant protection, horticulture, animal husbandry, poultry, rural-based agro-industries, and the likes.
The state agricultural universities, the Indian Agricultural Research (ICAR) institutes and the rural development institutions belonging to public and private sector work in accordance with the national development stream – the rural development. Agriculture is the soul of rural India and hence agricultural development represents the true spirit of national development.
A university is composed of four pillars: i) its infrastructure, ii) students, iii) teachers/ researchers/ extension workers, and iv) stakeholders, especially farmers. Students form the largest base of the University and, haplessly, this strong base has been and is being addressed inadequately. If tapped properly we can transform students’ energy into a kind of synergy that would be phenomenal towards changing the overall Indian rural scenario.
India: Oldest and the Youngest
India is the oldest civilization and yet today it has the largest proportion (40 percent or so) of the youth in the world. This population gives a youth flare to India. This segment of the population should be regarded as a boon rather than a bane. We must have enough enthusiasm, affection and affinity for this proportion of humanity. A fairly large proportion of this young population in the country is that of students who are supposed to be the future of a shining country.
Reports from all corners of the world are