Hon’ble President’s Message on Teachers Day

Happy Teachers Day !

I happily join you in celebrating Teachers Day, 2021 in memory of the great philosopher, thinker, and above all a great teacher, Dr Sarvepalli Radha Krishnan, a former President of India. On this day, I honour and express my gratitude to all the teachers and tell them that I am truly blessed because of their presence in my life. I congratulate you all, and thank you for becoming what you are – a Teacher. Today I bow, in reverence, to all the teachers, but to a DAV teacher, I have a special salute.

In the Pandemic, our teachers proved their mettle. Despite the insecurities and uncertainties caused by the dreaded disease, our teachers learnt new systems, experimented with new tools, so that their wards would not miss any part of the syllabus and stay gainfully engaged in their study even while at home. No wonder, DAV has always been a leader in education. We all know that every child or a grown up, has an inherent desire to be good, and the DAV teachers have the capacity to become icons that inspire goodness in others, hence through the judicious mix of Values, technology, and modern systems of education, our students are being trained to be the citizens that my Bharat can be proud of. I am confident that DAV can enhance their personalities to be global leaders in every field.

At DAV, the same synergy flows through all – from the President, all the Office Bearers, Directors, through the Principals, all the Teachers, right down to the gentleman who guards the gates of the School. We all understand that the “ultimate aim of all education is to build Character.” A person without character can be literate, but definitely not educated. This is the difference between Vidya and Shiksha. All our institutions are known as Vidyalay and not Shikshalay. Our teachers add that extra Vitamin C (vitamin Character) as they impart wisdom to the student. Hats off to you dear teachers !

In the field of sports, many of our students have made their teachers and the complete DAV faternity proud by participating, excelling and winning gold, silver and bronze medals in the Olympics and Para Olympics at Tokyo. Students have excelled, I congratulate them. But my special thanks and congratulations to their teachers and coaches who, through their persistence, grit and hard work, moulded and chiseled their students into Champions on the Olympic Sports field. Great show, dear teachers, please keep up the momemtum. We have “miles to go before we sleep.”

Dear Educators, have a great day, enjoy yourself. God Bless !

Punam Suri

President

DAV College Managing Committee,

and Arya Pradeshik Pratinidhi Sabha

Donation to Alumni Association (AMDA) for medical fraternity battling COVID-19

Hello everyone!

I would like to share with you all that our alumni association AMDA has taken the initiative to collect some funds during these difficult times. A part of the fund so collected will be deposited in PGI Private Grant Account at State Bank of India and the AMDA intends to spend some money for providing N95 masks of 3M company and also some money for providing food to the needy. Please donate generously by directly depositing your contributions to the AMDA Account at State Bank of India. Friends! Humanity will remain grateful to those who take care of their brethren during these trying times. Take care and stay safe. Thank you!

Nisha Bhargava,
Principal,
Mehr Chand mahajan DAV College for women, Chandigarh

President’s Message on 03.04.2020

My Brothers and Sisters,

I am deeply touched by the immediate and over whelming response to my appeal which I made two days ago.

While the entire human race has got together to fight the deadly Virus which is running unabated attacking lacs of people and killing thousands, the news about the role of some misguided, fanatics is shocking. Their extremely wrong and deplorable behaviour of flouting the Lockdown rules and then, above all, pelting stones and spitting at the Doctors and other health workers, is absolutely intolerable. These medical and para-medical workers are our first and ONLY line of defence in our battle against COVID 19. They are our heros and Saviours. So, let us all pray to the Almighty to give wisdom to these misguided souls and guide their “Budhi” in the right direction.

I am deeply touched by the immediate and over whelming response to my appeal which I made two days ago. I have received numerous calls and mails supporting this move. Money is pouring into the DAV College Managing Committee Relief Fund Account. Many have given more than their one days salary. The Alumni of DAV have specially risen to answer this appeal. The money so collected will be transferred to the PM CARES FUND immediately. Under the dynamic leadership of our Honourable PM, Shri Narinder Modi ji, India seems to be fighting the battle in the correct way, and will, soon, see the end of Corona Virus. Let us strengthen the hands of our PM by following his advice of staying indoors, maintaining Social distancing, and ensuring good personal hygiene.

I am great-full to the teachers who have shifted to the on line teaching methods. Many videos have been prepared by our teachers and new skills have been shown by them. I request the Directors to please search for talent amongst these teachers. I would like to start an Incubator for Principals of DAV. The talented ones and the ones with a spark can be trained to give them a better chance of becoming DAV Principals of tomorrow.

I heard a story on TV yesterday that Vidur asked Yodhishtar. If the entire jungle was to burn, then which animals will survive ? Yodhishtar replied that the strong animals, like Lions, Tigers, Elephants, etc will all perish. Animals that can run very fast, like deer, rabbits, etc will also die. Only the animals that stay in their burrows will survive. So please stay at home, stay healthy, and stay gainfully employed.

Let us all pray to the Almighty to keep us united and give us the strength to tide over this crises. Take care ! I will be praying for you.

Yours, in prayer,
Punam Suri
President
DAV College Managing Committee
Arya Pradeshik Pratinidhi Sabha
Managing Editor
Daily Milap, New Delhi.