Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 13: The 15 Chinar Corps in collaboration with the State Education Department organized a seminar on education at picturesque Chashma Shahi in the outskirts of city here.
The seminar titled “Education in Kashmir: A Prism of Possibilities for the Youth and Future Leadership” was organized in the pristine lawns of Chasma Shahi, a defence spokesman said here.
He said a very renowned set of panelists that included Shaleen Kabra, A H Baba, Prof Vijaya Laxmi, Saleem Parvez, Prof Sunil Wanchoo and Ashima Kaul as moderator carried the proceedings through five very absorbing sessions which saw the confluence of noted academicians, educationalists, students, journalists and Army personnel.
The seminar commenced with the opening remarks by Major General Asit Mistry, Kilo Force Commander. It was followed by the key note address delivered by Lt Gen Subrata Saha, Chinar Corps Commander, who highlighted the pivotal role that education plays in defining the very character of humanity. Thanking the esteemed panelists and the audience present, he expressed hope that the seminar would throw new, vibrant and dynamic ideas for the betterment of the educational system in the Valley and therefore the people,” the spokesman said.
He said the panelists addressed the important themes of status of education in Kashmir, quality education: a dream for Kashmir, role of education in peace building, goodwill school as a concept, and education as key in shaping young minds and the future leadership which generated interesting discussion and discourse.
Appreciating the yeoman service being rendered by the Army in empowerment of the youth in the Valley especially in the field of education, the Chief Secretary Iqbal Khanday complimented the organizers and expressed hope that such initiatives would bring about desired direction in the educational system. He also stressed on the need for moral education based on comparative study of different religions.
The seminar also highlighted the model of Army goodwill schools, which as an integral subset of the overall educational infrastructure in Kashmir, aims at affording quality education and thus opportunities to the children of remote areas.
The Chinar Corps Commander in his concluding remarks reinforced the need to sustain concerted steps by all stakeholders in ensuring progressive improvement in all spheres of education to enable the future leadership which is the youth of Kashmir to face any future challenges.
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