Students need to develop personality, capability: MU VC
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, December 03 2022: Manipur University vice-chancellor professor N Lokendra has stressed the need for students to focus on improving their personality and capability instead of wasting valuable times on mobile phones.

He made the remark at the inaugural function of the 34th Manipur University Inter-College Youth Festival organised by the university at the centenary hall of MU Dean of Students' Welfare on Saturday.

The VC received the salute of cultural procession by students from 25 colleges affiliated under the university.

The youth festival will continue till December 5.Speaking as the chief guest, professor Lokendra expressed happiness on return of normalcy after the Covid-19 pandemic and after the pandemic created a distance among the people thereby affecting the lifestyle and mental health of everybody.

This normalcy has also facilitated normal academic activities in the educational institutions and the university is now organising the three-day youth festival as mandated by Association of Indian Universities, he said.

The VC informed that students from the 25 affiliated colleges will compete in different events and categories.

There will be five competitive events in music, four each in dance, literary, theatre, and five or six in fine arts, he said.

While pointing out college life is crucial part of a human being and interaction with fellows from different colleges is indeed a good experience, Prof Lokendra said it is not only a platform for competition but also to interact with one another and learn from seniors.

On the other hand, he said, the world today has entered into a highly competitive environment.

As such, students should not take their lives lightly.

They should not waste their precious times playing games and flocking smartphones.

Instead, they should focus on developing their personality and capabilities.

Mobile phones are smart and very useful devices, which the students should use to their advantage to get knowledge from around the world to keep themselves updated with the latest developments in every sphere, he stressed and advised the students to take full advantage of the youth festival to hone their skills in the field of their interest.

MU Dean of Students' Welfare professor Moirangthem Premjit presided over the function while registrar professor W Chandbabu and Manipur University Teachers' Association president Irom Gambhir attended as guests' of honour.

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