Dimapur, August 17 (MExN): A seminar cum workshop on “Development of scientific temperament” for the class 10 to 12 students of S.D. Jain Hr. Sec. School, Dimapur was held on August 17 at the school hall. The seminar was jointly sponsored by Ministry of Culture, Government of India and Janjati Shiksha Samiti in association with Vidya Bharati Sanskriti Shiksha Samsthan.
In the inaugural session, Sharat Chandra Singh, Principal, Immanuel College was the chief guest. The keynote address was delivered by Reji Abraham, Principal of S.D. Jain Higher Secondary School. Abraham said that in order to make our country a developed nation, the present generation of young people should possess scientific approach towards life. “Our country’s backwardness can be only removed when all the citizens of this country are enlightened with proper education and right kind of scientific temperament,” he stated.
The chief guest, who is a science educator, challenged the students to look within themselves and explore their potentialities, informed a press release received here. A broad and practical based approach can be achieved only through the development of scientific temperament among students, he said. Singh further spoke in details about the drawbacks of the present day education system and urged the teachers and the students to be the change that they wanted to see.
Ajay Sethi, School Secretary and Pankaj Singha, Organizing Secretary, Janjati Shiksha Samiti also spoke on the occasion.
The workshop was held in three sessions led by Dr. Dinesh Sharma, Asst. Professor, S.D. Jain College and Pankaj Singha, organizing Secretary, Janjati Shiksha Samiti.
