Alva’s Vidyarthi Siri Concludes with Students Reaffirming Faith in Cultural Orientation
Moodbidri: “Our expectations from the education system have entirely gone wrong owing to a number of factors. When the entire world respects and seeks to follow our culture, our own education system and even guardians tend to underestimate the power of it. It is time for everyone to stop forcing students to be machines, and educational institutions to stop being just printing presses for marks cards,” said Nachiket Nayak from Government Composite High School, Olakaadu Udupi. He was delivering the valedictory address of Vidyarthi Siri 2017, which was organised in association with Alva’s Nudisiri. He spoke addressing a gathering of nearly 10,000 at the Rathnakara Varni Vedike on 30th of November.
“Students must stop labelling our authentic and native practices in English terms. When Bhootaradhane and Nagamandala are loosely coined as devil worship and snake worship, the essence of Indian culture are lost. Kannada has always been abundant space for any form of expression, and hence expressing our native aspects in English terms is absolutely unnecessary. Kannada has neither restricted nor been an obstacle to any form of accomplishment,” Nachiket added.
Concluding Alva’s Vidyarthi Siri for the day, the president of the event, Arjun Shenoy from SDM Pre-University College Ujire said “Our dimension of reading has changed from reading literature to reading social media posts. However, there is always hope as long as students like ourselves take initiatives to be a part of literary and cultural events like Alva’s Nudisiri. Notions such as ‘youngsters do not take interest in literature’ cannot be generalized whatsoever. There is still a thirst in us to understand our culture, and also a sense of responsibility to take it forward. We shall always remain culturally oriented.”
Andaru Gunapala Hegde, one of the Vice Presidents of the Welcome Committee of Alva’s Nudisiri was present during the occasion. Vidyarthi Siri 2017 was called a close with a melody named ‘Varshotsava’, directed by Mayur Ambekal and presented by the music team of Alva’s. Special attractions were Amogh Hegde and Atharv Hegde, who created pieces of arts on canvases during the song. Ankitha Bhat from Rotary English Medium School mastered the ceremony, while Yashasvi D from Vitthal Jaycees English Medium School welcomed the gathering and Amulya from Rotary English Medium School Moodbidri delivered the vote of thanks. The valedictory ceremony of Alva’s Vidyarthi Siri marked the end of the students’ fair within Alva’s Nudisiri. Other intellectual and cultural events are to follow.
