Maharashtra Governor Koshyari wants students to acquire ‘adhyatmik intelligence’

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Thursday urged educational institutions to stress on innovation and incubation. He said that educational institutions will have to combine innovation and incubation with research and invention to become centres of excellence.  

Moreover, the Governor said students should acquire the knowledge of ‘adhyatmik intelligence’ which is the core heritage of Indian culture. While stating the world is moving towards artificial intelligence, Governor Koshyari called upon students to also acquire the knowledge of ‘spiritual intelligence’.

Recalling the words of Swami Vivekananda on education, the Governor said students should endeavour to awaken the divinity and perfection within them through the acquisition of knowledge.

The Maharashtra Governor was speaking while inaugurating the HSNC Cluster University via video conferencing. It is a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiative of the Hyderabad Sind National Collegiate (HSNC) Board and the state government. 

The Central Government is keen on good colleges forming cluster universities, he said while adding that such clusters would enable best colleges to become centres of excellence. 

Governor Koshyari complimented the HSNC Board for forming the cluster university comprising of the KC college, HR college and the Bombay Teachers’ Training college.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray also attended the ceremony and praised the HSNC Cluster University for offering choice-based courses in Music, Dance, Art and other subjects. 

“Art is an essential component of life. He said art makes learning pleasurable and delightful. If I had not become Chief Minister, I would have become an artist. In fact, I am Chief Minister because I am an artist,” Thackeray said. 

The Chief Minister said knowledge was also an essential requirement of life and imparting education must be continued using technological tools even during calamity situations.  

Meanwhile, Maharashtra Higher Education Minister Uday Samant said that the government was considering a proposal to convert the Sir J J School of Art into a University. Along with this, the government is also considering a plan of creating Vertical universities.

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