{"id":9883,"date":"2025-10-24T16:34:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T11:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=9883"},"modified":"2025-10-24T16:34:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T11:04:51","slug":"president-of-india-graces-valedictory-function-of-the-platinum-jubilee-celebrations-of-st-thomas-college-at-palai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=9883","title":{"rendered":"PRESIDENT OF INDIA GRACES VALEDICTORY FUNCTION OF THE PLATINUM JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS OF ST. THOMAS COLLEGE AT PALAI"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PRESIDENT OF INDIA GRACES VALEDICTORY FUNCTION OF THE PLATINUM JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS OF ST. THOMAS COLLEGE AT PALAI<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n


\nLIGHT OF EDUCATION ILLUMINATES THE PATH TO INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE PROGRESS: PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

THE POWER OF LITERACY, EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE HAS ENABLED KERALA TO BE AMONG THE LEADING STATES ON SEVERAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PARAMETERS: PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Posted On: 23 OCT 2025 4:57PM by PIB Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu graced the valedictory function of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of St. Thomas College at Palai, Kerala today (October 23, 2025).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Addressing the gathering, the President said that\u00a0education is the key to exploring opportunities of development and growth. She noted that St. Thomas College was established with the objective of providing education to students mainly from rural areas. She was happy to note that the college has been fulfilling this laudable objective for 75 years.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The President said that educational institutions like\u00a0St. Thomas College\u00a0are workshops where destinies are shaped. She\u00a0expressed happiness over\u00a0its emphasis on holistic learning and social justice, the college promotes values of sustainability and inclusivity.\u00a0She also noted that\u00a0the college has been promoting intellectual pursuits with a moral compass.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The President said that\u00a0the 21st<\/sup>\u00a0century is described as \u2018knowledge century\u2019. Knowledge that drives innovation takes society forward and makes it self-reliant. The power of literacy, education and knowledge has enabled Kerala to be among the leading states on several human development parameters.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Speaking about\u00a0Kottayam, the President said that this city has witnessed glorious chapters of social and educational transformations. The great movement for eradication of untouchability, famous as \u2018Vaikom Satyagrah\u2019, took place in Kottayam a hundred years ago.\u00a0\u00a0It\u00a0is known as \u2018Akshara-nagari\u2019 because it has been a fountain-head of literacy and education. The \u2018Sakshara Keralam\u2019 movement was strengthened by efforts in which people of this area played a very active role. Shri P.N. Panicker\u2019s great initiative to promote learning through the library movement was inspired by a very simple but powerful message of \u2018Vayichu Valaruga\u2019 which means \u2018Read and Grow\u2019.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The President underlined that the light of education illuminates the path to individual and collective progress. She praised the efforts of\u00a0St. Thomas College\u00a0in spreading the light of education. She expressed confidence that St. Thomas College will continue to promote quality education and thereby contribute to building a more equitable society and Viksit Bharat by 2047.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Please click here to see the President’s Speech-<\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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