VOTE OF THANKS BY SHRI L.O. JOSHI, SECRETARY, CENTRAL ADVISORY BOARD OF EDUCATION
Mr. Governor, Sir, our first gratitude is due to you for the excellent inaugural address with which you have opened the 32nd Session of the Central Advisory Board of Education. Sir, when we made a request to you to inaugurate this Session, we were not aware that you are also an ex-member of the Central Advisory Board of Education and it gives us very great pleasure indeed that one of our ex-members is today occupying a distinguished post in this State about which our Union Minister has just spoken in such high terms.
The three main points stressed in this gathering by all the speakers, and they happen to be to the points foremost in our minds, are (1) defence (2) economic development (3) spiritual aspect of education. I am reminded of the prayer from the Upanishads which Gandhiji introduced in our educational institutions-
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We will defend ourselves together, we will eat and enjoy things together and we will show our valour together and it is these three guiding priorities which have been rightly stressed again by speaker today in the present day context.
Sir, I have also to thank the Chief Minister of the Government of Punjab for the excellent arrangements they have made for the inauguration function and for the session itself. The Chief Minister was very kind to move the request for the inaugural address on behalf of the Central Advisory Board of Education. Therefore we are particularly grateful to you. I am also expressing gratitude to all distinguished guests who have assembled, for their interest in Educa- tion. As you have heard, Sir, all the speakers this morning feel that education is a subject which continues to be of interest to people of all ages and from all walks of life, either as administrators or, citizens of free country etc. and we have over-stepped on their generosity, more of their time and I am expressing my gratitude to all of them without mentioning them individually. I have to thank the Press and above all, lest we forget, the large number of people who have made this function a success. It is impossible to name them but the entire machinery of the Punjab Government and the Education Minister of this State and particularly the Chief Minister have been at it and we are extremely grateful to them. Once again I move the vote of thanks for this inaugural address and to, distinguished guests, members, Government of Punjab and all. the people who have made it a success."