Google can never replace gurus: VP Venkaiah Naidu

Bhubaneswar: Students should always thrive on learning new skills to keep pace with the technological advancements, said Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday.

While addressing students during the 13^th convocation at KIIT University, Naidu advised students to be grateful to their gurus and at the same time, they should not forget their mother, mother tongue and motherland.

“No doubt Google is important, but it can never replace the place of guru (teachers) in the life of students. Hence the students should be grateful to their gurus and at the same time work to serve mother, mother tongue and motherland,” said Naidu.

There is nothing wrong in learning English, Hindi or French, students should also be proficient in their mother tongue as it is the language of the soul.

Adapting to rapidly changing work environment, students should keep their eyes, ears, mind and heart open.

“Students must inculcate the habit of learning as education is the key to success.  Learning new skills, acquiring new knowledge are vital in today’s knowledge economy.  Now we are in the era of LPG (Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation). Hence, unless students upgrade their skills, they cannot face competition,” Naidu added.

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