Justice Tashi Celebrates Teachers Day with Teachers, staff & children of Bal Niketan Ved Mandir Ambphala Jammu

JAMMU, September 5:To commemorate the celebration of Teachers Day and International Day of Charity, DLSA Jammu in collaboration with Global Peace Organization (an NGO) organized an awareness cum felicitation function at Bal Niketan Ved Mandir, Amphalla Jammu, which is being run by Ved Mandir Committee since 1916.

Justice Tashi Rabstan, Judge, High Court of J&K and Ladakh and Executive Chairman, J&K Legal Services Authority was the Chief Guest on the occasion.

On his arrival, Justice Tashi was accorded a warm welcome by the President and other office bearers of Ved Mandir Committee. The programme started with the performance of Ved Vandana by the inmates followed by a formal welcome address by Sanjay Parihar, Pr. District & Session Judge (Chairman, DLSA Jammu) who also gave a brief account of the purpose in organizing such an event at Bal Niketan to celebrate Teachers Day and International Day of Charity.

During the programme, Commendation Certificates were distributed among the teaching and non-teaching faculty of the Ved Mandir in recognition of the contributions made by them towards the lives of inmates of the said home. On this occasion, the chief guest also distributed appreciation certificates and gifts amongst the meritorious children.

In his address, Justice Tashi highlighted the importance of Teacher’s day and recalled the self-less services rendered by Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan as a Philosopher, Scholar, Vice Chancellor of different Universities, first Vice president and Second President of Independent India. Justice Tashi impressed upon the students to follow the path shown by their teachers in order to prosper in life.

Giving details about the celebration of International Day of Charity, Justice Tashi said that to acknowledge the services rendered by one of the greatest philanthropist of the modern world namely Mother Teresa, the United Nation General Assembly passed a resolution in the year 2012 to celebrate 5th September every year as International Day of Charity and since then this day is observed in the whole world as such.

According to him, the best way for a teacher to do charity is by imparting education and knowledge to those children who are unable to get education, because of poor economic conditions. While congratulating the teachers of the Ved Mandir on being awarded Commendation certificates in recognition of their services, he urged them to work tirelessly to ensure that the children living in the said home are not left behind in this world, where competition is becoming tough day by day. He also hoped that the management and the staff of the Ved Mandir shall continue its great work which this institution is doing for more than a century.

Those who were present on the occasion include Amit Kumar Gupta, Member Secretary, J&K Legal Services Authority, Smriti Sharma, Secretary DLSA Jammu, Shafiq Ahmad, Addl. Mobile Magistrate (Traffic) Jammu, Adv. Shiekh Altaf, President Global Peace Organization alongwith other office bearers, Panel Lawyers, Members, Child Welfare Committee Jammu, Para Legal Volunters etc.