<p class="title">Those benefiting from education should become intellectuals who can clearly differentiate between--`Dharma’ and ‘Adharma’-- Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade said on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He addressed the gathering after inaugurating the Besant Centenary celebrations organised by Women’s National Education Society (WNES) at T M A Pai International convention centre.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After releasing the souvenir --`Shata Smruthi’ and Prof M R Prabhu’s, `Hale Beru, Hosa Chiguru’, Heggade urged students to develop curiosity.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“In my day, I had no source of information other than the radio. Today, we gather news from all sources and form opinions,” he pointed out.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Heggade stressed the need to differentiate between belief, disbelief and superstition.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Blind belief is not necessarily superstition. Even scientists admit that science is walking the tight rope between blind faith and curiosity,” he remarked.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Science should be our slave and we should not be slaves to science,” Heggade pointed<br />out.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Heggade expressed concern over increasing drug abuse among students and termed drug addiction the biggest menace.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He urged students to develop ideals and not to ignore Indian culture (Samskara). </p>.<p class="bodytext">Other speakers paid rich tributes to Dr Annie Besant who laid the foundation stone for the institution in 1918.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mangalore University Vice-Chancellor Prof Ishwara P, WNES President Kudpi Jagadish Shenoy and Centenary Celebration Committee Chairman K Devananda Pai were also present.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The formal programme was followed with cultural programmes presented by students of Besant institutions.</p>
<p class="title">Those benefiting from education should become intellectuals who can clearly differentiate between--`Dharma’ and ‘Adharma’-- Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade said on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He addressed the gathering after inaugurating the Besant Centenary celebrations organised by Women’s National Education Society (WNES) at T M A Pai International convention centre.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After releasing the souvenir --`Shata Smruthi’ and Prof M R Prabhu’s, `Hale Beru, Hosa Chiguru’, Heggade urged students to develop curiosity.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“In my day, I had no source of information other than the radio. Today, we gather news from all sources and form opinions,” he pointed out.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Heggade stressed the need to differentiate between belief, disbelief and superstition.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Blind belief is not necessarily superstition. Even scientists admit that science is walking the tight rope between blind faith and curiosity,” he remarked.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Science should be our slave and we should not be slaves to science,” Heggade pointed<br />out.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Heggade expressed concern over increasing drug abuse among students and termed drug addiction the biggest menace.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He urged students to develop ideals and not to ignore Indian culture (Samskara). </p>.<p class="bodytext">Other speakers paid rich tributes to Dr Annie Besant who laid the foundation stone for the institution in 1918.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mangalore University Vice-Chancellor Prof Ishwara P, WNES President Kudpi Jagadish Shenoy and Centenary Celebration Committee Chairman K Devananda Pai were also present.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The formal programme was followed with cultural programmes presented by students of Besant institutions.</p>
