New Delhi: Chief Justice of India NV Ramana pointed out the “diminished” participation of students in social causes as an area of concern on Thursday. He also noted that it had been decades since a big leader emerged from among the students.
“Any keen observer of Indian society would notice that in the past few decades, no big leader has emerged from the student community. This appears to be correlated with diminished participation of students in social causes after liberalisation,” CJI Ramana was quoted as saying in his convocation address at National Law University (NLU) Delhi by The Times of India.
“The importance of students’ participation in modern democracy cannot be played down. It is necessary for you to take part in current debates,” Justice Ramana added.
The CJI said more and more students must become “socially and politically conscious” to “emerge as leaders in public life”.
Justice Ramana addressed the gathering in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi High Court Chief Justice DN Patel, Justice Siddharth Mridul and vice-chancellor Srikrishna Deva Rao.
“In an anxiety to secure highly remunerative and profitable job opportunities, children are sent to exile in privately run residential schools and coaching centres. The formative years of budding talents are spent in a suffocating atmosphere, which unfortunately resembles prisons. Holistic development of a child cannot be achieved in such a restrictive environment,” the CJI observed.
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