Mangalore: Graduation Day Joy for Shree Devi Colleges

Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (KM/RD)
Pics: Prajwal Ukkuda

Mangalore, Feb 22: Medical sciences and theology have one-to-one relationship as inter-connection among physical, emotional and spiritual well-being is apparent, said Fr Dr J S Sadananda, secretary of Karnataka Christian Educational Society.

He was addressing the gathering at the graduation day of Shree Devi College of Physiotherapy and Shree Devi College of Nursing, held at Sri T V Raman Pai Convention Centre, here on Friday February 22.

The role played by nurses is indeed vital and significant and therefore it is utter misconception to limit the role played by nurses to mere mediation between patients and doctors in respective wards.  It is a lesser known fact that they are integral part of ministry of healing, he opined.

Physiotherapy is no longer branch of medicine, rather it is a full-fledged part of medicine, and the role played by physiotherapists is indeed significant, he opined.

"It is only the end of examinations conducted by universities and colleges at various academic levels and not the end of examinations of life which one has to answer.  I would rather say that this is the beginning of acid tests faced each moment in life. Students must prepare to pass such exams," said Prof B M Hegde, former vice-chancellor of MAHE University, Manipal, in his presidential address.

The whole Indian education system was destroyed in the name of implementation of then advanced English education, initiated by Lord Macaulay, in the place of traditional and not so useful Indian education. The education system in India is still in the intoxication of the education modeled on the perfection unearthed by the English society, said he.

S Padma Kumar, principal of Shree Devi College of Physiotherapy administered the oath-taking ceremony.  Faculty members and students of the colleges were present on the occasion.