Teach boys to respect girl child and elders – Governor Narasimhan

Hyderabad, May 04:    Addressing employees of Raj Bhavan and their family members at Raj Bhavan Samskruthi community centre, in an interactive career guidance and counselling session on Saturday, Governor Sri E.S.L. Narasimhan said parents should make it a point to teach their boys how to respect the girl child and elders in the family and society. Children should greet elders and wish them and be on the right path, said the Governor. The Governor said if someone known to the family is hospitalised, children should be encouraged to visit and greet them and wish them and that such a gesture will go a long way to help the elders to recover fast.

The Governor said health is more important than wealth and if required a gym will be provided to the Raj Bhavan Parivar members in the residential complex, but yoga would be better as it is suitable to people of all ages and can be practised once in a week.

He said persons of all ages should go for evening walk, jogging and children should cultivate the habit of waking up early as fresh air is more important and vehicles should not be used for short distances but they should take a walk instead. Parents are sacrificing their comforts for the betterment of their children and it is for the children to remain grateful to the parents, said the Governor.  He said children should make newspaper reading a daily habit and visit library regularly and that Raj Bhavan should be hundred per cent literate with all employees holding minimum qualification of at least a degree. All children of Raj Bhavan employees should acquire some qualification or other and no drop outs will be tolerated, said the Governor. He said students should not aim for outsourcing jobs in Raj Bhavan or elsewhere and should not get disappointed with failures in examinations.

Parents should not put pressure on children but they should be encouraged to learn the skills in which they are interested in. Students should read employment notifications and explore all possibilities, said the Governor. He said similarly parents should keep a close watch on the movements of their children and ensure that they are not going on the wrong path like smoking or drinking. The Governor said parents should themselves maintain discipline and set an example for the children to follow. One way in which parents can build bonding with their children is by dining together and they should feel that Raj Bhavan is theirs and everyone working here should take ownership of their duties and be loyal to the job, said the Governor. He said children should be encouraged to have the ambition to excel in their field of interest. The Governor also said that children should make it a point to help their parents in the household chores. Governor said the happiness of employees of Raj Bhavan and their children is important for him and there are so many possibilities for children to explore and they should never feel let down. 

Earlier, Sri Surendra Mohan, Secretary to Governor, Sri Arjun Rao, Joint Secretary and Sri Vidyasagar, Liaison Officer have addressed the members and assured them of all support necessary to ensure that the children of the Raj Bhavan employees excel in their chosen fields.

-Press note