Conservation of heritage is biggest tribute to the freedom fighters: Intach convenor SVS Lakshminarayana

Amaravati: Stating that conservation of heritage structures and culture is biggest tribute to the freedom fighters, district convenor of Indian National Trust for Art, Culture and Heritage (INTACH) SVS Lakshminarayana called upon the students to not to neglect the historical structures. He said that youth should set their focus on conservation of heritage along with their careers. Intach in association with Hindu college of management organized competitions to the students in elocution and drawing on different topics related to the freedom movement on Thursday.

Speaking on the occasion, Lakshminarayana showered praises on Narendra Modi led union government for igniting the young brains by launching a mega festival of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to make them think about the sacrifices of the freedom fighters. “The 75-year old celebrations of Independence have virtually put the nation on a different league as all the state governments and departments of union government have been organizing various programmes to mark the event.
It, however, should not be held as token and name-sake,” said Lakshminarayana. He wanted youth to take a proactive role in organizing different events to commemorate the event. He said that youth should participate in heritage walks, thematic workshops, museum tours to improve their knowledge of history, particularly the freedom movement. He asked them to improve their oratory skills in multiple languages to excel in their professions. “Learning and speaking in multiple languages in public forums will simply take them to the further heights in life,” said Lakshminarayana.

Hindu college of management principal, Dr SV Ramana observed that youth should not forget the roots of the freedom they were enjoying. “The new generation has shifted the focus to fully career-oriented courses like engineering, medicine and management. There is nothing wrong in it as we need to scale the global heights. However, we should also spare little time to know about the history,” suggested Dr Ramana. He said that the response from the students for the competitions on freedom struggle has literally surprised them as huge number of students sent their entries.


He said that they were privileged to host the Intach events in the college. He explained that they would continue the competitions in drama, painting, sports and other segments till Independence Day. Hindu college committee secretary Cheruvu Ramakrishna Murthy, noted advocate Jupudi Rangaraju, noted physician Dr S Madhusudan Rao, chartered accountant G Sivaramakrishna Prasad, coordinator SK Shabana were also present.