The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee
will release a commemorative postage stamp on Gurukula Kangri
Vishwavidyalaya, Hardwar at a function here tomorrow. Issued by
the Department of Posts (DoP), the stamp is in the denomination
of Rs.5/-
Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, a deemed University
affiliated to the University Grants commission, is a unique educational
institution that propagates the virtues of disciplined life, truthfulness,
nobility of character, service to humanity and respect for all
forms of life.
The Vishwavidyalaya (University) draws its intellectual
sustenance from the teachings of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati,
the great socio-religious reformer of the 19th century,
who emphasised the importance of quality education and exhorted
that the society is duty-bound to provide appropriate education
to its children. Swami Shradhanand, an immediate disciple of the
Maharishi who was inspired by his ideas, paved the way for the
Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya by establishing the first gurukula
of the modern age in 1902 at Kangri village near Hardwar.
Over the last hundred years of existence the
Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya has produced a large number of
scholars, legislators, parliamentarians, historians and educationists,
its alumni having left a mark in virtually every walk of life.
During the freedom struggle the institution played a key role
in nationalist activities. It has also been a centre of inspiration
for various movements of social reformation.
Today, the Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya imparts
education in a wide variety of subjects ranging from Vedas, Culture,
Darshans, Yoga, Upanishads, Psychology, Sociology and Archaeology
to Computers, Management, Science, Environment and Engineering.
The First Day Cover alongwith the information
sheet will be available on sale at all Philatelic Bureaux/Counters
and at selected Post Offices.
