Sri Sri Sri Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji, Sri Adichunchanagiri Maha Samsthana Math and Sri Sri Dharmapalanatha Swamiji Mangalore Math visits Sahyadri 

Sri Sri Sri Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji, Sri Adichunchanagiri Maha Samsthana Math and Sri Sri Dharmapalanatha Swamiji, Mangalore Math visited Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management, Mangalore. Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman, Bhandary Foundation welcoming the dignitaries and the gathering shared his continuous rapport and his experience with Sri Adichunchanagiri Swamiji throughout his student days till date.  Answering the media, Sri Sri Sri Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji said, “No country will rise beyond the level of teachers and only infrastructure cannot build an institution but the role of teachers plays a major role.”  He also appreciated the inner beauty of the institution when asked by the media what he felt about the institution.

In a separate session with the faculty members and students, he gave a call to the teachers to invest absolute energy and teach beyond the subjects and that will be the greatest achievement of this holistic profession.  Narrating the story of Buddha and Angulimala, he said that the teachers have power to mould the minds of their students by brightening each others lives.  He gave an example of Dr. Radhakrishnan and Stalin saying that one should live like a human being.  Education leads to emancipation and one’s personality should evolve and spread light around.  He further said that one should use their senses and understand the power within and rise above.  He compared teachers to flowers and said that they should bloom and spread the fragrance around through one’s spirituality.  The session was followed by a Q & A session wherein he gave a call to the students to evolve as good human beings not only through academic learning but with the help and guidance of the parents, personalities and literature but ultimately the inner power should flow from within oneself.

Dr. Umesh M. Bhushi, Principal moderated the Q & A session and thanked the dignitaries for their visit and talk on “Role and Message for Teachers.”  Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman, Bhandary Foundation, Mrs. Prasanna Bhandary, Secretary, Bhandary Foundation, Dr. Umesh M. Bhushi, Principal honoured Sri Sri Sri Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji, Sri Adichunchanagiri Maha Samsthana Math and Sri Sri Dharmapalanatha Swamiji, Mangalore Math.  In turn, Sri Sri Sri Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji honoured the Chairman and his wife Mrs. Prasanna Bhandary.  A team from the Sri Adichunchanagiri Maha Samsthana Math, Trustees of Bhandary Foundation, faculty members, staff and students were present on the occasion.