Governer P S Sreedharan Pillai at the interactive programme with farmers.
PANAJI
"India lives in villages. Village people are innocent, they are good at heart," said Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai. "Tradition, history and peculiarity about our country can be seen in villages. Wonders are done in villages," he added.
He was speaking after visiting the farm of progressive farmer Pandurang Patil at Rivona Sanguem on Thursday.
Further speaking Pillai said, "A country's growth depends on the efforts of agriculturists and farmers. 17-18% of our country’s GDP is achieved from agriculture. Agriculture is a field making our country self-reliant," he said. "I am extremely happy and feel that I am in my village in Kerala," he remarked.
Congratulating Pandurang Patil for his dedication to agriculture, the Governor said other farmers should take inspiration from him. "Raj Bhavan will also take this as a classic example and will try to do something new in the field of agriculture on its 88 acres of land," he said.
"Mechanised farming is important in this field," he said. "Original practice should also be preserved while adopting modernisation. Combination of both mechanised and traditional practice in farming and agriculture is important to ensure higher yield. Farmers and agriculturalists are working hard. They are the backbone of our country. Keeping aside political and all other differences with the support of Chief Minister and Agriculture Minister let us together work hard to achieve to make Goa and India self-reliant," he added.
The Governor attended an interaction programme with farmers and a training programme on Kulagar system organised by Agriculture Technology Management Agency, South in association with Zonal Agriculture Office, Sanguem.
Spirituality is India's greatest contribution to world: Guv
PANAJI: Spirituality is the greatest contribution from India to the world, said Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai. "In a democratic system government is everything, but dharma was the supreme and no one was superior then dharma, was our country’s original concept," he said. "If dharma is there, there is no need for a king - this is a real concept. Dharma is superior - meaning people are superior. Dharma is still supreme if we respect it properly," he added.
He was speaking after inaugurating the second day of three-day satsang programme jointly organised by Akhil Gomantak Sri Siddharudh Sampraday Pratishthan, Goa Prem Bhakti Sadhana Kendra and Shri Hari Mandir Devsathan at Pajifond Margao on Wednesday.
He was speaking after visiting the farm of progressive farmer Pandurang Patil at Rivona Sanguem on Thursday.
Further speaking Pillai said, "A country's growth depends on the efforts of agriculturists and farmers. 17-18% of our country’s GDP is achieved from agriculture. Agriculture is a field making our country self-reliant," he said. "I am extremely happy and feel that I am in my village in Kerala," he remarked.
Congratulating Pandurang Patil for his dedication to agriculture, the Governor said other farmers should take inspiration from him. "Raj Bhavan will also take this as a classic example and will try to do something new in the field of agriculture on its 88 acres of land," he said.
"Mechanised farming is important in this field," he said. "Original practice should also be preserved while adopting modernisation. Combination of both mechanised and traditional practice in farming and agriculture is important to ensure higher yield. Farmers and agriculturalists are working hard. They are the backbone of our country. Keeping aside political and all other differences with the support of Chief Minister and Agriculture Minister let us together work hard to achieve to make Goa and India self-reliant," he added.
The Governor attended an interaction programme with farmers and a training programme on Kulagar system organised by Agriculture Technology Management Agency, South in association with Zonal Agriculture Office, Sanguem.
Spirituality is India's greatest contribution to world: Guv
PANAJI: Spirituality is the greatest contribution from India to the world, said Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai. "In a democratic system government is everything, but dharma was the supreme and no one was superior then dharma, was our country’s original concept," he said. "If dharma is there, there is no need for a king - this is a real concept. Dharma is superior - meaning people are superior. Dharma is still supreme if we respect it properly," he added.
He was speaking after inaugurating the second day of three-day satsang programme jointly organised by Akhil Gomantak Sri Siddharudh Sampraday Pratishthan, Goa Prem Bhakti Sadhana Kendra and Shri Hari Mandir Devsathan at Pajifond Margao on Wednesday.
