T.N. students must become important citizens of knowledge society: Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday said that by taking pride in the immensely rich cultural heritage that they have, the young students of Tamil Nadu should become important citizens of the global knowledge society of the 21stCentury.

Delivering the 165th convocation address of the University of Madras at the Vivekananda Auditorium at Anna University here, she said that Tamil Nadu had been a cradle of civilisation and culture and the rich tradition of Sangam literature was a precious heritage of India. “The great wisdom preserved in Tirukkural has been guiding all of us for centuries. The great Bhakti tradition of poetry started in Tamil Nadu and it was taken to the north by the wandering saints. The temple architecture of Tamil Nadu, the statues and sculptures are a tribute to human excellence,” she said.