Dear Readers,
Here is an excerpt from a letter I wrote to my VC recently.
Hon. VC Saheb,
The regular interactions that we as faculty had with you and our peer, have not only instilled confidence and a new zeal among us but have also inculcated in us a familiar feeling towards this grand institution gearing up to reach higher destinations. On this note, I take liberty to write a letter to you expressing my genuine views.
Two thousand six hundred years ago, Gautam Buddha visited a specific place in Bihar during the course of his extensive travel. This specific location was called Pavarika amravana or the Pavarika mango forest and under one such tree, the Buddha delivered sermons to the Sangha. Many centuries later, the great Nalanda University developed at the same site and Buddha's values were spread universally by bhikshus and bhikshunis like Asvaghosa, Vasubandhu, Nagarjuna and Silabhadra.
Sir, there are several mango trees in our campus and a big one is situated right behind the Humanities Hall. The purpose of narrating this story is to assure you that the opportunity that you have given to scholars like me will be fully utilised with full devotion and dedication. We all would strive hard to make University of Rajasthan an institution as profound as Nalanda....
The Vice-Chancellor was kind enough to send a warm reply. A reply which further bolsters up one's grit and passion for the goal set to achieve........
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