AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE
It is a month that I took over as the Principal of University College Mangalore. It is my good fortune that I am given an opportunity to repay a part of the debt that I owe to my institution. The doors of opportunity to people from all sections of society remains open in University College. It is one of the few places in this country which belongs to people of all sections of the society. I feel that our duty is prayer and the place of work is temple. Unless we are committed to this principle rest of what we preach is a sheer waste.Teaching fraternity in higher education is paid well or very well today. Thanks to UGC. I was the Secretary of Association of Mangalore University College Teachers (AMUCT), when the first pay scale was introduced. All of us thought that higher pay would make teachers more serious and dedicated. It is very sad that this has not happened. There is nothing wrong if people feel that teaching community has not really grown intellectually,...