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U'khand Guv visits LU, praises botanical & literary heritage

Lucknow: Uttarakhand Governor Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh visited Lucknow University on Saturday and praised its botanical and zoological heritage. He found the rich collection of books at the Tagore Library impressive. "Uttarakhand Governor visited the Samvidhan Sthal and offered tribute at Dr BR Ambedkar's statue. He visited the departments of botany and zoology, culminating his tour with a visit to the Tagore Library," said LU spokesperson Durgesh Srivastava. He said the governor engaged with faculty members and expressed admiration for the department's innovative herbal garden named Sanjeevani. He appreciated the garden's unique Sun-ray-inspired layout and its rich collection of medicinal and aromatic plants, such as Mentha and Artemisia. Srivastava said the governor toured the zoology department and visited its museum, expressing great admiration for its rare and diverse specimen collection, including the skeleton of a one-horned rhinoceros, an Asiatic elephant, a preserved specimen of a giant 1.5-metre-long earthworm, and the Venus flower basket. He interacted with 15 PhD scholars, most of whom were in the early stages of their research, and lauded their depth of knowledge and enthusiasm. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Is it legal? How to get Internet without paying a subscription? Techno Mag Learn More Undo At the Tagore Library, the governor looked at the original copy of the Indian Constitution, rare manuscripts, the ShabdBhed collection, and a copy of the Guru Granth Sahib. He also read a few lines from the sacred scripture and bowed in reverence, acknowledging its spiritual significance.