11-05-2025
It is the responsibility of mothers to provide society with best citizens, says Andhra Medical College Principal
It is the responsibility of mothers to provide society with the best citizens, K.V.S.M. Sandhyadevi, Principal of Andhra Medical College, said at the Mother's Day programme held, at the Nature Cure Hospital on the Beach Road here on Sunday.
The celebrations were jointly organised by Sri Gayatri Welfare Cultural Youth Academy, Rupakula Vishalakshi Charitable Trust and Prakriti Chikitsalayam.
Dr. Sandhyadevi and 97-year-old Chilukuri Shantamma, a retired professor of Andhra University, who attended as guests, paid floral tributes to a portrait of freedom fighter Rupakula Vishalakshi.
Dr. Sandhyadevi described mothers as the guiding lights of society, and it is their responsibility to shape children into ideal citizens. She praised Prof. Shantamma as an embodiment of Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, and mentioned that she continues to mentor students even today. Dr. Sandhyadevi said that under Prof. Shantamma's guidance, 20 students received doctorate degrees, and that she is a renowned physicist, a karma yogi, a philanthropist, and a spiritually-inclined mother figure.
Prof. Shantamma called upon the youth to excel in both academics and sports and bring glory to the nation.
Dr. S. Lakshminarayana, S. Srilakshmi, AVN College Vice Principal Singaraju Krishnakumari and BJP leaders Rupakula Ravikumar were present.
