Values Are as Important as Education: Shanthamallikarjuna Swamy

Virajpet, Oct. 11: Acquiring moral values ​​alongside formal education is crucial in life. Shanthamallikarjuna Swamy, the Pontiff of the Arameri Kalancheri Matha in Virajpet, lauded the commendable work of Veerendra Heggade, the Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala, noting his service that transcends barriers of caste, creed, religion, and social stratification. at the hall of the Sri Pudupadi Ayyappa Swamy Temple in Heggalada, Ramanagara (Virajpet Taluk), during a program organized by the Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP)... He spoke at the valedictory ceremony of an alcohol de-addiction camp organized under the leadership of the Akhila Karnataka Janajagruti Vedike; the Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (Virajpet Taluk, Belthangadi, and Kodagu District); the Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara De-addiction and Research Centre, Ujire; and the Karnataka State Temperance Board, Bengaluru. The event was held with the cooperation of the Pragathi Bandhu Self-Help Group Federations (Virajpet and Amatti zones), Betoli Gram Panchayat, the Community Health Centre (Virajpet), the Virajpet Town Police Station, the Navajivana Samiti (Virajpet Taluk), the Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Shaurya Disaster Management Unit (Virajpet Taluk), as well as local organizations and community donors. He remarked that the human mind is supreme. He stated that it is not enough for us alone to undergo transformation through these de-addiction camps; we must also inspire change in the people around us. He added that by keeping our senses under control, we can shape our own personalities. Maletira Abhimanyu Kumar, the founding president of the District Public Awareness Forum, launched a campaign of alcohol abstinence camps with the aim of highlighting the adverse effects of alcohol to the world—drawing attention to the hellish suffering endured by mothers and women due to alcohol consumption, the loss of dignity faced by addicts, the difficulty in managing a family, and the stigmatized lives led in society—thereby giving a new lease on life to lakhs of alcohol addicts.

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