Universities to display portrait of war heroes on wall to inspire students

Soon universities across the country will have a 'Wall of Heroes ' that displays portraits of 21 Param Vir Chakra recipients to induce feelings of nationalism in students and inspire them. This is part of the Centre’s Vidya Veerta Abhiyan (Wisdom and Warrior Campaign)  which intends to instill feelings of patriotism in the students. Tarun Vijay who initiated this campaign said that they reached out to about 1,000 universities and people had been very supportive. It is a positive campaign to convey to the youth the dedication of the real heroes who laid down their lives for the country and that nobody is above them. HRD minister Prakash Javadekar and minister of state for defence Subhash Bhamre  launched the campaign in New Delhi on Tuesday.The first set of portraits is planned to be presented to VCs from various universities such as JNU, DU, Jamia, Kerala University, Mumbai University and those in Jammu and Arunachal Pradesh. Vijay said that among the IITs, IIT-Delhi is already on board and others are sure to follow. He stated that the  campaign was inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and aimed at creating respect among students for real heroes.  It is left to the universities to decide which wall they want to have the photographs on. They can display the pictures wherever it is easy for them to maintain and where they are easily seen by students and visitors.