bhubaneswar vice president venkaiah naidu while addressing students parents and teachers of sai international school on its decadal celebration here on monday advised the students to use mother tongue to express themselves creativelyyou must own up the glorious heritage of rich cultural diversity of this country you are also the inheritors of the rich and living linguistic heritage of india you must enrich this tradition we must respect and take pride in our mother land and in our mother tongue use your mother tongue to express yourself creatively and enrich its literature said naidu to studentshe expressed concern over an allround degeneration of morals and ethics in the society over the years this undesirable trend has to be stopped completely and schools are best places for bringing about the transformation today i expect you to redeem our past stature he addedthe vice president said india should align its education with the best education pedagogies teaching methods and techniques in the world without losing its ethical mooringshe advised schools to promote innovative and creative thinking schools must also keep themselves abreast with the rapid developments in technology and align the skill sets of the students in accordance with the requirements they must also promote entrepreneurial spirit nationalism patriotism and compassion among the students he addedhe asked the students to give utmost respect to their teachers as no technology or google can replace a guru he also inspired the students to have homemade staple diet instead of indulging in fast food instant food means constant disease he addedgovernor ganeshi lal advised the gathering to inculcate a positive attitude towards life by developing a habit of smiling and spreading happiness around he also inspired everyone to enjoy the beauty of naturebijaya kumar sahoo chairman of the school said that the country is witnessing resurgence in the educational sector and odisha with top institutions of national and international repute is all poised to become the 21st century educational hubthe dignitaries presented awards to four exceptional sai achievers of the academic session 201819 among others school principal harish sandhuja also spoke on the occasion