New Delhi, May 11 -- Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta attended the "Priya Kelkar Ji" special recitation programme organised by Chhatra Kalyan Nyas and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad at the Civic Centre on the occasion of the birth centenary year of organisational thinker, educationist and nationalist intellectual Prof. Yashwantrao Kelkar.

Gupta said Prof. Kelkar played an inspirational role in transforming student power into national strength. He stated that Kelkar's ideas strengthened patriotism, social responsibility and organisational values among the youth.

Highlighting his contribution to education and nation-building, Gupta said Prof. Kelkar viewed education not merely as a medium of knowledge but as the foundation of nat...