Anna Univeristy - Mind without Fear

[Srini]

Anna University - Chennai

For the past few years, we witness an enormous increase in the rate of depression among students. Today, the students have developed an apprehension mainly because of the growing competition, and pressure from all walks of life. The unmanageable conflict found among the adolescents sometimes even lead to loss of life too.

We firmly believe that this depression can be drastically reduced, if not eliminated fully, through counseling with focus on nurturing of healthy love and affection among the students community. By establishing a relationship between institute and family, the entire student community can develop a positive / proactive attitude irrespective of their academic performance. Senior academicians, who are committed to the vocation, can play a pivotal role in mentoring the young generation in this cause.

In this context, Anna University, Chennai proposes to organize one or two days of mentoring programmes entitled “MIND WITHOUT FEAR” in different Engineering Institutions across the state. You may nominate staff members who are interested in such programmes from your Institution and send their names to the Director, CUIC, Anna University, Chennai – 600 025 (cuic@annauniv.edu).

As educationalists and academicians let us collaborate and collectively take fruitful and positive measures to help our students face the reality of life by enhancing the confidence-level in themselves and in their parents and teachers. Let us make the younger generation realize that their parents and teachers are always there to support, help and guide them whenever they face crisis in their academic or psychological or personal lives.

Collective efforts to conduct awareness raising programmes to overcome such psychological and sociological challenges and problems will be a noble gesture from all of us and this will endorse us as social ambassadors for a better tomorrow. Your unstinted co-operation and active involvement will definitely pave a way for the younger generation to march ahead with steadfast, determination, courage and self confidence.

Thanking you.