TURA: One of the oldest organisations in Garo Hills, the Garo Graduates’ Union celebrated its golden jubilee in Tura on Saturday.
The Garo Graduates’ Union was formed by a group of intellectuals and educationists with a passion to provide education to all sections of society in June 1966 and their first initiative was to set up a Guru Training School for students of Classes VII to X who paid a token fee of Rs 10 while the teachers were paid Rs 20.
Hailing the dedicated services of the members of the GGU in the line of education, Dadenggre MLA James Pangsang K Sangma said that it was a gigantic challenge for the union which was overcome with years of sheer hard work and perseverance.
He also recalled his Late father P A Sangma’s active participation in the Garo Graduates Union as a former president and secretary.
He complimented the union for their work and expressed astonishment as to how they were successfully able to continue with the running of their schools for a meager Rs 3500 as annual fees from students.
“We need to instill the spirit of hard work and dedication among our young boys and girls because we are now living in an era of extreme competion. Though we are having the tribal quota yet, even there, there is competition within the quota also,” warned James Sangma.
Some of the senior GGU members and educationists of yesteryears, Mr Clearson K Sangma and John Piller K Marak also addressed the gathering. The senior members of the GGU were also felicitated on the occasion and a souvenir of the union was released by the chief guest.
