For ushering in reforms, building a vibrant culture, and forging a robust Jammu and Kashmir, all credit goes to Maharaja Ranbir Singh, said Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday.
“Maharaja Ranbir Singh saw Jammu Kashmir as a living entity-not mere land, but a vibrant structure where culture breathed life and reforms channeled energy. For him, its soul resided not just in mountains and rivers, but in intellectual and spiritual values,” the Lieutenant Governor said.
The Lieutenant Governor was speaking at the unveiling ceremony of the bust of Maharaja Ranbir Singh ji at the Central Sanskrit University, Jammu Kot Bhalwal and renaming of the University’s Jammu Campus as ‘Shri Maharaja Ranbir Singh Campus’. The Lieutenant Governor said Maharaja Ranbir Singh did not merely rule Jammu Kashmir but he bestowed it a new vision, restructured it, illuminated it with knowledge, adorned it with cultural abundance and left a legacy for generations.
“Renaming of Central Sanskrit University’s Jammu Campus proves that the consciousness Maharaja Ranbir Singh Ji ignited continues, 150 years on, to guide Jammu and Kashmir’s society,” the Lieutenant Governor said. He observed that the youth must lead the path of principles, building a safer and prosperous Jammu and Kashmir. “Our youth now bear the duty to embrace his expansive, humane values and contribute to nation-building. As today’s Jammu Kashmir embodies Shri Maharaja Ranbir Singh Ji’s foresight, this campus must reflect his ideals,” the Lieutenant Governor said.
He emphasised on building a society technologically potent, yet humanely sensitive. He called upon the youth to enrich not just India, but global intellectual and moral consciousness. “India, driven by human welfare, remains committed to world peace and shared prosperity. The time has come for India to reclaim its place, guiding a challenge-ridden world."
The Lieutenant Governor also assured financial assistance for establishment of Gurukul, Sanskrit Pathshala or Ved Pathshala in the region. Dr Karan Singh, former Union Minister; Padma Shri Prof. Vishwamurti Shastri; Prof. Shrinivasa Varakhedi, Vice Chancellor, Central Sanskrit University, Jammu; Dr Kamal Kishor Mishra, Department of Sanskrit University of Calcutta; Prof. R.G. Murali Krishna, Registrar, Central Sanskrit University, Jammu; Prof. Satish Kumar Kapoor, Director, HoDs and faculty of the university, senior officials, prominent citizens and students in large number were present on the occasion.
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