India, Dec. 23 -- Rajasthan Governor Haribhau Bagde on Monday expressed satisfaction over the growing participation of girls in agricultural education, saying the path to the country's prosperity passes through agriculture.
Addressing the convocation ceremony of Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Bagde said a convocation marks a new beginning in a student's life and noted that a majority of degrees and gold medals awarded this year had gone to women students." The increasing interest of girls in agricultural education is a matter of happiness. If given opportunities, they prove their excellence. Agriculture remains the foundation of India's progress," he said.
The governor said agriculture is central to Indian life,...