Thrissur: President A P J Abdul Kalam Azad has termed Kerala as a forerunner in the fields of education, art, culture and social harmony saying that the state is worthy of emulation by all.
"I had learnt a lot while I was working at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Research Centre at Thumpa in Thiruvananthapuram" the President said inaugurating the valedictory function of the golden jubilee celebration of the formation of Kerala state on Wednesday
"Environment creates a beautiful mind, beautiful mind creates creativity and creativity is indeed the foundation of growth," he added.
Kalam also said that the last 50 years have seen tremendous changes taking place in various fields in the state.
"Change is the reflection of the urge to develop. Without changes and challenges a society will remain stagnant", he said.
"With all its natural wealth, beautiful surroundings and enlightened people, Kerala is really and literally God's own country," he said adding it was always a pleasure for him to visit the state.
A poet in 1880s wrote a poem about New Zealand, where the country was referred to as God's own country, he said, adding, “I am very happy that the title God's own country which has been used by New Zealanders to describe their country for more than 120 years has been adopted by the people of Kerala to describe their own state."
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