Reading The Hindu from childhood would help students excel in job interviews after education, Rani Muralidharan, Vice-Chairperson, Confederation of Indian Industry – Tiruchi Zone, told students of Montfort School on Friday.
Knowledge of textual contents alone will not help. Years of newspaper reading will equip candidates in pursuit of jobs develop soft skills: confidence in speaking, use good language, and develop capacity to answer questions on varied topics, Ms. Rani said, inaugurating The Hindu Newspaper in Education (NIE) activities for 2012-13.
Newspapers provide information on happenings at the levels of city, State and country, besides catering to varied interests of readers with sections devoted to Literature, current affairs, sports, politics and several other topics.
“There is nothing better than reading newspapers to develop all-round personality,” she said, advising students to make the best of the opportunity that The Hindu NIE provides .
School principal Bro. Dhanaraj observed that reading newspapers was vital for evolving into great personalities, and exuded confidence that NIE activities would prompt students to read newspapers at school and extend their reading habit at home. The Hindu is not just a paper, but signifies a world of knowledge; it is much more than textbooks. Reading of newspapers was being encouraged at school level to make it a habit, he said, advising students to read with total attention and involvement.
NIE Coordinator Radhika Vijay provided the students of class VII an inkling of NIE sessions ahead by involving them in ‘word tour’. Students enthusiastically responded and identified compound words from Friday’s issue of The Hindu.
