Meerut :

To spread awareness about AIDS among children, a lecture on the life-threatening disease was organized at Bilveshwar Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya in Sanskrit on Thursday.

The lecture was given by Dr Tungveer Singh Arya, nodal officer, Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) centre, who is quite well-versed in the language. The function was inaugurated by Dr MS Fauzdar, district tuberculosis officer and was conducted in collaboration with Sunil Dutt, a social activist.

Giving details, Dutt, said, “A total of 100 students from Classes 8 to the graduation level participated in the event. Though Dr Arya conversed with the students in Sanskrit, he also spoke in Hindi as the gathering included other people as well.”

The students were informed how AIDS is transmitted through the route of shared needles and syringes or engaging in unprotected sex with multiple partners.

Addressing the students, Dr Arya, said, “AIDS awareness is just like Satya Narayan Katha; it will do good only if you tell it in front of others. All of you should spread the word so that the disease does not spread further.”

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Meerut / by Ishita Bhatia, TNN / September 11th, 2015