Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 27: "People from prior generations took great pain for fetching the river of education to the rural folks. My mother Sharda Pawar was a member of the local board. Shankarrao More, the then chairman of the local board, called a meeting on education activities which was made mandatory for all members. I was only 6 days old at that time. My mother took me along with her to the meeting. So, I started school at the age of six days. At the very early stage of my life, my mother sowed the seed of educational leadership in me. That's why I have been able to contribute to many educational institutions," said Rajya Sabha MP and NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar. He was speaking at the closing ceremony of the silver jubilee year of Dhareshwar Vidya and Krida Pratishthan, Dhayari.
