1. I am happy to be here today to attend the Golden Jubilee Convocation of Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University. At the outset, let me thank you for inviting me to be a part of this historic occasion.
1. It is indeed a happy occasion for me this evening to participate in the inauguration of the International Conference on Natural Fibres, which has been organized to mark the conclusion of the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of the National Institute of Research on Jute and Allied Fibre Technology (NIR-JAFT). This Institute, which is one of the constituents of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, is dedicated to the development of jute and allied fibres technology.
1.I am delighted to be here this evening for the twelfth annual convocation of NALSAR University of Law which has, in a short span of sixteen years, emerged as a leading destination for legal education in our country. Its graduates have made a mark in almost all facets of the legal profession. They have excelled in litigation, judicial services, teaching, research, social advocacy, international organizations and transactional lawyering.
Leaders of institutions of higher learning; Heads of other academic and research institutions; faculty members; my dear students:
Fellow citizens:
On the eve of 67thanniversary of our Independence, I extend warm greetings to you and to all Indians around the world. I convey my special greetings to members of our armed forces, paramilitary forces and internal security forces. I also congratulate all our sportspersons, who have participated and won laurels in the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games held at Glasgow.
Friends:
I am delighted to be with you today on the occasion of the 14th Convocation of the University of Jammu. I extend my good wishes to all the graduating students and hope that they will do exceedingly well in their chosen careers in the years to come.
It gives me great pleasure to release this set of commemorative postage stamps today.
I am happy to deliver the fifth Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture for the year 2014 being organised by the Dr. Ambedkar Foundation. I am grateful to Hon’ble Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot and the organisers for giving me this honour.
