Speech by the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at the Inauguration of New Building JSS Hospital
I consider it my good fortune to be here today to inaugurate the new hospital building of Jagadguru Sri Shiva-rathreeshwara (JSS) Maha-vidya-peetha. The JSS Maha-vidya-peetha was set up in 1954 by Dr.

It gives me immense pleasure to be amongst you on the occasion of the celebrations of the Centenary of Indian Cinema, being organized jointly by the Government of Tamil Nadu and the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce (SIFC).
It is a joy for me to be here – the confluence of an extra-ordinary past, a promising present and a significant future.
It is my pleasure to be here today for the twenty third Convocation of the Pondicherry University and see the exuberance and excitement in the students who have come for this venerable occasion.
It is indeed a privilege for me to be present amidst you to inaugurate the Nineteenth Meeting of the Governing Council of the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP).
I am indeed happy to be amidst you to participate in the International Day of Older Persons.
Rector of Istanbul University Professor Dr Yunus Soylet,
Excellency,