Speech by the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at the Second Convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi
1. I am happy to join you for this Second Convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi, one of eight IITs established during the Eleventh Plan period. It is a sheer delight to visit your institution situated in the Kamand valley, which beckons with its pristine and natural beauty. The simple lifestyle of the local agrarian people; their traditional songs, dances and crafts, enhance the innate grandeur and magnificence of this place.
1.I am indeed happy to be a part of this Presentation Ceremony of the Eighth National Presidential Biennial Award for Grassroots Innovations and Outstanding Traditional Knowledge.
1.At the outset, I extend a warm welcome to the distinguished national and international participants of this Global Round-table on Inclusive Innovations.
1.It gives me immense pleasure to be here this evening at the Manekshaw Centre for inaugurating the Commemorative Exhibition on the theme, "India and World War – I”.
1.It is my privilege to be here with you today for the inauguration of this International Seminar on "Clean and Capable India of Gandhi’s Dream”.
1.It is indeed a privilege to address this distinguished assembly of Vaidyas and practitioners of Ayurveda.
1.I am happy to be here today and be a part of this Sixty Fourth Convocation of Panjab University, one of the country’s oldest and leading centres of higher education.
Your HighnessSheikhTamim bin Hamad Al-Thani,
