Speech by the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at the Eighth National Presidential Biennial Award Function for Grassroots Innovations and Outstanding Traditional Knowledge and Innovation Exhibition
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,
1.It is my pleasure to join you for the inaugural session of this Mid-Term Meet of National Interventional Council.