Address
I thank the organisers of this function and the Government of the State of Kerala for giving me this opportunity to participate in the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of Sree Narayana Dharma Sanghom Trust today.
Knowledge Society and National Development **
Address
Good morning to all of you, my greetings to all of you
I am indeed delighted to confer the 2001 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development on Professor Sadako Ogata of Japan for her outstanding contribution in alleviating the pain of millions of refugees all over the world. I congratulate Professor Ogata for her achievements and receiving the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize.
Multi Dimension of Technology
Address
I am very happy to be with you all, this afterhoon. Time was when many used to think that developmental efforts and social upliftment activities were purely the concern of the government and government alone. This philosophy has, undergone a sea change in the not-too-distant past. The government's role, appropriately, has come- to be regarded as more or less regulatory and more as a facilitator. The birth of many non-governmental organisations is a testimony to this wholesome and welcome change in the philosophy of development. .
