Speech by the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee on the Occasion of Call on by Ashoka Fellows for the Year 2015
1. I am happy to meet this young, enterprising group of Ashoka Fellows for the year 2015. At the very beginning, I extend you and the representatives from the ‘Ashoka Innovators for the Public’ a warm welcome to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

1.It is a pleasure to be here in the midst of such a talented set of people. I would like to begin by congratulating the winners of the Infosys Prizes. Their research is laying the groundwork for an evolved, enabling, and sustainable world.
1.I am happy to take part in this valedictory function of the year-long celebrations of one hundred and fifty-fifth anniversary of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
1.I am happy to be here in this historic town of Kodungaloor today to inaugurate the Muziris Heritage Project, being implemented by the Tourism Department of the Government of Kerala, with the support of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.
1.It is my pleasure to be here at this function in Kozhikode where unique initiatives, namely: (i) a Cyber Park in the labour cooperative sector; (ii) the digital empowerment campaign of the IT De
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At the very outset, I would like to convey my sincere greetings to the women of our country and the world on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
01. I welcome all of you to the historic Rashtrapati Bhavan. You have just entered into a new career which will give you an opportunity to shoulder immense responsibilities at a young age.
1. It gives me immense pleasure to be here today at Air Force Station Jamnagar, one of the oldest and premier air bases of the Indian Air Force, to award the ‘President’s Standard’ to 119 Helicopter Unit and Colours to 28 Equipment Depot.