It gives me great pleasure to be here today for the Eleventh Convocation of the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), which is a premier institute for professional education in our country.
I am happy to address you on the occasion of the Fourth Foundation Day of your University. The first time I had the opportunity of interacting with this University was in 2011, in its First Convocation. I was the Finance Minister then. Today, as I speak to you through the Video Conferencing facility, it is a first for me – using the virtual media to address an institute of higher learning. A Conference of Vice Chancellors of Central Universities was held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan this year. A recommendation was made to facilitate technology-enabled interface.
I am indeed happy to be amidst you this morning on the occasion of the eighth annual convention of Central Information Commission.
I am happy to join you today for the Inaugural Ceremony of the Eleventh Congress of the Asian Pacific Postal Union, an inter-governmental organization of 32 countries of the region.
It indeed a privilege for me to be present here and to address you on Teachers’ Day. I am happy to join you on this occasion when we recognise and celebrate the dedication of the teaching community in India.
It gives me great pleasure to be here today to confer the Second Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony for the year, 2013, to Maestro Zubin Mehta. I congratulate the eminent Jury for their unanimous choice.
I consider it a great privilege to be amongst you all in this beautiful temple city of Bhubaneswar, having a rich heritage and culture, to deliver the Second Convocation Address of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bhubaneswar.
I am happy to be present here today on the occasion of the Convocation of the sixth batch of the students of Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), at Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan’s Institute of Communication and Management, Bhubaneshwar.
It is an honour for me to be present here today for the International Literacy Day, 2013. I compliment the National Literacy Mission Authority for organizing the celebrations marking this important occasion.
I am indeed delighted to meet you today to participate in this award ceremony.
