It is indeed a pleasure for me to present amidst you today on the happy occasion of the presentation of the 49thJnanpith award to the eminent Hindi poet, Dr. Kedarnath Singh, for his outstanding contribution towards Indian literature.

1.I am happy to be here this evening to deliver the 20th Justice Sunanda Bhandare Memorial Lecture. Late Justice Bhandare was a champion of women’s rights. She distinguished herself equally by her professionalism and her concern for the under-privileged.

1.I am happy to be here this evening to deliver the 20th Justice Sunanda Bhandare Memorial Lecture. Late Justice Bhandare was a champion of women’s rights. She distinguished herself equally by her professionalism and her concern for the under-privileged.

I am delighted to be amongst you in Vrindavan today. I congratulate ISKCON for conceiving a unique project of this kind.

I am delighted to be amongst you in Vrindavan today. I congratulate ISKCON for conceiving a unique project of this kind.

1.It is a happy occasion for me to be here today for the Annual Convocation of Jamia Millia Islamia, one of the premier centres of higher learning in the country. To start with, let me thank the University for inviting me to be a part of this venerable occasion.

I am indeed very happy to be present amidst you at the Annual General Meeting of the Indian Red Cross Society and St. John Ambulance (India).

1.It is my privilege to attend the First Convocation of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Arunachal Pradesh, one of the ten NITs established after 2006-07.

1.It is my privilege to attend the First Convocation of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Arunachal Pradesh, one of the ten NITs established after 2006-07.

I am happy to participate in the inaugural ceremony of the Commonwealth Science Conference being organized by the Royal Society for the first time in India.