1.I am delighted to be here this evening for the twelfth annual convocation of NALSAR University of Law which has, in a short span of sixteen years, emerged as a leading destination for legal education in our country. Its graduates have made a mark in almost all facets of the legal profession. They have excelled in litigation, judicial services, teaching, research, social advocacy, international organizations and transactional lawyering.

Leaders of institutions of higher learning; Heads of other academic and research institutions; faculty members; my dear students:

Good Evening!

Fellow citizens:

I am delighted to be with you today on the occasion of the 14th Convocation of the University of Jammu. I extend my good wishes to all the graduating students and hope that they will do exceedingly well in their chosen careers in the years to come.

It gives me great pleasure to release this set of commemorative postage stamps today.

I am happy to deliver the fifth Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture for the year 2014 being organised by the Dr. Ambedkar Foundation. I am grateful to Hon’ble Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot and the organisers for giving me this honour.

I am delighted to be with you today on the occasion of the presentation of the National Award on Teachers Day. I extend my heartiest congratulations to all the teachers who are receiving the Award for their commendable work and service to the nation. Today, the 5th of September, is the birth anniversary of the former President of India Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, a great philosopher, thinker, scholar and educationist of the country. Very many years ago, he had perceptively remarked and I quote,