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SRM University Special Convocation was the conferment of Doctor of Literature, D.Litt (Honoris Causa) on Justice Dr. AR. Lakshmanan, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India and Ms Saina Nehwal, ace shuttle badminton player and Olympic Bronze Medalist.

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INDIA’S SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP IS NEEDED GLOBALLY, AMBASSADOR DOBELLE
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Ambassador Evan Samuel Dobelle, former Chief of Protocol and  Assistant Secretary of State in the Jimmy Carter administration called on the
graduating class of SRM University to love and protect democracy. “ You are in
a participatory democracy. You have to tune in your own passion and happiness
to love and protect democracy”, Ambassador Dobelle said.</div>
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Ambassador Dobelle was the Chief Guest at SRM University’s
Special Convocation that saw more than 6000 students getting degrees in
Engineering and technology, Science and Humanities, Medical and Health Sciences
and Management. 190 students were awarded certificates of merit for their
accomplishments in different disciplines. One of the highlights of the Special
Convocation was the conferment of Doctor of Literature, D.Litt (Honoris Causa) on
Justice Dr. AR. Lakshmanan, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India and Ms
Saina Nehwal, ace shuttle badminton player and Olympic Bronze Medalist.</div>
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“You are the symbol of your generation. You are the face of
India. Economically the country is growing so fast and you are the global
supplier of man power and woman power. The United States has the highest regard
for India. You are pioneers in every area; and you don’t have to go to Russia
or the United States. They come here. Look around you today. You are the best
and the brightest generation of the world”, Ambassador Dobelle told SRM
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“The whole world is looking at you”, Justice Dr. AR.
Lakshmanan said while giving his acceptance speech for the D.Litt degree. “ You
are living in a fast changing world. Young minds like you have to think
innovatively. You have to have the ability to look beyond the immediate and
think of the future of the nation”, he added. Justive Dr. AR. Lakshmanan made a
passionate plea to popularize organ donation. “There is the need and necessity
to create awareness”, he maintained adding that every departed soul has the
potential of saving eight lives through donation of their organs. “This is a
noble gesture of the highest order” he said.</div>
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Recalling that she never wanted to be a sportsperson but of
a journey that started in Hyderabad with Karate as a young girl, Ms Saina
Nehwal said that she was lucky to play shuttle badminton at national and
international levels. “Today shuttle badminton is the second most huge sport in
India than ten years ago. It is very different” she said. “This is not the end.
You have more to achieve. Exercise or have some physical activity for some
thirty or forty minutes daily. Stay strong and fit”, Ms Nehwal advised the
graduating class.</div>
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and with distinctions. But what makes us happier is when you have also
contributed your might to the betterment of society. Knowledge and intellectual
power alone does not propel India as a Great Power or a Super Power—India
becomes truly a great nation only when the bridge between the haves and the
have- nots narrows “, the Vice Chancellor Professor Prabir K Bagchi said in his
welcome address.</span></span></div>
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SRM University Special Convocation was the conferment of Doctor of Literature, D.Litt (Honoris Causa) on Justice Dr. AR. Lakshmanan, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India and Ms Saina Nehwal, ace shuttle badminton player and Olympic Bronze Medalist.

INDIA’S SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP IS NEEDED GLOBALLY, AMBASSADOR DOBELLE TELLS GRADUATES AT SRM UNIVERSITY Ambassador Evan Samuel Do...

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books gives one a start but this is not enough and will not last a lifetime,
Mr. D. Bhattacharya, the Vice Chairman of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> 
</span>Hindalco Industries (metals flagship of the Aditya Birla Group) and Vice
Chairman of Novelis Inc told the Graduating Class at SRM University’s 12<sup>th</sup>
Convocation. “ The opportunity to learning comes from keeping on learning. We
learn from day-to-day experiences. Decisions in professional life are complex
and multi-dimensional”, the top industrialist noted.</b>

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day event, more than 6600 students received their Bachelor’s degree in
Engineering and Technology, Architecture and Design; besides 74 students
awarded their Ph.D degrees from all disciplines. As many as 52 students were
awarded certificates of accomplishment in their respective fields of study.</b></b></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mr. Bhattacharya
reminded students that they were starting their new journey at a very opportune
time in India as the economy was quite robust with exponential growth in many
areas and the government gearing up for the next set of reforms to make India a
shining star in the global economy. “But even as India’s economy is on an
upward trajectory, the global markets are more risk prone and financial markets
are volatile”, he cautioned.</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SRM University
conferred the D.Sc degree, Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa), on Dr. Russell
Franco D’Souza, Executive Director Global and Professor of Psychological
Medicine, International Institute of Organizational Psychological Medicine,
Melbourne, Australia and Head of the Asia-Pacific Bioethics Divisions of
UNESCO. “Universities have an important role to play in instilling morals and
ethics in the midst of advances in science and technology”, Dr. D’Souza said
going on to commend SRM University for its fortitude and vision in addressing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>moral and ethical requirements in science,
education and technology.</b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yWl1Pg_kt1OA6Nc2kMca1E-_HXFoxpK7DzIJw1raOaVQ3jFg54nZ4XuuvQZhFYec2HuRh4OaORQb0Q3xs40f3jVOD10JLv78PtcP9o4vwBvkchkEe6996y2RNn7mKO1qee3waFlQzAg/s1600/srm4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yWl1Pg_kt1OA6Nc2kMca1E-_HXFoxpK7DzIJw1raOaVQ3jFg54nZ4XuuvQZhFYec2HuRh4OaORQb0Q3xs40f3jVOD10JLv78PtcP9o4vwBvkchkEe6996y2RNn7mKO1qee3waFlQzAg/s640/srm4.jpg" width="640" /></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“Education has to be
relevant to society and in a country like India where socio-economic
differences are so stark, education must open our eyes to the challenges facing
us. Education can be said to be successful only if at the end of the day it has
enabled us to narrow the gaps. Making education relevant to society and making
it holistic is what SRM University is all about” said Professor Prabir K
Bagchi, Vice Chancellor, in his welcome address.</b></div>
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University, Dr. P. Sathyanarayanan, presided over the Convocation.</b></div>
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YOU ARE STARTING THE JOURNEY AT A VERY OPPORTUNE TIME, TOP INDUSTRIALIST TELLS SRM STUDENTS Knowledge from text books gives one ...