The world is looking towards India for leadership. Youth of this country do not lack ability and knowledge. They should however need to inculcate good habits in their behaviour to bring laurels to the country. This was said Governor Balramji Dass Tandon while addressing a special convocation ceremony of Kalinga University here on Tuesday.
The Governor expressed his belief that in the course of time, the Chhattisgarh will get rid of Naxalism from its soil completely and will become a leading State of the country.
On the occasion, Tandon honoured former Governor of Chhattisgarh lieutenant General (Retd) KM Seth, President of the National Commission for Women, lalitha Kumaramangalam, Member of Parliament from Bhubaneswar , Dr Prasanna Kumar Patasani, former Speaker of Odisha Assembly, Sarat Kumar Kar, former Minister in Madhya Pradesh Government, lilaram Bhojwani, Ramesh Modi and the famous poet and social worker, Shrikant Mishra with the coveted degree of D.litt.
He also felicitated the students, who obtained higher marks in different faculties, and bestowed them with gold, silver and bronze medals during the ceremony.
While extending his best wishes to the students for a successful future ahead, Tandon said that the life of second phase (after obtaining education and entering the work arena) will be full of challenges. It’s a competitive period, where every organisation wants a capable employee, who could complete the tasks assigned to him/her with dedication. In all this, the education will help them and make their target achievable to a great extend.
KM Seth, lalitha Kumaramangalam Chancellor of Kalinga University, Dr Badrinath Patnayak and the Vice chancellor, Dr Jagannath Patnayak also addressed the gathering. Dr Sandeep Arora proposed vote of thanks.