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Honorary Doctorate for Dr. Vijay Bhatkar, Dr. P. Venugopal, Dr. Narendra Jadhav & Adv. Ujjwal Nikam by Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune Former president of India, Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam the Chief Guest
Friday, 19th March, 2011, India – “The world in the 21st century will be a knowledge based society
with multiple opportunities. What worked yesterday, won’t work today. Educational Institutions will be
the power house for knowledge”, said Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam, the former President of India.
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He was speaking at the 2nd Convocation ceremony of Dr.D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune. Hon’ble Dr. A. P. J.
Abdul Kalam (Former President of India) was the Chief Guest.
Present on this occasion were Guest of Honor, his Excellency, Dr. D.Y. Patil, ‘Governor of Tripura’, Dr.
Vijay Bhatkar Chairman, ETH Ltd. & former Director, CDAC and Dr. P. Venugopal Chairman, Alchemist
Medical Division & the former Director of AIIMS, Dr. Narendra Jadhav, the member of Planning
Commission, GOI and Adv. Ujjwal Nikam, Special Public Prosecutor, Govt. of Maharashtra, Chancellor,
Dr. P. D. Patil, Vice Chancellor Dr. P. N. Razdan, Registrar B S Mane and others.
The Degree of Doctor of Science was conferred on Dr. Vijay Bhatkar, Dr. P. Venugopal and The Degree
of Doctor of Letters was conferred on Dr. Narendra Jadhav, and Adv. Ujjwal Nikam.
Speaking further, Dr. A. P.J. Abdul Kalam added, “Today Competitiveness is the key and is powered by
research. Universities have to have the motto of teaching – research – teaching. Educational institutions
are the breeding environment for creativity, and can inject team spirit and inculcate the sensitivity to
customer needs. Value judgement should be introduced in education as ‘Values are everything today.
Education with Value system is the need of the hour.
Dr. A.P.J. Kalam congratulated the graduating students and further praised the teaching and research
system followed at Dr. D.Y. Patil, Vidyapeeth, Pune.
Dr. Narendra Jadhav thanked Dr. D.Y. Patil, Vidyapeeth, Pune to for giving him the honor and
conferring him with the Doctorate. “I am very happy as this is for the first time I am receiving a
Doctorate from such a reputed institution”, he said. He further added that everyone should try to reach
the top position in whatever work they undertake.
“It was my mother’s dream, to make me a doctor when I grew up, but I could not become one. Today
I am very happy to receive the Doctorate from Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, as this will fulfill my
mother’s dream”, smile Adv. Ujjwal Nikam. “Our country’s system has become corrupted and if we
want to change it, then it will not happen from the parliament’s corridor. The younger generation of
today has to come forward and take a step to change the systems. If we want to finish terrorism and
remove terrorists, we need to catch hold of those who help these terrorists, and then only it is possible
to finish terrorism from our country and the world”, he further added.
Distinguished Chancellor, Dr. P. D. Patil, presided over the prestigious Convocation ceremony which was
followed by a presentation of special Vidyapeeth report by Dr. P. N. Razdan, Vice Chancellor, Dr. D.Y.
Patil, Vidyapeeth, Pune.
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