After the NITM event, Vice President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar delivered the Convocation Address at the KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research, deemed to be university, Belagavi.
Describing the Convocation as a milestone and an unforgettable moment in the life of every student and teacher, VP asked the students to never stop learning. “It is a myth that learning stops when you get a degree. Always keep learning; it has to be your most stable companion,” he said.
Exhorting the students to always keep the nation first, he urged them not to be guided by fiscal considerations while serving humanity at large. “Fiscal considerations have to take a backstage. Service has to be your primary motto,” he told them.
Referring to our millennia-old civilization, Shri Dhankhar said that no other country can rival our civilization ethos. “At the present, Bharat is the fastest developing major economy on the globe. Our march is sustainable and for the welfare of the entire humanity,” he underlined.
Addressing the graduating students, VP observed that their high academic qualifications would be an asset to the country and make them an integral part of India’s development story. Urging the students to catalyse big change for a Viksit Bharat @ 2047, he asked them to ensure that India regains its past glory and becomes the most developed Nation of the world by the year 2047.
The Vice President advised the students not to fear failure and to keep working for the betterment of the society.
Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot, the Governor of Karnataka, Dr. Prabhakar Kore, Chancellor, KAHER, Prof. (Dr.) Nitin M. Gangane, Vice-Chancellor, KAHER, faculty, staff, graduating students and their parents were present.