Nobel Laureate Shri Kailash Satyarthi, Bharat Ratna
Prof. CNR Rao and Padma Vibhushan Dr. G. Madhavan Nair conferred with
Honorary Doctorates

It
was most cherished moment for the graduands of
Amity University when they were conferred Degrees and Diplomas during
memorable first Convocation 2015 at University Campus, Manesar.

Dr.
Ashok Chauhan – Founder President – Amity Group and Mr. Aseem Chauhan,
Chancellor, Amity University Gurgaon and Prof. P B Sharma, Vice
Chancellor, AUG conferred UG and PG Degrees and Diplomas to 1038
successfully qualified graduands for various programs.

The
Convocation procession, led by Piper Band, heralded the entry of
venerated members of the management including Dr. Ashok K Chauhan-
Founder President, Amity Group, Mr. Aseem Chauhan- Chancellor, Amity
University Gurgaon, Ms. Amita Chauhan- Chairperson, Amity International
Schools, Ms. Sapna Chauhan – Chairperson, AmiOwn PreSchools,
distinguished Trustees and members of Management, Directors, Head of
Institutions who walked the aisle, wearing impressive ceremonious gowns,
much to the awe of the gathering.

Graduands,
accompanied with their family members and acquaintances, beamed with
joy and exhilaration as they went down the memory lane, reminiscing
college days while re-uniting with their friends, faculty members and
Institution Heads. All the graduands donned beautiful black robes with
caps and colored scarves representing their programmes and they walked
with pride and sparkle in their eyes.

163
meritorious graduands received special Awards, Trophies, Medals and
Salvers, wherein, 50 graduands were awarded with Gold Medals, while 49
students bagged silver medals, 45 Graduands were presented with bronze
medal, and 12 commendable graduands received trophy.

Mr. Aseem Chauhan- Chancellor, Amity University Gurgaon declared the Convocation open.

Addressing the gathering, Prof PB Sharma- Vice Chancellor, Amity University Gurgaon welcomed
the august gathering, and presented a brief report of the University.
He outlined the achievements of the University of academic year
2013-2014 wherein he mentioned that Amity University Gurgaon  have
succeeded in percolating the culture of research and innovations Prof.
Sharma congratulated the graduands and wished them luck in their future
endeavors.

Sharing his views, Dr. Ashok K Chauhan- Founder President, Amity Group
addressed Amity alumni as Amity’s Amazing Achievers and stressed that
Amity alumni are empowered to change the country and the world. He
remarked that Amity alumni are equipped with rich Indian culture and
ethos which would help them to achieve anything in their lives. Dr.
Chauhan, who himself believes in “Success by Compulsion”, called upon
the Alumni to have an urge to achieve something in life, forge ahead
with strong conviction, self confidence and faith in God, without
getting perturbed by deterrents.

During the occasion, Nobel Laureate Shri Kailash Satyarthi was
conferred with Honoris Causa in Science for his extraordinary and
far-sighted commitment to social emancipation with profound and
exemplary contribution in pursuit of his long-cherished goal of ending
child slavery.

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During his acceptance speech through video conferencing, Shri Kailash Satyarthi expressed
his gratitude for the honor bestowed upon him. Encouraging the
graduands to contribute towards development of nation, he said that the
youth has to create a new type of 3D wherein the first D represents
Dream which means to dream success in life with the dream of making
India developed in the field of economy, knowledge and morality; the
second D is Discover which means to identify the power within yourself
and the third D is Do which means to do things immediately. He further
added that when a person dreams about his career then the reach is
limited but when a person dreams about the development of nation then
his/her personality enhances and the person achieves success at great
heights. Mr. Satyarthi opined that there is a need for democratization
of knowledge, economy and moral values which will make India a
superpower. He congratulated the graduands for their accomplishment and
wished them success for their careers.

In the convocation,
Bharat Ratna Prof. CNR Rao, Head of the Scientific Advisory Council to
the Prime Minister of India was conferred with Honoris Causa in Science for his extraordinary scientific vision and unwavering commitment to the cause of the society.

In his acceptance speech, Bharat Ratan Prof. CNR Rao said,
“I am honored to receive the honoris causa from Amity University.”
Enlightening the students with mantra of success,he said that if an
Indian decides to succeed then he/she is destined to succeed.  He
further added that a person who desires to succeed must follow three
things which are dedication, doggedness and pugnacity. He cited the
example of Mahatma Gandhi who had all the three qualities in him which
led to the independence of the nation. Prof. Rao said that there is no
limit to excellence and more a person works, more steps are added to the
ladder of success. He also mentioned that world is changing at rapid
pace and the competition level is very high with escalating demands of
higher quality, therefore, the youth needs to prepare themselves for the
tough struggle for success. Prof. Rao opined that the domain of Science
and Technology is providing the foundation for future India; hence
there is a need for young people to climb this ladder of excellence.

During convocation, Padma
Vibhushan Dr. G. Madhavan Nair, former Chairman of Indian Space
Research Organization and Secretary to the Department of Space,
Government of India was conferred with Honorary Doctorate in Science for his exceptional scientific vision and profound commitment to India’s self reliance in space research and development.

Accepting the Honorary Doctorate in Science, Dr. G. Madhavan Nair expressed
his gratitude for being included in the distinguished Honorary
Doctorate recipients of Amity University. He further added that he had
always stressed on the importance of research and innovation and he
commended Amity for implementing the same in their University. He
mentioned that India is a country with largest population of youth but
quite often there is a deficit view of future, as most of the
institutions are mass producing graduates or post graduates who want to
be the employees of an organization, hence this situation needs to be
changed. Dr. Nair apprised that over years India has achieved a lot in
various fields, when there has been a clear set of objectives with
focused energy and determination. He further encouraged the students to
focus on innovation and research in whichever field they want to
establish their career in.

The convocation witnessed the conferring of Honorary Professorship on Dr. Kumar Krishen, Lead Technologist NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, US was conferred with Honorary Professorship for his visionary achievements in the field of scientific innovation and technology transfer; Dr.
Fred P. Bemak, Professor, Counseling & Development Program at
George Mason University was conferred with Honorary Professorship for his extraordinary academic achievements in the field of education and human development, and  Dr. Paroma Roy Chowdhury, Country Head, Corp Comm. & Public Affairs, Google India was conferred with Honorary Professorship for her contribution in the field of Journalism and Mass Communication.

During the convocation, Mr. Aseem Chauhan announced to confer Honorary Professorship on Renowned Scientist Dr. Stephen C. Rand for
his extraordinary achievements in the field of applied physics and
optical science, when he will visit the University next month. 

During the convocation, the students of Centre of Robotics, Amity
University presented a live demonstration of “Amibot – Human Robot”
which showcased his dancing skills to the audience. The eminent
personalities and scientists were impressed with the creation of the
students.

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