DU held its three-day international seminar, ‘Revisiting the Ideas of India from Swaraj to New India’. Union Home Minister was the Chief Guest for the inauguration and Union Minister for Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship was the Special Guest. Read ahead to find out more.
On Tuesday, the University of Delhi (DU) announced that the inaugural address at the three-day international seminar, ‘Revisiting the Ideas of India from Swaraj to New India’, will be delivered by the honourable Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Shri Amit Shah. The seminar is organised by the Political Science department of DU and will take place from 19 May 2022 to 21 May 2022. According to a statement by the varsity, the international seminar, which is being organised as a part of the centenary celebrations, will be inaugurated at the Multipurpose Hall of the University of Delhi Sports Complex on 19 May 2022. The Chief Guest for the opening ceremony will be the Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah, and the Special Guest will be the Union Minister for Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan.
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In the opening ceremony, while addressing the inaugural session, the Education Minister pointed out that DU should design futuristic courses that must be included in the curriculum. He expressed his wishes of being a student of the University as he was addressing the session. He stated that DU is in the process of celebrating its centenary year while the entire country celebrates Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Drawing parallels between the two, the Minister claimed it to be a “happy coincidence”.
The times are changing. Our country’s inventions do not get patented. DU can start a short-term diploma course on the patent process. The students will not only become employable in India but also at the international level… DU should add futuristic courses to its curriculum.”
-Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
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Adding to this, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan shared that the Chief Guest of the event, Shri Amit Shah, became emotional while being welcomed at the session by the NCC cadets. The Home Minister reminisced about when he was an NCC cadet and had welcomed Morarji Desai into his village back in the time. On experiencing such a welcome by being on the other side this time, he expressed sternly that one of them could become the prime Minister of the country in the next thirty to forty years.
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In the inaugural session, the vice-chancellor of DU, Yogesh Singh, stated that the country needs a ten per cent growth rate to become a six trillion dollar economy. He further emphasised not showing support and postponing the policies that undermine the nation’s growth.
Delhi University is celebrating its centenary. These have been 100 years of education, the process of becoming the best University. It started with three colleges, 750 students, Rs 40,000 annual budget, and today we have 90 colleges, more than six lakh students, and an Rs 840 crore annual budget. This is such a huge expansion. Congratulations to students, the education ministry and the Centre on this achievement.”
-Yogesh Singh, Vice-Chancellor, DU
Additionally, the Vice-Chancellor announced the centenary chance. He stated that the varsity is giving a ‘centenary chance’ to the students who could not complete their degrees. He claimed that the registration for the same had started on 1 May 2022, and the University has already received 1,560 registrations. The oldest student was from the batch of 1977-80, studying Bachelors of Commerce (B.Com) at Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, DU.
This was Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s first visit to the University. On this note, Vice-Chancellor, Yogesh Singh, exclaimed the day to be “a golden day” in the history of DU. Centenary celebrations of DU began on 1 May 2022.
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