18 Dec 2010|Noida | Amity University Uttar Pradesh
“ India still needs to work hard in Science and Technology to be respected amongst other nations”, avers Justice Markandey Katju –Supreme Court of India during Grand “Convocation 2010” of Amity
“There was a time when India was leading the whole world in Science and Technology. We invented the concept of “Zero” and we invented plastic surgery two thousand years ago. We were far ahead in mathematics, medicine, astronomy and in engineering sklls. Now, the West is far ahead of us. How did this happen, when we were far ahead of them at one time?,” questioned emphatically
Justice Markandey Katju –Supreme Court of India, who was conferred “Honorary Doctorate Degree of Law” by Amity University during the Grand “Convocation 2010” at Amity
Addressing the students,
Justice Katju lauded the efforts of Dr. Ashok K Chauhan- Founder President Amity Group and said, “ had he not set up Amity University and Amity Colleges, the result would have been that a large number of children would have gone without higher education, because the number of seats in the Government colleges is too little and you know our country’s population has expanded and even more than that the demand for education and particularly higher education has gone up by leaps and bounds.”
Justice Markandey Katju called upon the students to try finding an answer to the perplexing question, and termed it as “ Needham’s Grand Question”. Prof. Joseph Needham in England wrote on Science and civilization of China and posed a grand question in his writing that why India and China which was far ahead of the entire world at one time is left behind now. Justice Katju averred, “ the time has come for India to find an answer to “ Needham’s Grand Question”. We are far behind because our country is largely poor. We are not respected because our country is poor. At one point of time, Chinese or Japanese were called yellow races. Today, nobody dares call the Chinese or Japanese yellow races because they are powerful industrial nations.”
Calling young graduants and endeavoring to answer the self posed question, Justice Katju said, “if you want respect, you have to make your nation prosperous and highly developed. That is only possible if science and technology is spread to every nook and corner of the country. You have to develop the scientific outlook and abolish superstitions and anti- rituals. You have to develop a modern mind. Being modern does not mean wearing modern clothes, being modern means having a rational, logical, a questioning and scientific mind. We must make our nation powerful and highly industrialized, which is only possible by promoting Science and Technology in the country. That alone will make our country respected in the community of nations.”
Amity University organized “Convocation 2010” for three consecutive days- December 16, 17 and 18, 2010 wherein successfully qualified graduants from 49 institutions of Amity University, Uttar Pradesh will receive their much awaited Degrees and Diplomas. Over 10, 000 UG and PG Degrees, Diplomas, Trophies and Medals will be conferred on graduants from several programmes during the three days.
Over 89 Gold Medals, 88 Silver Medals and 147 Bronze Medals were conferred upon the graduants who stood First, Second and Third in academic performance respectively during the Convocation 2010
On December 18, 2010, over 3, 406 graduants from Amity Centre for E –learning, Amity Global Business School, Amity Law School, Amity School of Distance Learning, Amity School of Communication, Amity Institute of Education and other institutes smartly clad in beautiful black robes with caps and coloured scarves representing the different programmes presented a perfect picture. The Convocation commenced with the impressive procession comprising of Board of Trustees, Members of the Management, Office Bearers of University and Faculty Members which entered the convocation hall, led by a band of pipers humming the traditional celebration song and solemnised the dais.
Conferring the degrees on the graduating students,
Dr. Ashok. K. Chauhan - Founder President, Amity said that more than 95% of the men on earth live and die without any aim, mission or vision but Amitians are very fortunate because they know succinctly what is their mission and vision in lives. Motivating and inspiring the alumni, Dr. Chauhan said that Amity is a fraternity which unparallel in the entire world because of its dexterous students and their strong conviction and believe in human values. Dr. Chauhan averred that though the graduants might face problems in their lives but the virtues which have been imbibed in them while studying in Amity will stand them in good stead everywhere and anywhere.
Over 149 Diplomas and 3257 PG and UG Degrees were awarded during the Convocation
A large number of awards and medals were given to the meritorious graduants for bringing laurels to the university through their work and for contributing to the cause of development of their respective Institutions. Over 7 All Round Student Awards, 37 Gold Medals for the graduants who stood first in academic performance, 36 Silver Medals for the graduants who second in academic performance and 17 Bronze Medals for the students who stood third in academic performance were awarded.
Recipients of All Round Student Awards included Mr. Ashish Anant- Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communication, Ms. Shraddha V Gandhi- Bachelor of Education , Ms. Saima Anwar- Bachelor of Education, Mr. Ankur K. Sharma - Bachelor of Laws (Honours) – Integrated and Mr. Manuj Bajaj - Bachelor of Science (Hotel Management)
On December 17, 2010 ,
Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia- Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission was conferred Honorary Doctorate Degree of Philosophy (D. Phil) by Dr. Ashok K Chauhan- Founder President, Amity, Mr. Atul K Chauhan- Chancellor, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh and Dr. (Mrs.) Amita Chauhan- Chairperson, Amity International Schools