Day two of Manipal Academy of Higher Education’s (MAHE)30th Convocation Dayon 19 November drew several high-profile guests to witness the next batch of graduates being conferred degrees and awarded for their academic excellence.Dr G Satheesh Reddy,Scientific Adviser to RakshaMantri, was the chief guest and delivered a passionate convocation address invitingstudents to strengthen the country and aid in its self-reliance.
Among the university delegates werePro-Chancellor Dr H.S. Ballal, Dr Ranjan R Pai, President, MAHE Trust, Chairman-Manipal Education & Medical Group (MEMG), Lt Gen (Dr) M D Venkatesh, Vice-Chancellor, Dr Venkatraya Prabhu, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Dr Dilip G Naik, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Dr Pragna Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Dr Narayana Sabhahit, Registrar and Dr Vinod V Thomas, Registrar, Evaluation.
Day two saw the following gold medal winners being facilitated:Vetsa Vaishnavi (Manipal Institute of Management), Jenilda Jasmin Mathias (Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences), Archana Sivaprakash (Manipal School of Architecture and Planning), Jossil Jostna Joseph Nazareth (Prasanna School of Public Health), andRupsa Taraphder (Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore). Speaking to the graduating students, Dr Satheesh said “I firmly believe that the youth of our country will surely innovate, making our country strong,”.