“Make
no mistake that the capabilities of a man are of no use what so ever to the
society unless these are practiced in the domain of high personal integrity and
with a humane face of science and technology”.
It
was crux of the advice offered by the Prof (Dr.) PB Sharma, Former VC Delhi Technological
University at the convocation address of Dr Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University
recently.
In
his address to the graduates, Dr Sharma, currently VC Amity University said the new knowledge age, promises “abundance
of prosperity alongside with happiness in plenty” provided we use our science
and technology capabilities for the service of man and Mother Nature, strike
the vital harmony between man and nature and create a beautiful world around
for peaceful co-existence with our fellow citizens beings in this country and also
in the countries of the world around.
He
continued to say “it is here the age old emphasis on peace, prosperity,
truthfulness, purity of mind and work excellence forms the five-fold panchsheels of human excellence.
Often
in our quest to acquire qualifications in our institutions and universities we
pay only a little attention to these five elements of human endeavors which
form an essential component of individual’s conduct and behavior.
Ultimately what counts is not what you, as the
young Gradands of the new knowledge age, thus bear a heavy responsibility on your
shoulders to nurture and cultivate these panchsheels
of human excellence during your work life hereafter as you are well
equipped with the capabilities of science, technology and modern scientific management
of the globalized connected world.
People
of this country and for that reason the mankind at large have very high hopes
from you and I am sure you would live up to the expectations of the people of
this country and humanity at large as you belong to the heritage of Bharatvarsha, the India of the globalised age.
People like you,
empowered with the “Wings of Knowledge” coupled with capabilities of science
and technology of modern times must therefore ensure that you contribute your
very best to the creation of the developed India of our dream, an India
materially highly prosperous, inhabited by a spiritually elevated human
society, bringing glory to our motherland and the humanity at large. You must
therefore, today on your Deekshant Day, pledge to be a part of the great India
success story of tomorrow.
I have every reason to believe that during
your stay at this premier university you must have nurtured in you a strong
moral and ethical foundation for the world of work and enlightenment in which
the fourth generation professionals like yourselves are entering into at such exciting
times of the third millennium.
On
this day of celebration of your success, let me wish you several decades of
enlightened professional life full of glittering success and pride in your
profession.
A
small piece of advice on this day, the Deekshant Day, that you should be
thankful to your parents and your teachers but also to God Almighty for giving
you this privilege to be a human empowered with tremendous opportunities to
make this world better.
But
do not just look towards God, for everything and every time for solving the
problems of hunger, unemployment, disease, environmental pollution, climate
change and for creating employment in plenty. Let you, the children of God,
recognize that it is you and you alone, with the blessings of God Almighty and
the presence of Divinity within can
create a better world, a bright future for mankind on Mother planet earth.
On
this occasion, when you are receiving your Degrees and Honors from your university
in the august presence of the Hon’ble Chancellor, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor and your
Gurus, the teachers and your mentors, may I pray that throughout your life you
will live up to the high expectations of the people of this country and bear
true faith to the Degree and insignia you have received today.
We have a lot of such evils to eradicate, like
enormous air and water pollution, Climate Change, outbreak of Viruses and ever
mounting pressure of rapid depletion of natural recourses. You the
professionals of the knowledge age, have to wage a war on Air and Water
Pollution and create an healthy and peaceful environment for a life full of
bliss and fulfillment.
You
must be highly excited, as our Nation today, is marching ahead on the path of
progress and prosperity, with our nation’s economy growing at around 7% of the
GDP, making our country as the 6th largest economy in the world,
only next to US, China, Japan, Germany and UK. This is when we are yet to fully
reap the benefits of a good number of National Missions like Swachha Bharat, Make
in India, Skilling India, Startup and Standup India, Digital India and accelerate
our march on the cultivation of intellectual capital in our university campuses.
Surely, great times are ahead for us, as the call of making a new India of our
dream has given a developmental goal for all of us, the people of India.
In
this hour of national development, while great many reforms and meaningful
initiatives are being mounted by our Central as well as State Governments, it
becomes our responsibility that we contribute our share of national development
by giving our very best to the service of country and for the wellbeing our community.
On
one hand, the great scientific advancements are paving the way for unleashing
the enormous power of Innovation, creating Innovation in plenty, causing major
breakthroughs and technology advancements through quantum jumps in areas like Nano-materials
and composites, machine learning, artificial intelligence and big data analysis
together with major advancement of Robotics and automation and internet of
things, IoT, together creating an altogether new work environment driven by a
tech-savvy automated and connected world. But, on the other these new
developments are also posing a great threat of major disruption of our work
activity and life style, and distracting us from pursuit of a meaningful
activity that is related to mindfulness and heartfulness.
New
emerging technologies are in offering to solve some of the formidable problems.
The solar and renewable energy technologies have emerged as cost effective
eco-friendly solutions to our energy security and in the next few years, we
shall be shifting our entire energy needs to solar and other green energy
technologies. Likewise the mobility engineering, transportation on road as well
as in air is going to undergo a sea change due to electric cars and vehicles
run on high energy storage batteries, charged by solar energy.
You will also witness
whole lot of changes in the way businesses are conducted and corporate are
managed. Likewise, green manufacturing, molecular manufacturing, beyond 3D
printing, new and smart material, biodegradable polymers and other such developments are giving us a new hope of zero
waste manufacturing and zero defect engineering. But major disruption of
manufacturing and service sector are also becoming quite visible as new
networked, automated and integrated assembly lines, e-banking, e-marketing,
e-education and e-services become more and more capable of penetrating deep
into the digital economy in the new digital age in which the nations of the
world, including India have taken a deep pledge. You the young Graduands have
to work in such a tech-savvy environment.
Let
you aspire to always to assimilate the latest developments in your area of your
chosen professional domain and let you aspire to learn beyond the frontiers of
knowledge visited by your peers. Let you innovate and excel and bring added
pride to your Alma-mater, Dr. RML University and also make your teachers,
Kulpati, the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor and your Hon’ble Chancellor, Kuladhipati
Ji proud of your good deeds and outstanding accomplishments.
Let
you uphold the highest standards of ethical and professional morals, expected
from people of knowledge in the new age of enlightenment and glory.
Let
you go out and create a better world, where you could hold your head high and
keep your mind free from the worries of today’s nagging problems of traffic
jams, enormous air and water pollution which we have created by our madness and
utter neglect of Mother Nature and unabated exploitation of its precious natural
resources. Let you keep your focus on solving the problems of poverty, hunger,
disease and ignorance that you, the young Graduands of the new age are capable
of solving. “
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