5th convocation of CUHP held; Shanta Kumar awards Ph.D degrees to 35 scholars

Dharamshala, September 20, 2019: The 5th Convocation Ceremony of Central University of Himachal Pradesh today held in Dharamshala.
Chief Guest on the occasion was former union minister and former chief minister of Homachal Pradesh, Shanta Kumar, who awarded Ph.D degrees to 35 scholar from various disciplines and gold medals to 32 toppers in MA, MSc and MBA streams. Degrees were given to 758 post graduate students, 27 graduate students and 14 diploma students in this ceremony.
Addressing students on this occasion, Shanta Kumar stressed on the need of quality education and expressed sadness on the increasing suicide rate among students. He said “life is full of ordeals and one have to face all hurdles boldly, only then aims can be achieved.”
Shanta Kumar expressed his concern over the mushrooming of several universities and decreasing level of education. He stressed on the need of converting words into action instead of loud speeches and said that action should speak instead of loud words.
Dr.Harmohinder Singh Bedi, Chancellor of the University, said in his address during the convocation that India has a vast reservoir of ancient knowledge which is recognized by the entire world. He cited various instances of Indian scriptures such as Gita and Ramcharitmanas being used by different countries of the world to inculcate the characteristics of a good human being in their students.
Dr.Bedi emphasized the need to learn from our ancient educational systems such as those employed by Universities such as Taxila in order to regain the past glory of our country as a leader of the world.
Presenting the Annual Report, Vice Chancellor of the University Prof.(Dr.) Kuldip Chand Agnihotri said that very soon the University have its own campus as Detailed Project Report (DPR) has already been submitted to Union Government. He said, “In this academic session a course on Jammu Kashmir Studies and Yoga has been introduced.” He said, Yoga studies will be taught in Sanskrit medium as the ancient literature of it is available in this language only.