 Today, we are privileged to have a mom's task, Professor Sushma Yadav, an accomplished academician and visionary leader as a chief guest for today's event. Professor Yadav currently serving as the Pro-Vice Chancellor of the Central University of Karyana, Mahendra Gaur Karyana. She has served as a member of Justice K.G. Balakrishnan commission in New Delhi, further contributing to GERDMEA as a member of the University Trans Commission. Her illustrious career spans several esteemed positions, including Vice Chancellor of Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila, Vishwa Vidyalal in Sonipal, and Pro-Vice Chancellor of Indra Gandhi National Open University in New Delhi. Professor Yadav expertise in public policy and governance is evited through her tenure as a professor at the Indian Institute of Public Administration, where she also chaired the Dr. B. R. Ambika Chair. A topper of Delhi University, Professor Sushma Yadav, has published more than 15 books and several research papers in national and international journals. Throughout her career, she has held significant leadership roles, such as Chairperson of the Governing Body at the College of Vocational Studies, University of Delhi, and President of the Indian Political Science Association. Professor Yadav has been instrumental in shaping academic policies and activities serving on various committees and councils of esteemed institutions like Delhi University, Jawaharlal M.D. University, and Indra Gandhi National Open University, among others. Her contributions to academia and society have been recognized with numerous awards, including the Samitriva Phooli, Rastriya Siksha Samman, 2023, and the Women in Empowerment Award, 2023. Professor Yadav influence extents beyond borders, as she has represented India in academic and administrative capacities during visits to several countries across the globe, including China, the US, and Germany. We welcome you, ma'am. May I now invite our Vice Chancellor to request Honorable Chancellor to invite the Chief Guest to present the Convocation Entress. I'd like to request Honorable Chancellor to invite the Chief Guest to deliver the Convocation Entress. It is my pleasure to invite Professor Shusma Yadav, Chief Guest of this sixth Convocation of KK Indian State Open University, to deliver the Convocation Entress. Honorable Chancellor of Krishnakantha Hunting State Open University, and Honorable Governor of Assam, respected Shreemulakchit Kedanya Chief, Honorable Vice Chancellor of the University, and my younger brother, Professor Rajanth Prasad Dasji, all other invited Honorable Vice Chancellor from state and different universities around, esteemed members of board of management and academic councils of the university, registrar, deans, directors of schools, faculty members, officers and staff of the universities, graduating students, doctors, masters, bachelors, their proud parents, winners of medals and awards and certificates, invited guests, members from the media, ladies and gentlemen, Sabko Namaskar. It's a great pleasure for me to be here to deliver this Convocation Entress, the sixth Convocation of the University. Before I start, I would like to offer my celebration. First of all, I would like to offer my celebration to the Indian Mother. I would like to offer my celebration to the world of Assam. I would like to offer my celebration to the world of Professor Krishnakantha Hunting State, the national leader of this country, the Prime Minister of this country, the Prime Minister of this country, the Prime Minister of this country, the Prime Minister of this country, the Prime Minister of this country, Ms. Guladhi Patti, the Prime Minister of the B.C. The B.C. It's a great occasion for you, it comes very rarely, once in a lifetime, when you become a bachelor, you become a master, you become doctors, of course many of you may repeat it. You may do another bachelor's degree, you may do another master's degree, you may even do postdoctoral or another doctorate degree, but still it comes once, and your pleasure and your parents' pleasure is equally great even at that time. I also wish to congratulate two senior citizens who have done their graduation or degrees this time. Look at their desire to learn and desire to earn a degree, because you can learn without a degree also, but the desire to earn a degree which must be contagious, we can all be inspired that we can earn it, we can learn at any age and that's something which we must learn. This is the sixth convocation, I would like to congratulate the university, it's honourable vice chancellor, it's very very illustrious honourable chancellor and all the faculty members who have made this possible and I feel honoured to be invited to this convocation. My warm greetings to all of you and my thanks to honourable chancellor for giving the approval that I have delivered the convocation address. I have noted just now that the university was established in 2005, it's a baby university if you look at the institution's age, because institutions have very very long existence, so it's not even 25. In a person's age we say one gets young at that time, but I say baby and you have years and years to grow and attain. I wish the university all the very best to grow in fame, in esteem over the years. I am very happy to note that the university has started offering UG and PG programs in accordance with the requirements of national education policy 2020 from the Academy of Education, 23 and 24 and they are also offering 7 UG programs on the SWEM platform, because that's one special role that the open universities have and we do not have enough open universities because all the states are not fortunate to have a state open university, your state is fortunate and therefore you are also fortunate that you could have these degrees at your own pace, at your own ease, at your own place and at whatever age that you open to have or wanted to have these degrees. I wish to appreciate this and the fact which on the Vice Chancellor mentioned in his address that 50% of the learners are from the marginalized sections and 40% or even more than that are females which is I think a matter of claim, you can all be proud of this fact. India is changing, we say India is changing, India is becoming a mix and that is why the difference between women and men in taking degrees or in getting education is becoming a heavy sum up and to expand the horizon of this university, the university has entered into MOUs, I can name many academic institutions like Uttarakhand Open University, Vardhman Mahavi Open University, Gota, Iqfai University, Triforat, Tamil Nadu Open University, so from east to west and north to south you have institutions where you have collaborated and these collaborations always enrich any institution, I again congratulate the Krishnagat Hanuman University for this, they are important in the growth of an institution. I also note that the university has adopted some best practices to impart quality education to the students, you will be the evidences of witnesses to this, the university has adopted learner's mentoring system, learning management system, employee profit profile management system, circular management system, home assignment portal management system besides many others, I am sure it must have facilitated your access and the university's availability and accessibility to you, no wonder that the university was awarded a prize international award in 2013 by the international organization Common Wealth of Learning as excellence in institutional achievement award, I issue many more awards in the years to come and you have lot of awards, as I said before, convocation is a very important event for an institution, it's an important event in an individual's life but also an institution's life and in this convocation it's remarkable that 10,854 students are being awarded with their degrees, diplomas and certificates out of which 28 which we just saw received the gold medal, my heartiest congratulations to all of you for winning these laurels, the medal certificates degree and doctorates, not only to you, your parents, your teachers, your mentors, your counselors and even your friends because they must have facilitated your learning and earning of these degrees, you can clap for yourselves, it's also an occasion where your hard work is certified, your hard work is rewarded but never forget, you get this degree, diploma or certificate with the support of your family members, every degree goes the family in terms of either contribution to your hard work, facilitating it or in terms of material which means piece also, which means support also, which means books and reading materials and travel etc. so their support has also facilitated your learning, I really wish to congratulate the family members of all these students who have won medals, who have won degrees and your siblings also because they must also have facilitated you in this award, the opportunity to pursue higher education in this country and I would say most of the world is still very limited, we are trying to increase the rose enrollment ratio but it hasn't crossed 25 percent yet or maybe 30 percent, so you are among those lucky ones, very fortunate ones, the 25 percent elite of this country who have been able to come to a higher education institution, congratulations once again. This is also the time, the degree which you have taken has empowered you, you are a degree holder, now you are ready to embark upon a new life, a life to realize your dreams, dreams which you nurtured for years and years maybe, but please now work with determination. So that you are ready to work that hard so that you can realize your dreams and attain your ends or aims that you have decided for sure and I am very sure that with your dreams and ideas you will chart out your distinctive paths and identity in the professional world and the global world which is before us. Open learning has made this possible so it has revolutionized education by breaking down barriers, barriers of entering an institution, barriers of age, barriers of time, barriers of space, barriers of resources, barriers of positions. It has broken these barriers and provides access to knowledge for individuals from all walks of life and it is a platform which embraces diversity and flexibility. The NEP 2020 takes it to a richer direction and greater heights because now it makes possible that you break the barriers of disciplines also. If you took science at one time and then you want to enter arts it was still possible before but if you had opted for arts you would not have been able to get into sciences ever in your life. NEP 2020 would make it possible now that if by chance you could not go to a scientific discipline or discipline of science at the time of your entry into the college you may have options and opportunities to change your discipline if you have the scientific method of mind, if you have an interest, if you have a player you will be still able to change your discipline. That's a great change coming for this generation. I really compliment you. We couldn't have done it but you will be able to do it. That is the miracle of NEP 2020 and I wish it gets realized soon enough. The university spirit is education beyond barriers and these barriers which were therefore are now being of course broken. We must remember India that is Bharat is one of the most ancient civilizations and as most ancient civilizations in the world the knowledge traditions of India also have passed through various phases the oral phase and then the written phase. Multiple disciplines with diverse subject matters can be seen in the Indian traditions or Indic traditions of knowledge and these disciplines when accumulated and put together make Indian Jnana or Indian Knowledge tradition as we call it or Indian Knowledge system as NEP 2020 mentions. I am very hopeful rather sure that Krishnipa Thandigopad University under such able leadership of the Honourable Vice Chancellor and the overall philosophy of guidance from Honourable Chancellor will be able to inculcate the Indian Knowledge system into the students and will be able to intricately be it into your syllabus and various curriculum frameworks it is the demand of the Chancellor. It is only in the Indian Knowledge tradition that we find that there are 14 Vidyas and 64 Galas. The Vidyas are theoretical parts of the knowledge tradition and the Galas are the various skill based art forms or art based practices that one can really excel in and many of you must be having so many of these skills which now can be woven into your degrees and also be certified by institutions like the State Open University that we have here or other traditional universities who will also become part of the expanding Indian Knowledge tradition. They are not only a spiritual tradition but a knowledge system which provides you understanding of the various ways of life. When you go into the world you must be known by your behaviour. In Sanskrit there is a text which says Yajnaam na vidya na tapo na dhanam na jnanu na sheelam na gunon na dharam te mritkyo loke gubhi khaar bhuda manushya rubhiyan vijas chal rukhi Some of you may have understood this but those who do not have education, who do not have sacrifice, who do not have charity, who do not have knowledge, who do not have wisdom and humility, who do not have qualities, who do not have dharma, they are not even humans. They are just like animals who go around in the nature. We have grown up now. We don't say animals are lesser beings but surely by acquiring all these qualities we become better human beings. I wish all of you, when you behave in the world, you are able to demonstrate these qualities so that your education really becomes meaningful. You also have a tough time because you are not going to live in a world which is called Bhukka world which they say I don't agree with that though because every world is a Bhukka world because world changes always and the world remains uncertain because we don't know the future but for you it's difficult because you have passed through that phase of Indian society when we had a nuclear family emerging much more. The only family that is a nuclear family is the parents and children. The parents try to earn money and the child is either alone, or they spend it with someone else. So many of those who are our grandmothers and grandmothers and grandmothers and grandmothers have many relations I am sure you all know them. You have to learn them yourself or in your educational institutions. So your work is difficult but I am sure you are even more intelligent. You also have more exposure so you will be able to learn it but I also wish that with years you develop in yourself that patience and that tolerance and that large-heartedness which is required to live together because you not only have to live together in India, Bharat but also have to live and coexist with the world because now we say it's a global world and NEP 2020 says that you must be ready for becoming the citizen of a globalised world or a global society. So happens. I have also noted that the university has expanded over the years and it has 5 lakh learners which is a very huge number. So you have 5 lakh siblings in fact with you. They are the alumni, they are part of your family and these alumni basically come together to support each other. Have that feeling and remain always attached with your institution and the university has now again in this session 41,726 admissions which is I think a very huge number for any educational institution. Speaking of the transformative vision of NEP 2020 it assures into an era of holistic education. Where all the disciplines will come together and all the co-curricular I won't say extra-curricular but co-curricular disciplines, activities, art forms also will come together and make you a very accomplished human being. I wish that soon comes and your education goes beyond the classrooms. So the synergy between NEP 2020 and the synergy between open learning they really are striking and remarkable because both recognise the very, very significant role of technology in education, openness in education, liberal perspectives and with integrating learning and teaching processes together. This not only enhances accessibility but also aligns education with the demands of the changing times. The policies global perspective as I just said seeking to establish Bharat as a hub for education or making Bharat as a Vishwaguru also aligns together and they both have very, very important role that by education we become ready to earn in life but mind it dear students. In Indian tradition, knowledge is not merely that it's also to bring you Lawrence in life. It is said, with dhya-arthakari, it gives you employment. It's to give you real fame and name and finally it's also to move you towards making India a 5 trillion economy which is soon going to be a reality for taking bold steps into this direction. And for that you have to take care of your health through the Panchagosherika as which Indian tradition has where your body is healthy, you are healthy, you have a big family, you have a very happy life, you have a good understanding and after that, the real bliss which we call Sat-Chit bliss is ready to take. When you will be able to understand the principles of life I will tell you about my scripture and then I will end it. Vidyadadati vinyam. If you are educated, you must learn humility. You must be humble in life. You must understand how to behave with others. Vidyadadati vinyam. So when you adopt humility, you also become able or capable. You have the capability and ability to move forward in life. And you earn when you become really capable and qualified for earning. And dhanat dharvah. The happiness comes in the end. When you start earning, then you indulge in the righteous behavior and righteous way whatever is expected of you in the time to come. And after that, you are really qualified to have pleasure or have the soup that you will be really look for. The comfort, the luxuries or the pleasure as we say it. But there is a complete sequence of getting these qualities. I hope and wish you will remember them and you will show them in life. Nothing can be better than this and nothing can be greater than this. I really wish you are able to attain all this. In our scriptures, there is a very beautiful sentence as a convocation address. I will just remind you that. In our scriptures, the convocation addresses, the teacher says to his heart students, sattyam vada. Always speak the truth. Dharmam chal. Always indulge in righteous practices or behavior. Follow the dharma. swadhyayat na prabhat. And never leave self-study. So now we say lifelong learning but our tradition had emphasized it before. I will charge you. What honorable chancellor was charging you all through that I charge you that you prove yourself worthy of this education. So I charge you. These are very simple three sentences but just see the deep meanings of this because if you speak the truth you have to live that life. If you have to follow the righteous path again you have to live that kind of life. And if everyone lives that life the world really will be a beautiful place to live. I wish that you are harbingers of such a world where learning is also there, dharma is also there and truth is also there and knowledge always wins finally. So in conclusion, I would once again like to congratulate all the graduating students who are here today. Let us acknowledge, they provide with the impact of learning on you and the forward-looking vision which is embedded in NAB 2020. I would wish that the university also formulates its institutional development plan soon and follows that. I extend my heartfelt congratulations to your family members also and your teachers as well and I would like to thank once again Honorable Chancellor Shri Gulachand Katarya Ji for making it possible that I delivered this Convocation address and my very dear brother and wife Chancellor of this university, Prof. Rajendra Prasad Ji for inviting me to be part of this inspiring Convocation ceremony. I hope you all go inspired and you all lead a wonderful, successful life. Once again, congratulations to all of you, congratulations to all of you, congratulations to all of you, congratulations to all of you, Namaskar! Jai Bharat! Jai Asim!