Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (SM)

Udupi, Nov 12: Justice Venkatachaliah was honoured with LLD (honoris caisa) by the prestigious Manipal University during the University's convocation ceremony. Accepting the honour, he said that he is deeply honoured over the bestowal of LLd (honoris caisa) by the prestigious Manipal University.

“I accept this honor in humility and reverence. These traditions are precious symbols of academic life. The Manipal University is a shining example of what creative genius of dedicated and patriotic minds can do for the advancement of the welfare of mankind”, he said.

“Manipal University has made splendid contribution to the enhancement of academic pride in India by creating world class institutions, particularly in health-care. The achievement is all the more significant in the backdrop of the existing unimaginative bureaucratic and administrative obstacles that creative entrepreneurships confront in India”, he added.

If those who control the destine of the country have the right vision such beautiful institutions , which are a real asset to the nation could be woven and integrated into a network national institution for universal health care, he added.

Gold medal winners:

Best outgoing BE graduate (Manipal Institute of Technology): Kavya Srinet

Best outgoing BPharm graduate (Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences): Sanchari Basu Mallik

Best outgoing BDS graduate (Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore): Benjie Law Zi Yuan

Best outgoing BHM graduate (Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration, Manipal): Aarthi Seshadri

Best outgoing BSc nursing graduate (Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal): Tenzin Choekyi

Best outgoing BA journalism and communication studies graduate (Manipal Institute of Communication): Vrinda Manocha and Aditya Valiathan  Pillai

Best outgoing graduate  student of allied health sciences (Manipal College of Allied Health Sciences): Fatema Mustafa Amijee

Best outgoing BSc biotechnology graduate (Manipal Life Sciences Centre): Shilpa Patil

Best outgoing BBA graduate (Manipal Institute of Jewellery Management): Subha Ravindranath Cheleri

Best outgoing BArch graduate (Manipal School of Architecture and Planning): Deepika Peethambaran Nambiar

Best outgoing MPharm postgraduate (Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences): Suthar Neelam Ashok Kumar

Best outgoing MS communication postgraduate (Manipal Institute of Communication): Sonia Ghalian

Best outgoing MS information science  postgraduate (Manipal Centre for Information Science): Shekhil Hassan T

Best outgoing MBA postgraduate (Manipal Institute of Management): Vinay Raju Gowda