Mohan Kuthar
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (EP)

Mangaluru, Mar 29: The 27th convocation ceremony of Father Muller Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital was held at the College auditorium in Deralakatte here on Wednesday, March 29.

Bishop of Mangaluru and president of Father Muller Charitable Institutions, Dr Aloysius Paul D’Souza who presided over the programme, said that students who were presented with degrees during the ceremony had achieved success and excellence.

"All those who received degrees in the convocation are the ones who have performed well. Father Muller Institutions imparts effective education and those who have received it, should engage in the service of humanity, especially the poor," he said.

Yenepoya Medical University vice-chancellor Dr M Vijaya Kumar, who was the chief guest, said, "The habit of comparing between individuals can be disastrous. People who compare themselves to others cannot succeed in life.

"Success can be achieved by prayers, patience and vision. Students should not opt for a profession just because it is easy to earn money in it. One can be a successful and respectable doctor in society only when one chooses the course to serve patients.

"Feelings of jealousy grow when individuals are compared, this can result in low self-esteem. It is much more disastrous than any deadly disease that affects us. Securing a degree after sitting in the classroom is a sign of hard work and talent. At the same time, it is necessary to be humble and humane, spending our lives for the betterment of society," he said.

As many as 79 undergraduates and 23 postgraduates were awarded degrees. Among them were five BHMS rank holders, seven rank holders in PG and two gold medalists declared by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.

Ayush department director Raj Kishore Singh was the chief guest. Fr Richard Coelho, director of Father Muller’s welcomed. Homeopathic department Principal Dr Shiva Prasad presented annual report. Father Muller Homeopathic College and hospital administrator Fr Vincent Saldanha proposed vote of thanks.