Delhi University celebrates its 99th Foundation day, honours eminent alumni
The others on the list were, former Puducherry lieutenant governor and IPS officer Kiran Bedi, Higher Education Secretary in the Ministry of Education Amit Khare, the prime minister's Principal Secretary P K Mishra, Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court Indrajeet Mahanty and Uttar Pradesh State Election Commissioner Manoj Kumar.
Delhi University has honoured its distinguished alumni on the occasion of its 99th foundation day. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and filmmaker Imtiaz have been felicitated for achieving distinction in their fields. Delhi University's Foundation Day that falls on May 1 was postponed earlier due to a surge in the COVID-19 cases during that period.
The others on the list were, former Puducherry lieutenant governor and IPS officer Kiran Bedi, Higher Education Secretary in the Ministry of Education Amit Khare, the prime minister's Principal Secretary P K Mishra, Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court Indrajeet Mahanty and Uttar Pradesh State Election Commissioner Manoj Kumar.
Amit Khare, who graced the event, said that is the first time that he was entering the Viceregal Lodge, despite studying at the St Stephen's College located adjacent to the university. He said in May, the university had consulted him on holding the event but he had advised them against owing to the Covid situation and the fact that it was not the time to hold a celebration.
He further said that there have been several concerns that were raised over the Delhi university's decision to implement the National Education Policy from 2022-23 and the four-year undergraduate course.
"The three-year course and the four-year undergraduate course will run simultaneously and the students will get an option to exit at the third year if they wish to pursue MBA or take up a job. The four-year undergraduate course was more modular as compared to the last time it was implemented," he said.
Imtiaz Ali said the university is the beating heart of India and said that it helps one become individualistic and at the same time, be congenial and work in the outside world.
He recalled the time when the Hindu College's dramatics society was set up and remembered his principal who was instrumental in the initiative. The filmmaker said at that time, the concept of nukkad nataks was coming up and he performed many street plays.
Professor P C Joshi, the acting vice-chancellor of Delhi University, while speaking about the various initiatives taken by the university said, "We have entered the centennial year and in its almost hundred years of existence, the University has built a legacy through the hard work and sweat of numerous generations."
"The university started with a humble beginning of just three colleges namely St. Stephen's College, Hindu college and Zakir Husan college. At present, it has as many as 91 colleges, 16 faculties, 20 centres and 86 departments. It caters to over 6.4 lakhs students, making it one of the biggest universities in India. The vast array of over 500 programmes run by the University right from African Studies to Biomedical Sciences shows the impressive expanse of knowledge creation and dissemination," he said.
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