I am very happy to be present here to confer the 46th Bharatiya Jnanpith Award on Dr.Chandrashekhara Kambar, the eighth awardee of this prestigious National Literary Award in Kannada language.

I thank Shri B.L. Joshi, Governor of Uttar Pradesh and Chief Minister, Shri Akhilesh Yadav for a very warm welcome extended to me. I am no stranger to Uttar Pradesh. However this is my first visit to Uttar Pradesh after assumption of my present responsibility.

It is indeed my privilege to be here at the convocation of the Lalit Narayan Mithila University. You are fortunate and privileged to have been educated at this University - which is the brainchild and result of the collective efforts of the eminent academicians of the time, Dr. Amarnatha Jha, Dr. R.C. Mazumdar, Dr. A.S. Altekar, Dr. Sunit Kumar Chaterjee.

It gives me great pleasure to be with you today for the inauguration of Petrotech-2012. I congratulate the Petrotech Society for their contribution to the development of the hydrocarbon sector in India and its integration with the global hydrocarbon industry.

I am very happy to be present at the 40th convocation of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. This Institute is a tribute to the vision of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur who foresaw the need for an institution that can emerge as the trail blazer for medical education and research in the country.

His Majesty, King Juan Carlos I of Spain,

Distinguished Guests from Spain,

Ladies and gentlemen,

It gives me great pleasure to extend a very warm welcome to His Majesty, King Juan Carlos on his second State Visit to India.

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"I am happy to participate in this special meeting convened to pay homage to Cartoonist Late Shri P.K.S. Kutty.

It is indeed a pleasure to be here in Kerala, God's Own Country for the Viswa Malayala Mahotsavam, the grand festival of Malayalam.

It gives me great pleasure to join you today to flag off the 9th P.N. Panicker Vigyan Vikas Yatra. I was very much interested when I heard about this annual event organized by the P. N. Panicker Vigyan Vikas Kendra in collaboration with the Government of Kerala and other agencies.

I am very happy to be here today to inaugurate the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of this prestigious Institution.