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Oct 29, 2017

ADDRESS OF THE HON’BLE FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT OF INDIA, SHRI M. HAMID ANSARI AT THE RELEASE OF THE BOOK OF PROF. T.K. OOMMEN “TRIALS, TRIBULATIONS AND TRIUMPHS: LIFE AND TIMES OF SOCIOLOGIST’’ ON THURSDAY, 25TH OCTOBER, 2017.

Shri Justice  Rajinder Sachar Dr. George Mathew Shri  Dr. T.N. Madan Prof. T.K. Oommen Shri  K.P.R. Nair   Distinguished Guests Ladies and gentlem[...]

Oct 29, 2017

ADDRESS OF THE HON’BLE FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT OF INDIA, SHRI M.HAMID ANSARI, AT THE CONFERENCE ORGANISED BY INSTITUTE OF THE OBJECTIVE STUDIES AT KOZHIKODE, KERALA, ON 23.9.2017

Dr. M. Manzoor Alam, Chairman   Distinguished guests,   Ladies and gentlemen                    Role of Women in Making[...]

Oct 25, 2017

ADDRESS OF THE HON’BLE FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT OF INDIA, SHRI M. HAMID ANSARI AT THE RELEASE OF THE BOOK OF PROF. T.K. OOMMEN “TRIALS, TRIBULATIONS AND TRIUMPHS: LIFE AND TIMES OF SOCIOLOGIST’’

There are immense benefits in being the last speaker since everything of relevance has been covered by the previous, more knowledgeable, speakers. I s[...]

Oct 14, 2017

ADDRESS OF THE HON’BLE FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT OF INDIA, SHRI M. HAMID ANSARI, AT THE 5TH NATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR PEOPLES’ RIGHT TO INFORMATION AT BHUBANESHWAR, ODISHA

  HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE A.P. SHAH   SMT. ARUNA ROY JI   DISTINGUISHED GUESTS   LADIES AND GENTLEMEN                 RTI and Governanc[...]

Sep 23, 2017

ADDRESS OF THE HON’BLE FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT OF INDIA, SHRI M.HAMID ANSARI, AT THE CONFERENCE ORGANISED BY INSTITUTE OF THE OBJECTIVE STUDIES AT KOZHIKODE, KERALA,

Dr. M. Manzoor Alam, Chairman Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen   Role of Women in Making a Humane Society   I thank Dr. Manzoor Alam s[...]

Aug 10, 2017

Farewell Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice-President of India and Chairman, Rajya Sabha at Parliament House New Delhi on 10 August, 2017.

New Delhi | August 10, 2017 Mujh pe ilzam etne lagaae gaye Begunahi ke andaz jaate rahe A decade is a long time in the life of an individual. It is e[...]

Aug 6, 2017

Address by Shri M. HamidAnsari, Honourable Vice President of India at the XXV Annual Convocation of National Law School of India University, in Bengaluru on 6 August 2017.

Bengaluru | August 6, 2017 Two obligatory Isms: Why Pluralism and Secularism are essential for our Democracy It is a privilege to be invited to this [...]

Jul 20, 2017

Remarks by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India at the Shaheed Nanak Singh Memorial Lecture on 20 July, 2017.

New Delhi | July 20, 2017 The Legacy of Freedom Fighters It is an honour to be invited to deliver the Shaheed Nanak Singh Memorial Lecture. The Shahe[...]

Jul 19, 2017

Remarks by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India and Chairman, Rajya Sabha at the event to give away the Lokmat Parliamentary Awards 2017 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 19 July 2017.

New Delhi | July 19, 2017 A few years back, while accepting the Parliamentarian of the year award, one of our most charismatic parliamentarians in re[...]

Jul 18, 2017

Remarks by Shri M. Hamid Ansari Honourable Vice President of India at All India Management Association JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Awards at Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi on 18 July 2017.

New Delhi | July 18, 2017 Some years back, two management gurus had postulated that in a complex and dynamic global competitive environment, adaptive[...]