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Jul 3, 2017

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice-President of India and Chairman, Rajya Sabha at the Farewell Ceremony in honour of Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Honourable President of India on Sunday, the 23rd July, 2017, in Central Hall, Parliament House.

New Delhi | July 23, 2017 Rashtrapati Pranab Mukherjee, or Pranab Da, as he is affectionately known, has had a long and distinguished career in publi[...]

Jun 17, 2017

Remarks by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India at the inauguration of Conference on Inclusive Quality Education on the occasion of the bi-centenary of the royal edict of Queen of Travancore in New Delhi on 17 June 2017.

New Delhi | June 17, 2017 It is no longer disputed that education is the foundation for a country’s sustainable development in its economic, social[...]

Jun 12, 2017

Remarks by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India at the event to mark the launch of National Herald commemorative edition, in Bengaluru on 12 June 2017.

Bengaluru | June 12, 2017 Today is a memorable occasion, the resurrection of a happening in our freedom struggle, a reminder to a younger generation [...]

Jun 12, 2017

Remarks by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India at the launch of M Power programme under the Anuyatra campaign of Government of Kerala at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 12 June 2017.

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala | June 12, 2017 I am happy to be here for the launch of a creative programme in the cause of integration of children with [...]

May 31, 2017

Remarks by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India at the release of the book A life with wildlife written by Shri M.K. Ranjitsinh, in New Delhi on 31 May 2017.

New Delhi | May 31, 2017 For the past decade, book release functions have become somewhat of a second calling in life for me, almost an occupational [...]

May 29, 2017

Remarks by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India at the at the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth, New Delhi on 29 May 2017.

New Delhi | May 29, 2017 The World Health Organization defines health as ‘physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disea[...]

May 26, 2017

Remarks by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India at the release of books (i) Mann ki Baat and (ii) Marching with a Billion, in New Delhi on 26 May 2017.

New Delhi | May 26, 2017 This is a special occasion, by virtue of its subject, its theme, and its venue. The two books released here relate to Prime [...]

May 19, 2017

Remarks by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India at the Conference on Dispute management Infrastructure Projects- New Challenges, organized by Indian institute of Technical Arbitration, Delhi State Centre 19 May 2017.

New Delhi | May 19, 2017 The Director General has requested me to inaugurate a conference on a subject about which I know next to nothing. I am never[...]

Apr 28, 2017

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India at University of Warsaw, Poland on 28 April 2017.

Poland | April 28, 2017 Seven Decades of Indian Democracy An Indian, with some awareness of the recent and not-so-recent past, comes to Warsaw with a[...]

Apr 27, 2017

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India at Business Seminar at Ministry of Economic Development, Warsaw in Poland on April 27, 2017.

Poland | April 27, 2017 I am delighted to have this opportunity to address this business summit, which is aimed at furthering economic cooperation be[...]