Text Speeches

May 12, 2010

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the National Florence Nightingale Award Ceremony 2010 on 12th May, 2010 at 1130 hrs at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi

New Delhi | May 12, 2010 It gives me great pleasure to be present in today’s function and give away the National Florence Nightingale Awards to outs[...]

Apr 27, 2010

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the Golden Jubilee Celebration of the National Defence College on 27 April 2010 at 1500 hours at 6, Tees January Marg, New Delhi

New Delhi | April 27, 2010 I am happy to be here today to join you in commemorating the Golden Jubilee of the National Defence College. Through five d[...]

Apr 12, 2010

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India, at National Rural Health Mission Award Presentation Function on 12th April, 2010 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi at 11.30hrs

New Delhi | April 12, 2010 It gives me great pleasure to participate in today’s function marking the completion of five years of the National Rural [...]

Apr 9, 2010

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at Late Dr. V. N. Tewari Memorial Lecture at Chandigarh on 9 April 2010 at 1130 hours at University Auditorium, Panjab University, Chandigarh

Chandigarh | April 9, 2010 Private Ethics and Public Morality It gives me a great pleasure to participate in today’s function and deliver the Dr. V.[...]

Apr 6, 2010

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the Inauguration of the Indian Association of International Studies at Auditorium, School of Social Sciences, JNU, New Delhi at 1730 hours on 6 April 2010

New Delhi | April 6, 2010 I am delighted to be here today. The JNU has for decades occupied a place of pride amongst institutions of higher learning, [...]

Mar 30, 2010

Convocation Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the 59th Annual Convocation of the Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Womens University at 1700 hours on 30th March 2010 at Mumbai

Mumbai | March 30, 2010 Gender in National Discourse – The Road Ahead I am happy to participate in today’s ceremony. Convocations are to a[...]

Mar 17, 2010

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the 45th Anniversary Celebration of SAGE Publications on 17th March 2010 at 2000 hours at Diwan i Am, The Taj Mahal Hotel, Mansingh Road, New Delhi

New Delhi | March 17, 2010 I am a book worm, a ketabi, a bibliophile, and would fit any proximate description in the languages of the world. I therefo[...]

Mar 3, 2010

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the National Tourism Awards Presentation Function on 3rd March, 2010 at 1600 hours at Plenary Hall, Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi

New Delhi | March 3, 2010 It gives me great pleasure to be here today and to present the National Tourism Awards intended to honour various stakeholde[...]

Feb 28, 2010

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the function commemorating the 125th year of the birth of Babu Rajendra Prasad and on the occasion of his 47th Death Anniversary at Shri Krishna Memorial Hall, Patna on 28 February 2010

Patna | February 28, 2010 I am happy to participate in today’s function commemorating the 125th year of the birth of one of the greatest sons of Ind[...]

Feb 20, 2010

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the inauguration of the Conference titled An International Dialogue between Islam and Oriental Religions on 20 February 2010 at Ansari Auditorium, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

New Delhi | February 20, 2010 Islam and Oriental Religions Religious discourse is a ponderous subject. I claim no competence in it. Inter-faith dialog[...]