Text Speeches

Sep 20, 2008

Convocation Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the 18th Convocation of The Tamil Nadu Dr. M. G. R. Medical University, Chennai on 20th September 2008 at 1600 hours.

Chennai | September 20, 2008 I am happy to be in the historic city of Chennai. It is a privilege for me to be invited to address the 18th Convocation [...]

Sep 17, 2008

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India, at the Conference of Governors held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi on 17 September, 2008

New Delhi | September 17, 2008 The past two days have been highly educative and I would therefore like to join others in thanking Rashtrapati ji for t[...]

Sep 15, 2008

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the 4th North East Business Summit at Guwahati on 15th September, 2008 at 1000 hours.

Guwahati | September 15, 2008 This is a conference with a difference and I am delighted to be present here to inaugurate the 4th North East Business S[...]

Aug 26, 2008

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the Graduation Function of BARC Training School, Trombay on 26 August 2009 at 1500 hrs

Trombay, Mumbai | August 26, 2009 I am glad to be here today at the Graduation Function of the BARC Training School. Yours is a unique training facili[...]

Aug 25, 2008

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the Book Release Function of the book titled Feroze Gandhi authored by Shri Shashi Bhushan, at 1700 hours on 25th August 2008

New Delhi | August 25, 2008 Lifting the veil from the conditions of the past is the purpose of the historian. This, as the historian Ibn Khaldun said,[...]

Aug 11, 2008

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the First Professor Hiren Mukherji Memorial Lecture at the Central Hall, Parliament House on 11th August 2008 at 1800 hours.

New Delhi | August 11, 2008 This audience, and a larger number beyond this august hall, cannot but thank the Hon’ble Speaker of the Lok Sabha for ta[...]

Aug 9, 2008

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the Book Release Function of the book titled West Asia and the Region Defining Indias Role edited by Amb. R.M. Abhyankar at 1730 hours on 8 August 2008

New Delhi | August 8, 2008 I acquired a new vocation last year – of chairing book release functions, even being a guest in my own house on these occ[...]

Jul 28, 2008

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at Fifth Krishan Kant Memorial Lecture at Speakers Hall, Constitution Club, Rafi Marg, New Delhi on 28th July 2008 at 1730 hours.

New Delhi | July 28, 2008 I deem it a privilege to be invited to deliver the fifth Krishan Kant Memorial Lecture. There are many ways of recalling the[...]

Jul 25, 2008

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the Book Release Function of the book titled Potential and Existing Ramsar Sites in India authored by Mr. M. Zafar-ul Islam and Mr. Asad R. Rahmani at 1700 hours on 25 July 2008

New Delhi | July 25, 2008 The book was an occasion for me to remember my visit to the beautiful coastal city of Ramsar by the Caspian Sea when I was A[...]

Jul 11, 2008

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India, at the function to confer the Udayan Memorial Journalism Awards 2007 on July 11, 2008 at 1600 hrs. at Teen Murti Bhawan Auditorium, New Delhi.

New Delhi | July 11, 2008 It is an honour to be present here today to confer the Udayan Memorial Journalism Awards for the year 2007. The late Shri Ud[...]