Gist of Chief Guest’s speech
Dr Shekhar C Mande, Director General of Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR), India, Secretary DSIR
“It is undoubtedly one of the defining features
of everyone’s life to receive degree on a day
like this. And, that too from an institute like
Manipal Academy of Higher Education,”
said Dr Shekhar C Mande, Secretary, DSIR
and Director General Council of Scientific
and Industrial Research New Delhi to the
graduating students of the University on the
second day of the 27th convocation at KMC
Greens here.
“Education is not the amount of information
that is put into your brain and remain there
undigested all your life. Education is something
else. Until now, you have been guided by
your parents, you have been mentored by
your teachers, but from today on you will
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chart your life with your own thoughts and
actions. You will be guided with everything
you received here in MAHE. And therefore,
you are entering the real world from today.”
“Science and technology have shaped the
country since independence, and today
the country is attempting to embrace
globalization. Many of you must have heard
the buzz words we get to hear everywhere
– things like big data, machine learning,
artificial intelligence, etc. I am reminded
about a quote when we talk of big data. It
goes, ‘all the data is not information; all the
information is not knowledge and all the
knowledge is not wisdom.’”