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The digital address scheduled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the event of University of Mysore’s one centesimal convocation on Monday brings underneath focus the address delivered by India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru at particular convocation of the college held on December 28, 1948.
According to information obtainable with the college, Nehru addressed the particular convocation at the Crawford Hall, the place an honorary diploma of Doctor of Science was conferred on him by the then “Maharaja of Mysore” Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, the Chancellor.
“It was Nehru’s first doctorate,” based on a espresso desk e-book “One Hundred Years University of Mysore 1916-2016” introduced out on the event of the college’s centenary celebrations. But, Nehru’s address on the event is untraceable in information of the college.
Visiting Professor, Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies, University of Mysore, C. Naganna, who retired as Director of Prasaranga, the publication directorate of the University, instructed Puucho News that the Prasaranga has introduced out two volumes of the college’s convocation addresses. But, Mr. Nehru’s address has remained conspicuous by its absence.
The college, based in 1916, had its first convocation on October 19, 1918, which was addressed by Ashuthosh Mukherjee. The first quantity comprises addresses delivered throughout varied convocations ranging from the primary one in 1918 to 1995, although a couple of addresses are lacking as a result of non-availability of knowledge.
“The convocations addresses delivered after the one by Rajadharmapravina Diwan Bahadur K.S. Chandrasekara Iyer in 1944 till the one delivered by Syama Prasad Mukherjee in 1949 are missing,” Prof. Naganna stated. The second quantity of convocation addresses has been up to date until the 2014 convocation address.
N. Niranjan Nikam, who was one of many editorial advisers for the espresso desk e-book, stated the college couldn’t maintain its annual convocation throughout 1947, the yr in which India attained Independence, and the levels have been conferred to the scholars in absentia.
But throughout 1948, two convocations have been held. While one was the common convocation held on October 25, 1948, addressed by the then Dewan of Mysore Sir M. Visveswaraya, and the second was the particular convocation held on December 28, 1948, to confer the honorary doctorate to the then Prime Minister.
Prof. Naganna stated the doctorate given to Mr. Nehru was the first-ever doctorate given to the late former Prime Minister from any college. No critical makes an attempt had been made to date to safe Mr. Nehru’s address on the event.
“It is very unfortunate,” he stated earlier than including that efforts will likely be made to hint the address in different archives of Mr. Nehru.
“We will try to trace the address and update it in the next volume of the convocation addresses,” Prof. Naganna added.
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