Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur Uni- Versity Convocations

RASHTRASANT TUKDOJI MAHARAJ NAGPUR UNI- VERSITY CONVOCATIONS

Sr. Convo- Date Convocation Address Delivered By No. cation 1. 1st 28th November 1924 Sir Frank Sly, Chancellor of the University 2. 2nd 14th November 1925 Sir Montagu Butler, Chancellor of the University 3. 3rd 8th January 1927 Sir Montagu Butler, Chancellor of the University 4. 4th 2nd December 1927 Mr John Thomas Marten Chancellor of the University (Actg.) 5. 5th 1st December 1928 Sir Chimanlal Setalvad, Vice-Chancellor University of Bombay 6. 6th 11th January 1930 Professor A. C. Woolner, Vice-Chancellor Punjab University 7. 7th 6th December 1930 Rev. Dr. J. F. McFadyan, Vice-Chancellor Nagpur University 8. 8th 9th January 1932 Sir Montagu Butler, Chancellor, Nagpur University 9. 9th 19th November 1932 Dr. S. Radhakrishnan 10. 10th 19th November 1933 Sir C. V. Raman 11. 11 th 1st December 1934 Dr. R. P. Paranjpe, Vice-Chancellor, University of Lucknow 12. 12th 7th December 1935 Dr. M. R. Jayakar 13. 13th 26th September 1936 Sir Hari Singh Gour, Vice-Chancellor, Nagpur University 14. 14th 5th December 1936 Shri Shyama Prasad Mukherji, Vice-Chancellor, University of Calcutta 15. 15th 25th September 1937 Sir Hari Singh Gour, Vice-Chancellor, Nagpur University 16. 16th 11th December 1937 Shri Sachhidananda Sinha, Vice-Chancellor, Patna University 17. 17th 10th December 1938 Dr. C. R. Reddy, Vice-Chancellor, Andhra University 18. 18th 9th December 1939 Dr. (Smt.) Sarojini Naidu 19. 19th 7th December 1940 Sir H. T. Twynam, Chancellor, Nagpur University 20. 20th 29th November 1941 Lt. Col. Dr. T. J. Kedar, Vice-Chancellor, Nagpur University 21. 21st 8th January 1943 The Address of Shri N. R. Sarkar, Member, the Viceroy's Executive Council, was distributed since he was unable to attend the convocation. 22. 22nd 14th August 1943 Sir M. Mirza Ismail 23. 23rd 13th December 1943 Sir Homy P. Mody 24. 24th 25th November 1944 Shri C. Rajgopalchari 25. 25th 30th November 1946 Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel 26. 26th 29th November 1947 Shri Mangaldas Pakvasa 27. 27th 3rd November 1948 Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel 28. 28th 27th January 1949 Dr. Kailash nath Katju 29. 29th 1st January 1950 Shri Jawaharlal Nehru 30. 30th 26th September 1950 Dr. Rajendra Prasad 31. 31st 26th November 1951 Dr. H. C. Mookerjee, Governor of West Bengal

39 32. 32nd 29th December 1952 Dr. Paul H. Applyby, Dean, Graduate School of Citizenship, Syracuse, USA 33. 33rd 29th January 1954 Smt. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit, President, United Nations General Assembly, Ninth Session 34. 34th 10th January 1955 Shri C. Rajagopalachari 35. 35th 19th December 1955 Shri M. C. Setalvad, Attorney General of India 36. 36th 10th April 1956 Dr. B. Pattabhi Sitaramaya, Chancellor of the University 37. 2nd August 1956* Shri Ravi Shankar Shukla, Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh 38. 37th 31st January 1957 Dr. C. D. Deshmukh, Chairman, University Grant Commission 39. 38th 23rd December 1957 Lok Nayak M. S. Aney 40. 39th 20th January 1959 Shri Sri Prakasa, Chancellor of the University. 41. 40th 15th February 1960 Shri Sri Prakasa, Chancellor of the University. 42. 41st 4th February 1961 Dr. K. L. Shrimali, Minister for Education, Government of India 43. 42nd 20th January 1962 Professor D. R. Gadgil , Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission 44. 43rd 2nd February 1963 Smt. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit, Chancellor of the University 45. 44th 1st February 1964 Shri Y. B. Chavan, Minister for Defence, Government of India 46. 45th 13th February 1965 Dr. D. S. Kothari, Chairman, University Grant Commission, New Delhi 47. 46th 5th February 1966 Dr. P. V. Cherian, Chancellor of the University 48. 47th 4th February 1967 Mahamahopadhyaya Datto Waman Potdar 49. 48th 20th January 1968 Dr. Sir M. B. Niyogi, Ex-Vice-Chancellor, Nagpur University 50. 49th 1st February 1969 Padmavibhushan H. V. Pataskar, Vice-Chancellor, University of Poona 51. 50th 18th October 1969 Dr. V. K. Gokak, Vice-Chancellor, Karnatak University 52. 51st 4th April 1970 Dr. Umashankar Joshi, Vice Chancellor, Gujrat Vidyapith 53. 52nd 17th October 1970 Dr. Shivmangalsing Suman, Vice-Chancellor, Vikram University 54. 53rd 20th March 1971 Nawab Ali Yawar Jung, Chancellor of the University. 55. 54th 16th October 1971 Shri Madhukarrao Choudhari, Minister for Education, Maharashtra. 56. 55th 8th April 1972 Dr. V.K.R.V. Rao, Professor Emeritus, University of Delhi. 57. 56th 16th December 1972 Shri Sriman Narayan, Governor of Gujrat. 58. 57th 21st April 1973 Shri Vidya Charan Shukla, Minister of State for Defence Production, Government of India 59. 2nd January 1974* Smt. Indira Gandhi 60. 58th 11th January 1974 Dr. D. G. Moses, Ex-Principal, Hislop College, Nagpur. 61. 59th 4th May 1974 Professor V. V. John, Director, Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla. 62. 60th 16th January 1975 Dr. G. S. Mahajani, Vice-Chancellor, University of Poona. 63. 61st 30th May 1975 Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, Minister for Transportation, Government of India. 64. 62nd 27th December 1975 Shri T. K. Tope, Vice-Chancellor, University of Bombay. 65. 63rd 15th May 1976 Dr. S. N. Sen, Vice-Chancellor, University of Calcutta. 66. 64th 30th November 1976 Dr. Satish Chandra, Chairman, University Grant Commission, New Delhi. 67. 65th 28th May 1977 Dr. Pratap Chandra Chunder, Minister for Education and Social Welfare, Government of India.

40 68. 66th 7th January 1978 Dr. V. M. Dandekar, Director, Gokhale Institute of Economics and Politics, Pune. 69. 67th 17th June 1978 Dr. A. R. Kidwai, Chairman, Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi. 70. 68th 3rd March 1979 Dr. B. R. Bhonsale, Vice-Chancellor, Marathwada University, Aurangabad. 71. 69th 7th June 1980 Dr. M. L. Shahare, Chairman, Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi. 72. 70th 12th March 1981 Air Chief Marshal O. P. Mehra (Retd.), Chancellor of the University. 73. 71st 5th February 1983 Shri V. P. Sathe, Minister, Government of India. 74. 72nd 28th January 1984 Shri N.K.Pl Salve, Minister for Steel and Maining, Government of India. 75. 8th February 1985 Giani Zail Singh, President of India. 76. 73rd 10th September 1985 Dr. V. B. Kolte, Ex-Vice-Chancellor, Nagpur University. 77. 74th 5th July 1986 Shri Shankarrao Chavan, Chief Minister of Maharashtra. 78. 75th 4th January 1988 Dr. Balram Jakhar, Deputy Speeker of Loksabha. 79. 76th 8th December 1989 Dr. K. B. Powar, Vice-Chancellor, Shivaji University, Kolhapur. 80. 77th 15th March 1990 Justice Shri. M. N. Chandurkar, (Retd.) Madras High Court 81. 78th 19th January 1991 Justice Shri Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari 82. 79th 8th August 1992 Shri M. N. Venkatacchalliah, Justice, Supreme Court of India, Delhi 83. 21st March 1992* Shri Sastrosunarto Hartarto, Industrial Minister, Government of Indonesia 84. 80th 4th March 1994 Shri Prabhakarraoji Dharkar, Minister of Higher & Technical Education, Maharashtra. 85. 2nd January 1995* Dr. Gupte, vice-chancellor of Poona University. 86. 81st 9th August 1995 Dr. Ram Takwale, Vice-Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. 87. 82nd 6th February 1996 Prof. Yash Pal, National Research Prof. All India Council For Technical Education, New Delhi. 88. 83rd 30th December 1996 Shri R. A. Mashelkar, director General, CSIR Secretary, Dept. of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi. 89. 84th 29th January 1998 Dr. Y.S.R. Prasad, Chairman & Managing Director NPCIL, Mumbai and Member, Atomic Energy. 90. 85th 14th September 1998 Dr. R. Chindambaram, (Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission & Secretary to the Government of India, Dept. of Atomic Energy. 91. 86th 28th October 1999 Dr. Mrs. Armaity S. Desai, Ex-Chairperson, University Grant Commission, New Delhi. 92. 87th 9th June 2001 Prof. Gnanam, Chairman, National Assessment & Accreditation Council, Bangalore. 93. 88th 28th April 2002 Prin. Shivajirao Bhosale, Former Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Babasahed Ambedkar Marathwada University. 94. 89th 17th January 2003 Dr. Arun Nigvekar, Chairman, University Grant Commission, New Delhi. 95. 90th 11th October 2003 Prof. Ram Takwale, Chairman of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Banglore.

41 96. 91st 29th September 2004 Dr. Vijay Bhatkar, Education to Home Research Laboratory, Pune. 97. 92nd 2nd May 2006 Padmavibhushan Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, Chairman, National Commission on Farmers, Government of India. 98. 93rd 30th April 2007 Prof. Dr. Sukhdev Thorat, Chairman, University Grant Commission, New Delhi. 99. 94th 29th December 2007 Prof. Mool Chand Sharma, Vice-Chairman, University Grant Commission, New Delhi. 100. 95th 19th July 2008 Justice Shri Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari (Retd.), Mumbai High Court. 101. 96th 25th July 2009 Dr. Narendra Jadhav, Member of Planning Commission, Government of India. 102. 97th 5th June 2010 Dr. D. Y. Patil, Governor of Tripura 103. 98th 26th November 2011 Prof. Ved Prakash, Chairman, University Grant Commission, New Delhi. 104. 99th 1st October 2012 Padmavibhushan Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Prof. D.A.E., Homi Bhabha Chair & Member, Atomic Energy Commission.

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