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Thursday, 11 July 2019

9th ANNUAL DR. N SRIDHAR SHETTY ENDOWMENT LECTURE - ABSMIDS

The 9th annual Dr N Sridhar Shetty Endowment Lecture was organized by Nitte Deemed to be University and AB Shetty Old students Association (ABSOSA) on 9th July 2019 at  9.30 am in the presence of Hon’ble Chancellor, Sri N Vinaya Hegde of Nitte DU. Prof Dr. U S Krishna Nayak, Principal & Dean in his welcome address highlighted the contribution of Prof Dr. N Sridhar Shetty in building the AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences into an internationally reputed dental institute.

Prof Dr Subhas Babu, Co-ordinator of Dr N Sridhar Shetty Endowment Committee introduced the Chief Guest and gave an insight into the achievements of Prof Dr R Venkata Rao, Vice Chancellor, National Law School, Bengaluru.

“Before seeking peace we need to cultivate justice”, said Prof Dr R Venkata Rao in his endowment lecture at the Institute. He stated that Education is formation, more than Information. Prof. Rao stated that young teachers have a great role to play in nation building and transforming India in the future. He said that academic excellence without human excellence is disastrous to society. Further, integrity is very important in life and it is nothing but doing the right thing when no one is watching you.

In the Endowment address, Prof Venkata Rao emphasised that a functioning brain needs support of functioning heart and said that ethics is important in every walk of life. Sri N Vinaya Hegde, Chancellor in his presidential address acknowledged the role of Prof Dr N Sridhar Shetty in shaping ABSMIDS to an institute of international repute and the role of alumni as brand ambassadors of the college. Prof Dr M Shantharam Shetty, Pro-Chancellor, Nitte DU; Prof Dr B Satheesh Kumar Bhandary, Vice Chancellor; Prof Dr M S Moodithaya, Pro-Vice Chancellor  were present on this occasion.

Prof Dr Amarshree Shetty, Chairperson of Endowment Committee proposed the vote of thanks and expressed the importance of the Endowment lecture and showered accolades on Dr N Sridhar Shetty. Dr Delisha, PG student, Dept of Pedodontics compered the program. The past Chairpersons of Old Students Association, Dr Shubhan Alva, Dr Nithesh Shetty, Dr Shishir Shetty were present. Nearly 350 participants including alumni and Heads of Institutions, Heads of various Medical and Dental departments, Staff, Post graduates and Interns attended this highly informative lecture.




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