BHUBANESWAR: Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), deemed to be a university, conducted its second annual convocation ceremony here on Monday. It conferred honoris causa degrees of D Litt upon four eminent personalities.
Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche, master of Tibetan Buddhism and spiritual director of the Ripa International Centre, in his convocation address urged the students to carry a sense of gratitude for the rest of their lives as so many people have contributed to their success. The real meaning of education is to help others, he added.
“From ecology to economy, real life is challenging and one can succeed only by accepting diversity. Warm-heartedness is the key to solving most of the problems the world is facing today,” said Rinpoche while advising students to contribute to the overall good of humanity.
The institution conferred honoris causa degrees of D Litt upon Rajiv Kumar, chancellor of Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, Pavan Sukhdev, UNEP Goodwill Ambassador, Ricky G Kej, music composer and two times Grammy Award winner and Erik Solheim, president of Green Belt and Road Institute.
Kej said the planet is facing a serious environmental crisis and the only way to make a difference is to change ourselves. Solheim said the world is facing a triple crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.
KIIT and KISS founder Achyuta Samanta said KISS has indirectly impacted over a million tribal children and youth, which is a milestone in the history of tribal empowerment. It has now grown to become the world’s largest tribal residential institution, he added.
Three research scholars received PhD degrees at the convocation ceremony. Two students won the Founder’s Gold Medal for securing the highest CGPA in the whole university across all PG programmes. Similarly, 14 students were awarded the Chancellor’s Gold Medal, while another 14 students got the vice-chancellor’s Silver Medal for their outstanding academic performance.
Among others, KISS chancellor Satya S Tripathi, vice-chancellor Deepak Kumar Behera, registrar Prashanta Kumar Routray also spoke in the event. KISS was founded in 1992-93. It was declared a deemed-to-be-university in 2017, becoming the world’s first university exclusively for tribals.
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