India, Aug. 12 -- Former Vice President Addresses Second Convocation of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham's Amaravati Campus; 319 Students Graduate

Nara Lokesh, Andhra Pradesh Minister for Education, Information Technology, Electronics and Communications, and Real Time Governance, attended as the Guest of Honour.

Former Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu called upon graduates to combine academic knowledge with character, discipline and service to the nation. Delivering the Convocation Address, he said, "Education must be treated as a mission. Academic knowledge should be accompanied by samskara-values, ethics, discipline and respect for one's culture. Young people may go abroad to learn and earn, but they must return and serve the motherl...