Pankaj BhaartiyaBilaspur, Oct. 6 -- President Droupadi Murmu urged the first graduating batch of AIIMS Bilaspur to view medicine not merely as a profession or means of livelihood, but as a noble medium of compassion, sensitivity and selfless service to society.
Addressing the convocation ceremony, President Murmu began by paying obeisance to Mata Shri Naina Devi and acknowledging the sacred soil and rich historical legacy of Bilaspur.
The President felicitated five gold medalist students and distributed degrees to the others. A group photograph was also taken prior to the proceedings.
At the ceremony, the doctors received their degrees while dressed in kurta-pyjamas and caps; this attire had been prescribed by the AIIMS administration fo...