Author: PTI
Publication: The Times of India
Date: February 4, 2003
URL: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/comp/articleshow?artid=36474030&sType=1
Union Minister for Tourism and Culture
Jagmohan on Tuesday announced that the Centre has launched a scheme of
unearthing lost cities, which once existed along the embankments of Saraswati
River, and left a number of signposts of the Saraswati-Indus civilisation
from Adi Badri near Kurukshetra to Dhola Vira in Gujarat.
Addressing the students of Kurukshetra
University at the 25th convocation here he said that "all these signposts
are intended to be converted into new centres, all over the country, in
which elements of culture, tourism and clean civic life are being synthesised.
Kurukshetra is being given a top position in the list of such centres,
Jagmohan added.
He said, "Believe me, a revolution
is in the making. Kurukshetra would become not only a world class tourism
destination but also a pace-setter for this revolution". Adding that a
new life was being injected in Kurukshetra which would make it a symbol
of a resurgent and reawakened India.
Chancellor of the University, Babu
Parmanand, conferred the honorary degree of Doctorate of Philosophy (honoris
causa) upon Jagmohan in recognition of the exceptionally meritorious services
rendered by him to the nation.
Babu Parmanand also conferred Ph.D
upon 121 students and M.Phil on 47 students in different subjects. Chief
Minister Om Prakash Chautala awarded medals to the outstanding students
of the university.
