Hyderabad: India will become number one: Former CM Chandrababu Naidu at GITAM’s KSPP Graduation Ceremony
The Kautilya School of Public Policy celebrated its 1st Graduation Ceremony on Sunday, the 24th of May 2023 in Shivaji Auditorium of GITAM Deemed to be University, Hyderabad campus. The celebrations started with the academic procession.
The Chief Guest Shri Nara Chandrababu Naidu in his address said that ‘anything you want to achieve, you can achieve. Visualize, have a plan, and very clearly you have to execute it. You are going to work. Indians are going to become great all over the world. Some of you may or may not agree India will become number one or two by 2047’ Shri Nara Chandrababu Naidu, Former Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh and President, Telugudesam Party.

‘In my vision 2047 Corporate Governance, Indians will dominate, public governance, Indians should dominate. If you see Brittan Prime Minister, that is the strength of Indians. As of today, more than 50 percent are living in USA or Europe. In the future, this is going to shift towards India. 2004-05 14 percent, now it is 31 percent by 2030- 60 percent should become a middle-income group. It is a huge opportunity for the youngsters to create public policy’ he said.
‘One USP is technology. Nobody can beat India. India is very strong and demographic advantage. If you give proper education and skill, you can do wonders. 2.5 billion people are migrating to different parts of the world. India is capable of supplying work force to the world. Up to 2047 India is going to have this advantage. India goes further in policy of population management. Population also can manage. Nobody in the world is able to compete with us. Future is for India’ the former CM told.

‘If we are growing now 8 to 9 times for the last 25 years average. If you grow same rate as on today we are the fifth largest economy in the world. One is China, USA, Japan and Germany. Same rate if we grow, we will be the third economy another 25 years of time. If we grow 11 to 12 times you can cross America. If you grow 15 to 16 times, you can cross China. Can we aim No.1 economy by 2047. Yes, it is possible, because of youngsters like you. Has to dream it, and you have to work forward to achieve this. It is possible as an organization’ Chandrababu explained.
Former CM father encouraged the budding policy makers that ‘how they are going to position themselves, how they are going to build their career towards talent. How they are going to build their career, it is in their hands’.
The Chancellor Prof. Virander Singh Chauhan declared the graduation day open.
The education system should not be based on the marks scored by the student it should be Innovation and Employment as well as Entrepreneurship oriented.

GITAM President M.Sri Bharat in his presidential address congratulated the graduands.
Prof. Dayananda Siddavattam, Vice-Chancellor, GITAM invoked the Pledge by students, which was led by a student Sanyogita Dilip Satpute.
Prof. Jayasankar E.Variyar, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Academics, GITAM announced the names who received the degree and certificates from the Chief Guest. While, the Registrar D.Gunasekaran presented the signing of degree records to the Chancellor.
In this ceremony, 44 students received their degrees.
Parents expressed joyful gratitude to the faculty and the management in molding their wards as professionals in the course of study in our Institution.

One of the KSPP student Waseem Ahmed gave the graduation speech, and it was followed by the Dean Syed Akbaruddin message. Prateek Kanwal, Co-Founder, KSPP delivered the vote of thanks and the function ended with the national anthem.