Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences of Shivamogga will hold its eighth convocation at the university campus at Iruvakki in Sagar taluk on July 21. Rajya Sabha member and Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala D. Veerendra Heggade has been invited to deliver the convocation address. Governor and chancellor of the university Thaawarchand Gehlot will preside over the occasion.
R.C. Jagadeesha, Vice-Chancellor of the university, in a press conference in Shivamogga on Tuesday, said the university invited Mr. Heggade to deliver the convocation.
When asked why a religious personality had been invited to deliver the address, the Vice-Chancellor maintained that Mr. Heggade’s contributions to agriculture and rural development had been significant. “We have not invited him considering a religious personality, but his contributions to agriculture. Through his organisations, he has been working towards rural development. His address will inspire people,” he said. Minister for Agriculture N. Cheluvarayaswamy will take part in the convocation as chief guest.
