Presidency University Chancellor Nissar Ahmed to be awarded D.Lit by Bengaluru City University
Bengaluru: Nissar Ahmed, Chancellor of Presidency University and Co-founder and Chairman of the Presidency Group of Institutions (PGI Group), will be awarded an honorary doctorate during the 2nd annual convocation of Bengaluru City University, said Vice-chancellor Lingaraja Gandhi.
The Doctor of Letters (D.Lit) degree will be conferred on Nissar Ahmed, who is a native of Mangaluru, during the convocation ceremony to be held at the ‘Jnana Jyoti’ auditorium of the University on Monday, July 10. Governor of Karnataka and Chancellor of the Bengaluru City University Thawar Chand Gehlot will preside over the program. Renowned cardiologist and director of the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research Dr CN Manjunath will be the chief guest and deliver the convocational address.
Minister for Higher Education and Pro-chancellor of the University Dr. MC Sudhakar will be present at the event.
Nissar Ahmed is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who has contributed greatly as an educationist. He began his journey in the field in 1976, co-founding the PGI Group with his late uncle Abdul Hameed. The untimely demise of his uncle, however, forced Nissar Ahmed to take charge of the Institute single-handedly, at the age of 24 years. Since then till now, the PGI Group has grown from having a single school to owning seven schools, a college as well as a university with over 16,000 students. Also, since its inception, the PGI Group has been contributing greatly to the holistic development of education provided in the state.
The schools of the PGI Group are situated in Bengaluru and Mangaluru, and offer education under both ICSE and CBSE syllabus. The two PU colleges are at Hebbal and JP Nagar in Bengaluru. The Presidency College, which is affiliated to the Bengaluru University, offers undergraduate and post-graduate courses.
As a philanthropist, Nissar Ahmed has contributed to institutional social responsibility by taking welfare measures through the Presidency Foundation, including the NSS Cell and the Rotary Club. He undertook several public development works and organized charitable programs and health camps at villages near Bengaluru. Nissar Ahmed also helped the people greatly through his financial contributions during the pandemic.
He has been honoured with several awards and also titles so far, in recognition of his contribution to the field of education. His name was listed among the 50 leading ‘Edupreneurs’ in India by Education World – 2013; the PGI Group was bestowed with the title of ‘Most Promising Education Institute 2013-2014’ by Lord Swaraj Paul, Member of House of Lords, UK Parliament, in 2014; Nissar Ahmed was recognized as ‘The Doyen - Guardian of Knowledge’ for his exemplary contribution to education in Karnataka by the Hindu Group in 2017; he was also the recipient of the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award in Education Leadership’ by Education World Magazine in 2019.
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Taj Mahal top earning ASI monument through ticket sales from FY19-20 to FY23-24: Govt
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI): The iconic Taj Mahal in Agra earned the "highest income" through the sale of tickets among the ASI-protected monuments from FY19-20 to FY23-24, according to data shared by the government.
Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat shared the data in a written response to a query in Rajya Sabha.
He was asked the amount that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has received from selling entry tickets to various monuments in the last five years, year-wise and monument-wise; and the monuments that have received the highest income through selling entry tickets in the last five years.
In his response, the minister shared the data in a tabular form for cycles of financial years ranging from FY19-20 to FY23-24.
According to the data, Taj Mahal earned the top slot for all five years.
The Mughal-era architectural wonder was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jehan in the 17th century and it is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
In FY19-20, the Agra Fort in Agra and Qutub Minar in Delhi were in the second and third positions.
In FY20-21, the Group of Monuments Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu and Sun Temple, Konark were in the second and third positions. In FY23-24, Qutub Minar and Red Fort of Delhi were in the second and third positions.
