Director, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Sudeep Gupta, on Friday, urged graduates to build new wealth for the nation by mastering quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and innovative healthcare delivery.

Delivering the 33rd convocation address of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) in Mangaluru, Dr. Gupta said the life expectancy of a person has more than doubled since Independence, to reach 72 years today. India’s GDP and per capita income will quadruple by 2047, he said.

“What institutions like MAHE and Tata Memorial do today will determine what India will be in 2050,” he said.

In the era dominated by technology, Dr. Gupta said medical graduates have to embrace “epistemic humility”, the moral commitment to truth and the courage to admit “I know not” when facing the inherent uncertainties of medicine. He said, true power lies in the ability to connect with patients’ fears and their hopes.

M. Shantharam Shetty, Pro-Chancellor, NITTE (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, called upon the graduates to be responsible citizens of the nation and carry forward the rich legacy of MAHE that they have inherited. 

MAHE Pro-Chancellor H.S. Ballal and Vice-Chancellor Sharath K. Rao also spoke.

A total of 1,258 students graduated in the convocation in undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes. Of them, 576 students attended the convocation on Friday.

The Dr. TMA Pai Gold Medal was conferred on BDS graduate Navallpreet Singh Bhamra from Manipal College of Dental Sciences (MCODS), Manipal campus, as well as BDS graduate Adeeba Ali from MCODS, Mangaluru campus, and MBBS graduate U. Chaitra Shenoy from Kasturba Medical College, Mangaluru, 2021-22 MBBS batch.

MAHE Pro Vice-Chancellor (Technology and Science) Narayana Sabhahit, Registrar P. Giridhar Kini, and Registrar (Evaluation) Vinod V. Thomas also took part in the event.