Manohar Parrikar School of Law & Public Policy in collaboration with 1 Goa Naval Unit NCC, 1 Goa Girls BN NCC UNIT and 1 GOA Boys BN NCC UNIT organized a Formal inaugural of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chair and session on India in a Contemporary world on 15th February 2023. The Resource Person for the event was Prof. Shrikant Paranjpe, Defense and Strategic Studies, University of Pune. 20 NCC Navy cadets and 1 Army Cadet from the College attended the event at Raj Bhavan.
The Chief Guest for the function was the Governor of Goa Shri P.S. Sreedharan Pillai. The function started with the National Anthem followed by the welcome address by the Vice-Chancellor Prof. Harilal B. Menon. The Dean of Manohar Parrikar School of Law & Public Policy, Prof. Shaila D’Souza gave the overview of the two-day programme.
The Governor in his speech urged the cadets to be responsible citizens and follow the ideology given by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Prof. Shrikant Paranjpe in his session highlighted the importance of defense education in education system. He also focused on the need to strengthen the defense system in our country.
After the session, awards were given to ANOs, CTOs and meritorious cadets from all over Goa. From Shree Damodar College, Ms. Pretty Pereira, CTO of 1 Goa Naval Unit and Cadet Sumayya Ramdurg received awards.
The inaugural function was attended by the Governor of Goa, Vice-Chancellor of Goa University Prof. Harilal B. Menon, Registrar of Goa University V.S Nadkarni, Deans of various Schools of Goa University, Principals of affiliated colleges, COs of 1 Goa Naval Unit NCC, 1 Goa Girls BN NCC UNIT and 1 GOA Boys BN NCC Unit, ANOs and 450 cadets .
