what is the extension on bimal through out the world & within the india?
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Bimal Jalan: India and Globalisation
Speech by Dr Bimal Jalan, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, at the Thirty Sixth Convocation
Address of the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, 15 January 2002.
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This is a truly momentous occasion in the life of this Institute, its students, its teachers, and its friends.
Let me begin by conveying my heartiest congratulations to the students who are receiving their
degrees today. For all of them, it is a culmination of years of hard work, and a recognition of their high
academic merit.
All the teachers of this great Institute, who have put in so much time and effort to make this day
possible, also deserve our gratitude.
I would like to specially welcome the parents of the students, who are present at this Convocation.
Without some sacrifice and a good deal of support, successful completion of higher studies by young
men and women, who are here today, would not have been possible.
I am personally grateful to the President of the Indian Statistical Institute, Prof. M.G.K.Menon and
Director, Prof. K.B.Sinha, for inviting me to be a part of this occasion. A scientist, a scholar and a
public figure, Prof. Menon has led this Institute with great distinction. He has been a source of
inspiration for all those connected with ISI and its teachers and students. It is a particular privilege and
honour to deliver this address in his esteemed presence.
On this important occasion, I would also like to pay homage to the memory of Professor
P.C.Mahalanobis, founder of the ISI and the builder of the modern statistical system in India. His
technical contribution to the development of statistics as a science are fundamental and well known all
over the world. What was even more remarkable, in a developing country context, was his desire to
use statistical methods including sample surveys to understand and solve the problems of an
underdeveloped economy, including low productivity agriculture.
The high quality, the depth, and the breadth of research and teaching in statistics and other inter-
related subjects at this Institute are tributes to the vision of Prof. Mahalanobis and his confidence in
our country’s future.