Union Information and Broadcasting Minister, Prakash Javadekar today unveiled e-version of the book ‘Connecting, Communicating, Changing’ the Vice President of India’s three years in office. The e-book was launched along with its print coffee table version which was released by Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh.
Prakash Javadekar on the book release said: “the book was about Connecting with people via Communication and for Changing India and this 3rd edition of the book was a treasure trove for students who want to follow the speeches of the Vice President”. He added that the speeches are replete with thoughts and emotion, and there is a unique flow of language.
The book which runs into over 250 pages, and has been brought out by Publications Division, captures through words and pictures the various activities of the Vice President, including his travels in India and abroad. It provides a glimpse of his interactions with farmers, scientists, doctors, youth, administrators, industry leaders and artists, among others. The book also covers events relating to the Vice President’s foreign visits, his interactions with the world leaders and his addresses to the Indian diaspora in different countries.
Rajnath Singh said “oratory is an art, and the Vice President speaks from his heart, and his speeches are a reflection of his thoughts and emotions, a good book is the greatest gift a generation can give to another and readers will keep revisiting this book, he added. He also thanked the Ministry of I&B for bringing out this compilation which was aptly named as the Vice President has consistently treaded the path of 3-C’s Connecting, Communicating and Changing”.
The Vice President while address the occasion said the publication primarily defines the contours of his missions and the outcomes. “The last one year had been a hectic public engagement followed by corona-induced uneasy slowdown and that the first phase was marked by about 20 public engagements per month with his addressing 14 convocations and spoke at about 70 public events”, he added. He primarily spoke with farmers, youth, scientists, administrators, industry captains, doctors and Indian diaspora.
Amit Khare, Secretary, Ministry of I&B while presenting the vote of thanks said the book would inspire all sections of society. He said, “Publications Division is making strenuous efforts to record all speeches of the President, the Vice President and the Prime Minister, every year, and make them available to future generations, both through an online and offline medium”.
(Source: PIB)
