Ahmedabad: Technology has brought us so close to each other that it has resulted in us turning into clones of each other, said Pankaj Chandra, vice-chancellor of Ahmedabad University. The former director of the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore, said this in his address at the 67th convocation of Gujarat Vidyapith on October 18 where he was the chief guest.
Talking about the three transformations that have influenced our living, thinking, and working, he said, “First transformation is about technology, second is urbanization – job and climate change and third is about democracy.”
Technology, he said, has brought us so close that we have turned into clones of each other. “More than half of our population lives in cities. Due to technology, a lot of facilities are available in villages today but the right opportunities to work, a clean environment and basic amenities are still missing from our villages,” said Chandra.
To protect democracy, we must also protect the views of people with whom we do not agree, according to Chandra.
At the convocation ceremony held on the university campus, medals and rewards were handed over to students. A total of 126 medals including 62 for the year 2019-’20 and 64 for the year 2020-’21 were handed over, while 1,665 degrees were awarded.