Latest News from India - M G varsity in Kerala honours CNR Rao, N Ram

divspan class=BodyText readability=13Kottayam : Bharat Ratna awardee and eminent scientist C N R Rao, veteran journalist N Ram, leading painter A Ramachandran and music director late V Dakshinamurthy have been conferred with honorary doctorates by the Mahatma Gandhi University at Kottayam.p While Rao was conferred Dsc, the other three personalities were presented Dlit./pp Presenting the doctorates, Kerala Governor Nikhil Kumar congratulated the university for honouring the fourbr / personalities who had made distinguished contributions to their respective fields./pp For Rao, it was the first public function after he was honoured with the country's highest civilian award./pp In his acceptance speech, Rao asked Indian universities to focus more on research to ensure that thebr / country kept abreast of developments in different fields in other parts of the world./pp Appreciating the university's gesture, Ram said centres of higher learning should increase their attention on media studies, which is in a rapid growth mode./pp He said he considered the honour as recognition to journalism which has played a major role in the history ofbr / India./pp The doctorate posthumously conferred on Dakshinamurthy was received by his widow Kalyani Dakshinamurthy. PTI/p/span/divbrbrcentera href=http://www.wizardrss.comPowered By WizardRSS.com/a | a href=http://www.wizardrss.comFull Text RSS Feed/a | a href=http://www.amazon.com/RFID-Blocking-Cards-Identity-Protector/dp/B00CJHZLEWRFID/a | a href=http://www.wpzonbuilder.comAmazon Affiliate/a/center