Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters during the 36th convocation of Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology in Uttarakhand's Pantnagar. In the ceremony, Uttarakhand Governor and chancellor of state's GB Pant University Lt Gen Gurmeet Singh also awarded degrees to 1,172 students, praising the university's legacy. Speaking after being honoured …
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee was conferred honorary degree of Doctor of Literature by the St Xavier’s University in Kolkata on Monday. Banerjee proposed a chair in the honour of St Mother Teresa at the university. “I propose from the state government a chair in the honour of St Mother Teresa at the university,” Banerjee said. As the people …
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Renowned education reformist and engineer Sonam Wangchuk whose life we glimpsed in 3 Idiots’ is spearheading the I Live Simply Movement launched by Himalayan Institute of Alternatives Ladakh in special partnership with United Nations Environment Programme, India. The sustainability movement to address climate change was officially launched in the presence of eminent dignitaries from the United Nations along with those …
Sonam Wangchuk, the Ladakh-based engineer whose life inspired a character in Bollywood blockbuster '3 Idiots', has been awarded an honorary DLitt degree by a university in Maharashtra. 'I have not done anything big or special': Wangchuk After accepting the degree, Wangchuk, the real-life 'Phunsukh Wangdu' of the Aamir Khan-starrer film, said he has not done anything big or special. Read: …
