Karan Singh awarded D Litt by Kathmandu University

HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times
Kathmandu, November 07, 2011

First Published: 11:58 IST(7/11/2011)

Last Updated: 12:00 IST(7/11/2011)

Distinguished author and statesman Dr Karan Singh was conferred honorary Doctor of Letters (D Litt) degree by Kathmandu University on Sunday.

Singh was presented the degree by Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, at the university’s 17th convocation ceremony.The President of Indian Council for Cultural Relations, who was chief guest at the function, is the first foreigner to receive such an honour by Kathmandu University

“Dr Singh is an eminent scholar and we had been planning to invite him here. But it got delayed due to the political problems in Nepal,” said Mahesh Banskota, Dean (School of Arts), Kathmandu University.

In his speech, Dr Singh remembered his wife Yasho Raj Laxmi, who belonged to Kathmandu. He mentioned how he got yash (fame), raj (power) and lakshmi (money) after marrying her.

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Karan Singh awarded D Litt by Nepal varsityKATHMANDU: Karan Singh, an eminent scholar and a Congress leader, was conferred honorary D Litt by Kathmandu University on Sunday. He was presented the degree by Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, who is an ex-officio chancellor of the university. The first recipient of the honorary D Litt degree from the university, Singh was the chief guest and delivered the 17th convocation speech on the occasion. In his speech, he remembered his wife Yasho Raj Laxmi, who belonged to Kathmandu. She died two years ago.

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Karan Singh conferred with DLit by Kathmandu UniversityPTI | 07:11 PM,Nov 06,2011From Shirish B Pradhan Kathmandu, Nov 6 (PTI) Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Dr Karan Singh was today conferred with Doctor of Literature (DLit) by Kathmandu University. Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai conferred the title on Singh during the convocation function of the university at Dhulikhel, 60 km east of capital. On the occasion, a total of 848 students of Kathmandu University (KU) received their graduation certificates at the convocation. Prime Minister and Chancellor of the university Dr Bhattarai felicitated the students and asked them to use their skills and knowledge. Singh in his brief remark said that this is an era of science and technology and asked all the students to use their talents in an effective way so that the country would benefit. Singh, who is also the President of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), had visited Nepal as the Special Envoy of the Indian Prime Minister in April 2006, when the People's Movement was reaching the climax. He is also attributed to have played some role in peaceful power transfer from then absolute monarch Gyanendra to the political parties of Nepal at that time.

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Kathmandu, NOV 06 - Expressing his deep concern over the increasing trend of brain drain, Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has urged all the Nepali people to stay and work in Nepal.

Addressing the 17th Convocation of the Kathmandu University in Dhulikhel, Kavre district on Sunday, the prime minister said the responsibility to take the nation from dependency to self-reliance has come upon the shoulder of fresh graduates.  

Saying that the peace process has arrived at its final phase, PM Bhattarai urged the students not to leave the country in search of jobs as the country would be in need of skilled manpower after the peace.

“I request you to stay and work in Nepal,” said PM Bhattarai, calling upon the students. “The government is ready to create a favourable environment for that.”

He expressed his worry about the classification of education and admitted the difficulty in making the same education to everyone.

“I am ready to pay any price to establish an equal education system throughout the nation,” he further said.

Altogether 848 students felicitated at the convocation ceremony.

Meanwhile, former Central Minister of India, Dr. Karan Singh, was conferred an honorary doctorate degree by the university.

Singh is the second person and first non-Nepali to receive the honorary degree from the university.