Ratan Tata awarded Honorary Doctor of Literature degree by Sister Nivedita University

CHENNAI: Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata today awarded honorary Doctor of Literature degree to industry doyen Ratan Tata and a host of renowned personalities from diverse walks of life at its inaugural convocation in Kolkata. The honorary D.Litt. has also been conferred upon Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, the sarod maestro. Established in 2017, Sister Nivedita University, a multi-disciplinary university, had His Excellency, Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose, Hon’able Governor, West Bengal as the Chief Guest at the convocation ceremony at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre.

Receiving the honorary Doctor of Literature degree at the convocation ceremony were

  • Shri. Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus Tata Sons & Tata Group
  • Shri Chandra Sekhar Ghosh, MD & CEO, Bandhan Bank
  • Shri Manishankar Mukherjee, Writer, Novelist & Researcher
  • Smt. Sanghamitra Bandopadhyay, Director, Indian Statistical Institute
  • Shri. Martin Kampchen, Eminent Author, Translator, Journalist & Social Worker
  • Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Eminent Sarod Player