 Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 24: Two leading Indian universities conferred an honorary doctorate upon Soka Gakkai International President Daisaku Ikeda on successive days this week in recognition of his profound contribution to the progress of human society and academic research.
On Friday, President Ikeda was conferred an honorary doctorate by the Xavier School of Sustainability, Bhubaneshwar at the 5th Annual Sustainability Summit. The Doctoral Ceremony presentation was conducted by Fr. Antony R. Uvari, Vice Chancellor, and Fr. Augustine, Registrar at the Xavier School of Sustainability.
On Thursday, Jaipur National University (ranked 19th amongst the country's private universities) conferred an honorary doctorate upon President Ikeda, at New Delhi's Dr. Ambedkar International Centre.
Dr. Ikeda is a rare personality to have received 393 honorary doctorates from across the globe, of which 18 are from India. At both Delhi and at Bhubaneshwar, Hiromasa Ikeda, Senior Vice President of Soka Gakkai, received the honorary doctorate on behalf of Daisaku Ikeda. |
