GITAM University Hyderabad to honour Pad Man, nuclear scientist

GITAM University Hyderabad will award honorary doctorates to Arunachalam Muruganantham, nuclear scientist Dr B Venkatraman, and R Venkateswara Rao during its 16th convocation. Former NASSCOM President Kiran Karnik will attend as chief guest at the varsity campus in Rudraram on July 19.

Sangareddy: GITAM University Hyderabad will present honorary doctorates to three eminent personalities, including Arunachalam Muruganatham, who is well-known as the Pad Man of India, during the varsity’s 16th convocation ceremony. Arunachalam is known for his exceptional work in developing low-cost sanitary napkin-making machines, which were installed in rural parts of India.

The university will also present an honorary doctorate to well-known nuclear scientist Dr B Venkatraman. He is the former Director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam. The institute will also honour R Venkateswara Rao, founder and chairman of RVR Projects Private Limited, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to India’s infrastructure development.

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Meanwhile, former president of NASSCOM, Kiran Karnik, will attend the convocation as chief guest on July 19 at the varsity campus in Rudraram, Sangareddy district.