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Former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman awarded honorary doctorate

Updated on: 05 February,2015 10:49 AM IST  | 
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Former cricketer V.V.S. Laxman was awarded an honorary doctorate at the seventh convocation ceremony of TERI University here Wednesday

Former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman awarded honorary doctorate

VVS Laxman

New Delhi: Former cricketer V.V.S. Laxman was awarded an honorary doctorate at the seventh convocation ceremony of TERI University here Wednesday.


Three others also received the honour -- former president of East Timor José Manuel Ramos-Horta, Unilever CEO Paul Polman, and Hitachi chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi.


VVS Laxman
VVS Laxman. Pic/ Bipin Kokate


Accepting the doctorate, Laxman said: “I am happy because I wanted to become a doctor but realised my dream to play for the country. This is the right time for the youth to realise their personal aspirations and bring glory to the nation.”

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