KRISHNA ALLADI AWARDED HONORARY DOCTORATE OF SCIENCE (HONORIS CAUSA) BY SASTRA UNIVERSITY
On September 3, 2022, Krishna Alladi received the following message from SASTRA Dean Swaminathan that he will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate by SASTRA University at their 36th Convocation on September 18, 2022.
Dear Sir, On behalf of the Board of Management, Faculty, Staff and Students of SASTRA, I have the pleasure of informing you that SASTRA will be conferring the Doctor of Sciences (honoris causa) in recognition of your outstanding research, achievements and contributions in the field of mathematics. The Doctor of Sciences (honoris causa) will be presented during the XXXVI Convocation to be held in our Thanjavur campus on September 18, 2022.
We understand that you will be Chennai during this period and we look forward to your kind acceptance to enable us to make necessary arrangements.
With best regards, Swaminathan Dean, Planning & Development Director, Centre for Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials Tissue Engineering & Additive Manufacturing (TEAM) Lab School of Chemical & Biotechnology SASTRA Deemed University Thanjavur 613401 Tamil Nadu, India
Pictures of the SASTRA Honorary Doctorate Ceremony
Krishna and Mathura Alladi next to the Goddess Saraswathi statue at the magnificent Library of SASTRA University, just before the start of the Convocation ceremony.Union Minister for Education Hon’ble Dharmendra Pradhan from New Delhi, as the Chief Guest, delivering the Convocation Address.Krishna Alladi receiving the SASTRA Honorary Doctorate of Science from Union Minister of Education Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan at the Tanjore (Main) Campus of SASTRA University during the 36th Convocation on September 18, 2022.Krishna Alladi receiving the Citation for the SASTRA Honorary Doctorate from Union Minister for Education Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan during the 36th Convocation of SASTRA University on September 18, 2022. Seen in the picture from L to R: Dean S. Swaminathan, Mr. Chamu Sastry (Recipient of the Honorary Doctorate of Letters), Minister of State Mr. Murugan, Chancellor R. Sethuraman, and Vice-Chancellor S. Vaidhyasubramaniam.Krishna Alladi receiving the Citation for the SASTRA Honorary Doctorate from Union Minister for Education Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan during the 36th Convocation of SASTRA University on September 18, 2022. Also seen in the picture are Minister of State Mr. Murugan and SASTRA Chancellor R. Sethuraman.Krishna Alladi giving his acceptance speech after receiving the Honorary Doctorate of Science.In his acceptance speech, Krishna Alladi expressed his gratitude to all those who had encouraged him in his career, and also described how his association with SASTRA University began, and how he got involved with the SASTRA Ramanujan Prize.Dignitaries on the dais and members of the audience listening to Krishna Alladi’s acceptance speech.Mr. Chamu Sastry giving his acceptance speech (in Sanskrit!) after receiving the SASTRA Honarary Doctorate of Letters.Group photograph in the SASTRA Library of the Honorary Doctorate recipients, the Hon’ble Minister of Education, the administrators and some academic staff of SASTRA.
