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Bengal governor welcomes Calcutta University's decision to confer Hony. D.Litt. on the Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee

Kolkata, Jan 24 (UNI) West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar, also the chancellor of state universities, has welcomed Calcutta University's decision decision to confer the honorary
D Litt (honoris causa) on Nobel laureate Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee at its annual convocation which will be held on January 28.
"Calcutta University's decision to confer Hony D.Litt on Dr Abhijit Banerjee has been acclaimed all around. By any standards he is eminently deserving of it. January 28, the day of conferment of this honor on him would indeed be a joyous, satisfying moment for all in the State and we need to live up to our high cultural traditions," said a statement issued by Raj Bhavan.
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