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University D.Litt. degree for three

Thiruvananthapuram: Filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan, actor Mammootty and Mridangam maestro Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman will be conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) of the University of Kerala at a special convocation here on Monday. Governor R.S. Gavai, who is also the Chancellor of the university, will present the degree at a function scheduled to be held at the University Senate Hall here. Mr. Gopalakrishnan is the first film director to be honoured with a D.Litt. by the University of Kerala. Mr. Mammootty is being given the degree for his histrionic talents that have earned him fame at the national level. Mr. Sivaraman is the fourth person from the music fraternity to be presented with a D.Litt., after Muthayya Bhagavathar, Semmangudi Sreenivasa Iyer and K.J. Yesudas. The ceremony The convocation will be preceded by a special meeting of the University Senate. Vice-Chancellor A. Jayakrishnan will move a resolution seeking approval for the decision to award the degree to the three personalities. As soon as the resolution is approved, the Senate members will move towards the Senate Hall in two lines. Education Minister M.A. Baby who is also the Pro-Chancellor of the University will arrive at the venue, followed by the Governor. After this, the Chancellor, the Pro-Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, the University Registrar and the recipients will don academic robes for the function. Another highlight of the ceremony is the academic procession headed by the Registrar and followed by members of the Senate and Syndicate and the Deans of various faculties. The audience will stand up as the procession enters the hall on its way to the dais. The last special convocation was organised by the University on June 21, 2008, when Supreme Court Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan was presented with a Doctor of Law degree, the 25th honorary degree awarded by the university. The university has not been organising convocation ceremonies since 1971 except to award special degrees like D.Litt. and D.Sc. The special convocation is being organised under Statute One of the University Act 1977.

                                                                                                               
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