By IANS
New Delhi : Former deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha M.M. Jacob and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen would be conferred with honorary doctorates by the North-Eastern Hill University Wednesday.
President Pratibha Patil would present the degrees to them at a special convocation in Shillong.
While Sen is a renowned economist, Jacob has authored several books, besides being the Governor of Meghalaya for over a decade.
Amongst Jacob’s works is “Reflections from Shilong” which has been published in four volumes. He has also been a union minister of state holding portfolios of home, water resources and parliamentary affairs.
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