T Vengadapathy, a Puducherry-based farmer and a Class 4 dropout, has been conferred with a doctorate of science in view of his contributions in the field of horticulture.

Periyar Maniammai University chancellor K Veeramani, also Dravidar Kazhagam president, conferred the doctorate on Vengadapathy at the 21st convocation in Thanjavur on Friday.

This is the second doctorate for the 66-year-old Padma Shri awardee. The International Tamil University, USA, conferred a doctorate of letters on him in 2013.

The Union government rightly recognized his contributions and conferred the country's fourth highest civilian award -- Padma Shri -- in 2012..............Read More

Source: The Times of India