Dr Ramdas M Pai, chancellor of Manipal university to be honored with Datuk

Updated on Fri, 23 December 2011 at 18:03 IST

Dr Ramdas M Pai to be honored with Datuk, A Malayasian award. He is the second person after Shahrukh Khan to gain the recognition. The award is given to individual who has given good service to Melacca state and to Malaysia.

The recipient of the award is called “Datuk” and his wife “Datin”. Dr Pai was awarded Padma Bhushan this year.


 
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