Renowned film director, actor and poet B. Narsingha Rao has received a rare honour. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Universal University in Hyderabad has conferred him with an honorary doctorate. He received this honorary degree from Governor Shiva Pratap Shukla at the 27th convocation held grandly at the university premises in Jubilee Hills on Wednesday.

Narsingha Rao is well-known as the director of the film 'Maa Bhoomi', which brought special recognition to Telangana cinema at the international level. Speaking on the occasion, the Governor praised Narsingha Rao as a distinguished creative person who has showcased Telangana culture and social reality on the silver screen and has been praised on national and international platforms.

The Governor, who was the chief guest at the event, presented degree, PG, M.Phil and PhD degrees, as well as gold medals and certificates of appreciation to the students. He called for using modern technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning for the welfare and reconstruction of society, not for destructive actions. He suggested that higher educational institutions should focus more on skill development and digital education.

As part of this convocation, a total of 23 research students were awarded PhD degrees and one was awarded M.Phil degree. Also, 38 students who showed outstanding performance in various UG and PG courses were awarded gold medals.