Spiritual guru Swami Satyamitranand Giri was today conferred with a honorary doctorate by Uttarakhand Sanskrit University in Haridwar.
Governor Krishna Kant Paul, who is the Chancellor of the university, felicitated Giri at Raj Bhawan here.
In his address, Paul praised the 84-year-old spiritual guru for being an "effective exponent" of Indian culture and traditions, acording to a release by Raj Bhawan.
Hailing the ancient language, the Governor said Indian knowledge and philosophy has spread across the world through the medium of Sankrit and its reach should be further expanded by the varsity with the help of technology.
Giri, a Padma Bhushan awardee, eulogized leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Vinoba Bhave, Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad and Ashfaqulla Khan among others in his speech.
