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2020-01-31 National

5925.

Who has been conferred the honorary Doctor of Letters Award by Calcutta University?

Rohini Pande

Sendhil Mullainathan

Michael Kremer

Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee

Answer: Option

Explanation:

Nobel laureate Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee conferred the honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) by his alma mater Calcutta University at its annual conference in Kolkata. The acclaimed economist, who was bestowed the D Litt (honoris causa) by CU Vice-chancellor Sonali Chakraborty Banerjee.