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A R Rahman conferred upon honorary doctorate.


Byline: ANI

Aligarh, June 7(ANI): Oscar winning music composer A.R.Rahman was conferred upon an honorary doctorate by Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh Muslim University was established by the Indian Muslims and the Act of Indian Parliament made it University. It is located in the city of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.  in recognition of his contribution to the field of music and art.

Rahman, who has given music to several Indian films, international cinema and theatre, was honoured along with prominent Urdu scholar Gopi Chand Narang This biographical article or section is written like a resume.
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 at the 59th convocation of Aligarh Muslim University, the historic institution.

Former Presidents A P J Abdul Kalam and Zakir Hussain and freedom fighter Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Pashto/Urdu: خان عبد الغفار خان) (b. at Hashtnagar in Utmanzai, Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India, c. 1890 – d.  have also been the recipients of the AMU amu atomic mass unit.

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 university' honour.

Rahman, on this occasion, said that he was overwhelmed with the honour and requested more young people to join creative fields like arts and media.

"I urge young people to continue learning and to participate with me in building a strong, harmonious India and world," Rahman said.

"I find a transcendent language that all can understand that can bring all together-a language that awakens in each of us an awareness that all energy is spiritual energy and the fate of one is linked to the fate of all," Rahman added. (ANI)

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