Delhi: D.Lit for Amartya Sen at Jamia Convocation

The Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) conferred the degree of 'Doctor of Letters' (D.Lit) on renowned economist and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen in a special convocation ceremony held at Jamia Nagar, Okhla, New Delhi on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011.

Praising the 91-year-old university, one of the country's oldest, Sen said that Jamia was a union of education and tradition.

"I am delighted to receive this honour," added the economist who was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in economic sciences and Bharat Ratna - the highest civilian award in India - the following year.

Jamia Millia Islamia, an institution originally established at Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) in 1920 became a central university by an act of parliament in 1988.