People, Positions and Obituaries · 26 April 2026

S. Nambi Narayanan and others to receive honorary doctorate from Bagalkot University

Exam-focused facts from the 26 April 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Bagalkot University will confer honorary doctorate (honoris causa) degrees on three individuals.
  • The recipients are space scientist S. Nambi Narayanan, Sri Gurumahanth Swami of Chittaragi Shri Vijaya Mahantesha Samsthana Math, Ilkal, and tech-entrepreneur and philanthropist Mahesh Bellad.
  • The degrees will be presented during the first convocation of Bagalkot University.
  • The ceremony will be held at Darbar Hall on the BLDE Association campus in Jamkhandi, Bagalkot district.

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