Abhinav Bindra a doctor
The sprawling campus of SRM University at Kattankulathur, 35 km from the city, came to life as students jostled for a close look at India’s latest icon, shooting champion Abhinav Bindra, who had come down to grace the university’s fourth annual convocation and collect his first honorary doctorate.
Bindra, the only Indian to win an individual gold in Olympics, arrived at
There was a whole gallery of faculties and top officials of the university on the dais, dressed for the occasion in different colours of robes. Another 2,000 people formed the audience. Apjit Bindra and Babli were seated on the front row of the audience and both of them were busy reading the convocation addresses in print. At 11, Tamil Nadu governor and chief guest Surjit Singh Barnala walked in.
Dr Madhavan Nair, in his address, lauded his ‘young friend’ Abhinav Bindra and
emphasised that “he (Bindra) has become the role model for all”. The ISRO
chairman said Bindra had proved what individual talent can do in a chosen field
and exhorted the youth to put in the extra effort to achieve top results in
whatever field they pursued.
Between Dr Nair and Bindra, the focus was trained on the sportsman as cameramen
demanded that the shooter turn his face towards them while receiving the degree
award. In his address, Bindra said he would help the university in its
promotion of sports. “Right now, the media in
Apjit Bindra said he and his family enjoyed the visit to Chennai. “The function
was very well organised,” said Bindra senior. He ruled out sight-seeing in the
city and said he had been to Chennai 20 years ago and visited Mahabalipuram
then. Apjit recalled a recent felicitation function for Bindra in
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