UCL academic honoured by Indian government

Professor Christopher Pinney (UCL Anthropology) has been awarded the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India for his contributions to Literature and Education. He was presented with the Padma Shri last month by the President Pranab Mukherjee at his official residence, the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, in the presence of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Announced on Republic Day each year, there are of four kinds of Padma awards which cover various categories from Sports, to Social Work and Literature and Education. This year 108 Padmas were awarded, but only six were given to non-Indian nationals of whom three were persons of non-Indian heritage. Professor Pinney said: "I found myself surprised by how moved I was by the gesture. I remember in 1983, during the course of my PhD research being destitute in Delhi after all my belongings were stolen on a train. So driving through the back gates of Rashtrapati Bhavan provoked reflections about earlier experiences.
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