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Jadavpur University authorities have decided to confer honorary DLitt on Olympian boxer Mary Kom. The university officials informed the matter to Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi, the chancellor of the university, and decided to confer the honorary DLitt on Mary Kom. The degree will be conferred during 63rd Annual Convocation of the university, to be held on December 24. “We had decided to confer the honorary DLitt on Sachin Tendulkar. But recently he has sent us a mail mentioning that he will not be able to accept the honour citing nitigoto (ethical) reasons,” Suranjan Das, Jadavpur University, Vice-Chancellor said..