Ratan Tata awarded honorary doctorate by university of Manchester

Tata Group Chairman and prominent business tycoon Ratan Tata was awarded with an honorary doctorate by the University of Manchester last Friday. The university awarded the 82-year-old industrialist for his contribution to philanthropy and innovation. Ratan Tata was awarded with the Honorary Degree of Enterprise whilst in Mumbai during the India tour of Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, President and Vice Chancellor of University of Manchester who is visiting the country to strengthen research and industry links between India and the University. This is not the first time that stalwart business tycoon Ratan Tata has been awarded with an honorary doctorate. He has collected a number of them through the years. In 2014, Ratan Tata also received an honorary doctor of laws degree by Canada's prestigious York University for his leadership, his drive to promote innovations and his sense of social responsibility. He was honoured with a Doctorate of Automotive Engineering by the Clemson University back in 2015. In 2018, Swansea University awarded an honorary doctorate in Engineering to Ratan Naval Tata and also received another doctorate from Amity University last year during its annual convocation ceremony attended by HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.