Delhi University Honours Eminent Alumni In Delayed Foundation Day Celebrations

The university's Foundation Day falls on May 1 but the event could not be held at the time this year due to the surge in COVID-19 cases in April-May.

Delhi University honoured its distinguished alumni, including Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, on the occasion of its 99th Foundation Day on Saturday. The university's Foundation Day falls on May 1 but the event could not be held at the time this year due to the surge in COVID-19 cases in April-May. The university had announced that it would felicitate its alumni, including Kiren Rijiju, for achieving distinction in their fields. The others on the list were Ali, former Puducherry lieutenant governor and IPS officer Kiran Bedi, Higher Education Secretary in the Ministry of Education Amit Khare, the prime minister's Principal Secretary P K Mishra, Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court Indrajeet Mahanty and Uttar Pradesh State Election Commissioner Manoj Kumar. Amit Khare, who attended the event, said it was for the first time that he was entering the Viceregal Lodge, despite studying at the St Stephen's College located adjacent to the university. He said in May, the university had consulted him on holding the event but he had advised them against owing to the Covid situation and the fact that it was not the time to hold a celebration.