Young at heart, 86-year-old gets his DLitt ( Narayan Lal Kankar )
JAIPUR: As 86-year-old Narayan Lal Kankar walked towards the podium in a white kurta pyjama, there was a huge round of applause and everyone, including governor Kalyan Singh, was surprised to see him. Kankar was a proud scholar as he got his DLitt in Sanskrit on Tuesday at the convocation ceremony organised by the University of Rajasthan after 25 years. Another interesting thing was that his student, 34-year-old Jayshree, was also conferred a PhD on the work done by him in the Sanskrit language.
After elated Kankar came out with his DLitt which he completed in 2011, he was surprised to see many photographers and cameramen vying to click his photos.
"Itni photo to shaadi main bhi nahin khinchi thee (So many photos were not even clicked in my wedding)," he remarked.
"Had it (DLitt) been granted on time, I would have missed the opportunity to share it with this girl, Jayshree, who has done her doctorate on my work in Sanskrit," he said.
On his reading and writing skills at this age, he said, "I drink neither tea nor coffee. I also don't smoke or consume pan masala. I am only addicted to reading and writing," said Kankar who got his PhD in Sanskrit in 1974 and has written and edited at least 70 books on Sanskrit language and its grammar.
Talking about his daily routine and the spark that keeps him going, Kankar said, "Since my father Nawal Kishore Kankar was an associate professor in Sanskrit language at Rashtriya Ayurveda Sansthan, I was always inclined towards the language. My father got retired in 1960. I think the habit of reading and writing is the biggest stress buster. If you keep yourself busy in that, you will keep yourself away from agony, fear and other negative elements in life."
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