Shah Rukh Khan To Be Bestowed With Yet Another Honorary Doctorate; This Time In Australia
Shah Rukh Khan to be awarded by La Trobe University’s with their highest accolade, an Honorary Doctorate, during the ongoing Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
A global icon, multi-award-winning actor, producer and women’s equality advocate, Shah Rukh Khan, will be awarded La Trobe University’s highest accolade during his visit to Australia for the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. La Trobe is the first Australian University to award Mr Khan with an Honorary Doctor of Letters (honoris causa), in recognition of his efforts to support underprivileged children, his unwavering dedication to the fight for women’s empowerment through MEER Foundation and his unparalleled achievements in the Indian entertainment industry.
Meer Foundation is a philanthropic foundation named after Shah Rukh Khan’s father Meer Taj Mohammed Khan which aims to effect change at ground level and works to build a world that empowers women. One of the key focus areas under women empowerment has been to support the cause of acid attack survivors. The Foundation provides support to women victims of acid attacks and major burn injuries through a 360-degree approach that helps them with their medical treatment, legal aid, vocational training as well as rehabilitation and livelihood support. The foundation’s efforts are not limited to helping acid attack victims alone. It has sponsored treatment and surgeries for women and children at several hospitals across the country.
Mr. Khan said having his humanitarian endeavours recognised for the first time in Australia was a great honour. “I’m proud to be conferred with a great University like La Trobe which has a long-standing relationship with Indian culture and impressive track record in advocating for women’s equality. I feel truly privileged to receive this Honorary Doctorate and I would like to sincerely thank La Trobe for choosing to recognise my achievements in such a humbling way.”
SRK already has 4 Honorary Doctorates awarded to him earlier and the fifth one will be presented to Mr Khan by La Trobe on Friday 9 August at its Melbourne campus in Bundoora.
The actor was last seen in Aanand L Rai’s Zero starring Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif. The film didn’t do very well at the box office and his next film announcement is awaited.
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