Prez confers ICCR Distinguished Indologist award on H Marui

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New Delhi : The President of India Ram Nath Kovind conferred the 3rd ICCR Distinguished Indologist Award on Professor Hiroshi Marui of Japan on November 27, 2017,at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Speaking on the occasion, the President congratulated Professor Hiroshi Marui for receiving the Distinguished Indologist Award and thanked him for his exemplary contribution to Indology. He said that Professor Marui has spent over 40 years working on Indian philosophy and Buddhist Studies. His many acclaimed publications and research papers are considered a final authority on several subjects the world over. As President of the Japanese Association of Indian and Buddhist Studies, he has made a significant contribution to Indology in Japan. The President expressed confidence that such endeavours will lead to a greater interest in not only classical Indology but also study of India in all its aspects, according to a PIB release.