shivamoggamysuru governor vajubhai vala chancellor of kuvempu university has approved of two personalities to get honorary doctorate of letters during its 26th convocation on thursdayvc jogan shankar said the governor as per his new directions and guidelines has cleared only two names out of those recommended by the special committeehe said sv subramanyam a noted industrialist and social worker of shivamogga dedicated to providing free education and training to poor visually challenged children through the sharada devi andhara vikas kendra since four decades will also receive an honorary degree from the governoranother recipient is dr lakshminarayan venkataramana of mysuru who served as the personal physician of literary laureate kuvempu for a decade is still serving the public and creating awareness among people about health he has penned three books on medicinedr lakshminarayan 71 who practices in the city said he is happy for the recognition it is my pleasure to receive an honorary doctorate from kuvempu university just like it was an honour to take care of the poet laureate he statedlakshminarayan who was born in kaanapali bordering andhra pradesh came to mysuru to pursue his studies when he was 18 he studied medicine at mysuru medical college and research institute after his graduation he started practicing in the city when a senior doctor asked him to treat kuvempu something he did religiously for a decade from 1984 i had a special relationship with kuvempu i developed an interest in kannada literature from his association i didnt know kannada much but spending time with the legendary poet inspired me to learn kannada and pen books too he statedaccording to lakshminarayan kuvempu didnt like to consult doctors but liked his approach of treatment as he developed an interest in literatureduring the convocation 14 boys and 54 girls will share 122 gold medals rohit rd and rani kn ma kannada students at the government first grade college in kadur in chikkamagaluru have bagged six gold medals each a total of 12693 students will receive degrees at the convocation