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After the double Oscar win, an honorary doctorate awaits the music wizard AR Rahman. Middlesex University, London has decided to bestow the honour upon the composer.

A.R. Rahman was conferred with a honorary doctorate by the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on June 7th. It's been raining awards and accolades for the Mozart of Madras ever since he won two Oscars this year.

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) will confer a doctorate degree on music maestro A R Rahman, who created history by becoming the first Indian to bag two Oscars, varsity officials said Wednesday.

“We have decided to celebrate Rahman’s Oscar victory by presenting him the doctorate degree at the upcoming annual convocation to be organised on the campus Mar 25,” AMU spokesperson Rahat Abrar told IANS on telephone.

It's a big day for India, as music
maestro A.R. Rahman has become the first Indian composer to scoop an Oscar for his music in Slumdog Milllionaire.
This is the first time that an Indian has won more than one nomination in Oscar history and also the first time an Indian music director has won the prestigious award.

The iconic figure of modern Indian music industry, Allah Rakha Rahman, who has won two Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire, was honoured at a special function organised in the city on Saturday.And felicitating him was no less than P Susheela , the melody queen and legendary playback singer who ruled the south Indian film industry for over half a century.

On Friday, Shah Rukh Khan was presented an honorary doctorate in arts and culture by the University of Bedfordshire.

Oscar winning music maestro A.R. Rahman has won the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year award 2009 in the entertainment category.

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Astronaut Sunita Williams and Oscar-winning music composer A.R. Rahman are among the role models for young Indians who are driving a “society on the move”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says.