The New Indian Express. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: University of Kerala conferred honorary degrees on four distinguished personalities from the fields of science, cinema, literature and sports at its 32nd Honorary Convocation,. Kerala University awards honorary doctorates to K. Radhakrishnan, Sreekumaran Thampi, Madhu, and P.R. Sreejesh, amid calls for multidisciplinary research and societal responsibility.