Fusion of Sports and studies: Parul Lau Gaur
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Parul Lau Gaur (extreme left) received degree from President of India
Pranab Mukherjee along with other recipients.
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The 90th Annual Convocation of the University of
Delhi was held recently at Convention Hall, Old Vice Regal Lodge, University of
Delhi. The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee and visitor of the University
of Delhi gave away Ph.D degree and medal to the meritorious students and
delivered the convocation address.
In the pursuit of sporting carrier, most sportspersons fail
to do well in studies. Parul Lau Gaur nee Parul Lau is one of the rarest
players who excelled in both sports and studies. Parul Lau continued scripting
her success stories when she was in D.P.S, R.K Puram and later did her
graduation and Postgraduate in History from St. Stephen’s College Delhi. She
did her M.Phil. (History) from University of Delhi and awarded Ph.D recently by
President of India. Pranab Mukherjee in the Convention Hall, Old Vice-Regal
Lodge, University of Delhi, for her thesis “Temple and Town in Medieval
Tamikakam: A case study of Rameshwaram (Tenth to seventeenth centuries A.D.)”, under the guidance and supervision of
renowned historian Prof. T.K. Venkatasubramanian.
Parul represented Delhi team in National Championship and
Delhi University in the Inter-university Table Tennis Championship she later
Captain the St. Stephen’s College Table Tennis team which won the Delhi
University Inter-College Table Tennis title after a gap of 16 years beating
erstwhile defending Campion Shri Ram College of Commerce in 1997-98.
Parul Lau Gaur presently working as Assistant Professor in
Dept. of History Maitrey College, University of Delhi.
S K Desk
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