King Charles III confers Britain's Honorary MBE on Dr. M.N. Nandakumar

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King Charles III awarded an Honorary MBE to Dr MN Nandakumar, a renowned Sanskrit scholar and executive director of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Center in London, for his contribution to Indian classical arts in Britain.

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• Dr. M.N. Nandakumar has been associated with the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Center in London for 46 years and has hosted Prince Charles on several occasions at the centre, which promotes Indian culture.

• Britain's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office confirmed the award.

• The Honorary MBE award is given to foreign nationals for their services in public life.

• Dr. Nandakumar originally hails from Mattur village in Karnataka and joined Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Kendra as a Sanskrit teacher while completing his PhD at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London in the 1970s.

• He has been the executive director of the building since 1995.

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