Rare honour for State scholar
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 12 2016:
Chevening
scholar from Manipur, Dr
Konthoujam Khelchandra Singh
s/o K Khelendra Singh of Sega
Road Thouda Bhabok Leikai re-
cently attended a reception hosted
by the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge at Kensington Palace
on April 6 ahead of the official
tour of the royal couple to India
and Bhutan.
Of the 50 Chevening schol-
ars from India, only seven
scholars including Khelchandra
were invited to the reception.
The royal couple will visit Assam on April 13, 2016 .
Khelchandra is undertaking a postgraduate research programme on Integrated Management of Freshwater
Environments at Queen Mary, University of London for a
duration of one year starting from September 2015 through
Chevening scholarships of the UK Government.