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Kundapur: Mangalore University has awarded Doctorate (Ph D) to Prasanna Kumar Aithal, Sanskrit lecturer in Bhandarkars' College here.

He had presented a dissertation on "Upanishattugalalli Natakatwa Vichara" (Theatrical element in upanishads) for getting Ph D, under the guidance of Dr K Narayana Bhat, associate professor at Mysore University.

Aithal had pursued his studies as a research scholar in Sri Durga Sanskrit Post Graduate Studies Centre  in Kateel.  Son of Jayalaxmi and the late Krishna Aithal, he has keen interest in literature and art-related activities. He also serves as office-bearer in different organizations.