Indian singer and composer Shankar Mahadevan was felicitated with an honorary doctorate from Birmingham City University (BCU) for his outstanding contribution to the fields of music and the arts. There ceremony was hosted at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on June 23.

Shankar Mahadevan spoke exclusively to ANI after receiving his award. He talked about how honoured he felt that such an award was being conferred upon him, and how this inspired him to work even harder to create beautiful compositions and introduce more people to the ethos of Indian classical music.