Master K.P.K. - The World Teacher Trust

4. Academics
At school and at college, he was always the best, and
his academic career was one of brilliance. He stood
University first in his B. Com (Hons) Examination
(1965) and was awarded a Gold Medal. He was once
again a University Topper in the M. Com., Degree
Examination (1966). In the same examination, he
holds the unparalleled distinction of having scored
the highest percentage of marks in the University, a
record that is unbroken till date!
He has the rarest honour of being conferred “Doctor
of Letters” by the Andhra University of Visakhapatnam
on 27 th August, 1997, in recognition of his invaluable
services to human society.
Parvathi Kumar was also a good sportsman. His favourite
sports were tennis, table tennis, billiards,
cricket and badminton, where he won many awards.
Right from the childhood, he was considered a good
singer who could invoke the Divine Presence through
devotional singing. His father and maternal grandfather
were frequently enjoying the Presence of the
Divine through Sri Kumar’s singing. In school and in
college, he was singing to the joy of the listeners and
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