Arjuna-awardee gymnast Dipa Karmakar was honoured with a D.Litt. degree from the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Agartala.
About Dipa Karmakar
- Dipa Karmakar is an artistic gymnast, who represented India at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
- Dipa Karmakar was born on the 9th of August 1993 in Agartala, Tripura.
- She is the first Indian female gymnast ever to compete in the Olympics.
- At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Dipa Karmakar became the first Indian woman to win a medal at Commonwealth Games after winning the bronze.
