Pratibha Devisingh Patil, India’s 12^th President and the only woman to hold the post, is going to receive a D.Litt degree from Lucknow University on September 23. The varsity officials themselves made this news public recently. A.S. Brar, the Vice-Chancellor, remarked, ‘It will be a privilege for the university to have the president as its alumni.’ It is further learnt that officials from the Raj Bhawan too have confirmed the visit of the Indian President to Lucknow University.