He also received honorary Doctorate degrees from the Banaras Hindu University(Varanasi) and the Khairagarh University.
Birju Maharaj | Mac Maharaj | Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University | Pramukh Swami Maharaj | Nisargadatta Maharaj | Kishan Maharaj | Sudhanshu Ji Maharaj | Tukdoji Maharaj | Satpal Maharaj |
Its highlights were the interesting story format and the participation of various prominent celebrities like Madhuri Dixit, Javed Akhtar, Zakir Hussain, Birju Maharaj, Jagjit Singh, Naushad, Amol Palekar, Pankaj Udhas, Yukta Mookhey, Kanak Rele, Suresh Wadkar, N. Rajam, Sadhana Sargam, Shankar Mahadevan, Annu Kapoor, Veena Sahasrabuddhe, and many others.
The first Lecture-Demonstration series was held in 1979, with six artistes, including Sonal Mansingh, Birju Maharaj, Asad Ali Khan, the Dagar brothers and Munawar Ali Khan who performed in a few colleges in Delhi.