▁the ▁Sri ▁Ram ▁Institute , ▁Del hi . ▁In ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁work , ▁he ▁was ▁con ferred ▁honor ary ▁degrees ▁by ▁many ▁of ▁these ▁univers ities . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁Gr ants ▁Commission ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁Chair man ▁for ▁a ▁brief ▁period ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁Other ▁accomplish ments ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁Indian ▁Sc out ing , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁National ▁Commission er ▁of ▁the ▁B har at ▁Sc outs ▁and ▁Gu ides . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Serv ants ▁of ▁India ▁Society , ▁founded ▁by ▁G op al ▁Kr ish na ▁G ok h ale ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁and ▁became ▁its ▁life ▁President ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Children ' s ▁Film ▁Society . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁prepar atory ▁Committee ▁that ▁established ▁the ▁India ▁International ▁Centre ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁five ▁original ▁Life ▁Trust ees . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Re organisation ▁Commission . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁and ▁awards ▁ ▁Kun z ru ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁highest ▁Indian ▁civil ian ▁award , ▁the ▁B har at ▁Rat na , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁but ▁he ▁decl ined , ▁cit ing ▁his ▁opposition ▁to ▁such ▁hon ours ▁in ▁a ▁Republic , ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁first ▁vo iced