India, July 1 -- Canada announced its highest honours on Monday and on that list is an Indo-Canadian academic who lost four family members in the bombing of Air India flight 182, the Kanishka, by Khalistani terrorists on June 23, 1985.

Among the 329 victims of what remains the worst incident of terrorism in Canadian history were the wife, two children and mother-in-law of Professor Mahesh Chandra Sharma.

On Monday, as Governor General Mary Simon announced the list of 83 honorees for this year, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.

The citation with the honor noted, "Mahesh Sharma is a civic-minded philanthropist and leader. A beloved professor and mentor at Concordia University, he established scholarships to honour the memory o...