Complex sentence: He received an honorary doctorate from Kerala University in 1953, was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1960 and was made an honorary Fellow of Trinity Hall, his old college, in 1970.
Split into simpler sentences: He received an honorary doctorate from Kerala University in 1953. Pillai was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1960 and was made an honorary Fellow of Trinity Hall, his old college, in 1970.