PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Nainital
Senior journalist, writer and former head of the Department of Journalism of Kumaun University, Girish Ranjan Tiwari has been selected for the Rajbhasa Gaurav Puraskar. The Union Home Minister, Amit Shah will present the prizes at a function to be held in Mumbai on September 14 coinciding with the Hindi Diwas celebrations.
This year, 13 writers from across the country will receive this award in various categories. Tiwari will be the first recipient of this award from Uttarakhand. The award consists of a citation, a memento and a cash prize of Rs 100,000.
He will be presented with the award for a book he has written which provides a detailed account of Nainital’s history, construction of the Lok Bhavan, its architecture and its socio-cultural development.
Hailing the selection, the Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Gurmit Singh said that this would significantly contribute to establishing Uttarakhand’s heritage and historical legacy nationwide.
Echoing the same, the chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that Tiwari deserves this award for excellent writing, research-oriented vision and his commitment to journalism. “This honour is not just an individual achievement, but a matter of pride for Uttarakhand as well,” he commented.
