Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 25: A calendar book informing about religious festivals and events during the year, published by Mandir Shri Geeta Bhawan, Railway Colony, Krishna Ganj Delhi, was released here today.
The calendar book, written by prominent writers Gopal Sharma and Ram Parshad Sharma, was released during a function organized by the Dogra Brahman Pratinidhi Sabha, in collaboration with other social and cultural organizations.
Ved Parkash Sharma, president of Dogra Brahman Pratinidhi Sabha, released the book in the presence of Kuldeep Singh Bhatia, Secretary Board of Technical Education (BOTE) and Anil Gupta, Sr Vice-President of Chamber of Commerce and Industries and prominent personalities of various socio religious organizations. Chairman of the DBPS and former Additional Advocate General, P C Sharma presided over the function while former Deputy Commissioner B S Jamwal, NMC President Subash Shastri and Baba Bhair Dev Sathan Trust General Secretary Ramesh Sharma were the guests of honour.
The publisher announced that about five thousand copies of the book will be distributed among people of Jammu so that they can have the knowledge about the religious activities taking place around the year.
Speaking on the occasion, Ved Parkash Sharma disclosed that writers of the book have an association with the Brahman Sabha. He hoped that management committee of the Mandir Shri Geeta Bhawan shall continue to cooperate in future also.
Jagan Nath Sharma, M L Padha, K L Sharma, Krishan Lal Sharma, Jagan Nath Sharma, B R Sharma, Ritiz Khajuria, Sanjiv Kerni, Prem Balotra, Girdhari Lal and representatives of the various social religious organizations were also present on the occasion.
