Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Jan 15:Kashmir Sewak Samaj (KSS), a socio/ cultural organization of Kashmiri Pandits living in Faridabad and its adjoining areas, held its biennial Maa Sharika Sammaan to the community members who have rendered distinguished service in the field of art, culture, science, and promotion and preservation of distinct Kashmiri heritage, language, folk music, art, culture.
The event held biennially, was organised after a gap of three years owing to Covid pandemic. The honour was for awardees selected for 2021 distinguished achievements namely Late Prithvi Nath Kachru, Late Dr P.K.Kaw, Prof. Subhash Kak, Prof. Moti Lal Madan, Dr. Surinder Raina, Sunil Raina Rajanaka, Kakini Foundation, Capt. Nitika Kaul Dhaundiyal, Vanshika Bhat and Sanna Bhat.
Krishan Pal Gurjar, Minister of State for Power and Heavy Industries was the chief guest and Guest of Honour Ajay Gaur, Political Advisor to Chief Minister, Haryana. The ceremony started with the ritual of Sharda Vandana and Lal Vaakh.
Chief guest Krishan Pal Gurjar also released books of Subhash Premi “Suman”, Ashok Handoo, “Khamosh”, along with the latest issue of “Sharda Tarangini”, the bimonthly journal of Kashmiri Sewak Samaj. President of KSS, Padamshri Prof Sudhir Sopory, former VC JNU, in his welcome address congratulated the winners of the prestigious Maa Sharika Sammaan for their services to the community and humanity at large through their chosen platforms and fields.
He said the awardees had been chosen through a gruelling process of nomination and selection by a Selection Committee set up for the job.
Union Minister, Krishanpal Gurjar, in his address, expressed gratitude to the community who, he said were in good numbers in Faridabad and an important part of his constituency. He also showered fulsome praise on the resilience and fortitude of the community and its contribution to country’s economy and culture even after facing so much on collective front.
There were also cultural programme interludes between award giving ceremony in which young and old community artists participated and enthralled the audience. The cultural programme was conducted by Sanjeev Rain Gautam and Sushma Kalla. Subhash Premi and Jyoti Razdan anchored the entire program.
KSS general secretary, Anil Dhar presented the vote of thanks.
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