The 24th Umesh Dobhal Memorial function will be organised at Gairsain in Chamoli district on March 24-25. The function is being organised by the Umesh Dobhal Memorial Trust in association with Parvatiya Patrakar Association along with Bhuwaneshwari Mahila Ashram Gairsain and will see various awards being presented to people in various fields including the media for their contribution.
Mohan lal Babulkar will receive the Umesh Dobhal Memorial award while Rajendra Rawat Jan Sarokar Samman will be presented to Ganesh Singh ‘Garib’, the founder of land consolidation movement in Uttarakhand whereas Heera Singh Rana will be presented the Girish Tiwari ‘Girda’ honour.
This year, two journalists from the Chamoli district will be felicitated—Vinay Bahuguna from print media and Surendra Rawat from the electronic media- for their contribution in the field of journalism.
The main function will be held on March 25 with Surendra Singh Pangti delivering the keynote address on the meaning of Gairsain in Uttarakhand. The Umesh Dobhal Memorial Trust secretary lalit Mohan said that a Kavi Sammelan will be held on the first day of the function onMarch 24. The two-day event will include the screening of a slide show and documentary by Jai Prakash Panwar, a books exhibition and other activities. Mohan further informed that two awards have been introduced in the Umesh Dobhal Memorial Trust function in the memory of eminent poet and cultural activist Girish Tiwari ‘Girda’ and founder of the trust Rajendra Singh Rawat ‘Raju’ to honour their contributions to society.
The Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal is slated to be the chief guest at the main function while deputy speaker Dr Anusuya Prasad Maikhuri will be the special guest.The programme will also include an open session wherein journalists of Uttarakhand will express their views on the problems being faced in the field of journalism and the changing aspects of media and society.