Dedicating to the 200th birth anniversary of Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati, the Ministry of Culture on Sunday organised 'Kashi Vaishvik Gaurav Samman' Samaroh at Hotel Taj Ganges here under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. The family members of as many as 11 great revolutionaries of the freedom struggle were honoured in the event. Besides, the actress of the film 'Champaran Matan' Falak Khan was also honoured.
Those who were honoured included Kiranjit, nephew of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Ashfaq, great grandson of Ashfaq Ullah Khan, Satyasheel, grandson of Rajguru, Jitendra Pratap Singh, grandson of Shaheed Thakur Roshan Singh, Shailesh, great grandson of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Jagdish, great grandson of Durga Bhabhi, Yogesh Rao Arun Rao from the sixth generation of Queen of Jhansi Laxmibai, Raghunath Pandey from the fourth generation of Martyr Mangal Pandey, Anuj Thapar, great grandson of Sukhdev, Rajbahadur, nephew of Ram Prasad Bismil and Malkeet Singh, grandson of Udham Singh. Besides, the actress of the film 'Champaran Matan, which reached the semifinal of the Oscar Award, Falak Khan was also honoured.
Those who were honoured, remembered their great ancestors who gave their great sacrifices to liberate the country from the slavery of the British Rule and described them as the great heroes of the freedom struggle.
The chief guest was the Mayor Ashok Kumar Tiwari who said that the organisation of such events gives inspiration to nationalism. Presiding over the event, the organiser Akal Jaiswal of Algol Films said that the objective behind organising this event was to remember those who laid down their lives for the cause of the nation and also to apprise the new generation of their bravery.
Neeraj Parikh welcomed the guests in the beginning and Namit Parikh offered the vote of thanks at last. Simran Ahuja conducted the proceedings. Among those who graced the occasion were the president of Arya Samaj Sabha Suresh Chandra Arya and Ajay Sehgal.