Dr Gobind Ram Memorial Society, on the occasion of 31st death anniversary of prominent freedom fighter and poet Dr Gobind Ram Sharma, on Tuesday announced awards in the field of social service, education, medical and writing.
The Society would give away Dr Gobind Ram Memorial Awards to the four personalities related with the different fields with which Dr Sharma has been associated during his lifetime, said the Society president Dr Uma Sharma.
“The awards would be given every year to people who give their best in the fields of social service, medical, education and writing,” said Dr Uma Sharma, pone of the three daughters of Dr Gobind Ram Sharma. Several social organisations remembered Dr Sharma and paid rich tributes on Tuesday.
The multi-faceted Dr Sharma was born on March 27, 1912, and was a prominent freedom fighter, doctor, a journalist and poet of Punjab who settled in Fazilka after migrating from East Punjab (Pakistan) in 1938.