Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia on Tuesday honoured Dr Naresh with Pandit Madhav Prashad Mishr lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution in the field of literature.
Dr. Naresh was honoured with the lifetime Achievement Award in a function organised by Haryana Sahitya Akademi at Haryana Raj Bhawan. He was presented with an award of Rs2.50 lakh, a memento and citation.
Pahadia announced that the next edition of monthly magazine Katha Samya of Haryana Granth Akademi would be published on Dr Naresh. The Governor also launched the website of Haryana Sahitya Akademi.
Dr Naresh is a writer who wield his pen equally effortlessly in Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi and English languages and so far he has authored 72 books including 16 in Urdu, 35 in Hindi, 20 in Punjabi and one in English and brought
laurels to the State.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Naresh said the multilingual country like India could not progress until the communication in different languages is not ensured.
Haryana Chief Secretary PK Chaudhery, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Dr KK Khandelwal, Director General, Information, Public Relations and Cultural Affairs Department Sudhir Rajpal, Directors of all Sahitya Akademis and large number of litterateurs from tri-city were also present on this occasion.