Mahant Devendra Dass released a book ‘Uttarakhand Ka Itihas: Ek Naveen Moolyankan’ by senior historian MS Gusain at Guru Ram Rai Darbar Sahib on Wednesday.
Speaking on the occasion he said that the writers and historians impart a new direction to the society. Mahant Devendra Dass congratulated the author Dr M S Gusain and appreciated the book for presenting the history of whole of the Uttarakhand. He said that for the book would be of immense help for those who want to understand Uttarakhand’s history.
The Principal, SGRR PG College, Vinay Anand Bourai said that the book will prove to be a boon for the students of preparing for the exams of Garhwal and Kumaon Universities and the competitive examinations of Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (UPSC).
The Principal MPG College, Mussoorie, SP Joshi, said that many writers have written books on the history of Garhwal and Kumaon, but for this first time someone has made a sincere effort to explain the history of Uttarakhand in a single book.
The author of the book Dr MS Gusain said that the students were expecting such a book for long time which contains the history of whole of the state. He informed that an effort to summarise the historical information and incidents of Uttarakhand from the beginning till the modern age is made in the book.