Prayag Joshi from Haldwani will receive Umesh Dobhal Memorial Award for his contribution in the field of Uttarakhand’s history, culture and literature, while Rajendra Rawat Jan Sarokar Samman will be presented to Swami Premanand from Orissa, now residing at Ganeshpur in Uttarkashi, for his over five- decade long social work. Besides, Girish Tewari Girda Jan Kavi Samman will be awarded to Jahur Alam from Nainital for his contribution in the realm of poetry.
They would be awarded at the 26th Umesh Dobhal memorial function to be held on April 24 in Uttarkashi. Umesh Dobhal Memorial Trust and the Journalist Association of Uttarkashi would host the programme jointly.
The organisers said that some journalists from both print and electronic media will be felicitated too. While Chandan Bangari from Rudrapur will be awarded for his contribution in the arena of print media, Rahul Singh Sekhawat from Dehradun would receive award in recognition of his work in electronic media. This aside, Datta Ram Chamoli (Delhi) would be awarded for his work in social media.
The names of the awardees were finalised at a meeting of the trust held in Pauri on Thursday. Secretary of the trust l Mohan said the date of the function had been deferred this year due to the Holi festival. For the past many years, the function was being held on March 25, he added.