The 32nd Annual Uttarakhand Ratna award ceremony was organised on Sunday by All India Conference of Intellectuals at Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education auditorium in Dehradun with Uttaranchal University chancellor Jitender Joshi receiving the award.
He was given this award for his talent and service for the welfare of the society at large and humanity in general.
Presenting the award, ICFRE’s director general Dr VK Bahuguna said that Joshi had entered into the field of education 11 years back with the establishment of law College Dehradun, the first independent law college of the state.
He not only helped raise the legal education at State level but also successfully managed engineering and management institutions, which today are part of Uttaranchal University.
In his brief address, the award recipient said that he felt proud of having done something for Uttarakhand, the place to which he belongs. He said that the aim of establishing Uttaranchal University is to provide platform to the youth for achieving overall development.
Intellectuals from the country participating in the conference also held deliberations on the subject of protection of forest and heritage-role of intellectuals.