Local senior journalist and state head of PTI Subhashis Mitra was felicitated with the prestigious National Integration Award on Sunday in Shimla by Himachal Pradesh’s oldest organisation ‘The Himotkarsh Parishad’ in recognition of his achievements in the field of journalism.
Mitra was among seven personalities who received the award.
He was felicitated with ‘Shresth Patrakarita’ award named Amar Shaheed Lala Jagat Narayan Memorial Award, instituted in the memory of the founder of Punjab Kesari group Lala Jagat Narayan.
The award was given to Mitra for his contributions in the field of journalism and for serving society and the nation through his writings.
Mitra joined the Press Trust of India in the early 1980s and has served the organisation in a variety of roles. At present he is state head of PTI Bureau in UP and is based in Lucknow.
The awards were given by Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Dr Rajeev Bindal also to the widow of martyr Lt Col Rajneesh Parmar, Vice-Chancellor of HPTU, Hamirpur, Dr SP Bansal, DG Ministry of AYUSH, Dr Kartar Singh Dhiman, head of ophthalmology department of PGI Chandigarh, Dr Surinder Singh Pandav, and noted environmentalist Acharya Rattan Lal Varma, besides the Sansowal Krishi Sahkari Sabha during the organisation’s 46th annual congregation in Una district of Himachal Pradesh.
Operating in the hill state since 1974, Himotkarsh Sahayat Sanskriti Avum Jan Kalyan Parishad (HSSAJK) instituted the awards in 1988 and has since then bestowed the honour on India’s top personalities and organisations for excellence in their respective areas of functioning.