Chief Minister Raman Singh has extended hearty greetings to people of the State on the eve of late Pt Madhav Rao Sapre’s birth anniversary on Thursday (June 19).
Pt Madhav Rao Sapre was the country’s famous litterateur and father of journalism in Chhattisgarh.Singh said that to treasure the memorials of late litterateur, the State Government has established Pt Madhav Rao Sapre National Award.Every year, this award will be conferred upon the person, who has made significant contribution in the field of media through his/her extraordinary creative writings and has glorified the name of the country by dedicatedly contributing to Hindi literature.
An incentive of Rs2.50 lakh would be given with the award.The State Government’s Public Relations Department has released the notification in the context, in which all the rules and regulations related to this award are mentioned.It is noteworthy that this notification has been published in Chhattisgarh State Gazette .In his message to the people of the State on the occasion of Pt. Madhav Rao Sapre’s birth anniversary, the Chief Minister stated that Pt. Madhav Rao Sapre had started the publication of literary journal named ‘Chhattisgarh Mitra’ nearly 114 years ago, when no modern printing technology was available.
He had started publication of ‘Chhattisgarh Mitra’ in year 1900 with his associates late Ramrao Chincholkar and Freedom Fighter Pt. Vaaman Baliram lakhe of Raipur.The Chief Minister said that Pt. Madhav Rao Sapre was a serious thinker and sensitive litterateur. People of Chhattisgarh may take pride on the fact that one of his stories ‘Tokri Bhar Mitti’ has been considered as the first story in modern Hindi language.