63 HINDI LITTERATEURS HONOURED

63 HINDI LITTERATEURS HONOURED

1-OCT-ENG 5

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

PATNA-------------------------By the year 2047, when we celebrate the centenary of our independence, India will have emerged as a global superpower. It will reclaim its ancient status as *Vishwa-Guru* (World Teacher). Litterateurs will play a pivotal role in building a developed India.

Dr. Pramod Kumar Chandravanshi, Bihar’s Minister of Art and Culture, made these remarks on Tuesday while inaugurating a seminar and the ‘Pradhan Mantri Sahityakar Gaurav Samman’ (Prime Minister’s Literary Excellence Award) ceremony. Held at the Bihar Hindi Sahitya Sammelan under the aegis of the ‘Educational Research and Development Institute,’ the event marked the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday. He congratulated the honored litterateurs and noted that art and literature hold a place of special priority in the Prime Minister's vision; recently, the Prime Minister honored poets and writers across 36 Indian languages ​​with distinguished awards.

In his presidential address, Dr. Anil Sulabh, President of the Sammelan, stated that India’s perspective has always been rooted in the philosophy of *Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam* (the world is one family). We have long regarded the entire earth as our own kin. Our culture teaches us to love not only human society but all living beings. It was this very wisdom that once elevated us to the status of *Vishwa-Guru*. We lost that exalted position when we drifted away from our language and culture. Now that India has returned to its cultural roots and traditions of knowledge, it will undoubtedly succeed in regaining the status of *Vishwa-Guru* and guiding the world onto the righteous path. Suresh Rungta (Chairman, Trade Commission, Bihar), Dr. Sahajanand Prasad Singh (Former President, Indian Medical Association), Dr. Satya Prakash Tiwari (Renowned Ophthalmologist), Rakesh Mishra (Industrialist and Litterateur), Er. Ashok Kumar, Jai Shankar Sharma, Sunil Kumar Sinha, Nityanand Sharma, Bhanu Pratap Singh, Naresh Mahto, Ashok Pathak, and Sundar Kant Chaudhary also expressed their views. Dr. Vinod Sharma (President of the Institute) welcomed the guests, while Advocate Dr. Kaushalendra Narayan proposed the vote of thanks. The proceedings were conducted by Janardan Sharma 'Jogi'.

On this occasion, 63 Hindi proponents were honored with the ‘Pradhan Mantri Sahityakar Gaurav Samman’. These included senior litterateur and former Vice-Chancellor Arvind Kumar, Suresh Rungta, Prof. Sharda Charan, Uday Narayan Singh, Bhagwati Prasad Dwivedi, Bhavna Shekhar, Rakesh Mishra, Aradhana Prasad, Dr. Poonam Anand, Dr. Pushpa Jamuar, Dr. Sudha Sinha, Dr. Vidya Chaudhary, Sangeeta Mishra, Kamal Kishore Verma ‘Kamal’, Sujata Mishra, Dr. Rekha Mishra, Dr. Talat Parveen, Indu Upadhyay, Shubhchandra Sinha, Dr. M.K. Madhu, Dr. Sumedha Pathak, Preeti Suman, Pt. Ganesh Jha, Dr. Richa Verma, Er. Ashok Kumar, Banke Bihari Sao, Dr. Vidya Chaudhary, Dr. Pratibha Rani, Jai Prakash Pujari, Shrikant Vyas, Dr. Shalini Pandey, Dr. Manoj Govardhanpuri, Dr. Sushma Kumari, Dr. Archana Tripathi, Er. Anand Kishore Mishra, Prof. Deepak Kumar, Dr. Pankaj Priyam, Arun Kumar Srivastava, Dineshwar Lal ‘Divyanshu’, Sanjay Chesiyar, Simran Singh, Dr. Muni Kumari, Nityanand Sharma, Kalpana Singh, Sunita Ranjan, and Krishna Ranjan Singh.