Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman

The Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman is one of the two highest civilian award of the State of Uttarakhand, along with Uttarakhand Ratna. It is awarded to a person for their extraordinary contribution in any field of human endeavour. It was constituted in the year 2021 by the Government of Uttarakhand. There have been a total of 8 recipients of this award.[1][2]

Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman
Highest civilian award of Uttarakhand
Awarded forAwarded for contributions in any field of human endeavour
Sponsored byGovernment of Uttarakhand
LocationUttarakhand
CountryIndia
Presented byGovernor of Uttarakhand / Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
First awarded2021
Last awarded2023
Highlights
Total awarded14
First winner
Precedence
Next (higher) Padma Shri
EquivalentUttarakhand Ratna
Next (lower)Uttarakhand Lifetime Achievement Award

History

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The Uttarakhand Ratna award was constituted by the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami in 2021, on the occasion of 21st anniversary of Uttarakhand State Foundation Day which falls on 9 November each year.[3]

Recipients

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Key
   # Posthumous recipient

The recipients of Uttarakhand Gaurav Sammanare as follows:

Year Image Laureates Life span Field / Work Notes
2021   Anil Prakash Joshi born 1955 Environmentalism Environmentalist, recipient of Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, and Jamnalal Bajaj Award.
  Bachendri Pal born 1954 Adventure sport Mountaineer, first Indian woman to ascent Mount Everest, recipient of Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award, Arjuna Award, and Yash Bharati.
  Narayan Datt Tiwari# 1925–2018 Public affair Veteran politician and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (2002–2007), Tiwari also served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh thrice in the undivided Uttar Pradesh. He held union cabinet protfolios of finance, defence and external affairs in the Rajiv Gandhi ministry.
  Narendra Singh Negi born 1949 Music Uttarakhandi folk musician and singer, recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.
  Ruskin Bond born 1934 Literature Writer, recipient of Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Sahitya Akademi Award, and John Llewellyn Rhys Prize.
2022   Ajit Doval
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born 1945 Intelligence and security 5th National Security Advisor, 18th Director of the Intelligence Bureau, recipient of President's Police Medal and Police Medal.
  General Bipin Rawat#
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1958–2021 Defence 1st Chief of Defence Staff, 57th Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee, 27th Chief of the Army Staff, recipient of Padma Vibhushan.
Girish Tiwari# 1945–2010 Music Uttarakhandi folk musician and singer.
  Prasoon Joshi born 1971 Cinema Poet, writer, lyricist, 28th Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification, recipient of Padma Shri, National Film Awards, and Filmfare Awards
Viren Dangwal# 1947–2015 Literature Poet, recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award
2023   Basanti Bisht born 1953 Music Jagar singer, recipient of Padma Shri.
  Madhuri Barthwal ? Uttarakhandi folk musician and singer, recipient of Padma Shri.
Rajendra Singh Bisht ? Environmentalism Environmentalist.
  Sachidanand Bharti born 1955 Environmentalist, recipient of Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sunil Negi. "Government announced Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman on the eve of state foundation day". M.jagran.com. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  2. ^ "Uttarakhand Foundation Day 2021: Five Personalities Will Be Honored To Uttarakhand Gaurav Award - राज्य स्थापना दिवस 2021: उत्तराखंड गौरव पुरस्कार की घोषणा, प्रदेश की पांच विभूतियों को मिलेगा सम्मान - Amar Ujala Hindi News Live". Amarujala.com. 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  3. ^ "Uttarakhand DIPR on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30.[user-generated source]