Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 17: J&K Cultural Academy today felicitated Dr S P Srivats, Pritpal Singh Betab and Dr Aruna Sharma for their contribution in the field of literature and also in view of the national awards “Hindita Bhashi, Lekhak Purskar 2010 conferred on them by Central Hindi Directorate, Ministry of Human Resource Development Department of Higher Education, New Delhi.
Dr Satyapal Shrivats was chosen for the award for his translation work titled “Boond Boond Smritiyan” while Pritpal Singh Betab has been awarded for translating his own anthology of Urdu gazals titled “Shehar-e-Gazal in Hindi. Dr Aruna Sharma was honoured for her poetry book “Prthvian”.
Additional Secretary Jammu, Savita Bakshi congratulated them for their splendid work which have brought laurels to the State. She said that Academy is making all efforts to promote culture and literature in state and will ensure support to highlight the litterateurs of the State.
Dr Ved Kumari Ghai, a senior litterateur and social activist presided over the function.
On this occasion, B B Sharma read paper on Dr Satyal Pal Shrivats, whereas contributions of Pritpal Singh Betab were highlighted in the paper read out by Sunil Sharma. Neeru Sharma threw light on the life and works of Dr Aruna Sharma. Academy, while felicitating them presented a memento a shawl and a citation.
Proceedings of the programme were conducted by Azra Choudhary, Editor Hindi and vote of thanks was presented by Neeru Sharma, who is Chief Editor in the Dictionary Department of the Academy.
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