[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]COM. KAMLA RAM NAUTIYAL SMRITI SAMMAN SAMAROH (CULTURAL PROGRAMME)
Himalayan Institute For Environment, Ecology & Development (HIFEED) alongwith Com. Kamla Ram Nautiyal Rural Development and Educational Society (KN-RDES) celebrated 3rd “Smriti Samman Samarooh” on 5th July 2016 in the memory of Comrade Kamla Ram Nautiyal who was a legendary comrade and a great Uttarakhand activist who also lived and fought for the people of Uttarakhand. He had a leading role in the formation of Uttarakhand State. He was the president of Nagar Palika of Uttarkashi for 15 years and has an image of a dynamic, very honest and leader of the masses. He devoted his entire life for public causes. Com. Kamla Ram Nautiyal passed away in 26 December 2012 and in his remembrance the people of Uttarkashi formed this Manch to continue the good work and views of Com. Nautiyal.
In 2016, the awardees of HIFEED and KN-RDES were from various areas. They were common people who are doing exceptional work. First award ceremony was dedicated to women of Uttarakhand. Second award ceremony was dedicated to workers who are contributing for upliftment of Uttarakhand. In continuation, the third award ceremony was organized by HIFEED and KN-RDES in Nagar Nigam town hall Dehradun.
Participants came from Kotdwar, Delhi, Noida, Haridwar, Tehri, Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Saharanpur, Jaunsar tribal area, Dehradun etc. On the dais, the Chief Guest of the programme was Dr. S. Farooq President of Himalaya Drug Company. Guest of Honour was Com. Atul Kumar Anjan Secretary Communist Party of India (CPI), MLA of Gangotri constituency Shri Vijay Pal Sajwan, Former Sports Minister of Uttarakhand Shri Narayan Singh Rana, Shri Narendra Singh Negi a well-known singer of Uttarakhand, Shri Charu Chandra Chandola an eminent poet of Uttarakhand, MLA Narendra Nagar Shri Subodh Uniyal, Shri Mahavir Rawalta a prominent writer, Mayor Dehradun Shri Vinod Chamoli. Architect K.C. Kuriyal was on the dais and presided over the function.
After the lighting the lamp ceremony of inauguration, Semvedna Samooh of Uttarkashi presented a “Jan Geet” which was sung during the Uttarakhand movement. The first song was “Le mashale chal pade hain loog mere gaon ke” and famous song of Poet “Girda”. A video song on the life of Com. Kamla Ram Nautiyal by Nagraja Films was also presented. Nagraja films also made a documentary on the life of Com. Kamla Ram Nautiyal. The dignitaries on the dais shared their memories of Com. Kamla Ram Nautiyal. The dignitaries on the dais also presented the “Inspiration of Uttarakhand Awards”.
The list of awardees was as follows:
1. Comrade Atul Kumar Anjan (Secretary, CPI)
2. Shri Rajendra Kothiyal (Chief Information Commissioner, Uttarakhand)
3. Squad. Leader Anupama Joshi (First Female Officer of Indian Air Force)
4. Shri Vivek Nautiyal (First IAS from District Uttarkashi)
5. Shri Ramesh Kuriyal (Sub-editor Amar Ujala)
6. Shri D.S. Negi (CEO Network 10 for Promotion of Garhwali and Kumauni Language)
To organize the programme an amount of Rs. 70,000.00 was provided by Directorate of Culture, Government of Uttarakhand.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]