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New Delhi : Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ will be conferred on the Vatayan Lifetime Achievement Award at a virtual ceremony on November 21, 2020.
This award will be another in the list of many other national and international awards and honours conferred on the Minister for writing, poetry and other literary works. Pokhriyal has earlier received several awards in the field of literature and administration including Sahitya Bharati Award by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Sahitya Gaurav Samman by Former President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, Bharat Gaurav Samman, Good Governance Award by Dubai Government, outstanding Achievement Award by Global Organisation of Person of Indian Origin by Mauritius, awarded in Ukraine in the area of environmental protection, among others. Pokhriyal is also honoured with “Himal Gaurav Samman” by Nepal.
The German version ‘nureinWunsch” of Pokhriyal’s story collection ‘Just a Desire’, is published in Afro Asian Institute, Hamburg. His ‘Sparsh Ganga’ initiative was included in Mauritius school curriculum. He is actively associated with various Social activities such as unique drive of `Swaran Ganga. Pokhriyal has also organised Cultural Programmes worldwide as a Minister of Culture in Uttar Pradesh.
Pokhriyal has penned more than 75 books on wide ranging issues, which have also been translated into many national and foreign languages. Under the able leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Minister has steered the National Education Policy through different processes, which has received worldwide acclaim, according to a PIB release.
Vatayan International Awards given by the Vatayan-UK organization in London, honours poets, writers, and artists for their exemplary work in their respective fields. Earlier, many eminent personalities like Prasoon Joshi and Javed Akhtar have been awarded the Vatayan Awards for their literary contribution.
Vatayan-UK Samman will be held virtually on November 21, 2020, at 8.30 pm IST. Dr Amish Tripathi, renowned writer and director of the Nehru Center, London, will be the special guest on the occasion. Mira Kaushik, Chairman Vatayan, Kavi Anil Sharma Joshi, Vice Chairman Central Hindi Board, Agra, and Aditi Maheshwari, Executive Director Vani Prakashan will also be present on the occasion.