PS Academi to honour 15 litterateurs of Panjabi

By Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH,  JUNE 11

Haryana Punjabi Sahitya Academi has decided to honour 15 litterateurs of Panjabi for their outstanding works of literature for the year 2012 at a function to be organized at Haryana Raj Bhawan here on June 17.

          While stating this here today, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Dr. K.K. Khandelwal, who is also Executive Deputy Chairman of the Academi, said that Haryana Punjabi Gaurav Puraskar would be given away posthumously to    Haribhajan Singh Renu of Sirsa, Mahakavi Bhai Santokh Singh Puraskar would be given away to Dr. Karamjit Singh of Kurukshetra, Baba Sheikh Farid Puraskar would be given away to Mr. Surender Singh Oberoi of Faridabad, Sant Taran Singh Vehmi Puraskar to Ms. Jagir Kaur Sandhu of Ellenabad and Lok Gayak Puraskar would be conferred upon  Joginder Singh Mukta of village Jagamlera, Sant Nagar.

         He said that similarly in case of Pustak Puraskar, in poem category the award would be given away to Ms. Sushila Sargam, in story category to Ms. Harsimran Kaur, in novel writing to Mr. Prem Singh Barnalvi, in play category to Dr. Pradyumn Bhalla and in child literature category to Ms. Manjit Kaur Ambalvi, in folk literature category to Mr. Puran Singh Nirala and Rachnatmak Lekh Puraskar would be given away to Dr. Upendrajit Kaur. First, second and third prizes in Punjabi story writing would be given away to Ms. Preetma Domail for ‘Pacchis Saal Baad’, Mr. Subhash Saluja for ‘Haddan Ton Agge’ and Mr. Angrej Singh for ‘Tidkiyan Chattir’ respectively.

         He said that Haryana Governor, Mr. Jagannath Pahadia would be the Chief Guest and Chief Minister Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda would preside over the function. Education Minister Mrs. Geeta Bhukkal and Minister of State for Information, Public Relations and Cultural Affairs Pt. Shiv Charan Lal Sharma would be the guest of honour on this occasion.