Hon’ble Governor of Meghalaya Shri Satya Pal Malik and Shri AS Dulat To Receive ‘Sant Namdev National Award’

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Hon’ble Governor of Meghalaya Shri Satya Pal Malik and Shri AS Dulat To Receive ‘Sant Namdev National Award’

New Delhi, Rongili barta: In order to strengthen the bonds between the bordering States from north-east, Kashmir, Punjab and Maharashtra, Hon’ble Governor of Meghalaya Shri Satya Pal Malik and former IPS officer AS Dulat have been chosen for the prestigious ‘Sant Namdev National Awards’ for the years 2021 and 2020, respectively. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President former Union Minister MP Sharad Pawar will confer the award on April 7 in New Delhi. The function will be presided over by Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee President Harmeet Singh Kalka. The prestigious ‘Sant Namdev National Award’ has been instituted by the well-known Pune-based NGO Sarhad. It is a social, cultural and educational organization, dedicated for the past four decades to the welfare of the strife-hit people in bordering areas of the country. It strives to establish strong bonds between them and the people of Pune. This award is bestowed on eminent people from Punjab who have helped strengthen ties between the bordering states and Maharashtra. The award is named after Sant Namdev, the 13th century Poet-Saint from Maharashtra who is venerated in Sikhism as he spent many years in Punjab. He is believed to have passes away in Ghuman village of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. This award is given for the outstanding contribution to the nation in any field of endeavor and consists of Rs 1.01 lakh and a memento. Sarhad President Sanjay Nahar said, ‘We are proud to confer this award on Hon’ble Governor of Meghalaya Shri Satya Pal Malik and former Special Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and former  Secretary of Research and Analysis (RAW) AS Dulat for their exemplary life and work for peace, development and prosperity of the bordering states. Their role in strengthening the bonds between the bordering states and Maharashtra has been vital. “Sant Namdev undertook various social reforms in Punjab and his name appears in the holy texts of the ‘Sikh religion’. The award is given to people from Punjab who have made an outstanding contribution to the nation. It is an attempt to celebrate the traditional relationship between the two states and bring closer to each other,” he said. Eminent dignitaries including renowned poet Gulzar, Economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Editor of Punjab Kesari Vijay Kumar Chopra, former Prime Minister Late Shri Chandra Shekhar, social activists Satyapal and Vimla Daang, former DGP SS Virk, Veteran Journalists Jatinder Pannu, Kuldip Nayyar and filmmaker Yash Chopra are the recipients of this award in the past.