Garhwal Post Bureau
Haridwar, 17 Jul: Uttarakhand Sanskrit Sansthan today marked the traditional Harela festival with great enthusiasm and joy. On this occasion, Deepak Kumar, Secretary, Sanskrit Education, in the state government, led the plantation drive, planted fruit‑bearing saplings in the institute premises, carried out an inspection and also issued necessary directions.
Extending greetings of the folk festival to the officers and the staff, Kumar emphasised that everyone should plant at least one tree every year. He described the trees as the adornment of nature and nature itself as an invaluable heritage, stressing that its protection is the responsibility of all. He also held a meeting with the institute’s officials and employees and directed them to prepare and present at the earliest the framework for competitions, research conferences, publication work and Sanskrit Month activities for the coming year, underlining the need for dedication in the promotion, preservation and dissemination of Sanskrit.
In the meeting, the newly appointed Secretary of the Sansthan, Professor Vinay Kumar Vidyalankar, welcomed Deepak Kumar and observed that through the state government and administration, Kumar remains tirelessly engaged in coordinating with various departments of the Union government to secure due respect and recognition for Uttarakhand’s second official language. Vidyalankar further described him as the guiding force of this endeavour and assured that the institute’s officers and staff would strive to live up to his trust.
Among those present on the occasion were Research Officer Dr Harish Chandra Gururani, Publication Officer Kishori Lal Raturi, Assistant Librarian Rama Kathait, Manisha, Akanksha, Baby, Vivek, Ganesh Prasad Fondani, Mohit, Santosh, Om Prakash, Pankaj, Sunder, Pritam, Ankit, Sunil, Mukesh, Vinay and others.
