Garhwal Post Bureau
Dehradun, 26 Jul: Strengthening Uttarakhand’s growing presence on the national literary and cultural landscape, the Dehradun Literature Festival represented the state at the Chinar Book Festival in Srinagar.
During the festival, the prestigious Guardians of the Himalayas Award was conferred upon noted environmental lawyer and conservationist Nadeem Qadri.
Hosted by the National Book Trust, Ministry of Education, Government of India, in collaboration with the District Administration of Srinagar, the Chinar Book Festival brought together distinguished voices from literature, culture and public life at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC).
Nadeem Qadri is the founder of The Nature University at Pampore, Kashmir, and one of Jammu & Kashmir’s leading environmental lawyers, conservationists and policy advocates. He has served as Amicus Curiae to the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir on environmental matters across Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh and was appointed a Member of the Green India Mission (GIM) in 2023. He is also the founder of the Wildlife Conservation Fund (WCF) and the driving force behind Project Hangul, a pioneering initiative dedicated to conserving the endangered Kashmir Stag.
The award was presented by acclaimed filmmaker Imtiaz Ali.
