Shri Pawan Chamling conferred with Bharat

Asmita Gaurav Puraskar in Pune

“The society says where is the hero? where is the ideal? Can we search such ideals so that in the future can we create some Pawan Chamling ji” …. Convenor, Bharatiya Asmita Rashtriya Puraskar, 2012

Pune, February 4, 2011: The MIT group of Institutions, Pune, India has conferred the honour of Bharat Asmita Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar 2012, Special Award for Life Time Achievement on Shri Pawan Chamling Chief Minister of Sikkim. At a well attended function Shri Chamling was handed over the cash award, a plaque, a citation, and shawl, by Dr R A Mashelkar Padma Bhushan, and Chairman of the Bharat Asmita National Awards Committee. The other imminent recipients of awards in their respective fields were Shri Nana Patekar, actor/ director, Shri Siddartha Basu, Mass media, Prof S Parasuraman, Director, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Prof Samir K Brahmachari Director General CSIR and Shri Jayant Chaudhary MP Lok Sabha.

Speaking on the occasion the Chief Minister apprised the gathering about the various development such as Catch, Green Mission, Kutcha house free mission of the State. While addressing the student community of MIT institute he urged the younger generation to inculcate the values of hard work, sincerity, and responsibilities and contribute towards nation building. (complete text attached below)

Started in 2005, the Bharat Asmita National Award is a prestigious award given to prominent luminaries in various fields such as education, social and political fields, science and technology etc. In the past some prominent recipients of these awards were Shri T N Seshan, former Chief Election Commissioner, Shri Jyotiraditya Sindhia, Shri Rajdeep Sardesai, Mallika Sarabai and Bharka Dutt of NDTV.
The Chief Minister was accompanied by his wife Mrs Tika Maya Chamling, Mr O.T. Lepcha MP Rajya Sabha, Principal Secretary to HCM and Secretary IPR, Shri KS Topgay.