Himachal CM Jai Ram Thakur releases poetry book

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur released a book ‘Saudade- A Love Everlasting’, written by Simran Agarwal, at Shimla on Sunday. Simran is currently pursuing B.Sc. Forestry (Honours) from Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan. Appreciating the efforts of the young author, Thakur said that this collection of poems would prove to be a readers’ delight and would also inspire other budding writers. The book is a collection of 70 poems, divided into eight themes. The writer also presented a copy of her book to Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar at the Raj Bhavan.

Award for Professor

The Universal Group of Institutions, Chandigarh, in collaboration with the Conference World, Delhi, conferred the Academic Award for Teaching and Research Excellence – 2021 on Professor Kanwar Dinesh Singh, who heads the Department of English at Government College, Arki. The award was conferred during an international conference on the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Singh has been teaching English language and literature for over two decades. Besides being an active researcher, he has also guided research scholars for M Phil and PhD. His books are among recommended readings in syllabi for several universities, including NCK University, Taiwan. Also a recipient of the HP Sahitya Akademi Award, Singh has published several volumes of poetry, haiku and short fiction in English and Hindi, besides 12 books in literary criticism and translation.