10 PERSONALITIES TO RECEIVE RAMLAL ADHIKARI AWARD ON REPUBLIC DAY

Webdesk, TNI Siliguri, 23rd January, 2016: Ten eminent personalities from various fields of North Bengal will be felicitated with laureate ‘Ramlal Adhikari Smriti Samman 2016′ on the republic day at Milan More, Champasari near Siliguri. The felicitation is given a year in memory of late Ramlal Adhikari an eminent literary of Darjeeling who served as professor head of Nepali department of Darjeeling government college since last year. This year ten eminent personalities including Journalist, Social Worker, Environmentalist, Teacher, Dancer, Litterateur, Businessman, and people working on women empowerment and human trafficking. According to the program coordinator, the felicitation program is organized by an NGO named ‘Bagdogra Paradristhi Society’ (BPS) in association with a private organization of Siliguri. A five-member selection committee decided to felicitate ten personalities who have dedicated their works to the betterment of the society and needy. Rajiv Lochan Adhikari, son of Ramlal Adhikari and president of BPS said, “We have decided to felicitate personalities working for the society and poor people after celebrating my father’s birth anniversary that falls on 31st December. My father being a writer and poet always worked for the deprived people of the society and praised the people working for their benefits.” Ramlal Adhikari (1946-2005) was a gifted writer, poet, dramatist, and journalist.