President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam conferred the Padmashree, one of the country’s highest civilian honours, in an event held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 5th April 2007, to Dr. Lalit Mohan Pandey (Environment), Prof. Shekhar Pathak (Education and Literature), Prof. K. S. Valdiya (Science & Engineering), Prof. Devendra Singh Rahinwal (Posthumously for Education and Journalism) along with Shri Khalid Zaheer (Social Services), all from Uttarakhand
An interactive session was held with Dr. Lalit Mohan Pandey, Prof. Shekhar Pathak and Prof. K. S. Valdiya on 6th April 2007 at India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi. The program also marked the presence of eminent journalist Prof. Pushpesh Pant, Mr. Tom Walter and popular Uttarakhand musical legends – Shri Narendra Singh Negi, Shri Girish Tiwari “Girda” and Shri Heera Singh Rana.
Please see photo gallery and live video from the event at eUttarakhand.
