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The '''Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman''' is one of the two highest [[List of civil awards and decorations|civilian award]] of the State of [[Uttarakhand]], along with [[Uttarakhand Ratna]]. It is awarded to a person for their extraordinary contribution in any field of human endeavour. It was constituted in the year 2021 by the [[Government of Uttarakhand]]. There have been a total of 8 recipients of this award.<ref>{{cite web|author=Sunil Negi |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/dehradun-city-government-announced-uttarakhand-gaurav-samman-on-the-eve-of-state-foundation-day-22189116.html |title=Government announced Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman on the eve of state foundation day |publisher=M.jagran.com |date= |access-date=2021-11-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/dehradun/uttarakhand-foundation-day-2021-five-personalities-will-be-honored-to-uttarakhand-gaurav-award |title=Uttarakhand Foundation Day 2021: Five Personalities Will Be Honored To Uttarakhand Gaurav Award - राज्य स्थापना दिवस 2021: उत्तराखंड गौरव पुरस्कार की घोषणा, प्रदेश की पांच विभूतियों को मिलेगा सम्मान - Amar Ujala Hindi News Live |publisher=Amarujala.com |date=2021-10-31 |accessdate=2021-11-08}}</ref>

== Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman 2025 ==
On the occasion of [[Uttarakhand State Foundation Day]] Silver Jubilee celebrations on November 7, 2025, the [[Government of Uttarakhand]] conferred Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman<ref>{{Cite web |title=07-11-2025 : Governor Takes Salute at Ceremonial Parade During the State Foundation Day Silver Jubilee Celebrations. {{!}} LOK BHAVAN UTTARAKHAND {{!}} India |url=https://governoruk.gov.in/07-11-2025-governor-takes-salute-at-ceremonial-parade-during-the-state-foundation-day-silver-jubilee-celebrations/ |access-date=2025-12-21 |website=governoruk.gov.in |language=en-US}}</ref> upon several following renowned personalities for their contribution to the state's progress. Here is the complete list of the award recipients:

# Padma Shri and Olympic Medallion [[Jaspal Rana]] (Shooter)
# Entrepreneur, Chinese Actor & Social Worker [[Dev Raturi]]
# Late Actor & Writer [[Tom Alter]]
# Late Statehood Activist Sushila Baluni<ref>{{Cite web |last=Post |first=Garhwal |date=2023-05-11 |title=Leading statehood agitation leader Sushila Balooni passes away at 84 {{!}} Garhwal Post |url=https://garhwalpost.in/leading-statehood-agitation-leader-sushila-balooni-passes-away-at-84/ |access-date=2025-12-21 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=09-05-2023 : Governor has condoled the demise of senior Uttarakhand state activist and former chairperson of the Uttarakhand Women's Commission, Mrs. Sushila Baluni. {{!}} LOK BHAVAN UTTARAKHAND {{!}} India |url=https://governoruk.gov.in/09-05-2023-governor-has-condoled-the-demise-of-senior-uttarakhand-state-activist-and-former-chairperson-of-the-uttarakhand-womens-commission-mrs-sushila-baluni/ |access-date=2025-12-21 |website=governoruk.gov.in |language=en-US}}</ref>
# Late Chipko Movement Leader [[Gaura Devi]]
# Geologist [[Khadg Singh Valdiya]]
# Warrior [[Teelu Rauteli]]
# Writer [[Shailesh Matiyani]]

== History ==
The Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman award was constituted by the [[Chief Minister of Uttarakhand]] [[Pushkar Singh Dhami]] in 2021, on the occasion of 21st anniversary of [[Uttarakhand Day|Uttarakhand State Foundation Day]] which falls on 9 November each year.<ref>{{cite web | url-access=limited |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/1467061806922397/2627900114171888 |archive-date = 2022-04-30| url = https://www.facebook.com/1467061806922397/posts/2627900114171888/ |title = Uttarakhand DIPR on Facebook |website=[[Facebook]]}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>

==List of Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman recipients==
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The recipients of Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman are as follows:

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! Year
! Image
! Laureates
! Life span
! Field / Work
! Notes
|- align="center"
| rowspan="5" |2021
| [[File:Padma Bhushan Bachendri Pal (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| [[Bachendri Pal]]
| born 1954
| [[Mountaineering in India|Adventure sport]]
| Mountaineer, first Indian woman to ascent [[Mount Everest]], recipient of [[Padma Bhushan]], [[Padma Shri]], [[Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]], [[Arjuna Award]], and [[Yash Bharati]].
|- align="center"
| [[File:The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Shri to Dr. Anil Prakash Joshi, for his contribution in promoting indigenous technologies, at investiture ceremony in New Delhi on March 29, 2006.jpg|80px]]
| [[Anil Prakash Joshi]]
| born 1955
| [[Environment of India|Environmentalism]]
| z
|-align="center"
| [[File:Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg|80px]]
|scope="row" style="background-color:#CEE8F0;" | [[N. D. Tiwari|Narayan Datt Tiwari]]{{sup|{{Hash}}}}
| 1925–2018
| [[Politics of India|Public affair]]
| Veteran politician and former [[Chief Minister of Uttarakhand]] (2002–2007), Tiwari also served as the [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] thrice in the undivided [[Uttar Pradesh]]. He held [[Union Council of Ministers|union cabinet portfolios]] of [[Ministry of Finance (India)|finance]], [[Ministry of Defence (India)|defence]] and [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|external affairs]] in the [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv Gandhi ministry]].
|-align="center"
|
| [[Narendra Singh Negi]]
| born 1949
| [[Music of Uttarakhand|Music]]
| Uttarakhandi folk musician and singer, recipient of [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]].
|-align="center"
| [[File:Ruskin Bond in Bangalore, India (Jim Ankan Deka photography).jpg|80px]]
| [[Ruskin Bond]]
| born 1934
| [[Literature of India|Literature]]
| Writer, recipient of [[Padma Bhushan]], [[Padma Shri]], [[Sahitya Akademi Award]], and [[John Llewellyn Rhys Prize]].
|-align="center"
|rowspan="5" |2022
| [[File:Ajit Kumar Doval.jpg|80px]]
| [[Ajit Doval]]<br />{{post-nominals|country=IND|KC|PPM|PM}}
| born 1945
| [[Indian Police Service|Intelligence and security]]
| [[National Security Advisor (India)|5th National Security Advisor]], [[Director of the Intelligence Bureau|18th Director of the Intelligence Bureau]], recipient of [[President's Police Medal]] and [[Police Medal (India)|Police Medal]].
|-align="center"
| [[File:General Bipin Rawat, India's 1st Chief of Defence Staff.jpg|80px]]
|scope="row" style="background-color:#CEE8F0;" | [[General (India)|General]] [[Bipin Rawat]]{{sup|{{Hash}}}}<br />{{post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|UYSM|AVSM|YSM|SM|VSM|ADC}}
| 1958–2021
| [[Indian Armed Forces|Defence]]
| [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|1st Chief of Defence Staff]], [[Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee|57th Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee]], [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|27th Chief of the Army Staff]], recipient of [[Padma Vibhushan]].
|-align="center"
|
|scope="row" style="background-color:#CEE8F0;" | [[Girish Tiwari]]{{sup|{{Hash}}}}
| 1945–2010
| [[Music of Uttarakhand|Music]]
| Uttarakhandi folk musician and singer.
|-align="center"
| [[File:Prasoon Joshi (Cropped).png|80px]]
| [[Prasoon Joshi]]
| born 1971
| [[Cinema of India|Cinema]]
| Poet, writer, lyricist, [[Central Board of Film Certification|28th Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification]], recipient of [[Padma Shri]], [[National Film Awards]], and [[Filmfare Awards]]
|-align="center"
|
|scope="row" style="background-color:#CEE8F0;" | [[Viren Dangwal]]{{sup|{{Hash}}}}
| 1947–2015
| [[Literature of India|Literature]]
| Poet, recipient of [[Sahitya Akademi Award]]
|-align="center"
|rowspan="4" |2023
|
| [[Basanti Bisht]]
| born 1953
|rowspan="2" |[[Music of Uttarakhand|Music]]
| [[Jagar (ritual)|Jagar]] singer, recipient of [[Padma Shri]].
|-align="center"
| [[File:Madhuri Barthwal award (sq cropped).jpg|80px]]
| [[Madhuri Barthwal]]
| ?
| Uttarakhandi folk musician and singer, recipient of [[Padma Shri]].
|-align="center"
|
| [[Rajendra Singh Bisht]]
| ?
|rowspan="2" |[[Environment of India|Environmentalism]]
| Environmentalist.
|-align="center"
| [[File:Sachidanand Bharti.jpg|80px]]
| [[Sachidanand Bharti]]
| born 1955
| Environmentalist, recipient of [[Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar]]
|-align="center"
|rowspan="5" |2024
| [[File:Anil Chauhan Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).jpg|80px]]
| [[General (India)|General]] [[Anil Chauhan]]<br />{{post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|UYSM|AVSM|SM|VSM}}
| born 1961
| [[Indian Armed Forces|Defence]]
| [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|2nd Chief of Defence Staff]], [[Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee|58th Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee]].
|-align="center"
| [[File:Hemant Pandey.jpg|80px]]
| [[Hemant Pandey]]
| born 1970
| [[Cinema of India|Cinema]]
| Actor.
|-align="center"
|
| [[Doctor (title)|Dr.]] [[Mahesh Kuriyal]]
| ?
| [[Healthcare in India|Healthcare]]
| Neurosurgeon.
|-align="center"
|
| [[Mangala Devi]]
| born 1956
| [[Welfare in India|Social service]], [[Philanthropy]]
| Spiritual leader associated with the [[Divine Light Mission]]. Known for her social and philanthropic work in the fields of [[Healthcare in India|health]] and [[Education in India|education]].
|-align="center"
| [[File:PRITAM BHARTWAN.jpg|80px]]
| [[Pritam Bhartwan]]
| born 1970
| [[Music of Uttarakhand|Music]]
| [[Jagar (ritual)|Jagar]] singer, recipient of [[Padma Shri]].
|- align="center"
| rowspan="8" |2025
|
|[[Jaspal Rana]]
|born
1976
|Sports
|Gold Medalist, 25 m center fire pistol, Hiroshima Olympics 1994
|- align="center"
|
|[[Dev Raturi]]
|born
1976
|Entrepreneurship
|Entrrepreneur, actor, social activist, known for acting in Chinese films<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dev Raturi {{!}} Actor, Production Department, Location Management |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10904193/ |access-date=2025-12-21 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>, features in Chinese textbooks<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-26 |title=Dev Raturi: Uttarakhand man movie star in China, features in textbook |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/uttarakhand-man-movie-star-in-china-features-in-textbook/articleshow/102118478.cms |access-date=2025-12-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|- align="center"
|
|scope="row" style="background-color:#CEE8F0;" |
[[Tom Alter]]
|1950 – 2017
|Acting
|Recipient of [[Padma Shri]], notable Indian actor, writer, theater artist, known for acting in
|- align="center"
|
|scope="row" style="background-color:#CEE8F0;" |
[[Sushila Baluni]]
|1939-2023
|Social Work
|Senior Uttarakhand state activist <ref>{{Cite web |title=09-05-2023 : Governor has condoled the demise of senior Uttarakhand state activist and former chairperson of the Uttarakhand Women's Commission, Mrs. Sushila Baluni. {{!}} LOK BHAVAN UTTARAKHAND {{!}} India |url=https://governoruk.gov.in/09-05-2023-governor-has-condoled-the-demise-of-senior-uttarakhand-state-activist-and-former-chairperson-of-the-uttarakhand-womens-commission-mrs-sushila-baluni/ |access-date=2025-12-21 |language=en}}</ref> and former chairperson of the Uttarakhand Women’s Commission
|- align="center"
|
|scope="row" style="background-color:#CEE8F0;" |
[[Gaura Devi]]
|1925-1991
|Community Leadership
|One of the faces of the [[Chipko movement|Chipko Movement]], grassroot activist and a rural women community leader
|- align="center"
|
|scope="row" style="background-color:#CEE8F0;" |
[[Khadg Singh Valdiya]]
|1937-2020
|Geology
|Indian geologist <ref>{{Cite web |title=Khadg Singh Valdiya – Asian Scientist Magazine |url=https://www.asianscientist.com/scientist/as100-khadg-singh-valdiya/ |access-date=2025-12-21 |website=www.asianscientist.com}}</ref> and a former vice chancellor of [[Kumaun University|Kumaon University]]
|- align="center"
|
|scope="row" style="background-color:#CEE8F0;" |
[[Teelu Rauteli]]
|1661-1681
|Warrior
|A [[Garhwali people|Garhwali]] warrior and [[Folk hero|folk heroine]], credited with fighting seven wars between the ages of fifteen and twenty
|- align="center"
|
|scope="row" style="background-color:#CEE8F0;" |
[[Shailesh Matiyani]]
|1931-2001
|Literature
|A [[Hindi]] writer, poet, essayist from Uttarakhand, known for his short stories
|}

==See also==
*[[Bharat Ratna]], the highest civilian award of India
*[[Raj Ratna]], the highest civilian award given by the individual [[princely state]]s of [[British Raj|British India]]

==References==
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