Mumbai :- Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari today said he will write to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for developing Daulatpur in Rae Bareli district, the birthplace of well known poet and writer Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi as a memorial of literary tourism. Stating that the contribution of Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi and Hajari Prasad Dwivedi to Hindi literature is very high he said he will take up the matter with CM Yogi Adityanath so as to perpetuate the memory of the great writer and litterateur.
Governor Koshyari was speaking at a programme of Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi Smriti Sanrakshan Abhiyan Silver Jubilee Awards and Kavi Sammelan at Raj Bhavan Mumbai on Thursday (27 Oct). The programme was organised by the Dr Ram Manohar Tripathi Seva Samiti and Smt Durgadevi Sharma Charitable Trust.
Former Minister Kripa Shankar Singh, former MLA Raj Purohit, lyricist Manoj Muntashir, Dr Manju Pandey, Anurag Tripathi, Rajiv Nautiyal, social worker Prashant Sharma, Anil Galgali, writers, journalists and invitees were present.
The Governor felicitated Bhajan singer Anup Jalota for his work of scoring music for the compositions of Dr Ram Manohar Tripathi and also honoured the Convenor of Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi Smriti Sanrakshan Abhiyan Gaurav Awasthi.
Well known poets Ramdas Futane, Sunil Joshi, Yogendra Sharma, Rajiv Raj and Jyoti Tripathi presented poems on the occasion. The Governor felicitated the poets and applauded their presentation. Anil Trivedi conducted the proceedings.