President presented the 58th Jnanpith Award to Jagadguru Rambhadracharya

New -Delhi, May 16 (IANS). President Draupadi Murmu presented the 58th Jnanpith award to the Sanskrit Teacher Jagadguru Rambhadracharya at a great ceremony held on Friday in Vigyan Bhawan in New -Delhi. On this occasion, President Jagadguru congratulated Rambhadracharya. He also congratulated the famous Lotterator Gulzar on the Jnanpith Award, which could not attend the program. The president wanted Gulzar Ji to recover well soon and his contribution to art, literature, society and nation to continue. The president said in his speech that the literature committed society and made it aware. From social awakening of the 19th century to the 20th century freedom struggle, poets and writers played an important role in connecting people. He said that the song ‘Defore Mataram’, composed by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, woke up and that it will always wake up for the children of Mother India for almost 150 years. From Valmiki, Vyas and Kalidas to classic poets such as Rabindranath Tagore, we experience the beat of live India. This heart rate is the voice of employment. The president appreciated the Indian Jnanpith trust and said that this institution has honored excellent junk states of different Indian languages ​​since 1965. In this process, the selectors maintained the dignity of this award by choosing the best literators of the country. Referring to women, the president said that women such as Ashapurnana Devi, Amrita Pritam, Mahadevi Verma, Qurratul an Hyder, Mahashweta Devi, Indira Goswami, Krishna Sobti and Pratibha Rai saw and experienced Indian tradition and society with special sensitivity. He said that our sisters and daughters should take inspiration from these wonderful writers and take active participation in literature creation and make our social thinking more sensitive. The president talked about Jagadguru Rambhadracharya and said he offered an inspiring example of excellence. He said that Jagadguru, despite being physically disabled, made an extraordinary contribution to the service of literature and society from his divine perspective. The president said Rambhadracharya did unique work in both literature and social service. He expressed the confidence that generations that bring inspiration from his glorious life will continue to move the literature creation, society and nation -building. -Ians DSC/GKT