Dr. Meenu Parashar
Doha: Doha-based author and poetess Dr. Meenu Parashar was recently felicitated with the prestigious ‘Sahitya Gaurav Award’ at the Bharat Gaurav Award ceremony organised by Sanskruti Yuva Sanstha.
Dr. Meenu Parashar was honoured with this award for her extraordinary works, excellence to promote the Hindi language, and her notable works in literature.
Dr. Parashar, has a doctorate in literature, and is from India's Uttarakhand State, and a resident of Qatar for 18 years.
She has been actively involved in many events and participated in several virtual platforms related to literature globally.
She recently launched her second book, “Meri Udan” in August 2021. Her writing through poems focuses on the social problems in society and influences and motivates readers to strive for a better tomorrow.
Twenty-eight prominent personalities from 11 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States of America, New Zealand, Qatar, UAE, France, Malaysia and India, were facilitated with prestigious awards.
Some of the other Bharat Gaurav awardees include the motivational speaker Padma Shri Gaur Gopaldas, polo player Ashvini Kumar Sharma, Akshaya Patra Foundation’s chairman Padma Shri Madhu Pandit Dasa, instrumentalist Padma Bhushan Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Padma Shri Ramkishor Chhipa, Nirbhaya’s mother Asha Devi, investor banker Saket Mishra and others.
For over 25 years, the Sanskruti Yuva Sanstha has promoted Indian culture and civilization globally through innovative social programmes.
In 2012, Sanskriti pioneered the ‘Bharat Gaurav Award’ to felicitate people with extraordinary excellence in their respective fields. The first ceremony was held in 2012 in New Jersey.
