# Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman

The Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman is one of the two highest 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.

## History

The Uttarakhand Ratna award was constituted by the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami in 2021, on the occasion of 21st anniversary of Uttarakhand State Foundation Day which falls on 9 November each year.

## List of Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman recipients

Key :
* # Posthumous recipient
The recipients of Uttarakhand Gaurav Sammanare as follows:
| Year | Laureates | Life span | Field / Work | Notes |
| 2021 | Anil Prakash Joshi | born 1955 | Environmentalism | Environmentalist, recipient of Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, and Jamnalal Bajaj Award. |
| 2021 | Bachendri Pal | born 1954 | 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. |
| 2021 | Narayan Datt Tiwari$^#$ | 1925–2018 | 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 cabinet protfolios of finance, defence and external affairs in the Rajiv Gandhi ministry. |
| 2021 | Narendra Singh Negi | born 1949 | Music | Uttarakhandi folk musician and singer, recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. |
| 2021 | Ruskin Bond | born 1934 | Literature | Writer, recipient of Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Sahitya Akademi Award, and John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. |
| 2022 | Ajit Doval KC | born 1945 | Intelligence and security | 5th National Security Advisor, 18th Director of the Intelligence Bureau, recipient of President's Police Medal and Police Medal. |
| 2022 | General Bipin Rawat$^#$ PVSM UYSM AVSM YSM SM VSM ADC | 1958–2021 | Defence | 1st Chief of Defence Staff, 57th Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee, 27th Chief of the Army Staff, recipient of Padma Vibhushan. |
| 2022 | Girish Tiwari$^#$ | 1945–2010 | Music | Uttarakhandi folk musician and singer. |
| 2022 | Prasoon Joshi | born 1971 | Cinema | Poet, writer, lyricist, 28th Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification, recipient of Padma Shri, National Film Awards, and Filmfare Awards |
| 2022 | Viren Dangwal$^#$ | 1947–2015 | Literature | Poet, recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award |
| 2023 | Basanti Bisht | born 1953 | Music | Jagar singer, recipient of Padma Shri. |
| 2023 | Madhuri Barthwal | ? | Music | Uttarakhandi folk musician and singer, recipient of Padma Shri. |
| 2023 | Rajendra Singh Bisht | ? | Environmentalism | Environmentalist. |
| 2023 | Sachidanand Bharti | born 1955 | Environmentalism | Environmentalist, recipient of Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar |
| 2024 | General Anil Chauhan PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM | born 1961 | Defence | 2nd Chief of Defence Staff, 58th Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee. |
| 2024 | Hemant Pandey | born 1970 | Cinema | Actor. |
| 2024 | Dr. Mahesh Kuriyal | ? | Healthcare | Neurosurgeon. |
| 2024 | Mangala Devi | born 1956 | Social service, Philanthropy | Spiritual leader associated with the Divine Light Mission. Known for her social and philanthropic work in the fields of health and education. |
| 2024 | Pritam Bhartwan | born 1970 | Music | Jagar singer, recipient of Padma Shri. |