Hindi poet Uday Pratap Singh gets lifetime achievement award

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Sunday presented the lifetime achievement award to renowned Hindi poet Dr Uday Pratap Singh.

The award was presented at the Hindi poetry festival 'Anubhuti' organised by Paasbaan-e-Adab, a cultural organisation, a Raj Bhavan release said.

Noted Hindi writers and poet Dr AShok Chakradhar, Inspector General of Police Quaiser Khalid, Dikshit Dhankauri, Athar Shakil, filmstars Rajpal Yadav, Maya Govind and others were present on the occasion.

Two books authored by IG Khalid were also released on the occasion.