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Random Facts
Institutions of Repute
Forest Research Institute- Dehradun
Central Animal Hospital Research Institute - Mukteshwar
World’s First Natural Heritage Centre (UNESCO)- Dehradun
Nehru Institute of Mountaineering- Uttarkashi
Nakshatra Observatory- Devprayag (Established by Acharya Chakradhar
Joshi in 1946)
G B Pant Environment Institute- Almora
Vivekanad Mountain Agriculture Research Centre- Almora
Institute of Biotechnology – Patwadangar (Nainital)
Uttarakhand Council of Biotechnology- Haldi, Pantnagar
Military Cantonments in Uttarakhand
1- Almora, 2- Chakrata, 3- Dehradun, 4- Landour (Mussoorie), 5-
Lansdowne, 6- Nainital, 4- Ranikhet, 8- Roorkee
Awards In Uttarakhand
Teelu Rauteli Award- annual award to recognize 13 women or girls who
have set an example of struggle and courage in the Social, Educational,
Literature, Art Cultural or Courageous field. Presented by Department of
Women Emowerment and Child Development, Government of Uttarakhand.
Sailesh Matiyani Award- annual award for teachers carrying out
exemplary work in the field of Basic and Secondary education in the state.
Governer’s Teachers Awards- for teachers whose students perform good
in Uttarakhand school education board and home examination.
State Sports Awards- include Devbhumi Khel Ratna for sportsperson,
Devbumi Dronacharya Award for coach, and Lifetime Achievement Award
for sportsperson for their contribution their contribution in sports for life.
Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Education Excellence Award- Chief Minister’s
Trofy for Schools giving continuously best result for three years in board
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Random Facts
Institutions of Repute
Forest Research Institute- Dehradun
Central Animal Hospital Research Institute - Mukteshwar
World’s First Natural Heritage Centre (UNESCO)- Dehradun
Nehru Institute of Mountaineering- Uttarkashi
Nakshatra Observatory- Devprayag (Established by Acharya Chakradhar
Joshi in 1946)
G B Pant Environment Institute- Almora
Vivekanad Mountain Agriculture Research Centre- Almora
Institute of Biotechnology – Patwadangar (Nainital)
Uttarakhand Council of Biotechnology- Haldi, Pantnagar
Military Cantonments in Uttarakhand
1- Almora, 2- Chakrata, 3- Dehradun, 4- Landour (Mussoorie), 5-
Lansdowne, 6- Nainital, 4- Ranikhet, 8- Roorkee
Awards In Uttarakhand
Teelu Rauteli Award- annual award to recognize 13 women or girls who
have set an example of struggle and courage in the Social, Educational,
Literature, Art Cultural or Courageous field. Presented by Department of
Women Emowerment and Child Development, Government of Uttarakhand.
Sailesh Matiyani Award- annual award for teachers carrying out
exemplary work in the field of Basic and Secondary education in the state.
Governer’s Teachers Awards- for teachers whose students perform good
in Uttarakhand school education board and home examination.
State Sports Awards- include Devbhumi Khel Ratna for sportsperson,
Devbumi Dronacharya Award for coach, and Lifetime Achievement Award
for sportsperson for their contribution their contribution in sports for life.
Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Education Excellence Award- Chief Minister’s
Trofy for Schools giving continuously best result for three years in board
examination. Taru Shri Samman for Schools performing excellently in tree
plantation. The award is also presented to top ten students in class tenth and
twlfth examinations.
Name Award Name Award
Jaspal
Rana(shooting)
Khel Ratna
Hari Singh
Thapa(boxing)
Dronacharya
Padma Bahadur
Mal(boxing)
Lifetime
Achievement
Trilok Singh
Basera(football)
Khel Ratna
(posthumously)
Narayan Singh
Rana(shooting)
Dronacharya
Haridutt Kapdi
(basket ball)
Lifetime
Achievement
Lt. Ram Bahadur
Chhetri
Khel Ratna Renu Kohli Dronacharya
Hansa Manral
Life time
achievement
  
Shilpa Ratna Award- a maximum of 25 awards given annually by
Uttarakhand Rajya Shilp Award for exemplary work in the field of
handicrafts and traditional art.
Award winners from Uttarakhand
Ramon Magasasay Award- Chandi Prasad Bhatt for Environment in 1982,
Deep Joshi for Social Work in 2009
Padma Vibhushan- Dr. Ghananand Pande for science, Bhairav Dutta
Pande, Kunwar Singh Negi, Sundar Lal Bahuguna
Padma Bhushan- Kamlendumati Shah (social work), Sumitranandan pant
(Literature), Chandi Prasad Bhatt (Environment), Ruskin Bond (Literature
and Education), Dr. Khadak Singh valdia( Geology).
Table 60.1: Padma Shree
Name Field Name Field
Chhatrapati Joshi Wireless
Laxman Singh
Jangpangi
Trade
Lt. Col. Narendra
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Random Facts
Institutions of Repute
Forest Research Institute- Dehradun
Central Animal Hospital Research Institute - Mukteshwar
World’s First Natural Heritage Centre (UNESCO)- Dehradun
Nehru Institute of Mountaineering- Uttarkashi
Nakshatra Observatory- Devprayag (Established by Acharya Chakradhar
Joshi in 1946)
G B Pant Environment Institute- Almora
Vivekanad Mountain Agriculture Research Centre- Almora
Institute of Biotechnology – Patwadangar (Nainital)
Uttarakhand Council of Biotechnology- Haldi, Pantnagar
Military Cantonments in Uttarakhand
1- Almora, 2- Chakrata, 3- Dehradun, 4- Landour (Mussoorie), 5-
Lansdowne, 6- Nainital, 4- Ranikhet, 8- Roorkee
Awards In Uttarakhand
Teelu Rauteli Award- annual award to recognize 13 women or girls who
have set an example of struggle and courage in the Social, Educational,
Literature, Art Cultural or Courageous field. Presented by Department of
Women Emowerment and Child Development, Government of Uttarakhand.
Sailesh Matiyani Award- annual award for teachers carrying out
exemplary work in the field of Basic and Secondary education in the state.
Governer’s Teachers Awards- for teachers whose students perform good
in Uttarakhand school education board and home examination.
State Sports Awards- include Devbhumi Khel Ratna for sportsperson,
Devbumi Dronacharya Award for coach, and Lifetime Achievement Award
for sportsperson for their contribution their contribution in sports for life.
Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Education Excellence Award- Chief Minister’s
Trofy for Schools giving continuously best result for three years in board
examination. Taru Shri Samman for Schools performing excellently in tree
plantation. The award is also presented to top ten students in class tenth and
twlfth examinations.
Name Award Name Award
Jaspal
Rana(shooting)
Khel Ratna
Hari Singh
Thapa(boxing)
Dronacharya
Padma Bahadur
Mal(boxing)
Lifetime
Achievement
Trilok Singh
Basera(football)
Khel Ratna
(posthumously)
Narayan Singh
Rana(shooting)
Dronacharya
Haridutt Kapdi
(basket ball)
Lifetime
Achievement
Lt. Ram Bahadur
Chhetri
Khel Ratna Renu Kohli Dronacharya
Hansa Manral
Life time
achievement
  
Shilpa Ratna Award- a maximum of 25 awards given annually by
Uttarakhand Rajya Shilp Award for exemplary work in the field of
handicrafts and traditional art.
Award winners from Uttarakhand
Ramon Magasasay Award- Chandi Prasad Bhatt for Environment in 1982,
Deep Joshi for Social Work in 2009
Padma Vibhushan- Dr. Ghananand Pande for science, Bhairav Dutta
Pande, Kunwar Singh Negi, Sundar Lal Bahuguna
Padma Bhushan- Kamlendumati Shah (social work), Sumitranandan pant
(Literature), Chandi Prasad Bhatt (Environment), Ruskin Bond (Literature
and Education), Dr. Khadak Singh valdia( Geology).
Table 60.1: Padma Shree
Name Field Name Field
Chhatrapati Joshi Wireless
Laxman Singh
Jangpangi
Trade
Lt. Col. Narendra
Smt. Gaura Pant Literarture Kumar Mountaineering
Kanahiyalal
Pokhriyal
Mountaineering
Shyam Singh
Shahi
Literature
Devki Nandan
Pande
Social Work Shukhdev Pande Education
Harish Chandra
Singh Rawat
Mountaineering
Harshvardhan
Bahuguna
Mountaineering
Sundarlala
Bahuguna
Environment
Narayan Singh
Dhami
Photograpphy
Chandi Prasad
Bhatt
Environment Nilambar Joshi Space Scientist
Satish Chandra
Kala
Literature Bachendri Pal Mountaineering
Chandraprabha
Aitwal
Mountaineering
Ranveer Singh
Bisht
Art
Shrikrishna Joshi Physics
Hukam Singh
Pangti
Mountaineering
Aditya Narayan
Purohit
Plant Science Ruskin Bond Literature
Jaspal Rana Shooting Leeladhar Jaguri Literature
Ramesh Chandra
Shah
Literature Anil Joshi Environment
Madhumita Bhatt Sports Mrinal Pande Journalism
Mohan Singh
Gunjyal
Mountaine ering Sekhar Pathak
History &
Culture
Devendra
Rahinwal
Social Work Lalit Pandey Environment
Khadak Singh
Valdiya
Geology R. K. Pachori Science
M.C.Pant Social Service R. K. Jain Social Work
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Random Facts
Institutions of Repute
Forest Research Institute- Dehradun
Central Animal Hospital Research Institute - Mukteshwar
World’s First Natural Heritage Centre (UNESCO)- Dehradun
Nehru Institute of Mountaineering- Uttarkashi
Nakshatra Observatory- Devprayag (Established by Acharya Chakradhar
Joshi in 1946)
G B Pant Environment Institute- Almora
Vivekanad Mountain Agriculture Research Centre- Almora
Institute of Biotechnology – Patwadangar (Nainital)
Uttarakhand Council of Biotechnology- Haldi, Pantnagar
Military Cantonments in Uttarakhand
1- Almora, 2- Chakrata, 3- Dehradun, 4- Landour (Mussoorie), 5-
Lansdowne, 6- Nainital, 4- Ranikhet, 8- Roorkee
Awards In Uttarakhand
Teelu Rauteli Award- annual award to recognize 13 women or girls who
have set an example of struggle and courage in the Social, Educational,
Literature, Art Cultural or Courageous field. Presented by Department of
Women Emowerment and Child Development, Government of Uttarakhand.
Sailesh Matiyani Award- annual award for teachers carrying out
exemplary work in the field of Basic and Secondary education in the state.
Governer’s Teachers Awards- for teachers whose students perform good
in Uttarakhand school education board and home examination.
State Sports Awards- include Devbhumi Khel Ratna for sportsperson,
Devbumi Dronacharya Award for coach, and Lifetime Achievement Award
for sportsperson for their contribution their contribution in sports for life.
Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Education Excellence Award- Chief Minister’s
Trofy for Schools giving continuously best result for three years in board
examination. Taru Shri Samman for Schools performing excellently in tree
plantation. The award is also presented to top ten students in class tenth and
twlfth examinations.
Name Award Name Award
Jaspal
Rana(shooting)
Khel Ratna
Hari Singh
Thapa(boxing)
Dronacharya
Padma Bahadur
Mal(boxing)
Lifetime
Achievement
Trilok Singh
Basera(football)
Khel Ratna
(posthumously)
Narayan Singh
Rana(shooting)
Dronacharya
Haridutt Kapdi
(basket ball)
Lifetime
Achievement
Lt. Ram Bahadur
Chhetri
Khel Ratna Renu Kohli Dronacharya
Hansa Manral
Life time
achievement
  
Shilpa Ratna Award- a maximum of 25 awards given annually by
Uttarakhand Rajya Shilp Award for exemplary work in the field of
handicrafts and traditional art.
Award winners from Uttarakhand
Ramon Magasasay Award- Chandi Prasad Bhatt for Environment in 1982,
Deep Joshi for Social Work in 2009
Padma Vibhushan- Dr. Ghananand Pande for science, Bhairav Dutta
Pande, Kunwar Singh Negi, Sundar Lal Bahuguna
Padma Bhushan- Kamlendumati Shah (social work), Sumitranandan pant
(Literature), Chandi Prasad Bhatt (Environment), Ruskin Bond (Literature
and Education), Dr. Khadak Singh valdia( Geology).
Table 60.1: Padma Shree
Name Field Name Field
Chhatrapati Joshi Wireless
Laxman Singh
Jangpangi
Trade
Lt. Col. Narendra
Smt. Gaura Pant Literarture Kumar Mountaineering
Kanahiyalal
Pokhriyal
Mountaineering
Shyam Singh
Shahi
Literature
Devki Nandan
Pande
Social Work Shukhdev Pande Education
Harish Chandra
Singh Rawat
Mountaineering
Harshvardhan
Bahuguna
Mountaineering
Sundarlala
Bahuguna
Environment
Narayan Singh
Dhami
Photograpphy
Chandi Prasad
Bhatt
Environment Nilambar Joshi Space Scientist
Satish Chandra
Kala
Literature Bachendri Pal Mountaineering
Chandraprabha
Aitwal
Mountaineering
Ranveer Singh
Bisht
Art
Shrikrishna Joshi Physics
Hukam Singh
Pangti
Mountaineering
Aditya Narayan
Purohit
Plant Science Ruskin Bond Literature
Jaspal Rana Shooting Leeladhar Jaguri Literature
Ramesh Chandra
Shah
Literature Anil Joshi Environment
Madhumita Bhatt Sports Mrinal Pande Journalism
Mohan Singh
Gunjyal
Mountaine ering Sekhar Pathak
History &
Culture
Devendra
Rahinwal
Social Work Lalit Pandey Environment
Khadak Singh
Valdiya
Geology R. K. Pachori Science
M.C.Pant Social Service R. K. Jain Social Work
Tom Alter Art & Culture Ranjit Bhargav Environment
D. D. Sharma Literature
Irwin Allan
Sealy
Literature
R. S. Bisht Archeology
Loveraj Singh
Dharmsaktu
Mountaineering
L. S. Titiyal Medical Prasun Joshi Literature
Pushpesh Pant
Literature,
Education,
Journalism
Basanti Bisht Jagar Singer
National Bravery Award- Harish Rana, Mazada(Babli), Mahesh Kumar,
Puja Kabadwal, Priyanshu Joshi, Shruti Lodha, Kapil Kumar Singh, Monika,
Lavanshu, Arjun Singh.
Jeevan Raksha Award- Magni Devi, Sunil Kumar, Sangeeta agarwal
Table 60.2: National Sports Awards
Name Sports Award
Padam Bahadur Mall Boxing Arjun
Haridutt Kapdi Basketball Arjun
Harshwanti Bisht Mountaineering Arjun
Chandra Prabha Etwal Mountaineering Arjun
Bachhendri Pal Mountaineering Arjun
Jaspal Rana Shooting Arjun
Jaspal Rana Shooting Dronacharya- 2020
Surendra Singh Valdiya Boating Arjun
Parimarjan Negi Chess Arjun
Sita Gusai Hockey Arjun
Hansa Manral Weight Lifting Dronacharya
Renu Kohli Athelatics Dronacharya
Jaidev Bisht Dronacharya
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Random Facts
Institutions of Repute
Forest Research Institute- Dehradun
Central Animal Hospital Research Institute - Mukteshwar
World’s First Natural Heritage Centre (UNESCO)- Dehradun
Nehru Institute of Mountaineering- Uttarkashi
Nakshatra Observatory- Devprayag (Established by Acharya Chakradhar
Joshi in 1946)
G B Pant Environment Institute- Almora
Vivekanad Mountain Agriculture Research Centre- Almora
Institute of Biotechnology – Patwadangar (Nainital)
Uttarakhand Council of Biotechnology- Haldi, Pantnagar
Military Cantonments in Uttarakhand
1- Almora, 2- Chakrata, 3- Dehradun, 4- Landour (Mussoorie), 5-
Lansdowne, 6- Nainital, 4- Ranikhet, 8- Roorkee
Awards In Uttarakhand
Teelu Rauteli Award- annual award to recognize 13 women or girls who
have set an example of struggle and courage in the Social, Educational,
Literature, Art Cultural or Courageous field. Presented by Department of
Women Emowerment and Child Development, Government of Uttarakhand.
Sailesh Matiyani Award- annual award for teachers carrying out
exemplary work in the field of Basic and Secondary education in the state.
Governer’s Teachers Awards- for teachers whose students perform good
in Uttarakhand school education board and home examination.
State Sports Awards- include Devbhumi Khel Ratna for sportsperson,
Devbumi Dronacharya Award for coach, and Lifetime Achievement Award
for sportsperson for their contribution their contribution in sports for life.
Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Education Excellence Award- Chief Minister’s
Trofy for Schools giving continuously best result for three years in board
examination. Taru Shri Samman for Schools performing excellently in tree
plantation. The award is also presented to top ten students in class tenth and
twlfth examinations.
Name Award Name Award
Jaspal
Rana(shooting)
Khel Ratna
Hari Singh
Thapa(boxing)
Dronacharya
Padma Bahadur
Mal(boxing)
Lifetime
Achievement
Trilok Singh
Basera(football)
Khel Ratna
(posthumously)
Narayan Singh
Rana(shooting)
Dronacharya
Haridutt Kapdi
(basket ball)
Lifetime
Achievement
Lt. Ram Bahadur
Chhetri
Khel Ratna Renu Kohli Dronacharya
Hansa Manral
Life time
achievement
  
Shilpa Ratna Award- a maximum of 25 awards given annually by
Uttarakhand Rajya Shilp Award for exemplary work in the field of
handicrafts and traditional art.
Award winners from Uttarakhand
Ramon Magasasay Award- Chandi Prasad Bhatt for Environment in 1982,
Deep Joshi for Social Work in 2009
Padma Vibhushan- Dr. Ghananand Pande for science, Bhairav Dutta
Pande, Kunwar Singh Negi, Sundar Lal Bahuguna
Padma Bhushan- Kamlendumati Shah (social work), Sumitranandan pant
(Literature), Chandi Prasad Bhatt (Environment), Ruskin Bond (Literature
and Education), Dr. Khadak Singh valdia( Geology).
Table 60.1: Padma Shree
Name Field Name Field
Chhatrapati Joshi Wireless
Laxman Singh
Jangpangi
Trade
Lt. Col. Narendra
Smt. Gaura Pant Literarture Kumar Mountaineering
Kanahiyalal
Pokhriyal
Mountaineering
Shyam Singh
Shahi
Literature
Devki Nandan
Pande
Social Work Shukhdev Pande Education
Harish Chandra
Singh Rawat
Mountaineering
Harshvardhan
Bahuguna
Mountaineering
Sundarlala
Bahuguna
Environment
Narayan Singh
Dhami
Photograpphy
Chandi Prasad
Bhatt
Environment Nilambar Joshi Space Scientist
Satish Chandra
Kala
Literature Bachendri Pal Mountaineering
Chandraprabha
Aitwal
Mountaineering
Ranveer Singh
Bisht
Art
Shrikrishna Joshi Physics
Hukam Singh
Pangti
Mountaineering
Aditya Narayan
Purohit
Plant Science Ruskin Bond Literature
Jaspal Rana Shooting Leeladhar Jaguri Literature
Ramesh Chandra
Shah
Literature Anil Joshi Environment
Madhumita Bhatt Sports Mrinal Pande Journalism
Mohan Singh
Gunjyal
Mountaine ering Sekhar Pathak
History &
Culture
Devendra
Rahinwal
Social Work Lalit Pandey Environment
Khadak Singh
Valdiya
Geology R. K. Pachori Science
M.C.Pant Social Service R. K. Jain Social Work
Tom Alter Art & Culture Ranjit Bhargav Environment
D. D. Sharma Literature
Irwin Allan
Sealy
Literature
R. S. Bisht Archeology
Loveraj Singh
Dharmsaktu
Mountaineering
L. S. Titiyal Medical Prasun Joshi Literature
Pushpesh Pant
Literature,
Education,
Journalism
Basanti Bisht Jagar Singer
National Bravery Award- Harish Rana, Mazada(Babli), Mahesh Kumar,
Puja Kabadwal, Priyanshu Joshi, Shruti Lodha, Kapil Kumar Singh, Monika,
Lavanshu, Arjun Singh.
Jeevan Raksha Award- Magni Devi, Sunil Kumar, Sangeeta agarwal
Table 60.2: National Sports Awards
Name Sports Award
Padam Bahadur Mall Boxing Arjun
Haridutt Kapdi Basketball Arjun
Harshwanti Bisht Mountaineering Arjun
Chandra Prabha Etwal Mountaineering Arjun
Bachhendri Pal Mountaineering Arjun
Jaspal Rana Shooting Arjun
Jaspal Rana Shooting Dronacharya- 2020
Surendra Singh Valdiya Boating Arjun
Parimarjan Negi Chess Arjun
Sita Gusai Hockey Arjun
Hansa Manral Weight Lifting Dronacharya
Renu Kohli Athelatics Dronacharya
Jaidev Bisht Dronacharya
Abhinav Bindra Shooting Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Chandra Prabha Aitwal Tenjig Norgay Adventure
Vishesh Briguvanshu Basketball Arjun-2020
Sahitya Akademy Award- Ruskin Bond, Leeladhar Jagudi, Manglesh
Dabral, Veeren Dangwal, Sudama Prasad ‘Premi’, Premlal Bhatt,
Charuchandra Pande, Mathura Prasad Mathpal. Singer Narendra Singh Negi
awarded SAA for 2018.
Vyas Samman- Famous writer Leeladhar Jagudi of Uttarakhand awarded
Vyas Samman, for 2018, by K K Birla Foundation for his collection of poetry
‘ Jitne Log Utne Prem’.
Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award- Khadak Singh Valdiya
Indira Gandhi Vriksh Mitra Award- Gaura Devi of Chipko Movement
C. V. Raman Award- Diwan Singh Bhakuni
Rashtriya Gaurav Award-Presented every year by India International
Friendship Society for excellent work done by a state government in the field
of Higher Education. In 2019 this award was given to Government of
Uttarakhand on 27
th
 May 2019.
Military Decorations
Victoria Cross- Capt. Gaje Singh Ghale, Subedar Maj. Darban Singh, Rifle
Man Gabar Singh (Posthumously)
Parmveer Chakra- Lt. Col. D S Thapa
Ashok Chakra (posthumously)- Nayak Bhawani Dutt Josi, Capt. Umed
Singh, Hawaldar Gajendra Singh Bisht, Hawaldar Bahadur Singh Bora,
Nayak Mohan Nath Goswami.
Before Independence
Victoria Cross- 3, Military Cross- 25, Indian Order of Merit- 53, Indian
Distinguished Service Medal- 89, Military Medal- 44, Mention In dispatch-
150
After Independence
Paramveer Chakra- 01, Ashok Chakra- 06, Mahaveer Chakra- 13, Kirti
Chakra- 29, Veer Chakra- 100, Shaurya Chakra- 169, Sena Medal- 745.