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.

Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman 2025

On the occasion of Uttarakhand State Foundation Day Silver Jubilee celebrations on November 7, 2025, the Government of Uttarakhand conferred Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman upon several following renowned personalities for their contribution to the state's progress. Here is the complete list of the award recipients:
  1. Padma Shri and Olympic Medallion Jaspal Rana
  2. Entrepreneur, Chinese Actor & Social Worker Dev Raturi
  3. Late Actor & Writer Tom Alter
  4. Late Statehood Activist Sushila Baluni
  5. Late Chipko Movement Leader Gaura Devi
  6. Geologist Khadg Singh Valdiya
  7. Warrior Teelu Rauteli
  8. Writer Shailesh Matiyani

History

The Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman 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

The recipients of Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman are as follows:
YearImageLaureatesLife spanField / WorkNotes
2021Bachendri Palborn 1954Adventure sportMountaineer, first Indian woman to ascent Mount Everest, recipient of Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award, Arjuna Award, and Yash Bharati.
2021Anil Prakash Joshiborn 1955Environmentalismz
2021Narayan Datt Tiwari1925–2018Public affairVeteran politician and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, 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.
2021Narendra Singh Negiborn 1949MusicUttarakhandi folk musician and singer, recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.
2021Ruskin Bondborn 1934LiteratureWriter, recipient of Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Sahitya Akademi Award, and John Llewellyn Rhys Prize.
2022Ajit Doval
born 1945Intelligence and security5th National Security Advisor, 18th Director of the Intelligence Bureau, recipient of President's Police Medal and Police Medal.
2022General Bipin Rawat
1958–2021Defence1st Chief of Defence Staff, 57th Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee, 27th Chief of the Army Staff, recipient of Padma Vibhushan.
2022Girish Tiwari1945–2010MusicUttarakhandi folk musician and singer.
2022Prasoon Joshiborn 1971CinemaPoet, writer, lyricist, 28th Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification, recipient of Padma Shri, National Film Awards, and Filmfare Awards
2022Viren Dangwal1947–2015LiteraturePoet, recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award
2023Basanti Bishtborn 1953MusicJagar singer, recipient of Padma Shri.
2023Madhuri Barthwal?MusicUttarakhandi folk musician and singer, recipient of Padma Shri.
2023Rajendra Singh Bisht?EnvironmentalismEnvironmentalist.
2023Sachidanand Bhartiborn 1955EnvironmentalismEnvironmentalist, recipient of Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar
2024General Anil Chauhan
born 1961Defence2nd Chief of Defence Staff, 58th Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee.
2024Hemant Pandeyborn 1970CinemaActor.
2024Dr. Mahesh Kuriyal?HealthcareNeurosurgeon.
2024Mangala Deviborn 1956Social service, PhilanthropySpiritual leader associated with the Divine Light Mission. Known for her social and philanthropic work in the fields of health and education.
2024Pritam Bhartwanborn 1970MusicJagar singer, recipient of Padma Shri.
2025Jaspal Ranaborn
1976
SportsGold Medalist, 25 m center fire pistol, Hiroshima Olympics 1994
2025Dev Raturiborn
1976
EntrepreneurshipEntrrepreneur, actor, social activist, known for acting in Chinese films, features in Chinese textbooks
2025
Tom Alter
1950 – 2017ActingRecipient of Padma Shri, notable Indian actor, writer, theater artist, known for acting in
2025
Sushila Baluni
1939-2023Social WorkSenior Uttarakhand state activist and former chairperson of the Uttarakhand Women’s Commission
2025
Gaura Devi
1925-1991Community LeadershipOne of the faces of the Chipko Movement, grassroot activist and a rural women community leader
2025
Khadg Singh Valdiya
1937-2020GeologyIndian geologist and a former vice chancellor of Kumaon University
2025
Teelu Rauteli
1661-1681WarriorA Garhwali warrior and folk heroine, credited with fighting seven wars between the ages of fifteen and twenty
2025
Shailesh Matiyani
1931-2001LiteratureA Hindi writer, poet, essayist from Uttarakhand, known for his short stories