BOOK ON FORMER MAHARASHTRA GOVERNOR BHAGAT SINGH KOSHIYARI RELEASED IN NEW DELHI BY SPEAKER OM BIRLA
A book titled “Parvat Shiromani Bhagat Singh Koshiyari” on the political journey and his conduct during his protracted career spanning sixty years authored by the media coordinator of chief minister Uttarakhand in Delhi Madan Mohan Sati was inaugurated yesterday evening by the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in the presence of hundreds of BJP activists and the admirers of the former Maharashtra Governor and former CM Uttarakhand Bhagat Singh Koshiyari in New Delhi.
The two hundred pages colourful book in glazed paper is costing Rs.750 beyond the reach of a common man who shows interest to buy and read it.
Prominent among those present on this occassion participating in the book release along with the chief guest Speaker of Indian Lok Sabha Om Birla were Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, Deputy speaker of Delhi assembly and six term MLA Mohan Singh Bisht, Member secretary, Indira Gandhi National Arts Centre Sachidanand Joshi, author of the book Madan Mohan Sati, Srinivas Barkhedi, Vice chancellor Sanskrit University, Atul Taare, Group Editor Swadesh, and Atul Kumar, secretary Sampada directorate etc.
After the release of the book the chief guest Om Birla lauded Bhagat Singh Koshiyari for his modest living habits, simplicity and serving the masses of Uttarakhand selflessly from his student days including a good parliamentarian saying that his life journey has been extremely challenging from travelling from poverty to the Governor of Maharashtra by his service to humanity and always being constructive and positive in Life.
The former Governor of Maharashtra and former Uttarakhand chief minister Bhagat Singh Koshiyari while thanking the Speaker Om Birla for sparing his invaluable time said that he never goes in any book release events but has spared his invaluable time for me inaugurating a book on him.
Lauding the role of writing a book on him he said Madan Mohan Sati has authored this book on me but I think there wasn’t any need for this as I started my career as an RSS worker and according to RSS philosophy we don’t seek publicity for what we do. Therefore while speaking today from this platform on my own book I am in real dilemma not knowing what to utter. I am speechless said the octogenarian former CM and former Governor of Maharashtra.
A batchelor having dedicated his entire life as an RSS pracharak first and as a politician later on Koshiyari’s last assignment was as the Governor of Maharashtra where he was in tremendous controversy for allegedly favouring the minority section of Shiv Sena having them defected to BJP and finally crowning Eknath Shinde as the chief minister of Maharashtra throwing Khushabahu Thakrey government out of power.
The author of the book Madan Mohan Sati media coordinator to CM in Delhi said that he received the affection of a father from Babuji, Bhagat Singh Koshiyari whom he saw from his childhood days till becoming a journalist always helping the hill people with money and other supports which inspired him the most. He said when my father died he was immensely supportive. When he wrote this book on Koshiyariji’s life journey , he went to him informing about his project. Koshiyari just said : Don’t you have any other work ? What’s the need to write this book ? But said Sati I had already made up my mind and finally came up with this project which was my dream come true. The veteran journalist Govind Singh praised Bhagat Singh Koshiyari as a true leader of the masses whose only objective was to serve the poor and the needy. Being a journalist I never had any problem meeting and interacting with him on any issue and always found him helpful and cooperative said Govind Singh adding that he feels fortunate to be in his midst on this book release function. The former correspondent of Hindustan Hindi Madan Jaira said that since I was a local reporter in Almora Pithoragarh I have been covering him and never saw him as a leader but as a true server of the poor and needy. He was always modest whether as MLC, CM Uttarakhand or as Governor and we never hand any problem, whatsoever interacting with him in any issue. His simple habits, simple living and caring for the common masses make him the real and true leader of the common masses said Madan Jaira.
Narendra Ladwal , an eminent entrepreneur of Uttarakhand appreciated Koshiyari as a fatherly figure saying that his inspirations make him move forward towards progress and prosperity with leaps and bounds despite he crossing 60 years of age.
The book release function was anchored very ably by theatre actor, director serving in Indira Gandhi National Arts Centre Laxmi Rawat. Dr. Swarn Rawat also lauded the affable nature and intellectuality of the former Maharashtra Governor terming him as a politician with huge experience and expertise in resolving the hill issues.
The auditorium was fully packed despite the finals of Cricket match which speaks of the fact that Koshiyari’s supporter have arrived in this book release function in good numbers.
Yes, rightly said, there was final match of cricket between India & Newzealand even then IGNCA auditorium was fully backed on the occasion of book launch on Bhagat Singh Koshyari ‘BHAGAT DA’ – former CM of Uttarakhand and former governor of Maharashtra & Goa, written by Madan Madan Satish.