23.08.2026: Governor confers the Sarvottam Nagrik Samman-2026

Publish Date : August 24, 2026

23.08.2026: Governor Jishnu Dev Varma today conferred the ‘Sarvottam Nagrik Samman-2026’ on 18 distinguished individuals for their outstanding contributions in diverse fields including science, research, defence, education, healthcare, music, etc. The felicitation ceremony was organised in Mumbai by the Meghashrey Foundation.
Minister of Information Technology and Cultural Affairs Ashish Shelar, RSS All India Organisation In-charge Ramlalji, President of Meghashrey Foundation Seema Singh, and distinguished personalities from different walks of life were present.
The Governor felicitated playback singer Hariharan; former ICT chief Prof. Jyeshtharaj Joshi; Param Vir Chakra awardee Honorary Captain Yogendra Singh Yadav; spiritual speaker Jaya Kishori; MP and Bhojpuri and Hindi actor Ravi Kishan; social activist Laxmi Agarwal, who has championed the rights of acid attack survivors; Chef Sanjeev Kapoor; actor Ashok Saraf; actor-director Subhash Ghai; Dr. Devansh Dhangar, Salim Merchant (music); Sujay Jayraj (school education); Jaleel D. Parkar; Kedar Joshi; Abhimanyu Singh; Ahmed Khan for choreography; Bhumi Pednekar; and Abhishek Singh, among others.

Governor confers the Sarvottam Nagrik Samman-2026

Governor Jishnu Dev Varma today conferred the ‘Sarvottam Nagrik Samman-2026’ on 18 distinguished individuals for their outstanding contributions in diverse fields including science, research, defence, education, healthcare, music, etc. The felicitation ceremony was organised in Mumbai by the Meghashrey Foundation.

Minister of Information Technology and Cultural Affairs Ashish Shelar, RSS All India Organisation In-charge Ramlalji, President of Meghashrey Foundation Seema Singh, and distinguished personalities from different walks of life were present.

The Governor felicitated playback singer Hariharan; former ICT chief Prof. Jyeshtharaj Joshi; Param Vir Chakra awardee Honorary Captain Yogendra Singh Yadav; spiritual speaker Jaya Kishori; MP and Bhojpuri and Hindi actor Ravi Kishan; social activist Laxmi Agarwal, who has championed the rights of acid attack survivors; Chef Sanjeev Kapoor; actor Ashok Saraf; actor-director Subhash Ghai; Dr. Devansh Dhangar, Salim Merchant (music); Sujay Jayraj (school education); Jaleel D. Parkar; Kedar Joshi; Abhimanyu Singh; Ahmed Khan for choreography; Bhumi Pednekar; and Abhishek Singh, among others.