100th birth anniversary of journalist Gopeshwar Kothiyal celebrated

Dehradun: Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said today called upon the masses to come together and work for making Uttarakhand a model state. He also stressed on active participation and collaboration to preserve and promote the culture and traditions of the state. Addressing the gathering on the occasion of 100 th Birth Anniversary of journalist Gopeshwar Kothiyal, he noted tha Kothiyal, the founder of Yugvani weekly. Kothiyal was regarded by many as the man who set the foundation of magazine journalism in India.
Nishank said that Kothiyal had struggled against the British rule and written against the English policies and thereby established standards for good journalism that were relevant even today. He also commended Sanjay Kothiyal, son of the Acharya Gopeshwar Kothiyal for carrying forward the magazine. Talking about Yugvani weekly, Nishank said that the magazine was special because it not only raised issues but also discussed relevant solutions to the problem.
He urged people to talk about societal issues and create an environment for development and progress. Towards this end, CM Nishank asserted that the state government was introducing policies and also implementing these rigorously under a strict time-frame.
Special Guest and Former CM BC Khanduri described Acharya Gopeshwar Kothiyal as a brilliant journalist and shared that he had been an avid reader of the weekly publication since many years. Another speaker during the programme was senior journalist Shekhar Pathak who discussed the history of journalism in Uttarakhand. Pathak also threw light on various other publications and the journey of journalism in the region.