VETERAN SOCIAL REFORMER HAZARI LAL RINWA REMEMBERED ON DEATH ANNIVERSARY

Raj Sadosh/Abohar

A heartfelt tribute was paid to Hazari Lal Rinwa, veteran social reformer and philanthropist who held the position of President of the Sahitya Sadan, established in 1924 by the immortal education saint of the desert, Swami Keshwanand (former Member of Rajya Sabha), for several decades.

On his death anniversary, a meeting was held at the Sahitya Sadan premises. Following the Havan Yagya, conducted under the guidance of Ashok Sharma “Shastri”, those who offered floral tributes to Rinwa’s portrait included former Mayor Vimal Thatai, Improvement Trust former chairman Anil Nagpal, Panchayat Samiti former chairman Ravikant Rinwa, Sahitya Sadan president Suryakant Rinwa, joint secretary Sanjeev Verma and in-charge Dr. Sandeep Watts, Gaushala president Fakir Chand Goyal, Dharamvir Batra, Seva Bharti patron Satpal Gilhotra, educationists Saroj Nagpal and Prof. Jawahar Lal Aggarwal, Mani Ram Siyag of Jhumianwali, Satish Watts and many others. Dushyant Rinwa was the main host of the Havan Yagya.

On the occasion, Lekhak Parishad president Raj Sadosh said that Swami Keshwanand entrusted the responsibility of Sahitya Sadan to Hazari Lal Rinwa and freedom fighter Lala Chandi Ram Verma. Rinwa had a prominent place in the advisory committee for development works of former Lok Sabha Speaker Late Bal Ram Jakhar. With the support of the Rinwa family, Sahitya Sadan has successfully completed 102 years of its establishment.