Guruji Bhikkhu Sanghasena honored senior journalist & environment activist
Narvijay Yadav for his remarkable contribution towards the protection of the
Himalayan Environment
Leh (Ladakh): Venerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena, one
of the highest Buddhist monks in Ladakh, honored the senior journalist and
environment activist from Chandigarh, Mr Narvijay Yadav for his remarkable
contribution towards the protection of the Himalayan environment at the
International Environment Conference held in Leh recently. Mr Yadav is General
Secretary of the Chandigarh Chapter of Save the Himalayas Foundation and has
been active in the media for the past 30 years.
In his
address, Bhikkhu Sanghasena said, "The protection of the Himalayan
environment is important not only for its inhabitants, but for the whole world,
because there is only one Himalaya in the
whole world. Narvijay Yadav has made a significant contribution as the General
Secretary of the Chandigarh Chapter of the Save the Himalayas Foundation, for
which we are grateful to him.”
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| Narvijay Yadav |
Apart from the
preservation of the Himalayan environment and cultural heritage, the 3-day
International Conference also focused on World Peace and the 150th birth
anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
A galaxy of
scholars from around the world had gathered to attend the conference, including
the Forbes billionaire from Nepal, Mr Binod Chaudhary, German environmentalist
Dr Susanne von der Heide, former NASA scientist Dr Noor Gilani, environmentalist
from Bhutan Dr Tashi Dorjee, Prof Ruby Kumari from Nav Nalanda Mahavihara,
former Ambassador of Kazakhstan Mr Phunchok Stobdan and Dr Binny Sarin from the
India Global Peace Initiative, Mount Abu, etc.
The significance
of the conference increased further as the 200 Buddhist monks from Thailand
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