Gulab Khandelwal - Recognition

Recognition

U.S. and Canada

1. Gulab Khandelwal was awarded the Honorary Citizenship of Baltimore City (U.S.A.) on 13 July 1985 “for his achievements and eminent gifts to our times.”
2. He was awarded the Vishisht Samman (Special Literary Award) by the Antar Rashtriya Hindi Samiti, Washington D.C. (U.S.A.) on 6th Dec 1986. This day was declared as Hindi Day in the entire state by the Governor of Maryland. The Mayor of Baltimore also declared this day as Hindi Day in the City of Baltimore.
3. On Republic Day celebration of India, 2006, he was honored and the title of ‘Kavi Samrat’ was bestowed upon him by the Governor of Maryland, U.S.A.
4. He has been honored by Hindi Parishad Toronto and Edmonton (Canada) and has been honored by numerous literary and non-literary institutions in India and U.S.A.

India

1. Gulabji was felicitated by Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sahitya Sammelan in 1979.
2. He was conferred the highest honor of Sahitya Vachaspati (equivalent to the degree of Ph. D.), by Akhil Bharatiya Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, under the president-ship of Padma Bhushan Dr. Ram Kumar Verma, in 1989.
3. His two books – Bhakti-Ganga and Tilak Kare Raghubeer were released by The President of India, honorable Shri Shankar Dayal Sharma in 1997.
4. He was felicitated jointly by the then Governor of U. P., Shri Vishnukant Shastri, Ex Chief Minister of U. P., Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav, Pujya Murari Bapu, and Ex Attorney General Shri Shanti Bhushan in Itawa in 2001.