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Rawat was inspired by a suggestion made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a Mann ki Baat episode of June 25. DEHRADUN: Dignitaries who visit Uttarakhand will now be greeted with books on the hill state instead of a bouquet of fresh flowers, the traditional token of welcome accorded to high-ranking guests.On Tuesday, chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat issued a directive to change the way the state welcomes its guests. We will make sure that this is strictly followed once the academic session starts in July.” A bouquet has a short shelf-life but a book can provide a lifetime of inspiration. Modi had said that the idea of gifting books instead of bouquets during ceremonies should be encouraged.Earlier, on Monday, the chief minister had gifted a book on Uttarakhand’s history to NDA presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind when he was in the state capital to seek support from BJP MLAs and MPs.The books gifted to dignitaries would include those on Uttarakhand’s history, geography, social and cultural aspects, and ‘Sada Safal Hanuman’ by Dr Vijay Agrawal.Meanwhile, higher education minister Dhan Singh Rawat has also said that chief guests at functions, seminars and convocation ceremonies in government colleges would be presented with books on eminent personalities like Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi.Talking to TOI, Dhan Singh said, “The purpose of the initiative is to ensure that inspiring stories of lives of great men and women are read.
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