(Special Report: Upendra Yadav - BBC - India/Vishwavani Samachar/VNFA)
Varanasi. The 42nd anniversary celebration and National Award (Decoration) Ceremony - 2025 of India's leading organization, the Bharat Suraksha Parishad, was organized by the Bharat Suraksha Parishad, Uttar Pradesh Branch, in the cultural city of Varanasi on Sunday, December 7, 2025, at the Garde Auditorium Complex, Paradkar Smriti Bhawan, Varanasi, as per its pre-scheduled schedule. Among the talented individuals of Indian origin from various fields who have made special and incomparable contributions in art, music, culture, education, journalism, literature, education, social work, etc., were honored, including Mr. Atindra Chaturvedi for law and social service and women For empowerment and social service, Mrs. Neeta Singh was awarded *Banaras Shri*, and for medical service, senior cardiologist Dr. Vijay Pratap Singh was awarded *Banaras Ratna*. For service to education and literature, Dr. Sujit Kumar Dwivedi and senior journalist Vijay Sharma (New Delhi) were awarded *Sahitya Bhushan*, National Honor Letter Award (Decoration)-2025 and Ang Vastram. Along with this, such distinguished personalities like Mrs. Neeta Singh, Dr. Sujit Kumar Dwivedi and Dr. Vijay Pratap Singh were also given lifetime membership of Bharat Suraksha Parishad.
On this occasion, Bharat Suraksha Parishad presented classical music playing and singing in the presence and jugalbandi of renowned musician Pt. Sukhdev Mishra and a humorous poetry symposium was also successfully organized under the supervision of poet Kumar Hemant.
On this occasion, the annual issue (souvenir) of the Bharat Suraksha Parishad *"Bharat Darpan"* - 2025 was also jointly released by the chief guest and special guests.
It is worth noting that the chief guest of the ceremony was Dr. O.P. Singh, former Director General, Family Welfare and Health Services, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Dr. Arvind Gandhi, President of the
Bharat Suraksha Parishad, gave a detailed introduction of the organization.
At the ceremony, the chief guest discussed the Parishad program in detail and said that the organization's discovery of talents in various fields and honoring them is a significant and noble task in today's times. Every social worker should come forward and cooperate with the Bharat Suraksha Parishad for such a cause.
Chief guest Dr. O.P. Singh, former Director General, Family Welfare and Health Services, Government of Uttar Pradesh, extended his heartfelt wishes and congratulations to the organization's officials and members for organizing such programs and serving as a vigilant guardian of society for years.
Dr. J.P. Singh, Program Coordinator and President of Bharat Suraksha Parishad, Uttar Pradesh and senior doctor and surgeon, who was presiding over the Parishad function, expressed his gratitude to everyone in his presidential address and said that if we continue to receive your support, Bharat Suraksha Parishad will be able to do something for the society.
Co-Program Coordinator and Secretary Dr. Zamirul Islam welcomed all the dignitaries and eminent personalities present at the function and the vote of thanks was given by the Chief Secretary of the Bharat Suraksha Parishad Dr. Savita Poonam. Prominent dignitaries present at the function included Mr. Yugul Kishore Vishwakarma, Secretary - Rajkumar Singh, Joint Secretary - Chaudhary Kailash Singh, Dr. Sultan Khan, Ashok Kumar Vishwakarma, Bhairav Vishwakarma, Pt. Sukhdev Mishra, Laxman ji Sharma, Soni Chakrawal, Shashi Verma, Rajesh Prajapati, Dr. Naval Kishore Singh, Neelam Tripathi etc.
