Zaverilal Mehta,Disha Vakani among winners of Gaurav Puraskar

Zaverilal Mehta, a famous photographer of Gujarat Samachar, Disha Vakani, now a very famous TV actress of popular TV serial ‘Tarak Mehta ka ooltah chashma’ are among the winners of year 2008-09 Gaurav Puraskar.

The Government of Gujarat announced list of ‘Gaurav Puraskar'(Rs. 51,000) winners on Monday in the fields of music, dance, drama, painting, sculpture and photography.

Those who are to be awarded are: Shri Haribhai Mohanbhai Kapadi(Music) Bhavnagar, Shrimati Monikabahen Hitenbhai Shah(Music) Ahmedabad, Shri Shivrambhai Shrimali(Music) Gandhinagar, Nitinbhai Dave(Dance) Bhavnagar, Popatbhai Bambhania(Dance) Bhavnagar, Inaben Shah(Dance) Vadodara, Harishbhai Thakar(Drama) Nadiad, Disha Vakani(Drama) Ahmedabad, Bhalubhai Chimanbhai Nayak(Drama) Sonkara, Balvantbhai Joshi(Paitning) Rajkot, Natubhai Mistry(Painting) Ahmedabad, Vrundavan Solanki(Painting) Ahmedabad, Nagjibhai Chauhan(Sculpture) Ahmedabad, Sharad Sheth(Sculpture) Ahmedabad, Ratilal Kansodariya(Sculpture) Ahmedabad, Zaverilal Mehta(Photography) Ahmedabad and Dhansukhbhai Patel(Photography) Vadodara.