At an event organized by the Doon library and Research Center in Dehradun, Author Raj Kanwar’s latest book ‘ONGC the untold Story’ was celebrated.
Chief Guest was Dr. Sanjeev Chopra, IAS, Director, LBSNAA, Mussoorie, DG Law and Order Ashok Kumar, Professor Ganesh Saili, Pradeep Singh and Dr. B.K. Joshi Director of the Doon Library who presided over the function.
The one-hour programme was complete with speeches and a slide-show that retraced the history of the book which chronicles the journey of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation from its nascent days to it being set up in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
The forward of the book is by former Uttarakhand Governor KK Paul and retells the history of ONGC: its first employees; its first woman employee; why Dehradun was chosen to be the Oil Capital of India and a home to the pride of India interlaced with many other interesting facets.
The 183-page book is a pictorial delight with text that covers the forty odd disciplines of the ONGC, highlighting the challenges and the lessons learnt from them.
Speaking about the book, DG Ashok Kumar stated, “the sketch of those days at its best. ONGC the untold Story is a must read for the next generation growing up in the city.”
Dr. Sanjeev Chopra added that Raj Kanwar was an historian: “One who had not only witnessed but recorded history in this book.”
Luminaries from the written world gave rare gravitas to the function. Among them were Author-Journalist Jaskiran Chopra, Author Ashok Lal, Author Mona Verma, Nadir Billy Maurya, Mona Marwah, Manav Kanwar and many other luminaries.
The octogenarian Author Raj Kanwar spoke with gratitude and reassured the audience that he had already started work on his next book entitled, “Dateline Dehradun’ which will chronicle the landmarks that have been crossed in making Dehradun, the city it is today.
