Calls for national award for late NCIC President
August 3, 2025
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Shastri Boodan
Prominent voices in the cultural community are calling for a posthumous national award to honour Independent Senator and National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC) president Deoroop Teemal, who died in his sleep around 1 am yesterday. He was 68.
Cultural stalwarts Dr Satnarine Balkaransingh, Ravi Ji, Pundit Lutchmidat Maharaj, and author Doolarchan Hanoomansingh said Senator Teemal’s decades of service to culture, community, and country merit national recognition.
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