Pune,

05 Sept (HS): Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan will inaugurate the 38th

Pune Festival on September 18 at 4.30 pm. The festival is dedicated to art,

culture, music, dance, literature and sports.

President

of the Festival Committee Krishnakumar Goyal informed at a press conference in

Pune, the Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, DCM

Sunetra Pawar, Union Minister of State Muralidhar Mohol, Maharashtra Minister

Chandrakant Patil, former Union Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, and MP Hema

Malini will attend the festival.

The

logo of the Festival was unveiled on the occasion. The festival is dedicated to

founder of Pune Festival late Suresh Kalmadi. The committee also informed that

Suresh Kalmadi Jeevan Gaurav award has been launched from this year. The first

award will be conferred upon senior actor Mohan Joshi. Similarly Pune Festival

awards will be given to senior actor and producer Kiran Shantaram, Drama

Director Atul Pethe, former President of Indian Women’s Hockey Association

Arnawaj Damania and Flying Officer Nishi Agrawal.

Ranmard

Shivaji Mandal of Shukrawarpeth and Hanuman Mandal Pratishthan will be given

Jai Ganesh Award for celebrating 100th year of Ganesh Festival.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar