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Pune's Historical Past
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Kasba Ganpati - Established In 1893 Location : 159, Kasba Peth, Pune. |
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Tambdi Jogeshwari - Established In 1893 33, Budhwar Peth, Pune . |
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Guruji Talim - Established In 1887 Ganpati Chowk, Laxmi Road, Pune |
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Tulsibaug - Established In 1901 Location : Tulshi Baug Ram Mandir, Pune. |
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Kesariwada - Established In 1893 Location : 568, Narayanpeth Tilakwada, Pune. |
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| ABOUT PUNE FESTIVAL |
Festival History
Lokmanya Tilak was witness in 1892 where he saw the grand scale on which the Ganesh festival was celebrated in Gwalior and the enthusiastic participation of people therein. This alone inspired him to make the Ganesh festival a public event in Maharashtra. He saw an urgent need to reshape the Indian society based on our own heritage and philosophy. He severely criticised the blind imitation of western ways and said that it amounted to spiritual and moral bankruptcy.
Tilak wished to bring about social change for political reasons too. He was convinced that social change was the key to political awareness. The country was under a foreign rule. It was necessary to arouse the masses to oppose the tyrannical British Rule. It was necessary to stir the masses and mobilise public opinion for national ends. To achieve the desired result it was necessary to awaken the masses and what else would be fit than the already popular Ganesh festival?
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Organising Committee
Organizing Committee - Led by Chairman of the Pune Festival Committee Mr. Suresh Kalmadi, M.P., a stellar cast of organizers have come together to bring you the latest edition of the Pune Festival.
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Srimati Ambika Soni - Chief Guest
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| The Chief Guest of Pune Festival 2006 is Ambika Soni. |
Ambika Soni (born November 13, 1943) is the Minister of Tourism and Culture of India. She is a member of the Indian National Congress and is an elected Member of Parliament representing the state of Punjab in the Rajya Sabha.
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1975 |
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President, Indian Youth Congress |
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March 1976 |
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Elected to Rajya Sabha |
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1998 |
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President, All India Mahila Congress |
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1999 onwards |
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General Secretary, All India Congress Committee |
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January 2000 |
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Elected to Rajya Sabha (resigned w.e.f. 10 June 2004) |
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January 2000 - February 2004 |
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Member, Committee on Public Undertakings |
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January 2000 - February 2004 |
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Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation |
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February 2000-2001 |
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Member, Committee on Defence |
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May 2000 - June 2003 |
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Member, House Committee |
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January 2002 - December 2003 |
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Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism |
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January 2003 - February 2004 |
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Member, Committee on Home Affairs |
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July 2004 |
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Elected to Rajya Sabha |
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August 2004 - January 2006 |
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Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture |
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October 2004 - January 2006 |
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Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Environment and Forests |
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March 2005 - January 2006 |
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Member, Election to the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh |
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29 Jan. 2006 onwards |
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Minister of Tourism and Culture |
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Shri Priyaranjan Dasmunsi - The Guest of Honour for festival 2006
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| Priyaranjan Dasmunsi |
Shri Priyaranjan Dasmunsi, Hon'ble Minister of Information, Broadcasting & Parliamentary Affairs, Govt. of India, will be the Guest of Honour for Pune Festival 2006
Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (born November 13, 1945) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Raiganj constituency of West Bengal and is a member of the Indian National Congress. He is currently the cabinet minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Information Broadcasting.
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1970-71 |
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President, Youth Congress, West Bengal |
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1970 onwards |
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Member, A.I.C.C. |
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1971 |
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Elected to Lok Sabha (Fifth) |
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1971-72 |
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President, Indian Youth Congress |
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1971-75 |
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Member, Public Accounts Committee |
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1977 |
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Member, Congress Working Committee |
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1980 |
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President, P.C.C. (S), West Bengal |
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1984 |
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Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth) |
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1985-88 |
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President, P.C.C., West Bengal |
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Oct.1986-Dec.1989 |
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Union Minister of State, Commerce |
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1996 |
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Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time |
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1996 |
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Member, Committee on Public Undertakings |
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2006 Onwards |
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Minister of Information, Broadcasting & Parliamentary Affairs |
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Hema Malini - Chief Patron Pune Festival 2006
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Hema Malini
Hema Malini is the Chief Patron for Pune Festival 2006. |
Hema Malini (born October 16, 1948 in Ammankudi, Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer, who starred in several successful Bollywood films in the 1970s, most notably the super-hit, Sholay. In 2000, she was awarded the Padma Shri.
Hema Malini is a dedicated practitioner of Bharatnatyam, South Indian classical dance. Her two daughters have trained in the related Odissi school of dance, and the three have performed together at several charity dance concerts.She married Dharmendra and they have two children: Esha Deol (born 1982), who is also an actress, and Ahana Deol.
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