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Pune Festival 2007 to be inaugurated on 21st September 2007
Mr. Sushilkumar Shinde, Minister for Power, Government of India will inaugurate Pune Festival 2007 at Ganesh Kala Krida Manch, Pune at 4:00 pm on Friday, September 21, 2007. The Guests of Honour who will be present are Mr. Vijaysinh Mohite Patil, Minister for Tourism and Rural Development, Government of Maharashtra, Mr. Suresh Shetty, Minister for State for Tourism, Government of Maharashtra, Mr. Patangrao Kadam, Minister for Co-operation, Government of Maharashtra, Smt Hema Malini, M.P. and Patron Pune Festival, Mr. Rahul Bajaj, M.P. and Smt Rajalaxmi Bhosale, Mayor, Pune.
This is the 19th year of the Pune Festival, an amalgam of events in, music, dance drama and sports. The gala inaugural function will be attended by His Excellency Brend Muepzelburg, the German Ambassador in India, H.E. Francis S. Moloi, the High Commissioner of South Africa, Mr. Shiv Gorowara, the Consul General of Seychelles and Mr. F Ayedona, the Minister of Nigeria and Mrs. D A Kgosietsile, High Commissioner of the Republic of Botswana. Film and TV stars including Cine Stars, Bipasha Basu, Ranadhir Kapur, Rishi Kapur and Padmini Kolhapure and the favourite Bahu of television Sakshi Tanwar will add glitter to the festivity. Doordarshan Sahyadri will telecast the function live. The Pune Festival is organised by the People of Pune, Tourism Department, Government of India, Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation and the Pune Festival Committee. Idea Cellular Ltd are the main sponsor and Dodsal Ltd., are the co-sponsor. The Pune Festival 2007 Awards will be conferred on veteran vocalist Dr. Prabha Atre and reputed musician Pandit Bhaskar Chandavakar and renowned actor Mr. Rishi Kapoor. As every year Pune Festival 2007 will be inaugurated with much fanfare – some of the unique performances at the inaugural function are 'Vande Mataram' by Padmavibhushan Pandit Jasraj, a tribute to 60 years of India's Independence, Ganesh Vandana by Ms. Hema Malini and troupe, Tulaja Bhavani's Gondhal, from the epic play “Jaanata Raja” by Shiv Shahir Babasaheb Purandare, perform by a hundred artists and a spectacular Lavani and Folk Dance show choreographed by Nikita Moghe and performed by Swapnil Joshi, Makarand Anaspure, Pushkar Jog, Amit Khaladkar, Shewta Shinde, Sharwari Jamenis, Sonali Kulkarni and artistes of the Pune Festival. Shivraj Mitramandal of Nana Peth which has completed 100 years of organising Ganesh utsav will be felicitated at the inaugural show. The inaugural function will be anchored by Pradeep Bhide and Shumita Mahajan The National Egg Co-ordination Committee, Kirloskar Group of Industries, Raymond Ltd, ICICI Bank, Bank of Maharastra, L'oreal India Ltd , Radio Mirchi and Bharati Vidyapeeth and Suzlon Energy Ltd., are the Associate sponsors.
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