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Chairman's Message
Present President of Pune Festival :--
Shri. Suresh Kalmadi
It is heartening to know that The Times Group is publishing an excellent coffee table book - Glorious Years Of Pune Festival - depicting the 37-year- long journey of the Pune Festival, a confluence of instrumental and vocal music, dance, drama, art, sports and culture.
It will help in conveying to people a splendid history of the festival. As President of the Pune Festival, I thank all those who have contributed to realise this initiative. It is easy to start a festival but difficult to run it continuously. I must mention that this grand festival has achieved success only because of the love of Puneites. In 1989, as chairman of the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC), I started the festival in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's Maharashtra in Pune where Lokamanya Tilak started the public Ganesha festival. Spreading Pune's fame the world over by creating a platform for local cultural talent and attracting foreign tourists was the motto. The festival is jointly organised by the Pune Festival Committee, People of Pune, MTDC and the Department of Tourism, Government of India. Puneites responded to it wholeheartedly and today, the festival has become a celebration by people, which, I think, is its uniqueness.
Besides being seat of education, cultural capital of the state, industrial, sports, IT and BT destination and auto hub, Pune is known as the city of festivals. The festival has successfully taken this historic city to the global level. It has given Puneites an opportunity to watch world famous artists! It is satisfying to know that inspired by the Pune Festival similar events were started in many cities. Programmes here also provide an enchanting glimpse of national integration and religious harmony. Thousands of domestic and international tourists and travel writers visit it. Senior actress and danseuse Hema Malini is the festival patron and has preserved her bond with it by presenting Ganesh Vandana/Ballet for 23 out of 25 years!
This festival - run on private sponsorship and free of cost for 10 days - has secured a special place among cultural festivals in our country. The entire credit goes to the Team Festival and the Puneites. I also express my thanks to Doordarshan, which is telecasting inaugural ceremonies of the festival unabatedly for 25 years.
Pune Festival has now become people's movement and I wish it continues its glorious journey. May Lord Ganesha bless us!