Marathi Bhasha Diwas is celebrated in honour of Marathi language.
SFIT NSS in collaboration with the Learning and Information Resource Centre celebrated ‘Marathi Bhasha Din’ on the occasion of the birth anniversary of noted Marathi litterateur V. V. Shirwadkar, popularly known as ‘Kusumagraj’ whose birthday falls on 27th February every year.
Ayush Mohite - student of T.E. ExTC welcomed all the dignitaries, faculty members and students. Our Government has started celebrating the birth anniversary of Kusumagraj as 'Marathi Rajbhasha Gaurav Din' after the Jnanpeeth awardee's demise in 1999.
From the year 2015 Government of Maharashtra - Marathi Language Section had instituted two special awards for individuals taking initiatives to promote Marathi literature.
The Vinda Karandikar Lifetime Achievement Award is conferred to Shri. Ranganath Pathare - a noted Marathi writer. This award consists of a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakhs, a memento and a Citation. Pathare has penned several novels, including Tamrapat which won the prestigious Sahitya Academy award in 1999. His 700-page long Satpatil Kulvruttant novel was published last year and has been receiving accolades from readers as well as critics.
The Shri. P . Bhagwat Award will be given to Shabdalay Prakashan at Shrirampur in Ahmednagar. This award consists of a cash prize of Rs. 3 lakhs and a Citation.
As part of the celebration, many students recited their self written poems. The judges - Dr. Kavita Sonawane (HOD - Computer Engineering) and Asst. Prof. Sunil Pansare (In-Charge HOD - Mechanical Engineering) and the staff members were enthralled to know the Marathi language skills of today's generation. Sahil Sawant - a student of T.E. ExTC co-ordinated the session of poetry recitation. Manasvi Bhand - a student of T.E. ELEC promptly recited the poems of the persons who were not able to join the session online. This Virtual Celebration brought together young and creative minds whose mother tongue was not Marathi. The following are such students whose mother tongue is not Marathi but they recited their poems with equal command and excellence in Marathi language:
Manas Acharya - B.E. CMPN
Sparsha Shetty - S.E. ExTC
Hasti Panchal - S.E. INFT
Bhavika Shetty - S.E. ExTC
The judges expressed their views about Kusumagraj and shared their experiences with all the students and faculty members. They also encouraged students to improve their Marathi communication and learning skills.
As a special request from the hosts - Aayush Mohite and Sahil Sawant, Dr. Kavita Sonawane recited her poem - Mee Marathi Mazi Abhijaat Marathi. She had recited this poem for a contest organized by Ashwaghosh Kalakruti.
The Virtual Celebration ended with the video of Marathi Abhimaan Geet - a song written in Marathi by the noted poet Suresh Bhat and composed by well known composer Kaushal Inamdar.
