The Sahyadri awards which began last year, are given to nine eminent Maharashtrians in recognition of their excellence in their particular field of interest.
The nine Ratna awardees this year are Prabha Atre (Music), Sumitra Bhave (Films), Dr Ashok Kolaskar (Education), Jayadev/Rohini Hattangadi (Drama), Dhanraj Pillay (Sports), Meena Seshu (Social Work), Sada Dumbre (Journalism), Ahilya Rangnekar (Women achiever) and Gajanan Pendharkar (Industry).
The nine-member jury who decided on the final list of Ratna awardees included editor of Marathi dailyLoksatta Kumar Ketkar, cricketer Sandeep Patil and state director general information & publicity Bhushan Gagarani to name a few.
Bollywood actor Hema Malini will inaugurate the awards, which will be telecast on the Sahyadri channel on 1 May (from 4 pm to 7 pm).
Some of the popular shows on Sahyadri channel which went 24 hours this month airs includeMahacharcha ,a live phone- in talk show which discusses current topics, Ghatnachakra ,Sahyadrichya Paulkhuna and Chitrapat Khajina which showcases Marathi feature films.
Sahyadri Kendra has also undertaken the production of short stories of Marathi, Hindi and Urdu literature.
Mukesh Sharma, Director, DD-Mumbai
ON May 1, when all Government establishments were closed, the Doordarshan Kendra in Mumbai — Sahyadri — was abuzz with activity. The day was also Maharashtra Day, and the Kendra was hosting the Sahyadri Navratan Awards to felicitate Marathi achievers in fields such as cinema, theatre, music and art. The two-and-a-half hour function, which was attended by a host of eminent personalities, was held on the premises, telecast on DD-10 (Sahyadri), and earned the Kendra a cool profit of Rs 12 lakh. "We lit up the tower, put up a set and invited a lot of important people," says Mukesh Sharma, Director — DD, Mumbai, of the effort. Sounds simple all right, but Sharma left no detail to chance: the persons who received the awards were chosen with care, as were the person who presented the awards. Every detail was debated, every move rehearsed — with a meticulousness seldom associated with a Government body, let alone DD. Yet, it is just one example of the many things Sahyadri has got right in the last couple of years
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