Pune Festival 2026: Cities Need Culture, Not Just Concrete, Says VP CP Radhakrishnan - PHOTOS
Pune: The development of a city cannot be measured merely by its skyline and infrastructure, but must also be reflected in the preservation of its art, culture and traditions, Vice-President of India CP Radhakrishnan said while inaugurating the 38th Pune Festival at Shri Ganesh Kala-Krida Rangmanch in Swargate on Friday. The inauguration brought together senior political leaders, artists and…
Vice-President of India CP Radhakrishnan inaugurated the 38th Pune Festival on Friday at Shri Ganesh Kala-Krida Rangmanch in Swargate, emphasizing that a city's development goes beyond its skyline and infrastructure. He called for preservation of India's cultural identity over foreign imitations, recalling Lord Ganesha, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, and Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
Radhakrishnan also praised Pune's emergence as a hub for education, military institutions, IT-BT, automobiles, industry, and culture. He urged the expansion of the festival by including children's programs and making it a global cultural event. Meanwhile, Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma expressed his desire to speak Marathi at the next festival and reminisced about Pune's association with Mahatma Jyotirao Phule and Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule.
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