82nd memorial day / Anniversary of Late Master Deenanath Mangeshkar

Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratishthan, Pune, a Registered Public Charitable Trust established and exclusively nurtured over the last thirty-four (34) years by the Mangeshkar Family, will felicitate legends from the field of music, drama, art, Medical professionals and social work with the prestigious Deenanath award and other awards of the Trust on Wednesday, April,24,2024 at Deenanath Mangeshkar Natyagruha, Ville Parle (E), Mumbai, Every year this program was organized on 24th April ie memorial day of Master Deenanathji.

Introducing the Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Puraskar Award

Since the year 2022, the Mangeshkar family and the Trust (all the Trustees are family members), have decided to institute an Award in the honor and memory of Hon’ble Bharat Ratna Lata Didi. This award will be known as the ”Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Puraskar”. This will be awarded to a very special Individual every year on the 24th of April, which is the Memorial Day (Punyatithi) of Master Deenanath Mangeshkar ji. This award will be given every year to only one individual who has made path-breaking, spectacular, and exemplary contributions to our Nation, its people, and our society. In the last two years i.e. on 24th April 2022, the first award was awarded to *Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi ji* and on 24th April 2023 the second award was awarded to “Padmavibhushan Smt. Asha Bhosaleji”.

This year is the 82nd Memorial Day of Master Deenanath ji and on that occasion, we will be instituting and awarding this ”Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Puraskar”* to legendary film actor “Padmavibhushan Shri Amitabh Bachchan”.

Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar will preside over the function and the awards will be felicitated by the hands of “Padmavibhushan Smt. Asha Bhosaleji” to the awardees.

Following is the list of award recipients on this day.

“In memory of Master Deenanathji, whose monumental contributions as singer, musician, and stage artiste have been an inspiration to the people of Maharashtra and India, the Mangeshkar family organizes the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratishthan Awards to honor legends. We are glad that we have the love and support of the masses.” echoed Hridaynath Mangeshkar and Usha Mangeshkar.

The award function ceremony will start @6.15 pm to 6.30 pm and then intermission 8.15 to 8.30 pm and then the musical program 8.30 pm onwards:-

The musical tribute to Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar is to be presented by Bhavgandharv Pt. Hridaynath Mangeshkar “Shreesharada Vishwamohini Lata Didi” and the program will be performed by singer and DIDI AWARD recipient Mrs.Vibhavari Apte-Joshi and with her accompanist Mr.Vivek Paranjape, Mr.Kedar Gandratwar, Mr.Rajendra Gandratwar, Mr.Rajendra Doorkar, Mr.Prasad Gondkar, Mr.Aja Atre. This music program is being organized by Hridayesh Arts and the 82nd Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Punyatithi is being jointly organized by Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Prathishthan and Hridayesh Arts.

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