AWARDS GIVEN TO DISTINGUISHED PERSONALITIES IN PUNE

This award was given to Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Kerve (1858 - 1962) on his completion of  hundred years life by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in a special function organised in Mumbai.

1. Sangeeta Chudamani - Pandit vinayakbuva Patwardhan.
2. Udyaog Maharshi - Shantanurao Lakshman Kirloskar.
3. Sangeetakalanidihi - Master Kishnarao Phulambrikar.
4. Ganakokila - Hirabai Badodekar.

1. Cricket Maharshi Dinkar Balvant Deodhar.
2. Archaeologist, Hasmukh Dhirajlal Sankalia of Deccan College.
3. Balgandharva, Narayan Shripad Rajhansa.
4. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Musician of Kirana Gharana.
5. Mahamahopadhyaya Datto Vaman Potdar.
6. Marathi novelist, Prof. Narayan Sitaram Phadake.
7. Dr. Banoo Coyaji, Director K.E.M. Hospital and social worker.

1. Shri. Balashheb Bharade
2. Rahul Bajaj
3. Cricket Maharshi - Dinkar Balwant Deodhar.
4. Geeta Ramayankar -  Gajanan Madgulkar.
5. Dr. Vasant Gowarikar - Scientist  Ex. Vicechancellor , Pune University.
6. Women enterpreneur - Leela Phiroz Poonawala.
7. Dr. Vishnu Ganesh Bhide - Scientist  Ex. Vicechancellor , Pune University.
8. Narayan Gopal Thakar - Goa Fredom fighter.
9. Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar - Director General, CSIR and Ex.Director , National Chemical  Laboratory.
10. Mohan Ranade - Hockey Player
11. Dhanraj Pillai - Hockey Player
12. Suhas Pandurang Sukhatme
13. Dr. Paul Ratnaswamy - Chemical Scientist NCL 

This award is given to eminent Pune personalities on behalf of Tridal , a well known voluntary organisation  working under the leadership of Dr. Satish Desai. This organisation also started Music Festival Pahat Diwali during the early morning of Diwali Festival the first of its king in India. The Award winning personalities are as follows.

1. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Musician (1989)
2. Dr. Dinkar Kelkar, Founder of Raja Kelkar Mueum (1990)
3. Dr. Banu Koyaji (1991)
4. Shantanurao Kirloskar, Industrialist (1992)
5. Shri. Purushottam Lakshman Deshpande, marathi literateur, dramtist, musician, humounist (1993)
6. Shri. Ba Mo. alias Babasaheb Purandare , maratha mistorian (1994)
7. Shri.B.K.S.Ayyangar, Yogacharya , yoga teacher (1995)
8. Dr. Ramchandra Narayan Dandekar, sanskrit scholar, Ex. Director of Bhandarkar Oriental Reserch Institute (1996)
9. Vanrai president and former Union Commerce Minister Mohan Dharia (1997)
10. Dr. Jayant Vishnu Naralikar, Director, IUCAA, eminent scientist, poona university campus, pune 411007 (1998)
11. Shri. Prataprao Godse, president dagadushet ganpati Mandal(1999)
12. Cricketer Chandu Borde (2000)
13. Shri.Jayantrao Tilak, the veteran journalist, Goa Freedom Fighter, Parliamentarian, Political Thinker, Writer, Hunter and Assal Punekar(2001)

Dr. Vijay Bhatkar, eminent information technology specialist was awarded Maharashtra Bhushan by Govt. of Maharashtra.