Nagpur: Nagpur University (NU) will organise a felicitation ceremony to honour Padma Shri awardees from Vidarbha on June 28 at Vasantrao Deshpande Hall in Civil Lines. The awardees to be felicitated include Padma Shri Shankar Baba Papalkar, Padma Shri Dr Chandrashekhar Meshram, Padma Shri Dr Ravindra Kolhe, Dr Smita Kolhe, Padma Shri Dr Vilas Dangre, Padma Shri Dr Parshuram Khune, Padma Shri Satyanarayan Nuwal and Padma Shri Janardanpant Bothe. Preparations for the programme were reviewed at a meeting chaired by Vice-Chancellor Dr Manali Kshirsagar. The meeting was attended by Pro-Vice-Chancellor Dr Akhilesh Peshwe, Registrar Dr Raju Hivse, Finance and Accounts Officer Harish Paliwal, members of the felicitation committee and officials of concerned departments.As per the senate’s decision, a committee was constituted under the chairmanship of Senate member Adv Manmohan Bajpai to prepare the framework and organise the ceremony. Committee members include Ajay Agrawal, Dr Rajesh Bhoyar, Vishnu Changde, Dr Yogesh Bhute, Dr Ajay Chavan, Dr Shrikant Bhovte, Dr Chandu Popatkar, Dinesh Sheram, Sunil Phudke, Rahul Hanwate, Director of Sports and Physical Education Dr Sambhaji Bhosale and National Service Scheme Director Dr Sopandev Pise.
