Brand Kolhapur award winners along with renowned author Vishwas Patil and MLC Satej Patil
Lawn tennis player Sandesh Kurale and rifle shooter Sonam Maskar were awarded the Host Brand Kolhapur Award 2026.
Speaking on the occasion, MLC Satej Patil said, “This initiative is taken intentionally during Diwali as these rising talent from Kolhapur who are shining on national and international level arrive to their native place during Diwali festival. Other awardees incldued Rohit Malvekar, Harshvardhan Patil, Vaibhavi Chavan, Juhi Dharwade, Dr Nandita Paranjape-Joshi, Dr Rishikesh Pol, Dr Mahesh Shinde, Pooja Pavaskar, Shubham Sutar, Rohit Chavan, Amrita Pujari, Sanika Mane, Vishwajit More, Shambavi Kshirsagar, Jijau Patil, Monica Ekal, Swapnali Magdum, Sai Jadhav, Jitendra Karambe, Vedanthi Mangutkar, Hrishikesh Kabanurkar, Rutuja Guruv, Rishikesh Alase, Prathamesh Shinde, Pandurang Phonde, Madhurima Sawant, Gaurav Patil, Aditya Jadhav, Tanvi Magdum and Deven Mahendra Pawar . Son of soil of Kolhapur, who are former or current bureaucrats or have worked on higher authority are invited as chief guest. Till date, Dr Dnyaneshwar Mule, Bhushan Gagrani, Vikas Kharge, Hemant Nimbalkar, Sunil Limaye, Dr Yashwantrao Thorat and this year Vishwas Patil have marked their presence as chief guests. ”
Kolhapur : Eminent historian and author Dr Vasantrao More and veteran theatre artist and director Dr Sharad Bhutadiya were honoured with the ‘Brand Kolhapur’ Lifetime Achievement Awards on Wednesday in a coveted event.