Kasba
Puraskar

Shri Kasba Ganpati Puraskar

The Shri Kasba Ganpati Puraskar is a prestigious award presented to esteemed individuals and dignitaries from various fields, including industry, art, science, technology, and sports. This award recognises those who have achieved the pinnacle of excellence in their respective domains and have significantly contributed to the enrichment of our beloved city, Pune.

Every year, during the Ganpati festival, Shri Kasba Ganpati Mandal honors five such distinguished individuals with this award. Below is a partial list of past recipients.
Late Shri Rahulkumar Bajaj
(Former chairperson, Bajaj Auto Limited)

Shri Anand Deshpande
(Founder and chairperson, Persistent Systems Limited)

Pradip Marathe
(Chairperson and managing director, Cottonking Limited)
Dr. Sanjay and Dr. Kailash Katkar
(MD and CEO, and CTO, Quick Heal Technologies Limited respectively)
Yogacharya BKS Iyengar Shri S. B. Mujumdar
(Founder, Symbiosis Educational Institutes)
Shri Ghaisas Guruji
(Trustee of Ved Bhavan, Pune)
Late Smt Sindhutai Joshi
(Founder, Kamayani School, Pune)
Shri Chandu Borde
(a former cricketer who represented Indian Cricket team between 1958 to 1970)
Shri Baba Kalyani
(Chairperson, Bharat Forge group)