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Kothrud Surotsav 2025: Pune's Cultural Extravaganza Captivates Audiences
20 Oct, 2025
Summary
- Two-day cultural festival showcasing Maharashtra's folk traditions and Hindustani music
- Organized by former corporator Harshali Dinesh Mathawad
- Honored Shahir Chandrakant, a performer who sang a powada on Shivaji Maharaj's coronation
On October 18-19, 2025, the Kothrud Surotsav, a two-day cultural festival, celebrated the vibrant confluence of Maharashtra's folk traditions and Hindustani classical music. The event, organized by former corporator Harshali Dinesh Mathawad, took place at the Ideal Colony Ground in Kothrud, Pune, and drew an enthusiastic response from the local residents.
The festival opened with 'The Folk Aakhyan', a powerful theatrical-musical presentation that showcased Maharashtra's living folk traditions. The performance traced the state's rich socio-cultural journey, from the saint poets Dnyaneshwar, Tukaram, and Namdev to the eras of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the Peshwas, the freedom struggle, and the Samyukta Maharashtra movement. Artists representing various folk forms, such as Vasudev, Gondhali, Shahiri, Dashavatari, and Bahurupi, brought these stories to life with traditional instruments.
