Pune, Aug. 16 -- Maharashtra Higher and Technical Education Minister and Chairman of the Pune Festival Advisory Committee, Chandrakant Patil, today expressed confidence that the Pune Festival, a cultural extravaganza that has taken the city's name to the global stage, will scale even greater heights in the coming years.
Speaking at a gathering of artistes from Pune, he said that he would make efforts to do justice to his new responsibility as Chairman of the Pune Festival Advisory Committee.
Pune Festival has several unique features such as dance performances by veteran actress and danseuse Hema Malini at the festival for several years. Such a distinctive association is rarely seen at any other cultural festival, Patil said.
He suggested...