nashik a series of programmes including plays and musical events interaction with littrateurs and many more events were held to observe the marathi bhasha gaurav din on mondaythe day is celebrated as marathi bhasha gaurav din to honour renowned dnyanpeeth awardee littrateur late vishnu vaman shirwadkar who is also known as kusumagraj he is one of the most prominent literary figures in marathi literature the programmes were organised jointly by the nashik divisional commissionerate nashik municipal corporation nmc district collectorate and sarvajanik vachnalay nashik savana from early morning the programmes began with hundreds of students from various schools dressed in traditional attire participating in granth dindi which is a palanquin of novels that was shouldered by nmc commissioner chandrakant pulkundwar collector gangatharan d nashik ig b g shekhar and others the students played the dhol tasha and performed lezim as the dindi was carried from kusumagraj pratishthan kusumagrajs residence to the savana premises the inaugural programme was organised at kavi kalidas kalamandirin his presidential address at the session bharat sasane the president of 95th akhil bharatiya marathi sahitya sammelan exhorted the thinkers and the littrateur to take steps to draw the youth towards the language by preparing literature that will attract them speaking on the occasion divisional commissioner game said the administration was taking steps to improve the quality of small theatres in the citythe aksharbag childrens literature fair was conducted at aurangabadkar hall twentytwo students participated in a theatre competition a 40minute play adbhut baug written by sachin joshi was well appreciated a programme of marathi songs and dance was also organised for children few others presented powada which are folk songs of maharashtra used to communicate on the lives of chhatrapati shivaji maharaj and othersthis was followed by the session of children interacting with the littrateurs including raj shelke chidanand phalke chaitra hudlikar trupti tijarechavare and others pulkundwar said every citizen should read two books the indian constitution and the gramgeeta that explain to citizens everything on cleanliness education plantation elimination of disease elections ideal leader etc