Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Six Selected for Poet N D Mahanor Awards in 2026
Six people have been chosen for awards named after Marathi poet Na Dhon Mahanor.
Four winners work in literature.
Two winners work in agriculture and water management.
The awards recognize areas that were important to Mahanor.
The winners come from places including Mumbai, Chandrapur, Satara and Jalgaon district.
A committee reviewed nominations from across the state.
The ceremony will take place on September 11, 2026.
Sharad Pawar and Ashok Jain will present the awards in Mumbai.
Four literature figures and two agriculture-water specialists have been selected for the 2026 Poet N D Mahanor Awards.
The literature awardees are Avinash Usha Vasant, Shrikant Sav, Preshit Pradip Siddhabhatti and Vitthal Khilari.
Vaishali Patil and Seema Kshirsagar were selected for agriculture and water management work.
The awards are jointly presented by the Bhavarlal and Kantabai Jain Foundation and the Yashwantrao Chavan Centre.
The ceremony is scheduled for September 11, 2026, at 5 pm in Mumbai, with Sharad Pawar and Ashok Jain presenting the awards.
- Who
- The six awardees are Avinash Usha Vasant, Shrikant Sav, Preshit Pradip Siddhabhatti, Vitthal Khilari, Vaishali Patil and Seema Kshirsagar.
- What
- They have been selected for the 2026 Poet N D Mahanor Awards, covering literature and agriculture-water management.
- When
- The ceremony is scheduled for September 11, 2026, at 5 pm.
- Where
- The awards will be presented at the Yashwantrao Chavan Centre in Mumbai.
- Why
- The awards recognize achievements in literature, agriculture and water management, fields associated with Na Dhon Mahanor's work and interests.
- Total awards
- Six awards: four for literature and two for agriculture and water management.
- Literature awardees
- Avinash Usha Vasant, Shrikant Sav, Preshit Pradip Siddhabhatti and Vitthal Khilari.
- Agriculture-water awardees
- Vaishali Patil and Seema Kshirsagar.
- Award organizers
- The Bhavarlal and Kantabai Jain Foundation and the Yashwantrao Chavan Centre.
- Ceremony date
- September 11, 2026.
- Ceremony venue
- Yashwantrao Chavan Centre, Mumbai.
- Presenters
- Sharad Pawar and Ashok Jain.