Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Kalyan East Hosts Kajri Festival, Felicitates Meritorious Students
A community group in Kalyan East held a special Kajri music festival during Shravan.
Kajri is a traditional form of folk music.
Many women, children and local residents attended the programme.
Singers Shivam Pandey and Mamta Upadhyay performed at the event.
The organisers said they wanted young people to learn about Indian culture and folk traditions.
MLA Sulabha Ganpat Gaikwad gave awards to students who had done well in their studies.
The students received shawls and mementoes.
Prathamesh Prashant Pandey was also recognised for designing a transport-concession card for women.
The ceremony was supported by local organisers, volunteers and community members.
Nav Abhiyan – Ek Yuva Sankalp organised a Kajri festival and student felicitation ceremony at Tisai Hall in Tisgaon, Kalyan East.
The event celebrated cultural traditions linked to the Hindu month of Shravan and drew hundreds of women, children and community members.
Kajri singers Shivam Pandey and Mamta Upadhyay performed for the audience.
Kalyan East MLA Sulabha Ganpat Gaikwad felicitated meritorious students with shawls and mementoes.
Prathamesh Prashant Pandey was separately honoured for designing a card launched in Maharashtra for women using state transport bus concessions.
- Who
- Nav Abhiyan – Ek Yuva Sankalp, local residents, Kajri singers, meritorious students and Kalyan East MLA Sulabha Ganpat Gaikwad.
- What
- A traditional Kajri festival and ceremony honouring meritorious students and Prathamesh Prashant Pandey.
- When
- During the month of Shravan; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Where
- Tisai Hall in Tisgaon, Kalyan East.
- Why
- To celebrate Shravan traditions, promote Indian culture and folk traditions among young people, and recognise student and community achievements.
- Organiser
- Nav Abhiyan – Ek Yuva Sankalp
- Venue
- Tisai Hall, Tisgaon, Kalyan East
- Cultural occasion
- The month of Shravan
- Performers
- Shivam Pandey and Mamta Upadhyay
- Chief guest
- Sulabha Ganpat Gaikwad, MLA from Kalyan East
- Student recognition
- Meritorious students received shawls and mementoes
- Special honouree
- Prathamesh Prashant Pandey was recognised for designing a card launched in Maharashtra for women receiving state transport bus concessions