Punyabhushan Award is our way of expressing gratitude to those gems of Pune who have reached the zenith of popularity & have also taken Pune on the global map. We have been carrying out this work for the last 35 years with utmost sincereity & dedication. We also pay homage & tribute to our great freedom fighters on this occasion. The Punyabhushan foundation has been established in 1989 with a view to express our profound gratitude towards those eminent citizens of Pune who have made an exceptional contribution at the national & international forums and won for Pune city a conspicuous place on the map of our country and the world.
The 36th Punyabhushan Award was presented to senior computer scientist Dr. Vijay Bhatkar at the hands of Infosys founder-chairman Padma Vibhushan Narayana Murthy on behalf of the Punyabhushan Foundation.
The event was graced by esteemed guests, including Union minister of state for civil aviation and cooperation Murlidhar Mohol, Padma Vibhushan Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar, Padma Shri Prataprao Pawar, Padma Bhushan Dr. S. B. Mujumdar.