Ghodbunder Fort

Ghodbunder Fort Fest 18 !!!

Ghodbunder Fort - Pic By Aditya Kanade

Ghodbunder Fort Fest 18

For People coming from Thane to Ghodbunder

People Coming by Public Transport.
Take Borivali, Kashimira, Bhayandar ,Vasai bus from Thane Station East.
Get Down at Fountain Hotel Bus Stop
Cross the Road go straight between road to Vasai and Borivali.
Pickup Rickshaws with fest banners will be available to take people to Fort.

People Coming on Two Wheelers Can take a straight road from fountain hotel follow direction signs can come till Ghodbunder Fort. (Do not travel without rider and pillon rider helmets on)

People Driving Down with own four wheelers. At Fountain Hotel take straight road. Follow direction arrows. Parking at Retinunder at foothill of fort. From there take ferry autos to come to the fort.

Ghodbunder Fort - Pic By Rupen Patil

Ghodbunder Fort

Ashwamedh Ghodbunder Fort Fest (presented by Anulom, Swatva, Prayaas, Parivartan)

The event showflow

2 pm various competitions begin at venue. The online registration is still on. We will entertain on the spot registration between 1:30 to 2 pm.

Folk Dance, Powada, Elocution, Drawing and Photography Competitions begin at the same time.
All competitions end at 4pm.
The judges will prepare the results between 4to 5pm.
following are the Eminent Judges for various Competitions
Folk Dance:
Pradnya Koli Bhagat
Imram Sayyad
Priti Valuskar

Powada:
Nishant Amar Shaikh
Mandar Valuskar

Elocution:
Afasana Shaikh
Dr. Prach Jawdekar

Drawing
Vijayraj Bodhankar
Mahendra Damale
Nayana Shriyan
Chandrakant Hulawale
Preeti Dhongadi

Photography
Omkarsingh Plahaji
Shirish Sane
Sudhir Shinde

Design Idea:
Rohit Shinkre
Y D Pitkar
Nikhil Vaidya

Evening 4 to 5 Ar. Tejashree Lakras will take all the visitors for a guided tour of Ghodbunder Fort with a brief history of the fort.

Evening 5pm. A procession will begin from Ghodbunder Village from foothill of fort to the fort in which all localites , visitors and school children will participate with traditional attire.

5:45 Pm when the procession will reach the fort it will culminate with a skit on life of Shivaji and demonstration of weaponry of Maratha Dynasty.

There will be an exhibition by Anulom about explaining all government schemes to common people at event venue from 2pm to9pm.

The main function begins at 6pm.
chief guest for the same are
Education, Cultural and Marathi Bhasha minister of State Shri Vinodji Tawade
Sitting MLC Narendra Mehta
MBMC Mayor Dimple Mehta
Deputy Mayor Chandrakant Sitaram Vaity
joint CP Ashutosh Dumbare

The program will beging with a saxophone solo by local artist Gaurav Kini
at the same time Swatva Sculptors Mahesh Anjarlekar and Deepali Parab will start live sculpture of Shivaji and Swatva Artist Jwala Prasad will make live sketching of Shivaji.

Dr. Prachi Jawdekar will be Achor Person of the event.
The performances by the probable competition winners 6:30 to 7:15

on of the judges Vijayraj Bodhankar will speak on behalf of all panel of judges. 7:15 To 7:30

Pradnya Koli Bhagat and Co Artist will perform 7:30 to 7:45

Talk by Deputy Mayor Chandrakant S Vaity 7:45 to 8:00
introduction of all organising organisations 8:00 to8:10
Talk by Conservation Architect Rahul Chemburkar on rejuvination of fort road ahead 8:10 to 8:20
Prize Distribution of all competition winners 8:20 to 8:40
Speech by the chief guest 8:40 to 9:00
Thanksgiving and conclusion of event 9:00 to 9:10

The drawings and photographs of the participants will be diplayed at venue between 5pm to 9pm.