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Dr. Rahul Karad conferred first 'Vithu Mauli Award' in Pune

Pune, July 10 ( UNI) Prof. Dr. Rahul Karad, Vice President of MIT Peace University and Founder-President of the Youth Parliament, was honoured on Friday with the inaugural 'Vithu Mauli Award' at the first Varkari Kavi-Kavya Sammelan, organised by the Parivartan Swabhimani Patrakar Sahityik Katta.
The award ceremony was organised to promote and create awareness about the Centenary Year of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan (2027).
Dr. Karad received the honour at the hands of senior Congress leader Gopaldada Tiwari.
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