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Theme: \u201cNirvana: The Attainment of Enlightenment\u201d through Art, Music, and Meditation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pune \u2013 The Urgyen Art Festival, a grand cultural event, is being jointly organized by the Triratna Institute and the Karunadeep Foundation from 21st to 26th August 2025 at the Bal Gandharva Art Gallery, Jangli Maharaj Road, Pune. The festival commemorates the birth centenary of Urgyen Sangharakshita (1925\u20132018), the founder of the Triratna Buddhist Community and a pioneer of the modern Buddhist revival. This information was shared by Dr. Asmita Gaikwad, Medical Director, Fortrea USA, during a press conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the press conference held at Patrakar Bhavan, several eminent personalities were present, including Chandrashekhar Daithankar (former IG, IPS), Dr. Padmakar Pandit (former Dean, YCM), Dr. V. D. Gaikwad (former Dean, Cantonment Hospital Pune), Santosh Sankhad (Dadasaheb Phalke Award-winning art director), producer Dh. Tejdarshan, and noted anchor Deepak Mhaske.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the theme \u201cNirvana: The Attainment of Enlightenment\u201d, the festival will create a confluence of art and Dhamma. Through exhibitions, live art performances, lectures, meditation workshops, and music-dance presentations, the vision of Sangharakshita will be highlighted\u2014that art can serve as a doorway to spiritual realization. Around 200 artists and dignitaries from India and abroad are expected to participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Visionary Legacy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Urgyen Sangharakshita bridged Eastern and Western traditions, giving modern Buddhism new dimensions. His contribution to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar\u2019s Buddhist movement was significant. Through his writings, discourses, and work for cultural-spiritual revival, millions across India and the world were inspired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Major Events of the Festival<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 1 \u2013 Thursday, 21st August<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:00 am \u2013 Inaugural Ceremony
Chief Guests: Padma Shri Ngawang Samten (former Vice-Chancellor, Central University for Tibetan Studies), Lokshahir Shri Sambhaji Bhagat (writer, director, singer), Kiran Mane (actor, writer)
Hosted by: Dr. Asmita Gaikwad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4:00 pm \u2013 Scholars\u2019 Conference: Prof. Shrikant Ganveer, Atul Bhoslekar, Prasad Pawar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6:30 pm \u2013 Live Sculpture Presentation: Kishor Pawar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7:30 pm \u2013 Musical Evening: Shehnai Music Group, Amravati<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 2 \u2013 Friday, 22nd August<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:00 am \u2013 Meditation Workshop: Higher Consciousness through Meditation and Art<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4:00 pm \u2013 Panel Discussion: Dr. Manohar Desai, Nilesh Navalakha, Dhammachari Maitreya Bodhi, Sambhaji Bhagat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6:30 pm \u2013 Live Calligraphy: Dr. Manohar Desai<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7:30 pm \u2013 Doctors\u2019 Musical Evening: \u201cOur Stories \u2013 Yours and Ours\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 3 \u2013 Saturday, 23rd August<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:00 am \u2013 Meditation Workshop: Why Do We Meditate?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4:30 pm \u2013 Panel Discussion: Tenzin Sundue, Prof. Kaveri Gill, Dr. Mahesh Devkar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6:30 pm \u2013 Live Painting Presentation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7:00 pm \u2013 Sarod Recital: Girish Charwad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 4 \u2013 Sunday, 24th August<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:00 am \u2013 Meditation Workshop: Creating Conditions Conducive for Meditation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4:00 pm \u2013 Book Release: Poems of Urgyen Sangharakshita (translated by Late Dhammachari Dharmarakshita)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6:30 pm \u2013 Sculpture Presentation: Prashant Gaikwad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7:30 pm \u2013 Marathi Ghazal Evening: Pt. Bhimrao Panchale<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 5 \u2013 Monday, 25th August<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:00 am \u2013 Meditation Workshop: Understanding Equanimity and Vipassana<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4:00 pm \u2013 Lectures on Buddhism and Art: Ashok Nagre, Dhammachari Prabodh Ratna, Sanjay Sonawani, Zen Master Suddhasan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6:30 pm \u2013 Live Painting Presentation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7:30 pm \u2013 Fusion Music Concert: Pawa World of Music<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 6 \u2013 Tuesday, 26th August<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:00 am \u2013 Urgyen Sangharakshita Jayanti Celebration: Dr. Dhammacharini Amitmati, Dr. Gokhale<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3:00 pm \u2013 Sculpture Presentation: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar & Urgyen Sangharakshita (by Prashant Gaikwad & Kishor Pawar)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4:00 pm \u2013 Artists\u2019 Felicitation Ceremony: Honored by Dr. Jabbar Patel.
Awardees: Santosh Sankhad, Dr. Padmakar Pandit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6:30 pm \u2013 Tabla Solo: Pt. Mukesh Jadhav<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7:00 pm \u2013 Violin\u2013Tabla Jugalbandi: Pt. Atulkumar Upadhye & Pt. Mukesh Jadhav<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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