Mumbai: MP Priya Dutt & MP Avinash Pande inaugurates Rashtra Kavi Pradeep Chowk at Ville Parle

By Rons Bantwal
Bellevision Media Network

Mumbai, Feb 4, 2014 : MP Priya Dutt, MP Avinash Pande, bollywood director Madhur Bhandarkar, Rashtra Kavi Pradeep’s daughter Mitul Pradeep with family and MLA Krishna Hegde inaugurated the Rashtra Kavi Pradeep Chowk here on Monday February 3  morning.
 
 
Actor Dalip Tahil, Sharbani Mukherjee, Corporators Winnie D’Souza, and Binita Vora were present along with over 800 Parlekars, school children came dressed as Mahatma Gandhi, Chacha Nehru, Rani Laxmibai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak etc.

 

 
 
MP Priya Dutt said, ‘Rashtra Kavi Pradeep inspired several generations to devote their lives to our Nation and she had a family association with him,’ said MP Priya.
 
 
MP Avinash Pande who specially flew in from Delhi said, ‘This is the first event to celebrate the 100th Birth Centenary of Rashtra Kavi Pradeep and several such events will follow in Mumbai and over the Country,’ said MP Avinash.
 
 
Mitul Pradeep recalled the life spent with her father and thanked Parlekars for their overwhelming support.
 
 
Madhur Bhandarkar said, ‘Rashtra Kavi Pradeep is a ‘Diamond of the Nation’ and his work is immortal,’ said Madhur.
 
Patriotic songs - ‘Aye Mere Watan ke Logon’, ‘Nanhe Munne Bachhe’, ‘Sabarmati ke Sant tune kar diya Kamaal’ etc were played on the occasion.
 
 
MLA Krishna Hegde who conceptualized this memorial said that it’s a privilege and honor to be a part of such a nationalist event.
 
 
Earlier, MLA Krishna Hegde had built a Shaheed Smarak in Ville Parle off the Western Express Highway which was inaugurated by bollywood actor Ajay Devagan, MP Priya Dutt and Veermata Anuradhatai Gore.