MAHARASHTRA BHUSHAN AWARD

March 27, 2021

Legendary singer Asha Bhosle will be presented the Maharashtra Bhushan award for the year 2020, the State government’s highest honour.

About:

  • A committee headed by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray held a meeting earlier today in this regard.

  • The award, instituted in 1996 by the State government to recognise distinguished work and achievements of eminent persons from the State, representing different walks of life, carries a cash prize of ₹10 lakh and a citation.

  • Born on September 8, 1933, in Maharashtra’s Sangli district, Ms. Bhosle was initiated into music by her father, the renowned Marathi stage actor-singer Dinanath Mangeshkar.

  • Bhosle received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2000.

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