President to open Bharati Vidyapeeth celebrations

President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Bharati Vidyapeeth in Pune on Thursday during a two-day visit to Maharashtra.

On Friday, the president will present the Punyabhushan Award to Sakal Media group chairman Prataprao Pawar and attend the sixth convocation of D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, also at Pune.