Events

As called the Cultural Capital of Maharashta, Pune has a proud calendar comprising of a number of festivals and cultural activities ranging from Classical Music to Rock Concerts.

• Pune Festival: The Pune Festival, held in the months of August-September during Ganesh Mahotsav, is the biggest festival in the city of Pune. Beginning on the day of the installation of idols of Elephant headed Lord Ganesha, one of the most loved deities of the Hindus, it goes on till the immersion of the Lord's idols on the tenth day. He is worshipped all throughout this period and is called Ganapati Pooja or Ganesh Mahotsav.

• The Ganesh Festival: The Ganesh Mahotsav is celebrated with great pomp and show, evident by the hundreds and thousands of Mandals set up in every nook and corner of the city with blaring music and enthusiastic supporters. On the final day processions totaling upto thousands and lakhs march to the river banks of Mula and Mutha to immerse Lord Ganesha’s idols chanting “Ganapati Bappa Morya..Pudhchya Varshi Laukar Yaa”. The roots of this festival go to pre-independence times when national Pune leader Bal Gangadhar Tilak initiated this kind of celebrations done together to successfully instigate national integrity and spirit to fuel the independence struggle. Today for the outsider the Pune Festival and the Ganapati Mahotsav have become synonymous.

• Savai Gandharva: One of Pune's most famous and revered Music festivals Sawai Gandharva has built patronage not only in India but all over the globe. The Festival is famous for the internationally acclaimed Indian Classical Music maestros like Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Zakir Hussain, Pandit Jasraj, Shiv Kumar Sharma and many budding musicians it presents.
  The festival has invitational passes and tickets, which can be, bought on the venue itself. The hot coffees, biting cold, soul stimulating music, blankets and sleeping children, many non-listeners have turned to classical music with devotion now. So for lovers of classical music, Pune Sawai Gandharva is the place for an experience, which is becoming rather rare now days.

• The Osho Festival: Osho always believed in celebrating life and so does the Commune following in its footsteps! While the commune remains in a state of buzz all the time, when they really charge up is on celebrating Osho’s death anniversary and his birthday celebrations!
  While their millennium celebrations were the stuff that all dreams are made off, with a cultural fiesta that was a feast for the eyes, the best time to catch all the cultural festivities is between November and January

• Chaturshringi Fair:Another of the highlights in Pune's cultural diary is the Chaturshringi Fair. This fair is held annually during the Navratri festival at the foothill of Chaturshringhi Temple on Senapati Bapat Road. This temple is dedicated to Goddess Durga.The fair is an overnight one and starts after dusk. Huge crowds visit the fair throughout its stay.Very similar to a village fair, villagers from near and around come in numbers. Balloon shooting stalls, bangles, rides and artworks provide a good entertainment to the villagers.
  The festival is very popular amongst the people in the city and around with adults to college students, all patronising it. It's a good chance for foreigners to get a feel of the villages here and their fairs. The half of Senapati Bapat Road towards University road is absolutely blocked with the fair. Night traffic is diverted and arrangements are made for parking and walking. One can see many auto-rickshaws and six-seaters plying to and for throughout the night.

• Food: International & local restaurant chains like Pizza Hut, Domino's, Smokin'Joes, McDonalds , Kamats etc. offer you variety of Continental, Chinese, and Indian delicacies to tingle your taste buds in Pune. Apart from South Indian, North Indian, Punjabi, Gujarati & Konkani cuisines, the student community can easily access restaurants like Mayur Veg Thali, Sentosa Resorts & Waterpark, Bohemian, Lemon Grass, Viva Inn, Banjara Hills, Punjabi Tadka, Khana Peena Jeena, Up and Above and many more at the near vicinity of the institution.

• Entertainment & Culture: The cultural happenings in the city have no bounds. The city has more than 20 good cinema halls, theatres, museums and scenic spots in the vicinity. There are various inter/intra collegiate competitions throughout the year. Students, apart from their scholastic rituals never have to bother about rejuvenating relaxation methods, which are available in plenty.