Renowned Marathi veteran Actor, writer and director Dipak Karanjikar will receive Janasthan ICON award in Nashik. This award will be presented to him for his efforts to popularize and staging Marathi dramas all over India and outside India. Besides holding important posts in administrative and non administrative services, he has promoted our Indian culture in the best way . Along with Deepak Karanjikar two other personalities, namely Vinayak Ranade and Prakash Holkar will also be felicitated for their contribution in promoting Marathi literature abroad.

The awards will be presented by well known Poet Ashok Bagwe at a special grand ceremony on 22nd June in Nashik. This ceremony also coincides with the 8th Annual Day celebrations of Janasthan whats app group, which is the biggest whats app group to promote Marathi culture. Mr. Swanand Bedarkar and Vinod Rathod the head of Janasthan group have appealed to people from Nashik to make this year’s celebrations a grand success.