The famous poet Manik Godghate received Vidarbha Bhushan award on 18th December 2011 at Nagpur. He has also received Nag Bhushan award. Now his name has been selected for Sahitya Akademi Award.
He is receiving the national award for the essays which are his literary prose. He will be receiving this award on valentines day i.e 14th February 2012 at New Delhi.
A popular Nagpurian, Bollywood , Writer–Director Raj Kumar Hirani received Nag Bhushan Award on Monday evening at Vasantrao Deshpande Hall, Nagpur. The popular director has given moves like Munnabhai MBBS, Lagey Raho Munnabhai and 3 Idiots which are really very entertaining with a new concept.
Nitin Gadkari, BJP National President did the honors and presented award to Raj Kumar Hirani, along with Shawl, Shrifal and cheque worth Rs 1 Lac.
Ace Hindi Cinema director Rajkumar Hirani will be awarded the ‘Nag Bhushan’ award here for outstanding contribution to the film industry and bringing reputation to the city.
Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan will present the award to Rajkumar Hirani on December 12th at Deshpande Hall
Rajkumar Hirani was born in Nagpur and studied here before joining the Film and Television Institute of India at Pune.