Vasant Vyakhyanmala

Vasant Vyakhyanmala is a traditional annual spring lecture series held in Pune, India, for the last 140 years and hosted by Vaktruttvottejak Sabha.^[1][2]Vaktruttvottejak Sabha was founded by Mahadev Govind Ranade in 1875.The idea was to present a variety of lectures, across various topics to the people. In the later half of 19th century newspapers were in their primitive form and live lectures were the most effective medium for knowledge transfer.^[3] Subjects from diverse fields like cultural, social,science, health, literature, finance, law, education, youth and history are covered in the lecture series usually organized at Tilak Smarak Mandir.^[4] For many years, the Vasant Vyankhyanmala was held at Hirabag and Belbag. It has been held at its present venue – Tilak Smarak Mandir, for many decades.^[5] The Vyakhanmala is held every year in the month of April or May i.e. Spring (Vasant Rutu/Season).Currently, Dr. Deepak Jayantrao Tilak is President Of Vaktruttvottejak Sabha.

Speakers

Eminent speakers are chosen from a diverse range of fields like doctors, entrepreneurs, writers, politicians and scholars who consider contemporary issues at the intersection of social issues, culture, science, health, literature, law, education, economy from a critical perspective.

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