Dr Prachiti Punde, Founder Director of Glamovel Institute and Mrs Universe has been conferred with the inaugural ‘Yashkalyani Rashtriya Vidnyan Ratna Puraskar’ by Dr Yashkalyani Grameen Sevabhavi Sansthan for her exceptional contributions to disease management, healthy living, and energy utilisation in society. The award, presented by renowned scientist Dr Bharat Kale, Director of C-MET in Pune, comprised a certificate, a memento, and a cash prize.
The award ceremony coincided with Vasantrao Diwekar Memorial Day and marked a decade-long journey of the Yashkalyani family. Distinguished guests at the event included senior thinker and science researcher Arvind Gupta, Indian Navy Rear Admiral Ravindra Nadkarni, senior scientist Dr KG Kanade, Research Scientist Prof Dr Ashok Rupner, Senior Gynecologist Dr Vasantrao Punde, and researcher Dr Praveen Deshmukh.