Janhavi Gunewar won Swaradhana Foundation, Narendra Nagar’s ‘Retro to Modern’ solo singing contest at Sai Sabhagruha, Shankar Nagar on October 31. Swara Maturkar was first runner-up and Pragyaj Sahare stood third. Twenty singers, selected after two auditions, presented retro and modern hits in the finale, which was inaugurated by Vrunda Vikas Thakre, guest of honour; chief guest Vikas Thakre, MLA, was also present. Celebrity guests Niranjan Bobde and Gauri Shinde enthralled the audience with melodious performances.

 

Winners received Rs 15,000, Rs 10,000 and Rs 8,000 respectively with trophies at the hands of Vrunda Thakre, Bobde and Kavita Murarkar. Kalpana Mishra, Foundation President said the foundation promotes budding talent through innovative contests. The event was supported by Vishal Kalbandhe, Uday Kurzhadkar, Sukhdev Sondawale, Ashish Verma, Anil Dhakate, Satish Gaydhane, Shweta Kurzhadkar, Sanghamitra Ramteke, Dinesh Vaidya, Amit Patil, Rakhi Kamolekar, Vijaya Sondawale, Shraddha Kurzhadkar, Piyush Mishra and Takshil Kalbandhe.