<span style="color: #222222;">Nasik Mayor Satish Kulkarni and district guardian minister Chhagan Bhujbal yesterday performed the bhoomipujan of ‘Kusumagraj Nagri’ at the Bhujbal Knowledge City, which is slated to host the 94th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan.<br />” <br />” Union minister of state for Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pawar, Nashik collector Suraj Mandhare and police commissioner Deepak Pandey were also present.<br />” <br />” The literary festival will be held from December 3 to 5 under the guidance of noted astrophysicist Jayant Narlikar, who took over from Father Francis Debrito.<br />” <br />” The mayor, speaking on the occasion, appealed to the citizens to enjoy the programme and promised all help from the Nashik Municipal Corporation to make the event successful.<br />” <br />” Bhujbal, who is also president of the welcoming committee, said that the younger generation would benefit from the event that will bring all the stalwarts in the Marathi literary world to Nashik. He said that the sammelan would be an event to remember for all as large numbers of litterateurs, lyricists, poets would be attending the programme.<br />” <br />” The event would be formally inaugurated by renowned novelist Vishwas Patil. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, and poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar will grace the occasion.<br />” <br />” The programme will conclude on December 5. NCP president Sharad Pawar and retired Justice of Bombay HC Narendra Chapalgaonkar will be chief guests for the concluding ceremony.</span><br />” &nbsp;<br />