Nashik: YCMOU Students Bag Awards In Clay Art, Short Film At State Festival

Nashik: Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) has secured two third prizes at the Maharashtra State Youth Festival ‘Indradhanushya 2025’. The event was held at Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, with participation from universities across the state.

In the Fine Arts category, Vaibhav Vishnu Giram from Nanded won the third prize in the Clay Art competition. Similarly, the university’s short film ‘Pratibimb’ was also awarded the third prize. The short film was created with active participation from students Dipali Nitin Kalal, Shreyash Vijay Ingle, Saurabh Somanath Gaikwad, Yunus Ismail Shaikh, Bhumika Babarav Bhalerao, Supriya Pandhari Gavte, and Sakshi Milind Gawali.

Siddhant Tak served as the team manager for the university during the festival.

The winners were congratulated by Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sanjeev Sonawane, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof. Jogendrasinh Bisen, Management Council Member Dr Sanjeevani Mahale, Registrar Dr Govind Katlakute, Director of Student Welfare & Extension Centre Dr Dayaram Pawar, and Cultural Coordinator Sachin Shinde.

Moreover, in the fine arts category, Vaibhav Vishnu Giram (Nanded), a student from YCMOU, won the third prize in the clay art competition. Similarly, the university’s short film “Pratibimb” also won the third prize.

For the making of this successful short film, students Dipali Nitin Kalal, Shreyash Vijay Ingle, Saurabh Somanath Gaikwad, Yunus Ismail Shaikh, Bhumika Babarao Bhalerao, Supriya Pandhari Gavte, and Sakshi Milind Gawli actively contributed.

Siddhant Tak worked as the team manager for the festival. The university’s Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sanjeev Sonawane, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof. Jogendrasinh Bisen, Management Council Member Dr Sanjeevani Mahale, Registrar Dr Govind Katlakute, Student Welfare and Extension Centre Head Dr Dayaram Pawar, and Cultural Coordinator Sachin Shinde congratulated the winning students.