Eminent personalities that graced the occasion included the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group Kumar Mangalam Birla, popular Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon and actor Shailesh Lodha, singer Shankar Mahadevan and his sons, Siddharth and Shivam, preeminent lyricist, poet and writer Javed Akhtar, renowned journalist Rajat Gupta, and well-known motivational speaker Jaya Kishori.

With a vast array of speakers, performers and eminent personalities, and over one lakh public participation in various events, the event received an overwhelming reception underscoring the importance of Dainik Bhaskar in the lives of its readers. Dainik Bhaskar has been curating the best content for its readers daily while maintaining its high standards of journalistic integrity and ethics.

Jagdish Sharma, managing editor, Dainik Bhaskar, said, “For the last 40 years,  Dainik Bhaskar has been the voice of Indore. We have been raising the concerns of the denizens of Indore, airing their views on various issues, and shaping their opinions on matters of national and international importance. Great to see the continuous reposition of faith and utmost allegiance to Dainik Bhaskar by Indoreans.”

State COO Sumit Modi added, “Indore has grown at a breakneck pace in the last 40 years, and so has its favourite newspaper, Dainik Bhaskar, both in the city as well as nationally. As a true confidant of the Indoreans, Dainik Bhaskar has been a close witness to this rise of Indore, and has benefitted from it. The tremendous response of the people of Indore to Dainik Bhaskar’s Bhaskar Utsav, commemorating 40 years journey of Dainik Bhaskar in Indore, is an apt testimony of it. It would not have been possible without the constant support we have received from our advertisers, sponsors, and, above all, our readers.”