Shri Mahesh Kulkarni, Associate Director & HoD-GIST, C-DAC, Pune was conferred the prestigious Atmaram Award for scientific and technological development in the field of literature and tools for the Hindi language. He received the award at the hands of H. E Shri Pranab Mukherjee, hon’ble President of India at a formal function organized by the Kendriya Hindi Sansthan at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.