The Durga Puja organized by Sarathi Socio-Cultural Trust at Koramangala, Bangalore, is the proud recipient of three awards in 2018. It fetched the "Senco Sharod Samman" award for the best ambiance and crowd management, given by Maitree Bandhan and Senco. The award was announced and handed over to Sarathi on 19th October at Ulsoor.

Sarathi's Durga Puja also received two other "Sharod Utsav Samman" awards, hosted by Eventex - one for the best crowd management and the other for the third best idol in Bangalore. The awards were handed over at a function on 20th October, at the Ambedkar Bhavan.

Sarathi Socio Cultural Trust is a non profit organization in Bangalore, founded in 2003. The organization is involved in organizing socio-cultural events in Koramangala, the highlight being the grand "Durga Puja", which sees at least 150,000 to 200,000 visitors every year. Sarathi encourages people from all communities to participate in its cultural fiesta, branded as Sammad - "an Indian cultural extravaganza",which was inaugurated by the likes of Justice Santhosh Hegde, Captain Gopinath, Ashok Soota over the years. One of the oldest in the city, it's "more contemporary in terms of crowd among the various Durga Puja celebrations in Bangalore".

Seen as a meeting ground for young people, many from the IT, banking and other sectors, who form the cream of Bangalore, major corporate brands like UB, HSBC, Reliance Jewels and others were involved with Sammad over the years.