"The school at Fort’s Kannada Bhavan is a school of purity"-Pralhadacharya Nagarahalli at the

By Rons Bantwal
Bellevision Media Network

Mumbai, Jan. 11: The educational community of Kannada Bhavan is a tree. I have been a teacher here since the inception of the school. This institution has made even the common people popular and raised them to be the best. It is a tree that has grown widely and made everyone brothers. Because the old roots have grown into new shoots and advanced, this institution is still alive and is in the throes of forty years of walking. The students here are like Mount Meru. The joy that has grown is the excellence of the institution. It is unfortunate that educational institutions today have become businesses. That is why the time has come to forget the mother tongue. But it is commendable that Kannada Bhavan has still instilled pure educational values. May such a pure educational institution of Kannada Bhavan grow for centuries and become the lifeblood of Kannada culture, said Pralhadacharya R. Nagarahalli, Chancellor and retired Principal of Sarvajna Vidyapeeth Virar.

 

Kannada Bhavan Education Society (KBES) celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of its High School and Junior College here on Saturday morning at the Patkar Auditorium of SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai Marine Lines. The program was inaugurated by lighting the lamp and Pralhadacharya gave the blessing.

 

Kannada Bhavan Educational Institute President Dayanand B. Amin presided over the ceremony, while the chief guest was the President of Safalya Seva Sangha Mumbai, CA| Srinivas P. Sapalya, and the guests of honor were the Executive Chairman of NBS & Company Chartered Accountants, CA| N.B Shettimahesh Hotel Group Director Sharada S. Karkera. Hospitality industry entrepreneur Srinivas S. Shetty was on stage.

The program was attended by alumni like CA| Usha Gowda, CS| Sanjay Raju Kunder, Advocate Jayaram Shetty, Architects Pandit Navinchandra R. Sanil and Ajay Chavan, long serving teaching staff like Junior College Lecturers Gulab Rao M. Patil, Rajendra R. Gupta, and other teachers. and non-teaching staff were felicitated by the guests. Dr. G.N. Upadhyay and Santosh Shetty, Head and Professor, Kannada Department, Mumbai University, and the dignitaries present were specially honoured.

 

The presence of old students has made this festival even more exciting. It is even more gratifying that the students of the 1964 batch are also present here. We remember the Kannadigas and non-Kannada founders of the institution and commemorate their service. This Vidya Sankul is the result of their visionary efforts. It is our pride that this institution has made so many people into excellent citizens. Dayanand Amin said.

 

KBES Vice President Girish B. Salian, General Secretary Shekhar A. Amin, General Treasurer Purushottam M. Poojary, Joint Secretaries Dr. Satish N. Bangera and Naresh T. Amin, Joint Treasurer Mohan D. Poojary, Principal Amrutha A. Shetty The stage was graced by KBES office bearers, executive committee members, teaching and non-teaching staff of the Education Department, past and present students, parents and many other dignitaries were present.

 

As a cultural program, the students and alumni of KBES Vidyalaya presented various entertainment programs. Teacher Vitthal Manore conducted the cultural program. The school students offered prayers. Amrutha A. Shetty welcomed the gathering. Shekhar A. Avin gave an overview of the forty-year achievements of the institution. Alumni Gopal Trasi introduced the guests and honorees and compered the program. Dr. Satish N. Bangera proposed the vote of thanks.