Konkan Bhavan inaugrated

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Built at a cost of Rs. 2.5 crore

Bishop of Mysuru Rev. Fr. Dr. Thomas Antony Vazhapilly is seen lighting the lamp to inaugurate Konkan Bhavan in city this morning as Valerian Fernandes of Fernandes Transport, Bengaluru; Mangaluru MLA J. R. Lobo; Home Minister K. J. George and Managing Partner of Mangalore Ganesh Beedi Works Jagannath Shenoi look on. Picture right shows a section of audience.
Bishop of Mysuru Rev. Fr. Dr. Thomas Antony Vazhapilly is seen lighting the lamp to inaugurate Konkan Bhavan in city this morning as Valerian Fernandes of Fernandes Transport, Bengaluru; Mangaluru MLA J. R. Lobo; Home Minister K. J. George and Managing Partner of Mangalore Ganesh Beedi Works Jagannath Shenoi look on. Picture right shows a section of audience.

 Mysuru :

‘Konkan Bhavan’, a community building of Konkani Christian Association, built at an estimated cost of Rs. 2.5 crore was inaugurated by Bishop of Mysuru Rev. Dr. Thomas. A. Vazhapilly at Vijayanagar 2nd Stage here this morning.

Apart from the Bishop, Mangaluru MLA and Vice-President of Christian Development Board J. R. Lobo, Jidda Mohammed Ali, a Konkani Muslim from Bhatkal and M. Jagannath Shenoi, Managing Partner of Mangalore Ganesh Beedi Works representing Christian, Muslim and Hindu communities respectively also inaugurated the Konkan Bhavan by cutting three different ribbons to commemorate the unity and diversity and to symbolise the amalgamation of the Konkani speaking community.

Leonilla Crasto, former Municipal President of Kundapura, one of the guests of honour lit the prayer lamp followed by other guests including Home Minister K.J. George, Ronald Colaco, NRI entrepreneur and Chairman of International Federation of Christian Associations, M. Jagannath Shenoi and MLA J. R. Lobo.

Gracian Rodrigues, President, Konkani Christian Association welcomed the guests and thanked the gathering for their full cooperation in achieving this milestone. He said that the Konkan Bhavan is a big hall which will help Konkani Christians to conduct programmes and added that it would be open for all irrespective of caste, creed and religion.

Appreciating the contribution of the Association’s leaders, Jagannath Shenoi who spoke on the occasion, said “A leader is very important for the development of any community.”

Around 1500 people attended the programme.

John William D’Souza, General Secretary of the Association who proposed a vote of thanks, acknowledged all the benefactors and sought their support in future.

When media persons asked Home Minister K.J. George whether permission will be given to conduct ‘kiss of love’ campaign in Bengaluru, he said that it was left to the concerned Police Commissioner to give permission and added that if at all the permission is given, the organisers must ensure that the culture and the law & order should not be affected.

Valerian Fernandes, Proprietor, Fernandes Transport, Bengaluru; Hemacharya, Editor-in-Chief, Daijiworld Publication Pvt. Ltd., Mangaluru; Adrian D’Souza, MD, Deccan Group of Companies, Bengaluru and Police Commissioner Dr. M.A. Saleem were present.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General  News  / Monday , November 17th, 2014

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