Mysore :
Former Head Master of Hardwicke High School and former Senate Member of Mysore University, S.G. Sanath Kumar, passed away at his residence on JLB Road here early this morning. He was 86.
He leaves behind his daughter Dr. Pamela Sanath, son Ranjith Sanath, Deputy Manager of KSFC in Mandya, daughter-in-law, grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends.
His wife Ann Meena had predeceased him in the year 1986.
A Rotarian since 1968, Sanath Kumar was the founder-member of Ideal Jawa Rotary Children School. He was the Mission De Chief to start Ideal Jawa Rotary High School for which he was the Secretary and Correspondent till 2004.
Rotary Mysore President Rtn. S.V. Sridhar, PP Rtn. S.K. Sanjay, Journalists Rajashekar Koti and N. Niranjan Nikam and others paid their last respects to the departed soul.
Funeral will be held today at the CSI Cemetery on Mahadevapura Road in Gandhi Nagar at 4.30 pm.
Sanath Kumar: A multifaceted personality
Born on June 26, 1928 in city, S.G. Sanath Kumar did his primary education at Karunapura School, high school at Hardwicke High School and graduated in Science from St. Philomena’s College during 1949-52.
Being a football player and an athlete, he represented Mysore and Challenge Union in both athletics and football.
Sanath Kumar started his career as a Sports Reporter in Deccan Herald and then joined the Indian Railways, which he quit to take up teaching at Hardwicke High School in 1954.
He did his Bachelor’s in Education (B.Ed) in 1955 and completed his Master’s in Education (M.Ed) in 1960 and became the Head Master in 1968.
During his tenure as the Head Master, Hardwicke School was ranked as one of the best schools in the city and was instrumental in starting the Hardwicke English Medium Primary School in 1979 and in the same year he was presented the State Award as ‘Best Head Master.’
Sanath Kumar was alsoan NCC Officer and Sports Secretary of the school during which the school got numerous awards. His love for gardening helped the school in winning awards at Dasara Flower Show and Ornamental Garden Show for a record 14 years and had also maintained a mini Zoo in the school.
He was also the Correspondent for all Church of South India (CSI) Schools in Mysore and Mandya districts and also served as the Secretary of Karnataka Southern Diocesan Education Society for 11 years and retired in the year 1984.
Even after retirement, he kept his enthusiasm and zeal to serve and revived the YMCA and was its Regional Chairman and was still serving the organisation as its Secretary.
The State Government had nominated him as a Member of the Mysore University Senate during 1983-84.
Apart from educational activities, Sanath Kumar had been actively involved in a number of Social and Cultural Clubs like Mysore Race Club, Mysore Sports Club and Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Golf Club. He served as the Secretary of Mysore Sports Club, President and Secretary of The Graduates Co-operative Bank, Member of the Mission Hospital Administrative Committee, Member of the Mysore University Football Selection Committee and was the magazine Editor of the Rotary Club.
His house on JLB road was once called as the Noah’s Ark, as it was full of birds and animals like rabbits, deer, peacock, monkey, varieties of dogs, cats, tortoise and other animals.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / September 18th, 2014