Mumbai: Journalist Dinesh Shetty Renjala awarded doctorate by Mumbai University

By Rons Bantwal
Bellevision Media Network

Mumbai, 07 Aug 2015: It’s noteworthy that the Kannadigas settled in metro are proud of their mother tongue and strive to promote Kannada even at the jet-set age of globalization. Meanwhile, Mumbai University – Kannada department created a mini Karnataka by fostering cultural splendor of Karnataka, said renowned folk art scholar Dr Ashok Alva.

 

Dr Alva was speaking on evaluation of research done by Dr Dinesh Shetty, organized by Mumbai University at WRIC auditorium, Vidhyanagari, Kalina campus, Santacruz (East) here on Wednesday August 5.

 

 

Mumbai University head of department of Kannada Dr G N Upadhya presided the programme and conferred doctorate to journalist Dinesh Shetty Renjjala who had presented a research on Mumbai journalism and cultural study.

 

Kannadiga Patrakartara Sangha Maharashtra president Chandrashekar Palettady, veteran literateur Dr G V Kulkarni, Mogaveer weekly bulletin editor Ashok S Suvarna, Jaya Suvarna, Saraswati Ashok Alva, Manohar Nayak, police officer Prakash Bhandary, Dr Mamata Rao, Dr Leelavati, Sureka Devadiga, Vikhroli Bunts president Ganesh Shetty, Yuganand Shetty, Uday Shetty, Satish Shetty, Kannadiga Patrakartara Sangha Maharashtra joint secretary Premanat B Shetty Mundkoor, sports Committee president Jaya C Poojary, members Sa Daya, Suresh Shetty Yeyyady, Tonse Sanjeev Poojary, Talipadyguttu Ravindra Shetty, social activists S K Sundar, Ravi G Mendon Kurkalu, Ramesh D Rai, Petri Vishwanat Shetty, Akshit Shetty Bailoor, Rama Udupa, Anita Poojary Taccode, Varsha Dinesh were present.

 

Kannada lecturer Dr Poornima S Shetty compered the programme. Dinesh Shetty Renjala proposed vote of thanks.