Padubelle: Geleyara Balaga Celebrates Annual Day

By: Vincent Alva
Pictures by Anil Alva
Bellevision Media Network

Padubelle, 07 February 2011: Geleyara Balaga celebrated it’s 35th Annual Day recently. The celebration started with hoisting of the flag by  Smt. Usha, the Headmistress of  Narayanguru High School, Padubelle. Since three years Geleyara Balaga has made “Samuhika Anna Santarpane”(Common meal) one of its continuous annual projects. Thousands of villagers took part in the meals joyfully. The credit of this project goes to Mr. Ramous D’Souza, the past president of the Geleyara Balaga. If he was the lone sponsor for the past two years, this year likeminded people like Mr. Santan Alva, Mr. Valerian Alva, Mrs. Mary D’Souza, Mr. Gilbert Martis joined hands with him.

 

 

The formal and cultural programme was organized in the evening for which Dr. Clarence Miranda, Principal, St. Mary’s College, Shirva was the Chief Guest. The ceremony was presided over by Mr. B Gopalkrishna Samaga, Senior Manager, Karnataka Bank who was the past secretary of Geleyara Balaga. In the ceremony the son of the soil, a well known Kannada novelist and short story writer – Anu Belle-Raghavendra Rao was honoured. As a part of the cultural programme the members of  the Geleyara Balaga staged a drama “Gumpud Ori Goinde” which was appreciated by all.

 

Important announcement:

Next year during the annual day celebration Geleyara Balaga has a plan of organizing Mass Marriages. Interested persons can enroll their names by the end of October – 2011 with Mr. Vincent Alva – 9845526695 or Harish Shetty – 9845136528