Ahmedabad: Billawa veteran leader B R Bontra (78) passes away

By Rons Bantwal
Bellevision Media Network

Ahmedabad, 11 Aug 2016: Bhaktavatsala R Bontra (78), founder president of Gujarat Billawa Sangh® and former president of Karnataka Sangh Ahmedabad® passed away owing to brief illness at his home on Thursday August 11 morning.

 

He is survived by his wife Maya, son Venugopal, daughter Dr Meera and son-in-law Sumanlal Kodialbail.

Bharat Co-operative Bank (Mumbai) Limited chairman and All India Billawa Federation president Jaya C Suvarna, Gujarat Billawa Sangh president Dayanand Bontra, founder convener S K Haleyangady, founder vice president Mohan C Poojary and office bearers, former union finance minister B Janardhan Poojary, Karnataka former minister and Kaup MLA Vinay Kumar Sorake, Billawar Association Mumbai® president Nityanand D Kotian, former president L V Amin, Billawa Jagruti Balaga Mumbaki® president and Billawa Chamber of Commerce and Industry president N T Poojary, Billawa Jagruti Balaga founder president Sooru C Karkera, former vice president K Bhojaraj, Krupa Bhojaraj, Billawar Sangh Nasik® president Gangadhar Amin, Bharat Bank former chairman V R Kotian, deputy chairperson advocate Rohini J Salian, CEO C R Mulky, Board of Directors, Tulu Sangh Baroda® president Sasidar B Shetty, Suratkal Jayaram Shetty, Vasu P Poojary, Madan Kumar Gowda, M S Rao Ahmedabad, litterateur Dr Ganesh Amin Sankamar, Akhila Bharat Tulu Okkoota president Dharmapal U Devadiga, Thiya Samaja Mumbai® president Chandrashekar R Belchada, sandalwood movie producer Rajashekar R Kotian, entrepreneurs Harish G Amin and Surendra A Poojary, Billawar Sangh Bengaluru® president M Vedakumar, Shobha Dayanand Bontra, Harish M Poojary, Manoj M Poojary Ahmedabad, Manoj C Poojary Surat, office bearers of Billawa and Tulu, Kanndiga Associations across the country condoled the demise of veteran B R Bontra. 

 

The last rite of B R Bontra was held at Faltej crematorium, here on Thursday evening.

 

Contact numbers: Venugopal: 09714978899, Sumanlal: 9601114448