Karkala: St Joseph’s School, Belman bids adieu to teacher Pundalika Marate

Bellevision Media Network

Karkala, 04 Aug 2017: St Joseph’s Higher Primary School, Belman, near here, organized farewell function to bid adieu to teacher B Pundalika Marate, who retired after serving 39 years, here on Wednesday, August 2.

 

St Joseph’s education institutions correspondent and Belman parish priest Fr Edwin D’Souza in his presidential address lauded the services of Pundalika Marate throughout his teaching career in one-hundred-twenty-one-year-old education institution. He was instrumental in increasing the students strength in their Kannada medium school.

 

The Alma Mater president Xavier D’Mello said Pundalika Marate was a excellent compere, resource person and involved in social welfare activities through Rotary Club.

 

 

Mangaluru diocesan Catholic Board of Education past secretary and Bejai parish priest Fr Wilson D’Souza, Mukhamar parish priest Fr Louis D’Sa, the former correspondent and Ucchila parish priest Fr Lawrence Rodrigues also recalled their association with multifaceted Pundalika.

 

Belman parish council former presidents Gregory Menezes and Sylvester D’Mello, NITK retired Professor Robert D’Souza, Belman gram panchayat president Mallika Rao, TP member Asha Devendra Shetty, Rotary Club – Belman president Devendra Shetty, Lions Club president Prakaschandra, JCI president Raviraj Shetty, past school head teacher Sr Monica Monteiro, convent superior Sr Usha Stella, Belman gram panchayat member Prabhakar Shetty were present at the dais.

 

Pundalika began his teaching career at Bantakal School where he had served 23 years, at Hirgan School, where he had served seven-and-a-half-years and retired after serving St Joseph’s School, Belman, for nine-years.

 

He also honored his Class I retired teacher 80-year-old Leelavati Laxminarayan Patkar and 88-year-old retired Bantakal temple celebrant Vedamurti K Vedavysaraya Bhat on the same occasion.

 

Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy former president Eric Ozario and past president Roy Castelino, Narayan Karvi Kundapura, Konkani activist Vitori Karkal, Shirva – Vidyavardhaka education institutions administrator Professor Y Bhaskar Shetty, Kutyar – Surya Chaitanya education institutions founder Shambudas Guruji, Karkala – R S Credit Co-operative Society chairman Kadari Ravindra Prabhu, Belman Agricultural Service Co-operative Society president Devendra Nayak, Bantakal temple chairman Jayaram Prabhu, entrepreneur S K Salian, Rotary Club – Belman founder president Suryakant Shetty, national award recipient teacher Laxmikant Bhat, state award recipient teacher V K Rao Nandalike, entrepreneur Elias D’Souza, Eugene D’Souza Moodubelle, Aided School Teachers Association president Pratviraj Jain, Lavina Pinto, Divya, office bearers of journalists association and others were present.

 

The school head teacher Lucy Pereira welcomed the gathering. Juliana Moras read the citation letter. The student Disha U Shetty and teacher Vincent Pinto conveyed best wishes. The teacher Lilly D’Souza proposed vote of thanks. Vincent Pinto compered the programme.