Dubai: Harish Sherigar Elected President of Devadiga Sangha

Media Release

Dubai, 22 Jan 2012: Harish Sherigar, managing director of Acme Building Materials Trading LLC, was unanimously elected president of Devadiga Sangha Dubai (UAE) by members during a meeting at Fortune Plaza Hotel, Qusais Dubai on Friday January 20 to form their executive committee.

 

Harish Sherigar

 

Devadiga Sangha would be completing 20 years this year and the celebrations will be held in May in a big way. It will be a day full of fun-filled entertainment by the rich talent brigade of the community. Prominent educationalists and personalities from the community from back home will be the chief guests. A picnic has also been planned on February 3, so that all the enthusiastic members could meet and discuss the upcoming events.

 

Anand Devadiga, Harischandra Devadiga

 

B G Mohandas, Narayan M Devadiga

 

Senior members Anand Devadiga, Harischandra Devadiga, B G Mohandas and Narayan M Devadiga who graced the meeting accepted the mantle of being advisors. They wished the newly-formed committee grand success and promised to extend full support to the upcoming programs.

 

Dinesh Kumar, Ramesh Devadiga, Dilip Devadiga

 

Umesh Karkal, Laxmidas Rao, Yashoda Mohandas

 

Sharmila Sherigar, Bharath Kumar, Pushparaj Devadiga

 

Executive Committee:

Dinesh Kumar – general secretary
Ramesh Devadiga - treasurer
Dilip Devadiga and Umesh Karkal - entertainment
Laxmidas Rao – sports
Yashoda Mohandas and Sharmila Sherigar – ladies wing
Bharath Kumar – coordinator and membership
Pushparaj Devadiga - membership

 

Nithyanand Beskoor, Naveen Kumar, Sandeep Barke, Dinesh Sherigar, Sharath Kumar, Shivaprasad, Manoj Devadiga, Jagadish Devadiga, Shobha Anand and Harsha Laxmidas were the other members who were present. Devadiga Sangha Dubai, UAE during the initial years had its gatherings in residences with 8 to 10 families and some bachelors.

 

 

Formed in 1992, under the able guidance and vision of a few community elders the community has now grown to comprise more than 600 members. The aim of this non-profitable organization is solely to help the less fortunate community members back home and in this part of the desert land, irrespective of the region they come from.

 

The Sangha already has a scholarship fund of 6 lacs, set up in Mangalore where it is distributed to the needy students from all over the state. Computers were donated to the school run by the community. Apart from that a number of donation drives have been conducted to help people in distress here and to those who are suffering from medical reasons.

 

To know more or become member of Devadiga Sangha Dubai (UAE), email : dubaidevadiga@gmail.com or contact: Bharath Kumar 050 5538458, Ramesh Devadiga : 050 4237589, Dileep Devadiga : 050 7278453.