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KONKANI APPEALS:

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Unique Abhisheka with holy water obtained from all the 5 Oceans in the world, 37 Sea in the world, 51 longest rivers of the world (Published June 28th 2008)

Dear Vasant Bhat,

We met in Wadala Shree Ram Mandir last year.

H. H. Swamiji has asked me to correspond with you about the 10-day Global Event (Nov.28 - Dec.7) at Shantikunj Sevashram, Harigram, Panvel. Shri K. V. Kamath (your Sadoo) is the Advisor there. Event is to coincide with the Decennial Celebration of our NGO. We expect H.E. President of India and a large number of global celebrities, NRIs and locals to attend. Food arrangement for 3 lac people during ten-day event is being organised.

All our Swamijis will be camping at the venue.

Final day, there is unique Abhisheka with holy water obtained from all the 5 Oceans in the world, 37 Sea in the world, 51 longest rivers of the world and all the rivers across the Indian peninsula - one litre each (never held such a fiesta so far). We need your help, co-operation for giving widest publicity through your possible source, Konkani Sammelans, Get-togethers etc., also incidental fund raising thereon for the Project / Event. You may please arrange to send holy (water drawn with Prayers to Lord) water from your part of the world (USA / Canada / Arctic) through your contacts in one litre sealed plastic bottle in luggage item any time from now upto November 25.

I am sending herewith scanned copy of relevant brochures that furnishes the details of the event and the NGO (Trust).

Please respond.

Vaman R. Kamath

Handset 98677 44979 / Res. Land line 91+22+32659909

(See attached file: vis.pdf) (See attached file: VAIDYA.pdf..\VAIDYA.pdf)

Oceans of the World :
1. Indian Ocean
2. Pacific Ocean
3. Atlantic Ocean
4. Arctic Ocean (North Pole)
5. Antarctic Ocean (South Pole)

Sea of the World :-
1. Tasman Sea
2. Coral Sea
3. Arafura Sea
4. Flores Sea
5. Timor Sea
6. Banda Sea
7. Sunda Sea
8. Bering Sea
9. Sea of Okhotsk
10. Barents Sea (USSR)
11. Kara Sea (USSR-Arctic)
12. Greenland Sea
13. Norwegian Sea
14. Chukchi Sea (Alaska-USA-Arctic)
15. Ross Sea (Antarctica)
16. Caribbean Sea
17. Yellow Sea
18. China Sea
19. Sea of Japan
20. Red Sea
21. Black Sea
22. Irish Sea
23. Aral Sea
24. Mediterranean Sea
25. Beaufort Sea (Alaska-USA/Canada/Arctic)
26. Caspian Sea
27. Adriatic Sea
28. Baltic Sea
29. North Sea
30. Amundsen Sea (Off Antarctica)
31. Bellinghausen Sea (-do-)
32. Scotia Sea (-do-)
33. Weddell Sea (-do-)
34. Ionian Sea
35. Limcoln Sea (off Greenland)
36. Laptev Sea (USSR-Arctic)
37. E.Siberian Sea (USSR-Arctic)

The Principal Rivers of the World (in Kilo Meter length):-

1. Missouri & Mississippi 6680 km (split - Mississippi 4120 + Missouri 5470)
2. Nile 5793
3. Amazon 5640
4. Yangtze-Kiang 5199
5. Yenisey 4989
6. Niger 4828
7. Zaire (Congo) 4828
8. Lena 4818
9. Ob 4344
10. Hwangho 4183
11. Mackernie 4046
12. Darling & Murray 4023
13. Amur 4023
14. Parana & La Plata 3942
15. Volga 3862
16. Madeira 3219
17. Yukon 3219
18. St. Lawrence 3058
19. Nelson & Saskatchewan 3058
20. Rio Grande del Norte 2897
21. S. Francisco 2897
22. Danube 2775
23. Euphrates 2735
24. Indus 2735
25. Brahmaputra 2703
26. Zamberi 2565
27. Ganga (Ganges) 2427
28. Orinoco 2404
29. Columbia 2253
30. Dnieper 1978
31. Tocantnis 1930
32. Colarado 1930
33. Magdalena 1770
34. Orange 1770
35. Murray 1600
36. Ohio 1570
37. Rhine 1288
38. Senegal 1127
39. Vistula 950
40. Rhone 933
41. Tagus 933
42. Elbe 885
43. Potomac 885
44. Susquehanna 804
45. Seine 756
46. Oder 732
47. Connecticut 660
48. Delaware 515
49. Hudson 483
50. Thames 346
51. Tay 209

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VISHWA KONKANI KENDRA
(WORLD KONKANI CENTRE)
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You may remember that to facilitate the preservation and development of Konkani language and culture, a mammoth effort was made in 1995 - First World Konkani Convention 1995 - held for the first time at Mangalore with the united effort of all Konkani bodies. The first World Konkani Convention attracted more than 5000 delegates apart from thousands of visitors and the seven-day event was a great success.

Subsequently, in the year 1996, the Konkani Bhas Ani Sanskriti Pratisthan (Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation), a registered non profit cultural organisation, was established. The main goal of the Pratisthan is to actualise the mandate given at the World Konkani Convention 1995 establishment of Vishwa Konkani Kendra which will manifest itself at Konkani Gaon - 'The Konkani Village' located in 3 acres in the Shaktinagar, Mangalore with estimated cost of Rs. 6.00 crores. The various projects are given below:

1. VISHWA KONKANI LIBRARY: A World class Library will be set up for housing a comprehensive collection of published Konkani literature in Roman, Devnagari, Kannada and Malayalam scripts, apart from adding the new books published annually. Ancient palm leaf scripts too will be preserved at the library.

2. KONKANI HERITAGE MUSEUM: This will feature a wide collection of exhibits and artefacts pertaining to Konkani culture and heritage collected from various sources for the purpose of preservation of Konkani identity (Asmithai)

3. HERITAGE HOMES: An entire block of heritage homes will be constructed in the traditional fashion, incorporating all modern facilities to serve as accommodation for guests and visiting dignitaries.

4. PROMOTION OF KAVI KALA : Special effort will be made to promote Kavi Kala, the fine art of mural painting, earlier common at Konkani temples, but which is now on the wane due to want of patronage.

5. CONFERENCE HALL: A well-equipped conference hall will be constructed with a seating capacity of 700 for the purpose of hosting seminars, workshops and intellectual interaction. In addition there will also be smaller lecture halls to serve various training programmes.

6. HOSTELS: A well furnished hostels will be built to provide accommodation to the students and faculties of the residential training programmes conducted at the Kendra.

7. OPEN AIR THEATRE: This will facilitate the staging of plays, concerts and performing arts.

8. KONKANI BHASHA SAMSTHAN (Konkani Research Centre) Propagating Konkani with a Global Perspective : With the advent of the internet, the opportunity is now wide open to unite the Konkani people as one family cutting across barriers like time and space. This task will be spearheaded through the Konkani Bhasha Samsthan (The Konkani Research Centre), which will facilitate research and academic pursuits in Konkani with residential facilities.

9. WORLD KONKANI WEBSITE and Online News Magazine: A World Konkani website will be set up and maintained for the worldwide dissemination of information and knowledge pertaining to Konkani.

10. ONLINE KONKANI TRAINING: An online programme in Konkani, developed in collaboration with the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, will be offered for the purpose of teaching Konkani. This will be especially useful to the 2nd generation American Konkanis and also the children of Non Resident Indian Konkanis residing in other parts of the World.

AN APPEAL

Please patronize with your donation towards completion of the First and biggest ever Konkani project in the World.

Membership

Patron Trustee - Rs. 5 Lakhs,
enefactor - Rs. 1 Lakh and above,
Donors - Rs. 25,000/-,
Life Member - Rs. 10,000/-
and donations will get. 80G I.T. exemption.

Our Bank Accounts:
Corporation Bank SB A/c No – 16284
Canara Bank SB A/c No – 9670
ICICI Bank Limited SB Gen A/c No – ANWB 001401021956

Devu Baren Koro,

KONKANI BHAS ANI SANSKRITI PRATISTHAN
(Konkani Language & Cultural Foundation)
Navarathna Palace, K.S. Rao Road, Mangalore – 575 001.
Ph: 0824 – 2429377 / 4274377

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Dear Vasanth,
I would like to bring the following to the attention of fellow Konkanis. The Canara Engineering College is the only Konkani Linguistic Minority Institution of higher education in Karnataka and probably in the whole of India. 35% of the seats are reserved for Konkanis in this Institute.

I was fortunate to visit this wonderful institute and meet the principal Dr.Premkumar, and the secretary of Canara High School Association, Mr. Annappa Pai in December 07. The institute is situated in a picturesque area, has many amenities and a well equipped computer lab. Konkani was the language heard in the corridors and the classrooms. According to the principal, the graduating students consistently receive good job placements. This Institute came into being due to the dedication, hard work and financial assistance of many Konkanis, as well as significant loans from banks in the Mangalore area.

Both the principal and secretary expressed their desire to make other Konkanis aware of this unique institute that we should all be proud of. They are especially interested in connecting with Canara Primary and High School alumni, as there is an established alumni association in Mangalore that is active and growing.

For further information, please contact:
1) Mr. Annappa Pai
Secretary, Canara High School Association
A.S.R. Pai Road, Mangalore 575006
Phone: 0824- 2493210
Email: info@chsassociation.in
Web: www.chsassociation.in

2) Canara Engineering College
Phone: 0824-2278666/2278667-670
Email: canarait@sancharnet.in , cec@canaraengineering.in
Web: www.canaraengineering.in

3)Canara College
Phone: 0824-2492366
Web: www.canaracollege.com

Vimala P Bhatt
vimalabhatt@hotmail.com

VISHWA KONKANI LIBRARY

J.B MOREAS MUMBAI

(Member Vishwa Konkani Sahitya Akademi)

One of the several wings of Vishwa Konkani Kendra is the Vishwa Konkani Library. This will be a treasury for Konkani books in all scripts. At present they are scattered from Maharashtra in the North to Kerala in the South. The books written in the last two centuries and earlier or manuscripts preserved on palm leaves will be added to the library in the near future. The process has already begun.

It is no secret that almost all our books see only the first edition. If an ardent book lover wants to read a particular book published, say, 10 years earlier, he will find it hard to locate the book anywhere. If he is lucky, he might find it with some book lover friend. In the circumstances, researchers, students, historians and Konkani lovers will find it difficult to pursue their interests.

Keeping all this in mind, the Vishwa Konkani Library has decided to approach book lovers to donate books in any script, to the Library. As I said earlier, nearly all of our books see only one edition. Therefore, the only way to collect old books is to fall back on private collections. Fortunately there are many book lovers, particularly in Goa and Mangalore who have built up their personal collections of books over a period of time. As I explained above, several of these worthies, will gladly and willingly part with their precious books if they are taken good care and made good use of them, particularly as many of them will be in their beloved collection after their demise. The Vishwa Konkani Library, I am sure, will sort out and preserve these books which will be of perpetual help to those who seek them.

Therefore owners of such personal collections, who want to donate their books to the Vishwa Konkani Library, will benefit if they approach the Vishwa Konkani Kendra to do the needful at their earliest. The Kendra will take necessary action to categorise and preserve the books and protect them from natural causes.

The Vishwa Konkani Kendra seeks donation of books from personal book collectors. Their names will be written on the books and a donors’ list would be displayed in the Library.

The Vishwa Konkani Kendra and the Vishwa Konkani Sahitya Akademi is on the job of preparing exhaustive Bibliography of Konkani books in all the major scripts published in the last two centuries.

The Vishwa Konkani Kendra also seeks donation of literary works on palm leaves which are scattered all over the Konkani area. We also appeal to book lovers to help us in compiling the list of books publisherwise. We will also use the earlier Bibliographies published in Karnataka and Goa. In other words, all help to start Vishwa Konkani Library is most welcome.

In this regard, you may correspond with:

President: Vishwa Konkani Kendra, Navaratna Palace, K.S.Rao Road, Mangalore-575001; Ph: (0824) 2429355

E-mail: bvs_193@hotmail.com

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This is an appeal by the disciples of Vidwan Udupi Vasudev Bhat to donate generously for the cause of classical music.

Our Guru Sri Vasudev Bhat was born at Udupi in 1938 & began to learn Karnatak Music from the age of three from his maternal grandfather Piteelu Manjunathayya Udupi who was the disciple of Asthana Vidvan Sri Mysore Bidaram Krishnappa. The guru gave his first concert at the age of 12 and has never looked back.

After his formal studies, he worked as a journalist for some time but the call of music was irresistible, so decided to spend full time on music. He is a well versed master of not only vocal music, but is also a master of musical instruments like Veena, violine, harmonium, Tabla etc and teaches to people from all walks of life. He has produced about 100 audiocassettes, out of which Kristha Geethanjali has won appreciation from Pope John Paul II. With local artists he also produced a movie, Bhuvana Jyothi on the life of Jesus the Christ, which earned him name and fame but proved to be a fiasco in the money game of box office!

Around 1982, he founded Nadavibhavom – a musical educational research institute in Udupi. Nadavibhavom means luxuriance of sounds - the sound of different musical instruments along with the voice of humans in the form of singing. All these years he has conducted research on pacifying capacity of music on human mind and body by singing accompanied by different musical instruments in different ragas.

In this silver jubilee year he intends to bring out CDs on the curative therapy of music to soothe human mind and body. There are also plans to conduct seminars & discussions about different aspects of music and to honour a few musicians who have contributed a lot to the field of music.

His address: Udupi Vasudev Bhat, Nadaviabhavom, 7-1-90, Bailakare, Udupi, KA 576 101, India; Tel: +91 820 252 4345/ 4190

Thank you for your time & for the efforts to make the guru’s dream come true. May god bless you.

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HEAL, Inc. – Help for Education and Livelihood

Healing Lives Through Education

HEAL, Inc. is a 510©(3) non-profit charity striving to eradicate poverty through education of the underprivileged children of South India. An education puts people in a position to help themselves rather than rely on others but, the first step can only be achieved with your kind contributions. Your tax-deductible donations are greatly appreciated. Please send your donations to:

HEAL, Inc., c/o Pilar D. Prabhu
103 Saint Pauls Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Website: www.healincorporated.com
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AN APPEAL
Sahasra Kumbhabhisheka-S.L.N. Temple, Ullal.

The name ULLAL has been immortalized by the queen Abbakka by her valiant resistance to the annexation of her land by the mighty Portuguese. In the post-independence era, the members of the Gowd Saraswath Brahmin Community spread all over India and abroad are familiar with this name through the services of visionary like late Ullal Srinivas Mallya. Ullal is located at the confluence of Netravathi river with Arabian Ocean, on the National Highway 17, at a distance of about 12 Km from Mangalore towards south. Lord Vishnu took the avatar of Narasimha (half-man and half-lion) to protect Prahlad. At Ullal, the omnipotent avatar remains all - peaceful along with His consort Lakshmi and ardent devotee Prahlad, which is a rare occurrence. Beseech Lord Lakshminarasimha to remove all your graha-doshas.

According to the legend, nearly 5 centuries ago Sri Subba Bhat, a vedic scholar from konkan built a small temple at Ullal consecrating the idols of deities Laxminarasimha along with that of Shantha Durga and VijayaDurga. With the passage of time, Sri Subbha Bhat at his old age handed over the temple to the pious members of Ullal Nayak/Kini, Mallya families of the GSB community to carry on the religious activities at the temple with reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship. Records show that nearly one hundred years ago, the renovation of the temple and punarprathishta of the deities were held under the benevolent guidance of H. H. Srimad Sukratheendra Theertha Swamiji of Kashi Mutt Samsthan. Under the able guidance of trustees and the devoted service rendered by the priests, the dally poojas are being performed with reverence and devotion along with usual religious functions.

As a result, the temple has become a religious centre of repute attracting devotees from all over the country and abroad. For the last 60 years, the Abhayahastha of Sri Kalabhairav darshan encouraged the devotees to proceed in all good works and prophecy uttered in the sanctum sanctorum is happening, so much so, the devotees consider Sahasra Kumbhabhisheka the deity in the sanctum sanctorum as the "Kottu Padakolluva Devaru" (the Lord who showers his blessings bountifully to extract devotion from the devotee.)

With the divine blessings and guidance by H. H. Srimad Sudheendra Theertha Swamiji of Kashi Mutt and with the active participation of the devotees of the temple, the trustees of the temple have decided to organise a Sahasra Kumbhabhisheka at the temple premises. A committee has been formed under the banner of "Sahasra Kumbhabhisheka Samithi" whose members have brought out this appeal to request the devotees to make use of this wonderful opportunity to participate in this rare event and be blessed by Sri Hari Guru.

President & Members

S. K. Samithi
Managing Committee
S.L.N. Temple and GSB Community members from Ullal.

Following is the list of Sevas that could be performed at the Lotus feet of the Lord during sahasra Kumbhabhisheka
1. Special flower decoration seva Mahasamaradhan with silver Kalasha Rs. 1,00,001.00
2. Seva for the whole day, including Samaradhan with Silver Kalasha Rs. 50,001.00
3. Samaradhan with silver Kalasha Rs. 25,001.00
4. Silver Kalasha each Rs. 5555.00
5. A gold coin of 2 gram Rs. 2001.00
6. Copper Kalasha each Rs. 1005.00
7. Harivana naivedya with harivana Rs. 501.00
8. BrahminSantharpane each Rs. 51.00

P.S. : Devoteesare requested to send their seva amount, donation in the name of Sahasra Kumbabisheka Samithi S.L.N. Temple Ullal either by Cheque, D.D. Or our following bank S.B. Account No.
State Bank of India Chotamangalore - 3002753303-7
Corporation Bank Carstreet, Mangalore - 16825
Canara Bank Bunder, Mangalore - 108391

Or Mail check to:
Sri. Krishna Prabhu
32-57 86 Street,
East Elmhurst, New York - 11369-2144
E-Mail: kprabhu@earthlink.net
(718) 458-3363 / (718) 255-5755

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Shri Gopalkrishna Aided Private Higher Primary School
Tekkar, Belthangady Taluk, D.K. 574 241

APPEAL Date: June, 1st 2006

Respected Sir / Madam,

Sub.: Construction of New School Building

Late Sri B. Ganapathy Nayak, Nagarkody started a small school in the year 1952, at Thekkar village, Belthangady Taluk, Presently there are more then 300 students studying in the school. The present school building is more then 50 year old and in a dilapidated condition, need to be reconstructed, therefore the school committee, well wishers an ex-students decided to construct a new building with a total plinth area of 2000 sq. feet. The construction cost is estimated to be about Rs. 8 lakhs.

The foundation has been laid and construction done up till the “Columns level”. But due to shortage of funds the entire project could not be completed.

The remaining work will cost about cost Rs. 5 Lakhs. The people in the surrounding areas are mainly poor farmers and are not able to contribute sufficiently due to the low rate of agricultural project.

Hence we are in need of good-hearted Donors to contribute for this educational project.

We sincerely request you to kindly Co-Operate and send your maximum contribution for the noble cause.

Please send your contributions by D.D. / Checks in favor of correspondent: S.G.A.P.H.P.School,

A/c No. 20843 Syndicate Bank, Uppinangady Branch. And Mail it to any one of the following addresses:

1) Sri. Krishna Prabhu                                                             2) Sri B. Giridhar Nayak
32-57 86 Street, East Elmhurst                                                 Correspondent, S.G.A.P.H.P. School
New York - 11369-2144                                                         S/o Late B. Ganapathy Nayak,
E-Mail: kprabhu@earthlink.net                                                 Nagarkody House, Post, Thakkar, (Via Uppinangady) - 574 241
(718) 458-3363 / (718) 255-5755
Tel. No.: 91-8256-231177

P.S. Names of Donors contributing Rs. 1000 and above will be displayed on a marble slab in a prominent place of the school building.
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KONKANI TRIVENI KALA SANGAM, MUMBAI ®
A/43, Parijat Apts., Naikwadi, Goregaon (E), Mumbai 400 063. Tel: 28752059. Mobile: 98928 74819
Regd. Office: 5, Vagdevi, Ground Floor, 369/B, S. B. Marg, Mahim, Mumbai 400 016.

ABOUT OURSELVES

Konkani Triveni Kala Sangam (KTKS) Mumbai, is an institution of kalakars of a unique nature. It's sole objective is propagation, preservation and development of mother tongue KONKANI through performing arts. KTKS symbolizes a triangular venue where Konkani Art, Literature and Stage meet. It is indeed a place where writers, directors and artists interact. KTKS perhaps is one and the only institution in Mumbai engaged in the vocation of patronizing Konkani language through theatre movement and has a vision to reach greater heights in spreading the glory of the language throughout the world.

The KTKS is stepping into 25th year of its formation through the sincere and dogged determination of its members and artists who undertake extensive travel throughout the country wherever they are called upon to stage Konkani performance.

The KTKS has staged many social dramas written by noted Konkani dramatists like Shri A.G.Kamath, Shri K.G.Kamath, Dr. C.N.Shenoy and Late Shri Devaraya Byndoor. Their most popular dramas are Sarve Janaha Kanchanam ashrayante, Gruhini Gruham Uchyate and Nandadeep.

In the first ever Vishwa Konkani Sammelan at Mangalore in 1995 KTKS was honoured by a special award "VISHWA KONKANI KALA RATNA" for the outstanding contribution in the promotion of Konkani language through theatre. During the first Vishwa Saraswat Sammelan in Mangalore in 1999, KTKS was honored by the august hands of Guruvaryas of all four Maths.

During the last 24 years we have presented 35 plays in over 200 shows allover India. We have also presented classical music programmes, social awareness lectures by eminent personalities and social workers. The KTKS wishes to serve for years to come!

DEV BAREN KORO!
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WORLD KONKANI CENTRE
(Konkani Bhas Ani Sanskriti Pratistan)

The Biggest Ever Konkani Endeavor For Development And Research In The World At One Place

The Greatest Konkani Effort To Establish A Monolith For Konkani Heritage (Daiz) Alive

The Biggest Effort To Connect Konkanis World Over Through Internet Connectivity

The Greatest Effort To Unite Konkanis Who Were Scattered Away In These400 Years And To Create Sense Of Oneness

The Biggest Museum In The World To Have Konkani Artifacts, Age Old Utensils, Dress And Instruments Used By Our Ancestors

World Konkani Centre at Konkani Gaon,

Shaktinagar, Mangalore, A project of Rs. 5.00 Crores

Construction work already started and will be completed within 18 months

We require your generous Donations big or small to fulfill the aspirations for Konkanis world over. Send your donations early.

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A P P E A L

A great opportunity to serve an Indian Charity Organization (Anandashram) which shelters already 26 poor old people and which also offers the free services of a “Hospice” (Palliative Care center)-a home for the terminally ill Cancer patients of our society. Income Tax Payees in USA get the benefit of Income tax Exemption for their donations, if they donate directly to Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) - America with the suggestion that they should donate the same amount to Anandashram Seva Trust ®, Puttur, since CAF America has recognized Anandsharam as one of the recipients of their grants. Hence, the donors in USA can help us directly or indirectly thru CAF America, King Street Station, 1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 150, Alexandria, VA 22314-2840, to build this Palliative Care Centre. Please, visit our website: www.oldagehome-india.org

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G. S. B. Scholarship League,
Dwarakhnath Bhavan, Katrak Road, Wadala, Mumbai 400 031, India

SUB : CENTENARY ENDOWMENT

The Centenary Endowment is to commemorate the founders of the “ League” and the Institution. Since inception in 1912, the GSB Scholarship League has assisted tens of thousands GSB children in their education to progress in life. Many among them have excelled in the profession as Chartered Accountants, Engineers, Architects, Academicians, Administrators, Doctors, Advocates, Entrepreneurs, Scientists, Journalists, Bankers and in other careers. The “League” takes pleasure in their success. Many of them contribute regularly to the corpus of the “ League ” by way of Endowments.

The “League” reaches the Centenary in year 2012. It is a unique occasion. The best way to celebrate this is to rededicate ourselves to the noble vision of the founders by way of raising our annual disbursements from the present Rs 1.4 million to over Rs 4 million in free scholarship by the Centenary year. We just need to triple the corpus from the present Rs.17 million to a modest level of Rs 50 million. This is not an over ambitious target. We rely on you and other generous GSBs to reach this goal.

The enclosed “Profile” and the summary of the accounts for the year 2004-2005, briefly tells about the functioning of the GSB Scholarship League.

The “ League” accepts every contribution with gratitude. We value your participation in this effort on an on going basis. Please reach to us the filled in Endowment Form along with your cheque / D.D. payable to “GSB Scholarship League“ at Mumbai. Your Endowment will give opportunity to children to achieve their potential and dreams. We remain ever grateful to you.

Chairman & Trustees

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Dear Friends,

We started an Organization “Raaga Sangama Sangeetha Sabha” in Puttur to promote mainly Hindustani and also Karnataki Music, both vocal & instrumental. The Inaugural Function was on 20th of March, was a grand success, more than 1,000 people attended the function. Miss. Mahalaxmi Shenoy, a seventeen old girl (D/o Dr. Shenoy) who gave a wonderful recital and our own Pt. Upendra Bhat gave Concerts. Fortunately, all the committee members of the Sabha are music lovers and enthusiastic.

Aim and Purpose:
1. To promote Hindustani and Karnataki Music both Vocal and Instrumental
2. Identify young upcoming Artist and provide them with the stage
3. Artist of repute - to arrange their programs and to encourage young artist to mingle with them.
4. To Orgainise lecture demonstration.
5. To help the young Artist financially (if needed).
6. To have competitions at least once a year for the young.
7. To associate our self with other organizations (named above)We have kept the membership as follows:

Major Patron Rs. 10,001.00
Patron Rs. 5,001.00
Life Member Rs. 3,001.00
Yearly membership Rs. 500.00

Donors - no limitations

Sponsors - The cost of the program or 2/3rd of the total expenses incurred to arrange the program.To arrange all this we need your best wishes and support from you all.

With thanks and regards,

Dr. Nayak.

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Published: June 2007

SHRINIVAS CHARITABLE TRUST (Regd.)
(A multi faceted Human concern & Cultural care)

KUMTA – 581 343.
(Uttar Kannada) Karnataka India.

AN APPEAL

Dear Sir/Madam,

Greetings and good wishes to you. It is observed that the modern times are marked by impressive Technological and economic progress without concomitant social, moral and spiritual improvement in the lives of the people. This is more particular in India where it has jolted the traditional joint family system and even the family system itself, the long cherished values of home and hearth, the very bedrock of Samskara and filial and parental relationships are fast vanishing under the pressure of the exigencies of modern life. An acute and sad awareness of this Socio-Cultural problem (especially in the rural and semi-urban areas) urged the Trustees to do something positive and reassuring in this matter. It is heartening to note that 0-4-0 Guntas of land has been generously and graciously donated to the Trust by the four daughters of late Shri Shrinivas Govind Shanbhag of Herwatta and another 0-11-0 guntas of land has been acquired adjoining the donated site. Recently another 21/2 Guntas of land has also been donated by Sri G.R. Nayak & Brothers adjoining the site for making a beautiful garden in the sweet memory of their parents. We are thus slowly but surely translating our good intentions into action and activities.

On this spacious and precious land, we have envisioned building a rare human habitat where the glorious ancient Wisdom of India and the best of modern life meet and interact for the betterment of the quality of human life, materially, morally and spiritually, a Home for the Aged, a play Home for Children, Yoga Classes, a hostel for the working woman, a beautiful Garden, soul stirring and inspiring. Besides this core-commitment the Trust will offer scholarships and financial aid to the needy and deserving to enable them to pursue education at lower and higher levels.

The Trust has set before it a task or a number of tasks which seem to be daunting as the estimated cost is Rs. 1.5 Crore “Hope burns eternal in the human breast” yes, it is the hope of your support for this humanitarian cause that has propelled us to go ahead with the work. Your invaluable contribution either in cash or kind will be gratefully accepted, acknowledged and suitably recognised. You may contact the trust at the following address for any clarification or information.

YASHODHAM Yours sincerely

Herwatta, Kumta,

Kumta (U.K) 581 332 Meera Shanbhag
Ph: 08386-222998 President
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Published: June 2007

Appeal to feed the children at Mangala Seva Samithi Trust

The above trust manages an orphanage situated in a rural place on the way to Mangalore University Campus at Konaje, 12 km from the center of Mangalore. This orphanage started in 1980 now houses 82 orphans. The children at the orphanage are provided free food, shelter, education in nearby schools, medical facilities etc. Monthly expenses required to take care of these children is approximately $2,000. Our trust has been registered and has income tax exemption.

There are several schemes to sponsor a child: (1) interest earned from a $ 4,000 donation will support a child forever, (2) a donation of $ 150 will support a child for a year, (3) a donation of $ 50 will supply one meal to all the children at the orphanage.

The donations can be made by cheque drawn in the name of Mangala Seva Samithi Trust, Mangalore and mailed to Mangala Seva Samithi Trust, “Dwaraka”, Kodialguthu East, 2^{nd Cross, Kodialbail, Mangalore-575003, India.}

Dr. P. Ananthakrishna Bhat, Convenor of the Trust.

Please Visit our website for further information:^{www.mangalaseva.org
OR
www.mangaloreworld.com (hall of fame)}

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