News: Shodhan Prasad
Abu Dhabi, May 22: World Bunts Federation held a special meeting on May 12 under the chairmanship of Padmashree Dr B R Shetty. President of World Bunts Federation Aikala Harish Shetty, Bunts Vibhushana Awardee Dr Sunitha Shetty and presidents of Bunts Association from other parts of the AGCC countries including the advisors of UAE Bunts assembled during the meet.
President of UAE Bunts, Sarvotham Shetty, welcomed the participants and briefed on the initial preparation of the federation. Aikala Harish Shetty briefed on the aims and agenda of the federation with ‘Buntara Nadige Pragathiya Kadege’ footsteps so far and while explaining of the future plans, requested Bunts organizations worldwide to support in this matter. Currently, there are 106 Bunts Associations worldwide with 6 associations in the Arabian Gulf and all these associations are affiliated to World Bunts Federation, he said.
Those who participated in the meet include Nagesh Shetty, president Bahrain Bunts along with his wife Shubha Nagesh Shetty, Shashidhar Shetty, president of Oman Bunts, Shekar Shetty, president of Kuwait Bunts, Mahesh Hegde and Dr Poornima Mahesh Hegde, representatives of Saudi Bunts, Karnoor Mohan Rai from Mumbai Bunts, Naveen Shetty Yedmar from Mangaluru, advisor of UAE Bunts, Sudhir Kumar Shetty, Premnath Shetty, Bhagya Premnath Shetty, Gunasheel Shetty, Veenadhar Shetty, B K Ganesh Rai, Jyothika Harsh Shetty, committee members of 2019 UAE Bunts, Santosh Rai, Ravi Shetty, Sudhir Rai, Radhika Sudhir Rai, Businessmen Shekar Shetty, Sunder Shetty, Harsh Shetty, Sajan Shetty and Seema Nirman Shetty.
The following commitments were finalized in the meet:
• To provide monetary assistance for the marriage of the daughters of needy families
• To assist in building houses for families who are homeless
• To support students from the community who want to go for higher studies
• To support sportsmen in continuing their activities further
• Help downtrodden community members in their medical assistance
• To take care of old aged seniors in the absence of support from their family by providing them shelter in old age homes
• Providing proper guidance to eligible brides from the community by arranging good marriage proposals so that they do not fall prey to unwanted opportunists
• To make community unions strong with law enforcement
• To encourage youngsters to adopt to the culture and tradition of the community
And few more points were discussed and agreed during the meet.
Representatives for various parts of the world were identified and elected. Sarvotham Shetty for the entire Gulf and for Far East and western countries, Sudhir Kumar Shetty was selected to take over the position.
All the members from various parts of the world registered their names and paid the membership fee in recognition of their registration.
Karnoor Mohan Rai rendered the vote of thanks.
Dr B R Shetty arranged the hospitality for all the invitees.