Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore

Mangalore, Sep 19: Prerana, the employees’ social service trust of Infosys, here organized a scholarship distribution programme ‘Pratibha Poshak 2011’ at the Infosys campus on Sunday September 18.

The ‘Pratibha Poshak 2011’ is an initiative to support academically outstanding students who cannot afford the cost of their education. This is a state-wide initiative, with social service organizations and individuals joining hands to offer financial support to deserving students.

The scholarship distribution program was held for meritorious students under the aegis of Prerana - Infosys, Mangalore, Vidya Poshak, Dharwad, Dhrithi Foundation, Yakshagana Kalaranga Udupi and Bevinje Shridhara Kakkilaya Foundation, Kasargod.

Mangalore City Police commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh was the chief guest on the occasion.

Dr Srinivas Kakkilaya from Dhrithi Foundation welcomed the gathering. Kuldeep Kulkarni from Vidya Poshak shared details about the Pratibha Poshak initiative. Karthik Hedge from Vidya Poshak read out the oath to the students.

As many as 510 students, including those pursuing professional courses, from Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, Kasaragod, and Uttara Kannada districts, were given a scholarship of Rs 18,50,294. Out of this Rs 15,71,704 was contributed by Prerana and the remaining funds were contributed by other donors and Vidya Poshak, Dharwad.

Seemant Kumar Singh appreciated the organizations that had joined hands for this noble cause. He admired the careful selection process that ensured that meritorious students lacking financial support were hand picked to benefit from this programme. In his message to students, he asked them to make use of the scholarship responsibly and work hard to achieve success in life.

Dr Srinivas Kakkilaya from Dhrithi Foundation welcomed the gathering. Murali Kadekar from Yakshagana Kalaranga gave the vote of thanks.

This was followed by an interactive session by Bhaskar Chickananjundappa from i-POINT Consulting on personality development which was well appreciated by all the students.