Mangalore: Kudroli Temple Felicitates Kabaddi Queen Mamata Poojary
Media Release
Mangalore, Dec 18: Mamata Poojary who gained popularity with her presence in the Indian kabaddi team which won gold medal at the Asian Games 2010 was felicitated by the management committee of Gokarnanatha Kshetra, Kudroli here recently.
She was accompanied by her parents Bhoja Poojary and Kitti Poojary. The temple committee fondly welcomed the Mamata and her parents. They were taken around the temple and later various pujas were performed to seek God’s blessings.
The kshetra president H S Sairam, Kajanji Padmaraj, trustees Ravishankar Mijar, Maheshchandra, Billawa Sangha, Bangalore’s president Vedakumar and Gokarnatheshwar College director Jayavikram among others were present on the occasion.
Mamata is the old student of Gokarnanatheshwara Degree College where she did her BA. College physical director Purushottam was one of the many who encouraged her to aim higher in kabaddi. Mamata was a volleyball player. But it was her coach Ramesh Suvarna, who dodged her try kabbadi, when she was studying at Government Junior College in Muniyal and later encouraged by Ramakrishna Hegde, physical director at Government Junior College in Muniyal
Mamata’s birthplace is Kelamaraje of Hermunde village in Karkala taluk of Udupi district. She has several awards and felicitations in her kitty.