Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru(SB)
Mangaluru, Feb 19: Mangaluru is all set to felicitate well-known NRI businessman and philanthropist Ronald Colaco, who was recently bestowed with the Certificate of Excellence by the World Book of Records, London. The felicitation ceremony will be held on Friday, February 24 at 10 am at Father Muller Convention Hall, Mangaluru.
Dr Peter Machado, Archbishop of Bengaluru will preside over the civic honour. Padma Vibhushana Dr D Veerendra Heggde, Dharmadhikari of Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala and Rajya Sabha MP, will grace the event as chief guest.
Dr Peter Paul Saldanha, Bishop of Mangalore diocese, Swami Jitakamanandaji Maharaj, President of Ramaksrishna Math, Mangaluru, Dr Yenepoya Abdulla Kunhi, Chancellor, Yenepoya University, Dr Gerald Isaac Lobo, Bishop, Udupi Diocese, Hemachandra Kumar, Bishop, CSI Southern Karnataka Diocese, Dr Lawrence Mukkuzhy, Bishop, Beltangady Diocese, Dr Francis Serrao, Bishop, Shimoga Diocese, Dr Henry D’Souza, Bishop, Bellary diocese, U T Khader, MLA and Deputy Leader of the Oppositon, Karnataka assembly, Dr Vinay Hegde, President, NITTE Education Trust, Dr Mohan Alva, President, Alva's Education Foundation, Dr Shantharam Shetty, Chairman, Tejaswini Hospital, Rajayogi B K Vishveshwari, Brahma Kumari Center Mangaluru, Maladi Ajith Kumar Rai, President, Bantara Yane Nadavara Mathr Sangha, and Rajshekar Kotian, President, Rashtriya Billawara Maha Mandala will grace the event as guests at the grand event.
The public and fans of Dr Colaco under the chairmanship of former MLA, Mangalore South J R Lobo, are making every effort to make the event a memorable one. Along with the public, well-known businessmen, members of religious fraternity from different communities of Mangalore and well-known people from different walks of life, will be part of this felicitation ceremony.
Dr Colaco was awarded the Certificate of Excellence UID 00318 on September 28, 2022 in the House of Commons of the British Parliament, London, during the Indo-UK Leadership Summit.
Dr Colaco, who reached the pinnacle of success through sheer self-belief and hard work, is recognized as a successful entrepreneur with global stature. He was born in a middle-class agriculturist family in Dakshina Kannada. Therefore it is natural for him to understand the difficulties of the middle class and the poorer sections of the society. His attributes of ‘contributing to the society from which he has benefitted’ has made him one of the biggest donors in India. His benevolence has benefitted each and every section of the society irrespective of race, religion, caste, creed or language.
Titles like ‘Hope of the Poor’, ‘Lover of Education’, ‘Nurturer of Talents’ etc., are apt for Dr Colaco. It is a proud feeling for every Mangalorean that Ronald Colaco is recognised globally more for his philanthropy and charity than for his achievements in business.