Daijiworld News Network - Mangalore (GA)

Mangalore, Jan 13: "Mangalore Today" is on the threshold of completing 10 years of its existence.  Over the last one decade it has made known its presence among the Mangaloreans spread around the world.  Being the only English monthly magazine of the undivided DK district, 'Mangalore Today' has become an inevitable medium of information for those living outside their hometown.

To mark this special occasion 'Mangalore Today' has organized a conclave wherein some of the greatest dreamers of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts who have scaled great heights in their chosen profession will gather and present their views on various relevant issues.

Originally scheduled for January 15, now the event has been advanced by a day. Now the conclave will be held on Saturday, January 14 at 4.30 pm in the Dr TMA Pai International Convention Centre, M G Road here.

Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Dr Veerendra Heggade, former Supreme Court judge Justice N Santosh Hegde, MAHE president Dr Ramdas M Pai, Nitte Education Trust president N Vinaya Hegde and Abu Dhabi's New Medical Centre and UAE Exchange chairman Dr B R Shetty

Karnataka Bank chairman T Ananthakrishna, Prasar Bharati chairman M V Kamath, Narayana Hrudayalaya founder Dr Deviprasad Shetty, Laser Soft Infosystems chairman Suresh Kamath and MRPL-ONGC former vice president V K Talithaya

N Vinaya Hegde, chairman, Lamina Group and president of Nitte Education Trust.  Dr B R Shetty, chairman NMC and UAE Exchange will release the 10th anniversary issue of Mangalore Today.  Justice N Santhosh Hegde, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India, will also felicitate veteran journalist M V Kamath on the occasion.  Anantakrishna, chairman, Karnataka Bank will preside over the function.

The following is the list of guests and the topics on which they will address the gathering:

Dr D Veerendra Heggade  : Culture and Society
Justice N Santosh Hegde  : Law and Common Man
Dr Ramdas Pai   : Education
N Vinaya Hegde   : Infrastructure and Urban Development
Dr B R Shetty   : NRI Mangaloreans
Anantakrishna   : Banking
M V Kamath    : Challenges in Journalism
Dr Deviprasad Shetty  : Healthcare
Suresh Kamath   : Scope of IT
V K Talithaya   : Industry and Environment

The conclave has been sponsored by Karnataka Bank, ONGC - MRPL, NMC & UAE Exchange, Laser Soft Infosystems, Nagarjuna Power Corporation, Tannir Bavi Power Company, Magnum Intergrafiks and MCF.