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Daijiworld Media Network - Mumbai (SB)
Mumbai, Dec 26: It is a matter of immense pride that Bunts as a community are achieving heights and thus have earned global recognition, said Bollywood actor from the community Suneil Shetty.
He was speaking after inaugurating the World Bunts Cultural Festival - 2010 organized by Bunts Sangha, Mumbai here at Radhabai T Bhandary auditorium of Buntara Bhavan, Kurla (East) on Saturday December 25. The global level programmes such as this will help bring out the leadership quality and talent inherent in us, he said.
We have abundant talent, it is only encouragement which is the need of the hour, he observed.
Bunts Sangh president Aikala Harish Shetty presided. Federation of World Bunts Association working president Ajit Kumar Rai Maladi was the chief guest.
Bunts Sagh has been known to be service-oriented reflecting the ethos of the community of being ready to protect the land always which is a model for the youth to follow, said Maladi.
Speaking on the occasion, Aikala Harish Shetty said that there is more to achieve, the achievemnet so far is just the tip of iceberg. I was my dream to organize such programmes to being together the Bunt community and I have been successful to an extent with the help of my fellow members, he stressed. I am proud that due to the organisation the community is today known to be one of the strong community worldwide.
Buntara Yane Nadavara Sangha, Mangalore president K Amarnath Shetty, former MLA from Karnataka K Jayaprakash Hegde, Bunts Law Board, Mumbai preisdent M D Shetty, Shree devi Education Foundation chairman A Sadanand Shetty, Bunts Sabgh, Bangalore president Bhagavandas Rai, Bunts Sangh, Belgaum npresident Santoor Bhaskar Shetty, Bombay Bunts' Association president Jayant K Shetty, Bunts Sangh, Pune president C Sadanand Shetty, Bunts Sangh, Suratkal president Devanand Shetty, Bunts Sangh, Qatar president Ravindra Shetty and Asias games gold medallist Ashwini Chidanand Shetty among others were present.
On the occasion, Sunil Shetty and Krishna Shetty couple were felicitated by Aikala Harish Shetty.
Mulund Bunts president Nagriguttu Vivek Shetty, Mira-Dahanu Bunts Sangh honorary president Virar Shanker Shetty, Mudrady Divakar Shetty, Bunts Sangh vice-president Shanker B Shetty, CA, honorary secretary V K Shetty, honorary treasurer Prabhakar L Shetty, joint secretary Harish Vasu Shetty, honorary treasurer Sanjeev K Shetty, CA, Higher Education Committee working president Karnire Vishwanath Shetty, sports committee working president Mahesh, Buntaravani monthly working president Ratnakar Shetty Mundkur, honorary editor Premnath Shetty and women's section working president Asha M Hegde were among the present.
Tonse Vijaykumar Shetty of Cultural committee welcomes and Polya Lakshminarayana Shetty rendered the prayer. Children performed welcome dance and Ashok Pakkala compered children's programme.
Honorary general secretary V K Shetty proposed the vote of thanks.