Mangalore  : Karnataka State Devadiga Sangha, Mannagudde Mangalore  and  Dubai Devadiga Sangha jointly distributed scholarship to about 500 students at Devadiga Samaja Bhavan, Gandhi Nagar, Mannagudde here on Sunday July 21.

Harish Sherigar, Managing Director of ACME , UAE of Dubai Devadiga Sangha, donated Scholarship fund and also donated Laptops to the toppers in SSLC, PUC and Degree.

Addressing the gathering, Harish Sherigar said In Dubai, Scholarship program was started 25 years ago. Every year in Dubai raises scholarship fund from people by organizing cultural programmes. In the beginning when we started distributing scholarship, the amount was small but as years passed, with help from donors more money is being raised for the fund,” he said.
 
He invited students to approach him for any help. He also offered to sponsor the tuition expenses of few deserving students.

Dinesh Devadiga Kadri, President of  Devadiga Sangha, Mannagudde  presided over the function.

In his presidential address he said, Harish Sherigar Personally donated Rupees 80,000 and his Dubai Devadiga Sangha contributed 4 lackhs  for this programme. Scholarship received students, Should be the Toper in society, to provide scholarships to the next generation of student, he added.  

Vaman Maroli, vice-president of the Sangha said 16 different categories, around 500 students being honoured in this programme, 3 girls are pursuing IAS studies in our community he said.

Dr K V Devadiga, prominent neurosurgeon, Dr B S Sherigar, retired vice-chancellor of Kuvempu University, and B G Mohandas were the chief guests for the programme.