Belthangady : Rajya Sabha Member and noted theatrical personality B Jayashree has urged people to develop the habit of reading and amalgamate the good thoughts by translating them into action.
She was speaking at a function held at Amrithavarshini Auditorium here wherein various contests were organised based on the Arunodaya and Kiranodaya under the joint aegis of Shantivana Trrust, Dharmasthala, SDM Yoga and Moral Education Scheme and Public Education Department.
She was highly appreciative of the initiative of D Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala to print books that will educate children on moral values and distribute the same in villages.
D Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala, presided over the function. Lokesh C, Belthangady Block Education Officer, Ashok Kamath, Udupi District education Officer, B Seetaram Tolpadittaya, Secretary of Shantivana Trust and others were present .