Udupi: Made for each other - Couples vie for top honours at Rotary contest
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (EP)
Udupi, Sep 2: Scores of married couples came together on a common platform on Sunday September 1 to prove themselves the best of the lot and win the title of 'Ideal Couple', in the contest organized by the Rotary Club at Malpe Kodavoor’s Mogaveera Bhavan.
The contest was inaugurated by MLA Pramod Madhwaraj along with his wife Supriya Pramod. The participating couples started the competition by garlanding and feeding sweets to each other.
Addressing the gathering, Pramod Madhwaraj said, "Human values in the families these days are decreasing due to work pressure and competition in the society."
Madhwaraj hoped that programmes such as ideal couple may increase in this era when love and trust among couples are decreasing. He stressed on the need to strengthen relationships in society.
Regional assistant governor of Rotary region 2, Mahesh Kumar M, spoke and said that the well organized programme is praiseworthy. Suma Mahesh; regional warlord Prakash Shetty and Bhagyajyothi P Shetty were present.
Rotary president Poornima Janardhan conducted the programme and Janardhan Kodavoor thanked. Priya R Bhat led the prayer. Bhavana R Bhat conducted a dance programme.
Sandhya and Raviraj won the first prize while Jnaneshwari and Sridev Kalkur won second and Chitra and Hariprasad were given third prize. The first, second and third consolation prizes were given to Veena and B M Bhat, Krishnapriya and Dinesh Beedu and Prafulla Shettigar and B S Shettigar respectively.
Basuma Kodagu, Vidya Shamsunder and Raviraj H P were the judges.