Daijiworld Media Network – Mumbai (RD)
Report and Pics by Rons Bantwal
Daijiworld Media Network- Mumbai

Mumbai, Aug 12: The native office bearers of various Tulu, Kannada organizations at Greater Mumbai welcomed Dr D Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshethra Dharmastal who arrived in Mumbai, to receive coveted national Rajeev Gandhi award, on Sunday Aug 12.

Mumbai Devadiga Sangh president Dharmapal U Devadiga, Jaya Sri Krishna Eco-Environmentalists Committee Mumbai managing committee member S K Shriyan, All Karnataka Jain Association office bearers K Dhananjay Adhikari, Heggade Seva Sangh office bearers, Dombivli Sharada Manjunath Builders chief executive R B Hebballi, office bearers of Sri Shanishwar Mandir, Navi Mumbai and others, offered grand welcomed to Dharmadhikari.

Airport superintandant M Surendra Rao, Ashok Purohit, G K Moily, Ramdas Kamath Muscat and others were present at the occasion.

When the press persons enquired on his recent China visit, he said that China has achieved remarkable progress. One does not feel the population explosion in that country.  Their life style is quite different while the nation has been well developed.  When compared to our nation with China, they have authoritarian rule whereas we have democracy. In our democratic system of governance, the decisions are to be approved by various authorities.  I would advise all our politicians to visit China, thereby make an attempt to follow their life style.  This would certainly bring about changes in the governance which deserves to be followed.  Moreover the rural life in China seems to be horrible except the urban residents are better off than their counter parts residing in rural areas. Poor are scooping down to below the poverty line while rich are shining at all fronts.