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Daijiworld Media Network – Mumbai (EP)
Mumbai, Apr 4: Well known poet, spiritual thinker, cultural scholar Mithrapatna Narayana Bangera was felicitated at Dr M Vishwesharaya auditorium, Matunga on Saturday evening April 2.
The felicitation programme was held by Narayana Bangera Abhinandana Balaga and presided over by Kalajagathu organization president Karnataka Rajyotsava award winner Thonse Vijayakumar Shetty. Vidwan Ramadasa Upadhya Renjala was the chief guest. Dr Sunitha M Shetty, advocate Mohiddin Mundkooru, Dr Suresh S Rao Kateelu, Ajith G Suvarna, Nithyananda D Kotian, Chandrashekar Palethady, Sadananda Kotian, Rathnakar Shetty Mundkooru, Suresh R Kanchan, Dinakara Mithrapatna, Jayaram A Shetty Worli were the guests of honour.
The guests honored Narayana Bangera and Sushila Bangera couple, Kamalaksha N Bangera, Shivananda N Bangera their sons, Deepika and Vamsha their grand children and family. Vidwan Ramadasa Upadhyaya gave the keynote address and congratulated him.
Felicitation committee honorary president Jagannath Puthran, vice president Surendrakumar Hegde, S K Uchil, Santhosh Puthran, treasurer Krishna Kumar Bangera, joint secretaries Sanjiva Ekkaru, Ganesh Ermal, joint treasurer Dayananda Bangera, Sudhakar Karkera, Raju Sriyan and others were present.
Prajna Mayur Kanchan performed a dance. Ganesh Ermal and party read verses and poems by Haridasa. A tulu drama titled Moksha, directed by Thonse Vijayakumar Shetty was presented at the end of the programme.