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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (PS/VA)
Mangalore, Feb 24: A three-day seminar titled “Mangalore: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow,” jointly organized by Mangalore Sociology Association and St Aloysius College was inaugurated by Dr B M Hegde at the IT auditorium of St Aloysius College on Thursday February 24.
In his inaugural address Dr Hegde, former vice-chancellor, Manipal University said that every individual in the society has the responsibility to frame the future of our city and added that every religion is good, hence there should be right kind of approach in following their religion to achieve communal harmony in the society, he said.
Dr Madhava Bhandary, chairman, MUDA was the guest of honour. Nagaraj Shetty, chairman, Karnataka Coastal Development Authority presided over the programme.
Fr Swebert D’Silva, principal, Prof. Dattatreya Rao, president, MSA, Dr Richard Pais, organizing secretary were present.
On the first day, the sessions will deal with economic, political, and historic perspectives, along with case studies of corporate responses to various issues. Concurrent sessions will be held on the second day at the Xavier auditorium and will deal with economic, social, and cultural aspects of Mangalore along with communication and transport issues. On the last day, sessions will be held on sports, education, tourism, entertainment, hygiene, and health.
In all 39 papers will be presented in 13 sessions.