Daijiworld Magazine, Vol.12, Issue 4, September 2020

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TRIBUTES
Renowned philanthropist S V Kudva
MANGALURU: The chairman and Managing
Director of Canara Workshops Pvt. Ltd. Srinivas.V.Kudva
(87) passed away on August 29 following
cardiac arrest.
He was the second son of late V.S.Kudva who
founded the Canara Group of Industries and
had been the founder editor of erstwhile Navabharatha
Kannada daily newspaper.
Konkani activist, researcher Paul Moras
MANGALURU: Well-known Konkani activist,
writer, researcher and social worker Paul Moras
passed away on August 30 at the age of 68 years.
Born on April 28, 1952, Moras had rendered
service to the Konkani community for the last
three decades.
He has published Konkani research volumes
and several research articles. His books have
been selected for higher studies in universities
of Goa and Mangaluru. He was honoured with a
number of literary awards, including Karnataka
Konkani Sahithya Academy award. He was also
Social activist B G Mohandas
UDUPI: Renowned Kannada activist, social worker
and state Rajyotsava awardee B G Mohandas
passed away on August 31. He was 70. Mohandas
is survived by wife Yashoda, son Akhil, daughter
Yashaswi.
Born in Kundapura Taluk, Lion B G Mohandas,
widely popular as BG did his schooling in Shimoga district
followed by SSLC from Christian High School Udupi
and Pre Degree from Poorjna Prajna College, Udupi.
Kudva was the alumnus of Canara School and
St. Aloysius College. He completed his Metallurgical
Engineering from Lehigh University in the
US. Upon his return he was inducted as the director
of Canara Group of Industries followed by its
chairman/MD. He introduced latest technology in
the improvement and production of his automobile
product Canara Springs
which that created high demand
in the market .
He served as the honorary president of Kanara
Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Rotary
Club of midtown Mangalore. An acclaimed philanthropist,
he has contributed to the setting and running
of Vijaya College in Mulky which happened
to be his native place. He also awarded scholarships
to meritorious students.
Kudva has left behind his wife Sharada, sons,
Premanath, Vasanth, daughters Shaila and Neena.
News by Rotarian M.V. Mallya
the president of Konkani Bhasha
Mandal Karnataka.
Some of his works are
'Konkani Chalvoll', 'Jagaran'
and 'Mogre-Karan' and
'Khel-Rajanv'. For his work
‘Konkani Chalvoll,’ he had won Dr T M A Pai Foundation’s
Best Konkani Book award. He had also
won 'Mahan Konkani Karbari' and district-level
Rajyotsava Award.
Moras was laid to rest on August 31 at the
Derebail Church. u
He did his post-graduation from Manipal College
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University and
worked in Kasturba Hospital as its first chief pharmacist.
He then joined VISL,
Bhadravathi, before returning
to become assistant professor
in Manipal College of Pharmaceutical
Sciences.
He left for Saudi Arabia in 1982 for 2 years, came
to Dubai to work as chief pharmacist and country
manager in NMC. He also worked as HOD of clinical
pharmacy in Gulf Medical College in Ajman before
returning to India in 2014. Lion B G Mohandas was
the zonal chairman Lions Club (1987-88). He was also
the general secretary of Manipal Jaycess u