84th Foundation Day celebrations at #Vijaya Bank HQ in #Bangalore pic.twitter.com/c3EuU1cg20
— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) October 31, 2014
The evening function was held at the Auditorium of Bank’s head office where 11 celebritiesand achievers were honored; prominent among them were:
1.Padma Bhushana Poojya Rajarshi Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala, Dakshina Kannada Dist. Karnataka
2. Shri Pradip Kumar Dhoot, Founder Director of Videocon group
3. Dr. Ramadas M. Pai, President & Chancellor of Manipal University, Manipal and other Manipal group institutions)
4. Padma Shri V R Gowri Shankar, Administrator & CEO of Jagadguru Shankaracharya Maha Samsthan of Sringeri Shri Sharada Peetha, Sringeri.)
5. Dr. Kolyuru Ramachandra Rao, Famous Yakshagana artist and winner of Karnataka State Award winner
6. Shri N. Lingappa, Dronacharya award winning athletic coach
On this occasion, as a part of its CSR activities, Bank also donated a full fledged Ambulence to the medical facilities of Taralabalu Brihanmath, Chitradurga. Responding to the call of Hon’ble Prime Minister on rural sanitation, bank also unveiled plan of action to construct 84 toilets for girl children at various Govt. schools at villages across the country.
These programmes were followed by a superlative musical programme, a saxophone recital by the famous artist, Padmashri Kadri Gopalanath, which enthralled the audience.
