Dr.Arunachalam Kumar accepted the first S.A.Hussain Memorial Award during the function.
Dr Arunachalam, dean of K S Hegde Medical Institute, Mangalore mentioned that “Internationally-acclaimed ornithologist S.A.Hussain was a university”.
Dr.Arunachalam Kumar, urged “It will be a fitting tribute to the late S A Hussain if a lake is identified in the taluk and developed as a bird sanctuary”.
“S.A.Hussain had given a new perspective to environmental issues with his distinct thoughts”, revealed Dr Arunachalam speaking from his decade-long association with Hussain.
The book ‘Memories of Hussain’ was released on this occasion.
In his presidential address, Sri Bhuvanendra College principal Prof B Padmanabha Gowda said that the late Hussain was a humanitarian and set an example for students to think beyond their studies and explore their inner self.
Dr.K.Prabhakar Achar explained the achievements of Hussain and the objectives of the trust. He also expressed hope of financial support from S A Hussain’s friends in promoting environmental issues that were dear to the late ornithologist.
S.A.Hussain’s nephew Siraj Ahmed was chief guest. Mr.Siraj Ahmed said that he was proud of his uncle’s significant contributions to the environment.
Prizes were distributed to winners of various competitions held as part of the program.
S.A.Hussain was a alma mater of Sri Bhuvanendra College. during his lifetime. He was invloved in many Nature club function and was a actively helping/guiding the students over many years.
I must mention the presence of Dr.Vijayan (SAL member) and his wife who had come all the way from Trivandrum, Mr.Srikumar Menon from MIT Manipal , Shahab and Karunakar Raikar from Mangalore. Mr.Siraj Ahmed had come all the way from AbhuDhabi just to attend this function.
Bhuvanendra College managing committee director Rajgopal Acharya was present during the function. Dr.Bharatesh, Eshwar Bhat, Shivashankar, Sandhyadevi, Soumya and others assisted in the program.
More photos of the function can be found at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shivanayak/galleries/72157625108647228/#photo_5056972597
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shivanayak/sets/72157624983203187/with/5057486826/
Coverage of this function can be found at
http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=201358
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=87097&n_tit=Karkala%3A+First+%91S+A+Hussain+Memorial+Award%92+Conferred+on+Dr+Arunachalam
