Manipal, (TOI): Four eminent personalities belonging to Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts were honoured at the New Year Awards Function at Fortune Inn Valley View Lawn here on Saturday. The Awards, being given away since 1941, is jointly presented by the Academy of General Education (AGE), Manipal University, Manipal and Syndicate Bank. Every year four prominent people are bestowed the honour. This year's awardees are: Dr H Sudarshan Ballal, M Prabhakara Joshy, Allen C A Pereira and G Shankar.
Giving a brief about the awards and its recipients this year, Dr H S Ballal, Pro-Chancellor, Manipal University, Manipal, who is also the president, AGE said, "It is appropriate to recognize and honor the leaders in different professions and in our communities who fully exemplify social work, values and ethics and who have made a phenomenal contribution to the society over the years".
He added; "These individuals have left an impact on the educational, social, cultural and other humanitarian sectors for the benefit of mankind. While the sectors they may have impacted positively may be varied, one underlying common denominator that all these individuals possess is their unfettered zeal, passion and deep dedication to the cause they believe in".
