BRC - 2004
Book Release Ceremony - 2004 (BRC-2004)
His Excellency the Governor of Karnataka Releases the Book
Bringing out technical publications as a means of information
dissemination is one of the activities of the PNASF to achieve the mission
of 'Promoting agricultural education, research and sustainable development
with focus on food security.' Towards this end the PNAS Foundation brought
out an international publication 'Food Security and Vegetables - A Global
Perspective' edited by Prem Nath,P.B. Gaddagimath and O.P. Dutta. The
publication was officially released by His Excellency Shri. T.N. Chaturvedi,
the Governor of Karnataka at Raj Bhavan, Bangalore on 5th March 2004.
The publication release function was organized in
the mini lounge of Raj Bhavan with His Excellency, the Governor of Karnataka as the Chief Guest
and Shri. H.K. Patil, Honorable Minister for Agriculture, Shri T.B.
Jayachandra, Honorable Minister for Food and Civil Supplies and
Shri K.B Koliwad, Honorable Minister for Rural Water Supply and Rural
Development Engineering Division and Externally Aided Projects as Guests
of Honour . More than 100 VVIPs like Dr. P.V. Shenoi ,Dr. R.S. Deshpande,
Dr. R. Dwarakinath, Dr. G.K. Veeresh, Dr. S. Bisalaih, Dr. M. Mahadevappa,
Dr. Manmohan Attavar, and others as the well wishers of PNASF and supporters
of its activities were present on the occasion. Releasing the book
'Food Security and Vegetables - A Global
Perspective',His Excellency,
the Governor appreciated the efforts of PNASF in making known the issue
of Food Security round the globe and the proactive role of the vegetables
in attaining food security through this book. He also complimented the
editors for their excellent presentation of various facts and informed
that the book is a good reference material to teachers, researchers, policy
makers, critics and serious thinkers. Wishing all the success to PNASF in
its future endeavors, His Excellency,the Governor appealed to the gathering
to inculcate in them the quality of social service for the betterment
of human kind.
Release of PNASF NEWS
On this occasion the Inaugural issue of the official News-letter of PNASF;
a half yearly publication ' PNASF NEWS' was released by Shri. H.K. Patil,
Honorable Minister for Agriculture, Government of Karnataka,
who highlighted the importance of this publication.
Recognitions
The PNASF honoured Shri P.B. Gaddagimath with a silver plaque and
certificate for his outstanding Editorial work and as the architect
of the book 'Food Security and Vegetables - A Global Perspective';
Shri Thakur Uday Singh, Managing Director, Namdhari Seeds Pvt. Limited;
Acharya Vinay Vinekar, Managing Director, Institute for Universal
Consciousness (IUC) with silver plaque for their contribution in
implementing the FAO-PNASF Telefood Project; and Mr. R. Srinivasan,
Managing Partner, Alfa Lazarites with a scroll of appreciation for
excellent printing work of the book. These awards were presented
by Shri T.B. Jayachandra, Honorable Minister for Food and Civil
Supplies, Government of Karnataka
In recognition of the valuable contribution of Dr. O.P. Dutta for
his outstanding work as the Chief Coordinator of FAO-PNASF Telefood
Project; Mr. Keshav Murthy as the Master Trainer; Mrs. Rama Devi,
Mrs. Amrith Valli, Master Anand, Master Shankara, Master Parameshwara,
Mr. Cedric and Mr. Binoy for their best performance in the FAO-PNASF
Telefood Project, the PNASF awarded them with certificate and a
memento each. These awards were presented by Sri K.B. Koliwad,
Honorable Minister for Rural Water Supply and Rural Development
Engineering Division and Externally Aided Projects, Government of
Karnataka.
Felicitations
In the beginning Dr. O.P. Dutta extended warm welcome to the Chief Guest and the dignitaries. The function was concluded with a vote of thanks from Shri. P.B. Gaddagimath. The entire function was coordinated by Smt. Shymla Nath, the Trustee of PNASF.
