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M R Vasudeva, M B Puranik elected Hon. Presidents of UKCA

February 3, 2011

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Mangalore, February 3: MR Vasudeva, Airport director of Mangalore and Prof. MB Puranik, President of Sharada group of Institutions, Mangalore, were unanimously elected in the recently held Executive Committee of UKCA as Hon. Presidents of United Karnataka Chess association, an official and affiliated body of All India chess Federation.

Prof Puranik, is the president of Sharada group of institutions which includes Sharada Vidyalaya, Sharada Pre-University College, Shubhodaya Vidyalaya, Sharada Vidyanikenthana residential public school and Sharada degree college.

He is also the Vibhagh Sangh chalak of R.S.S, Vibhagh president of Vishwa Hindu Parishat, D.K. Dist. President of Vidya Bharathi Akhila Bharatiya Shiksha Samsthan, President of Govaanithashraya trust, Director of Gnana Bharathi Prakashan Ltd, Trustee of Bala Samrakshana Kendra etc. He has a great passion for the game of chess.

M.R. Vasudev is the Mangalore Airport director. He is also Hon. President of South Kanara District Chess Association. Under his able guidance SKDCA had conducted record number of official state and national level chess tournaments at international standards. Basically he is a chess player having deep passion towards chess. M.R. Vasudev has played a major role in making Mangalore as a chess hub in the country.


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