Mangalore, April 12: The birth centenary celebrations of Barrister Attavar Yellappa will be organised on May 5 at Nehru Maidan, Mangalore.
Addressing a press meet here, birth centenary committee General Secretary Suresh Kateel said Barrister Attavar Yellappa was the close associate of Netaji Subhashchandra Bose and was a forerunner in the creation of Azad Hind Bank, which was collecting donations for carrying out India's freedom struggle in Hong Kong, Myanmar, Singapore and other countries.
He was born on May 4, 1912 and studied at Attavar Higher Primary School, Milagres High School and Government College. He had passed BA at St Aloysius Evening College with first class. Though he was offered the job of Assistant Collector, he rejected it and left for London to become a Barrister. Securing first rank academically, after returning to India, he plunged into freedom movement and became the Commander-in-Chief of Indian Independent League started by Ras Bihari Bose. Along with Subhashchandra Bose, Yellappa too disappeared, he added.
To mark the birth centenary celebrations, a procession will be carried out from Jyothi Circle to Nehru Maidan on the occasion. The programme will be attended by Prof Jagmohan Singh (Bhagath Singh's nephew), Subroth Bose (Netaji Subhashchandra Bose's nephew), Adil Shah Nawaz and his wife Mahabin Shah Nawaz, Poornima Dhillon, Nethaji Research Foundation Chairman V P Saini, Forward Block's Karnataka head Shivashankar and Capt Dr Laxmi Sehgal will take part in the centenary celebrations. Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda and Union Minister for Corporate Affairs Veerappa Moily will also be present.
Yellappa's nephew Prabhakar Das Attavar said that in memory of Attavar Yellappa, a hospital has been built at Thokkottu. A memorial should be constructed in the name of Barrister Attavar Yellappa.
As part of centenary celebrations, sports meet will be held at district police ground on April 22. The sports meet will include 50 mts, 200 mts, long jump and throw ball for children below ten years; 60 mts, 100 mts, 300 mts, long jump, shot put, high jump, 4X600 mts shuttle relay for under 12; 100 mts, 400 mts, 600 mts, high jump, long jump, shot put, 4X100 mts relay for under 14; 100 mts, 400 mts, 800 mts, high jump, long jump, shot put and 4X100 mts relay for under 17.
The athletics' meet will be held for the public as well.
The portrait of Barrister Attavar Yellappa will be unveiled at Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat School, Attavar on May 4. A programme will be organised to give away prizes for the winners of sports meet on May 5 at Town Hall.
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