Mangalore, July 24: Around 220 girls and boys pursuing PUC, graduation and post-graduation courses shared a sum of Rs 12 lakh of scholarship distributed by Dubai based 'Bearys Cultural Forum' at Loyola Hall on the premises of St Aloysius Pre University College here on Sunday.
After handing over the scholarship envelops to the students gathered at the 'BCF Educational Scholarship Meet-Mangalore 2011', District-in-charge Minister Krishna J Palemar laid emphasis on the importance of education in the development of a community. “Education brings peace to the society”, he said.
Pointing out that Beary community has been witnessing development in the field of education in recent years, as a number of Beary youth are serving the people as doctors, engineers and other professionals, he said that this development widely contributes to the progress of district too.
The minister also appreciated the effort to organisers for the development their community.
Presiding over the programme, Dr. B K Yousuf President of BCF, said that based in Dubai, his organization has been striving to empower the Beary community of coastal Karnataka, by promoting education.
“BCF is committed to work for the development of Beary community, especially in the field of higher education, which will gradually eliminate poverty” he said.
Al-Haj P M Ibrahim Musliar, Qazi of Udupi performed du'a and called upon the gathering to adhere to the Islamic principles.
The scholarship distribution was followed by cultural programmes depicting Beary values. Noted Beary singer Shareef Neermunje enthralled the gathering through his melodious voice.
U T Khader, Mangalore MLA, M E Moolur, Chairman, BCF Scholarship Committee, Dr. Kaup Mohammed, General Secretary, BCF, UAE, B M Farookh, President, Bearys Welfare Association, N B Aboobakar, Chairman, Karnataka Minority Development Corporation, B M Mumthaz Ali, General Secretary, Islamic Cultural Centre, Mangalore, B A Moidin Bawa, Chairman, DCC Minority Cell, Mohammed Beary, President, Muslim Educational Institutes' Federation and Abdul Majeed Saralpady, President, Akhila Bharatha Beary Parishad were also present.
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