NRI Harsha from Puttur conferred with prestigious 'Bharat Samman Award'

January 13, 2012

New Delhi, January 13: Harsha Kumar Rai, a young NRI engineer from Puttur received the prestigious Bharath Samman Award 2011 at Le Meridian Hotel, New Delhi in recognition for national and international achievement in technical field.

Arunachal Pradesh J J Singh conferred the award.

Governor of Puducherry Dr Iqbal Singh, minister of UK Baroness Dr Verma, former speaker of Lok Sabha Dr Balaram Jakhar, Uganda high commissioner to India Nameesha Madhvani, former CBI director Joginder Singh, Britan NRI enterpreneur Dr Rami Ramger and many national and international guests were present.

The evening marked the grand reception hosted by the British High Commissioner to India James Bevan for the delegates of the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas.

Harsha Kumar Rai was born in Puttur to Madhav K M Mohan Rai and Mithrampady Jayanthi Rai. After his MTech, he worked in four countries including India, especially for government projects as project management and supervisory consultant.

He is presently working in Oman for USA-based international engineering consultancy as an infrastructure engineer. He has attended several national and international training programmes and gained experience in road, flyover and infrastructure technology.

He was also a rank holder in Bachelor of Engineering at the state level. He has handled many large scale projects successfully as an engineer in Bangalore, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Muscat.

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11th Late Mrs Naseema Fareed Memorial Lecture Held at Kanachur

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February 3,2026

Mangaluru, Feb 3: Kanachur College of Physiotherapy and Kanachur Hospital & Research Centre, in association with U.T. Fareed Foundation (R), organised the 11th Late Mrs. Naseema Fareed Memorial Lecture on Tuesday.

The programme was inaugurated by Dr. Subramanyam K, Head of the Department and Professor, Department of Cardiology, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Mangaluru. In his inaugural address, Dr. Subramanyam delivered an insightful talk highlighting the vital role of physiotherapy in modern medical care, particularly in cardiac rehabilitation, patient recovery, and improving overall quality of life through a multidisciplinary healthcare approach.

The presidential address was delivered by Dr. Haji U.K. Monu, Chairman, KIET. The keynote address was presented by Dr. Mohammed Ismail Hejamady, who spoke on the evolving scope and significance of physiotherapy.

The event was held in the presence of Mr. Abdul Rahiman, Director, Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangaluru; Dr. Vaishali Sreejith, Senate Member, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru; Dr. Sudhan S.G., Professor and Principal, Krupanidhi College of Physiotherapy, Bengaluru; Dr. Shanavaz Manipady, Dean, Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangaluru; and Dr. Venkat Rai Prabhu, Member, Kanachur Health Science Advisory Council, Kanachur Hospital & Research Centre.

Dr. Mohammad Suhail, Dean, Kanachur College of Physiotherapy, welcomed the guests and delegates.

As part of the programme, a two-day free workshop was organised on the following topics:

• Art of Practice in Cardiopulmonary Conditions by Dr. Sudhan S.G., Principal, Krupanidhi College of Physiotherapy

• The Gift of Life – Organ Donation by Dr. Rohan Monis, Chief Administrative Medical Officer

• Chest X-ray Interpretation by Dr. Hemanth, Department of Radiology, KIMS

• Pulmonary Rehabilitation by Dr. Vijaya Kumar, Department of Respiratory Medicine, KIMS

Organisers noted that the memorial lecture series has been conducted continuously for the 11th year, benefiting interns and postgraduate students from various colleges across Mangaluru. A total of 130 delegates attended the workshop.

Dr. Reshma, Vice Principal, Kanachur College of Physiotherapy, Mangaluru, delivered the vote of thanks.