Inaugural Ceremony Report
On 21.11.2024, the ceremonial inauguration of the Trimatastha Sri Guru Ravidas Parishad and the release of the manifesto / manual and pamphlets of the Parishad was held at the Bangalore MLA Bhavan 2 auditorium.
The ceremony began with the prayers of Kumari Shruti and Kumari Shantala. The traditional inauguration of the Parishad was completed by lighting the lamp by all the dignitaries present on the stage. All the dignitaries offered floral tributes to the portraits of Sant Ravi Das, Maha Sharan Kakkayya, Maha Sharan Haralayya and Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar, Dr. Babu Jagjivan Ram. The Deputy General Convenor of the Parishad and the prominent representatives of the Parishad for Mangalore, Udupi and Kasaragod districts, Hon. Shri A. Shivannaik welcomed all the guests to the stage. Shri Sunil Jainapura, Executive Convener of the Parishad, introduced all the guests and narrated the entire program.
Hon’ble sitting MLA and Honorary President of Trimasta Sri Guru Ravidas Parishad, Shri Vitthala Katakadhond and State President of Akhil Karnataka Mochigara Sangha, Shri Shivappa Mulagunda participated as the chief guests. Former MLA, Hon’ble Shri Ramakrishna Doddamani presided over the meeting.
On the stage, Chief Whip of the Parishad, Shri Chidananda Pol, State Convener of the Parishad, Shri Paramananda Ghodake, Shri Ravi. N. Bankapura, Finance Manager of the Council, Shri Manohar Kadam, Co-Executive Coordinators Shri Ramesh Kolur and Shri Ashok Bhandari were present.
Speaking in the introduction, the General Coordinator of the Council, Dr. B Gururaj, made a detailed review of the path taken by the Council since its establishment in 2018, informed the meeting about the various projects that the Council has taken up, and explained the rights of the Trinamool community before the current government.
Speaking as the chief guest, Hon’ble Shri Vithalakatakadhond said that he is very concerned about the establishment of a separate development corporation, which is very necessary for the betterment of the Trivago community, and assured that he will make all his sincere efforts to get the development corporation sanctioned by informing the Hon’ble Chief Minister and the Cabinet of the Government of Karnataka about the need and necessity of this corporation in the winter session of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly starting from 09.12.2024 in Belgaum.
Another chief guest, Shri Shivappa Mulagunda, said that he has been observing the good and honest development of the Trivago Sri Guru Ravidas Parishad for the last six years and is very happy and that he will actively participate in all the future developments of this Parishad. This Parishad is under the guidance of very capable and experienced seniors, and due to the efforts of many who are rendering selfless service, the Parishad is growing into an excellent organization. He described it as a unique opportunity for the Tri-Faith community to have such a lofty organization for the first time in centuries.
Speaking in the chair, Honorable Shri Ramakrishna Doddamani said that the path being taken by the Tri-Faith Sri Guru Ravidas Parishad is moral and pure. The various projects undertaken by the Parishad are commendable and projects like the educational institution and the permanent center for bride and groom search for Tri-Faith community should be implemented as soon as possible. He said that he would work with the Honorable sitting MLA to make it possible for the Chief Minister to visit the Council at the earliest so that all the projects of the Council can be realized.
He also said that he would continuously extend his full cooperation in the implementation of all the programs of the Council so that it can move forward without being discouraged even if any kind of subversive activities are carried out against the Council from outside.
Later, many brothers and sisters of the three faiths who had come from all parts of the state, starting from Mangalore, Udupi, Kasaragod in the coastal part of Karnataka, such as Shri Anand Naik, Shri Bellare Narayan, Shri Umesh Kumble, Shri N. Manjunath of Shivamogga, Mrs. Rekha Nagaraj of Bhadravati, Assistant Commissioner Shri Sanjeev Nippanikar, the chief whips of the Parishad Shri Bhimashankar Taddewadi of Kalaburgi, Shri Ashok Bhandari of Dharwad, Shri Inamdar, retired KEB engineer Shri Mallikarjuna Savanur of Hubballi, Shri Prashant Kirangi of Vijayapura and many more brothers and sisters of the three faiths spoke with pride about the selfless actions and honest struggles of the Parishad.
They also said that they would cooperate with the permanent fund of one crore rupees set aside for the financial security of the Parishad and all other programs of the Parishad throughout the state.
Dr. Prakash Inamdar spoke and expressed his gratitude to all those who worked directly and indirectly for the success of the meeting, to Shri Chidananda Pol who arranged tea and food for all the brothers and sisters of all faiths who participated in the program, to Shri A. Shivannaik who is providing invaluable guidance in the observance of the rules of the Parishad and to everyone who participated in the program of the meeting.