Santosh Guruji appeals Bunts community to stop lavishness and glitter of Nagaradhane
World Bunts Convention-2018
Udupi, September 9: Vishwasantosh Bharati Guruji of Barakur Mahasansthan appealed the bunts community to stop lavishness and squandering of money in the name of Nagaradhane and spend that amount to help the poor in the community.
Speaking at the World Bunts Convention-2018, organized by the Federation of World Bunts Associations and Udupi Bunts Associations, at Ammanni Ramanna Shetty auditorium here on Sunday, the Guruji said that the Bhootaradhane and Nagaradhane of the bunts community were missing the track due to lavishness and squandering of money. The spiritual and religious rituals of the bunts and Tuluvas should be passed on to the next generation. Every community would have the poor and the rich. Each community may have only 10 per cent rich people. The bunts community also has majority of poor and it was the duty of the community to help them, he said.
In the name of Bhootaradhane and Nagaradhane, around Rs 30 crore is being spent in the district. Bunts would spend crores for Nagamandala rituals. The community people should think of minimizing the expenses. They could conduct the rituals in just Rs 9-10 lakh and remaining amount could be contributed to the poor and their health. It would surely give some solace. So, stop lavishness in the Nagamandala, Bhootaradhane and other religious rituals. Conduct marriages in a simple way and live happily without hating anybody in the society, he said.
Gurudevananda Swamiji of Odiyoor Mutt said that “Bunt means organizer or protector. It is another name for self confidence. Bunt is one who lives and let others to live. If we have security for the society, we need to have commitment in the religion. Bunts community is matriarchal dominated society due to which, the community has grown strongly”, he said.
Bunt community was not lagging behind in any sectors. The community should be in the front in social service. Only those who have love could create a healthy society. If the mother tongue is survived, the culture would survive, he said.
Businessman couple Shashirekha Anand Shetty inaugurated the stage. Federation president Aikala Harish Shetty presided over the programme in which, Bunts alias Nadavara Sangha president Ajith Kumar Rai Maladi were the chief guests.
Kaup Leeladhar Shetty of the Reception Committee. Vijay Prasad Shetty, Kolladi Balakrishna Rai, Kadri Navaneeth Shetty, Ashok Pakkala, Dr Roshan Kumar Shetty and others were present.
Felicitation
Seniors and achievers of the bunts community and the two swamijis were felicitated on the occasion. Byndoor Bunts Association president B Jagannath Shetty, Belagavi businessman Vittal Hegde, Basrur former MLA B Appanna Hegde, Mangaluru businessman Sadananda Shetty, writer Erya Lakshminarayan Alva, Yakshagana scholar Shimantur Narayana Shetty, Puna businessman Myna Subbanna Shetty, Dr Vishwanath Shetty, Dr Prabhakar Shetty, Sarvottama Shetty of UAE Bunts Association were felicitated on the occasion.
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Second PUC results: Life convict clears exam with distinction, DGP lauds effort
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Bengaluru: A life convict lodged in Ballari Central Prison has successfully cleared the second PUC examination.
Ashok Kumar S, who appeared for the examination under prison escort, secured 481 marks out of 600, registering 80.1 percent.
Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services), Alok Kumar (IPS), shared the development on his official ‘X’ handle, commending the inmate’s achievement.
In his post, he stated that it was heartening to see a life convict score over 80 percent in the examination, adding that the inmate had appeared from Ballari Central Prison under escort.
It’s heartening to see that one of our life convict prisoners Ashok has obtained 80.1% marks in PUC exam. He appeared under Prison escort from Ballari Central Prison for his exams.
— alok kumar (@alokkumar6994) April 9, 2026
Glad to see that Walls of the prison has not subdued his hopes for a better future. pic.twitter.com/Nzlcy076SR
He further noted that the achievement reflected that the “walls of the prison have not subdued his hopes for a better future.”
Alok Kumar in his post also shared the result sheet of Ashok.
The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) declared the second PUC results for 2026 on April 9.
A total of 6,32,200 students appeared for the examination across all streams, of whom 5,46,698 passed, recording an overall pass percentage of 86.48 per cent.
