Dr. Ronald Colaco honoured with 'AsiaOne Global Indian of the Year 2022-23' award in Bangkok
Bangkok: Dr. Ronald Colaco, Prominent NRI entrepreneur and philanthropist, was honoured with the ‘AsiaOne Global Indian of the Year 2022-23’ award on February 21 by the AsiaOne Magazine, in association with ETNOW, ZEE TV and CNBC.
The award ceremony, held at Hotel Marriott Marquis in Bangkok on Tuesday, was attended by more than 20 ambassadors of various countries in Thailand.
Dr. Colaco joins the list of several other prominent achievers of Indian origin who have received this award, including Nobel Prize winning economist and philosopher Amartya Sen, CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella, CEO of Pepsi Indra Nooyi, and chairperson of Reliance Foundation Nita Ambani.
Contributions of Dr. Ronald Colaco across various fields:
Government sector:
Dr. Ronald Colaco has been contributing to the welfare of police department and has provided funds for the construction of two police stations. He also provides aid to several police stations in the state.
He has donated towards construction of top-class "Vakil Bhavan" (Lawyers' Chamber) in Bengaluru.
Similarly, he has contributed to providing basic amenities to various offices of Revenue Department, apart from contributing to the Panchayat Raj building, PWD, Zilla Panchayat, Corporations and construction of roads, among others.
Education sector:
Dr. Colaco has contributed to construction and renovation of various government schools. He has also provided basic amenities to over 30 government schools in the state.
Healthcare sector:
Dr. Colaco also actively takes part in various healthcare programmes as donor.
Religious sector:
Despite being a spiritual Christian himself, Dr. Ronald Colaco's social services were never inspired or shadowed by religious lines.
He has donated generously to the places of worship of all religions, including the Muneeshwar Temple in Bhovipalya, Bengaluru, and to the Suryanarayana Temple in Mangaluru.
He has donated to the reconstruction of the 700-year-old Maddoramma Temple in Singarihalli, Bengaluru.
His donations also include contribution to construction of over 35 temples, mosques and churches across Karnataka.
Dr. Colaco has, on various occasions, helped people in construction of houses, and given aid to farmers.
He has also actively participated in establishing and construction of Konkani Arts Centre, Maand Sobhan Konkani and World Konkani Centre.
Individual assistance:
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Colaco provided 20-item ration kits to over 18,000 families, apart from donating towards the Karnataka Government's COVID relief fund.
He also encourages individuals in the field of arts and sports and organizes mass marriage programs for the needy and poor.
He has provided aid to programs for the safety of women, construction of toilets, bus stops, crematoriums and to provide drinking water to people above religious lines.
He has played a key role in the establishment of the first Kannada Bhavan outside India, in Bahrain.
Civic honour in Mangaluru on 24th February
A grand civic honour will be conferred on Dr. Ronald Colaco for receiving the Certificate of Excellence from World Book of Records, London, on Friday, 24th February, at the Father Muller Convention Center near Pumpwell Junction in Mangaluru.
Dr. Ronald Colaco completed his initial studies from Bengaluru before moving abroad for employment. He worked at various top-level companies before beginning his entrepreneurship and business. He has always maintained that he had made a commitment at a very young age to dedicate a part of his earnings for social services and, to this day, sticks by it.
He was awarded a professional doctorate from the European International University, was nominated for the Canara World Missionary and was also honoured by the Canada government. He recently received the Certificate of Excellence from World Book of Records, London, for his social services and is involved in several charitable works, along with his wife Jeen Colaco.
J R Lobo, former MLA and chairman of the Civic Honour committee, said at a press meet on Tuesday that Dr. Colaco's services to the society have earned him several awards and recognition at national and international level.
“Hence we should all come together in honouring him with Civic Honor,” Lobo said.
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Suvendu Adhikari says Bangladesh should be taught a “lesson like Israel taught Gaza”
Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Suvendu Adhikari has sparked controversy after stating that Bangladesh should be taught a “lesson like Israel has taught Gaza.”
Adhikari made the remark while speaking to reporters outside the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata on Friday, December 26. “These people must be taught a lesson, just like Israel taught Gaza. Our 100 crore Hindus and the government working in the interest of Hindus must teach them a lesson just as we taught Pakistan a lesson in Operation Sindoor,” he said.
The statement came amid protests being held outside the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission since December 22, following the lynching of Dipu Chandra Das, a 27-year-old garment factory worker in Bangladesh. Das was killed on December 18 in the Mymensingh district, where his body was allegedly hung from a tree and set on fire in public view.
Adhikari was part of a five-member delegation that met senior officials of the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission on Friday. Speaking after the meeting, he claimed that the diplomats had “no answer to most of his questions” related to the killing and the situation of minorities in Bangladesh.
Reacting to his comments, the All India Trinamool Congress accused the BJP of promoting hate and intolerance. In a post on X, the party described Adhikari’s remarks as hate speech and alleged that they amounted to a call for violence, while also questioning the absence of legal action against him.
Adhikari’s statement has added to political tensions in West Bengal and raised concerns over inflammatory rhetoric linked to sensitive international and communal issues.
The @BJP4India’s Bengal ‘face’ wants a Gaza like operation against Bangladesh. Dog whistles that the @narendramodi government is for ‘Hindus’ only. Do you concur with this @narendramodi @DrSJaishankar ? Dirty politics of Divide and Rule won’t work in Bengal, @SuvenduWB pic.twitter.com/vLWm9b3AXb
— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) December 27, 2025
