Yesudas Hridaya Raaga
A gathering of over 10,000 people, immaculate arrangements, attractive backdrop, scores of celebrities from Kannada filmworld and a good attendance of Rotarians, witnessed what could perhaps be termed the biggest gathering of people in Bangalore, under the Rotary banner. Dr. KJ Yesudas was honoured for his 50 years in Kannada film world by RID and a concert on the occasion, with the participationj of celebrities including the illustrious Dr. Ilayaraja, the respected Dr. Hamsalekha, KSL Swamy, Cinestars Shivaram, Ambareesh, Jayanthi, Dwarakeesh, veteran singers Dr. PB Srinivas, P Susheela, B Sumitra, LR Eshwari, Archana Udupa, Manjula Gururaj, Vijay Yesudas, Vijay Prakash, Madhu Balakrishna, Dr. Pattanaik, Ambareesh's words 'Rotary has done what we in the film world should have done, Congrats!' echoed the deep impact the program made.
The Rotary name and logo shining brightly even after sunset, to the jam packed audience amidst some of the 'hit numbers' of Kannada film songs, made the event a memorable and unparalleled event of RID 3190. Further, the event televised on the popular 'Suvarna’ Channel for 5 ½ hours on Sunday, 16th March, was viewed by lakhs of people around the globe. Thanks to the support and encouragement of DG Manandi Suresh, Chairman, PP. H.R. Ananth and all the Rotarians who helped, the event is bound to remain an event of pride for all Rotarians of 3190 for a long time to come. —PP. V.R. Ramesh, Co-chairman, Hridaya Raaga
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