Mangaluru: On 2nd Oct’19, the NSS unit of Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management celebrated Gandhi Jayanthi and Shastri Jayanthi and organized ‘Swacch Sahyadri’ as a part of the event.

The speakers at the formal programme were Prof. Gurusiddah, Dept. of Electronics & Communication Engineering and Prof. Dr. Premanand Shenoy, Dept. of Civil Engineering. The programme started with a Bhajan – ‘Raghupathi Raghava Rajaram’.

The dignitaries offered flowers to the portrait of Gandhiji and Shastriji. Prof. Gurusiddah, while addressing the gathering, remembered his childhood days and shared some of the memorable instances and concluded his talk with a quote of Gandhiji  “Where there is Love, there is Life”.

Prof. Dr. Premanand Shenoy, Dept. of Civil Engineering, shared his thoughts on the life story of Gandhiji and Shastriji. He also reminded young minds of the power of non-violence. He concluded his talk by remembering the contribution of farmers. Dr. R Srinivasa Rao Kunte, Principal felicitated the programme. Ms. Shreelatha U A, AAO, concluded the programme by appreciating the efforts of the NSS unit and expressed her words of gratitude.