“Basava Smruti” Metal Shelter Construction @ Malabad school/college,

Dec 05

“Basava Smruti” Metal Shelter Construction @ Malabad school/college,

near Athani in Belagavi district

Dear Friends and well-wishers,

Warm greetings to you all!!

We are excited to share with you one of the most significant projects undertaken by the Uttara Karnataka Snehaloka (UKSL) Trust, Bangalore. Our dedicated members have embarked on an ambitious endeavour to construct a robust metal sheet shelter atop the school/college building in Malabad, Athani taluka, within the Belagavi district.

This shelter was built on the school’s terrace and is serving as a multifunctional space. It will provide a larger area that can be utilized for daily prayers, yogasana sessions, serving nutritious breakfast or lunch and hosting various school programs and events.

It is worth mentioning that this school/college is under the management of Vimochana Sangha Athani, and all its students come from challenging backgrounds. They are either children of devadaasis, hailing from economically disadvantaged families, or are orphans. These students are enrolled in different classes and are provided with meals through the Sri Guru Basav Prasad Trust.

The school/college is led by Shri B. L. Patil, a recipient of the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award in 2021, and he also holds an esteemed position as a member of the UKSL Trust.

We have undertaken this project for several compelling reasons:

We are committed to assisting underprivileged children, including the offspring of devadasis, orphans, and the marginalized.
Our endeavour aims to provide support to students in the less fortunate and northern regions of Karnataka.
We are proud to be associated with Shri. B. L. Patil, who has dedicated his entire life to uplifting the children of devadasis.
It’s an opportunity for us to extend our support to a fellow member’s institution.

Our journey began almost a year ago when trust members visited the location and were deeply moved by the pressing need. After obtaining several quotations, the estimated project cost was determined to be approximately Rs. 9 lakhs, which would cover an area of around 4800 sq ft.

We kickstarted the donation drive with initial contribution of Rs. 1 lakh from UKSL trust and thanks to the generosity of our contributors, we were able to finally raise Rs. 2.5 lakhs only.

We express our heartfelt appreciation to trust members Mr. Mahantesh Veerapur, Mr. Mallikarjun Hosamani, and Mr. Ravi Shirolkar, as well as trust secretary Mr. Prakash Rajagoli for their invaluable contributions in finalizing the design and selecting the vendor for the construction of the metal shelter.

After multiple discussions and negotiations, we successfully selected the materials and labor costs with Mr. Sachin Hosamani of Dharwad, who, along with his team, completed the work in 10 days by working day and night!!

Special thanks to Mr. B L Patil (President Vimochana Sangha Athani) and Mr. Vishwanth Nilare (Principal Malabad college) for their “in person” monitoring the project progress.

We also extend our gratitude to Vimochana Sangha for generously providing shelter and food at no cost to the construction workers during the execution of project and demonstrating the spirit of unity and support that drives this project.

We appreciate each one of your support and look forward to making a meaningful difference in the lives of these deserving children. Thank you for being a part of this noble cause.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude for your generous contributions to “Basava Smruti”, the Metal Shelter Construction Project at Malabad School/college near Athani.

Notably, we had the honor of welcoming UKSL Trust vice president Mr. Arun Yadwad, Secretary Mr. Prakash Rajagoli, Trustee Mr. Deepak Alur, and member Mr. Mallikarjun Hosamani travelled all the way from Bengaluru to take part in the inauguration ceremony. The function was well organised by school authorities.

During the ceremony, we had the privilege of honoring Shri ma ni pra Prabhu Channabasava Swamiji of Motagi mutt Athani popularly known as “Athaneesha” and Mr. B L Patil. In a touching exchange we were all blessed and honoured by Swamiji.

Additionally, we made a significant contribution of Rs. 11,111 to the Gurubasava Prasad Trust, which operates hostel facilities for the students. Trustee Mr. Deepak Alur family and friends donated one refurbished laptop (worth Rs 40 K) on the occasion.

Mr. Patil welcomed and introduced us to the audience. He admired the helping hand extended by UKSL trust by building “Basava Smruti”, metal shelter. Dr (Mrs) Bharati Bijapur narrated the association of UKSL trust during the North Karnataka floods in 2019 and Covid era during 202-21.

Mr Arun Yadwad and Mr. Prakash Rajagoli addressed the gathering of 100 odd students.

Here are a few snapshots from the memorable inauguration ceremony held on the 1st of October, 2023. Your support has made a remarkable difference, and we are profoundly thankful for your generosity.

We appreciate your support and look forward to making a meaningful difference in the lives of these deserving children.

Thank you for being a part of this noble cause.

With heartfelt gratitude,

Uttara Karnataka Snehaloka (UKSL) Trust, Bengaluru.

A big thanks to the overwhelming response from all of you!!

Following have contributed to this noble cause which amounts to Rs 2.5 lakhs.

1 Ajay
2 Ambika Joshi
3 Amit Patil
4 Anitha Hiremath
5 Anonymous
6 Archana Kuruganti
7 Architectural Design Consortium
8 Arun Yadwad
9 Ashok Mugalihal
10 Ashwini
11 Ashwini Damodar Nayak
12 Balaram
13 BALGOND BASAPPA CHOUGULA
14 Basavaraj Yadwad
15 Basu Sajjan
16 C D Kulkarni
17 C M Beleri
18 Chandrakant M Chougale
19 Chandrashekhar Uppin
20 Chandru Jadagerimath
21 Chaya Bhagavathi
22 Deepa Jadhav
23 Deepak Alur
24 Dilip Huddar
25 Dinesh Adiga
26 Dr Uma VG Mahalingpur
27 Dr.S K PATIL
28 G S Handur
29 G Sid
30 Ganesh Daivajna
31 Gangadhar S Annigeri (USA)
32 Gangadhar Wali
33 Girish Belandur
34 Girish Kodashettar
35 Girish Metgudmath
36 Girish Pawate
37 Girish S Kulkarni
38 GURUNATH Hombal
39 Gurunath Kulkarni
40 Gururaj Kulkarni
41 Gururaj Kulkarni
42 Gururaj Vijapur
43 H Vishvanath
44 Hanamantray Baluragi
45 Hemant Nadgir
46 Jagadeesh Bangarimath
47 Jagadeesh Patil
48 Jagannath Bilgi
49 Jitesh D
50 Jyotilakshmi Veerapur
51 K Purushothama Adiga
52 KESAVA RAO BAGALKOTE
53 Kiran
54 Kishore Revankar
55 Krishna Sattikar
56 Lokesh Aradhya
57 M Damodara Nayak
58 M S Patil
59 Mahantesh Hundekar
60 Mahantesh Patil
61 Mahantesh Veerapur
62 Mahesh
63 Mahesh Maradi
64 Maithri Humbarwadi
65 Manikyaprabhu Savanur
66 MANJULA I KOLAVI
67 Manjunath Bhat
68 Mrutyunjay Belavatagi
69 Muralidhar Wadappi
70 Muttu Chavanagoudar
71 Nagaraj Goudar
72 Nagaraja Tenginakai
73 Nagendra Naidu
74 Nandakishore
75 Neelappa Hattaraki
76 Nivedita Sunkad
77 Padmaja Kottur
78 Padmanabha Nayak
79 Panchakshari
80 Parag
81 Paramesh
82 Prabhu Patil
83 Prabhu Savanur
84 Prakash C
85 Prakash C Rajagoli
86 Prakash Datnal
87 Prasad
88 Praveen Kavadi
89 Praveen Pawadshettar
90 R K Patil
91 Raghavendra Purohit
92 Raghavendra V Kulkarni
93 Rajeev
94 Rajesh Hiremath
95 Rajesh P K
96 Raju Hiregoudar
97 Ramesh Subbannavar
98 Rashmi Kumbar
99 Ravi Desai
100 Rohit Misra
101 Sachin Desai
102 Sadanand Tavadare
103 Sandeep Junjarwad
104 Sangeeta
105 Sangeeta Salunkhe
106 Sanjay
107 Sanjeev Angadi
108 Sanjeev Patwari
109 Sanmati Tukol
110 Santosh H Patl
111 Sateesh Sindogi
112 Sharanu Dambal
113 Shivakumar Hurakadli
114 Shivaraj Bhusad
115 Shivayogi Turmari
116 Shivbhushan Yadwad
117 Shrikant kalburgi
118 Shrinivas Timmanagoudar
119 Siddappa Pisay
120 Sk Sreekanth
121 Somashekhar Sajjan
122 Sreekanth K
123 Sridhar Katagade
124 Sujata Mungurwadi
125 Sunil t shambhatnavar
126 Suresh G
127 Suresh Mallanagouda Patil
128 Suresh Tigadi
129 Suryakanth Mallikarjun Bidnoor
130 Swaroop Joshi
131 T Muthu Bhuvana Sundaram
132 Tanuja Patil
133 Tejashvini Humbarwadi
134 Umashankar Hugar
135 V B Patil
136 Veena Karthik
137 Veerabhadra Pattar
138 Veerendra Kambalyal
139 Veeresh Akki
140 Vinay Kumar Laxman
141 Vinay kunchurkar
142 Vinod Garasangi
143 Vinod Murgod
144 Vivek

We are pleased to learn that metal shelter constructed by UKSL trust is helping the school/college in many ways and become a role model for other to help institutes of Vimochana Sangha.

Content created by: Prakash Rajagoli