| Name
/ Title |
D. VEERENDRA
HEGGADE |
| Date of
Birth |
November 25, 1948 |
| Identity |
A philanthropist and the hereditary
administrator/Dharmadhikari of the Dharmasthala Temple. |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- October 24, 1968: He
succeeded to the post of Dharmadhikari at the age of 20, on
this day becoming the 21st Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala
Temple.
- 1972: Started Free Mass
Marriage every year in Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala since this
year.
- April, 1993: He was honored
with the title Rajarshi by Shankar Dayal Sharma, President
of India.
- November 18, 1994: He was
honoured with Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award at All India
Unity Conference at New Delhi.
- May 12, 1995: P. V.
Narasimha Rao, the then Prime Minister of India presented
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce award for Rural
Development activities in Belthangady Taluk by S.K.D.R.D.P.
on this day.
- November 20, 1999: Atal
Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India presented
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce award for Rural
Development & Self Employment activities by RUDSET Institute
on this day.
- 2000: He received
Padma Bhushan Award for social work and Communal
Harmony.
- February 03, 2004: He was
honoured with “Gourava Fellowship Award” by Karnataka Tulu
Sahithya Academy at Mangalore on this day.
- April, 2004: BY this time,
about 10,000 couples wedded under mass-marriage scheme.
- November 20, 2004: He was
honoured with “Vatika Varshada Kannadiga – 2004” by ETV
Kannada at Hassan on this day.
- June 06, 2005: He ws conferred “FRCPS
(Fellowship of The Royal College of Physicians and
Surgeons)” by The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
at Glasgow, United Kingdom on this day.
- September 17, 2005:
He received the Giants International Award from Giants
International at Mumbai on this day.
- 2009: He has been awarded
with the coveted Karnataka Ratna award for this year.
- 2015: He received
Padma Vibhushan from the Government of India for
social work.
|
| General |
- Dharmasthala Temple is an 800-year-old religious
institution in the temple town of Dharmasthala in Dakshina
Kannada, Karnataka, India.
- Because of the magnanimous service rendered by him to
mankind, several organizations, Universities, Government
Bodies have honored him with awards.
- He has also been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan
award, India's second highest civilian award.
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