MR. MANJUNATH BHANDARY,

     Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, founder of the Bhandary Foundation ®, is a visionary par excellence and a dynamic leader who has taken on the cause of the social reforms through education as he believes that education has the power to transform the individual as well as the society.

     Mr. Bhandary has done his B.E. in Mechanical engineering, M.A. and M.Phil in Political Science. Presently he is pursuing Ph.D in political science.

     It is remarkable that Mr. Bhandary received the prestigious Eisenhower Fellowship awarded by the Eisenhower Foundation, Philadelphia, USA, from the then US President Mr. George Bush, in the year 2004.

     Mr. Bhandary imbibed the leadership qualities even as a student by actively involving himself in the student movements. As a youth leader, he was fortunate to take part in Several Youth Exchange Programmes round the globe. These visits provided him with opportunities to interact with several distinguished people of international repute and take part in many conferences, seminars and workshops. Some of these visits are very much afresh even now in his memory. It was during these formative days that he gained a wide exposure to the fields of education, politics and society.

     Mr. Bhandary who was invited by the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) to participate in the youth exchange programme, became one of the eye-witnesses to the attack on PENTAGON on 11 Sept, 2001. In 2006, he was the Guest of Honour for the Annual Indian Independence Day Parade held in New York along with high profile dignitaries from both, the US and India.

     Mr. Bhandary’s concern for the poor rural populace and the weaker sections of the society is evident in the various projects he has proposed to the Government and strived towards their implementation. He is instrumental in the government’s ambitious Rural Welfare Scheme called The Rural Common Service Centre (CSCs). “Rajiv Vikas Kendra”, a project he proposed to the Government of India envisaged providing employment to 10 million rural Indian Youth. This proposal was subsequently approved by the Union Cabinet as the CSCs on 21st Sept. 2006.

     As a delegate of the Indian Government, Mr. Bhandary attended the World HIV/AIDS Conference at Barcelona, Spain in 2002. This conference saw Mr. Bhandary with luminaries such as the then President Mr. Bill Clinton, Mr. Nelson Mandela, and other prominent leaders. Deeply moved by the appeals of the global leaders to create HIV awareness in the younger generation, Mr. Bhandary decided to dedicate his time and resources to this noble cause and eventually eradicate HIV/AIDS. The setting up of the Bhandary Foundation ® in the year 2002 was the first fillip towards that direction.

MANJUNATH BHANDARY

George Maris Road
Kadri, Mangalore-2
Karnataka

DATE OF BIRTH: 14th October 1962

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
      M A, M Phil (Political Science)

PROFESSION
      Agriculturalist, Business entrepreneur, and Educationist

ACHIEVEMENT
      Eisenhower Fellowship from Eisenhower Foundation,
      Philadelphia, United States America in 2004.

CURRENT POLITICAL POSSITION
      • General Secretary, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.
      • Member, All India Congress Committee.

POLITICAL POSITIONS HELD
      • Secretary: Pradesh Congress Committee, Karnataka
      • General Secretary: Karnataka State Youth Congress
      • Secretary: Indian Youth Congress
      • National Council Member: National Student Union of India
      • Since 1978 he is actively involved in the party organisation.

SPORTS PROMOTION & PATRONSHIPS
      • VICE PRESIDENT: Karnataka State Amateur Athletic Association.
      • PRESIDENT: D K District Amateur Athletic Association.
      • PRESIDENT: Shimoga District Hand-Ball Association.

SOCIAL & NON-POLITICAL ACTIVITIES

We are conducting the following social Development programmes.

      • Conducting free medical aid camps in rural areas.
      • Arranging Seminars and talks on AIDS/HIV & Drug Abuse.
      • Providing free education to orphans and to the financially weaker sections.
      • Actively conducting and getting involved in sports and cultural promotion activities

ACHIEVEMENTS

• A Proposal called INDIRA JYOTHI was proposed to Karnataka Government to provide 10 lac GAS CONNECTION to people below poverty level and the same was included in the 2004 Financial year Budget by Hon’ble Chief Minister Sri S M KRISHNA

• A Project named “RAJIV VIKAS KENDRA” had been proposed to Government of India through Hon’ble Congress President to provide ONE CRORE job opportunities which was later approved by the Union Cabinet and implemented as Rural Common Service Centre (CSCs) on 21 Sept, 2006

• As a young political leader he had participated in many International Youth Exchange Programmes held in various countries and has met many young political leaders and interacted with them.

Mr Manjunath Bhandary

      Mr Manjunath Bhandary is a politician, dynamic entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He was born on 14th October, 1962 at Agasanahalli Village, Bhadravathi Taluk, Shimoga District, Karnataka State, India.

Family background

     Mr Manjunath Bhandary hails from an agricultural family in Shimoga district. His parents are Kolambe Gutthu Sri Venkappa Bhandary and Kammaje Smt Radha Bhandary.

      He married Marauoor beedu Ms. Prasanna Bhandary on 27th April, 1992. Mrs Bhandary, an MBA graduate is actively involved in social service and is the backbone of the Bhandary Foundation. She was born on 31 Dec, 1969 at Bava beedu, Ira village, Bantwal Taluk, Dakshina Kannada.

      Deeksha Bhandary is their only daughter, born on 16th March 1993; she has completed her High School education at Rishi Valley Residential School, at Madanapalli, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh. She is pursuing her Pre-university education in Mangalore.

Educational background

• Mr Manjunath Bhandary completed his Primary education at Government School, Dasrakallahalli Village, Shimoga district and 7th Standard at St. Michel Higher Primary School, Thenka Bellor Village, Bantwal Taluk, Dakshina Kannada.

• Studied Secondary School at Government High School, Benjanapadav, Bantwal Taluk, Dakshina Kannada.

• Pre University Education at, Sri Bhuvanedra College, Karkala in the year 1980.

• Joined AIT Chikkamagalur for Engineering in 1982, further continued Engineering at JNCE, Shimoga in 1984.

• Master of Arts in Political Science, (M.A.) from Mysore Open University in 1995.

• Obtained a degree in Master of Philosophy in Political Science (M.Phil.) from Madurai Kamaraj University in 2008, on the subject “A Study on Problems and Prospects of Women Panchayath representatives in Shimoga District.”

• Presently he is doing Ph.D in political science.

     Mr Manjunath Bhandary entered politics at the age of 16 through Sri Vishwanath Bhandary who was the President of Bantwal Block Congress Committee. He continued his student political activity at Karkala during 1978, where former Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi contested the bye-election from Chikamaglur Parliamentary Constituency.

     He met Sri Oscar Fernandes, M.P., in 1980 and since then under his leadership, Mr Bhandary has been actively involved in political activities. During the earlier stage, his work included organizing students and young people, implementing party programmes and advocating for Congress party at the grass root level.

     He had a good interaction with beloved Prime Minister Sri Rajiv Gandhi in 1984, which made him involve in full time politics.

     He had an opportunity to work closely with leaders like Sri. Janardhen Poojary, Sri Veerappa Moily, Sri S.M. Krishna, and Sri Mallikarjuna Kharge, at the state level.

     In Student Congress and Youth Congress he had worked with leaders like Mr Ramesh Chinnethal, Sri Mukul Wasnik, Manish Tiwari and Sri Satyajit Sinha Gaekwad.

     During 1996, while Mr Bhandary was the Secretary of Indian Youth Congress and Sri Satyajit Sinh Gaekwad Committee, he traveled throughout the Country to organize the Youth Congress. This experience gave him a lot of political exposure.

     At the same time he had an opportunity to participate as a young political leader in many Youth Exchange Programmes in various countries, where he had interaction with Presidents, Prime Ministers and Ministers of the respective Countries. These exchange programmes have given him a lot of international experience.

     As a Youth politician, he held various positions in the party, from College level to National level. At present, he is actively involved in the Karnataka State Political activity and his main responsibilites in the party are organization, coordination in election affairs & Administration and also assisting the State President in organization matters & day-to-day affairs.

     As a General Secretary of the party, he had an opportunity to work and coordinate with leaders like Sri A.K Antony. Sri Vaylar Ravi, Sri Pritviraj Chavan, Sri Digvijay Singh and many other senior leaders. He had the privilege to interact with Congress President Smt Sonia Gandhi. Mr. Bhandary traveled and interacted very closely along with Sri Rahul Gandhi when he visited Mangalore and Bangalore.

     Since 1980, Mr Bhandary has very actively involved in all the political activities and participated in all the general elections, he has organized big party meetings and is a very committed party leader.

At present he is working as

     •      General Secretary: Pradesh Congress Committee, Karnataka State.
     •      Member: All India Congress Committee (AICC).
     •      Member: National Children’s Fund, Ministry of Women & Child Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi.

As a Student he held the following positions in the Student Congress

     •      District President: National Student Union of India, Chikamagalur.
     •      General Secretary: National Student Union of India, Karnataka.
     •      National Council Member: National Student Union of India.

As a Youth he held positions in the Youth Congress like

     •      Vice President: District Youth Congress, Shimoga Dist.
     •      General Secretary: Pradesh Youth Congress. Karnataka State
     •      Secretary: Indian Youth Congress. National level

KARNATAKA   PRADESH   CONGRESS   COMMITTEE “CONGRESS BHAVAN”, # 14, Queen’s Road, Bangalore – 560 052

ACHIEVEMENT

     Eisenhower Fellowship from Eisenhower Foundation, Philadelphia, USA in 2004

CURRENT POLITICAL POSITION:

     • General Secretary, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee

     • Member, All India Congress Committee

POLITICAL POSITIONS HELD:

     • Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee, Karnataka

     • General Secretary, Karnataka State Youth Congress

     • Secretary, Indian Youth Congress

     • National Council Member, National Student Union of India

     • Since 1978 he is actively involved in the party organisation.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

     o A Proposal called INDIRA JYOTHI was proposed to Karnataka Government to provide 10 lac GAS CONNECTIONS to people below poverty level and the same was included in the 2004 Financial year Budget by Hon’ble Chief Minister Mr. S M Krishna

     o Project named “RAJIV VIKAS KENDRA” had been proposed to Government of India through Hon’ble Congress President to provide ONE CRORE job opportunities, later the same was approved by the Union Cabinet as Rural Common Service Centre (CSCs) in September 21st 2006.

International Exposure:

     As a young political leader he had participated in many International Youth Exchange Programmes held in various countries, has met many young political leaders and interacted with them.

     As a young political leader Mr. Manjunath Bhandary had participated in many International Youth Exchange Programmes held in various countries and has met many young political leaders and interacted with them.

American Council of Young Political Leader

     His visit to USA on the invitation of American Council of Young Political Leader in 2001 is a significant one and he is an eyewitness to the terrorist 9/11 attacks on Pentagon at Washington. Before the attack on 10th September 2001, he had a long discussion on World Terrorism with Advisor, National Security, United States at Pentagon, after 12 hours the same Pentagon was attacked, they were having the breakfast meeting with the leaders in the Democratic Party office just in front of the Pentagon Building. After the attack he had an opportunity to travel to many states in US, he met Senators, Governors and Democratic and Republic party leaders.

Eisenhower fellowship

     He has won the laudable and prestigious Eisenhower fellowship award from the Former President of America the Senior George W. Bush for successful completion of fellowship programme from Eisenhower Foundation, Philadelphia, USA, in the year 2004. Eisenhower Fellowships promote international understanding and productivity through the exchange of information, ideas and perspectives among emerging leaders throughout the world. As a part of the fellowship programme he participated in the Mr. JOHN KERRY’s Presidential Election -2004 at Philadelphia, as a part of the programme for nearly 8 weeks, he traveled nearly 22 different states in US, he had nearly 80 different meetings in different subjects, visited White House, Capital and state Capitals, and had interaction with many federal Senators and representatives, meeting with Governors and other important political leaders. Visited different Universities and schools and participated in their programmes. As a part of the programme, he stayed in Fellow House of Heart Land. This programme gave him a lot of practical knowledge about the relationship between India and America.

      He has participated in the 26th Annual India’s Independence Day Parade in New York City as a Guest of Honor along with Mayor of New York and other noted personalities during August 2006.

      Mr. Bhandary gained another great experience by his visit to Vietnam as per the invitation of the World Federation for Democratic Youth for International meeting, where he got to interact with the top Communist leaders.

      As per the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a High profile delegation of Indian Young Leadership, he had a meeting with Prime Minister Mr. Sharon.

      Apart from political activities, he is also involved in social activities as one of the delegates of Government of India in a World HIV/ AIDS Conference at Barcelona, Spain during 2002. The High dignitaries of the World who attended the Conference were, Mr Bill Clinton, Mr Nelson Mandela and other prominent world leaders.

Highlights of Important International Political Exposure:

     •      As an office-bearer of IYC, participated in Meeting of Young Liberals of Switzerland (YLS). Switzerland, May 1998.
     •      On the invitation of Young Organization Democratic for Young Political Leaders, visited MACEDONIA, September              1999
     •      Visited VIETNAM in Jan 2000 to attend International meeting of World Federation for Democratic Youth.
     •      Visited CUBA in July 2000 to attend the 1st Preparatory meeting for the 15th World Youth Festival for Youth and              Students.
     •      Visited U.K in 2000, to join celebrations to commemorate the Indian Independence, on invitation of Overseas              Youth Congress.
     •      Hosted the 2nd Preparatory meeting for 15th World Youth Festival in New Delhi participated by 62 countries in              Dec 2000.
     •      Attended Preparatory meeting in ALGERIA for 15th World Youth Festival for Youth and Students in May 2001.
     •      Lead The Indian Delegation to World Youth Festival in ALGERIA in August 2001.
     •      Visited USA on the invitation of American Council of Young Political Leader (ACYPL) from 9th Sept. 2001.
     •      Attended World AIDS Conference at Barcelona, SPAIN in July 2002.
     •      Visited ISRAEL in July 2003 on the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a high profile delegation of              Indian Young leadership.
     •      During the Eisenhower Fellowship, as part of the programme, he participated in the Mr. JOHN KERRY’s
             Presidential Election 2004. The Fellowship was awarded in the presence of President GEORGE W BUSH.
     •      Attended 16th World Youth Festival in VENZUELA in August 2005.
     •      Participated in the Indian Independence Day Parade in New York in 2006 as a Guest of Honor.
     •      Attended Eisenhower Fellows Conference at Singapore, Malaysia, China, Sri Lanka & Turkey.

Bhandary Foundation:

      The Bhandary Foundation ® evolved from the vision of Mr. Manjunath Bhandary in the year 2002. Dedicated to the causes of Social Justice, Social Development through Education and Up-lifting the less fortunate sections of the society, the Bhandary Foundation® was envisioned by Mr. Bhandary while representing the Indian Government at the World HIV/AIDS conference at Barcelona, Spain. The High dignitaries of the World who attended the Conference were, Mr Bill Clinton, Mr Nelson Mandela, Mr. Bill Gates, Mr. I K Gujaral and other prominent world leaders. Bhandary Foundation lays emphasis on the quality education for a better society and hence founded the Sahyadri Group of Educational Institutions.

Eisenhower Fellowship

     Mr Manjunath Bhandary was conferred on the commendable and prestigious Eisenhower fellowship award from the former President of America the Senior George W. Bush for successful completion of fellowship programme from Eisenhower Foundation, Philadelphia, USA, in the year 2004. Eisenhower Fellowships promote international understanding and productivity through the exchange of information, ideas and perspectives among emerging leaders throughout the world. As a part of the fellowship programme he participated in the Mr. JOHN KERRY’s Presidential Election -2004 at Philadelphia. The eight week-long eventfull programme saw him travelling over 22 different states in the US. During this time, he had nearly 80 different meetings in different subjects, visited White House, Capitol and state Capitols, and had interaction with many federal Senators and representatives, meeting with Governors and other important political leaders.He also visited different Universities and schools and participated in their programmes. Further as part of the programme, he stayed in Fellow House of Heart Land. This programme gave a lot of practical knowledge about relationship between India and America.

American Council of Young Political Leader

      This is a political exchange programme for young political leaders. As per the invitation of American Council of Young Political Leader, he visited United States in November 2001. He had a series of meetings with young and budding political leaders like senators and representatives.

      Unfortunately he is one of the eyewitnesses to the terrorist 9/11 attacks on Pentagon at Washington. Before the attack on 10th September 2001, he had a long discussion on World Terrorism with Advisor, National Security, and United States at Pentagon. Just after 12 hours when the same Pentagon was attacked, they were having the breakfast meeting with the leaders in the Democratic Party office just in front of the Pentagon Building. After the brutal incident he had an opportunity to travel to many states in the US, wherein he met Senators, Governors and Democratic and Republic party leaders.

Rajiv Vikas Kendra:

      He is the man behind scripting and recommending to the Union Government, the RAJIV VIKAS KENDRA (RVK) SCHEME which is a growth-oriented, progressive and proactive programme to generate employment and motivate the rural educated knowledgeable and skilled youth of India to be self-reliant. He submitted this proposal to Government of India through honorable Congress president Smt. Sonia Ghandhi. The Government of India renamed, adopted and introduced his dream project of Rajiv Vikas Kendra as Rural “Common Service Centre” (CSC) Scheme. Government of India envisaged providing employment to 10 million rural Indian Youth. This proposal was subsequently approved by the Union Cabinet as the CSCs on 21st Sept. 2006.

INDIRA JYOTHI:

      He is the Chief Architect behind the introduction of INDIRA JYOTHI Programme which was proposed to Karnataka Government to provide LPG CONNECTION to people below poverty level and the same was included in the 2004 State financial year Budget, By the Hon’ble Chief Minister Sri S.M. Krishna. This scheme is appreciated in the floor of Karnataka legislative assembly.

       While studying engineering, he got an opportunity to start a LPG Dealership with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited at Shimoga in the year 1987, on 24th March, through honorable Mr. Oscar Fernandes who was the PCC president from honorable Prime Minister Sri. Rajiv Ghandhi.

Today, this is one of the leading Distributorship in the Country, having nearly 30 thousand customers and has won many awards including Best Dealer Award. The entire dealership was computerized one of the first in the country.

Apart from this, he has transport business namely “Bhandary Transport” mainly transporting the LPG cylinders.

He is having a construction company namely “Sri. Bhandary Constructions Pvt. Ltd.,”, mainly constructing college and hostels buildings at Mangalore.

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