WELCOME TO POSAR SHRI HARI SHENOY & SMT. SAKHU BAI ENDOWMENT FUND WEBSITE
LEGACY
Shri Hari Shenoy was born in 1900 in Katapadi, Udupi Taluk to Shri Narasimha Shenoy and Smt. Padmavathi Shenoy. He had two brothers and one sister. He studied till 6th standard and later got married to Smt. Sakhu Bai Kamath from Mulki and settled in Posar Tota. He was a passionate agriculturist and had betel leaf and betel nut business in and around Katapadi. He lived with his wife and ten children in a small house in front of Sri Venkataramana Swami (SVS) Temple in Katapadi. He attained Sadgathi in the year 1966.
Smt. Sakhu Bai Kamath was born in Mulki, Dakshina Kannada District to Shri Subraya Kamath and Smt. Saraswati Kamath. She had two brothers and one sister. She studied till 8th standard and later got married to Shri Hari Shenoy and settled in Posar Tota. She was a dedicated housewife, loving mother to ten children, and grand mother to many. She tried very hard to educate all her ten children and grand children, but due to poverty did not fully succeed in this endeavour. One of her sons, late Shri Shivaraya Shenoy served in the Indian military and fought in three wars for India – one with China and two with Pakistan. Smt. Sakhu Bai was very fond of her youngest son, Dr. Krishna Shenai, and always wanted him to be an accomplished scientist. She attained Sadgathi in 2000.
Vision
Provide Annual Academic Performance Awards to students studying at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial (MGM) Pre-University (PU) College, Udupi, Karnataka State
This initiative supports the education of students at MGM PU-College in Udupi who pursue science discipline and excel in their academic studies. This charity is in memory of Dr. Shenai’s formidable science education at MGM College that provided the basic foundation for his successful engineering career.
This initiative provides annual academic performance awards to students from MGM PU-College in Udupi who top the annual I and II PUC (Science) exams; and, a performance award to a student from MGM PU College in Udupi who secures the highest marks in the annual CET exam for admission to engineering studies. These awards are named to honour three outstanding teachers who taught science courses to Dr. Krishna Shenai during his PUC degree studies at MGM College in the years 1972 to 1974 as follows:
- Topper in the annual PU I exam is given an engraved plaque and a cash award of Rs. 25,000/-. This award is dedicated to Prof. Shreesha Acharya who taught Mathematics to Dr. Krishna Shenai during his PUC degree studies at MGM College, Udupi.
- Topper in the annual PU II exam is given an engraved plaque and a cash award of Rs. 25,000/-. This award is named as Prof. Alwyn D’Souza Prize in recognition of late Prof. Alwyn D’Souza who taught Chemistry to Dr. Krishna Shenai during his PUC degree studies at MGM College, Udupi.
- The student from MGM PU College who secures the highest marks in the annual CET exam is given an engraved plaque and a cash award of Rs. 25,000. This award is named as Prof. K. Ramdas Prize in recognition of late Prof. K. Ramdas who taught Physics to Dr. Krishna Shenai during his PUC degree studies at MGM College, Udupi.