Udupi: Daniel Monteiro’s Featherpix-2009 Exhibition at Brahmavar on Nov 8, 9
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (SB)
Udupi, Nov 6: Featherpix – 2009, birds stamps exhibition by Daniel Monteiro will be held S M S Community Hall, Brahmavar on November 8 and 9. Exhibition will be held from 10.30 am to 5.00 pm on November 8 and 10.00 am to 4.30 pm on November 9.
PPC, Udupi retired principal Dr N A Madhyastha will inaugurate the exhibition on November 8 at 10.30 am. Little Rock Indian School, Brahmavar principal Prof Mathew C Ninan will be the chief guest and the programme will be presided by S M S Group of Institutions, Brahmavar correspondent Fr L David Crasta.
The exhibition has been jointly organized by St Mary’s Orthodox Syrian Youth Association and St Mary’s Orthodox Syrian Cathedral, Brahmavar.
47-year-old Monteiro, who hails from Kumaragodi village in the district, is a veteran of 152 philatelic exhibitions so far. Assistant and typist in SMS College, Brahmavar has been pursuing bird watching, philately as birds as his specialization and ornithology as his passion for over two decades now. He has also attended several workshop on environment and philately as resource person and also created wildlife awareness in association with Forest department in Shimoga, Madikeri, Bhadravati, Moodbidri, Karkala and Udupi. He also contributed write-ups on birds to different newspapers and also in commemorative issues.
These apart, he has also organized district-level exhibition and philately competition for children and public. He is a recipient of several district and state-level awards such as District Rajyotsava Award, Udupi, Konkani Prachar Sanchalan and Mandd Sobhann Asadharan Konkni Vyakti Puraskaar 2009 and APJ Abdul Kalam Award from Janata Sangha Seva Trust, Bangalore to name a few. He has also participated in exhibition outside state and abroad and won many prizes. He has participated in exhibition such as Biopex and Ecopex held in places such as Mumbai, Chennai, Ernakulam, Kolkata and such other places. He has also been part of exhibitions in places such as Bangkok, Singapore, Hongkong and Austria abroad.