Media Release
Mangaluru, Apr 10: ‘World Homoeopathy Day’ was celebrated at Father Muller Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital commemorating the 266th birth anniversary of their founder, Dr Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann on April 10 at Father Muller auditorium, Deralakatte.
The programme began with a prayer song by Shreyank Kotian and team.
The chief guest for the programme was Dr Shridhara B S, joint director of the department of AYUSH, Karnataka and the guest of honour was Dr Anita Francis, a distinguished alumnus of 1996 UG batch, St Mary's Homoeopathic Clinic, Bengaluru. Fr Richard Aloysius Coelho, director of Father Muller Charitable Institutions, was the president for the programme.
Dr Shivaprasad K, convener of World Homoeopathy Day 2021 escorted the dignitaries Dr Shridhara B S, chief guest, Dr Anita Francis, guest of honour, Fr Richard Aloysius Coelho, president, Fr Roshan Crasta, administrator, FMHMC&H and Dr E S J Prabhu Kiran, principal of Father Muller Homoeopathic Medical College on to the dais.
Dr E S J Prabhu Kiran, principal of FMHMC gave the welcome address and introduced the chief guest. It was followed by the dignitaries lighting the lamp.
The inaugural address was given by the chief guest Dr Shridhara B S, joint director of the department of AYUSH where he urged the faculty and students to create awareness among the community about Homoeopathy so that the graduates and system flourishes and contributes to the wellness of society.
As an expression of gratitude and appreciation, the Covid warriors were honoured by the chief guest, Dr Shridhara B S. Following this, the chief guest distributed the prizes and medals for the winners of the competitions held towards Pioneer 2020.
Prizes for the postgraduates who participated consistently in ‘Colours of Materia Medica’ - Wall Magazine, an activity being conducted by the department of Materia Medica were distributed by Fr Roshan Crasta, administrator of FMHMC&H. The administrator presented the meritorious student cash award of Rs 5000 for scoring the overall highest marks in the I-IV BHMS examinations sponsored by the sixth batch of Mullerians in memory of the completion of 25 years to Dr Riya Susan George of the 2014-15 batch and Dania P Johnson of 2015-16 batch. Later, the administrator in his message stressed the duty of every Homoeopathic practitioner to promote Homoeopathy and reiterated the message given by the chief guest.
Fr Richard Aloysius Coelho distributed the awards and prizes for the winners of the competitions held in view of World Homoeopathy Day celebrations. The competitions included competitions such as extempore, Slide Pe Charcha, essay writing, tableau, poster presentation, Homoeopathic drug picture presentation, caricaturing, quiz competition and singing competition. The prestigious Dr Mukesh Batra Homoeopathy Gold, Siver, and Bronze scholarships were awarded to Dr Bijitha Mandal B G, Dr Madhire Vishnuvardhan Reddy and Dr Aleena Thomas respectively.
Dr Skandan S Kumar was conferred with the Amritha Sparsha award for his literary contribution in the field of Homoeopathy and he was felicitated on this occasion by the director.
Following the prize distribution, a memento was presented to the chief guest and guest of honour by Fr Richard Aloysius Coelho who gave the presidential address where he emphasized to the faculty to reach out to the community and take a stand to uplift Homoeopathy to greater heights.
Dr Anita Francis then shared the success story of her professional life to the upcoming budding homoeopathic scholars.
The programme concluded with the vote of thanks by Dr Shivaprasad K, former principal and professor and HOD of the department of Organon of Medicine which was followed by the institution anthem.
The programme was compered by Dr Anusha G, assistant professor of the department of Pharmacy and Dr Rakhal, assistant professor of the department of Repertory.