Kundapur :
A S N Hebbar, the city’s veteran lawyer of 50 years was felicitated by his interns and social welfare organizations at Government Pre-University College, here on Saturday November 30 evening.
The former Rotary governor Dr H Shantaram presided the function.
The former MLA A G Kodgi delivered the felicitation address.
The additional district and sessions judge G S Revankar, Udupi district journalists’ Assocition president Kiran Manjabail and others were present.
The journalist Chakravarti Soolibele delivered lecture on professional ethics and India.
The prizes were distributed to the winners of inter-district badminton and tennis tourney on the same occasion.
An exhibition of rare birds was held on the occasion.
Sugam Sangeet musical extravaganza and Yakshagana play was staged as part of entertainment programme.
About Hebbar
Seventy-three-year-old Airody Shankaranarayana Hebbar, popularly known as A S N Hebbar is active lawyer who attends court proceedings in Bhatkal, Honnavar and Udupi by driving his own car even now. His father the late Airody Venkatanarayana Hebbar was also a lawyer who mentored his son Shankaranarayana in professional ethics, in-depth study, humorous advocacy etc. The budding interns practiced with Sankaranarayan who has a great number of followers.
Besides, being busy at legal practice, Shankaranarayana was engaged in contributing his articles, poetry, humorous columns etc. He was the chairman of Udupi district seventh Kannada Sahitya Sammelan. He was the founder chairman of Jaycees Club International – Kundapur. He served as chairman of local school governing council and also bagged several awards for his philanthropic contributions.
He had participated in Akka Sammelan held in Chicago, USA. He was the founder president of Kundapur taluk journalists’ Association and founder vice president of Udupi district journalists’ Association. He has married to Sudha, daughter of Kasargod’s popular lawyer B S Kakkillaya. They have three children and many grand children.
source: http://www.bellevison.com / Belle Vision.com / Home> News / by Bernard J D’Costa, Bellevision Media Network / Kundapur – December 01st, 2013