Dr Austin Prabhu visits Dharmadhikari Dr D Veerendra Heggade
Mangaluru: Dr Austin D’Souza Prabhu, the first Indian origin Governor of Lions District 1A (Chicagoland, USA – Mother District of Lionism, where Lions movement came into existence and the headquarters of Lions International situated) visited Dharmadhikari Dr D Veerendra Heggade at his residence in Dharmasthala on 2nd January 2018.
Austin was born (1950) and brought up in Nanthur, Mangalore. He migrated to the U.S. in 1981 and since then resides in Chicago. Currently, he is on a tour to his homeland.
Dr Heggade hailed the services of Austin through Lions International and presented with him ‘Abode of Dharma – Dharmasthala’(Pictorial Information Book) and a memorial medal.
Dr Austin, a multifaceted personality was involved in numerous activities during the 1970s in Mangalore. He was the president of Catholic Youth Movement (the present ICYM) of the Diocese of Mangalore for 5 years. He has to his credit publishing 4 Konkani periodicals simultaneously. He was a theatre artiste and drama writer and the Founder Secretary of the Konkani Bhasha Mandal(Regd), Karnataka. He was also the Secretary of the erstwhile Yuva Janatha Party of DK district.
Dr Austin’s wife Treeza D’Souza too had served as Governor of Lions 1A District.