PANAJIIn memory of late Dr Manjunath Desai, his family and well-wishers have taken the initiative to organise the first Dr Manjunath Desai memorial oration at Darbar Hall, Raj Bhavan on November 7 at 5:30 pm. This initiative is to felicitate any individual who gave an outstanding performance in the field of academics and research in any subject. The oration committee selected Dr Theodore P Abraham, from the same specialty as Dr Manjunath - Cardiology Department to felicitate him for his brilliant work. Dr Abraham is an alumnus of Goa Medical College and currently working in the USA. Chief Guest will be Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai and Guest of Honour, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. Dr Manjunath Desai was an eminent Cardiologist and a bright student of Goa Medical College. After passing his post graduation in Internal Medicine, Dr Desai did his super-specialisation in Cardiology from Bengaluru. The genius was the recipient of a Fellowship from Royal College of Physicians in the UK for further studies in Cardiology.
