Former Chairman of Bharat Bank M.B Kuckian pass away at 85

News By: Rons Bantwal

MUMBAI (RBI), July 9: The Billawara Association Mumbai its former Vice President and Former Chairman & Director of Bharat Co-operative Bank (Mumbai) Limited, Billawara Associations Akshay Monthly’s Honorary Editor Mr. M. B Kuckian (85.) died Today early Morning at a brief illness at Fortis Hospital in Navi Mumbai.

Mahabala Bhooba Kuckian (knowingly M.B Kuckian), a progressive thinker, journalist, poet, storyteller, columnist, businessman, donor and social worker, originally belonged to Mangalore Moodushedde Jara. After attending Mumbai's Kuckian Hotel for the small age, he worked in canteens and was educated at night school, pursuing an MA in Kannada literature, business and business with an interest in social service.

Many works have been brought to the world of literature. He wrote and published around 16 Books. He was honored by many associations, including the Hrudayavahini Magazine Award, The Jayanti Kurkal Sahitya Award, by Chembur Karnataka Sangha, the Sadhana Shikhar Award by the Karnataka Sangha Mumbai, and the Journalist of the Year Award by the Kannada Art Center Mumbai.

He was the President of the Navi Mumbai Kannada Association, the Vice President of the Sahitya Parishad Maharashtra Unit and Patron Member of The Kannadiga Patrakartara Sangha Maharashtra.

Mahavier Amrut Building of Navi Mumbai Sanpada Palm Beach Road, where the deceased lived with his wife, Two Sons and a Girl, is enormous. M B Kuckian's body was brought to his residence earlier in the day and placed on public display. Billawara Association Mumbai President Chandrashekhar S.Poojary  and the officers and relatives paid their last respects to Homage. The funeral was held in the evening at Chembur.

U.S Poojary Chairman, Bharat Bank, Vice Chairman Adv. Rohini J,Salyan, Former Chairman Vasudeva R.Kotyan, Managing Director Vidyananda S.Kerkera, Joint Managing Director Dinesh B.Salan, Executive Staff, Mumbai University’s Kannada Section Head Dr. G. N Upadhya, Several organizations of Officers and Dignitaries, including have expressed deep condolences.