Besides a considerable number of her family members and friends, judges of the High Court, Chief Minister S M Krishna and his ministerial colleagues, senior military officers, senior civil servants and police officers were present.

Ramadevi's husband V S Ramavtar, who is recovering from a slip disc, was also present on a wheel-chair.

Addressing media persons, the new Governor said she was interested in social work, and, if the State Government was willing, she was ready to set up orphanages next to old-age homes.

``As Chairperson of the Red Cross Society I want to make the activities of the society a movement,'' she said.

When media persons congratulated her for her fluent Kannada while taking the oath, the Governorsaid, ``It was not difficult for me because the script of Kannada and Telugu are more or less similar.'' She said she would perfect her Kannada during her interaction with the Raj Bhavan staff.