Sharjah: Melodious music, galaxy of invitees & vibrant dances lights up ‘Family festival’

Sharjah, Dec 22: The mega cultural musical event ‘'Family Festival' hosted by Sharjah Karnataka Sangha to celebrate its 5th Anniversary was a great hit as the spectators enjoyed an open carnival atmosphere lit up by flood lights, ethnic hot snacks and a mega cultural show, held in the sprawling greens of Wanderers Club Sharjah.

The scintillating dances, powerful speeches, parade of felicitations, melodious melodies, thought provoking skits; all spiced up to a give a complete masala mix of entertainment which engaged the audience till the end.
 
Versatile artists Kasargod Chinna and melody queen B.R.Chaya performed to their best and must be lauded for their efforts.
 
Amidst all these, in a glittering stage function prestigious ‘Mayura Prashasti 2007 was awarded to B.G.Mohandas, former President of Karnataka Sangha Dubai for his selfless two decade service to the Karnataka Community. Mohandas couple was honoured in a traditional Karnataka style by Patron Mark Dennis, Sarvotham Shetty, Mrs & Mr.Sujay Bendore. Secretary Shantaram Achar read the ‘Sanmana Patra’ & President Prabhakar Ambalthere presented the ‘Mayura Palaka’.
 

Other invited dignitaries namely Rajyotsava award recipient Shekar Babu Shetty, Journalist Rtn PHF Pundalika Marathe, Gulf’s Yakshagana doyen Chidananda Poojary, Byari Poet Hanif Parliyaar and also Guest  performers Kasargod Chinna & B.R.Chaya were felicitated as per Sangha’s tradition and practice.
 
In his presidential address President Ambalthere passionately appealed to all Karnataka Forums in UAE to join hands to force Government of Karnataka to open immediately a Gulf Kannadiga Cell to look in to the problems faced by Non Resident Kannadigas working in Gulf.
 
Earlier, Gen.Secretary Shantaram Achar presented the annual report in his inimitable voice.
 
Rajyostsava Award recipient & President Karnataka Sangha Abu Dhabi, Sarvotham Shetty, Noted Konkani leader Basti Vaman Shenoy, Business Man Ashok Shetty Dr.Shaym Sundar, Hotelier Praveen Kumar Shetty and S.S.Rao graced the occasion along with the honoured invitees.
 

The programme was ably coordinated and conducted by Immediate Past President Ganesh Rai, ably assisted by Prashobita Ambalthere, Prabhakar Shenoy and Swarna Sathish Poojary.
 
Prabhakar Shenoy proposed Vote of Thanks.
 
In all, Sharjah Karnataka Sangha & its volunteers deserve all the applause as a big crowd of Kannadigas justly enjoyed this Anniversary event in a truly carnival ambience in this December merry weather.
 

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Mumbai: Scientists say it is all in Genes and healthy life style!.

For us it is wonderfull opportunity to share a rare pictures of 5 Generations of Devadiga family hailing from Kundapur Tk and now residents of Mumbai.

 

Details give to our site are as below:

In rare to rarest case one of our Devadiga family, hailing from Arebail, Nagoor in Kundapura now staying at Devadig Co- Operative Housing Society, Om Nagar, Andheri (E) Mumbai. 

According to their age details are,

 

1st generation Chikkama (app. 85)  (Nagooru)

2nd Nagamma Devadiga (app. 68 yrs) (nagooru) 

3rd  Mookambika Kanchikan (50yrs)

4th  Chandrakala Devadiga (33) with her daughter Titiksha (3)

4th  Geeta Sherigar (30) with her daughter Janvi (1.04 mon)

 

WE ARE PROUD OF YOU... A GREAT FAMILY INDEED.

Dubai: Karnataka Sangha Sharjah since its inception has been recognising the Kannadiga business men, artists, social workers and literateurs who have served the community sincerly and honourably by presenting ‘Mayura Award’. This annual award, which is one of the major events implemented by the Sangha’s visionary founder Late Sri.Umesh Nanthoor has gained recognition and is being regarded as one of the major awards in the Gulf region.

Acordingly this year, the Executive Committee  of Karnataka Sangha Sharjah has unanimously nominated Former President of Karnataka Sangha Dubai and Indian Pharmaceutical Forum UAE ; Sri.B.G.Mohandas for ‘Mayura Prashasti 2007’

The Mayura Award will be presented at Sangha’s glittering Anniversary function to be held on Thursady 20th Dec at Sharjah Wonderers Club.

B.G.Mohandas who is popularly known as ‘beeji’ among friends and associates was born in Bijoor and brought up in Udupi. He is a post graduate in Pharmacy from KMC Manipal and served this international University as Asst Professor before migrating to Gulf in 1982. He was an active Jaycee and was the Gen.Secretary of Manipal Jaycees.

Associated with Karnataka Sangha Dubai since its inception, he served as the 3rd President in 1989. Later during the vibrant, colorfull & eventful years of Sangha between1989 to 1999 he also took the responsibilities of Gen.Secretary & Vice President. The major activities Sangha hosted during this period, and large numbers of members in its fold has catpulted the Sangha to glorious heights and since then Sangha is recognised as one of the wellknwon and major community welfare associations of the Emirates. It may be recalled that due to his efforts and persuation the major Kannada Daily Udayavani started the special publication of gulf Kannadigas activities in its Wednesday edition as ‘Gulf Vartha Sanchaya’ in 1989.

He is also one of the founders of UAE Devadiga Forum. 

Professionally, till recently he served in Gulf’s well-known Health Care group New Medical Centre as Country Manager – Pharma Divison. During this time B.G.Mohandas served as the President of Indian Pharmaceutical Forum. 

For his distinguished service to the profession he was awarded 'Outstanding Alumni' of KMC, Manipal University in 2002.

In his free time, as a hobby he hosts websites with varied interest & topics related to Karnataka and he is well-known as freelance writer too.

Good friend, compassionate, sincere and hard working ‘beeji’, is well known to Gulf Kannadigas as a volunteer who always thinks about the welfare of the Karnataka community in his talks &deeds.

We wish him many more laurels which will inspire him to take up more community welfare activities in this region. 

Kundapur, Nov 27:  An international-level photographic competition was held under the auspices of Kalamarashi Keki Moos recently in Jalgoan in Maharastra in which renowned photographer of the town Santosh Kundeshwar bagged first place in the black and white category. 

More than four hundred competitors participated in the event and among them Santosh Kundeshwar stood first in the black and white photography and third in the facial photography.

Santosh Kundeshwar has made the state proud, as he is the only contestant to win the prize among the several competitors.

Santosh Kundeshwar has earlier won several other prizes like certificates of merit from Butterfly foundation of Kerala, from photographic society of India of Mumbai in wildlife photography, from Sagar photo society three times, first and third in Gulf Oil Mumbai track rally photography and the prize by the Shimoga forest department.

Santosh Kundeshwar had the privilege of representing the state in the prestigious photographic camp held in Bandogar, Madhya Pradesh under the auspices of conservation of Tigers at national-level.

Mumbai: Miss.Snehal S. Heranjal  daughter of Mr.Suresh & Mrs.Laxmi Haranjal performed 'Ranga Pravesha' on 25th Nov 2007 at Savitri Bai Kala Mandir Dombivli, Mumbai.

She is studying in std.9th at Manjunath Vidhyalaya, Dombivli-(E). She has completed her 6 yrs  Diploma in Bharatnatyam at Nrityanjali Dance Academy.She has participated in many competitions & won many prizes. She is a calm, sincere girl, who always takes up things with calmness.

Nrityanjali Dance Academy" is successfully conducting Bharatnatyam Dance Classes since 1993. Four of there emerging artists have successfully completed six years diploma course in Bharatnatyam under the efficient guidance from Guru.Mrs.Smita Soman.

 We are proud to have them in our community & uur best wishes and blessings are always with them.

Bangalore, Oct 29, 2007: Eminent Neurosurgeon Dr K V Devadiga, who is well known community leader & who spearheaded the process of of re building the historic Devadiga Samaj Bhavan & the community image itself, has been awarded the prestegious Karnataka State Rjyotsava Award 2007.

Mangalore: Well known youth politician and social worker from Devadiga community Mr. Naveenchandra has been elected as corporator from Kambla ward in the recently held Mangalore City Corporation elections with record votes.