Dubai: BCF Iftar Meet 2015 held; Help for poor students, disabled pledged

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June 27, 2015

Dubai, Jun 27: Over 750 people, including women and children, took part in the ‘BCF Iftar Meet 2015’ conducted by the Bearys Cultural Forum, Dubai at the Iranian Club Auditorium, Dubai. A large number of Hindus and Christians also were present in the grand get-together.

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After Iftar and Magrib prayers, an introductory programme of ‘BCF Scholarship Meet-2015’ was conducted. Dr B K Yusuf, Hon. President of BCF, presided over the programme. Dr Kaup Mohamed, Hon. Gen. Secretary, BCF, welcomed the dignitaries to the stage. Mr Ibrahim Dubal recited Qirath.

Mr. Latif Mulky, Chairman of Iftar Committee, thanked BCF managing committee and Iftar committee members for their relentless support to carry out this Iftar Meet 2015 successfully.

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Mr. Usman Moolur, Chairman of BCF Scholarship Committee gave a brief introduction of BCF scholarship programme and appealed the gathering to be a part and parcel of this great social service by donating generously to the noble cause of providing education to the poor students.

Mr M.E. Moolur in his speech urged the people to extend their support to BCF for educational cause and also to support in providing free wheel chairs and power glasses to the needy people in Karnataka.

Dr. B K Yusuf gave a brief of the objectives and achievements of BCF. He thanked all patrons, supporters and committee member of BCF for their continued support. He said that BCF since last 14 years has been serving the poor people in Karnataka irrespective of caste, creed and religious differentiation. He said that BCF is involved in taking care of the downtrodden in the society, especially by providing scholarships to the poor students.

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The main aim of BCF is to provide education to the poor children, provide medical assistance to the needy, conduct sports day and Iftar family get together and chammana and to honour the Bearys and other professionals of Karnataka.

Dr. Kaup stated that BCF has provided scholarship to more than 6000 poor students of the Karnataka and is also providing free wheel chairs to the disabled people and free power spectacles to the needy people in Karnataka. Dr Yusuf stated that BCF will be holding world Kannadiga convention for Arts and Culture in the end of 2015 where several dignitaries are expected to attend from all over the world which will include the chief minister of Karnataka.

The scholarship contribution drive was enthusiastically supported by the august gathering. Guest of honors, general audience and BCF committee members comprising both men and women generously pledged their support for free education, free wheel chairs and free power glasses.

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Mr Thumbay Moideen, Founder Patron of BCF, Mr Hassan Darvish, Mr. Zakaria Bajpe, Mr. Praveen Shetty, Mr. Nazim, Mr. Harish Sheriyar, Chilly Willy, Mr. Prabahakar Ambalthese, Karnataka Sanga Sharjah Mr. Satish Poorjary, Landmark Infratech, Mangalore and several others donated generously for the cause of providing education to the poor masses of the Karnataka State.

Janab Asgar Ali Tangala, Advisor DKSC, Mr. Yusuf Arlapadav, Chairman, Jalaliya DKSC and several other oraganisation's representatives such as Karnataka Islamic Centre, Al Kamar Wlefare Association, Darul Irshad, Daul Asharia, Malja Yateem Khana, Madinat ul Moonavara, Darul Noor, Markaz al Huda Women College, etc. attended this Iftar Meet 2015.

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Several dignatories attended this Iftar Meet 2015 which included Mr. Abooslih, Former Vice President of BCF and Chairman, Nafis Group, Mr. Mustafa from Land Mark Infra tech, Mr. Satish Poojari, President, Billavas Dubai, Mr. Noel Al Meda, President, Mangalore Konkans, Mr. Ashok Anchan from Tulu Koota Dubai; Mr. Tantri from Karnataka Sanga Dubai, Mr. Harish Sherigar from Devadiga Sanga; Mr. Vinay Nayak from Namma TV, Mr. Rafeeq Kolpe, from VK News, Mr. Iqbal Uchila from Kannadiga World, Mr. Kiran from Karnataka News, Mr. Vijay Shetty from Media 9, Mr. Premjeet from Tulu patarga tulu varipaga, Mr. Iqbal Kajur from Karnataka Cultural Forum, Mr. Deepak S.P. from Nama Tuluvera, Mr. Arshad Hussain from Sahil online, Mr. Prabahakar Ambalthare from Margadeepa Sanskriti Samity, Mr. Jayant Shety from Chilly Willy, Mr. Prakash Payer from Dwani Pratestana etc.

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Mr. Satish Poojari, Mr. Harish Sherigar, Mr. Tantri, Mr. Prabahakar Ambelthese conveyed their best wish on the eve of Ramadan and were very happy to know and acknowledge that BCF is providing scholarship, free wheel chairs and free power glasses to the needy poor people of Karnataka State.

The Chairman of the Iftar Meet 2015 Mr. Abdul Lathif Mulky and all his team members were applauded for their good task in conducting the Iftar Party 2015 successfully. The coordinated and dedicated support from all members of the Iftar committee and the BCF Committee members including BCF ladies wing played a major role in making the function a very successful one.

Ustad Samsudeen Haneefi Mardala performed Dua. Mr. Tanveer Razak proposed vote of thanks. A lot of giveaway packets and gifts were distributed. The event was sponsored by all the members of BCF, Chilly Willy, Tiffany, Landmark Infratech, Nafis group etc.

Prior to Iftar, Mr Tanveer, Mr Ibrahim Dubal and Mr Ibrahim Karnad conducted Qirat competition for children. Islamic quiz for both kids and adults were also conducted. Ustad Shamsudeen Haneefi Mardala delivered an informative lecture on the importance of Ramadan.

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January 5,2020

Dharwad, Jan 5: Hameed Khan, a noted sitar exponent and descendant of renowned sitarist Ustad Rahimat Khan, passed away at his residence here on Saturday night.

He was 69 and survived by wife Fareeda, son Mohsin Khan (a musician) and daughter Arma Khan (an artist).

Hameed Khan taught sitar at Karnatak University’s college of music and also at the family-run music school ‘Bharateeya Sangeeta Vidyalaya’. Several of his disciples who were foreign nationals helped him establish ‘Kalakeri Sangeet Vidyalaya’ at Kalakeri village near Dharwad, which provides music lessons to the deprived.

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August 4,2020

Mangaluru, Aug 4: The Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy has announced the names of the winners of its annual honorary awards (Gaurava Prashasti and Gaurava Puraskara) for the years 2019 and 2020.

Rahim Uchil, the president of the Academy announced the names at a press conference in the city today. Beary Academy registrar Poornima and member Shamsheer Budoli were also present in the press meet. 

Gaurava Prasasthi-2020 winners are: Basheer Ahmed Kinya (Beary literature), Veena Mangaluru (Beary cinema, drama and art) and Siddique Manjeshwara (Beary organisation and social service) 

Gaurava Puraskara-2020 winners are: Dr Mohammed Ismail (medicine), T A Mohammed Asif (education), Iliyas Mangaluru (social service), Abdul Rasheed aka Rash Beary (Beary organisation) and Safwan Shah Bahrain (young talent). 

Gaurava Prashasti-2019 winners are: Abdul Rehman Kutthethur (Beary literature), Ismail Tannirbhavi (Beary art) and M Ahmed Bava Moidin (Beary organisation and social service).

Gaurava Puraskara-2019 winners are: Abdul Razzak Ananthady (Beary education), T S Hussain (Beary literature), Abdul Majeed Suralpady (General), Asif Karnad (social service) and Ali Kunhi Paare (Beary organisation). 

The Academy’s "Gaurava Prashasti consists of Rs 50,000 cash prize, shawl, garland and citation, while "Gaurava Puraskara" consists of Rs 10,000 cash prize, shawl, garland and citation.

Mr Uchil said that the awards will be conferred in a formal function after discussing the dates with chief minister once the covid-19 situation comes under control. Even though the winners for the year 2018 were announced, they weren’t conferred on the achievers. Hence those awards also will be conferred in the same ceremony, he said.

About the winners:

Basheer Ahmed Kinya: He has been involved with the Beary music sector since the last 21 years in the form of singer, and poet. He has provided lyrics for over 150 Beary audio cassettes and also sang them. His first audio cassette, Maskattoru Kallas' had created a record by getting sold out within four to five days. He has also created several non-stop cassettes and Duf songs. 
 
Veena Mangaluru: She has acted in the first Beary cinema. She has acted in over a thousand plays in different languages. 'Mami Marmolu', Kurfat Katte/Amadakaro Chiri, and Shamimarabal are some of the plays she has acted in. 
 
Siddique Manjeshwar: A social worker and activist. Through social media, he led a blood donation campaign and thereby helped thousands of people.  There are over 10,000 members in his 54 WhatsApp groups who are ready for blood donation. His ‘Blood Donate Mangaluru’ drive has been able to collect over 26,000 units of blood and conducting over 250 blood donation camps so far. He was honoured with a special award of the chief minister of Kerala. 

Dr Muhammed Ismail: Dr Muhammed Ismail completed his medical education in 1989 and has been serving different hospitals since the last 30 years being a highly respected doctor. He also is an honorary medical officer of the Wenlock Hospital Mangaluru. He has served as an office-bearer of Indian Medical Association, Karnataka Medico-legal Society etc.
 
T A Mohammed Asif: He has been providing education to over 360 students from LKG to the eighth standard through Adarsh Group of educational institutions. He is also active in the social sector and has distributed school bags and books to poor students. During the lockdown, he distributed free food items worth about Rs 10 lac.
 
Ilyas Mangaluru: He had fought against the menace of dowry. He has got over 500 girls married through an organization, 'Dowry Free Nikah'. He has also created an app, Free Nikah, which helps boys and girls to find suitable matches. 
 
Rash Beary: Abdul Rasheed aka Rash Beary is known for using social media to help the people. By establishing 'Beary Nikah Helpline' he has helped several poor Beary women to get married. He also provides free counselling services to couples from all religions. With the help of donors, he keeps distributing clothes and food among needy.

Safwan Shah Bahrain: A well-known Beary singer, he has sung several songs in past one decade. He has been organizing various Beary programmes in Bahrain for past eight years. He had undertaken the adventure of jumping from the air from a height of 13,000 feet with the Indian flag in hand. 

Abdul Razack Ananantady: A PU college lecturer by profession, he has conducted over 500 pre-exam training camps and functioned as a resource person in leadership and personality development training. He has been conducting training and lectures for students and their parents on learning nutrition, and life values. His addresses on education and cultural aspects have been aired by Akashvani.

Abdul Rahiman Kuthethur: He was the co-editor or Beary Kannada - English dictionary and editor of the first-ever Beary grammar book released in 2019. He also is a member of the experts' committee on the Beary language textbook. He has translated Panchatantra stories, Sarvajna Vachanas etc into Beary language and published collection of poems.

Ismail Tannirbavi: He is known as a Beary theatre personality, who started acting at the age of 17. He has acted in over 300 plays including Beary, Tulu and Kannada. He has been in the theatre since the last 55 year and his plays have been presented in countries like Muscat and Kuwait. 
 
Ahmed Bawa Moidin: A social worker and member of the Beary Study chair. He also is the life member of Beary Sahitya Parishad and member of Human Ethical Committee of Mangalore University. He was the founder vice president of Mangalore Merchant Associate and member of divisional railway users consultative/committee. He has donated blood 53 times. 

 T S Hussain: Hussain is a veteran Beary writer who has defied blindness. He faced many difficulties and challenges in life and also met with an accident in 2008. Because of this accident, his eyesight had become very weak. He continued with the creation of works with determination in spite of failing eyesight with help from friends. He has authored two works and was appreciated for their content. Thereafter, he authored two more works. In 2018, he wrote another work.
 
Abdul Majeed Suralpady: A social worker and activist, he has served in various organizations. He served as the president of Suralpady government higher primary school for 21 years. He also served as the president of the educational committee of South Karnataka Sunni Centre's Al Ihsan English Medium School and got government recognition for the school. He set up PU college for girls and laid two-way road at Kaikamba besides bus shelter, toilet, drinking water system and building for police check post.
 
Apatbandhava Asif Karnad: He has been serving as an ambulance driver for the last ten years. He readily carries dead bodies and performs funeral. and done so for over a thousand bodies so far. Whenever he comes across mentally unsound people on the road, he gives them a wash and admits them to Ashrams. He has also been maintaining Maimoon Foundation Apatbhandhava Sycho Rehabilitation Centre.
 
Alikunhi Pare: He is the founder president of 'Melthene', a forum of Beary writers and artists. He has also served social, literary, organizational and religious sectors. He has been identified with several organizations including Mangaluru taluk Yuvajana Okkota and Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Muslim Central Committee.

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March 3,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 3: Senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that the party's protest will continue until the Speaker will allow them to discuss BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yathnal's recent comments on freedom fighter HS Doreswamy.

"Our protest in the well of state assembly will continue until Speaker allows us to discuss about Basanagouda Patil Yatnal," Siddaramaiah said.

Congress MLAs staged a protest in the Karnataka Assembly and entered the well demanding BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yathnal's apology for his 'Pakistani agent' remark.

Earlier, Congress leaders on February 26 staged a protest on the same issue in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue at Vidhana Soudha.

Yathnal, on February 25, called Doreswamy a fake freedom fighter and a Pakistani agent while addressing the media. His comments triggered a controversy drawing sharp remarks from Congress and other parties.

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