Sankeerna’s 6th annual day: An Evening of heart filling Classical delight

By Arathi Adiga

April 16, 2018

Dubai: It was the evening of perfection, dedication, performance, discipline, grace hard work and soulful classical dance of Sankeerna School of classical Dance’s dancing angles and disciples of Guru, Vidhushi Sapana kiran at Indian Consulate Auditorium on April 13.

Program started with the tradition of lighting the lamp by distinguished guest, Guru Sapna and Kiran Kumar. The show began with “Pushpanjali” pleasuring the god with flowers. Dancers devotionally offered their obeisance to the lord of dance Nataraja, the guru and to the audience. Then the talented dancers gave sequence of powerful performances through ‘Kali kauthuvam’ where parvati took the form of Kaali to demolish Rakthabeeja, ‘Ganesha Kauthuvam’,’Thodaya Mangalam’, where dancers invoked blessings from lord Vishnu, ’Devi Sarasvati Stuti’ through the meaningful composition of Kanakadasaru, ‘Adavu’,’Azhagu Deva’,very popular compostion of Shri Purandara dasaru ‘Bhagyada laxmi baramma’ presented soulfully, ‘Adida Nadida’,’ Govinda ninna’ then the girls dedicated yet another breath taking performance to Navadurge through ‘Aiyagiri Nandini’, ‘Vishamkara Kannan’ showcased little adorable Krishna kannayas and sweet little Radhes, ‘Flute Dance’, ’Kuravanji’ added versatility to the show and the dancers ability to perform it flawlessly.

The grand finale performance ‘Dharmakshetra’ the geethopadesha at the war field brought all the audience to the edge of their seats with the soulful music, breath taking dance and abhinaya of Krishna and Arjuna.

During the stage program Chief guest of the evening Chandra Subramani , Bharathanatyam artist and founder member f BHAVA expressed her happiness for quality of the program and dedication of the Guru. She appreciated budding artists and gave her word of encouragement and guidance.

Another guest N Mohan recalled his long association with Sankeerna and expressed happiness for their growth and wished them success. Satisfied and Proud Guru Sapna Kiran delivered vote of thanks to the Guests, parents, student’s audiences and to the press. Felicitated Shri Prakash Rao Payyar well known kannada writer and theater director of Dubai Kannada theater, through his recent drama “Swapnavasavadatte” Sapna Kiran debuted in a lead role as Vasavadatte. She extended her gratitude to her parents who put her in Classical dance path and Gurus who made her the Dancer of par excellence, family and friends.

Sruti Karthik charismatically compered the program with detailed explanation of each dance form with the evidence and stories from Puranas and Vedas. Her Persuasive language captivated the audience.

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Karnataka NRI Forum Jeddah repatriates 177 stranded Kannadigas from Saudi Arabia

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July 30,2020

Jeddah: The first chartered flight for repatriation passengers from Jeddah to Bengaluru organized by Karnataka NRI Forum Jeddah – Saudi Arabia was successfully landed at Bengaluru airport by 01.00 am on 19th July 2020.

Spice Jet (SG9884) departed from King Abdul Aziz International Airport Jeddah by 05.00 pm local time with 177 stranded passengers which includes 12 Pregnant Woman, 3 infants, 44 Short term visa holders, 3 medical emergency patients and 115 migrate workers and labours from various districts of Karnataka state.

Karnataka NRI Forum Jeddah, a registered charitable organization under Government of Karnataka & Indian Consulate Jeddah - Saudi Arabia, helping the Kannadigas overseas & in Karnataka State as well, has initiated major role for helping stranded Kannadigas to travel back to home. During Pandemic hundreds of stranded Kannadigas were approached to the forum and requested to arrange special chartered flight to Bengaluru from Jeddah.

Initiating from collecting the data of passengers, the forum’s special panel including its President Mr. Mohammed Mansoor, Secretary Mr. Peter Mascarenes, Vice Presidents Mr. Nasir Khurshid, Dr.Ashfaque Maniyar, Chief Coordinator Mr. Shaikh Saoud, Cultural Secretaries Mr. Arifulla Shariff and Mr. Rajesh Suvarna, Treasurer Mr. Habib Rahman and Press Secretary Mr. Baig, the forum’s members have worked very hard to conclude this task very successful.

The forum provided food packets as refreshment, complementary PPE kitsto each passenger as precaution against the spread of any infections while travelling and also guided all passengers by supporting them in Awdha portal (Saudi Passport Department) and Seva Sindhu portal registration of Government of Karnataka.

The official travel partner ITL Travel Management Company has rendered remarkable service to the passengers not only in ticketing but also supported with top priority in confirming the aircraft from SPICE JET and availed good service from ground staff at Jeddah Airport.

All passengers have reached safely to their homes after completing the 7 days institutional quarantine at Bengaluru. 100% passengers had NEGETIVE report on Covid-19 test made on arrival as well as after institutional quarantine.

In the press release published from the President, Mr. Mohammed Mansoor has expressed his prodigious gratitude to the Ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia H. E. Dr. Ausaf Sayeed, Deputy Consul General of India - Jeddah Mr. Y Saber and Chief Minister of Karnataka State Shri B. S. Yediyurappafor providing necessary approvals and NOC for the chartered flight operation. He also conveyed his boundless appreciationto Shri B. Y. Raghavendra, Member of Parliament Shimoga District (Karnataka) for his swift support extended to the forum and as well to Dr. Aarathi Krishna, Ex-Deputy Chairperson – NRI Forum of Karnataka – Government of Karnataka for her significant guidance and support on completing this mission.

The forum has thanked all the officers in King Abdul Aziz International Airport Jeddah and Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru for the facilities provided to the passengers. The Forum has thanked all passengers travelled for their calmness and also thanked to all other members of the forum, Staff of ITL Travels and SPICE JET for their tremendous support extended throughout the mission accomplishment.

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Flight chartered by Thumbay Group and BCF repatriates 186 Kannadigas stranded in UAE

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July 25,2020

In a humanitarian gesture to help fellow citizens in distress, the first in the series of chartered
flights arranged by Thumbay Group, UAE and the Bearys Cultural Forum (BCF) Trust,
Mangalore to repatriate stranded Kannadigas in the UAE took off from Ras Al Khaimah
International Airport in the wee hours of 21st July 2020. The flight was fully occupied, with 186 passengers, all of them desperate to fly back to India for various reasons.

The initiative was conceived and implemented under the leadership of Dr. Thumbay Moideen - Founder President of Thumbay Group & Founder Patron of BCF and Dr. B K Yusuf, the
President of BCF. The flight was organized on a purely charitable basis, with all necessary
steps and precautions in place to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers. Thumbay Group assigned its fleet of buses to transport the passengers free of charge from their residences in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman to the airport. The organizers also provided free meals and refreshments to the passengers, in addition to PPE kits and face-shields distributed free of
charges.

The passengers on the first flight included many elderly individuals, people with serious
illnesses like heart-related health issues and diabetes, pregnant ladies and little children as well as people who had lost their jobs and those with expired visas. Dr. B K Yusuf – BCF President, Dr. Kaup Mohammed - BCF General Secretary, other office bearers of BCF, as well as Thumbay Group’s representatives Mr. Farhad C – Director of the Hospitality Division of
Thumbay Group and Engr. Farwaz P. C. – COO of the Construction Division were present at
the airport to see off the first group of passengers.

Commenting on the initiative, Dr. Thumbay Moideen said, “This joint initiative of Thumbay
Group and BCF is to support our fellow Kannadigas desperate to fly back home. We are happy that we have been able to reach out to many of them, to help them fly home to their families. We thank the Governments of the UAE and India, and the Indian Consulate, Dubai, for their support in making this happen. In the coming days, many more stranded Kannadigas would be repatriated under this joint initiative.”
Dr. B K Yusuf thanked Dr. Thumbay Moideen and the office-bearers and members of BCF for
their efforts to make the initiative a success.

“We are proud that this initiative has brought relief to many Kannadigas and their families today. BCF is grateful to Thumbay Group for its support and partnership for all our humanitarian programs for the support of the needy.”

Dr. Kaup Mohammed said that it was a matter of pride that the much-awaited Thumbay-BCF
repatriation flight had been carried out successfully. “Measures have been taken to ensure the safety of the flight and its passengers throughout the journey,” he said. He also thanked all the social organizations including Bhatkal Jamath, BCCI, BWF, KCF, DKSC, Kodagu Kannadigas,
Kannadiga Help Line, Dubai Konkans and KSS, for their support. He specially thanked Mr.
Syed Hassan Razeen, the owner of ARISTOCRAT Travels for his support in the ticketing,
boarding and related processes. On behalf of Milano Optics Group and Maxcare, free gift
hampers were distributed to selected passengers.

The passengers were received at Mangalore airport under the leadership of Mr. Mumtaz Ali - patron of BCF and other distinguished personalities of Mangalore including Mr. Moidin Bava - former MLA, Mr U. T. Ifthikhar, Mr. S. M. R Rashid - President of BCCI central committee and many others. The passengers were transferred to the hotels where they had registered for the mandatory quarantine.

The second flight under this joint initiative is scheduled to take-off from Ras Al Khaimah airport to Mangalore on 24th July 2020. A few more similar repatriation flights are to soon follow, in the coming weeks.

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Jals-e-Uchila get-together held in Dammam

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March 15,2020

Markaz Al Madeena Association, Eastern province, conducted JALS-E-UCHILA get together program at Dammam, Saudi Arabia on March 5,2020 on account of celebrating 28 years of social service dedicated by the organization.

The event chairman Noushad Uchil inaugurated the function. The organization president presided the program and delivered talk about the intention of the organization. Hashim Uchil has intorduced the social and academic contribution of the organization of past 28 years. Jamal Uchil welcomed the gathering and Ismail G.I. host the program.

Games, Quiz and prize distribution to the winners and senior social workers was the special attraction of the event. The planning committee of the event includes Iqbal, Farooq, Shahul Hameed, Ramza, Nabeel, Afthar, Ashraf and Shafi.