Tanveer Seith hails Kannada Paatha Shaale Dubai

May 23, 2017

Dubai: The Kannada Paatha Shaale Dubai (KPSD) held valedictory ceremony of their third year of Kannada classes at JSS Private School, Dubai on 20th May 2017. It had been their third year conducting classes where students yearning to learn their mother tongue-Kannada assembled at JSS Private School every Friday morning at 10.30 am to sharpen their Kannada speaking, reading, writing and grammar skills.

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The guests who honored the occasion were Mr Tanveer Seth, the Education Minister of Karnataka joined by Mrs. Sabrina Seth applauded the initiative and promised his support in future endeavors, Mrs Deepa Jain, Consul for Chancery & culture and protocol, Consulate of India Dubai touched the heart of the gathering by starting her speech in Kannada , she further assured all the support fr0m the consulate. Mr. Praveen Kumar Shetty, President Karnataka NRI forum UAE praised the organizers and appreciated their effort, Mr. Roger Narayan, Hollywood and Sandalwood Actor was very cheerful and made the crowd think again when he said his schooling was with Kannada medium school and he is now doing voiceover to English documentaries. Mr. U T Iftikar Ali, Senate member, Rajiv Gandhi University of health sciences Bengaluru graced the occasion.

The president of Kannada Mitraru and convener of Kannada Paatha Shaale Dubai, Mr Shashidhar Nagarajappa , welcomed the gusts and gave introduction about the school , the highlights were that this is Free school open to all children willing to learn Kannada , the concept of Free school was realized by the support to JSS education institutions in Dubai by providing the space and ten teachers working for seven months without pay to serve the community, teachers were named as “Shilpa Siddalingesh, Manasa Vinay ,Meera Vineeth, Kavya Yuvaraj, Shwetha Vinay, Kamakshi Suresh, Premalatha Lohit, Mamatha Kotian, & Roopa Shashidhar.

Other dignitaries present were Mrs. Veerendra Babu - president Kannadigaru Dubai; Prabhakar Ambalatere - General secretary- KNRIF; Sugandhraj Bekal, President Karnataka Sangha, Sharjah were present too. The students were felicitated by the Chief Guests with certificates and medals, Arts and crafts team trained by Mrs Manatha Kotian were honored on stage with first and second prizes ably judged by Mrs Susmitha Dhruva.

The cultural program performed by the students of KPSD was splendid and transported the audience to their homeland. Jashmitha Vivek trained the students for dances. All the parents, guests and the well-wishers appreciated the effort of Kannada Mithraru, UAE.

The parents look forward for the fourth cycle expected to start this November 2017.

Mrs Premalatha , Mr Satish Hegde & Nagaraj Rao compeered the event, Jeetendra , Vijaykumar, Harish Kodi,Sunil Gavaskar, Siddalingesh, Govind Bhat,Venkataramana Kamath, Vinay, Putta Raju, SS Meti, Sudhir Bhandari co ordinated the whole event, Deepak Somashekara ended with vote of thanks.

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KSCC holds blood donation drive in Dubai

May 2,2020

Karnataka Sports and Cultural Club (KSCC) organized Blood Donation Camp at Latifa Hospital, Oud Mehta Dubai on April 23rd, 2020 in association with Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and with support from Community Development Authority (CDA) Government of Dubai.

Blood Donation Drive started in the morning at 7:30 am to 6:00 pm. Around 48 people participated in this drive and donated blood to support the Dubai Blood Bank.

A potential shortage of blood for transfusions has been occurred due to a significant reduction in voluntary blood donations during this time of the COVID-19 pandemic. The current pandemic, health services are now running with shortages of blood availability. To support the DHA Blood Bank KSCC taken initiative to ensure that blood donations continued and are safe for both the donor and the recipient.

After taking safety precaution and safe distance during the blood donation donors feeling happy and honored to participate and donate blood at this pandemic situation. Club Manager Mr. Mohammad Shafi was also present during this event.

KSCC appreciated all the blood donors and be grateful to Dubai Health Authority (DHA), Community Development Authority (CDA), and Government of Dubai for their association for this event. They also thanked the volunteers and supporters.

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Kuwait Kannada Koota organizes Daasotsava

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March 2,2020

Kuwait: State of Karnataka is enriched with Daasa culture, which had contributed immensely to its literature, culture, art & philosophy. Daasa tradition in Karnataka was part of the Bhakti movement which flourished from around 15th century and it extended considerable spiritual influence over the masses. Kuwait Kannada Koota, a socio-cultural association for the people of Karnataka in Kuwait, organized its annual Daasotsava on 14th February 2020 in remembrance of these saints, thereby displaying the rich cultural heritage of the state.

The program started with a warm welcome address by Mrs. Spoorthy Kamath, convener of cultural committee. Divine invocation prayer by Mrs. Vasantha Ashok and Mrs. Sandhya Arun set the trend for the event. This was followed by lighting of the traditional lamp by the 2020 executive committee, comprising of President Mr. Rajesh Vittal, Vice President Mr. Sandeep Chabba, General Secretary Mr. Praveen Kumar Shetty and Treasurer Mr. Pradeep Rao. President, while welcoming the gathering, spoke about the importance of Daasas in Kannada literature & history and briefed about the series of upcoming programs. Cultural programs started with fancy dress competition by Koota children comprising of all age group starting from infants to elder kids. This program stole the show as the efforts & time invested by children and their parents were clearly visible.

2019 executive committee was felicitated by the current committee for wonderfully managing Koota affairs & programs. This was followed by the release of Koota magazine “Marala Mallige", comprising of informative articles, drawings, poems etc., entirely contributed by the association members. Event’s main attraction “Vrindavana Leelavarana", a colorful dance drama spectacularly portrayed by 54 Koota children, was very well appreciated & received by the attendees. Association children who successfully completed 10th and 12th were felicitated as a token of encouragement. Executive committee gave away prizes to Kids who excelled in the stage competitions held earlier. Audience was treated to a divine and melodious Bhajan program conducted astutely by the ladies & men. Koota women performed Bhajan Kolata, along with ladies bhajan, in a well-coordinated manner. Vote of thanks was proposed by the secretary of Koota, thanking those who contributed for the success of the event. Another attraction was a quiz competition “Rasa Prashne", conducted efficiently between the programs, by Mr. Mahesh Shiramgond.

The whole event was planned and executed astutely by the cultural committee under the leadership of Convener, Mrs. Spoorthy Kamath. Public Relations Committee, led by Mrs. Suparna Dambal, welcomed the members in a vibrant & colorful way, showcasing a beautifully erected divine mantap. The event was sponsored by Unimoni, LIC HFL, VSPL, Geetherb, Kotak Life Insurance, Joy Alukkas, Lulu Hypermarket & Total Environment. The program ended with a sumptuous satvik lunch, sponsored by the senior Koota member, Mr. Ramachandran Seetharaman.

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KSCC launches humanitarian services amid covid-19 lockdown

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May 14,2020

Dubai: A non-profitable social organization, KSCC is delivering a great service to the community during this pandemic situation.

Karnataka Sports and Cultural Club is a civil organization registered under Community Development Authority (CDA) involved in implementing various UAE government initiatives, blood donation drives, health campaigns, sport events, charity works, awareness programs and much more.

KSCC is currently actively liaising with Dubai government authorities in discharging the needs and requirements of the people in these challenging covid-19 pandemic times. It is also involved the activities such as logistics, coordinating stores, mobilizing isolation centers, equipping quarantine facilities and volunteering services.

During these testing times, KSCC is also facilitating the Guidance to the general public, follow-up up to 122 covid positive cases, counselling the affected, assisting the references and providing the ever-necessary emotional support by setting up a team of 24 reserved persons for call center helplines.

As per the request from DHA (Dubai Health Authority) KSCC has successfully organized the blood donation drive and donated upto 141 units of blood with the help of KSCC members & supporters.

Apart from above, KSCC is also engaged in serving needy by distributing the food provisional kit (Yestahloon) from the very 1st day of lockdown till day by their special task force team under guidelines of CDA, and also taking into consideration the month of Ramadan, team is successfully distributing Iftar food & provision kit with the help of donors.

In the 1st Phase, KSCC covered 2421 beneficiaries by providing 440 provisional food kits, 435 food pack and 529 Iftar kits.

As per the CDA guidelines, club is also engaged in following up the health condition of senior citizens living in UAE.

KSCC special team is also engaged in clearing documentation and formalities related to dead body repatriation until its final procedures and handing over to relatives with help of UAE governments authorities. Total 5 dead bodies are repatriated in their 1st phase of service.

KSCC is also having a center controlled special task team to assist all above activities during the covid-19 pandemic to continue the services to general public.

KSCC thanks all Government authorities, Members in different task team, supporters and Sponsors company MAERSK, MALABAR GOLD & DIAMOND and TAMIL ENTREPRENEUR for their support and also request extend their support to consolidate the above demanding service and deliver our best possible assistance not only because it is the month of Ramadan, but also our responsibility to reach out to the poor and needy, during this fight against Covid-19.