UAE Bunts are all set for 41st anniversary with cultural extravaganza

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April 19, 2015

Dubai: The premier bunts associations of Dubai, U.A.E. Bunts are all set for the mega event of their 41st annual celebrations to be held on Friday the 24th April 2015 at the Amal Ballroom of JW Marriott Hotel, Diera, Dubai. The cultural extravaganza begins at 10 a.m.

The Guest of Honour of the day will be a well-known Bunt personality from Mangalore Prof. M. Balakrishna Shetty, Prinicipal of SDPT First Grade Kateel and presided by Padmashree Dr. B.R. Shetty, Patron, U.A.E. Bunts. The grand event will be compered by a well know RJ from Mangalore/Udupi Mr. RJ Avinash.

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On this auspicious occasion the Guest of Honour Prof. Balakrishna Shetty will be honoured with Bunta Vibhooshana special award for his selfless service to educational field and social work.

Multiple cultural and special events are lined up for the whole family to enjoy the entire day grand cultural extravaganza.

The special attraction of the day will be Dance Competitions (Folk and Cinematic) for kids and adults. It will be divided into two groups, Children age group of 8 to 16 and for Adults age 18 plus. These special dance competitions will be held on Folklore and Cinematic themes and expected a large number of participants, young and old who will entertain the crowd during the celebrations.
The other special attraction of the day is Mr. & Mrs. Bunt competition for which the auditions are already been conducted and 12 ladies and 10 men are selected for the final show which will be a very attractive event of the day. This competition will be held in three rounds, First Round: Fashion Show, Second Round: Talent Show and Final will be Question/Answer round which will be adjudged by the eminent judges and the winning couples will be awarded with Mr. & Mrs. Bunt title and offered loads of prizes.

During the program UAE Bunts are privileged to honour Bunts students who have achieved 90% and above in 10th & 12th and excelled in the field of sports during the year 2014/2015. Details to be emailed to [email protected] a soon as possible.

The event also holds loads of dances, cultural events based on Kannada/tulu Culture, Customs, and Traditions of Coastal Karnataka. All are co-cordially invited.

For entry passes please contact the following committee members:

Shiva Shetty / Akshatha Shetty, Dubai Tel : 050-4753059 Email : [email protected]

Prakash Pakkala / Divya Pakkala, Dubai Tel : 050-3435376 / 050-4605582 [email protected]

Dinakara Shetty / Shruthi Shetty, Dubai Tel : 050-4681665 / 055-8820316 [email protected]

Guruprasad Shetty / Latika Shetty, Dubai Tel : 055-7465181 [email protected]

Gurucharan Rai / Sridevi Rai, Sharjah Tel : 050-3007402 [email protected]

Ranjit Rai / Sharmila Rai, Abu Dhabi 056-1200614 [email protected] / [email protected]

Sachindra Shetty / Raksha Shetty, Abu Dhabi Tel : 055-1945008 [email protected]

Kamraj Shetty / Rashmi Shetty, Abu Dhabi Tel : 050-9231901 [email protected]

Sadananda Shetty / Vidyavathi, Abu Dhabi Tel : 050-6992916 / 055-5935238 [email protected]

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June 4,2020

Dr Soofi Anwar, Director Academics of University of Stirling RAK, UAE Campus, has achieved the prestigious professional recognition of Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) UK. He has achieved this milestone through the Stirling Framework for Evidencing Learning and Teaching Enhancement (SFELTE), the Continuing Professional Development Framework (CPD) for learning and teaching at University of Stirling, Scotland, UK. 

He was recognized for this achievement on recently concluded virtual Learning & Teaching Conference-2020 organized by University of Stirling Campus in UK.  He has secured his Ph.D. in Management from University of Azteca, Mexico.

Dr. Soofi Anwar has over 20 years of experience in teaching and academic leadership at higher education level and has worked in leading universities in UAE, Bahrain and India. He was conferred the prestigious Middle East Education Leadership Award, as the Best Professor in Management-2018 in recognition of his academic excellence, exemplary leadership in higher education. Prior to his current role, he has worked on leadership position in Birla Institute of Technology Offshore Campus RAK.

He has completed his MBA from Dept. of Business Administration, Mangalore University in 1999 and his B. Com degree from Canara College Mangaluru.

He has published numerous research papers in management and in the area of teaching and learning in higher education in reputed academic journals and international conferences proceedings. He is a member of editorial board of two leading management journals and engaged in reviewing faculty research publications in the area of management and marketing. 

He is a son of Haji Abdul Khadar Kodijal and Mrs. Mariyamma from Konaje, Mangaluru.

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August 6,2020

Dubai, Aug 6: Non-resident Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist Dewakara Alva passed away on Thursday August 6. He was 63.

Alva, who hailed from Mangaluru, was the director of Federal Insurance Brokers LLC, Dubai and was residing in Dubai for around four decades. He was reportedly suffering from health problems for last few months. 

He was a patron of Tulu and Kannada language and culture in United Arab Emirates. He was a member of various NRI organizations including UAE Tulu Koota and UAE Bunts

Alva is survived by wife Saritha, daughter Powshali, and son Manal.

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P A Hameed Padubidri
February 24,2020

Riyadh, Feb 24: Indian Islahi Center, Riyadh (IICR) kicked off the propagation campaign of "Learn the Quran" national conference, which is slated to be held on March 27, 2020 at Nofa Istiraha, Exit 18, Riyadh, Kingdom Saudi Arabia. It's IICR's 20th successful program.

Kerala Legislative Assembly's opposition leader & Congress leader, Ramesh Chennitthala inaugurated the campaign that was held at Voco Hotel in Riyadh, capital city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Ramesh was on two days visit in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The objective of the campaign is to instil the keenness & to keep creating the continuous awareness amongst the community on Quran. It also enables to recite the Quran with Tajweed (science of reading the Quran) & correct form.

Aboobakker Edthanatukkara (President of IICR), Abdul Qayyum Bustani, Kunhi Kumbala, Abdullah Vallanchira, Adv. Abdul Jaleel, Naushad Ali Kozhikode, Mujeeb Ali Thodigappulam, Muhammad Kutty Kadannamanna, Fasal Rahman City Flower, Mujeeb Irumbuzhi, Jaleel Alappuzha, Arafat & others were present on the occasion.

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