At Abu Dbabi 'Iftar meet' BWF pledges to continue charity works in Karnataka

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June 20, 2016

Abu Dhabi, Jun 20: Bearys Welfare Forum-Abu Dhabi, a group known for its philanthropic activities and comprised of Muslim expats hailing from the coastal belt of Karnataka State, organized an Iftar meet here recently. Around 600 people took part in the fellowship meal at the Main Hall, India Social Centre, Abu Dhabi ignoring the sultry weather prevailing in UAE.

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BWF has been organizing annual Iftar parties for the last few years and has now become a quite familiar and sought after programme among the expatriates of coastal districts of Karnataka, residing in Abu Dhabi.

The event began with the recitation of verses from the Holy Quran by Mr. Haitham Abdul hameed. Rasheed Bijai read out its English translation. Mr. Mohamed Rafeeq Krishnapur, vice president, BWF, briefed the gathering about BWF with Ramadan greetings.

Mr. Abdulla Madumoole, general secretary, BWF, welcomed the gathering and conveyed his wishes for the season, and briefed about the importance of holy of Ramadan. Al Haj Twaqa Ahmed Musliar Al Azhari, the Khazi of Dakshina Kannada graced the function with his heartwarming dua.

A slide show highlighting the recent activities of BWF, especially conducting mass marriages of 81 under privileged girls in Mangaluru , distribution of wheel chairs to physically disabled people and the new project of ‘toilet construction to the needy’ was presented by Mr. Abdul Jaleel Gurupur/ Jaffar Sadik and Abdulla Madumoole. Mr. Hamza Abdul Khader, vice presidents of BWF, delivered the best wishes.

Mr. Mohamed Ali Uchil, President, BWF, in his address, emphasized the responsibility of the community’s affluent towards the downtrodden and needy. He officially announced the ‘BWF- mass marriage -2016’, to be held on December 3 at Unity Hall Thokkotu, Mangaluru, and BWF- charity scheme- phase III, i.e., providing toilet facility to the underprivileged and needy people.

He requested the people to whole heartedly and generously to support this program. BWF has already completed and handed over 120 toilets under this scheme. He also thanked the donors of all BWF charities for their continued support.

He urged the community members not to forget the sufferings of Muslim brethren from Gujarat to Mujaffarnagar to Palastine, Syria, Mynamar, Yemen to Chechnya and called upon them to always to keep open their hearts and resources to eradicate the sufferings of these brothers and sisters.

The Iftar was followed by namaz and a sumptuous dinner. Several VIP guests including religious leaders, business leaders, community leaders and social workers attended the Ifatr Meet. All the guests had an opportunity for interaction with their friends and relatives from different parts of Abu Dhabi. Some of them traveled all the way from Dubai and Al Ain to take part in the event and gave BWF Iftar party a unique and special identity.

Mr. Mohammad Siddik Kaup, Treasurer, BWF, proposed the vote of thanks. The efforts of Mohammed Kallapu, Basher Bajpe, Rasheed V.K.,Siddik Uchil, Haneef Ullal, Nawaj Uchil, Imran Ahmed, Abdul Majeed, Abdul Ravoof, Hameed Gurupur, Majeed Aathoor, Nazeer Ubar, Moinudeen Handel were instrumental in the success of the event, said a release issued by the organizers.

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Abdul Jaleel
 - 
Wednesday, 29 Jun 2016

Mohamed Mangalore- Fear Allah when lying! your's is a rubbish comment,i though not to waste time in useless conversation when we could be doing acts of worship,and not to lose last ten nights of Ramadan.
But To put facts right-I am no where connected or related to Highly respected Mohamed Ali Sir,but he get me a highly paid job in a reputed company,Al ahmdulliha.

like me there are 100 of youngsters from community benefited from his support,and May Allah bless him and his family
And coming back to Iftar meet- BWF executives contribute and arrange the Iftar ,which is very much instrumental in spread brotherhood,togetherness with community people as well as brotherly community members.

Don't forget BWF's mega charity projects,through which they are serving the community.

So,brother don't try to spread \Fitna\",which is job of Eblish. Try
serve the needy and encourage others also to do so.

it is last ten days of Ramadan and try to learn basic of Ramadan"

Mohammed
 - 
Tuesday, 28 Jun 2016

Mohammed ali only helps his relatives to get job.rather spending on lavish party like this. U can still do better work.cut down the expenses, Ifthar party expenses can b used for funding poor children for education too.

Asif Ahmed
 - 
Tuesday, 21 Jun 2016

Masha Allah,The noble deed in Holy Month.

Nawaj Bava
 - 
Tuesday, 21 Jun 2016

Excellent Job done by BWF,More than Iftar i am impressed with their social service,presentation was super

keep it up, keep serving the poor

ZAHID HASSAN
 - 
Monday, 20 Jun 2016

MASHA ALLAH......

Bori Basawa, Dubai
 - 
Monday, 20 Jun 2016

Good work.

Abdul Sattar Zadco
 - 
Monday, 20 Jun 2016

Beeing a Malayali I always make it a point to attend the BWF-Iftar with my whole family.This year it was excellent-kudos to BWF

Mubeen Khader
 - 
Monday, 20 Jun 2016

i never miss out BWF-Ifatr,it is really a meet to be attended.Meet & greet friends,had a quality time.Food as usual-fantastic,

Thanks to Orjanizers-Bearys

Khaleel Udyavar
 - 
Monday, 20 Jun 2016

Masha Allah, super program! highly spiritual Dua by Khaji, thanks BWF

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April 7,2020

Dammam: Indian Social Forum, Dammam, Karnataka chapter distributed Food Kits for Indian expatriates labors who were in trouble due to Corona lockdown on April 6, 2020 at a labor camp here in Al Khobar.

The labors, most of them are from the staes of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh And Uttar Pradesh, were in trouble without food.

 Recieving the information leaders of Indian Social Forum immediately visited the camp to take survey.

Indian Social Forum with the help of donors distributed food kits. Indian Social Forum, Dammam, Karnataka Chapter president Mr.Mohammed Shareef Jokatte expressed gratitude for donors for their contribution.

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Muhammed Irshad
 - 
Wednesday, 8 Apr 2020

 

Really appreciated. Working for this cause during this critical situation is really great job.

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March 2,2020

Abu Dhabi: Yogish Prabhu K is the newly elected president of Abu Dhabi’s prestigious India Social & Cultural Centre (ISC) and he will serve for the period 2020-2021. ISC’s annual general body meeting and Election for 2020 were held on Thursday, February 27 and the election results of the election were announced during the early hours of Friday, February 28th morning.

In the keenly contested election, Yogish Prabhu emerged victorious. Humble origin and hailing from a small town of Karkala from Udupi district of Karnataka state has never deterred him from setting challenging goals. He belongs to a well-known Gouda Saraswat Brahmin family of K.V.Prabhu Coconut oil mill in Karkala. He is the eldest son of Late Rtn. Krishna Prabhu and Rtn. Bharati Prabhu.  His father and grandfather were freedom fighters who left a profound impression on him and their ideology “serving people is like worshiping God” (Jana seveye Janardhana seve) inspired and guided his life ever since. Prabhu has been a privilege member of ISC since 2003 and has been actively involved in ISC activities throughout. His relationship with ISC spans over 2 decades during which he has immensely contributed in many ways to ISC and the Indian community at large. A banker by profession, Yogish Prabhu is currently working as Vice President, Group Finance & Treasury, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB).

With some new initiatives in his mind, Prabhu wants to creatively improve the quality of ISC’s services, its humanitarian impact as well as the diversity of its membership. His intentions are always to help everyone irrespective of caste, creed, religion, language or status. As a new elected President of ISC, Prabhu’s main objective is to strategically plan and implement his vision through his ABC 5 Year Plan i.e.,

A-    Accountability & Transparency,

B-    Build a Sound Financial Plan and

C-    Compassion & Affection for the needy

so that ISC is recognized not just in UAE, but worldwide as a mascot of the great Indian community.

Prabhu thinks “as individuals, we can do only so much but with the support of Elected ISC Committee members and all the ISC members together, there is no limit to what we can achieve, and in the process, we can truly transform the ISC”. He proudly says, “I have a strong treasury management experience in ISC as well as in the bank which we need now more than ever”.

With his dynamic leadership, sheer dedication and ambition, ISC will definitely be scaling new heights of glory and prestige in Abu Dhabi and beyond. His humble nature, leadership qualities coupled with his rich administrative experience will surely help boost ISC’s popularity and meet its challenging goals and can serve people in a better way and contribute to the Indian community at large.

Yogish Prabhu has been married for 28years. His wife Chethana Prabhu Kasaragod too has been equally active in ISC and continuously supporting and participating in various sports, entertainment and literary committees throughout these years. She became ISC Women’s Forum Convener in 2016-2017. Their daughter, Aarti Prabhu is an IT Engineer from NITK Suratkal, working in Bangalore. Son, Ajith Prabhu finished his Masters in Mechanical Engineering and Management in Industrial Design in Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK and at present doing his internship there. Both Aarti and Ajith are alumni of Abu Dhabi Indian School and both have represented National level CBSE Badminton meet. Also, Aarti was a Gold medalist in the school for scoring 100 in Mathematics in SSLC.

Following are few of his contributions and achievements:

•          Hon. Asst. Treasurer of ISC for consecutive years from 2005 till 2007

•          Hon. Treasurer of ISC in 2011.

•          Member of Finance Committee of ISC new infrastructure and premises from approval till completion.

•          In 2016, initiated the participation of ISC members as officials for International Yoga Day organized by Indian Embassy

•          In 2017, initiated the participation of children as officials to help the organizers so that children could learn their social responsibility and become good citizens.

•          In 2012, initiated ladies throw ball tournament in ISC and now it is extended to men too.

•          Member of IPEF since its inception in 2014. Also served as its Governing board member in the same year.

•          Founder member of ‘UAE GSB group’ since its formation in 2004

•          Committee member of ‘Gandhi Sahitya Vedi’ Abu Dhabi

•                    Treasurer of Abu Dhabi Karnataka Sangha

•          Head of Finance and member of other committees of ‘World Tulu Convention’ held in Dubai - 2018

 

Election was held for other Posts too. The other office bearers elected to the present committee are:

Vice-President: George Varghese.

General Secretary: Jojo J Ambooken

Asst.Gen.Secretary: C. George Varghese

Treasurer: Shijil Kumar N K

Entertainment Secretary: Jayapradeep K P

Literary Secretary: Elias Padavetty

Sports Secretary: Freddi J. Fernandes

Secretary Southern Region: Raja Srinivasa Rao Aita

Auditor: G.N.Sasikumar

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April 19,2020

Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) Chaiman Dr Sam Pitroda held video conference with senior IOC office bearers across Middle Eastern countries on 14th April 2020 to review the impact of COVID-19 pandemic among Indians residing in the region. Almost all speakers appreciated the efforts initiated and  implemented by  respective governments to contain spread of the deadly virus as well as measures taken towards welfare of the people affected by the lockdown. 

IOC Presidents, Mohammed Mansour - Bahrain, Abdullah Manjeri - Saudi Arabia, Dr J Ratan kunar - Oman and Girish kumar - Qatar, highlighted the quality treatment of patients and finacial aid provided by governments and other authorities. Bahrain IOC president Mansour , also  apprised about the 'Food for Needy' drive in Association with KHK Heroes foundation, initiated by HH Sheikh Khalid Bin Hamad Al Khalifa and quality treatments as well as financial aid to local and expat residents.

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