Curtains come down on Mangaluru Dasara; Poojary skips event

coastaldigest.com web desk
October 8, 2019

Mangaluru, Oct 9: The nine-day Navaratri festival and Mangalore Dasara concluded on a vibrant note at Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha Temple in Mangaluru last night.

Thousands of pilgrims and tourists thronged to witness the immersion procession of Ganapathi, Navadurga and Sharada, which is popular in the region as Mangaluru’s own Dasara. 13 idols of Sri Gokarnanatha Kshetra led the procession of cultural troupes, piliveshadaris and cultural tableaux.

However, the organisers missed the presence of founder of the event – B Janardhan Poojary—former Union minister, owing to ill health.

Taking note of the complaint from devotees, and tourists alike, that they missed seeing the grandeur of the Navadurgas – Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayani, Kalaratri, Mahagauri, Siddhidhatri led up front by Lord Ganapathi and Goddess Sharada bringing up the rear – in the procession, the organisers tinkered with the procession order. The idols started leaving the Kshetra at 5.30pm in the above order.

Now into its 28th year, the procession brought to the fore newness, with Padua Friends recreating a slice of Mysuru Dasara with a tableau of ambari and Mysuru palace.

A 60 member Nasik band that had 30 women drummers set the tone for an overnight procession that saw tiger dancers aka ‘piliveshadaris’ from Manjalbail Friends, Kali Charan and Chilimbi Friends showcase their talent on trucks converted into tableaux, as they wound their way through city thoroughfares.

Tableaux organisers used run-of-the mill ideas to innovative with tableaux such as Brazilian dance, slaying of Kumbhakarna, glory of Anarkali and a tableau Team Young Tuluvas, that depicted the glorious heritage of Tulunadu. If the 45-member Kerala chende tableau transported the crowd temporarily to God’s Own Country, another tableau that depicted the culture of the Aghoris, gave one a glimpse of how these ascetic Shaiva sadhus lead their lives.

Barke Friends that fielded four tableaux including that of the Aghoris, had one exclusively for women piliveshadaris. Biruver Kudla recreated the magic of a girl from Kerala, whose dance as young Lord Krishna had captivated the social media, with nearly 20 girls recreating the same on the moving stage. The sight of 75 umbrellas at the head of the procession, with the rest of the tableau moving behind on the tastefully decorated street, made it a night to remember.

The procession that started at the temple proceeded through Mannagudda, Lady Hill Circle, Lalbagh, PVS Circle, Navabharath Circle, K S Rao Road, Hampankatta Road, Ganapathi High School Road, Car Street, Alake and returned to the temple at Kudroli in the early hours. The committee tinkered with the procession order to ensure that the idols of the Navadurgas and Sharada were immersed in the temple pushkarni before dawn the next day.

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February 10,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 10: A group of women on Monday started a protest against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC), and National Population Register (NPR) here near Bilal Masjid.

Members of the transgender community on Sunday had also taken out a march here to express solidarity with those protesting against CAA, NRC, and NPR.

The newly enacted law is facing stiff opposition across the country with some states including Kerala, West Bengal, Rajasthan and Punjab refusing to implement it. Rajasthan, Kerala, and Punjab have also passed resolutions against the amended citizenship law in their legislative Assemblies.

The CAA grants citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Parsi, Buddhist, and Christian refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh, who came to India on or before December 31, 2014.

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Media Release
July 27,2020

The second 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 on 25th July 2020. The flight was fully occupied with 178 passengers including the sick and elderly as well as those in need of urgent medical attention due to chronic illnesses, pregnant ladies and kids. Passengers also included those facing visa issues and job losses.

Implemented under the leadership of Dr. Thumbay Moideen - Founder President of Thumbay Group & Founder Patron of BCF and Dr. B K Yusuf - President of BCF, these repatriation flights are 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. 

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 second group of passengers. 

ARISTOCRAT Travels supported the ticketing, boarding and related processes for the passengers. Support 
was also extended by social organizations including Bhatkal Jamath, Bhatkal association, BCCI, BWF, DKSC, KNRI, Kannadiga Help Line, KDKGS-UAE, Dubai Konkans, KSS and Dubai 
Kannadigas.

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. B. M. Farookh - Hon. MLC, Mr. Moidin Bava - former MLA, Mr. U. T. Ifthikhar, Mr. S. M. R. Rashid - President of 
BCCI central committee etc.The passengers were transferred to the hotels where they had registered for the mandatory quarantine.

The first flight in the series, with 186 passengers had taken off on 21st July 2020. The next flight under this joint initiative is scheduled to take-off from Ras Al Khaimah airport to Mangalore on 10th August 2020. A few more similar repatriation flights are to soon follow, in the coming weeks.


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March 5,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 5: Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal's wife Priya Bansal has filed a dowry harassment case against the entrepreneur at Kormangala police station in Bengaluru, sources said.

Priya alleged that ahead of their wedding, her father had spent Rs 50 lakh for the arrangements and given Rs 11 lakh in cash to Sachin instead of a car. Further, she has also alleged that Sachin has been pressurising her to transfer all the properties that were in her name to him. However, after refusing to do so her in-laws started harassing her.

A First Information Report (FIR) has been filed against Sachin and three others at Kormangala police station in Bengaluru.

The police are investigating the matter.

Further details awaited.

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