Dubai: Kadam celebrates 6th anniversary

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January 8, 2017

Dubai: It was a glorious and glittering celebration for “KaDaM” (Kundapura Devadiga Mitra) members when they congregated to commemorate their sixth anniversary on 23rd December at Marco Polo Hotel Deira, Dubai.

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The program kick started sharp at 11.30am with the lighting of the lamp by Vishalakshi D Sherigar, Kiran N Beskoor, SunithaManojDevadiga, Shruthi R Devadiga, HarinakshiSherigar, SahanaNagaraj, Reshma, Poornima Ashok, Hema Suresh, Revathi, Jayamma, Parvathi, followed by a prayer song devotionally recited by Ramachandra.

NithyanandaBeskoor welcomed the members, sponsors and the media to the function by promising an exciting day filled with loads of entertainment, fun and frolic.

Program was ably hosted by Santosh Sherigar, ShridharDevadigaNithyanandaBeskoor.

The cultural program started with a spellbound Bharatanatyam Dance performance by Kumari LakshmiJayachandran. Nirel fame singers PramodKumar along with Shahid, DivyaKumble, SukanyaSharathKarkera,Sai Mallika, Ashok Bailur, Dinesh Udupi, RamachandraDevadiga, Shodhan Prasad, Master AmogVarsha Bhat, Master Manish Kumar, RajendraDevadiga,enthralled the audience with their melodious voice singing great numbers from Kannada and Hindi films.

Tiny tots from Symphony Institute Sharjah enthralled the crowd with their superb dance performances.

The Vijay & dance troop performed superbly well and entertained the audience with some electrifying performances.

VasudevaDevadigaByndoor read out success story of KaDaM.Showcasing the growth and social work it had undertaken since its inception,why the group was formed and every detail of how KaDaM came into existence, the birth and its activities since 2010.

As of date, “KaDaM” takes pride to announce that a whopping amount of around Rs.20 Lakhs has been collected as KaDaM Education Fund. Rs.3 Lakhs is being distributed as scholarship each year and another Rs 7 lakhs was given as medical expenditure to the hospitalized patients. The contribution given by each member every month is being accumulated to necessitate unexpected medical expenditure and whenever there is an urgent need for money to meet any unforeseen circumstances, the members voluntarily initiate to cover up the expenses by contributing.

Shodhan Prasad in his speech appreciatedKaDaM for its services to the poor and needy while upholding the values of humanity.

Mementos were given to all sponsors, participants and media persons for their support and coverage.Manoj Devadiga & Sudhaker Devadiga handed over the mementos.

Stage &Cultural programs were ably arranged by YuvarajDevadiga, Satish Devadiga, PramodDevadiga, RohithDevadiga Elegant, Ravi Devadiga,Santhosh Kolnad, Raghu Maravanthe, NageshDevadiga, JagadishDevadiga Elegant, Ranjitha Devadiga, RaghavendraDevadiga Elegant, VasudevaDevadigaByndoor,Mutha Devadiga, Manju Devadiga,Narayan koteshwara,NagarajDevadiga, Shashi Devadiga, & Sudhakar Devadiga.

Some of the spot prizes were given to the winners of the games and raffle draw was also a part of the fun filled day.

The event was concluded by vote of thanks given by Santhosh Sherigar. He thanked all the Sponsors, Participants, Guest of various organizations, well-wishers and members for the wholehearted support who made the event a grand success particularly Mr. & Mrs. Dinesh Devadiga for the full hearted support extended to all the KaDaM members in planning and executing this event in an organized manner. Elegant Group of Companies were the main sponsor of the event. Special thanks to Seena Devadiga for coming all the way from India to support grand success KaDaM event.

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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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April 19,2020

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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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