Kuwait: Kiran Sunny elected SACAA President

December 6, 2016

Kuwait: St Aloysius College Alumni Association (SACAA), Kuwait held its Annual General Body meeting at Salmiya, Kuwait under leadership of the outgoing President Ashley D’Silva.

L to R Sitting – Noah, Henon, Kiran,Neil :1st Row L to R – Darrel, Sujay, Alzeena, Prashanth, Vijesh, Lloyd

SACAA Kuwait is in existence from 11 + years when like-minded Aloysianalumni based in Kuwait felt the need to bond together and re-live those memories and importantly support the Alma Mater wherever possible.

Proceedings began with a brief self-introduction of every member present followed by the outgoing President Mr. Ashley D’Silva welcoming everyone to the gathering. This was followed by the Treasurers report given by Mr. Neethan Cutinha who accounted for thevarious events that were conducted during the last two years. Also, a moment of silence was observed in remembrance of the very active and supportive alumni,Mr. Cyril Peris.

The elections for the new committee were conducted by the Election Commissioner, Mr. Sudhakar Shetty, a senior SACAA member.

Following are the members elected as Office Bearers for the term 2016-2018:
President – Kiran Sunny
Vice President – Prashanth Karivellur
Treasurer – Lloyd Mendonca
General Secretary –Darrell D’Souza
Secretary, Member Affairs – Neil Menezes
Sports & Cultural Secretary – Aloy Vijesh D’Mello
Secretary, Public Relations – Henon Aranha
Joint General Secretary –Sanjay (Sujay) Martis
Joint Secretary, Member Affairs –Noah Fernandes
Sports & Cultural Joint Secretary –Alzeena Pinto
Mr. Ashley D’Silva was nominated as the President of the Advisory Committee.

Mr. Kiran Sunny, the newly elected president in his inaugural message asked for the support of not only the committee but the entire SACAA Alumni fraternity in Kuwait for their wholehearted cooperation & support to make this a successful term. The new committee, assured members of dedicatedly carrying out their assigned duties and responsibilities as office bearers of SACAA Kuwait, by conducting various social, cultural and community based developmental activities that would promote the primary purpose of the association i.e. to give an opportunity to the Kuwait based Aloysian alumni to network amongst each other, bringing together both senior and young members. The annual GBM and elections concluded with a sumptuous dinner catered by Caesars.

All non-registered Aloysian alumni residing in Kuwait are kindly requested to register their names as members of SACAA Kuwait by emailingtheir personal details to [email protected]. Keeping up with modern social media trends, the SACAA Kuwait Facebook page “SACAA-KUWAIT” allows alumni to register themselves giving them an opportunity to connect with other Kuwait based members. In addition, constant updates regarding the association and its activities are provided to registered members through a Whatsapp group. Alumni in Kuwait who wish to be part of this group are encouraged to contact +965 66181041 for further details.

Comments

Add new comment

Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.

Kuwait Kannada Koota organizes Daasotsava

Media Release

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.

Comments