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Mohammed Saifuddin Sami elected President of KNRI Forum Jeddah

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July 17, 2017

Jeddah: The 10th Annual general body meeting of the Karnataka Non Resident Indian Forum, Jeddah was held at The Village Restaurant Azizia, Arbaeen st. Jeddah on the 09th of July 2017.

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Syed Nasir Khursheed welcomed all the committee members, life members, sponsors and guests to the meeting. Highlighted KNRI activities and great achievement carried over by outgoing president Mr. Roshan Rodrigues along with committee members. Later he invited Dr. Firoz Mulla who was the Anchor for this AGBM. Anchor Dr. Firoz Mulla officially announced the start of AGBM and introduced himself to the gathering and in his introduction speech, he said it is an honor to be a part of the KNRI forum because of its services rendering to the needy kannadigas and others as well.

Out going President Roshan Rodrigues welcomed all the members to the AGBM. He had briefed the activities of the KNRI and its recognition because of the team work of EC members as a one family. Thanked all the members for giving him support

General Secretary Yashwant Amin presented the Annual Report. A power point presentation was made to highlight the achievements for the year 2016-2017. He has presented detailed information in each category, like education, medical, Labor food crisis, toilets projects back home, other causes etc. He has highlighted and applauded also for the major contributions made by the individuals’ committee members’ personal contribution besides the support of Forum. He has informed the gathering about our new project started last year which was toilets project in different places back home in Karnataka, huge appreciation had received from the local public also support had been extended financially to this project

In the absence of our Treasurer, Yashwant Amin, General Secretary presented the financial report and highlighted the receipts & payments, Income & Expenditures details for the year 2016-17. He also informed that the renewal of the certificate as per the State Government of Karnataka Society Act.

Two members of the committee, Mohammed Ilyas Momin and Dr. Ashfaque Maniyar conducted the election to elect the new executive committee. Mr. Mohammed Saifuddin Sami was elected as new President for the Year 2017-2018.

The newly nominated team is Mohammed Saifuddin Sami – president, Syed Nasir Khursheed – vice President Membership, Dadapeer Hayath – Vice President Admin , Yashwanth Amin – General Secretary, Aijaz Ahmed – Treasurer, Sayed Kowsain Pasha – Joint Treasurer, Shaikh Saoud – Joint Secretary, Altaf AlMelker – Meeting Coordinator, Sabu Chandran – Sports Secretary, Rajesh Kumar – Joint Sport Secretary, Mohammed Kaleem – Cultural Secretary, Mohboob Ali – Joint Cultural Secretary, Mohammed Salem Khaleefa – Press Secretary, Dr. Firoz Mulla, Faizee Razak Sheikh, Jalal Baig as Membership Coordinator, Suresh Babu – IT Coordinator , Tanveer Ahmed Asst. I T Coordinator.

Executive Committee Members : Roshan Rodrigues, Mukarram Khan, Mohammed Saheb, Habeeb Rahaman, Krish Jangal, Mohammed Mansoor, Mohammed Ilyas Momin, Dr. Ashfaque Maniyar, Mohammed Arifulla, M.R.Shareef, Mohammed Asif Momin, Nazir Ahmed, Peter Mascarenhas & Manzour Ahmed.

Mohammed Saifuddin expressed his happiness and gratitude. In his first speech as a President, he thanked all the members for showing confident on him and he will do all possible to take the KNRI Forum, Jeddah to higher level and assured to maintain the dignity of the forum. He recalled outgoing president Mr. Roshan Rodrigues commendable job during his tenure and requested his full support and cooperation along with all other members.

General Secretary Mr. Yashwanth Amin informed the forum that he will do his best to support the team in his second term as a secretary.

Syed Nasir Khursheed thanked members for trusting him and selecting as VP membership, he assured membership derive will be expedited with the help of all members.

Dadapeer Hayat also thanked members for unanimously selecting as a VP Admin is a honor for him to serve with more responsibilities.

Newly joined excom members Mohammed Arifulla, M.R.Shareef, Mohammed Asif Momin, Nazir Ahmed, Tanveer Ahmed and Jalal Baig expressed their happiness being part of KNRI family, they said we feel overwhelmed due to warm welcome from senior members.

Sabu Chandran delivered vote of thanks in which he expressed deep sense of appreciation towards all the members for attending this event and making it successful and thanked everyone separately, also thanked those who helped the forum directly or indirectly.

Program concluded with entertainment, delicious dinner served by Village Restaurant and group pictures followed by national anthem.

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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.

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Shodhan Prasad
August 7,2020

Dubai, Aug 7: ‘Nama Tuluve’ Purushotham Salian, a staunch stalwart who always supported humanity and a strong pillar for Tuluvas in Dubai, passed away August, 4 at Al Tawam Hospital Al Ain. He was suffering from cancer and was admitted to Al Tawam Hospital Al Ain some time ago. He was on the last stage of illness which was not detected earlier.

His funeral last rites were conducted on Thursday August 7 at Jebel Ali cemetery in Hindu rites with a few of his family members present. Due to Covid pandemic, neither his body was able to be flown back to hometown nor could his two children come down to attend the funeral. However, it was said that his wish was to be cremated here in Dubai which unknowingly sometime back he whispered to one of his friends.

Purushotham had few years ago, survived a heart attack and fought back his life, though it had a minor paralytic effect on him. Even though, till recently he used to do his day-to-day work normally. He was a hard working personality and owned a readymade garment shop in Ajman and Dubai mostly taking care of clients with requirement of uniforms and coveralls. His dedication towards work was always appreciated by his clients who used to get their things delivered on time always.

He was never a publicity person and was helping the poor and needy in whatever ways he could silently. He strongly supported the community and was associated with Nama Tuluveru and Billawa community with commitment. He used to voluntarily come forward for the ground work of various functions of the community and used to be there until it was done perfectly.

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coastaldigest.com news network
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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