Sahebaans celebrate social get-together in Dubai

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December 3, 2012

Dubai, December 3: Sahebaans UAE, a premier organisation for the Urdu speaking Muslim community from the twin districts of Mangalore and Udupi, celebrated a grand social get-together followed by gala dinner at Jumeirah Ball Room of Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dubai on December 1, 2012 from 6.30 p.m. onwards.

The event sponsored by the Sahebaan business community, UAE turned out to be a grand success witnessed by more than 700 community people from all over UAE, neighbouring GCC countries, special guests from India and leaders of various Community Organisations in the UAE.

Dignitaries and eminent personalities from both Sahebaan and guest communities graced the function. Padmashree Dr. B.R. Shetty, Grand Patron of UAE Kannadigas was the Chief Guest. Janab Hidayatulla Abbas, Patron of Sahebaan UAE presided over the function flanked by Janab Syed Khalil, Group Director, Jashanmal Gulf and Janab Siraj Ahmed, Chairman & MD Inland Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd, Mangalore. Janab K.S. Nissar Ahmed, Patron of Sahebaan UAE could not attend the function due to exigencies but sent in his best wishes message.

The guests of honour included Mrs Yasmin Ahmed, Former Chairperson, Public Service Commission, Tamil Nadu and Member, Central Wakf Council India, Mr. Sarvotham Shetty, President Abu Dhabi Karnataka Sangha and U.A.E Bunts, Mrs. Sylvia Pais, Principal International Community Kindergarten, Abu Dhabi, Mr. Mohammed Ali Uchil, President Beary’s Welfare Forum, Abu Dhabi, Rtn. T.S Budan Basha, Chairman Wakf Board, Udupi Dist. They were all felicitated with flower bouquet, shawl and memento on the stage. Althaf M.S. initiated the felicitation proceedings in the presence of Janab Afroz Assadi, Convener of Sahebaan UAE. The names of special invitees and dignitaries from various communities were announced and welcomed.

After an initial round of meet and greet, the function started off with reading of verses from Holy Quran by Master Abdul Mannan, which was followed by a welcome speech by Syed Siraj Ahmed, who briefly dealt on the rich culture, tradition and achievements of Sahebaan community members. He also exerted the need to preserve the identity of Sahebs while maintaining harmony with other communities and faiths.

Janab Hidayatulla Abbas in his address stressed upon the need for women education and empowerment, goodwill and harmony amongst all communities and faith and urged the Sahebaan community to work on the objective of “Each One Teach One”.

Dr. B.R. Shetty recalled the camaraderie and harmony that prevailed during the good old days back home and praised the contribution of Sahebaan to the society and nation. He further urged the youth to strive hard and achieve success through optimum use of resources and opportunities presently available.

Mrs Yasmin Ahmed in her thanksgiving speech briefed on the various Indian government schemes available for the welfare of minorities and women and urged Sahebaan to make best use of such schemes. Mr. Sarvotham Shetty highlighted the need to maintain social ethics and values amongst all communities to build a stronger society and nation. Janab Budan Basha also stressed on the need for communal harmony and goodwill with all communities.

Suhail Kudroli conducted the felicitation of sponsors. The mementos to sponsors were presented by Althaf Khateeb, Mohammed Asif, Ajmal, Mohammed Yunus, Habibulla Mulky, Zubair Aziz and Mohammed Aslam.

Alma Banu spoke on ambitions of young Sahebaan women and called upon them to draw inspirations from role models within the community for self-advancement.

Shodhan Prasad, Convener of Nama Tuluveru UAE was honored on this occasion for his contribution for the success of Tulu Parba and efforts towards bringing the communities together.

Renowned sufi singer, Adil Hussaini mesmerized the crowd throughout the evening with his ‘sufiana kalaam’ and held them captivated with his performance. The whole audience were singing and humming along with the Adil and were pouring requests for more and more from the great disciple of legendary Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan who sang some of the best chosen melodies. Later Adil was honoured with flower bouquet along with his accompaniments in tabla, harmonium, organ and drums.

Another entertainer was Nagesh Kumar who entertained the audience imitating the Bollywood legendary actors Dev Anand and Raj Kapoor with his mimicry act.

The very famous Sahil Zaheer, a fellow Sahebaan and a hugely popular stage & radio artist from Mangalore, compered the entertainment program for the evening and enthralled the crowd with his wit and humour.

The children’s program was managed by Parvin Assadi, Parveen Siraj, Sahara Asif, Reena Althaf and Asmath Ara Ajmal, Aliya Assadi and Safaa Asif.

The function concluded at around 1 p.m. with raffle draw and vote of thanks.

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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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January 5,2020

Kuwait: Friday Forum Kuwait conducted its 12th inter-school Islamic Elocution Competition at Hotel Rajadhani Palace, Khaitan on 1st January 2020. 

The competition, which was held in the senior and junior categories had participation from 15 Indian Schools across Kuwait comprising of 43 students. In the senior category, Ayisha Wafiya of Indian Community School, Khaitan bagged the first prize and Efrem Joseph of Indian Community School, Amman won the second prize. 

In the junior category, Hima Jameela of Indian Community School, Khaitan bagged the first prize and Fadhel Kandapath of Fahaheel Al Wataniya Indian School won the second prize. Nawaal Yaseen Ebrahim of Indian Community School (SR), Salmiya and Rhruthunanda of Indian Learners Own Academy, Abbasiya won the consolation prizes in senior and junior categories respectively.

This year, the event was fully conducted by the ladies wing of Friday Forum. Dr. Thasneem Amir, Ibtisam Basheer, Toast Masters Ola Rasheed, Fatma Abduhedeid, Shazia Thabassum and Marium Rangat were the judges for the competition in senior and junior categories. The event started with the Qira’at by Saneera Riyas, followed by welcome speech by Dr. Sajna Mohammed. 

The prizes were distributed to winners by Shahina Mansoor, Femitha Faseeh, Dr.Thasneem Amir, Dr. Sajna Mohammed, Zeenath Yacoub, Safna Sayam and Saneera Riyas. The Souvenir for the program - “INSPERIA 2020”- was released during the event by the chief editor Farha Abdul Rahman. The program was compered by Thanveera Noushad and the program convenor Subeana Shabeer conveyed the vote of thanks.

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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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