Tala-Maddale to reverberate in UAE

[email protected] (Shodhan Prasad)
January 26, 2013
The maiden Badaguthittu style of Yakshagana is all set to mark history in the UAE with the performance of major stalwarts from Poornachandra Yakshakala Prathistana, Khumbhashi, Kundapura along with guest artist. The event has materialized due to the efforts of newly formed 'Yakshakalavrunda UAE'. Padmaraj Yekkar, President of 'Yakshakalavrunda UAE' in a release said that the programme is scheduled to be held at Sheikh Rashid Auditorium, The Indian High School, Oud Metha Road, Dubai on Friday, the 1st of February, 2013 at 5 p.m.

The successful curtain raiser programme of this maiden venture was held on 11th of January, 2013 at Fortune Classic Hotel, Ghusais in a grand manner.

Yakshagana

'Madhura Mahendra' Yakshagana story is the base for all subsequent epics like Bhagavata, Mahabharata and the great Bhagavadgeeta.  The story narrates the birth of Lord Krishna and the death of Kamsa.

Eminent advocate of Karnataka, Padma Prasad Hegde will grace the occasion as chief guest.  Hegde has been recently elected as the All India President of Youth for Nation (YFN) which is a non-political social service organization with the head quarters in Delhi. An ardent lover of Badaguthittu Yakshagana, Hegde has provided a very high level of support in arranging to bring the troupe to Dubai.  A Yakshagana artist himself he has staged and acted in several shows during his college days.

Padma Prasad Hegde

Well known entrepreneur Praveen Shetty of Fortune Group of Hotels has wholeheartedly supported this event as the Main Sponsor. Satish Venkataramana of Chilly Willy Trading and Shivanand Hebbar of Sapil Style Scents are the co-sponsors.

Keshava Hegde Kolagi is the main Bhagavathar of this Yakshagana prasanga supported by Shankara Bhagavata Yellapura in Maddale and Laxminarayana Rao Sampa in Chende.  The artists include Ramachandra Hegde Kondadhakuli, Shankara Hegde Nilkod, Nagendra Murooru, Sanjaya Beliyur, Shreedhara Hegde Chapparamane, Shekara Uppinangadi, Ganapathi Hegde Thotimane, Ashoka Bhat Siddhapura & Giridhar Nayak Mittabile.

Tickets are available at Venus Restaurant, Amba Restaurant, Swadisht Restaurant, Sangeetha Restaurant, Prince Sweets, Arab Udupi Restaurants, India House Restaurant, Rasoi Restaurant, Pingara Restaurant, Shetty Lunch Home, Woodside & Woodlands Restaurants.

For more details you may contact:

Padmaraj Yekkar  - 050 3884111

K.V. Adiga - 050 4505936

R.K. Rajaram - 050 2788240

Sadan Das - 050 7576238

Sudheer Poojary - 050 6879947

Sudhakar Kharvi - 050 8802307

Satish Poojary - 050 6504507

Ravi Karkala - 050 5346240

Satish Shetty - 050 1572551

Jayantha Shetty - 050 6590986

Sudhakar Thumbe - 050 3580329

Ashok Anchan - 050 6580103

Krishnaraj Tantri - 050 6599375

Shantaram Achar - 050 6721978

Sudharshan Hegde - 050 5531192

Padmanabha Kateel - 055 8352437

Satish Hegde - 050 5186452

Prasanna Shetty - 055 4209111

Muthu Devadiga - 056 6836104

Arthur Pereira - 050 4956550

Sarvotham Shetty - 050 6125464

Prakash Rao Payyar  050 6976081

Giridhar Nayak - 050 6371009

Shodhan Prasad - 055 1239213

Naveen Sequeira - 050 7554105

Harish Kodi - 050 2404116

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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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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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Media Release
August 9,2020

Kuwait City, Aug 9: Indian social forum organised Blood Donation Camp in association with central blood bank kuwait on Friday, 7th August 2020.

The forum organised camp to support the high demand of blood in the context of COVID-19.

All arrangements to maintain COVID-19 protocol were made in the camp including segregation of donors as branch wise batches along with strict safety measures of participants.

Forum also had donated blood to many patients during the lockdown period. 

Hundreds of people donated blood in the camp. The camp organised in Blood Bank, Jabriya was successfully managed by Dr. Asma Rafat and leaders of Indian social forum Vice President Aslam, Secretory Sayyid Bukhari Thangal, Moideen Koya, Khaleel, Aseem, Mohammed Sha, Shihab, Naushad,
Indian Social Forum expressed their deep appreciation and gratitude to the doctors, staff and management of blood bank, forum’s members and donors.



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