Spectacular ‘MLC’ show sparks Dubai audience with complete entertainment

Report: Shodhan Prasad | Photos: Sunil Pinto

February 2, 2019

Dubai: ‘YuvaPrathiba / Melody Star’ Maxim Pereira Anjelore’s ‘Maxim Live in Concert’ (MLC) along with top notch artistes of G-major Anjelore rocked Dubai audience with their spell bound four and half-hours’ non-stop cent percent entertainment programme which took the jam packed audience into a musical journey. The ticketed show in association with Maestro Events was held at Emirates Theater, Jumeirah on Friday the 1st February, 2019.

Philanthropist/Businessman/Singer-cum-actor Joseph Mathias, MD of Merit Freight Systems Co LLC hosted the event single handedly and recorded success. He had promoted Maxim Pereira’s several events and films in the past and had whole heartedly supported various Konkani/Tulu/Kannada events for the past several years in the Arabian Gulf and India.

The programme started at around 5.45 pm with introduction of our own Magician AntonyMascarenhas who then performed spell bound magical presentations very well applauded by the audience.

Later Guests Jacinta Mendonca, ShobaMendonca, LavinaFernandes, Asha Correa &Nisha Pereira officially inaugurated the programme with lighting the traditional lamp.

The formal stage programme continued with Arthur Pereira’s Maa Creation & Lloyd RegoThakode’s ‘Jezu Muja Moga’ CD release. Joseph Mathias escorted James Mendonca who did the honours. Followed was Orson D’Souza’s ‘Awesome Orson – MiiYa More’ CD release which was done by Patron of Sharjah Karnataka Sangha, Mark Denis & Producer of Tulu Movie, Ronald Martis. On the same stage Musician/Producer, Canute Mathias’s CD was also released. Keerthan was introduced by Maxim Pereira and all the formal stage programme was ably conducted by MC Vernon D’Souza who later beautifully introduced the famous one and only MC Roshan D’SilvaVamanjoor to command the entertainment part of programme.

MC Roshan introduced Joseph Mathias & Team who render a beautiful number ‘Rome Sheher’, followed by Dony& Asha Correa’s ‘Ho EkloCholo Choli’& Anson-Sabitha duo sang ‘MoghachiDhaag’. Baby Tiana Mathias ‘Oot MunshyaPoile’ was superb singing which was very well applauded by the audience. Later Priya Menezes sang ‘MogacheYene’, Maxim sang ‘TukaMuji Rani Kartha’, Preema with ‘TuttlemSopan’, Joseph &Dony with ‘DonyDuje’, Sabitha’ ‘Ye Rasnara’, Melwyn’s ‘Joylina’ got a thunderous response from the crowd with his interaction.

Maxim’s ‘Manasa was another beautiful number well presented with the dance and appreciated by the whole audience. Followed was ‘Dolly’ by Anil, ‘MogacheGeet’ by Anson, ‘Marghai’ by Joseph Mathias, ‘MogUdthaMaka’ by Melwyn&Priya& ‘Maina’ by Canute Mathias who revealed that this song was penned by Maxim to his wife Nisha long back.

‘ZodyabesLagnacho’ by Anil &Preema was another beautiful number followed by ‘Kapad’ melodiously rendered by Joseph Mathias, Maxim Pereira &Dony Correa.

In between the singing and in right intervals were 3 beautifully enacted Comedy punching acts by ‘SangonMugdanaKalakar’ Team comprising of multi-talented crew LavinaFernandes, Godwin Castelino, Roystan Pereira, Paul D’Souza Paladka&Venetia Rodrigues which was brilliantly presented and was ably supported by Rohan with background Music.

‘V Dynamites’ dance crew headed by the very famous Vinod Sequiera ingested richness to the singers’ performances with their colourful dances well-choreographed suiting to the lyrics of the songs. Their final presentation a Bollywood dance was spell bound.

Roshan D’Souza Angelore was the Music arranger and along with him the team of G-major artistes were honouredon the stage. All the performers and the MC’s were individually honoured and felicitated. There was a surprise felicitation to Joseph Mathias and he went emotional accepting the honour. He spoke well and thanked all those who have supported him in this venture.

Outside the venue was tasty savory food stall with variety of Mangalorean delicacies by Dasprakash Restaurant including ‘dukramaas’ & ‘Sanna’.

The programme got concluded with Maxim’s famous ‘Baila Boom’ non-stop songs and the crowd cheered and danced all along for 20 minutes until 10.10 pm.

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Kuwait Kannada Koota organizes Daasotsava

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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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AIE plane crash: Two NRIs in UAE thank God for missing flight at last moment

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August 8,2020

Dubai, Aug 7: One may call it good luck, but for two Indian expats it was God who prevented them at the last minute from boarding the Air India Express plane that crashed in Kerala, killing at least 18 people on board.

According to India's Civil Aviation Ministry, the Boeing 737 aircraft on a flight from Dubai to Kozhikode overshot the runway at Kozhikode airport on Friday evening. There were 184 passengers including 10 infants, 2 pilots and four cabin crew onboard the aircraft.

Noufal Moin Vetten, an Ajman resident working as an office boy in a Sharjah school, was booked to travel on the flight and had checked in as per schedule.

Recounting his miraculous escape, Vetten, a resident of Malappuram, Thirunavaya, whose visa was cancelled a week ago, told Gulf News: “I was handed my boarding pass, but when I reached immigration, they told me I had to pay a fine of Dh 1,000 (Rs 20,430) for overstay. I had only Dh 500 (Rs10,215) with me.

"I called my school PRO and he told me to come back. He said they would follow protocols and pay the fines before sending me,“ he said.

Vetten was disappointed and called his family to let them know.

“When I heard about the crash, I was saddened for all the passengers. But I'm so relieved I missed it. God has been really merciful,” said Vetten.

Afsal Parrakodan, a resident of Abu Dhabi, had a similar stroke of luck.

“My work visa was cancelled about a week ago. After getting my boarding pass, I was told I had to pay a fine of Dh1,000 at the immigration counter, but I had only Dh500 on me.”

“I was very keen to board the flight and be with my family. So I called a friend who brought me the additional Dh500, but by then, my baggage had been offloaded and the flight's doors were closed,” said Parrakodan.

“I was feeling very sad and called my mother to tell her I had missed the flight. But a few hours later, when I learnt of the crash, I couldn’t help but feel relieved and thankful to God for saving my life,“ said an overwhelmed Parrakodan who plans to fly back next week.

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Jals-e-Uchila get-together held in Dammam

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March 15,2020

Markaz Al Madeena Association, Eastern province, conducted JALS-E-UCHILA get together program at Dammam, Saudi Arabia on March 5,2020 on account of celebrating 28 years of social service dedicated by the organization.

The event chairman Noushad Uchil inaugurated the function. The organization president presided the program and delivered talk about the intention of the organization. Hashim Uchil has intorduced the social and academic contribution of the organization of past 28 years. Jamal Uchil welcomed the gathering and Ismail G.I. host the program.

Games, Quiz and prize distribution to the winners and senior social workers was the special attraction of the event. The planning committee of the event includes Iqbal, Farooq, Shahul Hameed, Ramza, Nabeel, Afthar, Ashraf and Shafi.