Dubai: 69th Karnataka Rajyotsava organized by Karnataka sangha Dubai title sponsored by noted philanthropist Dr.Ronald Colaco was held on 10th November 2024. it was a great display of cultural unity and appreciation of selfless services by the NRIs.
The prestigious “Dubai Karnataka Rajyotsava award-2024” was conferred upon Mr. James Mendonca, who is a noted business man with a golden heart to help the needy. Mr. Mendonca is very well known for his services and donations to schools, hospitals, churches and many charitable organizations. He has played a pivotal role in offering job opportunities to many Kannadigas on visit to Dubai. He was joined by his wife Mrs. Sobha Mendonca, the soul behind the golden heart of Mr. James Mendonca.
KSD’s social service honor was bestowed up on Mrs. Chayadevi Krishnamurthy for Community service, Mr. Ishmail Mansoor Ahmed for emergency help services & Mrs. Jasmitha Vivek for Art service. Special honor was conferred upon Mr. Hidayath Addooru for being selected as the president of BCCI.
A unique honor was given to the young author and a Kannadiga Mstr. Muhammad Ahnaf Hussian for writing the book “The heroic tales of Anna & Sarah”.
KSD Patron Mr. Ronald Martis was honored for being selected as a districted Karnataka Rajyotsava Awardee -2024, it was a moment of priced for all the Kannadigas of the U.A.E
President Shashidhar Nagarajappa congratulated Dr Moideen Thumbay for being the recipient of prestigious Karnataka state Rajyotsava award of the year 2024. General secretary Manohar Hegde expressed that this is the moment of pride and honor to all the Kannadigas of the U.A.E
The vice president of KSD Mr. Daya Kirodian made a formal welcome speech addressing all the dignitaries and local association heads.
The President of KSD Mr. Shashidhar Nagarajappa in his presidential address shared the origins and the current services doe by the sangha, he did insist for the unity of efforts by all and called for others not to be monopolistic about serving the KNRIs in this lad, he insisted that there are many organization service a particular vision such as cultural, educational, social so all should be respected for their service instead of calling the one and only , he was humble in saying “we are one among all, we are not the one and only”.
Stage event Presided by Dr Arthi Krishna vice chairman NRI forum – govt of Karnataka, being the chief guest, she applauded the efforts of Karnataka sangha Dubai in uniting and serving the Kannadiga NRI’s of the UAE, she attended this event for the first time after taking charge of the Karnataka NRI forum officially, she expressed her commitment to support Karnataka sangha Dubai and all other associations to build a Kannada Bhavana in Dubai
And she also expressed her plans to support NRI Kannadiga’s across the globe with various schemes and facilities, she also expressed that the Karnataka state govt fulfil their promise of creating a KNRI ministry
Respected chief guest of the event Dr Mahesh Joshi the president of Kannada sahitya parish Attu Gave a joyous speech congratulating KSD for organizing a great Rajyotsava show which is rare to find in a foreign country, he congratulated Mr. Shashidhar Nagarajappa the president of Karnataka Sangha Dubai for the great efforts of KSD to serve the NRI Kannadiga community in the U.A.E
Legendary businessman and philanthropist Dr B R Shetty addressed the applauding crowed and thanked for community love and support. He proudly acknowledged the grand welcome-back given by KSD team at the airport when he reunited the UAE community last February 2024. The star celebrity star chair was filled by noted Kannada actor Duniya Vijay was conferred with a new title “NATA SHARDULA” depicting his multi-faceted acting capability and versatile. “NATA SHARDULA” Vijaya became the center of attraction due to his unique style of approaching the audience off stage and the fans were overwhelmed by humbleness.
An excellent speech was made by NKRI Forum U.A.E president and Fortune hotel group MD Mr. Praveen Shetty, who explained the visiting guests about the unity and the work done by local organization in keeping our culture and mother tongue alive.
Chief guest Mr.Trishul Pani Patel the JDU working president and son of former chief minister Mr. JH Patel was emotional in meeting NRI Kannadigas especially Dr BR Shetty after a long pause, he praised the team work of Karnataka Sangha Dubai in glorifying our culture in a foreign land.
The Patron of KSD Dr B K Yusuf presented his speech with appreciation for multicultural nature of the sangha which has been the core of unity and strength for serving all. Chief guest from Karnataka Mr. Lingamurthy S the ex-chairman of Karnataka Minerals board made meaningful appreciation of the celebration and appreciated the NRI Kannadigas for their contribution to motherland.
Zee TV Kannada’s nonfiction head Mr. Sharanaiah expressed his sincere praise for the work of UAE Kannadigas in organizing a good show and expressed his plan to support future art workshops in Dubai.
Other chief guest & dignitaries on stage were noted businessman and singer Mr. Harish Sherigar, the patron of KSD Mr. Harish Bangera, Advisor Mr. Jayanth Shetty, Cultural Secretary Mrs. Radhika Satish, General Secretary Mr. Manohar Hegde, Joint Secretary Mr. Mallikarjuna Gowda, Treasurer Mr. Nagaraj Rao Udupi.
The event got captivating response to the noted singer Harish Sherigar & Jaskaran Singh & Akshata Rao’s melodies, well-orchestrated by musician Raj Gopal, and team, Huge crowd fell in laughter by the acts of famous comedians Suraj Kumar, Hitesh Kumar & Praveen Jain.
This grand show was headed by the famous show director Mr. CK Raghavendra in coordination with the guest anchor Master Anand who hosted Adarsha Dampathi-2024 with innovative tasks to the competing couples.
Dignitaries who supported the event and attended were BuildMax COO Mr.Satish Krishnappa, Techno Marine chairman Mr. Ramananda Kudva, Mr.Ibrahim Gadiyar, Harish UP, Mr. Premnath Shetty, Gunasheel Shetty, SV Reddy, Mr. Murugesh, Harish Babu, Mr. Murali, Mr. Kabadi RamaKrishna, Sriparvatha & Best realty directors Mr. Sheshagiri Rao & Mr. Kamakshaiah, PARVA Group CEO Mr. Neelesh, Spraytek MD Mr. Ramachandra Hegde, Dr. David Frank Fernandes Abudhabi Karnataka Sangha President Mr. Sarvothama Shetty, Karnataka Sangha Sharjah president Mr. Satish Poojary, Karnataka Sangha RAK Mr. Santosh Hegde, Karnataka Sangha al Ain president Mr. Vimal Kular, Vokkaliga Sangha Dubai president Mr. Kiran Gowda, noted writer Mr. Irshad Mudabidre, RBD Chairman Mr. Jaleel, Dr. Kaup Mohammaed, Mr. Abdul Lathif Mulky, Mr. ME Mulooru, Mr.Rajesh Kuttar, Vishwanath Shetty, Sugandhraj Bekal, Balakrishna M Salian, Naveed Magundi, Novel almeda, Deepak paladka and many more.
Fabulously decorated Event venue, The Indian academy Dubai witnessed a huge turnout of over 1500 people who were served Free snacks and dinner with the support of generous sponsors.
Pics: Ashok Belman, Dubai
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