Karnataka Sangh - Abu Dhabi to present Rajyotsav Celebration - 2014 on Nov 7

Media Release

Abu Dhabi, Oct 22, 2014: Karnataka Sangha – Abu Dhabi will be organizing Karnataka Rajyotsav Celebration – 2014 at India Social and Cultural Center, here on Friday November 7 from 10.30am.

 

Addressing the media persons here on Tuesday October 21, Karnataka Sangha – Abu Dhabi president Rajyotsav Award recipient Sarvottam Shetty said that the folk dances of different regions of Karnataka will be the key attractions of daylong Rajyotsav celebration, said Sarvottam Shetty.

 

 

Indian Ambassador to UAE T P Seetharam will be the chief guest of the occasion.

 

UAE Kannadigas’ patron, philanthropist and business tycoon B R Shetty will preside the programme.

 

Manohar Prasad, Udayavani – coastal Karnataka’s number 1 Kannada daily’s Mangalore bureau-chief and anchor will also attend the programme.

 

 

Sarvottam Shetty further said that a group of twenty-four young girl students from Bangalore will present mesmerizing folk dances on this occasion. The young students from St Ann’s School, Venkat International School and Venus International School from Bangalore will present 8 varieties of folk dances, while the group of Venkat Group of education institutions will present dance recital titled ‘Punyakoti.’  All the folk dances will be choreographed by Nagalaxmi K Rao.

 

Karnataka Sangha – Abu Dhabi, Rohini Anant group and Sapna Kiran group will present music and mesmerizing dances during the programme.

 

The coveted Da Ra Bendre Award will be presented to Prakash Rao Payyar, president of Dhwani Pratistan – UAE for his pioneer work in giving fillip to Kannada through theater shows in different emirates of UAE since the past many years.   Prakash Rao is also recipient of  Karnataka Natak Academy Award, Karnataka Chetana Award, Jnana Saraswati Award, Mayura Award and many more, in popularizing Kannada theater.

 

Karnataka Sangha – Abu Dhabi will honor Kannadiga students who have secured 90 percent and above marks in Class X and Class XII, including those who excelled in sports at CBSE national level during 2013 – 14 and winners of Sheikh Hamdan Award and Sharjah Award.

 

 

The parents of all winners mentioned above are advised to contact Sarvotham Shetty: sarvo@eim.ae

 

The Vivansaa Group of Companies, Pune and Bangalore are the key sponsors of this event.

 

Sarvotham Shetty also announced that Koosamma Shambu Shetty Memorial (KSSM) throw ball tournament will be held on January 23 2015 which will mark silver jubilee celebration of KSSM Tournament.  A large number of men and women throw ball teams are expected from India and Gulf countries to participate in this memorable silver jubilee tournament along with the local teams.

 

For more info on Karnataka Rajyostav Celebrations and lunch coupons contact:

 

Sarvotham Shetty : 050-6125 464

Manohar Thonse   : 050-5212 079

Yogish Prabhu    : 050-6613 735

Sudhir Shetty    : 050-7916 782

Ravindra Rai     : 050-6176 149

Syed Siraj Ahmed : 050-6221 809

Pradip Kirodian  : 050-4953 432

Bennet D’Mello   : 050-6429 616

Loyolla Pinto    : 050-8189 788

Umesh Rao        : 055-7566 385

Praveen Rao      : 050-7214 115

Melwyn Fernandes : 055-4057569

Vijay Rao        : 055-5528 307

Altaf M S        : 050-5683 776

Bhavani Sharma: 050-8106078