Saradhi Kuwait celebrated the 164th Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi as a small function with prayers and bhajans at Saradhi Indraprastha Auditorium Mangaf.
The function, inaugurated by the Saradhi President Mr. Sugunan K V, started by 6 pm with the welcome speech of Program Convener Mr. Manu K Mohan.
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Saradhi Kuwait flagged off their dream project “A House for the destitute”
The occasion of Saradhi Kuwait’s 18th Annual General Body Meeting also witnessed the handover of the amount to the first person of their Dream Project, “A House for the destitute”.
The AGM held at Saradhi Indraprastha Hall, Mangaf was presided over by the Saradhi President Mr. Sajeev Narayanan. Secretary Mr. Manu K Mohan delivered the welcome speech and Mr. Vinish Vishwam, General Secretary presented the Annual, Jayan K Sadasivan the Financial, Vanithavedhi Secretary Mrs. Sindhuja Jiji the Vanithavedhi and Mrs. Jayakumar Vanithavedhi Financial Reports respectively. Saradhi Patron Mr. Suresh Kochath, Trust Chairman Mr. Anithkumar, Vanithavedhi Chairperson Mrs. Gini Jayakumar, Vice President Mr. K R Aji, Joint Treasurer Mr. Shanoob Shekhar, felicitated the function.
Saradhi Mega Program, Saradheeyam 2017 convener Mr. Jayan N S handover the amount for the first house in the line of project “A House for the destitute”. As a kickoff to this mega project Saradhi Kuwait also got the support of Mr. Reji Chacko Paulose with his valuable contributions during this function.
The new office bearers for the year 2018 -2019 was elected as per that Mr. Sugunan K V (President), Mr. Vinod Kumar K (Vice President), Mr. K R Aji (General Secretary), Mr. Deepu M B (Secretary), Mr. Biju C V (Treasurer), Mr. Aji Kuttappan (Joint Treasurer) and in Vanithavedhi Mrs. Radha Gopinadhan (Chairperson), Mrs. Siji Pradeep (Vice Chairperson), Mrs. Smitha Libu (Secretary), Laila Ajayakumar (Joint Secretary), Mrs. Rema Vidhyadharan (Treasurer) and Mrs. Treasa Anil Kumar (Joint Treasurer) took charge of their respected positions.
Mementos were distributed to the General Conveners of the Major Programs held by Saradhi during the year 2017 – 2018 and also to Mr. Vijayan Narayanan who is going back to his native place winding up his expat life in Kuwait. Prizes were also distributed to the members who has given outstanding performances during the year 2017-2018 for Saradhi Kuwait.
The whole function went under the control of Presidium committee guided by Mr. Suresh Vellappalli, Mr. Advt. Sashidhara Panicker and Mr. Binumon M K.
The Saradhi Kuwait held their 3rd Sports Meet at Khaifan Sports Club Stadium on 09th February 2018, focusing on the motto, to bring a recognition among the Saradhi members that the importance of physical fitness are of great significance. The competitions got kicked off by the sports flag hoisting by Saradhi President Mr. Sajeev Narayanan. Saradhi General Secretary Mr. Vinish Vishwam, Treasurer Mr. Jayan Sadasivan, Secretary Mr. Manu Mohan, Patron Mr. Suresh Kochath, Trust Chairman Mr. Anith Kumar, Secretary Mr. Sajeev Kumar, Treasurer Mr. Rajeesh Mullackal, Vanithavedhi Acting Chairperson Mrs. Gini Jayakumar and Sport Meet Convener Mr. Sanal Kumar honored the event with their invaluable presence.
In the Sports Meet, in which around 1000 participants took part in 70 different events in a true sportsman spirit, the real show stopper was the colorful Marchpast by the different Units of Saradhi. The Annual Sponsor of Saradhi Kuwait, Al Mulla Exchange Marketing Manager Mr. John Simon felicitated the event along with the co-sponsors of Saradhi upcoming event,”India Kuwait Fest 2018” on February 23rd.
By the end of the day medals and Trophies for the winners, alongwith the trophies of Overall champions in each category were distributed. Overall Championship Trophy for the Units was grabbed by Saradhi Fahaheel Unit.
The 18th Anniversary celebration of Saradhi Kuwait “Saradheeyam – 2017”, held at Qadsiya Sporting club Indoor Stadium will be marked as a memorable day for those who attended the function.
“Saradheeyam – 2017” visioned and executed focusing mainly on the next major projects of Saradhi, Kuwait, a Palliative Care Centre and a House for the destitute, as the motto of Saradhi Kuwait is “Service to Humanity”.
The Second Secretary to Embassy Mr. Sibi, U S flagged off the Anniversary Celebrations by lighting the Lamp. Saradhi, Centre for Excellence Director Colonel Vijayan honored the function as chief Guest, and it was presided over by the President of Saradhi Kuwait Mr. Sajeev Narayanan. Saradhi General Secretary Mr. Vinish Vishwam, Program General Convener Mr. Jayan N S, Treasurer Mr. Jayan Sadasivan, Al Mulla Exchange Asst. General Manager Mr. Husefa Sadhanpurwala, Saradhi Patron Mr. Suresh Kochath, Trust Chairman Mr. Anith Kumar, Vanithavedhi Vice Chairperson Ms. Gini Jayan and Gurukulam President Master Akhil Salim felicitated the function.
Awards and Mementos were distributed to the children of Saradhi family who came out in flying colors in 10th and 12th. The function also honored the Principal of Indian Community School Dr. Binumon who achieved the best teacher award and also Mr. Manoj Mavelikkara and Mr. Salim Kommeri for their dedicated work in the field of Humanity and Social Service.
An in house program “Agnisthokam”, a dramatic, musical dance drama, choreographed by Chithralayam Sasikumar, as a tribute to the great poets of Malayalam who fought against the evils of society through their medium, the poetry, with the participation of around 200 artists from Saradhi family attained the appreciation of Audience of “Saradheeyam -2017”.
This was followed by an overwhelming Musical Night by the team from Kerala, led by the famous playback singer Mr. Madhu Balakrishnan, the star of Reality shows and Social Media Master Vaishnav Girish, Lakshmi Jain and Anitha Sheikh, accompanied by 5 member team of Orchestra led by Mr. Gino, well known as Junior Sivamani, who mesmerized the audience by their fusions and the magical and innovative items in drums.
Inauguration of Saradhi SSB Coaching Centre and Saradhi Sangamam-2017
Saradhi Kuwait, a non-profitable association which has earned an eminent position among the Indian Associations in Kuwait through its services for the humanity, conducted their fourth Saradhi Snagamam at Cherthala, Alppuzha. The function of this year become more prominent as it also witnessed the inauguration of SSB Coaching Centre started under Saradhi Centre for Excellence the first educational Institution in India under the guidance of Educational & Charitable Trust of Saradhi Kuwait.
During the inaugural speech of Major General Mr. Vikas Joshi (Retd.), the Ex. Commandant of Services Selection Centre, South situated at Bangalore, of SSB Coaching Centre, he congratulated as well as praised Saradhi Kuwait for the effort they have taken to set a Coaching Centre in National Standard in Kerala. A training session under the guidance of eminent sports coaching personality of Kerala Mr. Prathap was arranged on that day to make the crowd aware of the coaching scheduled for the students.
Saradhi Kuwait recently initiated Snehasparsham, a program to ensure educational and employment support for mothers of Aluva Sree Narayanagiri inhabitants.
The program which was held at Aluva Sree Narayanagiri was inaugurated by Sri Anwar Sadath MLA. SNDP Yogam President Dr. M N Soman offered educational support to 30 kids. Saradhi Fahaheel Unit Convenor Sri. M K Binu Mon Presided over the function. Sree Narayana Sevika Samajam Secretary and Kerala High Court senior Advocate Adv. Seemanthini Sreevalsan made the Welcome speech. Keezmaad Grama Panchayath Presdent Sri A K Ramesh, Block Panchayath Vice President Sri Ramesh Kavalan, Keezhmad Shakha Yogam President Sri Vijayan K A, Saradhi Centre For Excellence Director Col. Vijayan, Chairman Adv. Aravindakshan, and Gurukulam Coordinator Smt. Bindu Sajeev presented felicitations at the event.
Sri Jayan N S, Sri Anil Shivraman, Ad, Aravindakshan, and Sri Murukadas distributed the support for employment. This was organized by Saradhi Faheel unit. Saradhi Kuwait Executive member Sri Shajan Kumar marked Vote of Thanks
Saradhi Kuwait successfully conducted Sargasangamam-2019 with a Grand Finale celebration and Award Ceremony on 01st Feb 2019 at the Indian Community School Auditorium, Khaitan. Sargasangamam is a yearly event of Saradhi aimed at enriching the on-stage and off stage performances of Saradhi members from all age groups.
Over 800 participants competed in 50 Events which were conducted in 4 different venues in 3 days. Qualified judges with prominent academic, art & cultural background flawlessly scored all the performances. Age was not a barrier with groups starting from Kindergarten Sub Junior, Junior, Senior & General Categories giving even the Fathers and Mothers a chance to perform and bring on stage their skills in front of their own cheering kids & siblings. A well organized event by a team of dedicated officials under the guidelines of the Program Convenor, Mr. Siju Sadasivan gave the huge crowd one of the best Saragasangamam event and Grand Finale.
The Final day Award ceremony was inaugurated by Mr. Sugunan K.V, President of Saradhi Kuwait and Mr. Siju Sadasivan, Program General Convenor delivered the Welcome Speech. Felicitations were done by Mr. Aji.K.R – General Secretary, Mr. Suresh Kochath – Saradhi Patron & Mr. Sajeev Narayan – Trust Vice Chairman.
During the event, the Official Flyer releasing ceremony was also done for the upcoming Mega Event – India Fest 2019 scheduled on 25th Feb 2019. The Flyer was unveiled by Mr. Ramdas Nair – Head of Retail Sales, BEC the Annual Sponsor of Saradhi along with Mr. Jayakumar N.S – Program Convenor of India Fest 2019.
Sargasangamam winners were awarded with Certificates and mementos while the outstanding performers from each category were bestowed with Special Awards and Titles:
Sub-Junior Kalaprathibha : Hrishikesh Sudarshan
Sub-Junior Kalathilakam : Devapriya Deepak
Junior Kalaprathibha : Milan Reji
Junior Kalathilakam : Krishnendu Vinod
Senior Kalaprathibha : Nikhil Sudhakaran
Senior Kalathilakam : Anakha Vinod
General Kalaprathibha : Suresh K.P
General Kalathilakam : Sindhu Vinod
Saradhi Fahaheel Unit bagged the ever rolling Trophy with the maximum score. Saradhi Mangaf Unit stood second closely followed by the remaining 11 units of Saradhi Kuwait. The program reached its culmination with a Vote of Thanks from Mr. Biju C.V, Treasurer of Saradhi Kuwait amidst hundreds on contended participants & audiences longing for next year Sargasangamam.
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