Well, alls well that ends well. Yes, the Onam Program and the Sadya went superbly well. Those who came relished every moment of the program and the food.
It began with the President Shriraj - Welcoming the guests and assuring the members that all is well with the Samajam and that the School Property is well within the control of the Samajam and the vision that he has for the Samajam. Importantly, he also stressed upon the fact that the Samjam has in its ranks members who are the second generation Malayalis settled in Mumbai, but still has their loyalty to the Samajam even though they have studied and built their careers in Mumbai.
This was followed by the Secretary Anil describing about the importance of Onam and how the Onam celebration is now better organised away from Kerala, thanks to the Malayalam community settled across the world.Anil was also glad there were plenty of non - malayalis who had attended the program and as invitees of members. Some came just to enjoy the famed Ona Sadya.
You must check the photographs to identify them.
Gangadharan, the Organising Secretary of the 50th year celebrations also took the audience through a long walk to nostalgia lane from talking about the founding of the Samajam and the first President - Mr. Oommen to the calendar of events planned during the year and the task Samajam has for the future.
The Onam Program of the day was meticulously organised with various members taking the lead in the respective departments. And the big thing about each one of them is that they had the ownership feeling on what they were doing. Two R' s come into my mind instinctively - Rekha Nair and Rajagopalan. Rekha took ownership about the cultural program from the scripting to selecting each one of the performers. And Rajagopalan took charge of the the food from organising the tables to ensure that each one of the guests were seated and served well.
Rekha was great, the way she treated the kids at their level, was stupendous. She managed each one of them so well, that even in her cribs she ensured that she knew she was getting what she wanted. From Anurag to Naresh to Anusha to Bini she knew exactly what was wanted from them. Hats off to you Rekha, and yes I liked the language of your script.... the Texting language... well, coming from an English teacher in a Convent - dats gr8.
Rajagopalan is another talent, and the Samajam is very lucky to have him. He is hands on everything, well he would have even danced Ottam thullal if he would have been allowed to. Seeing his plight of real time thullal, I volunteered to go for collections in my society. But I am sure if I had not volunteered, he would have made time for it somehow. Such is his dedication.
Besides the above two, well; the Samajam indeed consists of people who have risen to the occasion to come to help in the last mile, and they did it whole heartedly. Each one of them did their duty with pride and belonging.
The Ottam Thullal scripted by Malini Chechi and performed by Jayan was an unique feature of the celebrations. And then there was Sana leading the singing on stage with her stellar voice. Sana incidentally is now also singing in films. And she has the unique ability of singing in five different languages - English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujrati and Malayalam. Even as a student of Mary Immaculate she was excellent in singing, in her studies and she was also the headgirl of the school. A talent by herself.
Without doubt, the Managing Committee should also be given accolades for ensuring that there were no glitches and no ego clashes. Special mention should also be made of P V Damodaran, who was almost falling with the burden of ensuring the smooth flow of the program and the sadya. Thats OWNERSHIP, my friend.
Also the occasion had the list of VIPs that came - Mr. Gopal Shetty, Mr. Sanjay Nirupam, Mr. Vinod Gedhia and Mr. Dayanand Shetty. Each one of them showered their flowers of good wishes and congratulations.
It was interesting to see that the dancing community not only consisted of Children but Women too and most of them were Mothers too. Talent they say, cant be wished away, so what is Marriage got to do with continuing to showcase their talent, Hai Na?
Those who performed, those who were present - enjoy the snaps. And those who were not there.... cho chad.. see what u have missed.
The pictures are clicked by Nikon D40. Do respond and leave ur comments.If u want to see each or the selected picture in a large screen, click on them.
With best wishes - Pavi
www.mumbaikarsjourney.blogspot.com
It began with the President Shriraj - Welcoming the guests and assuring the members that all is well with the Samajam and that the School Property is well within the control of the Samajam and the vision that he has for the Samajam. Importantly, he also stressed upon the fact that the Samjam has in its ranks members who are the second generation Malayalis settled in Mumbai, but still has their loyalty to the Samajam even though they have studied and built their careers in Mumbai.
This was followed by the Secretary Anil describing about the importance of Onam and how the Onam celebration is now better organised away from Kerala, thanks to the Malayalam community settled across the world.Anil was also glad there were plenty of non - malayalis who had attended the program and as invitees of members. Some came just to enjoy the famed Ona Sadya.
You must check the photographs to identify them.
Gangadharan, the Organising Secretary of the 50th year celebrations also took the audience through a long walk to nostalgia lane from talking about the founding of the Samajam and the first President - Mr. Oommen to the calendar of events planned during the year and the task Samajam has for the future.
The Onam Program of the day was meticulously organised with various members taking the lead in the respective departments. And the big thing about each one of them is that they had the ownership feeling on what they were doing. Two R' s come into my mind instinctively - Rekha Nair and Rajagopalan. Rekha took ownership about the cultural program from the scripting to selecting each one of the performers. And Rajagopalan took charge of the the food from organising the tables to ensure that each one of the guests were seated and served well.
Rekha was great, the way she treated the kids at their level, was stupendous. She managed each one of them so well, that even in her cribs she ensured that she knew she was getting what she wanted. From Anurag to Naresh to Anusha to Bini she knew exactly what was wanted from them. Hats off to you Rekha, and yes I liked the language of your script.... the Texting language... well, coming from an English teacher in a Convent - dats gr8.
Rajagopalan is another talent, and the Samajam is very lucky to have him. He is hands on everything, well he would have even danced Ottam thullal if he would have been allowed to. Seeing his plight of real time thullal, I volunteered to go for collections in my society. But I am sure if I had not volunteered, he would have made time for it somehow. Such is his dedication.
Besides the above two, well; the Samajam indeed consists of people who have risen to the occasion to come to help in the last mile, and they did it whole heartedly. Each one of them did their duty with pride and belonging.
The Ottam Thullal scripted by Malini Chechi and performed by Jayan was an unique feature of the celebrations. And then there was Sana leading the singing on stage with her stellar voice. Sana incidentally is now also singing in films. And she has the unique ability of singing in five different languages - English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujrati and Malayalam. Even as a student of Mary Immaculate she was excellent in singing, in her studies and she was also the headgirl of the school. A talent by herself.
Without doubt, the Managing Committee should also be given accolades for ensuring that there were no glitches and no ego clashes. Special mention should also be made of P V Damodaran, who was almost falling with the burden of ensuring the smooth flow of the program and the sadya. Thats OWNERSHIP, my friend.
Also the occasion had the list of VIPs that came - Mr. Gopal Shetty, Mr. Sanjay Nirupam, Mr. Vinod Gedhia and Mr. Dayanand Shetty. Each one of them showered their flowers of good wishes and congratulations.
It was interesting to see that the dancing community not only consisted of Children but Women too and most of them were Mothers too. Talent they say, cant be wished away, so what is Marriage got to do with continuing to showcase their talent, Hai Na?
Those who performed, those who were present - enjoy the snaps. And those who were not there.... cho chad.. see what u have missed.
The pictures are clicked by Nikon D40. Do respond and leave ur comments.If u want to see each or the selected picture in a large screen, click on them.
With best wishes - Pavi
www.mumbaikarsjourney.blogspot.com
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