Dubai: Shettygars of Mangalore Form 'Padmashali UAE'


Dubai: Shettygars of Mangalore Form 'Padmashali UAE'
by Shodhan Prasad
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore

Dubai, Jun 18: Padmashali Sangha UAE came into existence this day when the enthusiastic members of the community met on 18th June, 2010 at the residence of their dynamic leader Ravi Shettigar Karkala with large numbers to form a union.  The main objective is to keep a close knit of the community in this part of the world so as to be meeting, helping and promoting the rich culture of the community, sharing and caring at all times.

As shared by Ravi Shettigar, since 3 to 4 years they were having discussions and were always wanted to build up a community forum but one or the other thing delayed the process.  However their recent meet at his residence on 10th of June, 2010 was a fruitful one since every one gathered there took it seriously and strongly thought of going ahead.  This lead to the creation of forming a ‘Padmashali Community UAE’ sangha with the able guidance of the veteran Ganesh Rai, Ex-President of Karnataka Sangha Sharjah who came forward to assist Shettigars to form an association.  He is also a well known community leader himself serving in UAE Bunts from long time.

At around 10.30 AM all those interested members starting flocking into the venue and around 11 AM the inaugural programme started with auspices lighting the lamp.  Young Anusha Padmashali beautifully recited the Ganapathi & Gayathri Slokas/Mantras so fluently which not only gave a religious touch to the opening ceremony but made the gathered community members stunned.  Rarely you will find youngsters taking interest in these religious recitations.

 


















Ravi Shettigar opened up the programme and briefed on the so called interest in forming of an association from long time which did not materialize till today.  But the recent dialogues have made them think seriously and thus the gathering has happened with good spirits.  Ganesh Rai who was the invited Chief Guest of the event was called upon to speak on the event.   He gave an applauding speech in favour of the organization with all his great experience, guiding and directing the members on how to have a successful association in this part of the world.  His detailed speech gave the members a great deal of knowledge on how to go ahead, the pros and cons, the way to success, the need of hour, what to do and what not, the secret recipe of a successful organization etc.  He shared some of the living examples of various other organizations, mainly the Bunts and Billawas on their formation and how they still lead to successful events year after year.  His golden words were whole heartedly accepted by the audience who unanimously agreed with their leader Ravi Shettigar to go ahead in forming an association for themselves.  This clear encouraging moment by the fellow community members with their raising hand in support was a proof to that extent and soon emerged the ‘Padmashali Community UAE Sangha’ standing tall and ready to go ahead with the future agenda.

Immediately there was a formation of Committee and the following were unanimously elected and selected as a ‘Temporary Working Committee’ Office Bearers until it will get registered with the authorities at a later date:

President  : Ravi Shettigar Karkala, Dubai
Vice President  : Madhava Shettigar, Abu Dhabi
General Secretaries : Ashok Padmashali
Jagadish Padmashali
Joint Secretaries : Mohan Shettigar,
Tanuja A. Padmashali
Treasurers  : Raghuram Shettigar
Srikanth Shettigar
P.R.O.   : Muralidhar Krishna
Cultural Secretaries : Shekar Shettigar
Balakrishna Shettigar
Sports Secretary : Yashwanth Shettigar

All the ‘temporary working committee’ members joined together for a photo session and agreed to work shoulder to shoulder in taking the committee’s activity forward.  They have agreed to meet soon to decide the future course of action.














Shubhakar Shettigar read out the Sangha’s objectives while Dinesh Shettigar ably concluded the programme with vote of thanks very beautifully in his own style.

The organizers arranged a sumptuous vegetarian lunch which really gave a authentic everlasting taste of Mangalore.

HISTORY:

There are two interpretations for the origin of the word "Padmashali", one from Vaishnava and the other from Shaiva. Some anthropologists believe it is derived from the Sanskrit.

However, linguistic construction of Dravidian languages traces its root to Proto-South-Dravidian word saal. In Tulu, Saalye or Taalye means "spider". In Kannada, it is Shaaliga or Shaaliya. The word Padmashali has a very deep meaning in Hindu mythology. The Vaishnava group interpret in essence the word Padmashali is a conflation of two words, padma and shali. The word "Padma" is sahasradala padma, meaning the highest order of human intelligence. In body chakras "Padma" refers to sahasrara. The word "Shali" in Sanskrit is 'be holder'. Thus "Padmashali" literally means holder of sahasrara. In physical term it means intelligence. It is believed that Padmavathi of Mangapura/tiruchanur of Tirupati, the shasanam of the temple, declares that Padmavathi, as daughter of Padmashali. Hence, the name Padmashali. There exists writing in Tirupati to evidence the statement of Padmavathi as daughter of Padmashali's. Another aspect of Padmashali, Padma also refers to Lotus. The Lotus also refers to the intelligence or awakening of sahasrara. The word padma also means lotus thread.

The Shaiva group has a different interpretation - to account for their origin it is given out that in order to clothe the nakedness of people in the world, Siva commissioned Markandeya to perform a sacrifice and Bhavana Rishi, later known as bhavanarayana, arose from home kund, holding a lotus flower Padma in his hand. He had two wives, Prasannavati and Bhadravathi, daughters of Surya (The Sun) and chayadevi. who had a hundred and one sons. The homa was conducted by Markandeswara for loka kalyana at the instance of Srimmanaarayana (Vishnu). Bhavana maharshi was commanded by Srimannarayana to weave cloth from the lotus stem given from his nabhimandal. Bhavana took up the task and weaved a cloth and gave to Srimanarayana. Narayana pleased with the lotus cloth blessed him that his progenitors of the one hundred and one Gotras be known as PADMASHALIs. Markandeya gave fifth veda called Padma Veda; fifth petals of lotus flower.  Other four petals of lotus are 4 vedas. So family of this caste belong to Padma Sakha and Markandeya Sutra analogous to the Sakhas, Sutras and Gotras of the Brahmans.

The padmashali thus basically are brahmins and even today a group who are qualified agama shastra pandits perform the poojas and vedic rites. They are identified as "PADMA BRAHMINS". Their performances include homa avan poojas marriage performance etc. It should be appreciated that the origin of Padmashalis relates to Brighu Maharshi and Brighu Marharshi gave astrology to the world. Further down in the order of heritage Markandeya who wrote the epic on devi and her shakti. It also means that we were shakti aradhaks.

They profess to have been following all the religious rites prescribed for Brahmans till in the beginning of the Kali age. One of their caste named Padma-saka declined to reveal the virtues of a miraculous gem which Brahma had given to their caste to Ganapathi who sought to learn the secret which they had been enjoined to keep, and who on his wish not being gratified cursed them to fall from their high status. It is said however that one Parabrahmamurti born is Srirama Agrahara pleased Ganapathi by his tapas, and got the curse removed, so that after 5000 years of the Kali-Yuga, they should regain their last position. This Parabrahmamurti otherwise known as Padmabavacharya, it is said redistributed the caste into Ninety-Six gotras arranged in eight groups and established four Mathas with gurus for them.

Thus, Padmashali name as caste carries highest meaning that it is caste of braminical not by birth but by deeds. Like braminical class, the Padmashali's relates their origin to Vrushis, sages as gothras. Each family has separate gothras and like in brahminical following, in marriage sagothras are barred. That apart the families also carry family names, the family name and gothras will be referred at the time of marriage and sagothras and like family name are barred in going in for marriage.

The Padmashali communities involved in the leather and wool-based household industries - which perhaps have an older history than cloth weaving - have developed an integrated process of production of raw material and its conversion into commodities. But unlike them, the Padmashalis developed exclusively cloth-weaving skills. They produce cloth as a marketable commodity, without having any organic links or skills in the production of the raw material. The Padmashali men have no expertise in ploughing and their women lack seeding and crop-cutting skills. Thus, their skill structure, over a period of time, became one-dimensional. By the time the British arrived, the Padmashalis were producing huge quantities of cloth and controlled a leading cottage industry of India.

The Shettigars who are mainly settled in South Canara region generally refer themselves with Padmashalis. However, in Kinnimulki, a taluk near Katil, near Udupi, the Padmashalis are known as Shettigars. In Karnataka, there are nearly 30 groups of castes in weavers and Padmashalis are one of the weavers, independent of other group castes, with their culture practice based on vedic principles.

The introduction of the railways - starting 1853 - by the colonial British government helped penetrate the self sufficient rural economy. With the forced introduction of machine manufactured goods, especially finished cotton goods from the factories of Birmingham (making use of advances from the Industrial Revolution) etc., from imperial Britain, the domestic textile industry suffered losses. Being an important node in the rural economy, the Padmashali community also naturally felt the impact. Today, many urban Padmashalis have abandoned their ancestral profession and have diversified into other activities. One can see an increasing number of Padmashalis become engineers, doctors, politicians, bureaucrats, businessmen, advocates professionals etc.


Members in UAE who want to register themselves or for more information can contact the following numbers in UAE:-

Email: ravikb@eim.ae
Tel:      00 971 - 050 5346240

  

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  • Prasad Tatipamula, Krishna

    Sun, Dec 31 2017

    Jai padmasali's &shettigars

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  • Govindarajulu Padmashali, Bangalore/Karnataka

    Sun, May 11 2014

    Best wishes on behalf of Karnataka Padmashalis.

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  • Dr. Venkataraya Shettigar, Brahmavar/ Ankola

    Fri, Oct 07 2011

    All the Best for Padmashali Association, UAE. Hope this association gets full support from all UAE padmashalis. I also wish the very best to the members and office bearers of 'Padmashali Sangha UAE'. Its a nice feeling to see you all united..

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  • SURESH S., BANGALORE

    Fri, Jul 22 2011

    Firstly, I appreciate to our padmashali community started in UAE and very good job.

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  • Arun Patro, Orissa, India

    Mon, Jun 20 2011

    Myself a Padmashali- migrated from A.P.since my grand paa's time know nothing about our great heritage, culture, struggling for existance. Very much pleased to know much more about our community spreading accross the world. I am interestted to know further on this.Now,I feel like having a roof over my head getting back to the main stream. Thanx all involved. with regards. arun

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  • AKURATHI VENKATESWARA RAO, Ph.D.,FRAS(London), H.No 1-8-724/33,Padma Colony,Nallakunta,HYDERABAD-500 044,India

    Sat, May 28 2011

    Verily,your endeavour is laudable and exemplary for you chose not to forget your roots despite your having emerged as Persons of Indian Origiin / NRIs(as the case may be ). I am 73 years of age and I was afforded the opportunity of evaluating all handloom sector schemes in vogue around the country by the Government of India.
    I will only be too happy to share my experiences with members of your Sangha relating to status of the hand-weaving industry and plight of the artisanal community(vastly Padmasalis in southern parts of India). Affectionate Akurathi Venkateswara Rao

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  • sreenivas, hyderabad

    Thu, Mar 10 2011

    congratulations to ravi shettigar for taking such a great initiation.
    congrats to all members of the association.
    i would like to inform you that our caste is present every where in india but referred with diff names. it would be worth working on taking them onto a common dias.
    thanks and regards

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  • Ajith Shettigar, Parkala

    Thu, Oct 28 2010

    Thanks for Dubai Padmashali sangha all members and wish you all the best for your Newly formed Padmashali sangha Dubai.
    Thanks & Regards
    Ajith Shettigar
    Bahrain

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  • Kolanu Krishna Padmashali, Vijayawada.AP

    Sat, Jul 24 2010

    Respected Sir, My Name Kolanu Krishna Padmashali.Ex:Member All India Handloom Board.Govt of INDIA.I Congratulations You Your Association in UAE.Padmashali IAS and IPS Officers recently posting in Karnataka State. (1) Kum:AKURATHI PALLAVI IAS 2009 Batch.Posting at Gulbarga .(2) Dr.TRILOK CHANDRA.IAS.Posting at Municipal commissioner ,Hubli Dharwad Municipal Corporation.2008 Batch.and 17 IAS and IPS officers working in India. Thanking you Sir, By.Kolanu Krishna. Vijayawada. AP.

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  • abhishek, hyderabad

    Sat, Jul 17 2010

    Heartiest Congratulation to Padmashali Community in U.A.E. for spreading wings beyond Indian Continent and globalising . we wish that our Sangha cover entire Middle East and grow day by day.
    Regds.

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  • Dr.Srinivas Raj Bairi Padmashali - President POPA Hyderabad, Hyderabad

    Sat, Jun 26 2010

    Congratulations from me and my Team especially to Ravi garu for uniting the Padmashalis in UAE. Keep conducting meetings and exchange the problems faced by our brethren and highlight them to necessary authorities.

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  • Sudhir Krishna G, Udupi - Indrali

    Wed, Jun 23 2010

    Congratulations!!! I wish all the very best to the members and office bearers of 'Padmashali Sangha UAE'. Its a nice feeling to see you all united..

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  • balakrishna, kinnigoli

    Wed, Jun 23 2010

    Shuba harisida ellarigu danyavadagalu.
    SANGA RACHANEGE SHRAMISIDA ELLARIGU VANDANE.
    UAE ELLA PADMASHALIGARE ELLARU BANNI NIMMAVARANNU KARE TANNI.
    Balakrishna Mohini kripa Mangalore.

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  • Dr.Vasudha Devi, Manipal

    Tue, Jun 22 2010

    Congratulation!!!
    We are all proud that there exist a Padmashali sangha even at UAE.
    Our community needs people like you who have clear vision, objectives, who can not only promote culture but also up-bring the level of education of the community.
    I wish that through this sangha, you all find a home away from home.
    Wish you all the best
    Vasudha

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  • P. Madhava Shettigar , Udupi

    Mon, Jun 21 2010

    Congratulations to all of you for starting the Padmashali Association in UAE

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  • Dr vaishali Vijayakumar, Bangalore

    Mon, Jun 21 2010

    Congradulations Ravi, and all the best to the Padmasali associations .

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  • Mrs sumana shripathi shettigar, Athrady,Abudhabi

    Mon, Jun 21 2010

    I wish all the best for our newly formed PADMASHALI ASSOCIATION.U.A.E.thanks and regards

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  • Yashvanth Kumar, Bangalore

    Mon, Jun 21 2010

    My hearty congratulations to Padmashali Association UAE. All the best.

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  • Shivaprasad Shettigar, Karkala/Manipal

    Mon, Jun 21 2010

    Dear Ravi & Team,

    Congratulations for the effort put by you in uniting the Padmashali's at UAE.

    This is only the beginning. Do not rest until you bring all the Padmashali's at UAE under your organization.

    Please work along with the D K Jilla Padmashali Mahasabha & D K Jilla vidhyavardhaka Sanga in developing the society. The society is badly in need of people like you to plan, forecast and develop some solution to the economical conditions of the weavers in this area.

    Wishing all the very best to you & your team.

    Regards

    SHIVAPRASAD K

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  • Arun Udyavar , Udupi, Udyavara

    Sun, Jun 20 2010

    I wish all the best for our newly Formed PADMASHALI ASSOCIATION in UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.

    Best regards,
    Arun Kumar
    S/O Sadananda Shettigar Udyavara

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  • Kausalya Shettigar, Mangalore/Mumbai

    Sun, Jun 20 2010

    Good boss!! a marvellous work of bringing different minds together collectively to form a group. A grand salute to you. Hope the Padmashali Samaja Seva Sangha Dubai caters to everyone's needs and prospers. Our sincere wishes to all the U.A.E'ites who have formed this Sangha!! Jai Ho!!!

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  • C.PRABHAKARA, UDUPI

    Sun, Jun 20 2010

    Dear Ravi Shettigar

    Today I am very happy by reading email regarding the formatrion of Padmashali Sangha at Dubai.

    I am also very happy to know that you have become the President of sangha and people of Dubai have ed a right
    person as President. You have given many opportunities to our community people to be appointed in Dubai and today
    they are able to earn their bread. These people never forget your help through out their life.

    I wish every success to the sangha. Let people of DK Dist and Udupi Dist get benefit from your sangha for their Education. There are so many people who are very poor who require help for health problem,constructing house,marriage and education. Let Dubai Sangha come forward to meet the above problems and I hope you will do so.

    I have read the names of office bearers who are highly qualified and well experienced and most of them are my close relatives.

    Convey may regards to all,

    C.Prabhakara
    Ex.President D.K.Jilla Padmashali Mahasabha and Vidyavardhaka Sangha

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  • Praveen Shettigar, kinnimulky,Udupi,Bahrain

    Sun, Jun 20 2010


    All the very best for Padmashali Association. This is the right decision to start this association in GCC with a good aim for help our community.

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  • Muralidhar Krishna, Udupi/Dubai

    Sun, Jun 20 2010

    Ravi, Job well done - like Indian cricket team against Pakistan. Better late than never. Padmashali community get together was really great effort by Ravi and his close relative and friends. Ravi used his talent and organization skills wonderfully for Padmashali community benefit. Hats off his team! Time has come to all Padmashalis to give back some contribution to our community. It is our duty of support our community morally, financially and spiritually. I pray Lord Krishna to bless all community members to grow as a one family with one goal. Padmashali Association U.A.E kee Jai.

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  • Gopinath Rao,

    Sun, Jun 20 2010

    Congratulations Ravi...
    I am sure your association would go a long way in helping the community in UAE as well as back home in India. Best of Luck.

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  • DINESH POOJARY DUBAI, GANJIMATA/BEJAI

    Sun, Jun 20 2010

    DEAR MADHAVANNA,HARISH,SHEKAR & BALAKRISHNA..Heartily congratulation for your new born baby "PADMASHALI COMMUNITY UAE" I WISH ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR ALL FUTURE ACTIVITIES......

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  • YASHWANTH G SHETTIGAR, UDUPI, DUBAI

    Sun, Jun 20 2010

    All the Best for "Padmashali community UAE" & their Working Committee,God bless to our Padmashali community and good success.
    Thank you
    Yashwantha , Anitha & Ankitha

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  • Yadava L Kotian, Hejmady- Sharjah

    Sun, Jun 20 2010

    We wish all the best for PADMASHALI ASSOCIATION, UAE.
    From,MOGAVEERS UAE,
    President,utive Commitee & Members

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  • Kannan , Dubai

    Sun, Jun 20 2010

    Graet work done! congratulations!!!

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  • Uday D Shetty, Karkala/Sharjah

    Sun, Jun 20 2010

    Congratulation Ravianna, finally you made up your mind to do some thing for the community.

    All the best you.

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  • Sarvotham Shetty, Pareeka - Abu Dhabi

    Sun, Jun 20 2010

    Dear Mr.Ravi,
    Congratulations for forming "PADMASHAALI COMMUNITY UAE" and on behalf of UAE KANNADIGA'S my best wishes to you and your team for all your future endeavours.

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  • Purushotam shettigar, Mijar(London)

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    I'm extremely happy to know that uae padmashalis have formed the association and hope they work collectively to fulfill the dreams of it.CONGRATS

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  • B Shubhakar, Dubai

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    I wish to thank on behalf association to Mr Giridar Nayak for his support indirectly for success.

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  • Udyavar Muslim Unity- U.A.E., Udyavar/udupi/Dubai

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Dear Shettigar's Congrats and wishing you all the best.

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  • Nishanth, Dubai

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Dear Ravi & members of the association,
    Congratulations on the successful formation! Wishing you all the best & many sucesses in all your good hearted endeavors.

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  • Raghunandana Shettigar, Karkala / Dubai

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    All the Best for "Padmashali Community UAE" & their Working Committee. Also I would like to congrats Mr. Ravi Shettigar Karkala for taking such a good decision of forming a Shettigar community .

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  • GANESH SHETTIGAR, KUNTADY, KARKALA, BAHRAIN

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    congratulation for newly borned baby called pdmashali association

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  • Sharmila .R. , Mangalore

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Dear Ravi, (PRESIDENT OF PADMASHALI SANGHA, DUBAI)

    I wish you all the best for electing you as a president of Padmashali Sangha Dubai, I hope you will do a good job and help many many poor people throughout your service and I will support for that. But be honest and be happy always. please take catre of your helath . God Bless .


    Regards, Best wishes from,
    Mrs. SharmIla R

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  • Manu Konchady, Mangalore

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Best of luck to the Padmashali Association ! Hearty congratulations to Mr. Ravi and others for taking the initiative to start the association.

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  • Allan D'souza, Udyavar

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Big Congrats shettygars community member.

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  • Rohan D'souza, Udyavar

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Wish you all the best to Padmashali Assiciation in UAE.

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  • dinesh poojary, udupi/dubabi

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Its very good to see one of our manglorean community given birth in dubai. I wish all the best and get full support from all

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  • Hemanth Poojary, udupi, Dubai

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    all the best Padmashali Assiciation, help the poor students.  god may bless you all

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  • Jayakar, Duabai

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    i would like to wish to new community Padmashali Assiciation in uae & its committe members.

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  • Pramod Shetty, Deira Dubai

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    all the best to Padmashali Assiciation in UAE. i expecting you people will do something to boast education in our native place D.k & udupi District.

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  • vishwanath Chauvan, dubai

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    my best wishes to Padmashali Assiciation in UAE. Special thanks to Mr. Dinesh.

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  • Praveen Poojary, Dubai

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    all the best you are doing wonderfull job for your soceity.

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  • Dinesh Udupi, Udupi

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    All the Best for Padmashali Association. Hope this association get full support form all UAE padmashali comunity.

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  • Suhas U, Udupi

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    All the best for newly started Padmashali Association. Hope will get full support from UAE community members to develop our societ and utilise for society activity.

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  • Aravind Shettigar, Udupi

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    All the very best for Padmashali Association. This is the right decision to start this association with a good aim for help our comunity.

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  • Sulakshana Dinesh Shettigar, Mundevkadu House Karkala

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Dear Ravianna and all committe members, i wish you all the best and we are coming behind committee and Padmashali community to heartly support. Once again thanks Exspecialy Ravianna for taking very needfull step to Padmashali community in UAE.

    God bless you and committe members and all Padmashali community all over in this earth.  with regards

    Sulakshana Dinesh Shettigar and Baby Sanvi

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  • Ravi Shettigar, Karkala

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    I wish to thank Mr. Shodhan & Ganesh Rai and all Daijiworld team and also thank all the well wishers all over world.

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  • UPENDRA SHETTIGAR, PAKSHIKERE / DUBAI

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    I wish all the best to our newly formed PADMASHALI ASSOCIATION,UAE.  hope all our community members of UAE come forward for the developement of our SANGHA.  JAI PADMASHALI ASSOCIATION,JAI KARNATAKA, JAI HIND, regards.

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  • Surendra Shettigar (Suraj), Dubai

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    First of all I would like to congrats Mr. Ravi for taking such a good decision of forming a Shettigar community here in Dubai. Also, I would like thank all the members of our community who attended yesterday’s Get together function. I hope in our next meeting we have more and more members. Now its our duty to increase the members. In our day today activities we meet lot of people of our same community but in most of the cases we don’t that they were also Shettigar. Such community help us to meet the people, help the people who are in need and to let the people that even we have our own Community in Dubai.

    All the best to our “Shettigar community” and Mr.Ravi we are all with you. From many years we were just waiting for somebody who can keep the first step and yesterday we got him.. Thanks again..

    Same time please feel free to join my group in FACEBOOK, that is “SHETTIGAR (PADMASHALI)” group.

    God Bless All…

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  • Sowmya, Mangalore

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    congrat's Mr.Ravianna, All the best,

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  • Nama Tuluveru UAE, Dubai/UAE

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Nama Tuluveru UAE wishes Padmashali Sangha UAE all the best under the leadership of Ravi Shettigar and assures full support in their future activities towards the society. Good wishes from all here at Nama Tuluveru UAE.

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  • Stephen Machado, Karkala/Blore/Kuwait

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Dear Ravi Karkala and Ashok Padmashali,  Wishing you and your team all the best. Regards from Kuwait.

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  • UPENDRA SHETTIGAR, PAKSHIKERE / DUBAI

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    I wish all the best for our NEWLY FORMED PADMASHALI ASSOCIATION, UAE. Hope our association will get whole hearted support from our all community members of UAE. thanks and regards.

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  • N.M.Shettigar, Mangalore/Mumbai

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Dear Raviji,
    Heartiest Congratulation to Padmashali Community in U.A.E. for spreading wings beyond Indian Continent and globalising .  we wish that our Sangha cover entire Middle East and grow day by day.
    Regds.
    Mrs.& Mr.N.M.Shettigar,Mumbai

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  • Mohan Attavar, Mangalore/Dubai

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Dear Ravi,

    Wishing you and the newly formed organization success. Nice to see Ashok Padmashali, Tanuja, Yashwanth in the group. You all must be missing Mr. & Mrs. Shettigar (Ex-Jumbo) as they would have supported you wholeheartedly.

    Once again best wishes from Billawas Dubai & NE.

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  • Gregory Alva, Udupi

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Dear Ravi nice to see you on this Web report. I appreciate your effort towords socail activities. Keep going on.

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  • Dinesh Shettigar, Mundevkadu House Karkala

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Dear Community members please come forward and join hand with us to develop our Sangha with good manner. Free feel to call Mr. Ravi Karkala on his mobile and share your opinion. Free feel to call any time to Mr. Shubhakar Shettigar on his mobile 050- 2578809 or my mobile on this no. 050-2104938 or Mr. Kirthi on his mobile 050-8537426. Me & my Family wish to say thanks to all who joined yesterdays function. And we invite all community member who living in UAE come forward and join with us.
    With best regards

    Dinesh Sulakshana Shettigar and Baby Sanvi.

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  • Giridara Nayak, Mithabail,Moodabidri/Dubai

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    congrat's Mr.Ravi,very nice to listen,good news to all uae "padmashali"comunity jai ho...

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  • keerhi Kumar, Udupi/Dubai

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Wish you all the best. Long time dream has come true. Now the time to work together.
    Regards 

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  • B Shubhakar, Brahmabar/Dubai

    Fri, Jun 18 2010

    All the Best for Padmashali Assiciation. In UAE so many Assiciation is there,accept our Padmashali Community, this is right decision to start under guidence of Mr. Ravianna. Hope will get full support from all UAE community members to develop our society and utilise for social activity.

    Thnak U Mr. Ganesh Rai & Mr Shodhan for guidence & media.

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  • B Shubhakar, Brahmabar/Dubai

    Fri, Jun 18 2010

    All the Best for Padmashali Assiciation. In UAE so many Assiciation is there,accept our Padmashali Community, this is right decision to start under guidence of Mr. Ravianna. Hope will get full support from all UAE community members to develop our society and utilise for social activity.

    Thnak U Mr. Ganesh Rai & Mr Shodhan for guidence & media.

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  • felix moras, Angelore, Mangalore

    Fri, Jun 18 2010

    Dear Ravi,
    wish you & your whole team, all the best. keep going, doing the good work to the society.

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  • RAYMOND DSOUZA, URWA/SYDNEY

    Fri, Jun 18 2010

    Congratulation to Mr Ravi and team for your effort ,You able to Getting started Padmashali Sangha UAE Keep it up Always think positive Face the teething problems and you will see the success I congratulate all office bearers,Ravi,Madhava,Tanuja,Raguram,Srikanth,Krishana,Shekar,Balakrishna& Yaswanth. All Wishes from Raymond D’Souza Family / Sydney

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