Report by: Victor Sequeira and Santhosh Shetty
Qatif, Saudi Arabia , Nov 2: “Come to the stage and show your talents” is the call given by Mangalore Association of Saudi Arabia to its members on Talents Day which was held recently at King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz Hall at Qatif.
The event started with lighting the ceremonial lamp by the Chief guest Mr. Abdullah Ahmed Al Nasser , President Madhav Amin along with Vice President Ravi Karkera and Executive Committee members of MASA. Welcome Note was given by Saritha Praveen Aranha. The judges were introduced first and then honored by the Executive Committee members by presenting bouquet followed by President’s speech. Sponsors of the event was announced, they are Madhav Amin, Naveen Shetty Jubail, Ivan Pinto, Richard Almeida, Dayanand Shriyan, Joe Fernandez, Sudarshan Sanil, Babu Kotebettu, Sadashiv Poojary, Chandrahas Karkera, Prakash Sanil, Edwin Martis, Naveen Bhandary, Ravi Karkera, Usman Hosangadi, Ahmed Gulam Beary and Uday Sanil.
Vice President Ravi Karkera, briefed about the Hall which was donated by King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz to the people of Qatif Region. The sequence of programme was read by Ravi Karkera as Singing Competition, Fancy Dress Competition followed by Dance competition. The age groups for all the events were from 0 to 6, 6 to 10, 10 to 14, 14 to 18 and above 18. Singing by each participant was the mixer of melody, romantic and rocking numbers. Changing the mood of the audience was deeply experienced by various fancy dress presentations. Mind blowing and inspirational display of dance competitions were keenly observed by the audience with thundering applauses. Some of the events really made everyone to feel the taste of Mangalorean Culture which is far away from everyone who lives in this part of the world. Tulu Chutuku by Ibrahim Kader was an attempt to rebrush values of Tulu Language.
The performance was evaluated in a professional way by keeping in mind the criteria such as Vocal (pitch, tone), performance (confidence & attitude), Rhythm; Costumes & Expression; under the supervision of DTM Lancy D’souza.
Encouraging the youth of this day, was really taken care by MASA by giving an opportunity to Anchor the whole event of MASA TALENT S DAY by its youth leaders who attained immense training organized by MASA under the banner of Nesma Toast Master’s Club.
One of the memorable moments everyone cherished was welcoming the visiting parents of the members to the stage and honoring them with bouquet
Awards for the winners were handed over by the Sponsors, Judges & Committee Members. Taste to the lips, the delicious food was catered by Bikki Restaurant and evening snacks by Gulf Darbar Restaurant.
To express the gratitude to all those who put their heart & soul to make this evening a successful one was read out by Youth Leader Rajani Poojary.
”No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude”
Children are our future; we appreciate the little one and teens for their excellent show case. The gala evening ended with National Anthem by the gathered (approx 600) members and guests.