Vishu Sangamam 2003 organized by Payyanur Souhruda Vedhi in Abu Dhabi

Vishu Sangamam 2003 Organized by Payyanur Souhruda Vedhi Abu Dhabi

The Abu Dhabi India Social Centre auditorium witnessed a colourful gathering of Payyanurians on Friday, the 25 April 2003, yes it was the Vishu Sangamam 2003 organized by the Abu Dhabi Chapter of Payyanur Souhruda Vedi. This was the second family gathering of Payyanurians after its inception on 17 January 2003. The first gathering was held on 28th February 2003 called as "Eid Milan 2003". The program started with lightening the lamp and prayers by Jayakala & Sindhu. VTV Damodaran, the General Secretary, welcomed the gathering. M. Abdul Salam, Vice President presided over the function. Usman Karappath, President of PSV Abu Dhabi chapter inaugurated the Vishu Sangamam 2003. M. Sarvotham Shetty, President of the India Social Centre, Abu Dhabi, V.K. Harindran, U. Bhaskaran Nair, Vice President of PSV, Dubai and Ramesh Panikkar, General Secretary of I.S.C. offered felicitations. The grand music fete was one of the major items of the day. Shereef Neeleshwaram, K.K. Anil Kumar, Vinod, Riyaz, Vishnu, Roshini Rajeevan, Preetha Madhu (both members of PSV, Dubai), Sindhu Ravi, Jayakala Vijayakumar, Vandana Balakrishnan, Selva Shamsuddin & Devi Gangadharan were the singers. The orchestra was lead by Vinod Kozhikode, the leading keyboard player of Abu Dhabi. Rajendran Kavvayi, noted Mimicry Artist (PSV, Dubai) entertained the gathering with his talented mimicry & magic. Rugma Chandran (PSV, Dubai), Neema Madhusoodanan , Selva Shamsuddin, Neetu Ravi, Nivedya Balakrishnan etc presented dance items. The highlight of the function was the traditional Vishu Sadya served in plantain leaves. The delicious sadya comprising of about 22 traditional items were prepared by Arab Udupi Restaurant, Abu Dhabi. B. Jyothilal conducted a Quiz on the rich tradition and current affairs related to Payyanur. Mohammad Saad, Patron of PSV, distributed the prizes. All the attendees actively participated in the Quiz competition. One of the Executive Committee members, P P Damodaran, entertained the gathering by presenting himself as the character of leprosy patient of the legendary film and drama of KPAC- Ashwamedham. Vijayan Kunhimangalam was the make-up man. A lucky draw was conducted to raise charity fund for the bereaved family of Balakrishnan, Aduthila who committed suicide at Al-Ain a few weeks ago. An amount of IRS 10,000 was collected from the raffle. New National Marketing Company (c/o Madhu S Nambiar-vice president of PSV Abu Dhabi) distributed gifts to all the children who attended the program. TV Radhakrishnan, Mohammed Saad and Bhaskaran Nair sponsored prizes to the participants of the cultural programs. M/s Majestic Optical, Grey Mackenzie & Partners, and Ajantha Jewelers, Gulfa mineral water, Al Faraj travels and Lipton Tea sponsored the entire function. .


Prayer	Audience	Audience	Audience	PSV President inaugurates	Stage


Dance	Dance	Dance	Solo	Fancy dress	Dance


Solo	Dance	Programs	Winner-Payyanur Quiz	Raffle winner	National Anthem recite


Vishu Sadya	Traditional Sadya