Major Honours for Kozhikode at Kalanjali 2012 Finals

Kalanjali 2012, a two-day cultural fest organized by the Kerala Brahmana Sabha in state level was held on Sunday, 29th July 2012 (off stage) and stage events on Saturday, 4th August 2012 and Sunday, 5th August 2012. Kozhikode district achieved the feat of winning the 3rd Position with 364 points; another rare feat obtained was that Kozhikode was the ONLY district to register either a 'KALATHILAKAM' or a 'KALAPRATHIBHA' titles in the Sub Junior, Junior and Senior category with Kum. Pooja Narayanan (Kalathilakam - Sub Junior), Kum. Ranjani Parameswaran (Kalathilakam - Junior) and Sri. Kiran C G (Kalaprathibha - Senior) winning the honours in their respective categories. Over and above, the members registered their participation in the Vanitholsavam category and won the first place in Narayaneeyam (Senior), Soundaryalahari (Senior) and the third place in Kolattom (Junior). Highlighted victories were also registered in events like Classical Music, Tamil and Malayalam Recitations, English and Tamil Elocutions, Panchagacchadharanam etc with remarkable victories in Violin, Bharatanatyam, Malayalam Elocution and other events too. The fact that every participant contributed towards the point tally for the district boasts of this success. The individual winners and participants who played their part in the success story is hereby described below and all are proud members of ORANGEPADA (Yuvajana Vibhagam of Kerala Brahmana Sabha, Kozhikode district). 

Kum. POOJA NARAYANAN - KALATHILAKAM (Sub Junior)
Kum Pooja, daughter of Smt. Rejitha Narayanan and Dr. Narayanan  won the 'KALATHILAKAM' title in the Sub Junior category. She is currently studying in 7th std in Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan school, Kozhikode. Very much popular amongst the budding talents of Kozhikode, Kum. Pooja achieved this glorious title with 41 points registered in her name at the Kalanjali 2012 finals. She achieved this feat with 1st Prize with A Grade in both Classical Music and Malayalam Recitation and also 2nd Prize with A Grade in both Tamil Recitation and Light Music events. She also registered her commendable participation with A Grade in English Elocution.

Kum. RANJANI PARAMESWARAN - KALATHILAKAM (Junior) 

Kum. Ranjani, daughter of Smt. Radhika Parameswaran and Late. Sri. Parameswaran was crowned the 'KALATHILAKAM' title in the Junior category. She is currently studying in 11th std in Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan, Kozhikode. Very much popular amongst the budding talents of Kozhikode, Kum. Ranjani achieved the glorious title with 36 points registered in her name at the Kalanjali 2012 finals to outscore other participants from her category. She achieved this feat by winning the 1st Prize with A Grade in Malayalam Recitation and also 2nd Prize with A Grade both in Tamil Recitation and Light Music. She also participated in English Essay writing and Classical Music.

Sri. KIRAN C G - KALAPRATHIBHA (Senior)

Sri. Kiran C G, son of Smt. Usha Gopalakrishnan and Sri. C S Gopalakrishnan achieved the 'KALAPRATHIBHA' title in the Senior category. He is currently employed as a Senior Process Analyst with Accenture, a private MNC in Chennai. An active member of Yuvajana Vibhagam and Past State President of Kerala Brahmana Sabha Yuvajana Vibhagam, Sri. Kiran registered 22 points at the Kalanjali 2012 finals towards his achievement. He achieved this feat with 1st Prize with A Grade in English Elocution, 2nd Prize with A Grade in Tamil Elocution and 3rd Prize with B Grade in Malayalam Elocution. He also participated in the Prashnothari (Quiz) event and was a member of the team that took part in Bhajana competitions.

Kum. MEENAKSHI VENUGOPAL - Sub Junior 

Kum. Meenakshi Venugopal, granddaughter of Smt . Vishalakshy and Sri. Natarajan A K won several prizes in the Sub Junior category. She is currently studying in 8th std in St. Josephs Anglo Indian school, Kozhikode. Very much popular amongst the budding talents of Kozhikode, Kum. Meenakshi won the  1st Prize with A Grade in Malayalam Story writing, 2nd Prize with B Grade in Malayalam Essay writing, 3rd Prize with C Grade in Violin and also 3rd Prize in Prashnothari (Quiz). She also participated in the English Essay writing event. 

Kum. SREELAKSHMI S - Sub Junior

Kum. Sreelakshmi, daughter of Smt. Pushkala S and  Sri. Mohan won several prizes in the Sub Junior category. She is currently studying in 8th std in Sri Gujarati Vidyalaya, Kozhikode. An upcoming talent from Kozhikode, Kum. Sreelakshmi won the 2nd Prize with A Grade in both Classical Music and Malayalam Recitation and also 3rd Prize with B Grade in Bharathanatyam . She also participated in the English Poetry writing and Light Music events. Kum. Sreelakshmi was also a member of the team that participated in the Soundaryalahari event in the Vanitholsavam cadre.

Mast. SANKARANARAYANAN R - Sub Junior
Mast. Sankaranarayanan, son of Smt. Bhuvaneshwari R and Late. Sri. Ranganathan joined in with several prizes in the Sub Junior category. He is currently studying in 7th std in Zamorins school, Kozhikode. An upcoming talent from Kozhikode, Mast. Sankaranarayanan won the 3rd Prize with A Grade in Tamil Elocution and 3rd Prize with B Grade in Malayalam Poetry writing. He also participated in the English Essay writing, English Poetry , English Elocution, Malayalam Recitation and Tamil Recitation events. He had won the 3rd Prize in Manthrochaaranam conducted on the occassion of Saamskarika Kalamela 2011 organized by the apex organisation Kerala Brahmana Sabha.



Kum. PRIYAKAVERI V V - Sub Junior 

Kum. Priyakaveri, daughter of Smt. Geetha V S and  Sri. V K Venketadri won several prizes in the Sub Junior category. She is currently studying in 7th std in  Zamorins school, Kozhikode. An upcoming talent, Kum. Priyakaveri won the 3rd Prize with A Grade in Malayalam Elocution. She also participated in the Malayalam Essay writing and Prashnothari (Quiz) events. Kum. Priyakaveri was also a member of the team that participated in the Soundaryalahari and Kolattom events in the Vanitholsavam cadre.  She was also the recipient of the prestigious 'YUVA ICON OF THE YEAR 2011' award instituted by the Yuvajana Vibhagam of Kerala Brahmana Sabha, Kozhikode.

Kum. RAJALAKSHMI N V - Sub Junior

Kum. Rajalakshmi, daughter of Smt. Shobha and Sri Venkitachalam N V won prize in the Sub Junior category. She is currently studying in 7th std in Zamorins school, Kozhikode. Amongst the budding talents of Kozhikode, Kum. Rajalakshmi won the 2nd Prize with B Grade in English Story writing, the only item that she participated in this years finals to contribute towards the district point tally. 

 







Kum. YUVASREE VYDYANATHAN - Sub Junior

Kum. Yuvasree, daughter of Smt. Lakshmi and Sri. Vydyanathan won prize in the Sub Junior category. She is currently studying in 7th std in Zamorins school, Kozhikode. Amongst the budding talents of Kozhikode, Kum. Yuvasree won the 3rd Prize with A Grade in Tamil Recitation.  She was also a member of the team that participated in the Soundaryalahari and Kolattom events in the Vanitholsavam cadre.





Kum. PARVATHY NARAYANAN - Junior

Kum Parvathy, daughter of Smt. Rejitha Narayanan and Dr. Narayanan  won various prizes in the Junior category. She is currently studying in 10th std in Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan school, Kozhikode. Very much popular amongst the budding talents of Kozhikode, Kum. Parvathy won the 2nd Prize with A Grade in both Classical Music and Malayalam Recitation and also rendered commendable participation in English Elocution, Light Music and Tamil Recitation.She is also the winner of the Kalathilakam title in the 2009 Kalanjali finals held at Kottayam. 






Kum. SWATHI V - Junior

Kum. Swathi, daughter of Smt, Meera S V and Late Sri. Viswanathan won her prizes in the Junior category.  She is currently pursuing her 9th Std in Providence Girls High school, Kozhikode. She won the 2nd Prize with A Grade in Malayalam Poetry writing and also the 2nd Prize in Malayalam Story writing with B Grade. She also represented the district in the the English Story writing event.






Kum. KAVITHA G KRISHNAN - Junior

Kum. Kavitha, daughter of of Smt. Usha Gopalakrishnan and Sri. C S Gopalakrishnan won prizes at the Junior category of events. She is currently pursuing her graduation in Commerce at Amrita Institute of Management, Ernakulam. She won the 2nd Prize with A Grade in English Elocution. Kum. Kavitha is also the Treasurer of KBS Yuvajana Vibhagam in Kozhikode district. She participated in Painting Water colour, Pencil Drawing was also a member of the team that participated in the Narayaneeyam and Kolattom events in the Vanitholsavam cadre.






Mast. VISHNU M S - Junior 

Mast. Vishnu, son Smt. Jayasree and Sri. Sreekanth received several prizes at the Junior cadre of events. He is currently in his 10th std in St, Josephs Anglo Indian school, Kozhikode. He won the 3rd Prize with A Grade in Violin. He also represented the district in Classical Music and Light music events. Mast. Vishnu is also in Kerala Football team for Indiavision - a project to identify footballing talents. 






Sri. RAMKUMAR K B - Senior

Sri. Ramkumar K B, son of Smt. Meenakshi and Sri. Bhanukumar won prizes at the Senior lot of events. He is currently employed with Ardex Endura in the capacity of Asst. Manager covering the northern districts of Kerala. An active member of Yuvajana Vibhagam and Past State Secretary of Kerala Brahmana Sabha Yuvajana Vibhagam, he won the 1st Prize with A Grade in Panchagacchadhaaranam.  He also won the 3rd Prize with A Grade in Tamil Elocution.He was also a member of the team that took part in the Bhajana competition. 






VANITHOLSAVAM

Kolattom Team

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The team comprising of Smt. Seethalakshmi C S, Smt. Lakshmi C S, Smt. Geetha Venkitadri, Smt. Jayalakshmi N D and Smt. Jayalakshmi T P won the 1st Prize with A Grade in the Narayaneeyam event from the Vanitholsavam above 25 yrs category. The team comprising of Smt. Seethalakshmi C S, Smt. Lakshmi C S, Smt. Geetha Venkitadri, Smt. Jayalakshmi N D and Smt. Ganga Santhosh won the 1st Prize with A Grade in the  Soundaryalahari event for above 25 yrs category. The team comprising of  Kum. Kavitha G Krishnan, Kum. Sukanya Santhosh, Kum. Aswini M M, Kum. Yuvasree Vydyanathan, Kum. Priyakaveri V V, Kum. Karthika Vaidyanathan, Kum. Rohini Vaidyanathan and Kum. Aishwarya T G won the 3rd Prize with A Grade in the  Kolattom event for below 25 yrs category. The Narayaneeyam and Soundaryalahari teams were trained and led by Smt. Seethalakshmi C S and the Kolattom team by Kum. Kavitha G Krishnan. In the Kolattom photo above from Left: Kum. Sukanya Santhosh, Kum. Karthika V, Kum. Yuvasree V, Kum. Aishwarya T G, Kum. Aswini M M, Kum. Kavitha G Krishnan, Kum. Priyakaveri V V and Kum. Rohini Vaidhyanathan
 

Narayaneeyam Team (from Left: Smt. Seethalakshmi C S, Smt. Jayalakshmi T P, Smt. Lakshmi C S, Smt. Jayalakshmi N D and Smt. Geetha Venketadri)

Soundaryalahari Team (from Left: Smt. Seethalakshmi C S, Smt. Ganga Santhosh, Smt. Lakshmi C S, Smt. Jayalakshmi N D and Smt. Geetha Venketadri)

BHAJANA - above 25 years 

Bhajana Team (from Left: Sri. Arun Kumar A S, Sri. Rajesh P K, Sri. Bhanukumar, Sri. Muralidharan M, Sri. Ramkumar K B, Sri. C S Gopalakrishnan and Sri. C G Kiran)

The team led by Sri. Rajesh P K (Yuvajana Vibhagam District Vice President) with Sri. Arun Kumar A S (Yuvajana Vibhagam District President and Past State Treasurer of Kerala Brahmana Sabha Yuvajana Vibhagam), Sri. Bhanukumar, Sri. Muralidharan, Sri. Ramkumar K B, Sri. C S Gopalakrishnan (State Executive Committee Member, Kerala Brahmana Sabha) and Sri. Kiran C G won the 1st Prize in the Bhajana above 25 yrs category. 


Over and above with this great fleet of participants, Kozhikode district secured the 3rd position Overall to mark the success and write its name in the history of Kalanjali - the cultural fiesta organized by the Apex body of Kerala Brahmana Sabha.

Glory for Kozhikode at Kalanjali 2012 State Finals

Aimed at preserving the tradition and culture of the Tamil Brahmin community in Kerala, Kalanjali 2012, a two-day cultural fest organized by the Kerala Brahmana Sabha in state level was held on Sunday, 29th July 2012 (off stage) and stage events on Saturday, 4th August 2012 and Sunday, 5th August 2012. Veteran musician V. Dakshinamurthy and Smt. Kalyani Dakshinamurthy inaugurated the competitions centered at Sarada Kalyana Mandapam, Mattanchery, Ernakulam. Popular Cine Artists Sri. Delhi Ganesh and Sri. Dileep were present at the Prize Distribution ceremony.This event is part of a biennial function organized across the state. The event is meant to revive the long lost traditional art forms and customs of the community like Kolattam, Valayavanthapattu, Soundaryalahari, Bhajana, Narayaneeyam, Kolamidal, Pathinettu Muzham Pudava Udukkal, preparing authentic Brahmin snacks and wearing Panchagacham. Being a youth festival, there were other events like Essay writing, Story writing, Elocution, Recitation, Violin, Mrudangam, Classical Music etc. Kozhikode district participated in this years competition with a contingent strength of 78 members which included 62 participants. The team was led by Sri. Arun Kumar A S (District Yuvajana Vibhagam President) assisted by Sri. Rajesh P K (District Yuvajana Vibhagam Vice President) and Sri. Sooraj S ((District Yuvajana Vibhagam Secretary), The team for Vanitholsavam comprising of 20 lady participants was led by Smt. Usha Gopalakrishnan (State Executive Member, Vanitha Vibhagam) assisted by Smt. Seethalakshmi C S and Smt. Geetha Venkitadri.  The journey from Calicut was flagged off at Kozhikode Railway station on Friday evening and the same team returned back with Everlasting Glory, Pride and Content on Monday morning. "Its a Meritorious achievement and all credits go to the participants" - says Sri. T V Krishna Iyer (District President, KBS) on hearing on the success. 

To add to the glory Kozhikode district achieved the feat of winning the 3rd Position with 364 points after Trivandrum and Ernakulam; another rare feat obtained was that Kozhikode district also registered either one KALATHILAKAM or a KALAPRATHIBHA in the Sub Junior, Junior and Senior category with Kum. Pooja Narayanan (Kalathilakam - Sub Junior), Kum. Ranjani Parameswaran (Kalathilakam - Junior) and Sri. Kiran C G (Kalaprathibha - Senior) winning in their respective categories. Over and above, the members registered their participation in the Vanitholsavam category and won the first place in Narayaneeyam (Senior), Soundaryalahari (Senior) and the third place in Kolattom (Junior). Highlighted victories were also registered in events like Classical Music, Tamil and Malayalam Recitations, English and Tamil Elocutions, Panchagacchadharanam etc with remarkable victories in Violin, Bharatanatyam, Malayalam Elocution and other events.The fact that every participant contributed towards the point tally for the district boasts of this success. The winners and participants will be felicitated at a special function to be held later this month in the district. The credit of the success is dedicated to all participants and their families.

Kalanjali 2012 - A Gale event at Kozhikode

Admidst the Colours and festive occassion, Kalanjali 2012 - District level finals were held at Kozhikode on the dates of July 1st, 7th and 8th with great glory and divine grace. The program saw a neck to participation from all age groups in various items compete to showcase the hidden talent and skill with a total participation count crossing the magic number 100. To motivate, encourage and promote the hidden talents amongst the members of the brahmin community and to groom the youth and the children into the field of arts and cultural events was the motive behind this and it really was established with the conduct of the programs. The cultural and arts mela was inaugarated by Smt. Sudha Ranjith, a well known Carnatic Musician and also a playback singer by lighting the tradition lap 'Kuthuvilakku'. Kalanjali 2009 Kalathilakam Kum. Parvathy Narayanan, Sri. T S Seetharaman (Chairman - Celebration Committee), Sri. T V Krishnan (District President), Sri. Harikumar P K District Secretary), Sri. C S Gopalakrishnan, Smt. Brinda Hariharan, Smt. Usha Gopalakrishnan (all KBS State Committee members) were also present on the inaugural ceremony as well as during the entire course of the program.  The 3 day event saw about 100 families from the Tamil Brahmin fraternity of Kozhikode and was a real success both on papers and in practice.The off stage events like Essay Writing, Story writing, Painting, Poetry writing and Quiz were held at PSVM College hall while the on stage events were scheduled at Sri Kanchi Sankaracharya Clinic hall on the above dates. The highlight of this years competition was a 78 year old lady participating in the Valayavanthapaatu - a traditional item of Tamil Brahmins which is now no where to be seen or heard of and a special emphasize was also given to the Pachakam (Cooking) competition where the famous Tamil brahmin food entity "THATTAI" was to be prepared. Other items on stage includes Pathinettu Muzham Pudava Udukkal, Panchagacchadharanam, Classical Music, Kolattam, Narayaneeyam, Recitation, Elocution, Kolamidal, Bhajana, Mridangam, Violin and lots more. The entire credit and success of the event goes to all participants and their parents without whom the program would not have been a success. Eminent judges judged the participation and also gave their valuable feedback on the performances rendered by the participants.The competitions were conducted in the Sub Junior, Junior and Senior category. The selected winners will represent Kozhikode at the State Level finals scheduled on 2012 August 4th and 5th at Mattanchery (Ernakulam) and is expected to foster a strong participation for the same. Sri. Rajesh P K (State Yuvajana Vibhagam committee member), Sri. Gautham A, Sri. Gokul, Sri. Ramkumar K B, Kum. Kavitha G (District Yuvajana Vibhagam Joint Secretary), Kum. Kavitha G Krishnan ((District Yuvajana Vibhagam Treasurer) and Sri. Kiran C G (all members of Yuvajana Vibhagam) lead the celebrations. The program was well managed, scheduled and co-ordinated with the brilliant team work of Kozhikode Kerala Brahmana Sabha Yuvajana Vibhagam. Seniors from the organization gave away the certificates and prizes for the winners as well as the participants at the Valedictory function. While Sri. Arun Kumar A S (General Convenor) welcomed the gathering, Sooraj S (Joint Convenor) proposed the vote of thanks. It was just a result of a 60 day hardwork from all in Kozhikode that adds to the glory of Kozhikode Kerala Brahmana Sabha and also to 'ORANGEPADA' - the Yuvajana Vibhagam of Kozhikode.

Kalanjali 2012 - District Finals - Program Schedule

Schedule of Events

2012 July 7th, Saturday
Time	Item	Category	Venue
9.30 am - 10 am	Registration		Kanchi Clinic Hall
10:00 AM	Inaugaration		Kanchi Clinic Hall
10.30 am - 11.15 am	Malayalam Recitation	SJ, J	Kanchi Clinic Hall
11.15 am - 11.30 am	English Elocution	SJ, J, S	Kanchi Clinic Hall
11.30 am - 12.20 pm	Light Music	SJ, J, S	Kanchi Clinic Hall
12.20 pm - 12.30 pm	Kolattam	Juniors & Seniors	Kanchi Clinic Hall
12.30 pm - 1.30 pm	Lunch Break
1.45 pm - 2 pm	Malayalam Elocution	SJ, J, S	Kanchi Clinic Hall
2pm - 2.15 pm	Mridangam	J	Kanchi Clinic Hall
3 pm - 3.30 pm	Narayaneeyam	Seniors & Juniors	Kanchi Clinic Hall
3.30 pm - 4 pm	Soundaryalahari	Seniors & Juniors	Kanchi Clinic Hall
4 pm - 4.30 pm	Bhajana	Seniors & Juniors	Kanchi Clinic Hall
6 pm - 7 pm	Pachakam	Seniors
2012 July 8th, Sunday
Time	Item	Category	Venue
10 am - 11.30 am	Classical Music	SJ, J	Kanchi Clinic Hall
11.30 am - 12 noon	Tamil Recitation	SJ, J, S	Kanchi Clinic Hall
12 noon - 12.30 pm	Tamil Elocution	S	Kanchi Clinic Hall
12 noon - 1 pm	Lunch Break
1 pm - 1.15 pm	Bharatanatyam	J	Kanchi Clinic Hall
1.15 pm - 1.30 pm	Ashtapadhi	Juniors	Kanchi Clinic Hall
1.45 pm - 2.15 pm	Pudava Udukkal	Seniors	Kanchi Clinic Hall
2.15 pm - 2.45 pm	Violin	SJ, J	Kanchi Clinic Hall
2.45 pm - 3 pm	Valayavanthapattu	Juniors & Seniors	Kanchi Clinic Hall
3:00 PM	Panchagacchadaranam	Seniors	Kanchi Clinic Hall
3.30 pm	Prize Distribution		Kanchi Clinic Hall

Kalanjali 2012 - District Finals on 2012 July 1st, 7th and 8th

Kalanjali - Cultural competitions and Youth Festival for the community members, conducted in every alternate years is round the corner. The 2012 district level finals will be held in Kozhikode on the dates of 2012 July 1st (Sunday), July 7th (Saturday) and July 8th (Sunday). This program is aimed to motivate, encourage and identify the hidden talents in arts and culturals amongst the members of the community. To encourage women participation, VANITHOLSAVAM will also be conducted this year. Owing to the grand success of Kozhikode district's participation in the State finals of Kalanjali 2009, this year too the expectation is really more. The Off Stage Items are scheduled on 2012 July 1st (Sunday) at PSVM College and the On Stage Items are scheduled on 2012 July 7th (Saturday) and July 8th (Sunday). The venue for the On stage items will bei intimated to the participants later. The winners from the district will represent Kozhikode district at the State finals to be held later this year. 

EVENT DETAILS 

Age Groups
Sub Juniors	age below 13 yrs (born on or after 30.6.1999
Juniors	age 13 - 20 yrs (born between 30.6.1982 – 29.6.1999)
Seniors	age 20 - 35 years (born between 30.6.1077 – 29.6.1982)

OFF STAGE ITEMS       -              2012 July 1^st (Sunday)             @ PSVM College, Tali, Calicut

An Individual can participate in maximum 3 items

Painting (Water Colour)	Pencil Drawing	Essay Writing (Malayalam)
Essay Writing (English)	Essay Writing (Tamil)	Story Writing (Malayalam)
Story Writing (English)	Story Writing (Tamil)	Poetry Writing (Malayalam)
Poetry Writing (English)	Poetry Writing (Tamil)

 ON STAGE ITEMS         -              2012 July 7^th (Saturday) n July 8^th (Sunday)            

An Individual can participate in maximum 5 items

Quiz Competition	Violin	Mrudangam
Elocution (Malayalam)	Light Music	Classical Music
Bharathanatyam	Recitation (Malayalam)	Recitation (Tamil)
Elocution (English)	Elocution (Tamil)
Ashtapadhi (boys only)
Bhajan (boys only)	Age group: 16 - 35 yrs
Panchagachadhaaranam	Age group: 20 - 35 yrs

 VANITHOLSAVAM      -              2012 July 7^th (Saturday) n July 8^th (Sunday)            

An Individual can participate in maximum 3 group items

Age Groups
Group A	age 10 - 25 yrs
Group B	age above 25 yrs

Valayavanthapaatu	Kolattam (8 members)	Soundarya Lahari  (5 members)
Kolamidal (Individual)	Bhajan (7 members)	Narayaneeyam (5 members)
Pathinettu Muzham Pudava Udukkal
Pachakam (Cooking) (3 members in a group)

For Further details and other info regarding registrations and program, Contact

Sri. Arun Kumar A S (General Convenor) – Ph: 93888 58023

Sri. Sooraj S (Joint Convenor) – Ph: 97466 91997 

Or Email to: youthwing.cltkbs@gmail.com

Last Date for Registrations:  2012 June 24^th (Sunday) 11 am

We are sure that all of you will participate and and do request all to continue rendering the support and co-operation that you have been giving us all the time. We also look forward for your regular support in the cause to make this event a grand success.

HEARTY WELCOME TO ALL . . . .