Chalappuram Upasabha reformed

Dr. T S Sitaraman

Chalapuram Upasbaha reformed at the Annual General Body Meeting in December 2012. The wing which has been the most supportive one in the events of Kerala Brahmana Sabha elected their new panel at the General Body meeting held at Padmasri Kalyana Mandapam hall on Sunday, 2nd of December 2012. The meeting unanimously elected Dr. T S Sitaraman as the President. Sri. Mohan V K was elected as Secretary and Sri. Chandrasekhar was elected as Treasurer of the wing. While Smt.Seethalakshmy C S was elected as Vice President, Smt. Rema Venkitaraman was elected as Joint Secretary of the Upasabha. The report and the accounts were presented and approved. Dr. A Ramanathan, Sri. C S Gopalakrishnan, Sri. T V Krishna Iyer, Smt. Brinda Hariharan, Smt. Usha Gopalakrishnan, Smt. Krishna Chandran, Smt. Jayalakshmy N D and Sri. V R Venkitachalam were selected as Committee Members. Senior member Dr. A Ramanathan, District President Sri. T V Krishna Iyer, State Committee Members Sri. C S Gopalakrishnan and Smt. Brinda Hariharan and Smt. Geetha Venkitadri spoke on the occassion. Dr. T S Sitaraman in his acceptance speech mentioned the good work rendered by the Upasabha in the activities of the district and mentioned the need to continue the same. All participants urged the fact that Chalappuram upasabha needs to be strengthened and more activities need to be conducted. The first executive meeting was also held on the occassion. While Sri. T V Krishna Iyer welcomed the gathering, newly elected Secretary Sri V K Mohan delivered the vote of thanks.

2nd Anniversary of Yuvajana Vibhagam marked with a One Day Trip

District Yuvajana Vibhagam of Kozhikode Kerala Brahmana Sabha organized a One Day trip in November 2012. The trip marked to celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of the wing (on 7th November) was the first of its kind in the 2 year history. A team of 30 members (comprising of Children, Youth, Ladies and Seniors) started the journey from Tali at 7am on Sunday, November 11th in a pre-arranged mini bus. The members of the trip introduced themselves at the start. The team visited Pisharikavu temple near Koyilandy and offered their prayers there after which joined in with a tasty and holy prasadam 'Kanji' (Rice Porridge) and 'Payar' (Beans curry). Then the bus headed towards 'Sargaalaya' - crafts village near Irangal, Vadakara. Sri. Bhaskar (Head - Sargaalaya) briefed on the history and the theme behind the crafts village. The team visited about 250 craft stalls and learned about the handicrafts history and tradition of Kerala. Lunch was served at the venue and the members of the trip refreshed themselves with a late afternoon Boat ride in the waters of Moorad river. The team led their way to Thikkodi lighthouse and spend some time at the heights of the lighthouse and joined in for a photo session thereafter. The final destination Kappad beach was covered in the early evening after tea and snacks. The team organized themselves in a few group activities and games further which they spend the evening with the Sunset view at the beach. On the return way after covering all destinations, the members spoke their memories of the trip. While Program Convenor Sri. Kiran C G welcomed the members and briefed the proceedings, Sri. Ramkumar K B (District President Yuvajana Vibhagam) thanked the members for joining the trip. This trip as mentioned was the first of its king organised by the wing and turned out to the most memorable one in the course of events.

Bhajan Concerts rendered during Navarathri Celebrations

On the occassion of Navarathri celebrations, the Children's Bhajan group and Ladies Bhajana group of Kerala Brahmana Sabha Kozhikode and Orangepada rendered bhajan concerts at various temples in and around Calicut. While the team lead by Smt. Seethalakshmi C S presented their bhajans at the Kannika Parameswari temple, Bhajanakoil temple and Mariamman temple, the Children with youth members presented their bhajans at the Kannika parameswari and Mariamman temples.The team led by Smt. Seethalakshmi C S comprises of the following - Smt. Lakshmi C S, Smt. Geetha V S, Smt. Alamelu, Smt. Jayalakshmi N D, Smt. Jayalakshmi T P, Smt. Mahalakshmi. The children's team comprises of - Mast Sankaranarayanan,  Mast. Vishnu V M , Mast. Karthik Srinivas, Kum. Priyakaveri V V, Kum. Vaishnavi V M, Kum. Pavithra Ganesh, Kum. Seethalakshmi M S, Kum. Rohini V, Kum. Rajalakshmi N V,  Kum. Yuvasree Vaidyanathan and Kum. Meenakshi Venugopal.

Smt. Seethalakshmi C S

As part of upholding our rich tradition and culture, Yuvajana Vibhagam is propagating the learning of bhajans amongst children and youth and have successfully formed 3 bhajan groups for children under 15, under 18 and for youth members respectively. Learning centre is set up at the residence of Smt. Seethalakshmi C S (fondly called as Teacher) in Tali. This is a non paid initiative and the wing congratulates and express their unending gratitude and thanks to our Teacher Smt.Seethalakshmi C S in this regard. Sri. Ram Kumar K B (Yuvajana Vibhagam District President and Past State Secretary) and Sri. Arun Kumar A S (Past District President and Past State Treasurer) were amongst the teams that rendered bhajans during this Navarathri festival and all groups are rendering bhajans at various places without taking any payment for the same. This is part of representing and upholding the brahmin culture from the Yuvajana Vibhagam of Kozhikode and it continues successfully into its 5th month.

Strong Participation from Kozhikode at the 42nd State Convention

Kozhikode District recorded their strong participation at the 42nd Annual State Convention of Kerala Brahmana Sabha. The convention was held on Saturday, 2012 October 6th and Sunday, 2012 October 7th at Udupi Sree Krishna temple auditorium, Alappuzha. The Annual General Meeting of Yuvajana Vibhagam was also held on 6th evening and that of the apex body and Vanitha Vibhagam on 7th throughout. Around 50 plus members including delegates represented Kozhikode district at this years Annual conference. The team was flagged off at Kozhikode railway station on Friday, 2012 October 5th and returned back and returned back on Sunday, 7th October 2012. At the Yuvajana Vibhagam AGM, the honours of Kalanjali 2012 - Kalathilakam (Sub Junior), Kalathilakam (Junior) and Kalaprathibha (Senior) were also given. The winners were Kum. Pooja Narayanan, Kum. Ranjani Parameswaran and Sri. Kiran C G collected their honours from Sri. Ramalingam V (State President - Kerala Brahmana Sabha) on the occassion. The members also volunteered themselves in the conduct of the convention. A Thanks chart to Alappuzha district Kerala Brahmana Sabha with the signature of all participants and delegates was presented to Sri. A Venkitarama Iyer and Sri. Rakesh V Iyer by Sri. Harikumar P K (District Secretary, Kozhikode Kerala Brahmana Sabha) on the day of the AGM. In connection with the 42nd Annual Conference, Saamskarika Kalamela 2012 - an event conducted to upkeep and encourage the glory of Brahmin tradition and also to impart the Brahmin culture to the younger generation of our community was also be held. A strong contingent strength of 16 participants represented Kozhikode district at this years finals to be held on the 6th of October 2012. The team was led by Smt. Geetha V S (Team Manager) and Assisted by Kum. Kavitha G (District Yuvajana Vibhagam Joint Secretary). Mast. Karthik Srinivas (s/o Smt. Jayalakshmi V and Sri. Venkatraman) and Kum. Priyakaveri V V (d/o Smt. Geetha V S and Sri. Venketadri) won the First place in Manthrochaaranam and Slokam Chollal respectively in their category of events. A strong and a commendable participation was also rendered by other participants at the events of Manthrochaaranam, Kolamidal, Slokam Chollal, Lalitha Sahasranama Parayanam and Bhajana. The teams were trained by Smt. Seethalakshmi C S and Smt. Lakshmi C S. The team was flagged off at Kozhikode railway station on Friday, 2012 October 5th and returned back and returned back on Sunday, 7th October 2012 with cherishable and everlasting memories.

Kozhikode all set for 42nd Annual General Conference & Saamskarika Kalamela 2012

Kozhikode District all set for the 42nd Annual General Conference of Kerala Brahmana Sabha. The conference will be held on Saturday, 2012 October 6th and Sunday, 2012 October 7th at Udupi Sree Krishna temple auditorium, Alappuzha. The Annual General Meeting of Yuvajana Vibhagam will be held on 6th evening and that of the apex body and Vanitha Vibhagam will be held on 7th throughout. Around 50 plus members including delegates are expected to represent Kozhikode district at this years Annual conference. The team will be flagged off at Kozhikode railway station on Friday, 2012 October 5th and will depart to Alappuzha on the same day by Maveli express and return back by Sunday.

In connection with the 42nd Annual Conference, Saamskarika Kalamela 2012 - an event conducted to upkeep and encourage the glory of Brahmin tradition and also to impart the Brahmin culture to the younger generation of our community will also be held. A strong contingent strength of 16 participants will represent Kozhikode district at this years finals to be held on the 6th of October 2012. The team will be led by Smt. Geetha V S (Team Manager) and will be assisted by Kum. Kavitha G (District Yuvajana Vibhagam Joint Secretary). Kerala Brahmana Sabha Kozhikode District wishes all participants all success and a happy journey.

The following are the events and the participants. 

 

Kolamidal Manthrochaaranam Slokam Chollal Junior (7yrs - 11 yrs) Aishwarya V Karthik Srinivas Mathangi N V Vaishnavi Mohan Pavithra Ganesh Senior (12 yrs - 15 yrs) Priyakaveri V V Sankaranarayanan R Priyakaveri V V Rohini Vaidyanathan Subramanian A S Swathi V Bhajana Junior (7yrs - 11 yrs) Senior (12 yrs - 15 yrs) Karthik Srinivas (Leader) Priyakaveri V V (Leader) Aiswarya V Aswini M M Ananya V Meenakshi Venugopal Manthra K Rajalakshmi N V Mathangi N V Rohini V Pavithra Ganesh Sankaranarayanan R Vaishnavi Mohan Vishnu Mohan