Magazine of March - 2010 - Rups.net

The aim was to initiate a similar Yuvadhara inthe overseas Sabhas to reintroduce us to our richheritage and culture and pave the way for youngstersto contribute to our community.In the assigned window of two days, Rahil Mundkurand Kartik Kadle agreed to make the presentation,even though none of them were familiar with theentire content. It was truly a challenging task, wellaccomplished.Volunteering: The shibirarthis volunteered dailyin various Math activities such as bhojan seva (helpingserve food) and bhajan seva (singing bhajans) duringteerth vitaran and before Ratri Pooja.Quiz: Having spent the last four days learningabout our rich heritage, customs and illustrious GuruParampara, it was time to test our newly acquiredknowledge through a thoroughly informative andenjoyable quiz on Saraswat history, Konkani cultureand our sacred rituals, starting with the RoundRobin, followed by an audio-visual and a rapid fireround of ten questions. Each toli represented a teamand, as usual, the competition was fierce!Cultural Programme and Jali Beach Outing:On the final night (27 th December), the shibirarthisput up a wonderful cultural programme of groupperformances by each of the overseas Sabhaspresent as well as some outstanding individualperformances.The next morning, the Shibir finally concludedafter five wonderful days of learning, work and funwith an informal outing to Jali Beach. KrishnanandHeblekarmaam and his team deserve our thanks fortheir supreme efforts in making this Shibir a hugesuccess.Finally, with a sense of fulfilment and a promiseto return for the next NRI Shibir, the shibirarthisbade their goodbyes.The shibirarthis were indeed very fortunate tobe blessed with the presence of Poojya Swamijiduring the Shibir’s numerous activities and sessionsas well as during the interactions, both formal andinformal, when Poojya Swamiji patiently answeredall the questions no matter how frivolous or complexthe question seemed. Each shibirarthi would like tothank Him for His gracious presence and abundantpatience.———————————This is an abridged version of the report; the complete report isavailable on the website of Shree Chitrapur Math.‘Gulwadi Quartet’ performsin MauritiusNirmala Jaishankar (Bondal), Shobhana Rao(Ullal), Shaila Hattangadi and Arun Gulwadi,who perform as the sibling group ‘GulwadiQuartet’ are being accorded internationalrecognition for their talents. They had recentlybeen invited to perform a concert by theGovernment of Mauritius on the anniversary oftheir respected former leader Sir SeewoosagarRamgoolam.Raghuvir Vishveshwar Burde was felicitatedas the senior-most past pupil (born in 1914) ofGibb High School, Kumta, during the school’sCentenary Celebrations on December 19, 2009.He was blessed and honored by the pontiff, HHShrimad Vidyadhiraj Teerth Shripad Swamiji ofShri Samsthan Gokarn, Partagali Math. The threedayfunction was attended by dignitaries in thefield of education and key government officials ofKarnataka and Goa.PHOTOGRAPHS IN KSWe have been trying to improve the quality ofthe photographs printed in our magazine and wouldappreciate your help.We request our all our contributors, advertisers and wellwisherswho send us photographs for printing to please - mail professional quality prints of the photographs to:The Editor, at the KSA Office addressOR if using email, to scan the photographs at a minimumresolution of 300 dpi, and send them in .jpeg or .tif formatKanara Saraswat Vol. 91, No.3, March 201069