Namma Kundapra Kannada Balaga Gulf a newly formed body for Kundapra Kannadigas hosted a felicitation programme for well-known guests from their home town who arrived exclusively for KaDaM anniversary programme recently. Well known Social Activist Gowri Devadiga, Billawa Jagrathi Balaga’s Kundapra Businessman N.T. Poojari, and Trustee of Kollur Temple, Ambika Raju Devadiga were all invited and felicitated with dinner on 28th October2017 at Fortune Plaza Hotel Dubai , UAE by President Sadan Das in midst of various guests who assembled during the occasion and hosted specially by the Ladies Team of the Kundapra Balaga.

Bhagya Sadan Das, Gauri Devadiga, Ambika Devadiga, Vishalakshi Dinesh, Pratima Sudhakar, & Veena Sujith were invited on to the stage to grace the occasion. It started with lighting the lamp at around 8 pm inaugurating the event. Followed was prayer which was recited by Veena Sujith Shetty.

Asha Devadiga welcomed the audience and was the Master of Ceremony.

Bhagya Sadan Das briefed the audience on Namma Kundapra Kannada Balaga Gulf and introduced the organization.

Later Guests Gowri Devadiga, Ambika Raju Devadiga and N. T Poojari were all felicitated in recognition of their contributions in the field of Social work to the society. Upon receiving the felicitation Gowri Devadiga thanked the organizers and dignitaries on the dais and conveyed her whole hearted support to Namma Kundapra Kannada Balaga. N. T. Poojari too thanked the Organisation and promised his full Support.

Namma Kundapra Kannada Balaga extended felicitation also to visiting Devadiga Guests Raju Devadiga, H. Mohan Das & Ravi Devadiga, Mumbai plus Harish Amin, Ravi Tallur, Leelavathi and Sharada Devadiga in recognition of their service to the community. On behalf of all the guests, Raju Devadiga spoke and expressed whole hearted support to the Balaga.

President of Karnataka NRI Forum & Honorary President of Namma Kundapra Balaga, Praveen Shetty, President of Namma Kundapra Kannada Balaga, Sadan Das, President of KaDaM & Vice President of Namma Kundapra Kannada Balaga, Dinesh Devadiga, Nithyanand Beskoor, Manoj Devadiga, Sudhakar Poojari, Sujiith, Karunakar Shetty, Daya Kirodian, Sujith, Vasu Kumar Shetty, Patgar Abdul Ghani, Faiyaz Ahmed and other community leaders were present during the occasion.

In a surprise moment Namma Kundapra Kannada Balaga made use of the occasion to celebrate the birthday Guest Gowri Devadiga with cake cutting ceremony.

Asha Devadiga concluded the event with vote of thanks.