Report: Victor Nobby Sequeira & Diniesh Shetty, Padubidri
Dammam, Oct 18: Mangalore Association of Saudi Arabia (MASA) celebrated its 5th Annual Talents Day in a fully packed audience at Dammam Auditorium recently, with mind-blowing performances by MASA kids, teens and adult members in singing, fancy dress and dance competitions under various age groups.
The event began with a welcome address by Narendra Shetty - MASA entertainment committee head, followed by president Ravi Karkera. After the ceremonial lighting of the lamp by members of MASA management committee and advisory committee, vice-president Santhosh Shetty briefed on the preset conditions on various competitions. All the 12 judges, including the chief judge of the events Lancy D'Souza, were introduced and invited on to the dais and honoured with bouquets.
Judges:
Singing category: Arshad Anjum, Mark Tellis, Ivy Stany Mathias, Nirmala Leslie Ferrao
Fancy dress category: Joseph Anil Fernandes, Jaya Verma, Richard Almeida, Mohini Chandrashekhar Karkera
Dance category: Babu Kotebettu, Ibrahim Khader, Farzana Musheer, Faiza Riyaz B K.
As many as 82 participants took part in the competition in various categories. The first in the sequence was singing competition followed by fancy dress and dance competitions. Each segment of the competition was further classified as solo and groups. The spectators were amazed by the brilliant, thrilling and exciting display of talents by the participants.
“Parents are blessings” - keeping this theme in mind, MASA management invited parents of MASA members on visit visa. They were honoured with shawls by president Ravi Karkera during the course of the programme.
The sponsors for the event were called on stage in recognition of their marvelous support to MASA. The main sponsor of the event was Joseph Anil Fernandes, Al Manafa Transport and Trading Services. Other sponsors were: Madhav Amin, Ravi Karkera, Dayanand Shriyan, Prakash Shetty and Group, Sanil Brothers, Santhosh Shetty, Vishwanath Shetty, Vidya Santhosh Shetty, Jaya Verma, M/s Eastern Arabia, Chandrashekhar Karkera, Edwin Martis, Ahmed Gulam Beary, Usman Hosangadi, Vincent Saldhana, Sadashiv Poojary, Naveen Bhandary, Hotel India Gate Jubail, Praveen Aranha, Babu Kotebettu, Sadanand Poojary, Vidyadhar Shetty, Arun D’Souza, Satish Bajal, Garnish Restaurant, well wisher and Abdul Aziz B.
Adding to the flavour of the event, a door prize and a raffle prize were given to the lucky winners. Raffle tickets were bought by the large crowd for winning prizes at the forthcoming MASA ‘Food Festival’ on October 21 and at the mega event, the fifth anniversary on December 8. Thanks to Puttaraju (raffle committee head) and his team of enthusiastic children for enabling a bumper sale of raffle tickets.
During the programme, president Ravi Karkera and souvenir committee chairman Dayanand Shriyan urged the members to contribute through advertisements in the souvenir to be released on the occasion of MASA’s fifth anniversary celebration as a fund raising drive in order to facilitate MASA to reach out to the larger sections of the needy in meeting its primary objective of helping for a noble cause. Editorial committee head Lancy D'Souza was invited by the president for a brief on interesting articles to be submitted by the members to publish in its souvenir.
The award ceremony was conducted by Sarita Aranha. Trophies were handed over to all winners. For the first time a special award, the president award, was given to the best overall performer in each category of competitions. Consolation medals were awarded to all participants under the age group of 18 in appreciation of their dedication and efforts. MASA management thanked parents of all children who participated for their marvelous support, motivation and encouragement. The winners of the events are:
SINGING SOLO
Above 10 to 14
First Venessa Vincent Saldana
Second Yvonne Ronald Sequeira
Third Vineeth Mishal
Above 14 to 18
First Prateek S Poojary
Second Gremsy Sequiera
Third Navya Shetty
Above 18
First Amritha D'Souza
Second Yashawanth Sanil
Third Sowjanya Sreekumar
SINGING GROUP
Above 10 to 14
First Alita and Alisha Almeida
Above 18
First Arun D'Souza & Friends
FANCY DRESS - SOLO
Above 6 to 10
First Larren Ivan Pinto
Second Mohd Zimran Aslam
Third Olivia Mathias
Above 10 to 14
First Prisita S Poojary
Second Vance Vincent Saldana
Above 14 to 18
First Prateek S Poojary
Second Ashish Uday Sanil
Third Ashish P Pai
FANCY DRESS - GROUP
Above 18
First Satish Bajal & Group
DANCE - SOLO
Above 6 to 10
First Srasha S Rai
Second Giselle Megan Aranha
Third Shalom R Fernandez
Above 10 to 14
First Deanne S Monis
Second Prisita S Poojary
Third Venessa Vincent Saldana
Above 14 to 18
First Rosella Pinto
Second Deeksha Bhandary
Third Navya Shetty
Above 18
First Preetam Chowta
DANCE - GROUP
Above 10 to 14
First Alita & Alisha Almeida
Above 14 to 18
First Leon Ferrao, Nikita Ferrao, Brian Sequeira, Gremsy Sequeira,Sandra Gonsalves
Above 18
First Satish Bajal and Group
PRESIDENT AWARDS
Singing Prateek S Poojary
Fancy Dress Satish Bajal & Group
Dance Satish Bajal & Group
The anchors of the events were Victor Nobby Sequeira (media committee head), Mahima Poojary, Lavina Pinto, Roopa Chowta, Vidya Shetty, Divya Shetty and Sarita Aranha. Vote of thanks was proposed by general secretary Viraj Kumar Shetty. Ibrahim Khader added variety to the event with humour session.
The mesmerizing event came to an end at 11.30 pm by singing of the national anthem. The next MASA event will be food festival "Bhojana 2011" to be held on October 21.