Doha: ATS Marks Annual Day with Cultural Bash, Awards

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Daijiworld Media Network - Doha (GA)

Doha, Apr 8: As much as Advanced Technical Services (ATS) has become familiar in the tiny oil-rich State of Qatar, its annual day too has become popular among the employees. In the last few years, ATS led by the dynamic and illustrious Ravi Shetty has climbed the ladder of success and has carved a niche for itself. While the dynamic leadership of Ravi Shetty has been instrumental in the phenomenal growth of the ATS, the contribution of its employees too has been immense. ATS also has a unique way of thanking them. The ATS annual day not only provides a platform for the employees to showcase their talents, but also serves as a medium to award the outstanding employees and reward those who have excelled throughout the year.

This glorious tradition of ATS stepped into another year with the celebration of the fifth Annual Day which was held on Friday April 6 evening.

The much-expected evening began with the opening remarks and introduction of the master of ceremony Preetham by Preethesh Amin. The programme then had the formal inauguration with the lighting of the lamp by Jyothi Ravi Shetty, Chandrakala Shetty, Nirmala Subramanian, Shrinidhi Vijay Rai, Aruna Manoj Shetty, Bincy Antony and Poojitha S Hegde. Renowned singer from Mangalore Ravindra Prabhu who was flown in especially for the programme provided the perfect start with his rendition of the prayer song, along with Reshma.

Once the prayer was over, the stage was thrown open to Ravindra Prabhu and his troupe who enthralled the audience with some of the popular and peppy songs. The selection of some of the golden hits from the Bollywood by Mohd Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar along with the present day raunchy numbers had the audience asking for more. As the troupe led by popular Ravindra Prabhu belted a few new super-duper Kannada, Tulu, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam hits, the audience went berserk with applause.

Vismay Vinayak who is a household name in and around Mangalore for his breathtaking magic show and mimicry too was flown in specially for the evening. His super skills as magician and perfect mimicry timing were a treat to watch as the audience was awestruck with his brilliance.

ATS staff who had the unique opportunity of sharing the stage with the employers then came up with a beautiful welcome skit showcasing the cultures of Karnataka, Nepal, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarath and Tulunadu. Truly, ATS is a novel in which each page is filled with different colours, by people with different emotions and thoughts but heading towards a single goal through hard work and dedication to achieve and shape their lives for the better future. ATS staff Rachana Ravi Shetty, Roshan Ravi Shetty, Sukesh Shetty, Deekshith Kumar, Prabhu Kashinath, Dinesh Kemminje, Kiran Punja, Purandara Gowda, Vijay Kumar Rai Kumbra, Mani Prasad Sapkota, Rudra Prasad, Bal Bahadur Rai, Kedar Bahadur Karki, Kal Man Pakrin, Yam Bahadur Thada, Krishna Bahadur Magar, Dev Bahadur Thapa, Sukh Bahadur, Dal Bahadur Nepali, Balram Acharya, Song Dorje Lama, Narayan Prasad Pangeni, Dil Bahadur Chetri, Rahul Balan, Aravind Pillai, Sajith P, Rakesh R, Deepak Shetty, Preethesh Amin, Praveen Shetty, Jaykumar, Ramesh I, Sappani Muthu, Arun Achar, Mahesh Bolar, Hemanth Shetty, Kamalaksha Salian, Sathyanarayan Hegde, Balakrishna Rai, Rajesh Shetty, Ramesh Gowda, Chandrashekar Shetty, Dinesh Shetty and Suresh Shetty were part of the skit.

ATS’ Nepali staff led by Mani Prasad Sapkota depicted the uniqueness and beauty of Nepali culture and tradition with an eye-catching dance. The group comprised Rudra Prasad, Bal Bahadur Rai, Kedar Bahadur Karki, Kal Man Pakrin, Yam Bahadur Thada, Krishna Bahadur Magar, Dev Bahadur Thapa, Sukh Bahadur, Dal Bahadur Nepali, Balram Acharya, Song Dorje Lama, Narayan Prasad Pangeni and Dil Bahadur Chetri.

Kaun Banega Crorepati on the popular Sony channel has created a stir across India making a few people millionaires overnight. But there are also other games which make people penniless within few minutes. One such example was illustrated by the ATS artistes through the hilarious Hindi skit Kaun Banega Roadpati. Hemanath Shetty, Kiran Punja, Praveen Shetty, Suren, Vijay Kumar Rai Kunjady, Babuddin Khan, Pushparaj Manchi and Theertha Raj had the audience in peals of laughter with the wonderfully scripted skit. This was followed by a musical skit by the ATS staff Dinesh Kemminje, Kiran Punja, Vijay Kumar Rai Kumbra, Deepak Shetty, Preethesh Amin, Praveen Shetty, Kamalaksha Salian, Kishan Rai, Pushparaj Manchi, Sunil Rai and Dinesh Shetty.

Perhaps the amazing acting skills of the ATS employees rubbed on the visiting artistes Ravindra Prabhu and Vismay Vinayak too. Both of whom are renowned in their chosen professions showcased another facet of their talents by staging a meaningful skit.

Every year ATS staff wait eagerly for the annual day as it is the day on which their services are recognized in a special way. Further a few among them are also chosen and presented with the best employee award. This year was no different as much awaited hour arrived as Aravind P Viswanathan, Sang Dorje Lama, Kyama Narsimlu, Mahesh Bolar, Siva Kumar Rajendiran, Pharsa Bahadur, Antony Joseph Alwyn, Sharath Kumar, Krishna Bahadur Magar, Rajan Sunuwar, Dileep Kumar Nair, Ajay Kumar Singh, Venkatachalapathy, Pushpa Raja Manchi and Sunil Kumar M were presented with the Best Employee Award for the year 2011-12.

In his address managing director Ravi Shetty not only highlighted the success of the company but also made a special mention about employees’ contribution in helping ATS scale greater heights today.

After the MD delivered the address another dance was presented by Vijay Kumar Rai Kumbra, Dinesh Kemminje, Kiran Punja, Purandara Gowda, Deepak Shetty, Preethesh Amin, Praveen Shetty, Jaykumar, Arun Achar, Mahesh Bolar, Hemanth Shetty, Kamalaksha Salian, Kishan Rai, Sanketh, Chandrashekar Shetty and Dinesh Shetty.

Umba Lollypop, the creative Mad Ad by Kiran Punja, Purandara Gowda, Vijay Kumar Rai Kumbra, Preethesh Amin, Jaykumar, Suresh Shetty, Chandrashekar Shetty and Dinesh Shetty almost managed to tickle the taste buds of the audience.

Ravi Shetty is a proud son of the Tulunadu and he has always strived to promote, nurture and incorporate Tulunadu’s culture and traditions in his company too. It was again at full display as an entertaining Tulu skit Mangalore Central was enacted by Rajesh Shetty, Ramesh Gowda, Vijay Kumar Rai Kunjady, Suresh Shetty, Sunil Rai, Harish Rai, Praveen Shetty and Deekshith Kumar. The skit was followed by a one-of-its-kind fusion dance by the talented ATSians Deekshith, Prabhu Kashinath, Dinesh Kemminje, Kiran Punja, Purandara Gowda, Vijay Kumar Rai Kumbra, Deepak Shetty, Preethesh Amin, Praveen Shetty, Jaykumar, Arun Achar, Mahesh Bolar, Hemanth Shetty, Kamalaksha Salian, Theertha Raj, Rajesh Shetty, Suren, Kishan Rai, Sanketh, Vijay Kumar Rai Kunjady, Babuddin Khan, Pushparaj Manchi, Suresh Shetty and Chandrashekar Shetty.

Winners of the various sports activities that were conducted earlier as part of the annual day for the ATS employees were presented with the prizes by managing director Ravi Shetty. All the employees who took part in the cultural events of the evening were felicitated by managing director Ravi Shetty and his family members.

Later a special felicitation to visiting artists and to people who have contributed to ATS in some or the other way too was held. The felicitation programme was compered by Kiran Punja. The following were honoured specially on the occasion:

Various lucky draws and spot games were held in between the programme. The winners Vibha Shetty, Sandhya Dhananjay Rai, Madhav Kanal and Satish Mishra were presented with the gifts on the occasion. Subrahmaniam from the ATS finance department proposed the vote of thanks. The entire evening was compered by Preetham who had come all the way from India. His extraordinary oratory skills, impeccable wit and astonishing command over the audience was one of the highlights of the fifth Annual Day celebrations of the ATS.

While those on the stage hogged the limelight, ATS did not forget to recognize the contribution of stage Set up and technical support team comprising of Anthony Sebastian, Ravindra Prasad Rai, Harindranath Nair, Rakesh Shetty, Sukesh Shetty, Sharath Bairangady, Raghavendra Salian, Mahesh Bolar, Sunil Rai, Chandrashekar Shetty, Sharath Kumar, Devraj, Ganesh Salian, Ashwin Shetty, Nithyanand Shetty, Sandeep Rai, Hari prasad Rai, Vijay Kumar Rai Kumbra, Dayanand, Kiran Poojary, Rajesh Shetty Kowdoor, Rajesh Shiva Shetty, Kashinath, Prabhu Kashinath, Sandesh Kumar Rai, Praveen Shetty, Vimal Balakrishnan and Antony Sojan along with Pramod who was in-charge of sounds and lights. Jyothi Ravi Shetty took care of the costumes.

The fun-filled evening came to an end with an sumptuous dinner.