Dubai: GSB Talent Day witnesses enthusiastic response
Shodhan Prasad
Daijiworld Media Network - Dubai
Dubai, May 17: The GSB Community UAE organized its Annual Talent Day programme recentl at the Emirates English Speaking School-Auditorium, Al Safa, Dubai.
The day-long event started with a prayer by Mohan Kamath. The secretary of the GSB UAE, Sunil Shenoy then started the day’s proceedings. President og GSB UAE Shailesh Shenoy, welcomed the audience and thanked the parents and the contestants for their active participation. He also briefed the audience on the history and purpose of the Talent Day. The president also informed the audience of the introduction of various sub-committees and of the plans for the future. Pragati Shenoy then introduced the judges for the first competition of the day.
There were a record 132 entries for the 15 different competitions that were held under four categories viz sub-junior, junior, senior and adult.
The judges for the various competitions were Suman Bhat, Nirmala Kamath, Anuradha Kamath, Satyen Babla, Shruthi Kamath, Abhay Singh Chauhan, Monica Valdar, Sadhana Mallya, Sangeeta Mallya, Vidya Rao, Sujatha Bhat, Sabita Shenoy, Prabhakar Kamath, Ramesh Avadhani, Narasimha Kudva, Gopi Kamath, Rinki Duragkar and Sangeeta Shenoy .
The competitions were anchored by children, who also introduced the judges for various categories of competitions.
The child anchors were Kriti Kamath, Vibha Kamath, Neha Prabhu, Ritika Nayak, Arjun Kamath, Amay. S.Shenoy, Ameya Mallya, Hamsika Shanbhag, Anurag Kamath, Riya Shenoy, Pratiksha Prabhu, Shweta Pai, Unnati Nayak, Aniruddh Pai, Vindhya Pai, Prerana Pai, Anisha Nadkarni, Nikhil Pai and Meghana Bhat.
The child anchors entertained the crowd with their fluent vocabulary and witty one-liners. Their efforts were applauded by the audience wholeheartedly.
This year, keeping in mind the concept of networking, teamwork and community oneness, most of the competitions were 'jodi' or team competitions. The 300-strong audience enjoyed the performances by the children who showed great confidence in coming up on stage and performing without any trace of stage fear. The audience enjoyed the adorable fancy dress by the little ones, themed dances, melodious singing, humorous dramebaaz by adults and kids, beautiful craft work and painting, and of course lip smacking cuisines by Amchi chefs.
Prerana Pai, (daughter of Harish and Ragini Pai), recipient of Shaikh Hamdan Award for distinguished academic excellence was felicitated jointly by the President Shailesh Shenoy and Dayaram Pai, a senior citizen from the community. On behalf of the community the president congratulated Prerana on her achievement and applauded her for making the entire community proud.
The talented women of the community, displayed their creative artwork made at home, in the “Talent Corner”, an area designated for display of art work at the event. This area was adorned with craft work that included items like embroidery done by Shantha Pai, an 80 year old senior lady, baskets, glass painting and many more such items. The audience enjoyed and appreciated the work of art by all these talented ladies of all age categories.
Breakfast, lunch and evening snacks were served during the daylong event.
The GSB UAE vice-president Dr Sandeep Mallya proposed the vote of thanks.
The judges, the anchors and the sponsors were felicitated by various committee members. The day ended with the distribution of prizes to the winners of the Competitions.
Dr Janardhan Shenoy, a 60-year-old senior member from Abu Dhabi, was also felicitated for his enthusiasm and continuous participation in the various competitions of the community year after year. His performance and participation has set an example that participation is what matters and not winning or losing. The children and adults thoroughly enjoyed his enacting of Mera Nam joker in Konkani.
It was a day filled with fun and entertainment for all people who attended. Audiences were glued to their seats during all the performances cheering all the participants throughout.
All the participants of the sub-junior fancy dress competition were awarded medals as a token of appreciation.
The winners of the competitions were:
