Media Release
Muscat, Sep 15: The Bunts community hailing from the south western region of Mangaluru in India, has its presence in Oman for over four decades under the banner of the 'Bunts of Oman'. The Bunts community gathering started during the year 1987 and ever since its inception, the community members in Oman have strived to bring all the community members of the coastal Karnataka region living in Oman specially Tuluvas (Tulu speaking coastal Karnataka people) together, encouraging multiple potential talents, promoting socio-cultural programmes, sports activities with a goal of preserving its cultural heritage. Today, they can proudly say that they are one of the progressive non-resident Indian communities in Oman with more than 1,200 families.
The organizing team of the Bunts of Oman is planning a mega sports day and family get-together event of three weeks to celebrate its 28 years of togetherness in Oman, aptly titled as 'Buntara Vaibhava 2015', meaning the 'Grandeur of Bunts'. As the title suggests, this grand and specially formulated event of three Fridays of October and November this year will exhibit the great splendor of Bunts culture and its extraordinary heritage.
Shiva Prasad Ariga, media coordinator of 'Buntara Vaibhava 2015' organizing committee said, "We, the organizing team members of the ‘Buntara Vaibhava 2015’, have put a lot of efforts and planning of many days to present this mega annual event in a great manner. Our Bunts culture and coastal Karnataka’s heritage will be highlighted during the event. This annual event will be an opportunity for all Bunts in Oman to meet their community members at one venue and share a smile with each other. On behalf of the organizing committee, I request all Bunts in Oman to come together and be part of the event."
The programmes will be held on the following dates and venues:
The sports day will be held on Friday October 9 at Ghubra Power and Desalination Company (GPDCO) grounds AL-Khuwair (men’s cricket only) from 7 am to 6 pm.
Bunts family sports day will be held on Friday, October 16 at Wadi Kabir sports complex grounds from 7 am to 8 pm.
The annual Bunts cultural event will be held on Friday November 13 at Le Grand Hall, Al Falaj Hotel, Ruwi, from 8.30 am to 8 pm.
The members of Bunts community can contact the following organizing committee members for further details on 'Buntara Vaibhava 2015'.
Media contacts for the event are Shiva Prasad Ariga (Mob: 00968 99782579), Gunapal Shetty (Mob: 00968 99899076) and Krishna Prasad Shetty (00968 99388793)
'Buntara Vaibhava 2015 organizing team members are:
Sharmila Narayan Shetty and Narayan Shetty - Mobile No - 00968 99349792
Shruthi Deeraj Shetty - and Deeraj Shetty Mobile No - 00968 95215279
Shepali Krishnaprasad Shetty and KrishnaPrasad Shetty - Mobile No - 00968 99388793
Surekha Satyaprasad Rai and Satya Prasad Rai - Mobile No – 00968 99320745
Shradaa Sandesh Rai and Sandesh Rai - Mobile No – 00968 94019563
Shwetha Vinay Shetty and Vinay Shetty - Mobile No – 00968 97684453
Rashmi Prasanna Budale and Prasanna Budale - Mobile No – 00968 99719903
Vindhya Dinesh Shetty and Dinesh Shetty - Mobile No - 0096899426590
Bina Gunapal Shetty and Gunapal Shetty - Mobile No – 00968 99899076
Poornima Shivaprasad Ariga and ShivaPrasad Ariga - Mobile No – 00968 99782579