Pics  by Sujay Bendore
Report by Gopika Mayya
Daijiworld Media Network - Sharjah (GA)

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Sharjah, May 30: With a novel idea of providing a platform to the budding artists of the younger generation of the association, Karnataka Sangha Sharjah for the first time in 6 years organized an exclusive fancy dress competition at Spiceland Party Hall  Sharjah.  A total of 47 children from all over UAE participated in three different categories of 3 – 5, 6 – 9 & 10 – 15 years age group.  The volume of the contestants added another feather in the cap of success of Karnataka Sangha Sharjah.  It also stood as a proof of the parents’ creativity, talent and interest.

Fancy dress competition, a platform to rush the creative adrenalins, started with prayer by Prashobhita Ambaltere and  Ashwin Ambaltere. This was followed by traditional inauguration by lighting the lamp by the wives of patron and committee members, Lenny D’Souza,   Flavy D'Almeida,  Usha Vishwanath Shetty,. Lata Shashikanth and Sandhya Nithyanand.

Novel D'Almeida , president of Sangha welcomed the gathering and introduced the new committee members to the audience. Gopika Mayya, well-known stage artist and media reporter, well-known Kannada writer  Irshaad Moodbidri and Harman Lewis, CEO, Radio Spice 105.4  FM did the honours of judging the event. 

Enterprising entertainment secretary Vishwanath Shetty who chose to remain behind the scene in the whole event had introduced many new ideas. As a result Suvarna Sathish Poojary and  Vaishakhi Mayya were the new faces introduced to compere the event.  Vaishakhi Mayya carried the role of Master of Ceremony on her young shoulders capably.

The actual event of fancy dress was inaugurated by one-and-half-year-old Baby Sannidhi Shetty arriving on the stage in hunter’s costume and enthralling the audience by refusing to leave the stage. Special attraction for the programme was dance by children's troupe of Ocean kids.

Mementos  were presented to the prize winners by patron  Mark Dennis D’Souza, Natalia Martha of Integrate Shipping & Logistics and Dr Mohammad Kaup.

Gift hampers from Tiffany and Britania were presented by executive members of Sangha. A certificate of merit was given to every participant  in order to encourage them.  Prabhakar Ambaltere conducted the raffle draw. General secretary Nityanand proposed  vote of thanks  to the sponsors, patrons and all.

Winners:

Age Group  - 3- 5
   I prize – Shriya S. Kanangi
   II Prize – Shrisha S Kanangi
  III Prize – Vidhi Kamath
 
Age Group – 6 – 9
    I Prize – Ameya Mallay
    II Prize – Riya  Shenoy
    III Prze – Ritesh Jeevan Kukcian
 
Age Group – 10 -15
      I Prize – Sadhana Gajanan
      II Prize – Cema D’Souza
      III Prize – Shrvan Kumar   

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