Media Release
Dubai, Apr 5: UAE Bunts are all set to celebrate their 42nd anniversary with a mega event to be held on Friday April 15 at the Main Ballroom of Hotel Crowne Plaza, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai. The cultural extravaganza begins at 10.30 am.
The chief guest of the day will be Seetharam, Indian Ambassador to the UAE, while the guest of honour will be well-known Bunt personality from Mangaluru Kadri Navaneetha Shetty. The programme will be presided over by Padmashree Dr B R Shetty, patron of UAE Bunts.
On this auspicious occasion guest of honour Kadri Navaneetha Shetty will be honoured with "Bunta Vibhooshana" special award for his selfless service to the society and for promoting art and culture in Tulu and Kannada.
Multiple cultural and special events are lined up during the cultural extravaganza for the whole family to enjoy.
The main special attraction of the day will be dance competitions (folk and cinematic) for kids and adults. The dance competitions will be held on folklore and cinematic themes and are expected to attract a large number of participants, young and old who will entertain the crowd during the celebrations. Each particiapant group will have to convey a social message pertaining to the Bunt community. The rules and regulations of the dance competition are as under:
Folk Dance Competition with a Message
Teams should dance to pure folk dance/cinematic folk songs
Use dance to send out a message to society
Use 30 second narration before the dance to highlight your social message
Duration : 4 to 6 minutes
Age group : All age groups (special point for this)
Group : Minimum 8 maximum - no limit
Language : Kannada and Tulu
It should be pure folk dance with no skit/drama involved
Prizes : Cash award (1st, 2nd and 3rd) with memontos
Message topics : Anti dowry, cleanliness, family love, helping the poor etc.
The other special attraction of the day will be 'Bunt Perfect Jodi' for which the auditions have already been conducted and 10 couples selected for the final show on April 15. This competition will be held in three rounds - Fashion show, talent show and question/answer round, in that order, which will be adjudged by eminent judges and the winning couples will be awarded with 'Bunt Perfect Jodi' title and offered loads of prizes and holiday packages.
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During the programme UAE Bunts will honour Bunts students who have achieved marks 90% and above in 10th and 12th, excelled in the field of sports and achieved other feats like bagging Sheikh Hamdan Awards/Sharjah Awards during the year 2015/2016. Details should be emailed to nagashreeshetty@yahoo.co.in or sarvo@eim.ae as soon as possible.
The event will also have loads of dances, cultural events based on Kannada/Tulu culture, customs, and traditions of coastal Karnataka.
All are cordially invited.
For entry passes, contact the following committee members:
Prasanna Shetty / Chitra Prasanna Shetty, Dubai Tel : 050-2911649 / 050-5572619
Email : shettytallur@gmail.com or chitraprasanna.shetty@gmail.com
Vivek Shetty / Vijeta Vivek Shetty, Dubai Tel : 055-5520832 / 055-6058494
Email : vivek@heatshielddubai.com or vijetha.shetty@hotmail.com
Diwakar Shetty / Supritha Diwakar Shetty, Sharjah Tel : 055-3006528 / 052- 8436590
Email : karanshetty69@rediffmail.com or shettygudiya@gmail.com
Nagaraj Shetty / Deepti Nagaraj Shetty, Dubai Tel : 050-4459541 / 055-9190246
Email : nagrajs@hotmail.com or jilikadeepti@yahoo.co.in
Shubrath Shetty / Nagashree Shubrath Shetty Tel : 055-3006347 / 055-3006301
Email : shubrathsp@yahoo.com or nagashreeshetty@yahoo.co.in
Sudhir Shetty / Sudha Sudhir Shetty Tel : 050-8113219 / 050-9268805
Email : shettysj@ymail.com
Guruprasad Bhandary / Shakila Guruprasad Bhandary Tel : 050-6714150 / 050-2655992
Email : shakilabhandary@hotmail.com
Sudhir Hegde / Anisha Sudhir Hegde Tel : 055-4105897 / 050-4373370
Email : shegde@etihad.ae or anisha_Sali@yahoo.com
Balakrishna Shetty / Amitha Balakrishna Shetty Tel : 050-7296474 / 050-5755247
Email : balashetty2004@yahoo.co.in
Nagaraj Shetty / Rajani Nagaraj Shetty, Al Ain Tel : 050-5934786 / 050-7735806
Email : nagaraj8265@gmail.com