Udayalekshmi S. wins in Fort Ward, Thiruvananthapuram

Udayalekshmi S., Organising Secretary of District Vanitha Vibhagam has elected to the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation representing Fort Ward in the recently held elections to the local bodies. Her husband is Sankar, a Central Government employee and has a son studying for graduation. Congratulations to Udaya in her glorious victory.

Local Body Elections - 2 Candidates Marks the Victory

K. Hari, of Perumbavoor Upasabha and Subhalakshmi of Thripunithura Upasabha wins in the elections to the local bodies held on 25th October 2010. Hari is elected to Perumbavoor Municipal Council and Subhalakshmi is to Thripunithura Municipal Council. V. Ramalingam, State President congratulated both of them and requested them to deliver their maximum for the welfare of the society. K. Hari is also Secretary of Perumbavoor Upasabha. Subhalakshmi is a music teacher who did her 'Ganabhushanam' from from R. L. V. College of Music, Thripunithura.

Vanitha Vibhagam and Youth Wing AGB at Palakkad

Vanitha Vibhagam

The Annual general Meeting of Vanitha Vibhagam was held on Sunday, the 3rd of October 2010 at at Sarada Sankara Kalyana Mandapam, Nurani, Palakkad. The meeting was presided by Dr. Latha Ramakrishnan, State President of Vanitha Vibhagam. P. Vijayambika, Retired Deputy Collector inaugurated the meeting. “Women are icons of prosperity and she is much powerful like God Hanuman. Women should recognize their untapped potential and come out to serve the society” P. Vijayambika said in her inaugural address. She was presented a memento by V. Ramalingam, State President.

The presidential address was assisted by a big screen presentation by Dr. Latha Ramakrishnan which described the activities, programmes, district wise analysis, mangalya nidhi, pension schemes etc. of Vanitha Vibhagam. The Annual Report and Annual Accounts were passed in the meeting afer discussions and clarifications. Annual Report was presented by Sreemathy Ramaswami, State General Secretary and Annual Accounts was presented by Meena Sankaranarayanan, State Treasurer.

Vanitha Vibhagam handed over an amount of Rupees 1 lakh as donation and 2 lakh as loan for the state building fund. V. Ramalingam received the cheques from Dr. Latha Ramakrishnan in the meeting.

Saraswathy Subramaniam (District President, Vanitha Vibhagam, Palakkad) welcomed the delegates and Sreemathy Ramaswami delivered the vote of thanks.

Youth Wing

The first State General Body of Youth Wing of Kerala Brahmana Sabha was held here at Palakkad on Saturday, the 3rd of October 2010 at 3.00 p. m. Youngsters between the age group of 18 to 35 participated in the meeting from different parts of the state. An ad-hoc committee was constituted in the meeting with Harinath D. from Ernakulam as General Convener, Arun, Venkitesh and Madhusoodanan as Zonal Conveners. N. R. Parameswaran (State Joint Secretary) introduced the members of the ad-hoc committee and V. Ramalingam (State President) described the guidelines for the functioning of Youth Wing. V. Ramalingam said that from the ancient days, Brahmin community was well known for the act of giving without expecting anything back. Followers of that tradition, every youth should build up a mind to serve the society. Youth Wing has to prepare blood donor's forum in Upsabha/Unit and District levels as early as possible as a beginning – he added. V. Navaneeth Krishnan (State Joint Secretary – Head Quarters) said the vote of thanks.

40th AGM held at Palakkad

40th Annual General Meeting of Kerala Brahmana Sabha was held at Sarada Sankara Kalyana Mandapam, Nurani, Palakkad on Sunday, the 3rd of October 2010. The venue woke up with Ashtadravya Ganapathy Homam in the morning at 5.00 a. m. The agrahara streets of Nurani village were flooded with delegates and members from all over Kerala. The procession lead by the state/district leaders entered N. P. Choodamani Iyer Nagar (Sarada Sankara Kalyana Mandapam) by 9.00 a. m. accompanied by the Band Set of Sarada School. Women from the host district Palakkad, wearing traditional ‘18 Muzham Pudavai’ gave a ceremonial welcome to the guests came from different parts of Kerala. V. Ramalingam, State President hoisted the flag marking the official beginning of the AGM. Kumari. Meenakshi and Party from Palakkad staged a beautiful welcome dance.

The inaugural meeting was presided over by V. Ramalingam. N. R. Krishnamoorthy (District President, Palakkad) welcomed the gathering and P. Ananthasubramaniam (State General Secretary) delivered the vote of thanks. Industrialist and Managing Trustee of Pallatheri Veda Samrakshana Trust, S. N. Varadarajan inaugurated the meeting. In his inaugural address he said that every Brahmin should understand the immense power of Gayathri Manthra. He also emphasized the necessity to safe guarded the Vedas in this present age. He was presented a memento by V. Ramalingam on the occasion.

The Annual Report and Annual Accounts were read and passed in the business meet. Annual Report was presented by P. Ananthasubramaniam, State General Secretary and the Annual Accounts was presented by K. G. V. Pathy, State Treasurer. The business meet was creative and the delegates from different Upasabhas raised very genuine issues. The interference of the Government in the day-to-day affairs of our Samooha Madoms and other institutions controlled by Agraharams and our religious institutions are viewed very seriously – said V. Ramalingam, State President. The Brahmin candidates who contest in the local body elections must be given full support, he added. The State General Meeting demanded state government the following. 1. To consider tamil Brahmins as a separate group in the proposed caste wise census. 2. Sanction sufficient fund for the renovation of Kalpathy Agraharam. 3. Restore the holiday declared previously for Upakarma of Brahmins. 4. Declare holidays on 15th and 16th since Mahanavami falls on these two days as per astrology.

The closing ceremony was inaugurated by K. K. Divakaran, M. L. A. Honourable Justice M. N. Krishnan was Chief Guest in the meeting presided over by V. Ramalingam. K. K. Divakaran said that the Brahmins should strictly stick on to their culture and rituals, thus unite the society proclaiming the message “Loka Samastha Sukhino Bhavanthu”. The heritage that Brahmin community hold is precious by all means – said K. K. Divakaran in his speech. He assured that he will do his level best for the uplift of Brahmin community.

Prominent personalities and Academic achievers were honoured in the meeting by presenting Certificates, Mementos and Shall. Cash awards for the winners in the cultural competitions were also distributed in the meeting by Honourable Justice M. N. Krishnan.

Sivaramakrishnan (District Secretary, Palakkad), P. Ananthasubramaniam (State General Secretary), Kesava Dev Puthumana (State Committee Member, Yoga Kshema Sabha), N. N. Ramachandran (Palakkad) addressed the audience.

State level Cultural competitions held at Palakkad

To sustain the brahmanic culture among youth, the state committee of Kerala Brahmana Sabha conducted a state level competition for the children between the age group of 8 to 15 at Sarada Sankara Kalyana Mandapam, Nurani, Palakkad on Saturday, the 2nd of October 2010. The winners from various districts participated in the day long competitions with great enthusiasm. Earlier in the morning, Guinness Book of World Records fame Mridanga Vidwan Kuzhalmandam Ramakrishnan lighted the Bhadradeepam marking the beginning of the Competitions. V. Ramalingam, State President presided over the inaugural meeting. “The efforts put by the organization to propagate our traditions and culture has to be highly appreciated and in my childhood days, we hadn’t an opportunity like this” – said Ramakrishnan. Pushpa (Secretary, Vanitha Vibhagam, Palakkad District) delivered the welcome speech and P. Ananthasubramaniam (State General Secretary) said the vote of thanks.

Slokam Chanting, Manthra Chanting, Kolamidal, Bhajana and Role Play competitions were held, which had prize money of more than rupees one and half lakhs. V. Ramalingam appreciated event co-ordinator Balu Narayanan, State Joint Secretary for the smooth conduct of the programmes. The results were announced on the same day and the cash prize with certificates for the winners were distributed by Honourable Justice M. N. Krishnan in the closing ceremony of the state general body held in the same venue on Sunday, the 3rd of October 2010. The following are the winners.

1. SLOKAM CHANTING (Individual)
Boys Group A (Age: from 8 upto 11 years)
1st – VENGADHANATHAN (ERNAKULAM)
2nd – NAVANEETH H. (KOLLAM)
3rd – S. VENKITESH (ALAPUZHA)

Girls Group A (Age: from 8 upto 11 years)
1st – B. BHAGYASHREE (THRISSUR)
2nd – SREEPA S. (PALAKKAD)
3rd – MANASSA J. (THIRUVANANTHAPURAM)

Boys Group B (Age: from 11 upto 15 years)
1st – T. R. ABHISHEK (THRISSUR)
2nd – AKSHAYKUMAR P. A. (PALAKKAD)
3rd – ARUN VARADARAJAN (ERNAKULAM)

Girls Group B (Age: from 11 upto 15 years)
1st – PAVITHRA C. V. (ERNAKULAM)
2nd – SANJANA MEENAKSHI (PALAKKAD)
3rd – AISWARYA P. R. (ALAPUZHA)

2. MANTHRAM CHANTING (Individual)
Boys Group A (Age: from 8 upto 11 years)
1st – V. N. R. SUBRAMANIAM (ERNAKULAM)
2nd – NAVANEETH H. (KOLLAM)
3rd – SUBRAMANIAM N. H. (PALAKKAD), ASUTHOSH VENKITESWARAN (THRISSUR), S. VENKITESH (ALAPUZHA)

Boys Group B (Age: from 11 upto 15 years)
1st – V. RAMAKRISHNAN (ERNAKULAM)
2nd – AKSHAYKUMAR P. A. (PALAKKAD)

3. KOLAMIDAL (Individual)
Girls Group A (Age: from 8 upto 11 years)
1st – AISWARYA P. S. (PALAKKAD)
2nd – SWATHI R. (ERNAKULAM)
3rd – K. DHANALAKSHMI (THRISSUR)

Girls Group B (Age: from 11 upto 15 years)
1st – APARNA P. R. (ALAPUZHA)
2nd – PAVITHRA C. V. (ERNAKULAM)
3rd – SREEJA M. KRISHNAN (PALAKKAD)

4. BHAJANA (Group)
Group A (Age: from 8 upto 11 years)
1st – CHAITHANYA & PARTY (KOLLAM)
2nd – SWATHI VISWANATH & PARTY (ERNAKULAM)
3rd – G. SREEGAYATHRI & PARTY (PALAKKAD)

Group B (Age: from 11 upto 15 years)
1st – K. M. SUBRAMANIAM & PARTY (ERNAKULAM), G. SREELAKSHMI & PARTY (PALAKKAD)
2nd – GAYATHRI V. V. & PARTY (THRISSUR)

5. ROLE PLAY (Group)
1st – VISHNU S. R. & PARTY (THIRUVANANTHAPURAM)
2nd – SWATHI & PARTY (ERNAKULAM)
3rd – T. M. KEERTHANA & PARTY (THRISSUR)