Tentative schedule of AGB released

The organising committee is working hard to make the 41st AGB of Kerala Brahmana Sabha a grand success. A tentative schedule has been released by the organising committee in this regard as follows. The AGB is to be held at Panchajanyam Kalyana Mandapam, Fort, Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday and Sunday, the 15th and 16th of October 2011.

DAY 1 - Saturday, 15th October 2011

Inauguration of Cultural Competitions - 08.00 a. m.

Registration/Validation of Participants - 08.30 a. m.

Commencement of Events - 09.00 a. m.

Closure of Competitions - 05.00 p. m.

Procession starts from North Nada - 05.30 p. m.

Inaugural Function - 06.00 p. m.

Musical Night/Dinner - 07.00 p. m. - 09.30 p. m.

DAY 2 - Sunday, 16th October 2011

Breakfast/Registration - 07.30 a. m. - 09.30 a. m.

Flag Hoisting - 08.30 a. m.

Business Session - 09.00 a. m.

Lunch - 11.00 a.m. - 02.00 p. m.

Vanitha Vibhagam Meeting (Main Hall) - 01.30 p. m.

Yuvajana Vibhagam Meeting (1st floor Hall) - 01.30 p. m.

Validictory function - 04.00 p. m.

Santhi Manthram/Closing ceremony - 06.00 p. m.

41st State AGB on October 15th and 16th at Thiruvananthapuram

The 41^st State Annual General Body of Kerala Brahmana Sabha will be held on Saturday and Sunday, the 15^th and 16^th of October 2011 at Panchajanyam Kalyana Mandapam, Fort, Thiruvananthapuram. The Cultural Competitions will be held on 15^th and the business meeting is scheduled on 16^th, informed P. Ananthasubramaniam, State General Secretary. Earlier the AGB was scheduled to be held at same venue  on September 24th and 25th. A circular has also been sent to all district office bearers in this regard.

Ganapathy Homam at State Committee Building, Thripunithura

The Kerala Brahmana Sabha, State Committee has decided to conduct a Ganapathy Homam at the recently purchased State Committee Office at Thripunithura on Saturday, 6th August 2011. P. Ananthasubramaniam, State General Secretary requested members to attend the function.

Dharmasreshta Malliyoor Sankaran Namboothiri passes away

Bhagavatham exponent and Sanskrit scholar Malliyoor Sankaran Namboothiri (91) passed away at his residence at Kuruppanthara on Tuesday, 2nd of August 2011 in the morning.  He was chosen for the Dharmasreshta Award instituted by Kerala Brahmana Sabha in the year 2006. The State Committee of Kerala Brahmana Sabha expressed condolence in the demise of the sage-like, scholarly Malliyoor Sankaran Nampoothiri.

He was born to Parameswaran Namboothiri and Arya Antharjanam on 2nd February 1921. He did not receive any formal education, but followed the spiritual path of his father.  The turning point came when Sankaran Namboothiri, on a visit to Guruvayoor, met Padappa Namboothiri  the eminent Sanskrit  scholar and  was admitted as his ‘sishya’. On the advice of his Guru, he took up the rendering of Bhagavatham in total surrender to Lord Guruvayoorappan. Things started turning for the better and Sankaran Namboothiri never left the path shown to him by his Guru.

His Bhagavathm rendition, known for its lucidity and erudition, attracted devotees in thousands, all over the country. He was awarded the title ‘Bhagavathahamsom’ after his  successful completion of 2500 ‘Bhagavatha Sapthaham’. He was bestowed with Poonthanam  Puraskaram by Akhila Bharatheeya Guruvayoorappan  Bhaktha  Samithy.  He had focussed his activities during the  last few years at the  Malliyoor Mahaganapathy Temple, the name of which  had become synonymous with the saintly Bhagavatham exponent.

Online Survey for Unmarried Boys and Girls

With a view to collect the database of unmarried boys and girls in our community, Kerala Brahmana Sabha, State Committee has decided to conduct an online survey in this regard. Those who come under this category are requested to fill the Online Survey data sheet accurately. Fake details provided will be removed from the database without prior notice and is subject to cyber law proceedings. Kerala Brahmana Babha assure the secrecy of the data to the purpose of the survey is meant. Please visit the following link for registration.https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dG9Pc2pqQWNIR3N1YjBBdHlocHVvU0E6MQ

The Dharmasreshta Award for the year 2011 was presented to Brahmasree P. Krishna Iyer at Thrissur on Sunday, 1st of May 2011. It is for the outstanding contributions to the Spiritual Movement and in propagation of Sanskrit language. The award is instituted by Kerala Brahmana Sabha which carries a cash prize of Rs.10001, a citation and a statuette.

The award was presented by Justice T. L. Viswanatha Iyer on Sunday, the 1st of May 2011 at Janakee Nath Hall of Pushpagiri Brahmana Samooham, Thrissur. Dr. V. Ramalingam, State President of Kerala Brahmana Sabha presided over the meeting at 5.30 p.m.S. Moorthy (District Secretary, KBS, Thrissur) welcomed the gathering and P. Ananthasubramaniam (State General Secretary) delivered the vote of thanks. Prof. T. K. Devanarayanan President of KBS, Town Unit introduced the receipient of the award to the audience. The citation was presented by Prof. V. R. Ramakrishnan (Retired Principal, Kerala Varma College). Dr. P. S. Raman (State Vice President) and N. R. Parameswaran (State Joint Secretary) delivered felicitations.

Malliyoor Sankaran Namboothiri in 2006, M. H. Sasthrikal in 2007, K. V. Seshadrinatha Sasthrikal in 2008, Prof. V. Vaidyalinga Sarma in 2009 and Dr. M. Sambasivan in 2010 were the personalities to receive the honour in previous years.

P. Krishna Iyer is a Sanskrit scholar, residing at Thrissur since 1987. Born on 12th June 1928, Krishna Iyer had his schooling from Peringottukara high School and Pazhanji High School; later completed his graduation from St. Thomas College, Thrissur. He taught Mathematics in Peringottukara High School for a couple of years, then joined Postal Department in 1951 and retired in the year 1986 as Assistant Director. He started learning Sanskrit from his father and he successfully completed 'Samskritha Siromani' (Cultural Department, Government of Kerala) exam.

With his unparalelled style of rendering devotional and spiritual discourses, he has become a familiar personalty in the Bhagavatha Sapthaaha Sathrams conducted in various places. Since 1987, AIR (Thrissur) continues to telecast his discourses in the programme named 'Subhashitham' and a is the author of feature 'Mahabharatha Kathakal' appears in Sruthivani for last 196 issues. His contributions in the field of Namasankeerthana is also commendable.

P. Krishna Iyer is born to Parvathy Ammal and Perinkulam G. Padmanabha Sasthrikal who came to Thrissur from Palakkad to teach Sankrit in Brahmaswam Madhom Veda Padasala. Wife: Meenakshi (daughter of Somasundaram and Lakshmi Ammal, Nurani, Palakkad). Children: K. Geetha (bank of Baroda), Balaji (Malayala Manorama) and Sivakumar (Wipro). in-laws: Krishnamutrhy (Canara Bank), the honour in previous years.

Guidelines for Participants of Vipra Vismayam 2010-11

The State level Vipra Vismayam – the Games competition will be held on Saturday and Sunday, the 5th & 6th of February 2011 at various venues at Mattanchery. The main venue and the place of reporting for all the participants along with their team managers is

BWA Hall (Shree Sarada Sankara Kalyanamandpam)

Opposite Bank of Baroda

Aanavathil, Mattanchery

Kochi

Phone No. 0484 222 9060

Those who are coming in group and require transportation facility to reach the venue may please contact :

Shri. Ganesh Venkitachalam

District Treasurer

Ernakulam

Mobile No. 944 731 9291

The information may be passed on to him well in advance in order to arrange necessary transport. Those who require accommodation may please inform the requirements well in advance to

Shri. Rajkumar S. P.

Joint Convener (Accommodation)/Joint Secretary, Yuvajana Vibhagam

Mattanchery

Mobile No. 944 708 5220

Please note that the inauguration will take place on Saturday the 5th February at 7.30 am sharp and the games will start sharp at 8.00 am on both the days. Hence please ensure that all the contestants are ready by that time.

Please note that for junior category age proof is a MUST. In order to make the registration speedy and faster, all team managers who have not already sent the age proof of Junior Category are requested to send the same by speed post to

Shri. M. Vanchiswaran

Convener (Games & Registration)

Krishnanivas

Adv. Easwara Iyer Road,

Ernakulam

Kochi 682 035

Mobile No. 989 545 4182

E-mail – vr55@rediffmail.com

The schedule of Vipra Vismayam is given below.

General Guidelines

• All participants are requested to report at the Registration Counter at BWA Hall (Sarada Sankara Kalyana Mandapam) on 5th and 6th January 2011 at 06.30 a.m.

• Spot Registration will NOT be entertained for any reasons.

• The Games in different venues will start at 08.00 a. m. sharp.

• Proof of Age MUST be produced by those players who come under JUNIOR (below 18 years) category at the time of Registration without fail. Those who have already submitted need not produce the same again. (Junior Category - Born on or after 01/01/1992)

• Transportation of Players to and from the Venue will be arranged by the Organizers.

• Any necessary changes made in the Schedule/Fixture by the Organizing Committee will be final and binding.

• Every participating District should have a Team Manager and all official communications with Organizing Committee shall be through him/her in any circumstances. Players are requested to wear T-Shirts.

• Disputes arising (if any) may be represented before the Appeal Committee within 30 minutes after the specific event, through the corresponding Team Manager in writing, along with a fee of Rs. 100/-. Appeal once submitted cannot be withdrawn under any circumstances. The verdict of Appeal Committee on the specific dispute will be final and binding to all.

• Players and Team Managers are requested to abide by the Guidelines strictly.

CRICKET

• Innings shall be restricted to 8 overs a side.

• A bowler shall be permitted to bowl not more than 2 overs in an innings.

• In case of a tie, team lost lesser number of wickets shall be declared winners.

• If the wickets are same, winner of the super over shall be the winners of the match.

• All accessories (if required) for the match - Bat, Gloves, Pad etc. - must be brought by the teams.

• Ball will be given by the organizers.

SHUTTLE BADMINTON

• Players are requested to wear only T-Shirts/Track Suits and Canvas Shoes inside the Courts. Those who wish to play bare foot will also be allowed. Any other type of shoes/slippers will not be permitted for any reasons.

• Scoring format of 21 points per game will be followed.

CARROMS

• The game will be played in “4 Board Point” format (30 mins. Maximum)

• The player/team, who fails to report within 10 minutes of announcement of his /their names, will not be allowed to participate for any reasons.

• Out thumbing will be allowed.

• Player should bring Striker. (Strikers are made available for Sale in the venue)

CHESS

• The Championship shall be played under the laws of ‘Chess and FIDE Swiss’ Rules.

• Pairing/Rounds will be decided in the venue based on number of participants.

• The time control will be 90 minutes for one game. However, the Arbitor has the right to change the above timings or the number of rounds before the commencement of the first round.

• Latest tie breaking rules will be applied.

• For interpretation of Rule(s) and deciding any point not covered by rules, the decision of the Arbitor shall be final and binding.

• The Arbitor has every right to make any addition or amendment to these rules without prior notice. However, such changes will be displayed at the championship venue.

Note: For any clarifications, please contact M. Vanchiswaran, Convener (989 545 4182), Mohandas S., District Joint Secretary (944 711 2449). All are requested to cooperate with the organizers for the smooth and fair conduct of Vipra Vismayam.