Tulu Paterga Tulu Oripaga Dubai celebrated its 7th year’s ‘Gauji Gammat’ program ‘Gobbuleda Lace’ in a grand manner on Friday, the 15th of March, 2019 at Zabeel Park in Dubai.
Organiser Shobitha Prem Jeet welcomed the guests in Tulu Nadu’s traditional way with jaggery and water. Well known businessman Prabhakar Shetty inaugurated the sports activities by writing in Tulu script, “Tulu Paterga Tulu Oripaga & Gauji Gammatt 2019”. Prabhakar while addressing the gathering said,” Take active interest in learning the Tulu Script and spread this to all our Tuluvas so that we can save our Mother tongue for the future”.
The main guests included Nama Tuluveru Dubai’s Chief Ajmal, Mogaveers Balkrishna Salian, Tulunada Rakshana Vedike’s, Dubai President Ashok Bailoor, Billavas Dubai’s Satish Poojary, Karnataka Sangha, Dubai, President Anand Bailur, Biruver Kudla Dubai’s Suresh Poojary & Tulu Film Actress Navyata Rai who participated and congratulated the organisers on the event.
Various types of Tulu sports viz., Kabbadi, Lagori, Tug of war, Bicycle wheel racing, Movie quiz game etc., were played in four teams ‘Kudla, Udupi, Barkoor & Kasaragod’. The Sports activities were ably conducted by Noel Almeida and Amar Nantur. All the teams played sportingly, especially the topics of marriage, school, farm, fair were mind blowing. Supriya Shetty conducted games for women and children which everyone enjoyed. More than 300 members took part in the sports events.
Anand Salian & Usha Anand Salian along with social worker Noel Almeida were felicitated and bestowed with ‘Appe Bashe Tulava Tudar’ title.
Sumptuous buffet lunch with some of the special savory from Tulu Nadu, Kukkuda Chutney, Kadaley Balyar, Nungel Nang fried, Padengi solai payasa were served in traditional disposable leaf trays. In the evening tea was served with Pova.
All those contributed to the success of the programme were honoured with Mementos and the winners were honored with Awards, Certificates and Medals.
Presence of active members of various teams, Satish Ullal, Satish Poojary, Kaviraj Kunder, Manoj Kulal, Shobita Prem Jeet, Ashwini Satish, Deepak Sanil, Premshree, Bhaskar Anchan, Purandara Kulal, Pavan Shetty, Naveen Sarapadi, Ravindra Poojary, Suraj, Pratik Ullal & Gurudut Belchada collectively resulted in success of the program.
Ritu Anchan Kulshekara, The General Secretary of ‘Tulu Paterga Tulu Oripaga’ conducted the programme, read out the achievements of the Group and rendered the Vote of thanks.
