Telangana Chaitanya Sravanthi, (TCS)-Kuwait celebrated its unique Bathukamma Festival on 4 October at Fintas Wedding Hall, Kuwait with the attendance of a large gathering of its members and their families along with the invited guests.
The Bathukamma celebrations began with the lighting of the lamp by Indian Ambassador to Kuwait H.E. Jeeva Sagar, President Sri K. Laxma Reddy, Smt & Sri Karthik Ramdoss, Smt & Sri Krishna Rao and Smt & Sri Manmohan Naidu. This was followed by a Telangana prayer song, then a devotional prayer song sang by children Achintya and Koushik Sharma. Master Koushik briefed in Telugu about the bathukamma floral festival significance.
Sri. K. Laxma Reddy delivered a speech to the gathering, wherein he commended five years of TCS-Kuwait Association since its formation with four aspirations of santhosham, soyee, shikshana and samskruti. He explained that the Telangana people celebrate their festivals with enthusiastic participation from children and parents where TCS-Association is a platform to encourage all the participants.
Mr. Reddy highlighted that TCS-Kuwait is conducting sessions,seminars and workshops on personality development, business management, investment opportunities, financial management, health care, industrial/personal safety and job awareness training sessions etc. free of cost to members/non-members as part of overall skill development.
Further, Mr. Reddy has shared that TCS-Kuwait is also actively involved in the welfare of needy and distressed people who came to Kuwait on dubious employment promises. The Association members are kind enough to approach such grieved people, listen to them empathetically, and provided them with assistance to alleviate their starvation. The Association further discussed matters with their companies, and consulted Indian Embassy staff to help them. TCS-Kuwait supported those needy people in a timely manner such that they are rehabilitated with alternate job opportunities, reimbursing their penalties, purchasing air-tickets and monetary support for medical treatment back to India, to the possible extent. In this regard, TCS members and Indian Embassy staff whole-hearted efforts is highly commendable for their humanitarian service.
The president of TCS-Kuwait emphasized that there are many thousands of such distressed/deprived people in Kuwait alone and probably lakhs in the Gulf. He urged all Associations of gulf countries, respective embassies, Indian states and central government together have to encourage skill develoment in youth and create self-employment in India itself, so there is no need to come to the Gulf for work. Whoever comes to work abroad as skilled workforce and professionals for employment should live in dignity and earn respect for India.
Council members Sanjeeva, Praveen and Kiran along with active supporting members together greeted all the members and guests on the occasion of bathukamma celebrations and Navarathrulu.
Ladies and children took part in playing bathukamma for over one hour before the men excitedly joined in the fun. Finally, all couples took part together in the bathukamma nimajjanam.
The best bathukammas were awarded with prizes followed by an exchange of festival sattu pindi among all participants. Prizes were distributed among early bird members, best traditional dresses among children and elders, and best Telagana dishes besides best bathukammas.
The winners were felicitated by Jinna Ramakrishna Reddy, who recently retired from his job in the Process Engineering Division for KNPC and is leaving for good. He was admired for his great contribution to TCS-Kuwait association formation and its growth.
Mr. Kiran gave a vote thanks, and commended members coming in time and for their enthusiastic participation. Special applause was given to mahilalu for making excellent Rrangoli and bathukamma performance with filled with joy and devotion.
The event ended with the singing of the National anthem followed by dinner served by the Association.
Read Today's News TODAY... on our Telegram Channel click here to join and receive all the latest updates t.me/thetimeskuwait
