The Sangha celebrated Rajyotsava 2002 with traditional gaiety & fervor with vibrant folk dances and enchanting Carnatic Music on Saxophone on Friday 1st Nov. 2002 at Dubai. Writer Proff.Iqbal Ahmed, Revered Scholar Shri. Bannanje Govindacharya and Editor of Udayavani Shri. N. Gururaj were the Guests of Honour. Hon'ble Consul General of India Dr. George Joseph was the Chief Guest & President Dr. B.K.Yusuf, presided. Grand Patron Mr. B.R. Shetty, Advisor Mr. T.S. Shettigar, Mr. Sarvotham Shetty, Mr. Sathish Shetty & Mr. Boniface Carlo, Mr. Narayan graced the stage.

Eminent & Rajyotsava Award winner, Saxophonist Mr. M.S. Gopal Krishna (who enthralled the audience later), Shri.Bannanje Govindacharya, Shri. N. Gururaj and Dr. George Joseph were honoured and felicitated in traditional manner. Ex-President & one of the founders of the Sangha Shri Sundar Devadiga, Mr. Hariharan who Choregraphed the program & Shri. Ganesh Rai who set up the special stage were also felicitated on this festive occasion.

Entertainment Secretaries Mr. Dinesh Kumar and Mrs. Gopika Mayya produced and presented the stage programme with the able support of choreographer Hariharan, Mr. Sanjaykrishna, Mrs. Hema Chandra, Mrs. Patil, Mrs. Meera Bhat, Mr. Manohar Hegde, Mr. Jayanth Shetty, Miss Marina Menezes, Carlo Sisters and many more teenage and young children who performed the vibrant dances which entertained the hall full of members and guests. All the Executive Committee Members & Volunteers toiled hard to make this annual event a great success. ETA GROUP were the main sponsor of this cultural get-together. The programme was followed by Dinner

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