Sundarambal of Kalady passes away

Sundarambal, residing at Kalady Gramam, passes away last night. She has been receiving pension from the Gramajana Samooham and Kinattumkara Samooham and Medical Aid from Kerala Brahmana Sabha, Ernakulam District Committee. Funeral will be held today afternoon at 2.00 p.m.

Gayathri Homam

Ten students from Mattancherry participated in the Gayathri Homam held at Karamana Sivan Kovil on 1st May 2012. This was co-ordinated by the Brahmana Yuva Bharathi, youth wing of Brahmins Welfare Association, Mattancherry affiliated to Kerala Brahmana Sabha. The participants attended the same after regularly performing Sandhya Vandanam, Samitha Danam, Brahma Yagnam and also chanting Gayathri Manthra for 1008 times daily for more than 25 days at Thekkemadom Temple, Mattancherry. 

Prof. Dr. S. Sitaraman - one among "Pacha Kuthiya Pathu Per"

Prof. Dr. S. Sitaraman, well known environmentalist is being chosen one among the outstanding activists who works hard to protect and speak for the nature. A leading Malayalam daily 'Malayala Manorama' selected ten Activists and published their details in the daily on 5th of June 2012 - World Environment Day. Sugathakumari, Dr. R. V. G. Menon, Kallen Pokkudan, K. V. Dayal, Prof. T. Shobheendran, Tony Thomas, Dr. Mathew Koshy Punnekkad, Dr. Punnan Kurian Venkadath and T. P. Padmanabhan are the others.

Dr. Sitaraman drews media attention becasue of his environmental activities for past many years. Recently he inaugurated the protest held at Subhash Park, Ernakulam agaist the pollution of plywood companies at Perumbavoor and Collectorate March on environmental issues. Also he is associated with the environmental projects for school students of Mathrubhumi daily - Seed. Dr. Sitaraman is also President of Kerala Brahmana Sabha, Aluva Upasabha.

Abhiram wins Silver Medal in National Science Olympiad

Abhiram Lokanthan, a Standard IV student at Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Thripunithura secured Silver Medal (2nd Rank - Kerala State) in the 14th National Science Olympiad conducted by Science Olympiad Foundation, New Delhi. He received the award on 27th May 2012 at a function held at Fine Arts Hall, Ernakulam. He is son of D. S. Lokanthan (Vigilance Manager, Merchem Ltd., Kochi) and Manjula R. Iyer (Lecturer, Bharath Matha College, Thrikkakara) and Grandson of Late. V Ramakrishna Iyer, Shreyas Madom, Perumbavoor. Congratulations Abhiram!

Annual General Body - Aluva Upasabha

K. G. V. Pathy, Mohandas S., C. G. Subramaniam, K. Annalakshmi, Kalyani G. Murthy, Bhagyalakshmi on the Dias

The Annual General Body of Kerala Brahmana Sabha, Aluva Upasabha was held on Sunday, 3rd of June 2012 at 10.30 a.m. at Aluva Samooham Hall. Prof. Dr. S. Sitaraman, President of Aluva Upasabha presided over the meeting. Mohandas S., State Joint Secretary and K. Annalakshmi, District President, KBS, Vanitha Vibhagam addressed the General Body. K. G. V. Pathy (State Treasurer), C. G. Subramaniam (Secretary, KBS, Aluva), Kalyani G. Murthy (President, Vanitha Vibhagam, KBS, Aluva), Bhagyalakshmi (Secretary, Vanitha Vibhagam, KBS, Aluva) were also present on the occasion. K. Annalakshmi was draped a ponnada by Kalyani G. Murthy on the occasion.

Yuvajana Vibhagam of Ernakulam honoured top scorers

The Yuvajana Vibhagam of Kerala Brahmana Sabha, Ernakulam District honored the students who has scored high marks in the Xth and XIIth (both State & CBSE syllabus) examinations on Sunday, 3rd of June 2012. The district office bearers of Yuvajana Vibhagam visited each students home and presented Certificate of Appreciation and a Gift. H. Vanchiswaran (District President, KBS, Yuvajana Vibhagam), Sreehari Venkitachalam (District Secretary, KBS, Yuvajana Vibhagam) and G. Sreenath (District Treasurer, KBS, Yuvajana Vibhagam) were accompanied by the Upasabha volunteers and office bearers on this occasion.

The recipients of the Prize are, Aiswarya Lakshmi K. P., D/o. K. P. Radha & Peechandy K. S., Aluva, Sreela R., D/o. R. Ramesh & Rajalakshmi Ramesh, Edappally, Hariharasubramanian R., S/o. Ramesh H. & Vijayalakshmi K. S., Ernakulam, P. Meena, D/o. S. Padmanabhan & Chithra Padmanabhan, Ernakulam, Deepa K. Murthy, D/o. S. Krishnamurthy & Geetha Krishnamurthy, Muvattupuzha, Lakshmi R., D/o.  Raman S. & Girija, Perumbavoor, Meenu R. S. (Perumbavoor), Rugmini V. H., D/o. V. K. Hariharakrishnan, Perumbavoor, Subramania Sharma, S/o. Kalyanaraman S. & Jayanthi D., Thrikariyoor, Aswath R., S/o. S. Ramesh & Chithra Ramesh, Thripunithura, V. C. Keerthana, D/o. V. Chidambaram & Bhagyalakshmi K., Thripunithura, Reshma R. (Thripunithura), and Vishnu K., S/o. R. Kumar & A. V. Usha, Thripunithura.

ALUVA: Aiswarya Lakshmi K. P. (CBSE - X) honoured by H. Vanchiswaran. K. G. V. Pathy and her parents also seen

EDAPPALLY: Sreela R. (CBSE - X) honoured by Sreehari Venkitachalam. P. Ananthasubramaniam , H. Vanchiswaran, G. Sreenath and her parents also seen

ERNAKULAM: Hariharasubramaniam R. (CBSE - X) honoured by Sreehari Venkitachalam. G. Sreenath, H. Vanchiswaran, Mrs. & Mr. T. V. Parvathy also seen

ERNAKULAM: P. Meena (CBSE - X) honoured by H. Vanchiswaran. G. Sreenath, V. Hariharakrishnan, Sreehari Venkitachalam and her parents also seen

MUVATTUPUZHA: Deepa K. Murthy (CBSE - X) honoured by H. Vanchiswaran. A. S. Balasubramania Iyer, G. Sreenath, Sreehari Venkitachalam, Muralidas S., Vaisakh K. Murthy, Geetha Krishnamurthy, Parvathy Ammal, Vanaja Balasubramaniam, K. Annalakshmi, Ramachandran S., Mohandas S. also seen

PERUMBAVOOR: Lakshmi R. (CBSE - X) honoured by H. Vanchiswaran. Lakshmi Hariharasubramania Iyer, Sreehari Venkitachalam, Sreenath G. and her parents also seen

PERUMBAVOOR: Meenu R. S. (State - XII) honoured by H. Vanchiswaran. G. Sreenath, Sreehari Venkitachalam, Lakshmi Hariharasubramania Iyer and her parents also seen

PERUMBAVOOR: Rugmini V. H. (CBSE - X) honoured by H. Vanchiswaran. Sreehari Venkitachalam, G. Sreenath and her parents also seen

THRIKARIYOOR: Subramania Sharma K. (CBSE - X) honoured by H. Vanchiswaran. Sreehari Venkitachalam, Kannan S. Iyer, A. P. Sivarama Iyer and his parents also seen

THRIPUNITHURA: Aswath R. (CBSE - XII) honoured by H. Vanchiswaran. G. Sreenath, Sreehari Venkitachalam and his parents also seen

THRIPUNITHURA: V. C. Keerthana (CBSE - XII) honoured by H. Vanchiswaran. Sreehari Venkitachalam, G. Sreenath and her parents aslo seen

THRIPUNITHURA: Reshma R. (State - XII) honoured by H. Vanchiswaran. G. Sreenath, Sreehari Venkitachalam and her family also seen

THRIPUNITHURA: Vishnu K. (CBSE - XII) honoured by H. Vanchiswaran. Sreehari Venkitachalam, G. Sreenath and his family members also seen

District level Kalanjali 2012 held at Ernakulam

V. Krishnan inaugurating Kalanjali 2012. (From Left) K. Annalakshmi, N. R. Parameswaran, M. Vanchiswaran, Balu Narayanan, Mohandas S., Dr. V. Ramalingam, H. Vanchiswaran, Adv. A. K. Seshadri, T. K. Narayanaswami, J. Subramoni, R. Ananthanarayanan, K. G. V. Pathy, V. Krishnaswami, Ganesh Venkitachalam

Kalanjali - the cultural competitions for the community members, conducted in every alternate years was held at Ernakulam on 26th and 27th May 2012 at Seetharama Kalyana Mandapam, Ernakulam. The district level competitions held here was inaugurated by Superstar - the ultimate (Amritha TV) fame V. Krishnan of Parur. The inaugural meeting was presided by V. Krishnaswami, District President of Kerala Brahmana Sabha. Dr. V. Ramalingam delivered the Key Note address. P. Ananthasubramaniam (State General Secretary), N. R. Parameswaran (State Joint Secretary), T. K. Narayanaswami (Secretary, Gramajana Samooham) and J. Subramoni (President, KBS, Ernakulam City Unit) delivered felicitations. K. G. V. Pathy (State Treasurer), Mohandas S. (State Joint Secretary), K. Annalakshmi (District President, Vanitha Vibhagam), H. Vancheeswaran (District President, Yuvajana Vibhagam), Adv. A. K. Seshadri (President, Gramajana Samooham), R. Ananthanarayanan (Joint Convener, Kalanjali), Balu Narayanan (Joint Convener, Kalanjali & former State Joint Secretary) were also present on the occasion. M. Vanchiswaran, Convener of Kalanjali welcomed the audience and Ganesh Venkitachalam, District Secretary said the vote of thanks. The 2-day cultural competitions went on well and the winners will compete in the State level Kalanjali this year.

District Fund collection at Perumbavoor

V. Krishnaswami, District President visited Perumbavoor as part of the Fund Collection drive in Ernakulam District on 13th May 2012. He was garlanded with currency notes for Rs.10,000/-. N. Ramanchandran, President, Kerala Brahmana Sabha, Perumbavoor Upasabha and K. Hari, Secreatry was also present on the occasion.

V. Krishnan of Parur congratulated for winning Amritha Superstar

V. Krishnaswami, Ganesh Venkitachalam and R. Hariharaputhran with V. Krishnan

V. Krishnan, who won third place in the Amritha Superstar - the ultimate was congratulated by the Kerala Brahmana Sabha, Ernakulam District. The office bearers visited his home at Parur on 20th of May 2012 and wished him all success.

Bhajanolsavam held at Ernakulam

Bhajanotsavam organised once every two years jointly by the Kerala Brahmana Sabha, Ernakulam City Unit, Kinattinkara Brahmana Samooham and Ernakulam Gramajana Samooham was held from 17th to 20th of May 2012 at Gramajana Samooham, Ernakulam. Easwaraprasad Rao Bhagavathar and Sriram Bhagavathar from Hyderabad lead the four-day festival.

Swami Satyananda Saraswathi of Chinmaya Mission, Ernakulam, inaugurated the programme. A Sampradaya Bhajan by Padam Gopala Bhajan Mandali, Mulund, Mumbai, held after the inaugural session. Renowned musicians from Chennai, Bangalore and Ernakulam participated in the Bhajanotsavam.

Prathista Dinam celebrations at Koovappady Maha Ganapathy Temple

The 'Prathishta Dinam' of Sree Mahaganapathy Temple, Koovappady was celebrated on 4th and 5th May 2012. Ganapathy Laksharchana - chanting Ganapathy Sahasranamam, a rare event was conducted by 25 eminent priests lead by Thrikkur Vaidyanatha  Sastrigal. Large number of devotees attended the function on both days. A get-together  of local people and Koovapadians settled elsewhere outside Koovappady was arranged on 4th May 2012. Cultural programmes like music concert and dance by little children was also arranged on the occasion.

S. Krishna Iyer passed away

S. Krishna Iyer, former President of Kinattinkara Brahmana Samooha Madom, and former State President of Kerala Brahmana Sabha died after protracted illness on Sunday, 13th May 2012 morning at his residence in Ernakulam. He was 84. The eminent Tamil Brahmin community worker held the post of President of the Samooha Madom for almost 35 years.

Krishna Iyer had undergone a bypass surgery two years ago. He was admitted to a private hospital due to poor health but had returned home recently. He held the post of Treasurer at the Ernakulam Merchant's Union and was a former Trustee of the Kalady Sankara Shanti Nilayam. V. Krishnaswami, District President and other State/District leaders of Kerala Brahmana Sabha condoled on his demise.

Guruvayoor Darshan Yathra by KBS, Thrikkariyoor

The Thrikkariyoor Upasabha of Kerala Brahmana Sabha organised a Guruvayoor Darshan Yathra on Sunday, 29th April 2012. The group also visited temples at Kodungalloor and Thriprayar. Kannan S. Iyer, President of 

Thrikkariyoor Upasabha specially mentioned the hospitality of Guruvayoor Brahmana Samooham, where they had refreshments and lunch. The pilgrimage team congratulated K. M. Swami, former Secretary of Kerala Brahmana Sabha, Thrikkariyoor for arranging special Darshan at Guruvayoor temple.