42nd AGB at Alapuzha on 6th & 7th of October 2012

The 42nd State Convention of Kerala Brahmana Sabha is to be held on 6th & 7th of October 2012 at Uduppi Sree Krishnaswami Temple Auditorium, Alapuzha. The following will attend the State Convention. K. C. Venugopal (Minister of State for Power), Dr. T. M. Thomas Issac (M.L.A., Former Finance Minister, Kerala), U. Prathibha Hari (President, District Panchayath, Alapuzha), Vellappally Natesan (General Secretary, SNDP Yogam), Akkiraman Kalidasa Bhattathirippadu (State President, Yogakshema Sabha), B. Girirajan (State President, Uduppi-Madhwa Brahmana Sabha), Sujatha Girirajan (Chief Patron, Akhila Kerala Tulu Brahmana Vanitha Samajam), Kaveri Radhakrishnan (President, Akhila Kerala Tulu Brahmana Vanitha Samajam), Dr. S. Devaki Antharjanam (State President, Yogakshema Sabha, Vanitha Vibhagam).

On Saturday, the 6th of October 2012, Cultural Competitions and State Yuvajana Sammelanam will be held. On Sunday, the 7th of October 2012, Delegate Meeting, Vanitha Sammelanam, Public Meeting will be held. 

Congrats to Seetharam T. S.

The office bearers of Vanitha Vibhagam, Ernakulam City Unit congratulating Seetharam T. S. (From left) T. V. Parvathy, T. P. Sreenivasan, Seetharam T. S., Radha, Baby Shanker

Seetharam T. S., son of T. P. Sivaramakrishnan and Radha Sivaramakrishnan secured 5th rank in Computer Science examinations in 2012 of M G University. He studied at Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kalady in 2012. The office bearers of Vanitha Vibhagam of Ernakulam City Unit visited him and congratulated on his achievement.

The office bearers of Kerala Brahmana Sabha, Ernakulam City Unit congratulating Seetharaman. (From left) M. Vanchiswaran, P. R. Sankaranarayanan, R. Ananthanarayanan, T. V. Krishnamoni, CA. T. P. Sivaramakrishnan, Radha Sivaramakrishnan

District Cultural Competitions held at Ernakulam

Dr. V. Ramalingam inaugurating the Cultural Competitions by lighting the Vilakku. (From left to right) T. V. Parvathy, N. R. Parameswaran, Ganesh Venkitachalam, R. Ananthanarayanan, V. Krishnaswami, T. V. Krishnamoni, K. Annalakshmi, Srehari Venkitachalam, R. Hariharaputhran, M. Vanchiswaran

The District level Cultural Meet of Ernakulam District was held on Sunday, the 16th of September 2012 at Ernakulam Gramajana Samooham. The competitions were held in Manthra Chanting, Sloka Chanting, Kolam and Bhajana for the boys and girls in the age group between 7 to 15. 

C. S. Jasweth receiving the Kalaprathibha - Junior title from Dr. V. Ramalingam

C. S. Sowmya receiving the Kalathilakam - Senior title from Dr. V. Ramalingam

The competitions were inaugurated by Dr. V. Ramalingam, State President of Kerala Brahmana Sabha. V. Krishnaswami, DIstrict President presided over the meeting. Prizes were distributed to the winners of Kalanjali on the occasion. The Runner Up trophy won by Ernakulam District in the Kalanjali was received by R. Hariharaputhran, Team Manager wih other winners. The Kalaprathibha title in the Junior category was presented to C. S. Jasweth and the Kalathilakaom title in the Senior category was presented to C. S. Sowmya on the occasion. 

The overall - Runner Up trophy being presented to Ernakulam District

K. Annalakshmi (District President, Vanitha Vibhagam), N. R. Parameswaran (Zonal Secretary), T. V. Krishnamony, R. Ananthanarayanan (both Vice Presidents, KBS, Ernakulam City Unit), T. V. Parvathy (President, Vanitha Vibhagam, Ernakulam City Unit), Sreehari Venkitachalam (District Secretary, Yuvajana Vibhagam) were also present on the occasion. M. Vanchiswaran welcomed the gathering and Ganesh Venkitachalam A. G., District Secretary said the vote of thatnks. 

Ram Ganesh & Hari Ganesh - the Wonder Kids!

Ram Ganesh V.

Ram Ganesh V. is selected for National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) Scholarship Award conducted during May 2012 by NCERT, New Delhi. He also stands Kerala State Topper position in NTSE. His brother Hari Ganesh V. is the I’st Rank holder in State in National Science Talent Search Examination (NSTSE) conducted by Unified Council, Hyderabad. In recognition of this achievement, he was presented a Gold Medal and Certificate.

Apart from this meritorious performance, the following are some of Ram Ganesh's achievements. 

1. 1st Rank in National Scholarship Examination conducted by TIME. Won Certificate and Cash Award of Rs. 3000/-

2. 1st Rank (State) in Scholarship Examination for IIT and Medical Foundation Course conducted by Brilliant Tutorials, Palai. Won Cash Prize of Rs. 10,000/-

3. Zonal (Kerala & Lakshadweep) First Rank in Overall and in Mathematics in FTRE Examination conducted by FIIT-JEE, New Delhi, Foundation Course (IIT & Medical) for IXth standard. Won Gold Medal and Scholarship of Rs. 30,000/-

4. 1st Rank in State, 37th Rank in National in National Science Olympiad (NSO) conducted by Science Olympiad Foundation. Won Gold Medal, Cash Prize, CD and Certificate.

5. 1st Rank in State, 49th Rank in National in National Science Talent Search Examination (NSTSE) conducted by Unified Council, Hyderabad. Won Gold Medal, Books, CD and Certificate.

6. 5th Rank in State Level Maths Talent Search Examination conducted by Kerala Ganitha Sasthra Parishad, Kottayam. Won Certificate and Cash Award of Rs.600/-

Hari Ganesh V.

And now, look at Hari Ganesh.

1. 4th Rank in State Level Maths Talent Search Examination conducted by Kerala Ganitha Sasthra Parishad, Kottayam. Won Certificate and Cash Award of Rs.750/-

2. Zonal (Kerala & Lakshadweep) Second Rank in Overall, Mathematics & Science in FTRE Examination conducted by FIIT-JEE New Delhi, Foundation Course (IIT & Medical) for VIth standard. Won Silver Medal and Scholarship.

Ram and Hari are born to R. Venkateswaran (Deputy Manager, FACT, Udyogamandal) and Roja Venkateswaran (SDE, BSNL, Kottayam)

Vinayaka Chathurthi celebrations at Aluva Brahmana Samooham

Sree Vinayaka Chathurthy Festival was celebrated at Sree Mahaganapathy Dharmasastha Temple of Aluva Brahmana Samooham in a biffiting manner. In connection with the festival, Ganesa Purana Yagnam was conducted for five days. Bhagavan Veda Vyasa while writing 18 puranas, also prepared 18 upa-puranas of which 'Sree Ganesapuram' is an important one. The Yagna was inaugurated by Dr. V. Ramalingam, State President of Kerala Brahmana Sabha on Friday, the 14th of September 2012 at 7 p. m. by lighting the 'Bhadra Deepam'. S. Venkatesh, Vice President of Aluva Brahmana Samooham presided over the inaugural function. K. G. V. Pathy, Secretary of the Samooham welcomed the gathering and K. Rajaram, Joint Secretary delivered vote of thanks. 

Dr. V. Ramalingam inaugurating the Ganesa Puranam by lighting the lamp. Prema G. Pisharody, K. G. V. Pathy, A. K. Balakrishna Pisharodi, S. Venkitesh also seen

Earlier Dr. V. Ramalingam and Yagnacharya A. K. Balakrishna Pisharodi were honored by draping Ponnada. After the inaugural session, Yagnacharya Brahmasree Palakkad A. K. Balakrishna Pisharodi, who is famous in conducting Thripaksha Bhagavatham gave discourse in Ganesa Purana Mahatmyam and parayanam. From 15th September onwards for five days Ganesa Purana Parayana yagnam held at Samooham Bhajana Madam. Prema G. Pisharodi of Thripunithura assisted in reciting Puranam and Guruvayur Unnikrishnan Koliyode conducted the poojas. The Yagnam concluded on the day of Sree Vinayaka chathurthy after Yagna Samarpanam and immersion of Ganesa Idol in the Poorna River.

Dr. V. Ramalingam received Best Exporters of Spices Award

The Best Exporters of Spice Products Award for this year by Indian Chamber of Commerce - 6th time consicutively from 2005-06 onwards - was awarded to Dr. V. Ramalinagm. The award was presented by Dr. Shashi Taroor, MP and Ms. Jennifer A. Mclntyre, Consul General, US Consulate, Chennai on Wednesday, the 12th of September 2012. Congratulations to Dr. V. Ramalingam!

Merit Day at Thripunithura

The Merit Award Winners with Chief Guest and office bearers of Kerala Brahmana Sabha, Thripunithura Upasabha

The Merit Awards were distributed to the best academic performers for the year 2011-12 in SSLC, HSC, CBSE X and XII of Thripnithura Upasabha on Sunday, the 16th September 2012 at Vedapuri Hall. Dr. P. S. Raman, President of Kerala Brahmana Sabha, Thripunithura Upasabha presided over the meeting. Prof. M. Balasubramaniam, Principal of RLV College of Music and Fine Arts was Chief Guest of the day. Vedamoorthy, A. V. Rajamani, K. Venugopal (Secretary, Thripunithura Upasabha) and Revathy Krishnan (President, Vanitha Vibhagam, Thripunithura Upasabha) were also present on the occasion.

KBS welcomes NSS-SNDP ties

Dr. V. Ramalingam, State President of Kerala Brahmana Sabha welcomed the recent issue-based association between the SNDP and the NSS, the two caste based organisations among the Hindus. The State office bearers of Kerala Brahmana Sabha visited the NSS head quarters at Perunna and SNDP head quarters at Kanichukulangara on 8th of September 2012 and had discussions with the leaders G. Sukumaran Nair and Vellappalli Natesan. P. Ananthasubramaniam, State General Secretary, K. G. V. Pathy, State Treasurer accompanied the President.

Murugan, We are proud of you!

Seethalakshmi Ammal (64)

An organ transplant right out of the hit flick Traffic showed how the peoples mindset was changing towards donating organs. Murugan, son of 64-year-old Seethalakshmi, hailing from West Fort in Thiruvananthapuram agreed to donate her mother's kidneys and liver after she was declared brain dead. The sanction was accorded by the expert committee on September 2 night to transplant the organs of Seethalakshmi. A multi-organ harvesting team from Amritha Hospital in Kochi rushed to the State capital and harvested the organs. The liver was allocated to Amritha and both kidneys were rushed to MIMS Hospital in Kozhikode on the same day. The initial response has been overwhelming,and this could be a stimulus for all organ transplant centres to be a part of the programme, said Dr Ramdas Pisharadi.

On Saturday, when a case of brain death was reported at a private hospital in the city and the family of the patient came forward to donate the organs, the heath system rose in response and cleared all legal hurdles to make it possible that the organs could be harvested and transplanted well on time. When SP Fort Hospital reported the brain death, Health Secretary Rajeev Sadanandan issued special orders giving permission for the hospital to act as an NTORC for a day so that organ harvesting could be done. Seethalakshmi Ammal (64) had been declared brain-dead at SP Fort Hospital on Friday following brain haemorrhage and all processes for organ donation were initiated immediately, thanks to the excellent coordination, communication and team work between the private hospitals involved as well as the State Deceased Donor Organ Transplantation Committee, headed by Ramdas Pisharody.

The Thiruvananthapuram Medical College had just completed its second deceased donor kidney transplantation in a row, under Shyam K. Ramesh, Head of Urology, and did not have any ready recipients for kidney. Blood samples of patients from both Medical College Hospitals in Thiruvananthapuram and Kottayam were sent for cross-matching. The Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) had the immediate need of a liver. Several other hospitals were also contacted seeking potential recipients. It was early morning on Saturday when the multi-organ harvesting team from AIMS reached SP Fort Hospital. Both kidneys went to Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) as only their patients could be ideally cross-matched. By 7 a.m. on Sunday, the body was handed over to the relatives and the organs, on the way to recipients by road. All transplantation surgeries were successful. An excellent beginning for the State but a fair and equitable organ donation programme will become a reality once the registry, Kerala Network for Organ Sharing, gets going.

Independence Day celebrations at Perumbavoor

N. Ramachandran hoisting the National Flag

The Independence day was celebrated at Perumbavor on 15th August 2012. N. Ramachandran, President, Kerala Brahmana Sabha, Perumbavoor Upasabha hoisted the flag. 

Meenakshi Mami - Kerala's first Hindi Pracharak honoured

Prof. Dr. S. Sitaraman draping Ponnada. K. G. V. Pathy, S. Venkitesh, H. Narayana Iyer also seen

The first Hindi Pracharak in Kerala, Meenakshi Ramakrishnan who celebrated her ninetieth birthday recently was honoured by the Brahmana Samooham of Aluva. She who hails from Nagarkoil, marked her place in the society with her selfless service. She stood for women empowerment and bacame 'Mami' to everyone. 

Mami passed Hindi 'Visharad' examination of Hindi Prachar Sabha. She was strongly associated with Mahila Mandal and All India Womens Conference. Under the leadership of Meenakshi Mami, the Mahila Mandal could start women various empowerment units like Stitching, TypeWriting, Press etc. She was also awarded Best Hindi Pracharak. Earlier, the people of Aluva, honoured her. K. Mohammed Ali (former MLA) and Sarala (Chairperson, Standing Committee, Aluva Municipality) were also present on the occasion. 

H. Narayana Iyer, President of Aluva Brahmana Samooham, Prof. Dr. S. Sitaraman (President, KBS, Aluva Upasabha), S. Venkitesh (Vice President, Samooham) and K. G. V. Pathy (Secretary, Samooham) visited Mami's home and draped her a Ponnada and honoured her. 

Naalambala Darshan Yathra by Thrikkariyoor Upasabha

The Thrikkariyoor Upasabha organised a 'Naalambala Darshana Yathra' on 29th of July 2012. Kannan S. Iyer, President of Upasabha and Vanchiswara Iyer, President of Thrikkariyoor Saamooham and senior member Sivarama Iyer lead the team.