Friday, March 20, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
No News edition 13 - a few Barbaric Thoughts


Dear Friends,
Welcome to read the 13th issue of No News. It has taken a longer time this time to come out with this issue. The title tries to convey the reason. The thoughts are all there, but it is all mixed up, like the meat coming out of a mincing machine. Activities happening around too does not differ. Day by day, the life and people around getting different. Are we also affected by the global recession? Some months ago, it was the turn of the environmentalists to cry about the global warming. But, the heat is on now with a much higher degree and severity that makes those environmental voices become no cries in the current context.
The week starts and ends at a much higher pace these days and I look forward to the Friday’s as it gives some time to catch up with the leftovers from print media collected over the week. Luckily, these days, the bulk has been reduced and what is available comes out with quality. For some time now, it has been a routine to visit my barber on this free day. The visit has multiple objectives. Muhammad bhai as I call him affectionately is a long timer in Abu Dhabi. With two wives and about 6 children living at his village home in Karachi, he has always some or other story to convey about what has happened during the week in the surrounding locality here and also in his home town. It is a one man show now, as he is waiting for his brother as his reliever to come back from Pakistan and take turn for him to start for his long holiday. However, it seems he has decided not to and Muhammad Bhai is helpless as he finds it difficult for a trustworthy handover. His small saloon is a union for some of his friends, who are now familiar to me and other regulars. One among them is Aslam, who is from Bangladesh. Aslam bhai comes to the shop to watch TV which is situated at one corner of the shop. The moment he enters the shop, Aslam bhai consider it as his own empire and takes possession of his weapon of mass alteration, i.e. the remote control of the TV. From then on, any customer within, will have to watch, one minute Pakistani news, the other minute a Bengali channel and then all the different channels of Zee and in between various Arabic channels. Probably, a problem with his hearing or deliberately not wanting to hear Muhammad bhai’s or others please to stop or reduce the volume, he will continue fiddling on the remote and then finally stops when he gets Sahara channel and the Ramayana or Mahabharata serial playing in it. It doesn’t matter what the previous days episode was, he finds some unknown pleasure in the conversation happening and then we could see him laughing his heart out. In between or at the end, if someone asks him, Aslam bhai, tell us what happened, where are we and what next? He will smile showing all his 20 odd teeth with a gentle answer, If I know, what will happen next, do you think, I will watch it this long? True to him, otherwise, he would have definitely changed the channel.
Many times, the same situation repeated, and I find certain realistic and sincere conversation happening in that Muhammad bhai’s small saloon touching my inner thoughts. While he continues solely with his job, his mobile phone rings repeatedly and looking at the number, he will tell us, this is my first wife and I will call her after I finish your job. He cuts the phone with a short answer in his local dialect. In few minutes again the phone rings and he answer in short sentences, in an altogether different tone for a little longer time with a brighter smile and glowing eyes. Brief but short and he keeps the phone and revert to us saying that it was his younger wife. On one occasion, a channel was showing how various states where getting ready for the forthcoming elections. In some context, they showed the martyrs of the Mumbai attack and among them the neatly cut NSG Commando Sandeep. Seeing him, and with a sigh, he tells me, Ramesh bhai, after certain age, it is only we, barbers, who get to touch the head of a person and pamper him the way ones parents does to a child in his childhood? Probably, he was missing his own children whom he has not seen for a longer time. Definitely, in many ways, Muhammad bhai helped me to open my eyes into un-explored directions each time I visited him.
Life goes on and it’s another bright and sunny morning and it is time to go to school. It is board exam time for my son and to revisit the thoughts of my schooling days and exam times and compare what is happening around now, I didn’t miss this opportunity of dropping my son to his exam centre. Children are the same everywhere, and many of them were seen tensed on the first day and teachers assisting them with last minute doubts and preparations. It was interesting to see many of them seeking blessings from their teachers and parents. With most of the subjects covered, it was the English Exams yesterday, and I found literally all of them very relaxed. What made more interesting thoughts was the conversational style happening around. It seems like most of them are talking in terms of Short Term Memory Loss happening to them, following the recent Hindi movie Gajini.
Wheels of my clock moves faster these days and evening we all gather to watch one particular show these days. It is currently on in the Amrita TV channel and is called Super Talent. Into it’s 3rd round, the show has gained considerable ground in terms of quality approach in presentation by the contestants and the subsequent reviews by elite panel of judges. It is giving it’s worth on time spent before going to bed.
Wining is not always possible. However, if we do not attempt, the probability of a win will be nowhere. In the recent times, I happened to come across two winners in lucky draws. One was a regular e-mail friend, a famous RJ, who won a lucky raffle in the recently concluded DSF draws. Another, happened to be a known person, who won an equally or more amount from a Duty Free Raffle. It is good to see both continuing their life and efforts promoting Positive vibes around. May god bless them to motivate many through their own simple ways.
I am excited to include and inform that quality initiatives are taking a high rate of acceptance from the authorities as well as the news media these days. Government authorities and suggestions sites like www.abudhabi.ae, Dubai Municipality Have Your Say programmes, Dubai RTA, Road Transport Authority of Abu Dhabi, and the news media like THE National and GULF NEWS are coming out with many new initiatives to promote participation of general public and to get their views and suggestions for overall improvement in the society around. Why not spare a few minutes and visit these portals and be a part of the society and it’s progress.
My thoughts are getting complex each time I take my car out on the street. Even with all the campaigns happening, stricter fines and points, some are continuing to seek wild pleasure in showing their might on the street. With cigarette on one hand and phone on the other and legs up or even a child on the lap safety doesn’t seem to be nearer. I feel, they will learn only by getting a chance to visit for themselves the casualty departments of hospitals. Spread the word around, follow the speeding rules do not use mobiles while driving and reach home safe be the mantra to follow.
God Bless and have a great week-end.
Ramesh Menon
19032009
www.talentshare.blogspot.com
e-mail: team1dubai@gmail.com
No News edition 13 - a few Barbaric Thoughts


Dear Friends,
Welcome to read the 13th issue of No News. It has taken a longer time this time to come out with this issue. The title tries to convey the reason. The thoughts are all there, but it is all mixed up, like the meat coming out of a mincing machine. Activities happening around too does not differ. Day by day, the life and people around getting different. Are we also affected by the global recession? Some months ago, it was the turn of the environmentalists to cry about the global warming. But, the heat is on now with a much higher degree and severity that makes those environmental voices become no cries in the current context.
The week starts and ends at a much higher pace these days and I look forward to the Friday’s as it gives some time to catch up with the leftovers from print media collected over the week. Luckily, these days, the bulk has been reduced and what is available comes out with quality. For some time now, it has been a routine to visit my barber on this free day. The visit has multiple objectives. Muhammad bhai as I call him affectionately is a long timer in Abu Dhabi. With two wives and about 6 children living at his village home in Karachi, he has always some or other story to convey about what has happened during the week in the surrounding locality here and also in his home town. It is a one man show now, as he is waiting for his brother as his reliever to come back from Pakistan and take turn for him to start for his long holiday. However, it seems he has decided not to and Muhammad Bhai is helpless as he finds it difficult for a trustworthy handover. His small saloon is a union for some of his friends, who are now familiar to me and other regulars. One among them is Aslam, who is from Bangladesh. Aslam bhai comes to the shop to watch TV which is situated at one corner of the shop. The moment he enters the shop, Aslam bhai consider it as his own empire and takes possession of his weapon of mass alteration, i.e. the remote control of the TV. From then on, any customer within, will have to watch, one minute Pakistani news, the other minute a Bengali channel and then all the different channels of Zee and in between various Arabic channels. Probably, a problem with his hearing or deliberately not wanting to hear Muhammad bhai’s or others please to stop or reduce the volume, he will continue fiddling on the remote and then finally stops when he gets Sahara channel and the Ramayana or Mahabharata serial playing in it. It doesn’t matter what the previous days episode was, he finds some unknown pleasure in the conversation happening and then we could see him laughing his heart out. In between or at the end, if someone asks him, Aslam bhai, tell us what happened, where are we and what next? He will smile showing all his 20 odd teeth with a gentle answer, If I know, what will happen next, do you think, I will watch it this long? True to him, otherwise, he would have definitely changed the channel.
Many times, the same situation repeated, and I find certain realistic and sincere conversation happening in that Muhammad bhai’s small saloon touching my inner thoughts. While he continues solely with his job, his mobile phone rings repeatedly and looking at the number, he will tell us, this is my first wife and I will call her after I finish your job. He cuts the phone with a short answer in his local dialect. In few minutes again the phone rings and he answer in short sentences, in an altogether different tone for a little longer time with a brighter smile and glowing eyes. Brief but short and he keeps the phone and revert to us saying that it was his younger wife. On one occasion, a channel was showing how various states where getting ready for the forthcoming elections. In some context, they showed the martyrs of the Mumbai attack and among them the neatly cut NSG Commando Sandeep. Seeing him, and with a sigh, he tells me, Ramesh bhai, after certain age, it is only we, barbers, who get to touch the head of a person and pamper him the way ones parents does to a child in his childhood? Probably, he was missing his own children whom he has not seen for a longer time. Definitely, in many ways, Muhammad bhai helped me to open my eyes into un-explored directions each time I visited him.
Life goes on and it’s another bright and sunny morning and it is time to go to school. It is board exam time for my son and to revisit the thoughts of my schooling days and exam times and compare what is happening around now, I didn’t miss this opportunity of dropping my son to his exam centre. Children are the same everywhere, and many of them were seen tensed on the first day and teachers assisting them with last minute doubts and preparations. It was interesting to see many of them seeking blessings from their teachers and parents. With most of the subjects covered, it was the English Exams yesterday, and I found literally all of them very relaxed. What made more interesting thoughts was the conversational style happening around. It seems like most of them are talking in terms of Short Term Memory Loss happening to them, following the recent Hindi movie Gajini.
Wheels of my clock moves faster these days and evening we all gather to watch one particular show these days. It is currently on in the Amrita TV channel and is called Super Talent. Into it’s 3rd round, the show has gained considerable ground in terms of quality approach in presentation by the contestants and the subsequent reviews by elite panel of judges. It is giving it’s worth on time spent before going to bed.
Wining is not always possible. However, if we do not attempt, the probability of a win will be nowhere. In the recent times, I happened to come across two winners in lucky draws. One was a regular e-mail friend, a famous RJ, who won a lucky raffle in the recently concluded DSF draws. Another, happened to be a known person, who won an equally or more amount from a Duty Free Raffle. It is good to see both continuing their life and efforts promoting Positive vibes around. May god bless them to motivate many through their own simple ways.
I am excited to include and inform that quality initiatives are taking a high rate of acceptance from the authorities as well as the news media these days. Government authorities and suggestions sites like www.abudhabi.ae, Dubai Municipality Have Your Say programmes, Dubai RTA, Road Transport Authority of Abu Dhabi, and the news media like THE National and GULF NEWS are coming out with many new initiatives to promote participation of general public and to get their views and suggestions for overall improvement in the society around. Why not spare a few minutes and visit these portals and be a part of the society and it’s progress.
My thoughts are getting complex each time I take my car out on the street. Even with all the campaigns happening, stricter fines and points, some are continuing to seek wild pleasure in showing their might on the street. With cigarette on one hand and phone on the other and legs up or even a child on the lap safety doesn’t seem to be nearer. I feel, they will learn only by getting a chance to visit for themselves the casualty departments of hospitals. Spread the word around, follow the speeding rules do not use mobiles while driving and reach home safe be the mantra to follow.
God Bless and have a great week-end.
Ramesh Menon
19032009
www.talentshare.blogspot.com
e-mail: team1dubai@gmail.com
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Indian Consulate to display compassion at bus stops
Praveen Menon / THE NATIONAL
Last Updated: March 16. 2009
The Indian Consulate in Dubai plans to use information signboards at air-conditioned bus shelters to reach out to expats who need help.Signboards with counselling hotline numbers for those suffering from work-related or social stress will soon be displayed in 600 bus shelters across Dubai.The scheme will provide information on the services offered at the consulate and any new initiatives being launched.
At the inauguration of the first bus shelter today, Venu Rajamony, the consul general of India, said: “The idea is to reach out to as many Indians as possible, especially in these times of financial crisis. This is a great opportunity to publicise consulate services and the hotline numbers to those Indians who commute via buses, especially the construction workers and labourers.”Right Angle Media, which is setting up more than 600 bus shelters for the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai, offered the free advertising space to the public service. The consulate said the signboards, which will display various hot line numbers, have already been prepared.
Mr Rajamony added that the mission’s initiative is part of its broader effort to help Indians in their time of need. “In these times of financial crisis, it becomes even more vital for Indians to have such information handy. It is part of the wider outreach plan of the consulate to extend help to as many Indians as possible. The consulate officials will be even more proactive and take adequate steps during this period of economic downturn in identifying Indians in their time of need,” said Mr Rajamony. The consulate said the signboards will be in Arabic as well as English.
Indians are the largest expatriate community in Dubai, with Indian men and women working in a range of fields including construction and hospitality. Patrick Chaundy, the president and COO of Right Angle Media, said, “We aim to provide many such public facilities via the outdoor medium which can benefit people living in Dubai.” The consulate said the signboards will display contact numbers for those in need of free counselling for work/social stress (050-9433111); people who need help in the event of a family member’s death during holidays and after office hours (050-7347676); and passport and visa enquiries (600522229).
All signboards will also display the website address of the Indian Consulate in Dubai.
Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority launches website to enhance e-service
By Binsal Abdul Kader, Staff Reporter GULF NEWS /Published: March 18, 2009
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (Adfca) launched its web portal in an attempt to provide e-service to the public and businesses. Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of Adfca, launched the portal at a ceremony at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi late on Tuesday. He also distributed the awards to Adfca employees who excelled in their performance. For more information: www.adfca.ae
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
ഹൈടെക് വിദ്യയുമായി രഞ്ജി സ്റ്റുഡിയോ

Author : - സ്വന്തം ലേഖകന് www.irinjalakuda.com
43 വര്ഷത്തെ സേവനപാരമ്പര്യമുളള ഇരിങ്ങാലക്കുട രഞ്ജി സ്റ്റുഡിയോയുടെ ഹൈടെക് ലാബ് മുനിസിപ്പല് ചെയര്മാന് എം.പി.ജാക്സണ് ഉദ്ഘാടനം ചെയ്തു. അഡ്വ.തോമസ് ഉണ്ണിയാടന് എം.എല്.എ. ഡിജിറ്റല് ലേബര് മെഷീന് സ്വിച്ച് ഓണ് കര്മ്മം നിര്വഹിച്ചു. ഡിജിറ്റല് ഫോട്ടോ പ്രിന്ിംഗ്, ഓണ്ലൈന് ഫോട്ടോ ഷെയറിംങ്ങ്, ഫോട്ടോ ഗ്രീറ്റിംങ് കാര്ഡ്സ്, ഓണ്ലൈന് ഫോട്ടോ ആല്ബം തുടങ്ങിയ സേവനങ്ങള് രഞ്ജി സ്റ്റുഡിയോയില്നിന്നും ലഭ്യമാണ്. കൂടുതല് വിവരങ്ങള്ക്ക് www.whizprintz.com എന്ന വെബ് സൈറ്റ് സന്ദര്ശിക്കുക.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Talent Share - March 2009 - Campaign & Themes - A Safe Society

For the month of March 2009, we invite entries from children with the following important themes as the basis of their work:
- Importance of forming a Queue system in public places (taxi and bus stand in particular)
- Dangers of using mobile phones while driving
- Importance of using Pedestrian crossings
Children can draw, color or prepare poster on the above three or all the three and are free to send as many entries as they wish.
Act now and SHARE your child's creative talent to the world around. Send their works with the following details to team1dubai@gmail.com at your convenience:
Name:
Date of Birth:
Class:
School:
Place:
Parents Name:
Contact Telephone No(s):
Contact address : e-mail
Contact Address by Post:
Age group is from 04 to 15 years. However, all the others including Arts & Craft Teachers are welcome to submit their creative contribution.
Any corporate sponsors who appreciate this initiative and wish to support the Talent Share objectives to promote social conscience through the talent and creativity of children may write to me at team1dubai@gmail.com.
This is an initiative created to promote the creative talents of children and has no commercial motives.
Please note that when a creative work comes online, it automatically become an immortal profile for them for use and exhibit at a later point of time.
Sincere regards,
Ramesh Menon
team1dubai@gmail.com
Shaping the future of news - GULF NEWS initiative

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പ്രദീപ് മേനോന് ഇന്ത്യന് സോഷ്യല് ക്ലാസ് കണ്വീനര്

ഒമാനിലെ ഇന്ഡ്യന് സോഷ്യല് ക്ലാസിന്റെ അടുത്ത രണ്ടു വര്ഷത്തേക്കുള്ള കണ്വീനറായി പ്രദീപ് യു. മേനോനെ തിരഞ്ഞെടത്തു. കേരളോത്സവം സാഹിത്യ സമ്മേളനം ജീവകാരുണ്യ പ്രവര്ത്തനങ്ങളടങ്ങിയ വൈവിധ്യമാര്ന്ന പ്രവര്ത്തനങ്ങള്ക്ക് നേതൃത്വം നല്കികൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്ന ഇന്ത്യന് സോഷ്യല് ക്ലാസാണ് ഒമാനിലുള്ളത്. ജോ.കണ്വീനറായി എന്.എം.മൊഹസിനേയും ഖജാന്ജിയായി ടി.സി.റഹ്മാന് അബ്ദുള്ളിനേയും തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്തു. പ്രദീപ് യു. മേനോന് ഇരിങ്ങാലക്കുട കോലോത്തുംപടി സ്വദേശിയാണ്.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Talent Share - March 2009 Campaign & Themes - A safe society

For the month of March 2009, we invite entries from children with the following important themes as the basis of their work:
- Importance of forming a Queue system in public places (taxi and bus stand in particular)
- Dangers of using mobile phones while driving
- Importance of using Pedestrian crossings
Children can draw, color or prepare poster on the above three or all the three and are free to send as many entries as they wish.
Act now and SHARE your child's creative talent to the world around. Send their works with the following details to team1dubai@gmail.com at your convenience:
Name:
Date of Birth:
Class:
School:
Place:
Parents Name:
Contact Telephone No(s):
Contact address : e-mail
Contact Address by Post:
Age group is from 04 to 15 years. However, all the others including Arts & Craft Teachers are welcome to submit their creative contribution.
Any corporate sponsors who appreciate this initiative and wish to support the Talent Share objectives to promote social conscience through the talent and creativity of children may write to me at team1dubai@gmail.com.
This is an initiative created to promote the creative talents of children and has no commercial motives.
Please note that when a creative work comes online, it automatically become an immortal profile for them for use and exhibit at a later point of time.
Sincere regards,
Ramesh Menon
team1dubai@gmail.com
Friday, March 13, 2009
Ready to Bless
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Akhil Krishnan on Idakka 02 Mar 2008
Mridanga Mela by Korambu Mridanga Kalari


http://mridangamela.com/mridangamela.html
Korambu Mridanga Kalari is now started online Mridanga classes. The aim of this online mridanga class is to popularise. The art form “Mridangamela” which is a master piece of Kurumba Mridanga Kalari.

Goulren Appepry (france) Fabienne Joubaud (france) visited Korambu Mridanga Kalari,Irinjalakuda
CONTACT :
The Director
Vikraman Namboodiri
Korambu Mridanga Kalari
Nada, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur District, Kerala State INDIA PIN: 680121
Phone:
Mob: +91 9349855088
+91 9249122037( 0ffice) 0480 2833857
E-mail: namarkiv@gmail.com
Website: www.mridangamela.com
OVERSEAS CONTACT
Dubai : 00971 557758718 - Preethi Sathesh
പൂര്വ്വവിദ്യാര്ഥി സംഗമം നടന്നു
കൊടുങ്ങല്ലൂര്: ഇരിങ്ങാലക്കുട ക്രൈസ്റ്റ് കോളേജില് 1957 മുതല് 75 വരെയുള്ള കാലഘട്ടത്തില് പഠിച്ച പൂര്വ്വവിദ്യാര്ഥികളുടെ സംഗമം തിരുവഞ്ചിക്കുളത്ത് നടന്നു. പത്മഭൂഷണ് ഫാ. ഗബ്രിയേല് മുഖ്യാതിഥിയായി. സംവിധായകന് കമല് ഉദ്ഘാടനം ചെയ്തു. ശശികുമാര്, പ്രൊഫ. ജോസഫ് പി. തോമസ് തുടങ്ങിയവര് സംസാരിച്ചു.
മിഴാവില് തായമ്പക നടത്തി
ഇരിങ്ങാലക്കുട: കൂടല്മാണിക്യം ക്ഷേത്രത്തില് മിഴാവില് തായമ്പക അരങ്ങേറി. കലാമണ്ഡലം എ.എന്. ഹരിഹരന്, കലാമണ്ഡലം വിനീഷ്, കലാമണ്ഡലം ജയരാജ് എന്നിവരാണ് മിഴാവില് തായമ്പക അവതരിപ്പിച്ചത്. കലാനിലയം കലാധരന് ചെണ്ടയിലും ശ്രീജിത്ത് ഇലത്താളത്തിലും പക്കമേളം നടത്തി.
ആറാട്ടുപുഴ ക്ഷേത്രത്തില് പുത്തന് വിളക്കുമാടം
ചേര്പ്പ്: പിച്ചള പൊതിഞ്ഞ വിളക്കുമാടവും ഓട്ടുചെരാതുകളുമായി ദേവസംഗമത്തിന് ആതിഥേയരായ ആറാട്ടുപുഴ ക്ഷേത്രം ഒരുങ്ങി. കൊടിയേറ്റം നടക്കുന്ന മാര്ച്ച് 31ന് മുമ്പായി സമ്പൂര്ണ്ണ നെയ്വിളക്കോടെ വിളക്കുമാടം ശാസ്താവിന് സമര്പ്പിക്കും. 22 ലക്ഷം രൂപ ചെലവുള്ള പണികള് കൊച്ചിന് ദേവസ്വം ബോര്ഡിന്റെയും ഭക്തരുടെയും സഹായത്തോടെയാണ് നടത്തിയത്. 370 അടി ചുറ്റളവും ഏഴര അടി ഉയരവുമുള്ള വിളക്കുമാടം 22 ഗേജുള്ള പിച്ചളപ്പാളികള്കൊണ്ടാണ് പൊതിഞ്ഞ് അലങ്കരിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത്. 6300 ചതുരശ്ര അടി വിസ്തീര്ണത്തില് പിച്ചള പൊതിഞ്ഞശേഷം ഏഴു വരികളിലായി 5000ത്തോളം പുതിയ ഓട്ടുചെരാതുകള് സ്ഥാപിക്കുന്ന ജോലികള് ഉടന് പൂര്ത്തിയാകും. കൊടുങ്ങല്ലൂര് പുല്ലൂറ്റ് സ്വദേശി വില്വമംഗലത്ത് ദിനേഷ്കുമാറും സംഘവുമാണ് പണികള് നടത്തുന്നത്.
അമൃതപുരിയിലെ ബ്രഹ്മചാരിണികളുടെ മുടി അര്ബുദരോഗികള്ക്ക്

കണിക്കൊന്നയുടെ കുളിര്മയ്ക്ക് താഴെ വേനല് കനക്കുന്നു

Author : - സ്വന്തം ലേഖകന് www.irinjalakuda.com
കണിക്കൊന്നയുടെ കുളിര്മയ്ക്ക് താഴെ വേനല് കനക്കുന്നു. മഴയെത്തുമെന്ന പ്രതീക്ഷ ബാക്കി. മണ്ണും വിണ്ണും ഒരുപോലെ വിയര്പ്പിച്ച വെയില് ഉരുകിയിറക്കുകയാണ്. എരിതീയ്യില് നിന്ന് വറച്ചട്ടിയിലേക്ക് എന്നപോലെ വെയിലിന്റെ തീക്ഷണതയും, ബലത്തിന്റെ ദൗര്ലഭ്യവും ഒരുപോലെ പ്രസരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ജനത വേനല് മഴയെ കാത്തിരിക്കുകയാണ്്, വേഴാമ്പലിനേപ്പോലെ....
Sunday, March 8, 2009
K P Jayan singing in Arabic for Indo Arab Cultural Festival closing ceremony at KSC Abu Dhabi
Excerpts about various news articles on Mr. K P Jayan:
Indian expat to sing Arabic songs
By Barbara Bibbo / GULF NEWS(published 2002)
The Arabic musical world boasts hundreds of singers from different nationalities, but all from Arab countries. The exception is K.P. Jayan, an Indian living in Dubai, who is probably the first non-Arab to sing in Arabic.
The Back-2-School Surprises Organising Committee has given Jayan a chance to sing for the first time in front of a UAE audience during the weeklong programme.
Jayan made his debut yesterday evening at the BurJuman Centre where the crowds at the mall listened amazed at the Indian singing in Arabic.
Today, he will perform at the Oasis Centre at 7.30 pm and later the same day at BurJuman and Al Mazaya centres. His repertoire includes songs by the most popular Arabic singers such as Nabil Shail, Mohammed Abdouh, Amr Diab, Hisham Abbas and many others.
Jayan's love of Arabic music started when he heard 'Rahalti', the refrain of a song by the Kuwaiti singer, Abdallah Ruwaishi. At that time he was living in Bahrain and was a singer of classical Indian and Western music.
So deeply impressed was he by "Rahalti" that he started to listen to Arabic music and to repeat the sounds and words that he heard on tapes and over the radio. He directed all his passion and vocal abilities towards Arabic music.
He sang in Arabic for the first time on the occasion of Bahrain National Day and was praised for his voice and singing abilities.
"It was my debut in Arabic and I was terribly sad. Even though the public appreciated the performance, somebody noticed that my pronunciation was not good. So I promised myself that I would learn the correct accent and I did not sing again until I had learned how to pronounce all the words properly."
Jayan has been living in Dubai with his family since 1993 and works as a marketing executive in a Dubai-based company.
So far, he has performed in Bahrain and Qatar, where he has been appreciated and admired for his singing and his love of the Arabic musical heritage.
"I have received important support from UAE national friends, who have helped me improve my language and my pronunciation. Their generosity has supported me throughout the years and nowadays I prefer to sing in Arabic rather than in my mother tongue, Malayalam."
Jayan is currently recording his own album with original Arabic songs written and composed in cooperation with his national friends.
"I dedicate all my spare time to Arabic music and I dream of becoming a full-time singer and holding concerts all over the Arab countries," he revealed.
Jayan, who now speaks Arabic fluently, takes part in a radio programme on Asianet, giving lessons in Arabic, Indian and Western classical music.
"I love music and spend all my spare time on it together with my son. My son is a percussionist and my daughter a singer. She is performing with me this week."
His 12-year-old son, Tulsi, who is learning Arabic, supports his father by singing with him in Arabic and helping him realise his dream and turn these into reality.
Khaled Chaabi, from the Back-2-School Organising Committee, noted: "His debut is going to be a real success. This is the first time we are listening to an expatriate singing in Arabic. The public will love him. "
An Arabic singer from Kerala
Staff Reporter /THE HINDU April 2006
Kozhikode: A Dubai-based Arabic singer, K.P. Jayan, and his daughter Tulasi, who performs along with her father, have been accorded a reception at their native village, Chombal, at Vadakara in Kozhikode district. The programme was organised by Gopi Arts and Sports Club, in connection with Chombal Mahotsavam, on Saturday.
The father and daughter performed in a concert on the occasion.
The lyricist Kaithapram Damodaran Namboodiri and the playback singers Gayatri, Rajesh and Vijay participated.
Jayan has been living in Dubai since 1993 and works as managing director of a company there. Said to be the first Keralite to sing Arabic songs,
Mr. Jayan is a familiar face to Arabs and non-Resident Indians in the Gulf nations. His style and pronunciation are so natural that he will be mistaken as an original Arabic singer, says T.P. Devaraj of Chombal.
Jayan's love for Arabic music started when he listened to a song, Rahalti, sung by a Kuwaiti singer, Abdulla Ruwaishi. At that time, he was staying in Bahrain. He then started to listen to Arabic music on the tape recorder and the local radio.
Mr. Jayan staged his maiden performance on Bahrain National Day. He sang one of his favourite Arabic songs, Awafi, sung by K.J. Jesudas.
However to his dismay, an Arab who was present among the audience later told him that his pronunciation was wrong.
The incident became the turning point in his career. Gradually he learned to master Arabic songs.
Nowadays, even Arabs, after hearing him sing, disbelieve that he is not an Arab. Mr. Jayan learned music from Mathoor Hariharan Aiyer and Harippad K.P.N. Pillai.
Any music lover who wish to contact Mr. K P Jayan may write to him at foodmandubai@yahoo.com
Friday, March 6, 2009
തൃപ്രയാറപ്പന് സംഗമേശന്റെ സ്വര്ണഗജം സമര്പ്പിച്ചു

Author : - സ്വന്തം ലേഖകന് www.irinjalakuda.com
തൃപ്രയാറപ്പന് സംഗമേശന്റെ സ്വര്ണഗജം സമര്പ്പിച്ചു. കൂടല്മാണിക്യം ക്ഷേത്രത്തില് നവംബറില് നടന്ന അഷ്ടമംഗലപ്രശ്നത്തില് ഗജകോപ പരിഹാരത്തിനായി ക്ഷേത്രജ്ഞര് നിര്ദേശിച്ച ഗജസമര്പ്പണമാണ് തൃപ്രയാര് ശ്രീരാമ ക്ഷേത്രത്തില് നടന്നത്. 29 ഗ്രാം സ്വര്ണത്തില് തീര്ത്ത ആനയെ തൃപ്രയാര് ക്ഷേത്രനടയ്ക്കല് സമര്പ്പിച്ചു.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Just one person can make a difference
The on-going road development works and the parking worries give me occasional opportunities these days to travel by the Abu Dhabi Bus or Taxi during office hours and outside. I consider this as an opportunity to move away from my driving responsibilities and also from the crazy road behaviours for some time and opportunistically utilise the view and life around from a different angle and height. However, many times, these waiting, ends up in frustration looking at the senseless behaviour of fellow road users to rush in for the taxi or the bus, irrespective of others who have been waiting there before them. Like the situation in the movie Saveage Harvest, it reminds me of a predatory instinct in human being each time it happens. However, a chance drive to a city suburb in Ajman on a Friday afternoon made me realise it is not the case everywhere. I was waiting after a sumptuous lunch from a restaurant inside my car and noticed this act of decency by a group of ordinary passengers most of them labourers working in camps. As usual, my camera did not miss the opportunity of recording a series of precious acts and opportunity for me to promote TQM and Positive Thinking values around. Watching them, I thought, how good it be, if the same social conscience and sense prevailed with the fellow users in the more cosmopolitan cities like Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Immediately after the visit, I send the story to Gulf News for their new section Community Report, with a different version. Yeah, English is one language which we can manipulate according to our moods and swings. Thank you Gulf News for accepting it and continuing to allow me to test my writing skills. Together, it proves, You too can make Us create a world of difference.
The photos will tell you the complete story.
QUEUE PLEASE and Have a great week-end.
Ramesh Menon
05 03 2009
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
കണ്ണുതുറക്കൂ കരുണയോടെ

അബുദാബി:കഴിഞ്ഞ 22 ദിവസമായി ആശുപത്രി കിടക്കയില് നിന്നും എഴുനേല്ക്കാനാവാതെ നിസ്സഹായനായി കഴിയുകയാണ് കൊല്ലം ജില്ലയിലെ തിരുമുല്ലവാരം ഹില്ഡാ നിവാസില് ആല്ബി ചാര്ലസിന്റെയും എലിസബത്തിന്റെയും രണ്ടാമത്തെ മകന് 20 വയസ്സുള്ള ചാംസന് ആല്ബെര്ട്ട് .......... ഈ കഴിഞ്ഞ 2ന് മുസഫയിലെ കമ്പനിയില് ജോലി ചെയ്തു കൊണ്ടിരിക്കെയാണു ചാംസണ് അപകടത്തില് പെടുന്നത്.. പഞ്ചറായ വണ്ടീ യുടെ ടയര് മാറ്റുന്നതിനിടെ വാഹനത്തിനു അടവെച്ചിരുന്ന ജാക്കി തെന്നി വാഹനം ദേഹത്തേക്ക് ചരിയുകയായിരുന്നു തുടന്ന് ആശുപത്രിയില് എത്തിച്ചുവെങ്കിലും അരക്കു താഴെ ചലന ശേഷി പുര്ണ്ണമായി നശടപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു.കബനിയില് നിന്നും ഉത്തരവാതിത്ത്യ പ്പെട്ട ആരും തിരിഞ്ഞു നോക്കാതിരുന്ന ചാംസിനെ കൂടെനിന്നു പരിചരിച്ചത് സുഹ്ര്ത്തും അയല് വാസിയുടെ ഭാര്യസഹോദനുമായ സനോജ് എന്ന യുവാവാണ്.മൂന്നു മാസം മുന്ബ് അബുദാബിയില് അല് ഫലാ റെഡിമിക്സ് കബനിയില് ജോലിക്കെത്തിയ യുവാക്കള്ക് സഹായത്തിനു ആരും തന്നെ ഉന്ഡായിരുന്നില്ല ആശുപത്രി ജീവനക്കാരുടെ സ്നേഹപൂര്വ്വമായ പരിചരണവും സ്വാന്തനവുമാണ് ...ഇവര്ക്കു തുണയായത് .ഇതിനിടെ ചാംസിന്റെ അവസ്ത കേട്ടറിഞ്ഞു ഒരുകുട്ടം ചെറുപ്പക്കാര് സഹായ ഹസ്ത്തവുമായി മുബോട്ടു വന്നു.എമിറേറ്റ് ഹോക്കസ് എന്ന ക്രിക്കറ്റ് ടീമിലെ യുവാക്കളാണു ചാംസിനു സഹായത്തിന്റെ കാരുണ്യം മുന്നോട്ടു വന്നത് ചാംസന്റെയും സഹായിയായ സനോജിനും ഭക്ഷണത്തിന്റെയും ആശുപത്രി ചിലവുകള് ഇതുവരെ ഇവരായിരുന്നു നിര്വ്വഹിച്ചിരുന്നത് ചാമ്സിനെ നാട്ടിലെത്തിച്ചു നല്ല ചികിത്സ ലഭ്യമാക്കുക എന്നതാണു ഈ ചെറുപ്പക്കാരുടെ ആത്യന്തിക ലക്ഷ്യം ഇതിനു സുമനസ്സുകളുടെ സഹായം ഈ നിര്ദ്ധന യുവാവിനു നാട്ടിലേക്കു ലഭ്യമാക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുക എന്നതാണ്. തിരുവന്തപുരം ആസ്താനമായുള്ള ജയ് ഹിന്ദ് ട്രാവത്സ് വഴി 2008 ഡിസംബറിലാണു യുവാക്കള് ജോലിക്കെത്തിയത് 1000 ദിര്ഹം മാസ ശബളം എഗ്രിമെന്റില് ഇവിടെ വന്ന ഇവര്ക്ക് പറഞ്ഞുറപ്പിച്ച തുകയുടെ പകുതിപോലും ആദ്യമാസഞ്ഞലില് ലഭിച്ചിട്ടില്ല500 ദിര്ഹം ബേസിക്ക് സാലറിമാത്രമായി ചുരുഞ്ഞി...............................................
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