Tulu Koota Kuwait World Tulu Convention Competition 2013

Tulu Koota Kuwait World Tulu Convention Competitions were successfully held on Friday, September 27, 2013 at the Indian Community School, Khaitan with great enthusiasm and excitement. There were lots games for children and adults alike.

The program started with a warm welcome, and welcome prayer by the Mr. Suresh Salian. The program kick started with words of inspiration from Mr. Ramesh Kidiyoor, the President of Tulu Koota Kuwait and the lighting of the lamp by the members of the Management Committee, Advisors and Program Coordinator.

The highlight of the competition was the “My Baby, My Beautiful World” Contest on Facebook which went online since 7th September. The number of likes would be counted as number of votes and photo earning maximum number of likes would be declared as the winner. The winner of the Contest, Baby Jeshna Shetty won with a whopping 14029 votes, the runners up was Aarav Shetty and the second runners up was Baby Ira Suvarna.

The children excelled in various fields. Children of age 2-4 were allowed to display any talent they like in the Little Star Contest and kids of 4-6 were asked to show off different occupations from Tulunadu. The colouring and Drawing competition for the children went on very while for children aged 4-6 and 6-9 respectively. The children from 6-9 also excelled in Solo Dance performances, while children from 9-12 age group participated in Memory test and group dance.

The adults showed off their idli eating and sweet potato eating skills and also participated in ‘Bajil da Tuluverna Thindi ‘ contest and prepared varieties of dishes out of pova (Bajil). Mask making competition was open to all and anyone could take part even if they were not valid members of the association. The artists displayed their talents while creating the masks. Also first time in the competition history, Tulu Koota Kuwait hosted an Inter Association Group Folk Dance Contest. Their folk which made the crowds go berserk. Fancy dress, open to all age groups, was a treat to the eye.

“TKK Biggest Loser” contest results were also announced, The First prize – Male was bagged by Alwyn , while Chandrahas Shetty stood second. The first prize - Female was Bhargavi Nagendra, while Shalini Alva took the second prize. Their weight was recorded for the first time during the Rasamangari 2013 and they were given 3 months to reduce their weight.

The whole program was conducted very efficiently by Shobha Bhandary, Lionel Mascarenhas and Sushma Bangera, while the competition was well coordinated by Swarna Shetty. Tasty Mangalorean food was served by Banana Leaf Restaurant, photography was done by Prashanth Shetty and Sound and Light were by Anand - Illumination . The event was concluded by the prize distribution, vote of thanks by the General Secretary, Wilson D’Souza and by singing our National Anthem.

Winners List