January 2009 Newsletter

"KSS wishes you all a happy and prosperous new year 2009"

KSS Activities:
" KSS invites members to join the 2009 committee.
" Kannada class for kids new 2009 batch starts in January, 2009
" 6th Annual Purandara Dasara Aradhane event


Community Messages:

" TAGS celebrates "Sankranthi & Anniversary celebrations on Jan 17th 200
" Thyagaraja Nilayam celebrates 'Thyagaraja Aradhana" on Jan 31st , 2009
" Sangeet Bharati presents "Incredible India"
" Mega Bollywood show at Crest Theater Feb14th, 2009.
" Helping Bhutan (Nepalese) Hindu Refugee families in Sacramento.

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KSS activities:
KSS invites members to join the 2009 committee:
Kannada Sangha of Sacramento (KSS) is completing five years of its formation with many successes. Congratulations to all of us on completing 5 years.

KSS was formed by few like minded people five years ago, with a simple goal "Preserve and promote Kannada Language and Culture. "

Well, you tell us. Is KSS on the right path?
While you are working on your feedback, please allow us to ruminate little bit how did we do. We are not even going to pretend that we are anywhere near to our goal. But still, there are several uniquely amazing and creative things KSS has done within the short span of four years with limited resources. Now think about the all those functions that KSS has done all these years. Now coming to the "Preserving the Kannada culture" part of KSS founding vision, the proof is that what you are seeing.

You have been coming to our functions in increasing numbers. It may be due to the hospitality and hard work of the KSS volunteers in each and every event, managing to start the functions on time despite the involvement of so many new artists each time, serving you the delicious food with a hospitable smile, introducing new and creative methods like relevant background slides, lighting, music, side captions in English, the props, we can go on and on...

Quality of the programs is going only upward direction. Each time the bar is raised. One program is better than other.

Above all these, it is just the simplicity and open hearted friendliness of KSS volunteers, what makes this work. Just the normal folks coming together with a pure, simple desire to show off the talent they have.

KSS objectives are simple. It's means are simple. It's working methods are simple. We are proud of what we did so far. We are sure you are proud that KSS evolved on the Sacramento soil, your home away from home or your adopted new home.

Please come support KSS by joining 2009 committee and be part of this organization. The registration ends on Jan 10th,

Visit www.sackannadasangha.org for more details

Kannada class for kids new 2009 batch starts in January, 2009:

The first Kannada class of year-2009 will be held somewhere around Sankranthi festival at SVCC temple. Please register your kids before or at the time of the first class. The exact date and time of the class will be announced soon through a separate email. Please contact the KSS committee if you have any questions.

Venue of the first class: SVCC temple, 4679 Aldona ln, Sacramento CA
Date: Jan 18th, 2009 (Sunday)

If you want to register your kid please send an email to pitagi@yahoo. com
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6th Annual Purandara Dasara Aradhane event:

Kannada Sangha of Sacramento invites you all for a wonderful evening of Indian Classical Music at the 6th annual "Purandara Dasara Aradhane". The aradhane is a tribute to the great composer of Carnatic Music, Shri Purandara Dasaru . This 3-4 hour program will feature his compositions rendered by the talented musicians of Greater Sacramento. Please join us on this occasion and pay tribute to the great composer.

Venue: Shri Siddi Vinayaka Temple, 4679 Aldona Lane, Sacramento CA 95841
The date and other details will be sent soon thru a separate email. Visit www.sackannadasangh a.org for the latest news.

Community Messages:
TAGS celebrates 'Sankranthi & Anniversary celebrations on Jan 17th, 2009:

Telugu Association of Greater Sacramento (TAGS) is celebrating Sankranthi and Anniversary celebrations on 17th of January, 2009 in Folsom.

Venue: Folsom High School Theater, Iron Point Rd, Folsom CA 95630
Date: Jan 17th, 2009
Time: 4:00 PM
For more details visit www.telugusac.org or email telugu_sac@yahoo. com .


Thyagaraja Nilayam celebrates 'Thyagaraja Aradhana" on Jan 31st , 2009

Thyagaraja Nilayam is pleased to announce the "Thyagaraja Aradhana" celebration to be held on Jan 31st , 2009. For more details including the flyer and Krithi Entry Form visit the Website http://thyagarajani layam.org . If you wish to present a krithi at the event, please fill out the online Form as soon as possible.

Date: Saturday, Jan 31st , 2009,
Time: 9.00 AM to 5.00PM
Venue: Hinde Auditorium, CSUS Sacramento CA


Sangeet Bharati presents "Incredible India":
Sangeet Bharati presents 'Incredible India' event on Jan 31st and Feb 1st , 2009. The competitions will be held on January 31, 2009. Awards will be announced at the "Incredible India" concert on Feb. 1, 2009. Winners of the competition will perform at the Kal-Ke-Kalakar concert TBD. The deadline to enter the competition is January 10, 2009.
Venue: Foulks Ranch Elementary, 6211 Laguna Park Dr, Elk Grove, CA 95758
Date: Jan 31st & Feb 1st , 2009
Please visit http://www.sangeetbharati.org/IncredibleIndia.htm for more details
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Bollywood show at Crest Theater Feb 14th, 2009
South East Asian Cultural association of America and EasternMpire promotions presents mega Bollywood show on Valentines day. The stars include winners of Zee TV's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa challenge 2008 USA, Jaffrey Iqbal and Darshana Menon.

The event details:
Venue": Crest Theater, 1013 K st, Sacramento CA
Date: Feb 14th, 2009
Time: 7.00PM
For more details please visit http://www.jeffreyiqbal.com/sacramentoshowj.html
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Helping Bhutan (Nepalese) Refugee Hindu families in Sacramento:
Bhutan is a nation made up of several ethnic groups. One of these is the Lhotshampa (mostly Hindus) people of Nepali origin, who began to settle in the south of the country in the late 19th century. In the 1980s it emerged that Lhotshampas were being seen as a threat to the political order.
Several thousands of Southern Bhutanese were imprisoned, and more than 2000 tortured, according to Amnesty International. Very few of them were formally charged. Thousands fled to India and Nepal. By the end of 1992, there were more than 80,000 living in UNHCR camps in south eastern Nepal.
In 2006 King Jigme Singye Wangchuk abdicated in favor of his son, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk. It is not known what, if any, impact this will have on the situation. The Bhutanese refugees remain in limbo, their future still unclear. Those in the camps continue to wait for a solution that might consist of a return to Bhutan, third country resettlement or local integration or an unknown mixture of all three. Violence in the camps, between those favoring third country resettlement and those who insist on unconditional repatriation, is an increasingly serious problem. An estimated 35,000 exist outside of the camps, in Nepal or in India, without the protection of UNHCR or any status in the countries where they live. Increasing numbers have made the difficult journey to third countries to claim asylum.
The U.S. has offered to resettle 60,000 of the estimated 107,000 Bhutanese refugees of Nepalese origin now living in seven U.N. camps in southeastern Nepal -- their home for the past 17 years.
Many of these refugee families planning to arrive in Sacramento. Local organizations of Sacramento such as Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, Sewa International, Gayathri Parivar, Kannada Sangha of Sacramento immediately contacted these families and offered help as much as they can with the help of other Indian families.

Currently there are about 15 families arrived and expecting more to come. Volunteers invited them to two local Hindu temples and distributed necessary items after identifying their immediate needs such as winter clothes, kitchen utensils, bedding, bicycles, toys, Indian clothes for women etc.
Co-coordinating team is established for future plan. Volunteers also installed few computers with internet connection to help them find the job.
Since we are expecting more than 1000 people in Sacramento we request KSS members to donate the following gently used items. We also request you to help these families to get a job in this troubled economy.
1. Winter clothes, Indian dresses for women, Bedding materials
2. Bicycles, Computers, Kitchen utensils
3. Or monetary donation to buy any of these items
4. Volunteers to help them in any way possible…

For more info contact Venu Mallesara at 916-218-9142 venuaquila@gmail.com or Venu Acharya at 916-719-6527 venugopal_acharya@ yahoo.com

Please visit KSS website at www.sackannadasangh a.org for more info on KSS activities.
This newsletter is sent as service to members of Kannada Sangha of Sacramento (KSS), Sacramento CA .

Disclaimer: The materials on this email are intended to be for informational and educational purposes only. KSS assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein.

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