Pravasi Sangamam - 2006

Kadakkal Ramesh

(General Secretary, All Kerala Gulf Returnees' Organization, AKGRO)

“Pravasi Sangamom – 2006”

All Kerala Gulf Returnees' Organization(AKGRO) along with "Pravasi Bharathi Bullettin" is organizing a function named "Pravasi Samgamom - 2006" to honour the NRIs who are working hard in different parts of the world to bring glory to our country.

AKGRO was formed in the year 1988, with the intention of initiating activities for the rehabilitation of poor gulf returnees’. Mr. S.Ahmed is founder president of the organization since beginning and Kadakkal Ramesh is the current General Secretary. There are more than 10,000 members all over Kerala and it is actively engaged in several social charitable activities.

During the several years the organization has helped many poor gulf returnees to build
their house, to start small scale business like tailoring units etc. Also has given financial assistance to hundreds of people for medical , education, visa, marriage etc.

Scholarships were given to poor students who are good in their studies. Whenever an
NRI or a gulf returnee faced problems in their town from antisocial miscreants, AKGRO
had always taken steps to help them to solve problems.

AKGRO has honoured several social leaders, politicial, businessmen and NRIs during
Pravsi Bharthi Day celebrations during the last 3 years. Prominent among them are
former Chief Minister of Kerala Sri. E.K.Nayanar, Sri.M.M.Hassn (Former minister),
Dr.P.Muhamed Ali(MD, Gulfar, Muscat), Dr.Sahadullah (MD, KIMS, Tvm), Sri. Baby Mathew( MD, Jeevan TV), Smt.Lekha Sreenivasan, (World Malayalee Council), Sri.Gokulam Gopalan( Chairman, Gokulam Group), Dr.P.A.Ibrahim (Dubai), Mr.Shetty (Abu Dhabi), Mr.John Titus(FOKANA, USA) etc.

This year also we are planning to honour prominent personalities from different parts of
the world. Smt. Achamma Varkey, (UAE), Mr.E.M..Najeeb, (MD, Air Travel Enterprises), Mr.Eapen Joseph (MD, Titanium, Tvm), Mr.G.Rajmohan, (Chairman,
Pollution Control Board), Mr. Goerge Nariaparamban, (MD, Geo Group, Sharjah) etc
are some of the dignitaries who will be given awards for their outstanding contributions
in their respective areas of service.

The function will be held at Kochi in the 1st or 2nd week of March, 2006, in which
Central Ministers Sri. Oscar Fernandez and Sri.E.Ahmed have agreed to participate.
Several state ministers and other dignitaries are expected to participate in the function.

Several charitable programmes will be launched in this function.

Exact date of the function will be announced later.

For further details:
Pls contact Email: kadakkalramesh@gmail.com
Tel 0091 9847131456, (S.Ahmed, President)
0091 9387801535 (Kadakkal Ramesh, General Secretary))