Pathanamthitta District Association, an organization of natives of Pathanamthitta District, held a Press Conference on Tuesday 20th February 2018, to announce it’s Mega Event “HRIDAYATHIL SOOKSHIKKAN”. The Press Conference was attended by representatives of leading Newspaper and TV Media and popular Websites and Association’s Office Bearers and Conveners.

Press Conference began with Patron Oommen George’s address welcoming the Media Representatives and seeking the Media’s support and cooperation for the Association and it’s mega event as they had offered in the past. President Jayakumar gave a presentation of the Mega Event and he along with the General Secretary answered the questions of media representatives in the presence of Association’s Event Convener, P.T. Samuelkutty, Treasurer Thomas Adoor, Program Convener Abu Peter Sam, Event Fund Collector Charls George Vennikulam, and Area Convener Biju Varghese. General Secretary Murali Panicker expressed thanks to the Media representatives for accepting our invitation and attending the Conference.

During the Press Conference, President Shri. Mr. Jayakumar has announced that the stage is well set for raising the curtain of the Association’s Mega Event on Sunday 25th February 2018 at 5.30 in the evening at Marina Hall, Abbassiya, a prestigious Event of the Association aimed to boost the Association’s social welfare schemes and humanitarian activities in the District and in Kuwait. In the Music and Dance Night extravaganza titled as “HRIDAYATHIL SOOKSHIKKAN” India’s top artist of the stature of M.G. Sreekumar accompanied by well-known music and dance artists Mridula Warrier, Shreya Jayadeep, Tara Kalyan and her daughter Soubhagya Venkatesh, and Abdul Rahman will perform. Live Orchestra in which fifteen artists led by Idea Star Singer fame, Anoop Kovalam will perform will enrich the event.

President Jayakumar also elaborated on the Association’s aims for holding such a Mega Event, Association’s objectives, it’s past activities, and impressive record of humanitarian services during its 17 years of existence in Kuwait’s social map, which are summed up as follows.

The Association was initially formed as Pathanamthitta Association on February 25, 2001. In 2009 it widened its scope of activities including all the areas in the District in view of the interest shown by people of different areas in the District to join the Association and changed the name to Pathanamthitta District Association.

Performing Social Welfare oriented schemes, holding cultural events with the aim of creating awareness on the traditional values and rich cultural heritage of our great Nation among the new generation, organizing Arts competitions to nurture and encourage the creative talents of expatriates and their children and involving in humanitarian activities are the hallmarks of Pathanamthitta District Association.

Pathanamthitta District’s record in art and sports fields is comparatively poor and some of the backward areas of the District, which has large number of economically weak communities lag behind in academic field as well although there are few exceptions. As an attempt to redeem this situation, the Association has conceived and has been implementing its novel scholarship scheme of “HOPE” (Helping Hands of Pathanamthitta Expatriates) by which the Association identifies students belonging to economically weak background who excel in studies and provide them scholarships to meet their academic expenses. The HOPE scheme commenced in 2014 was inaugurated by Rajya Sabha Deputy Speaker, Shri. P.J. Kurian and has benefitted almost 300 students from various Schools in Pathanamthitta District by now. The Association also gives Cash awards to students who excel in arts and sports competitions in State and National levels to encourage and motivate them to realize their potential and to attain glories in their respective fields. The Event “HRIDAYATHIL SOOKSHIKKAN” is aimed to raise a good capital to strengthen our above schemes, activities and humanitarian services.

Our Main Sponsor for the Event, “Hridayathil Sookshikkan” is SOUTH INDIAN BANK, a prominent commercial Bank in India and KOTAK INSURANCE, the leading Insurance Company who have joined together to support us in this noble venture.

The President expressed Association’s happiness in getting an opportunity to hold its prestigious Mega Event on the Independence Day of Kuwait and sought the Media’s cooperation and reach in publicizing the Event as best as possible.