����� e- Anjali, NY Edition, Issue 01, January 2006

President�s Message

Dear Friends,

On behalf of the KHNA, I wish you a happy and prosperous New Year.�

Let me thank each and every one who successfully conducted the previous conventions and made an awareness of Hindu Unity and awakening among Malayali Hindus. Since the last convention, the Trustee Board and the Director Board have met and chalked out plans for the future course of KHNA.�

Kerala Hindus all over world are looking forward to the next convention in New York. Slowly but steadily, we are working on this task. An initial convention committee is already formed. The venue for the convention will be finalized soon. At the same time we don�t want the KHNA to be just a convention oriented body. We need to implement various service oriented projects, scholarships and endowments, and regular chapters providing religious and cultural education.���

We already handed over 10 houses built as part of Tsunami Relief efforts.� Second installment of our donation was handed over to Sevabharathi on the first Anniversary of Tsunami by our Joint Secretary.

Thanksgiving Seva program organized by the Youth Forum in NY is applauded by friends all over world. Our Youth Forum has already planned more service activities. I request all of you from various states to take part in local service activities and send in the information to our webmaster.

KHNA women�s forum is planning to hold Mathru Sangamams during Mother�s day weekend. We want to see more women participation in all our events.

Our web site, http://www.Namaha.org has a new look and feel, and is serving as a great source of information. Please visit our site at least once a week and provide your feed back.� Please provide write-ups and pictures from various activities you undertake in your area and from Kerala, so that we can publish on our site.

Efforts are underway for publishing the print edition of Anjali. We intend to publish them as an informative reference book with great articles.� All these can be achieved only by your support. Please get advertisements for the web site and Anjali from your friends. Initially 2000 copies will be mailed out world wide.

Thanks for your co operation

Venkat Sarma

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Tsunami Relief

 The houses constructed by the Seva Bharathi for those who lost everything in the Tsunami disaster were dedicated.

10 houses constructed at the first stage are sponsored by the Kerala Hindus of North America.

The keys of the houses were handed over at the function held at the Tharayilkadavu Kuriyappasseri temple premises.

KHNA Jt. Secretary Dr. Ranjini Pillai handing over Second installment of funds for Tsunami relief efforts to Sevabharati representative Sri. M. Sivadasan on the first anniversary of Tsunami.

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KHNA Youth Forum

KHNA Youths are proud to uphold the Dharmic values of Sanatana Dharma by our actions.

On Saturday, November 26th 2005, KHNA with the help of Project Hospitality served lunch to about 100 people at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Staten Island. The participants of the KHNA Thanksgiving 2005 Seva were;
Alka Nair, Ajit Nair, Rajesh Nair, Rekha Nair, Nishanth Nair, Pooja Raju,
Sreeganesh Sarma, Sajiv Nair and Sreeja Nair. Participants prepared, served and cleaned up as per the rules of Project Hospitality.

Feed Back

Kudos and congrats to Kerala Hindus of North America (KHNA) for their yeoman services in their Karmabhoomi, i.e. the USA! We have to be proud of an organization like KHNA for the efforts being made to mould a new generation well aware of their culture, heritage, values of life and their duties and responsibilities towards the country which offers them all material comforts and sky-high opportunities. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NFW

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