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From the Editor's Desk:

As we get ready for the 2005 Chicago Hindu Convention, let us spend some time pondering over why we are coming together and what is it that we want to take with us when we leave. Is it just attending a few seminars, listening to some speeches, watching some cultural and entertainment programs or socializing and renewing old friendships? We get all of these at most Malayalee Association conventions. The goal of the Hindu Convention has to go far beyond all of these. First and foremost we are coming to Chicago as Hindus with a sense of urgency to defend and preserve our culture, values and identity. As our centuries old Sanathana Dharma is under constant barrage of attacks from all corners the responsibility to defend it and preserve it for our future generations have fallen upon our shoulders. We must be convinced that our religion and culture are worth preserving, and more than sufficient and acceptable for our own daily lives in the modern world. We need to be enlightened about the sacred teachings of eternal values passed down to us by the rishis. Only then can we pass it on to our next generation. This convention must become an opportunity for us to immerse ourselves into the core values and teachings of Hinduism.

As a unified community we can achieve otherwise impossible dreams, since when we work together with discipline and a shared common vision, nothing is impossible. I am sharing my dreams about this organization with you in the following few lines.

(1) For centuries Hindus have found ways to divide rather than unite and external forces found this to be our key weakness and exploited it to their advantage. A unified India would never have been conquered and suppressed by any alien forces who did not even have a tenth of the might that India possessed. We must learn from history and not destroy ourselves over petty differences. Let Chicago Convention pave the way for Hindu unity not only in Kerala but all over the world. Let us conquer our own mindsets and bring down the walls that stand in the way of unity including casteism from all our thoughts and deeds.

(2) Kerala Hindus need to have a strong presence and representation in the American social life. We need to integrate with our adopted motherland without losing our values and identity. Interaction between our community members is vital for our advancement and it is essential for us to have a meeting place of our own in all major cities. We need to build community centers where we can meet regularly, conduct classes for children, organize bhajans, meetings, seminars or cultural programs. We must build at least five such centers in five major cities within the next five years ie. by July 2010.

(3) Economic successes of all of our community members is required for our community to prosper. We need to establish a forum to discuss, encourage and help individuals to start businesses, find jobs, explore new opportunities, help with visa and legal requirements, help new immigrants to establish etc. Our community should become the first source of help for all our community members. My vision is for each employed member of our community to have at least a part in a business within the next two years.

(4) As Malayalee Hindus we owe a great deal to our motherland. We must not forget that economic conditions of Hindus in Kerala have steadily deteriorated over the years and there are a lot of deserving students who are unable to continue their studies due to lack of funds. I suggest that we establish an educational scholarship program of some value. We can start with 100 scholarships of $200 each for higher education.

(5) Spread of misinformation about Hindu religion is rampant in India. We need to counter the arguments advanced against Hinduism with the specific goal of attracting immature minds of our youngsters by overzealous propagandists of other religions. I suggest that we establish a center or think-tank in order to enlighten our youngsters. Even though there are other religious organizations who actively conduct religious instructions, their reach is small and their efforts are not effective enough. Mass conversions that take place in India are prime examples and Hindus need to wake up and respond.

(6) Our religious institutions are controlled by a secular government and our fundamental religious rights are selectively denied to us. It is high time that Hindu religious and community leaders of Kerala organize Hindus and start a mass movement to rewrite archaic laws and liberate Hindu religious institutions. My suggestion is that KHNA proclaim support for such a movement.

Sincerely,

Presannan K Pillai

Editor, e-Anjali

(Note: The views expressed here are my personal views and not necessarily KHNA's official position. – Editor)

HINDU TEMPLES OF KERALA (Part II)

Uma Balu

THIRUNAKKARA MAHADEVA TEMPLE

The temple is located in Thirunakkara, Kottayam. The deity is Siva with a bull and white thecchi flower all in one idol, with Parvati, Ganapathi, Subramanyan, and Ayyappan as separate idols in the same shrine. Siva is a family man-god in this temple. The deity is small, 6” tall. On the left side of the deity is Parvati, made of pancha loha. She wears a keyuram, an offering by a devotee in the early years of the temple. Parvati can be seen only in the early morning hours. The flowers offered to Siva covers Parvati once the worship starts. The deity is said to have originated by itself (swayam bhu). There were no signs of a temple or plans to build one in Thirunakkara until the deity was found by chance. No one knows how long the deity was lying there without being noticed. It is estimated that the temple was built about 600 years ago. One can see the deity from far, from the East gate of the temple.

Popularity of the temple:

Even non-Hindus worship Siva from outside of the temple. One report says that the temple gets hundreds of visitors every day. This may be partly because it is in a village close to the center of a town. Kottayam is a business center with a lot of out-of town visitors, most of whom make it a point to visit the temple every time they are in the area.

History of Thirunakkara:

600 years ago Thirunakkara was an empty, rural terrain of hills and dangerous deep ditches. No one lived there. The safer valleys were used as elephant houses. No one wanted the land even for free of charge because it was impossible to build anything there. But a local sage built a monastery, and his servants planted yam and taro which were the few things that would grow well in the area. When the temple was built, it became the focal point of the area, suddenly important, as though Thirunakkara was the new capital of Kottayam.

At one time, the temple had financial problems. Kottayam always had a huge Christian population and the Christians did not support the temple. In 1957, a local devotee managed to secure some grant money and the temple began to prosper. In 1970, the community had enough money to install a tall, gold flag-staff. The temple is still the heartbeat of Kottayam. It is a good area to visit, with the business center only a mile away from the temple, with hotels, restaurants, and public transportation.

God Siva blesses Thirunakkara by keeping his gaze on the village. There are two Siva temples in the Kottayam area installed by Parasurama, and Thirunakkara is one of them.

Construction:

The temple was built following the rules of Thacha Sastra and Vastu Sastra. The four gopuras are made of black rock. Entrances to the temple through the four inside walkways around the temple, auxiliary temples within the structure, tall flagstaff, the altar for sacrifice to feed rice to the crows, and temple pond are all considered to be built according to the rules of ancient temple architecture. It is a very artistic, rectangular temple. There is also the belief that because the temple is built perfectly, even if it were closed for two weeks, the power of the temple will sustain itself.

Description of the temple:

The temple is decorated with copper and alloys on the edges of vestibules. There is an area of thecchi plants on the north side, inside of the premises. There are also auxiliary temples of Subramanian, Vadakkunnathan, and Durga. On the south side is the stage and a second Ayyappan auxiliary temple. This Ayyappan is made of rock. There are many built-in lamps surrounding this shrine. East side of the temple premises is the elephant house.

Throughout the walls of the temple are wall sculptures and paintings. This is one of the most artistic temples of Kerala. Many paintings have the theme of Ramayana and stories from mythology. There is also a painting of Siva with 8 arms. The Southern wall of the temple has a painting of Ayyappan, and the West wall has a painting of Narasimhan , and Parvati in meditation. The North wall has painting of Durga, and Krishna playing flute. There are some walls with paintings lacking dignity and decency. It is said that the purpose of these paintings is to encourage the onlookers to detach themselves from worldly life gradually.

Near the North gate of the temple is the kitchen, dining hall, library and offices. The temple has an excellent collection of over 1000 books on Hinduism and Hindu Philosophy. There is an area of the 9 planets made of wood. Planet worship is very important to the local population. Nearby is the house of live serpents, important auxiliary gods. The altar of sacrifice is covered on the top with copper. There is a rock next to it with ancient writing on it. It is believed that a crow appears gold to a baby, and ancestors are visible to all babies through crows. The auxiliary temple of the bull is next to the altar. It is deteriorating with age, so it is covered with copper on its back. There are two outer walkways surrounding the inner shrine.

Birth of the temple:

The local king of 600 years ago, who had a habit of visiting temples, traveled a lot and stayed overnight at different places while traveling. When he became old, travel became difficult, and prayed to the Siva deity apologetically that he would not be able to visit this temple any more, and begged Lord Siva to end his life so that he would be with Siva in afterlife. The same night he had a dream in his sleep that Siva told him that he would not have to travel, and would be able to build a temple in Nakkara. In this dream Siva was wearing tiger skin, had weapons, and had three eyes. This assured the king that this was Siva of Kailas. He said the he would appear with a bull in front and a white thecchi in the back, and king would recognize him when he saw him. Siva asked the king to build a temple, and the new temple would be the second Vadakkunnatha temple.

How the deity was found:

A local saint had built a monastery in Nakkara, and his servants planted yams and taro on the monastery yard. The monastery gave an occasional feast to the villagers whenever yam was plentiful. One morning, when the servants were digging for yams, they found some oozing blood. Upon further digging, they uncovered, to their surprise, a Siva statue with a bull and thechi. They informed the sage and the sage informed the king. The king arrived to see the statue, and was exhilarated that the idol had all the characteristics Siva had mentioned in his dream. The king immediately ordered the construction of a temple in grand style. The astrologer who had accompanied the king predicted that the new temple would be one of the major temples of Kerala.

Soon a huge temple was built, with four gopurams, elephant house, stage for performances, auxiliary deities, and mandapams with black rock and copper, and worships fit for a mahakshetram[i] were planned. A priest for daily worships, a tantri, and a management team were appointed.

Characteristics of God Siva:

Thirunakkara deity is famous for the compassionate nature of God Siva. One of the major characteristics of Siva over Vishnu is that Siva is easily pleased with the sincere devotee and Vishnu is not. For immediate results, many devotees resort to Siva for this reason. Vishnu tests the devotee before granting any boon.

Siva is considered the embodiment of love, giving, kindness, and higher knowledge. Mythology is filled with fables of the unusual sacrifices Siva made, to get favorable results for devotees. It is easier to please Siva than any other godhead. At the same time, if he becomes angry, no one in the world can stop His anger, so says mythology. According to Swami Sivananda, a Siva devotee and sage, His jyotirlingas are installed in twelve powerful temples in India. There are five temples in South India with Siva representing the five elements. They are also very powerful.

The Vrishabha:

The bull has great importance in this temple. He is an auxiliary god. There are many myths about this bull. It is believed that the idol of the bull goes out to the nearby fields at night and eats rice. At one time, the king had a dream that a field worker threw a stone at the bull and gave him a mild wound. He found out later that what he saw in the dream had happened indeed. So the king bought the field for the bull, and the field is still called bull-field.

Periodically, the bull idol gets a pimple on his back. It is believed that it is a warning of oncoming danger to the village. The last pimple appeared in 1931 AD, 1107 Malayala varsham.

There is a tall rock near the Southeast gate of the temple. The local belief is that a couple tried to kill the bull for meat, and Siva, in his anger, transformed them into a permanent rock.

Special Festivals:

Pradosham and Sivarathri are the most important festivals. Devotees wear white and bring offerings of camphor, coconuts and ash for Siva. The king who built the temple started a tradition of three other festivals, Vaisaka, Sravana, and Karthika. The idol of Siva is dipped in the temple pond for all these festivals. Ottanthullal, music concerts, lectures on Siva, fireworks, and elephant processions are performed. Decorated elephants are led through the village carrying Siva on their back.

(To be continued…)

Announcements

Please note that detailed Program announcements will be made in the next issue of e-Anjali. .

"Para Ideel"

During the inaugural function there is opportunity for three families to offer "Para Ideel". Suggested donation for this offer is $501. Please call Mr. Jay Chandran at 847-361-7653 if you would like to avail of this opportunity.

Suggested Dress Code for the Inaugural function:

Men – Mundu & Jubba

Ladies – Set & Red Blouse

Transportation

Convention committee has arranged transportation from O'Hare Airport to the Convention venue. Please reserve your flights to O'Hare Airport only, if you would like to avail of the transportation provided by the convention committee. Please contact Mr. Aravind Pillai at 847-297-1187 if you have any questions about transportation.

Yoga & Meditation

Yoga and meditation will be conducted on July 2^nd & 3^rd early morning from 5:45 AM to 6:45 AM, and on July 4^th from 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM.

Cultural Program

All cultural programs have been finalized and scheduled. Please do not send any more requests for program scheduling. Please call Cultural Program Committee Chairperson Gomathy Viswappan (847-583-9234) for more information.

Registration

Hotel accommodations are reserved only for those who have made payments. If you have not submitted payments with registration please send your check now so that hotel accommodations can be reserved.

If you have any special requests regarding hotel room allocations please contact directly the Facilities Committee Chairman Aravind Pillai at 847-297-1187.

Information regarding registration and hotel reservation has been mailed out to all those who are registered except the Grand Sponsors. If you haven't received the mail by Friday June 24^th, please call the Registration Committee Chairman Suresh Balachandran at 847-977-3584.

KHNA Registration News

(Suresh Balachandran)

What does the registration package contain?

1. Nilavilakku

2. Bag

3. Letter Pad

4. Pen

5. Registration Badge

6. Food coupons

7. Entrance Pass

8. Calendar

9. Folder

10. Directory

11. Souvenir

How will the registration stall look like?

We will have more than a dozen representatives helping out with the registration formalities on the opening day. We are planning on having separate tables for states with more than 25 families. California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania and Illinois are currently the states that will have separate tables to handle registrations. The Registration numbers of the registrants have been sent out to the regional coordinators.

Additional Rooms:

v Please let us know ASAP if you would be requiring additional rooms during the convention. The cost of additional rooms is $100 per night per room or $270 per room for the 3 nights of the convention.

Cost of attending Day 1, Day 2 or Day 3 events:

v The cost of attending only Day 1 of the convention is $125 per person. It does not include accommodation or the Registration package. It covers Cultural Program tickets, Entrance Pass and Food Coupons.

v The cost of attending only Day 2 of the convention is $125 per person. It does not include accommodation or the Registration package. It covers Cultural Program tickets, Entrance Pass and Food Coupons.

v The cost of attending only Day 3 of the convention is $150 per person. It does not include accommodation or the Registration package. It covers Cultural Program tickets, Banquet ticket, Entrance Pass and Food Coupons.

Action Items:

v Those of you, who have payments pending, please remit the balance payment ASAP.

v Those of you, who have more than 4 people in your group with the exception of Lotus, Jasmine and Rose Sponsors, please ensure that you have enrolled the additional attendees with the Registration Committee and remitted the extra payment.

To Keep in Mind

v We request that only one person per family approach the registration desk when you go for registration.

v There will be tight security at the hotel and you should wear the badge at all times.

v Bring the food coupon when coming for meals.

v Keep the Entrance Pass handy for attending the programs.

v The Hotel authorities will provide the room keys after procuring credit card information to cover any incidental expenses like telephone usage, food or beverages ordered, damage to property and the like.

Questions or Comments

v If you have any questions or comments, please contact

v Mr. Suresh Balachandran

(847) 977 3584

b_suresh@yahoo.com

v Mr. Anil Kumar Pillai

(847) 674 7694

malayalam05@namaha.org



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KHNA Third Biennial Convention Committee

(If any of the information below is incorrect or missing please send email to

khnasouvenir@yahoo.com with correct information)

CHAIRMAN	ANIL KUMAR PILLAI	847-674-7694	malayalam05@namaha.org
CONVENER	JAY CHANDRAN	847-361-7653	Jchandran@aol.com
SECRETARY	VENKAT SARMA	718-961-4596	Venkat.sarma@gmail.com
JOINT SECRETARY	APPUKUTTAN NAIR	847-299-0072	Anair40@yahoo.com
TREASURER	V. GOPALAKRISHNAN	630-790-0638	vgkrishnan41@yahoo.com

CO-CONVENERS:

CHICAGO	APPUKUTTAN S.	630-543-3577	kalakkal74@yahoo.com
CHICAGO	G.K. PILLAI	847-392-3972	gkpillai230@yahoo.com
INDIANA	DR. RAMAKRISHNAN UNNI	219-663-7211	prunni@ameritech.net
NEW YORK	PARTHASARADHI PILLAI	914-592-7074	parthan@att.net
NEW YORK	UDAYABHANU PANICKAR	631-242-3977	udayabhanupanickar@juno.com
NEW JERSEY	NARENDRAN NAIR	201-387-8968	hari001@aol.com
DALLAS	DR. SREEKUMARAN NAIR	817-431-5409	syamalanair@netzero.net
HOUSTON	SOMARAJAN NAIR	281-495-1977	Somnair2002@yahoo.com
DETROIT	DR. SURENDRAN NAIR	248-553-9158	ksurendran@nairmd.com
DETROIT	RADHA KRISHNAN	248-682-2106	rk4155@aol.com
CALIFORNIA	DR. RAMADAS PILLAI	909-698-9188	ram@nuphoton.com
PENNSYLVANIA	VISHWANATHAN PILLAI	610-734-2107	vpillai137@hotmail.com
PENNSYLVANIA	RAMACHANDRAN NAIR	610-328-4991	Rnair01@aol.com
WASHINGTON	DR. PARTHASARATHY PILLAI	301-935-5321	ppillai1@aol.com
WISCONSIN	DR. B.R.C. NAIR	262-786-8784	anair65@hotmail.com

REGIONAL COORDINATORS:

CHICAGO	P. RAVINDRAN	847-998-8389	Reno678@yahoo.com
DALLAS	SANTHOSH PILLAI	972-886-2222	spillai@flash.net
HOUSTON	GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR	713-666-9092	rnmulag@aol.com
LOS ANGELS	RAVI VELLATHERI	949-786-0866	rvlth86@aol.com
NEW YORK	RAJU NANOO	718-740-7226	jagatnaut@aol.com
PHILADELPHIA	SIVAN PILLAI	610-352-0550	sivanpillai@msn.com
PHILADELPHIA	G.K. NAIR	215-441-4651	Gnair19992@aol.com
WASHINGTON	REGHU NATH	703-207-3983	nathdna@hotmail.com


CONVENTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS

REGISTRATION:	SURESH BALACHANDRAN	847-619-7190	b_suresh@yahoo.com
	SHIBU CHITEZATHU	847-663-1435	chitezathu@yahoo.com
	SREEKUMAR P. MENON	586-739-0844	sreeusa@hotmail.com
	GOPINATHA PILLAI (HOUSTON)	281-487-6312	goppil@hotmail.com
	GEETHA SARMA (NY)	718-961-4596	Venkat.sarma@gmail.com
	UNNIKRISHNAN PILLAI (NY)	718-852-7750	npillai@mac.com
	RAMACHANDRAN NAIR (NY)	718-896-8638
	JIJU UNNIKRISHNAN (WASHINGTON)	703-762-4486	anujiju@yahoo.com
	SANTHOSH KUMAR (DALLAS)	972-745-8797	sandykumarn@yahoo.com
	DR. SINDU PILLAI (CA)	909-855-7681	ram@nuphoton.com
	RETHI GOPALAKRISHNAN (IL)	630-790-0638	vgkrishnan41@yahoo.com
	MURALI KRISHNAN (PA)	484-452-6469	mkmrct@yahoo.com

FINANCE:	VISWAPPAN NANOO	847-583-9234	nanoo_viswappan@hotmail.com
	GOPALAKRISHNA KURUP	847-329-7116
	SHANMUGHAN VALLULISSERY (HOUSTON)	281-240-7159
	SUNIL NAIR (NY)	718-464-4876
	REGHUNATHAN NAIR (NY)	516-326-4375
	ANANDAN VELAYUDHAN (CA)	818-241-3321
	DR. CHANDRASEKHAR (PA)	610-353-7180
	SOMAN PANICKER	954-227-2278

PRAYER MEETING:	RAJAPPAN KOOTTANAL	847-966-7511	rajakoot@yahoo.com
	RAJAMMA GOPALAKRISHNAN	630-790-0638	vgkrishnan41@yahoo.com
	GOPINATHAN PILLAI (NY)	718-605-0096	gpillai@si.rr.com
	ANNAPOORNA NARAYAN	310-446-1998	ganarayan@hotmail.com
	RAJAPPAN P. N. NAIR (PA)	610-449-3732

ARTWORK/DECORATION:	NARAYANAN KUTTAPPAN	847-677-1228	freshair@hotmail.com
	RAVINDRAN KUTTAPPAN	847-674-1394
	REJI KUMAR NAIR	847-768-1060

STAGE COORDINATION:	REGHU NAIR	630-545-1363	thekkelethu@hotmail.com
	DHARITHREESAN P. CHERUVALLI (NY)	201-320-7769
	PRASAD PILLAI (CA)	951-719-4849	prasad@nuphoton.com

LIGHT/SOUND:	RAJAGOPALAN NAIR	847-298-6126	rajsanath@aol.com
	VISWANATHAN K. KATTAKKATTU	847-888-2068

RELIGIOUS SEMINAR	JAYAPRAKASH BALAKRISHNAN	630-922-3962	jprakashb@hotmail.com
	SHANKER PILLAI	630-789-6607	shankerpillai@comcast.net
	ASOKAN VALIYAPARAMBIL (HOUSTON)	281-240-5375	asokchithira17@alltel.net
	SREEKUMAR MENON (MI)	586-739-0844
	RAJEEV KATTIL (MI)	248-410-0402	rkattil@aol.com
	DR. RANJANI PILLAI	516-741-0793	rpranja@yahoo.com
	C.R. GOPINATHAN PILLAI (PA)	215-934-5609

CULTURAL PROGRAM	GOMATI VISWAPPAN	847-583-9234	gomathy989@aol.com
	LAKSHMI WARRIER	847-882-4068	aunique1@hotmail.com
	LEKSHMI SURESH	847-619-7190	b_suresh@yahoo.com
	LAKSHMI NAIR	847-634-9529	smarama2001@comcast.net
	SATHYAN K. PILLAI (HOUSTON)	281-277-0016	ajeshp@yahoo.com
	RENIL RADHAKRISHNAN (DALLAS)	817-399-4253	pullarkat@yahoo.com
	GOPINATHA KURUP (NY)	845-406-3626
	SHANTA PILLAI (NY)	718-605-0096	gpillai@si.rr.com
	RATNAM THINAKKAL (KS)	620-421-5353
	PREM NAIR (WASHINGTON)	571-275-2198
	PRIYA SIVADAS	951-696-8366
	BEENA MENON (DETROIT)	248-745-5658
	REGHUNATHAN R. NAIR (PA)	215-464-4343	reghunathan.r.nair@phila.gov

FUND RAISING:	SIVAN MUHAMMA	630-363-0436	bpanicker70@hotmail.com
	UDHAYA BALAN	630-922-4848	mudhay@hotmail.com
	ARUN NAIR	630-670-2987	arnnair@yahoo.com
	M.R.C. PILLAI	847-635-3999
	DR. CHANDRAGUPTAN	718-862-5422	ncguptan@netzero.com
	RAJAGOPALA PILLAI (HOUSTON)	832-725-7631	rajagopalpillai@hotmail.com
	RAJAN T. NAIR (PA)	215-698-8205	nairphilly@juno.com
	RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR (FLORIDA)	954-434-4304	nair@bellsouth.net
	DR. SHYAM NAIR (CA)	661-663-9153	snair@bak.rr.com
	RAMACHANDRAN A. TAMPI	734-843-2611
PUBLIC RELATIONS &
MEDIA:	SATHEESAN NAIR	847-827-6227	satheesan@att.net
	B. ARAVINDAKSHAN (NY)	516-616-0233	aravindan@aol.com
	ANIL ARANMULA (HOUSTON)	281-261-7670	anilaranmula@yahoo.com
	DR. RANJINI PILLAI (NY)	516-316-4638	rprani@yahoo.com
	PRASANNA KUMAR PANICKER (DALLAS)	972-226-4277
	HARI NAIR (CA)	949-212-8597

SOUVENIR:	PRESANNAN K PILLAI	630-935-2990	pkpillai@aol.com
	MOHAN PARUVAKAT (MI)	313-359-2895	psreerammohan@yahoo.com
	SHEBA SUSEELAN (PA)	717-732-7184	shebasuseelan@hotmail.com
	G.K. NAIR (NY)	845-356-7909	gknair@aol.com
	K. RAJAGOPAL P. (NY)	718-468-1323	kunnappallil@aol.com
	RAMACHANDRAN NAIR (DALLAS)	972-444-0662	raman.nair@sbcglobal.net
	GOPALAKRISHNAN IYYANI (FL)	954-433-7287	iyyani4@juno.com

ANJALI (News Letter):	ANILAL SREENIVASAN	630-579-9074	Anilals@yahoo.com
	SIVAPRASAD PILLAI	847-699-7115
	GOPINATHAN NAIR	708-301-8221
	DR. BABU SUSEELAN (PA)	717-732-7184	babususeelan@yahoo.com
	DR. SURENDRAN NAIR (MI)	248-553-9158	ksurendran@nairmd.com
	SREEKUMAR P. (NY)	201-969-0787
	BALAKRISHNAN NAIR (NY)	718-217-0488	revethy@aol.com

BANQUET:	RAVI MUNDACKAL	847-675-6133
	K.S. MOHANAN	847-966-4591	kmohanan@netzero.com
	CHANDRAN PILLAI	847-297-8990
	LEELA PILLAI	847-297-1187
	G.K. NAIR (NY)	845-356-7909	gknair@aol.com
	KISHORE NAIR (CA)	562-623-4643	knair@emal.com
	HARSHAN VATTAMPARAMBIL	954-442-9071
	SADANANDAN S. PILLAI	536-574-9331

FOOD:	RAJAMMA KURUP	847-677-2343	rajammakurup@yahoo.com
	THANKAMMA APPUKUTTAN	630-543-3577
	NIRMALA NARAYAN	630-543-7684
	LEELA NAIR	847-679-7595
	THANKAMMA NARAYAN	847-677-1228
	LEELA PHILIP	847-329-9177
	MANJU PILLAI	847-699-7115
	SARASAMMA MOHANAN	847-966-4591

HOST:	PONNAMMA KURUP	847-329-7116	ponnammakurup@advocatehealth.com
	SHANTHA NAIR	847-677-2318
	SUBA LAKSHMI S.	847-983-0832
	SINDU PILLAI	847-297-5735
	VIJAYAMMA KAIMAL	847-966-0775
	PADMA NARAYAN	773-467-1185
	SHOBHA NAIR	847-298-6126

RECEPTION:	LAKSHMI RAVINDRAN	847-998-8389	Reno678@yahoo.com
	VIJAYAMMA RAJAPPAN	847-966-7511
	PADMA PILLAI	847-392-3972
	RUGMINI NAIR (NY)	718-217-0488
	KRISHNA PANICKER (NY)	718-962-6227
	SANKARI PILLAI (DALLAS)
	KARTHIKA PILLAI	847-663-9265

FACILITY:	ARAVIND PILLAI	847-297-1187	aravindpillai@msn.com
	JITHENDRA KAIMAL	847-966-0775
	RAVEENDRAN D.	847-998-8389

PROCESSION:	NADESAN PANICKER	847-391-9747	nadesanpanicker@aol.com
	E.P. VASU	847-705-8073
	THANKAMONY RAJU (NY)	718-740-7226	sabarimala@gmail.com
	VANAJA S. NAIR (NY)	516-742-6902
	RAJAN V.N.	281-261-7969

THALAPOLI:	MONEY CHANDRAN	847-361-7653	Jchandran@aol.com
	SUKUMARI NAIR	847-299-0072
	REMA NAIR	847-925-1950
	VIJAYA RAVI	847-998-8389
	DR. SATI NAIR (MI)
	RAJAMMA RAJAN (NY)	718-297-3130	rbrajan@aol.com
	THANKAMONY PILLAI (NY)	914-592-7074	parthan@att.net
	SYAMALA C.K. NAIR (DALLAS)	817-431-5409
	SREEJA	951-696-8366
	KALA NAIR	630-545-1363

MEDICAL:	DR. ANANDA PILLAI	630-325-2578	bpanicker70@hotmail.com
	DR. ANITA P PILLAI	630-789-1201	appillai@aol.com
	DR. SUNITHA NAIR	224-522-9945	drnair@gmail.com
	DR. NISHA PILLAI (NY)	718-852-7750	npillai@mac.com
	DR. BINOY KAMAL	847-922-8779
	DR. NISHA CHANDRAN	847-910-9221	nchandran@gmail.com

LOGISTICS:	VENU NAIR	847-299-0868
	AJE PILLAI	847-297-5735

WEBSITE:	ANIL NAIR	847-776-0467	anair99@yahoo.com
	PRASHANT NARAYAN	847-722-1816

VIP INVITATION:	JAYAPRAKASH BALAKRISHNAN	630-922-3962	jprakashb@hotmail.com
	PURUSHOTHAMAN NAIR (MI)	248-374-0183	37335@msn.com
	RADHAKRISHNAN THARUR (NY)	718-791-3031
	GANGADHARAN ALA (DALLAS)	972-731-7761
	BALAN PANICKER	714-785-3117

YOUTH:	DILEEP KOOTTANAL	847-331-9147	dileepkoottanal@yahoo.com
	ANITHA PILLAI	224-558-1150
	NISHANT PILLAI	402-210-6701
	REKHA NAIR (NY)	919-699-5430
	REVATHY NAIR (NY)	516-326-4375
	SWAMI PILLAI (NY)	914-592-7074
	POOJA RAJU (NY)	718-740-7226
	SREEKALA NAIR (NY)	718-464-4876


EX-OFFICIO:	SASIDHARAN NAIR	832-860-0371	snair02@aol.com
	MANMADHAN NAIR	972-625-0977	kgmnair@yahoo.com


NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Houston	Anilkumar Aranmula	281-261-7670	anilaranmula@yahoo.com
Chicago	Jay Chandran	847-361-7653	Jchandran@aol.com
Chicago	Rajamma Gopalakrishnan	630-790-0638	vgkrishnan41@yahoo.com
New York	Janardhanan K.G.	914-472-0444	govindan@janardhanan.com
New York	Gopinatha Kurup	845-406-3620	gnkurup@optonline.net
Mexico	Manoj Kumar Sreedas	011-81-833-88563	manojsre2@mattel.com
Detroit	Purushothaman Nair	248-374-0183	37335@msn.com
Houston	Sasidaran Nair	281-313-1145	snair02@aol.com
Dallas	T.N. Nair	972-668-1212	tnnair@comcast.net
New Jersey	Unnikrishnan Nair	201-863-5325	valsalaunni2002@yahoo.com
Dallas	Leela Namputhiri	972-939-1076	leelasamma108@yahoo.com
Florida	Anandan Niravel	954-344-4712	anandanniravel@bellsouth.net
Chicago	Anilkumar Pillai	847-674-7694	malayalam05@namaha.org
California	Ramadas Pillai	909-698-9188	ram@nuphoton.com
Pennsylvania	Dr. Babu Suseelan	717-732-7184	babususeelan@hotmail.com
New York	N.S. Thampi	718-479-2161	nsthampi@yahoo.com
Pennsylvania	Asokan Vengassery	610-713-0216	avk0200@mail.widener.edu
New York	C.M. Vikram	631-273-7897	changarath.vikram@sap.com
Washington	Jayaprakas G. Kossery	202-271-4060	Omb41109@yahoo.com

CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE

	GOPALA PILLAI	214-684-3449	gpillai@flash.net
	T.N. NAIR	972-668-1212	tnnair@comcast.net
	HARI PILLAI	972-226-6292	Haridasanpillai@sbc.global.net