Abu Dhabi: Bearys welfare Forum, Abu Dhabi, celebrated their much awaited “BWF DASHAMANOSTVA”, with the theme “Celebrating 10 years of social service” with much fanfare and participation of dignitaries from all walks of life.

The first part of the program was compered  by Jaleel Gurupur. Koran was recited by Anas and this was followed with a welcome  by Mohamed Siddik Kaup.   Welcome of the guests were done by traditional dafli players  .A presentation highlighting the BWF achievements was presented by Jaleel Gurupur. The welcome song and Qawali exhibited the talent of  the Beary children.  The shadow effects  provided as a backdrop to the song  gave the audience a good feeling of the lyrics behind it.

The much awaited Award ceremony and decennial   programwas started with Koran Recitation by Abdul Majeed Athoor, followed by national anthem of U.A.E. and India. Mohamed Ali Uchil presided over the program and welcomed the huge gathering and the galaxy of dignitaries.

Mohamed Ali Uchil, President, BWF greeted the audience.

Hamza Abdul Khader and Mohamed Rafeeqkrishnapur –Vice presidents, BWF, Mohamed SiddikKaup -treasurerand Chief Advisor Basheer Bajpe were present on the dais
The program compered by well-known MC- B.A.Mohamed Ali from Mangalore.

Abdulla Madumoole, G.Secretary put forth the objectives  of the BWF and its core achievements in his introductory speech mainly charitable causes initiated by BWF, which were successfully conducted in Mangalore, especially the mass marriages of 85 poor girls.  He highlighted BWF projects like-distribution of wheel chairs, and empathized on the BWF Pilot Project, Shouchalaya, a unique project to construct 200 toilets ( out of  which almost 118 toilets construction is complete)  for the poor in the society irrespective of caste and religion in the various parts of twin districts.

Mohammed Ali Uchil thanked  all BWF-executive committee members  for  the hard work, dedication and effort put in to organize the function and bring it to a successful conclusion.
“ It’s an incredible achievement for BWF, which managed to accomplish so many tasks in the pursuit of its goals,  and insha Allah, all of its projects will be a complete success”. He said.  He congratulated them for their innovative ideas, hard work, and sincerity,  and dedication towards the community causes which had helped the formation of BWF and in its growth.

The Chief Guest of Honor BA Moideen, Former Minister, Govt.Of Karnataka lauded the BWF for its humanitarian services in his inaugural speech after inaugurating the event.

Mani Shankar Aiyer, Member of Parliament,  symbolically released the BWF –Souvenir. He impressed the audience by his open and intelligent speech highlighting the beauty of Indianness. He emphasized that –Islam and Koran is not confined to  Muslims, but is  for the whole man kind.

UT Khader, Minister for health and Family welfare, who was the Chief Guest of honor and star attraction of the function,  shared the nice moments of political life and warmly remembered his special bond with BWF.  His speech was applauded by the whole crowd.

B.R. Shetty ,MD and Chairman NMC group was another Guest of Honor at the function. Dr. B.R. Shetty praised BWF for its selfless service to Mangalorean community and pledged his support to BWF
Another guest of honor B.A.Mohiuddin Bava, MLA, and Sathish Reddy, MLA, Karnataka were also present and added value to the function.
VIP Guests – M.E.Moolur , Vice President BCF, Asif Bai,, Althaf  Ahmed, Althaf kateeb, Ravi Rai and Kasim of Hidaya foundation also graced the function.

Many other guests added value to function. They included Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil, Founder & MD,VPS Health Care, Abu Dhabi, G A Bava,  Rtd DCP & Secretary KPCC Bangalore, Sudheer Kumar Shetty  President UAE Exchange Abu Dhabi, B M Farooq,  MD Fiza Group Bangalore, Mohamed Asif,  MD AMACO & Chairman Coastal Digest, Ronald Pinto, MD Hyssna International Abu Dhabi, Siraj Ahmed Sahebaan Business community Abu Dhabi,  U H Umar,  Carreer guidance & Information centre, Mangalore,  B A Mohamed Ali,  Office Superintendent, New Mangalore Port Trust, Dr. B K Yosuf,  President  BCF Dubai,  Abdul Salam Puttige,  Chief Editor Varthabharathi Mangalore, B M Mumtaz Ali,  Al Badriya Educational Association Krishnapura,  Harekala Hajabba, Mangalore,  Prof. Abu Backer Tumbay,  Principal  Scholar Indian School Ras al Khaimah, Dr. Kaup Mohammed, London American City Collage Dubai,  Muhammad Baddoor , Kannada & Beary Poet Mangalore, Bava Haji,  President Indain Islamic Centre, Abu Mohamed,  MD  Multiline Industries , Badaruddin Panamburu, Chairman Noorulhuda Association, Shekar Shetty, MD  Group of Arab Udupi Hotels UAE.

The “BWF Dashamanotsava 2015  awards”  were conferred on the following  personnel by BWF president Mohamed Ali Uchil and Mani Shankar Ayer in the presence of other dignitaries’.  Except Bolwar Mohamed kunhi all Award recipients were present on the function.

BWF Dashamanotsava Awards
Sl.No.	Award Name	Awardee
1	BWF DashamanotsavaPrashasthi – ” Sahitya “	Bolwar Mohammed Kunhi
2	BWF DashamanotsavaPrashasthi – ” Rajakiya “	UT Khader
3	BWF DashamanotsavaPrashasti – ” JeevamanaSaadane “	BA Moideen
4	BWF DashamanotsavaPrashasti – ” MaanavathaSeve “	Dr.B.R.Shetty
5	BWF DashamanotsavaPrashasthi – ” Shikshana ”	HarekalaHajabba
6	BWF DashamanotsavaPrashasthi – “  Patrikyodyama”	Varthabharathi
7	BWF DashamanotsavaPrashasthi – ” Udyama “	TumbayMoideen
8	BWF DashamanotsavaPrashasthi – “  SamajaSeve “	BM Mumtaz Ali
9	BWF DashamanotsavaPrashasthi – ” Shishaka “	Prof. AboobackerTumbay
	BWF DashamanotsavaPrashasthi – ” Shishaka “	Dr.Kaup Mohammed
10	BWF DashamanotsavaPrashasthi – ” BearySankrthi “	Muhammad Baddoor
11	BWF DashamanotsavaPrashasthi  – ” SaamudayikaSahakara ”	Sahiban Business Community, Abu Dhabi

Star attraction on the Award function was “AksaraSantha” Harekala Hajabba, who got a standing ovation from the audience. The Awardees responded with gratitude and said good deeds done by the BWF really needs to be applauded.  They also mentioned the coastal areas of Karnataka can be seen throughout the world because of their emphasis on education which is unlike the other areas of Karnataka.  They praised the BWF for  their noble objectives –  educating their community, and the BWF’s main charity programs- Mass marriages and Shouchalaya project.

All guests of honor  were presented with memento’s. A mega raffle draw was conducted by Mohamed SiddikKaup. A children’s cultural program was arranged and it was another star attraction of the function
Abdul Hameedgurupur- Secretary of BWF delivered the vote of thanks. Abdulla Madumoole, Hamza Abdul khader and Mohamed Rafeeq krishnapur were the  people behind the success of the function with their dedication, hard work , planning and  coordination. Haneef Ullal,Rasheed Bijai,Abdul Rasheed V.K. were instrumental in the success of program.

The entire program was coordinated by Mohamed Kallapu, Imran Ahmed, Siddik Uchil along with Abdul Majeed Kuttar ,Abdul Rauf and Mustafa Mata, while  Ismail Kutty Shimoga coordinated the media and publicity.
 Mohideen Handel,Nawaj Uchil,Nazeer Ubar,along with Basheer uchil,Imbran and Mohamed Ersad has taken up the floor management and managed the event with a professional touch.
A commendable effort indeed.

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