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MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL Asian Voice | 1st April 2017
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Maya Dipak performing with Bahvinbhai, Shrikunj Gadhvi and Pareshbhai
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Patel (Pic 2). Bouquets were also
bestowed to mothers Hansa Gadhia, Hemlata Ladwa (Pic 1) and Bharulata Kamble. Kantaben Prabhakant Patel received a bouquet for her long standing support to Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar (Pic 2). It was our former Managing Editor Jyotsna Shah's birthday and she was given flowers, with Maya Dipak breaking into a small birthday song for her. ABPL could not be more grateful for the over-
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whelming response from the readers and wellwishers. Lord Jitesh Gadhia congratulated the entire team at Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar for conceiving and executing such a memorable event. Matru Vandana will be held in Barking on April 1, Tyseley, Birmingham on April 2, Leicester on April 7 and Preston on April 8. Photo courtesy: Raj D Bakrania, PrMediapix Videography: Vineet Johri Audience mesmerised with Mayaben’s performance
Maya Dipak
MATRU VANDANA A memorable musical tribute on Mother's Day
The launch of the magazine Matru Vandana, Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar's magazine on Mother's Day
Smita Sarkar
Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar organised Matru Vandana, a musical evening to celebrate Mother's Day, launch the special Mother's day magazine and pay homage to all mothers at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan on the 26 March. It was a beauteous evening as Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar's readers and wellwishers started pouring into Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. After relishing a scrumptious vegetarian meal laid out for all the guests, they settled into their seats, waiting eagerly for the programmes to begin. Compere for the evening was Gujarat Samachar News Editor Kamal Rao. Lord Jitesh Gadhia was one the Chief guests; the other dignitaries included distinguished businessman Dr Rami Ranger, CBE,
Kamal Rao, News Editor, Gujarat Samachar
MP Virendra Sharma and M N Nandakumara- Executive Director of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. Revered singer Maya Dipak was flown down from India to delight the audiences with an evening of sugam sangeet in her versatile, distinguished and melodious voice. Trained in Hindustani Classical, Dipak is a famed artist in Gujarat and has toured all over Europe, Muscat, India and Dubai to give live performances. She left the audiences enthralled by her songs on mathru vandana, mathru bhasha (mother-tongue) and mathru bhumi (motherland). The evening commenced with prayers by Parvati Nair, Office Supervisor of the Bhavan. The MPs and other prominent leaders took to the stage after the brief prayers to speak fondly about their beloved mothers, expressing their
Dr Merul Patel, Director, ABPL Publications
love and gratitude for them. “When we want to respect something, it is always prefixed with 'mother'. Mother Earth, Mother India, Mother Ganga, Mother Teresa,” said Gadhia. Gadhia was locked inside the Parliament for six hours on the 22 March and this “harrowing experience brought certain things in perspective. People were anxiously enquiring about my safety. They called my mother." “Tonight we should pause for a moment and send out our thoughts and prayers for the victims and families of the dastardly attacks on our democracy. Today the daughter and mother of Head Constable of police Keith Palmer must be feeling an irreplaceable loss. And all of us, the entire British Indian and British Hindu community we all British and British Asians stand shoulder to shoulder in their hour of grief,” said Gadhia.
Parvati Nair, Office Supervisor, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
The sacrifices and the contributions made by any mother whether an affluent or a poor mother needs to be saluted, said Virendra Sharma, MP. He spoke about the mother's commitment towards their family, reiterating that “no mother teaches her child to be an evil person. They always ask you to serve the society... we need to pay respect to the most important human being in the world – the mother.” Mr Nandakumara said that we will never be able to repay the debt to our mothers and should be eternally grateful to the universal mother. “There is no greater deity than one's mother. I am grateful to CB and to all of you who have come here to pay tribute to our mothers. Lets all say together “matro devo bhavah.” Dr Rami Ranger, CBE spoke about how people with vision can progress a great deal. “Mother is very important because she has to shape your next generation. It was my mother's vision that has shaped us... I am the only one in the country who has been honoured by HM The Queen on eight occasions. This is a mother's vison.” Flowers were presented by Dr Merul Patel, Director of Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar to his mother Pushpa Patel and aunt Saroj
CB offering a bouquet of flower to Hansa Gadhia