2. Report of meetings from 8.5.2011 to 9.10.2011

Mayyanad Sangamam institutes scholarships

The Mayyanad Sangamam instituted scholarships for students of Mayyanad H.S.S and Govt,H.S.S, Vellamanal, under the Merit-cum-Means Scheme.  As per the scheme, one student each of class 10, 11 and 12 from Mayyanad H.S.S and from Govt. H.S.S, Vellamanal are to be awarded a scholarship of  Rs. 1000/per annum. Once a student is awarded the scholarship  he/she would continue to receive the same till he/she  becomes eligible for job provided he/she maintains the merit aspect. On the basis of short-listing carried out by school authorities and final  scrutiny  by Mayyanad Sangamam,  Amal Jojo, B.Anjana and Reshma S.Kumar from Govt.H.S.S, and Nina Nasser, Bichin C. Das and Dhanesh from Mayyanad H.S.S. were selected for the scholarships.The President D. Jayachandran distributed the scholarships to the students of  Mayyanad H.S.S at the Annual School Meeting at Mayyanad on 5.3.2011, and to the students of Vellamanal H.S.S the scholarships were distributed at the office of  the Principal in the presence of teachers the very same day.

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8.05.2011: Fifth Annual Meeting

The chief guest on this day was Dr.Babu Paul IAS(Rtd.), Former Additional Chief Secretary. Addressing the gathering  Dr.Babu Paul observed that the people of Mayyanad were naturally blessed by hereditary lineage that gave them the vitality to excel in all walks of life.It is said that when Neil Armstrong landed in Moon he found a Keralite restaurant selling appams there! Though it is considered as a joke the fact is that one can find Malayalees all over the World, and especially people from Mayyanad were the first to move out of their village to the State Capital, and then to other states, and  soon to countries in different parts of the world in search of better opportunies. He reminded the contributions of C.V.Kunjuraman, K.Sukumaran,K.Balakrishnan and others as the driving force behind the achievements of people of Mayyanad origin.

D.Jayachandran presided over the function. Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran and Prof. Padmakumari also spoke on the occasion.  Dr.Syamprakash welcomed the gathering and Prof.Rajan K.Ramesh gave the vote of thanks. Children presented their artistic talents. The function concluded with a grand dinner.

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9.10.2011:  Onam Meeting

The chief guests of this day were the students from Mayyanad Schools who came over to receive the scholarships for the year 2011-2012. The recipients were invited  along with their parents to attend the Mayyanad Sangamam meeting at TVM.

The President  D. Jayachandran distributed awards to the students to the joyous applause of the gathering. It was a wonderful experience for both the children and the members to meet and  to get to know one another and share news about their village.

As usual children sang songs, and  this was followed by a grand Onam Sadya.

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