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Greater Austin Malayalee Association (GAMA) Past Events 2008 Malayalam Movies Screened
May 3, 2008 - Over 65 participants dazzled us with the arts of dance, music and fashion at the 2008 SAREGAMA program! Read the list of best performances in the May Newsletter. Photos can be viewed here. 2008 GAMA Picnic April 19, 2008 - With clear skies, mouth-watering food, thrilling games, and good company- what more could we ask for the 2008 GAMA picnic? The picnic was truly a celebration of all things Austin... Malayalee style! Check out pictures from the picnic here. 2007 Malayalam Movies Screened
X'MAS 2007 Dec 1st, 2007 - Over 350 Austin Malayalees gathered to celebrate one of the biggest holidays of the year - Christmas. The evening was filled with various performances, a beautiful Christmas message from Sijo Vaddakkan and a visit from Santa Claus.Photos of the event are available here. ONAM 2007 Sept 8th, 2007 - The 2007 celebration of our harvest festival Onam, was celebrated with grandeur and pomp. It was wonderful to see such a tremendous turnout and participation at the event. We had a record number of over 500 people. Every performance was well received and applauded by the audience. A special word of thanks extends to all our participants who unfolded the best of Kerala culture and tradition through their world class performances. Photos of the event are available here. SARE-GAMA 2007 May 5th, 2007 - Our own cultural evening, SARE-GAMA 2007 was a resounding success! For an event that was unique and first of its kind, the response was splendid. The evening set stage to an array of 33 scintillating programs, featuring talented artists within our community. Dance forms ranging from Indian classical "Bharatnatyam", "Kuchipudi", "Mohiniattam" to the "Kuttanadan Men's folk dance", Fashion Show representing traditional dresses from across India, Skits, Songs, Poetry recitals, Fancy dress and various other group performances enthralled audience for four hours. At the same function, we honored Dr E.C.G Sudarshan on being conferred the Padma Vibhusan Award from the President of India. Photos of the event are available here. 2007 GAMA Picnic April 21st 2007 - Indeed a beautiful sunny day to take a break from the frenzied pace of life and relax in an outdoor setting. With over 45 families attending the annual picnic, it was a wonderful opportunity for all to mingle, make new friends and have loads of fun. We were kept busy with a variety of games planned by the sports committee. Running race, relay, balloon throw, treasure hunt, and musical chair to name a few. The picnic drew to a close with the traditional grand finale of the Tug-of-war. Thank you to all who attended the picnic and joined in the fun. You can view the pictures online. 2006 Onam Celebration The Onam program was held at Murchison Middle School on September 9, 2006. Thanks to everybody who helped with the performances and with the Onam feast. We have some pictures from Onam Program online; Pictures were taken by Binu Tharakan, Lalith Gopinathan and C. J. Paul. 2006 Malayalee Picnic The annual picnic was on Saturday April 29, 2006, at the Patterson Park in central Austin. We have some pictures from the picnic online; these were taken by Binu Tharakan. 2006 Malayalam Movies Screened
2006 End-of-Year Meeting of Members The Annual Meeting of Members was held at the Christmas event to elect the board of directors and officers for 2007. We hope everyone can help the new directors in organizing and conducting programs on behalf of GAMA. 2005 Christmas Program The Christmas program was held on December 3rd. 2005 Onam Celebration The Onam program was held at Murchison Middle School on September 10, 2005. Thanks to everybody who helped with the performances and with the Onam feast. we had a good program. We hope we can continue to create friendships through these events. 2005 Malayalee Picnic The annual picnic was on Saturday April 2, 2005, at the Patterson Park in central Austin. We have some pictures from the picnic online; these were taken by C.J. Paul. Last modified June 14, 2008. For more information on GAMA, contact webmaster |