AKMG Kerala Piravi celebration, Nov 2, 2025: President's message

Dear AKMG Family,

Apologies for the long post, but I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who participated in and joined our Virtual Kerala Piravi Celebration last night. It was a wonderful evening, and I’m delighted to share that we had 98 participants at the highest point — a true testament to our vibrant and supportive AKMG community!

A special thank you to our dynamic co-chairs, Dr.Manju Nayar and Dr.Jincy Clement of the Entertainment Committee, for their outstanding leadership and creativity in organizing such a memorable event. From the inspiring guest speakers Dr. Hari Parameswaran, K. Jayakumar IAS and Dr. Venugopal Menon who shared thoughtful messages, to the Ottamthullal by Sri. Ambalapuzha Suresh Varma accompanied by artist Sri. Cherthala Krishnakumar, singer Sri. Ambalapuzha Ratheesh Kumar Achary, and mridangam artist Sri.Kalamandalam Vinod Kumar Achary, the soulful singing by our own talented members Dr. Raji Menon, Dr. Aparna Das and Dr. Anupam Kumar, Dr.Chino’s graceful folk dance, and the captivating Veena ensemble by Smt. Nirmala Rajasekar, every element beautifully captured the essence of Kerala. Heartfelt thanks also to Dr.Rekha Menon for bringing in Madhu Pillai to manage the AV, Sri. Ratheesh Nair for coordinating artists from Kerala and to Preetha for her invaluable help behind the scenes. Thank you, Dr.Nisha Nigil, for capturing those wonderful moments through your lens. Until our next big gathering — the AKMG Convention in New Jersey — please stay tuned for more virtual programs designed for your enjoyment and educational enrichment.

Thank you once again, AKMG family, for being such an amazing audience, showing your unwavering support, and staying with us till the very end of the celebration.

A gentle reminder: Early registration for the AKMG New Jersey Convention ends on December 31, 2025. Please visit AKMG.org to register. I look forward to seeing you all in New Jersey, August 6–9, 2026! With warm regards and gratitude, 🙏💐❤️ Dr. Elizabeth Mammen Prasad President, AKMG

Feedback from the audience. "Fantastic event — and hats off @Manju Rajeev Minnesota and @Jincy Clement Akmg for the stellar emceeing! Watched Ottamthullal after ages — equal parts laughter therapy and philosophy class in one go. Only Malayalees can hide deep meaning behind slapstick rhythm and satire that still hits home!" Fantastic job Manju and Jincy 👏👌🌺🌹🎈 Keep up the great work 👏🙏 Excellent program 👏👌🙏 This keeps getting better and better. What an amazing evening. Thank you for all the efforts. Great coordination of co-chairs Manju and Jincy, Preetha, Madhu, great behind the scenes work. Great artists. Such a wonderful program of Kerala Piravi! ❤️ Kudos to Manju and Jincy for organizing such a beautiful event! 💞💐 Congratulations to all the gifted performers…! What an amazing show. We enjoyed every moment. Thanks, AKMG,for organizing such a beautiful event. 👏 Very nicely done. Congratulations to the team. Truly enjoyed the performances and celebrations! Want to see more ottamthulal now.. forgotten how hilarious it can be… Divine energy by the Veena team and ottamthullal from Keralakkara! Blessed evening. Thank you Manju chechi, Jincy, Liz, Preetha, Anupam, Aparna, Raji and Chino for the cultural feast! Powerful words from Hari chettan, Venu uncle and Jayakumar sir teleported us to the god’s own country and its rich sociocultural journey. Such a lovely Kerala Piravi celebration! 🌺

Heartfelt thanks to Manju and Jincy for a beautifully organized event, and cheers to all the amazing performers! 🎉💖 Heartfelt congratulations to the organizers — Manju, Jincy, and Liz Mammen — for an outstanding AKMG Kerala Piravi celebration! 🌺 The event beautifully blended tradition and talent, with inspiring words from K. Jayakumar IAS and Dr. Menon, soulful performances by Raji, Chino, and Minnesota singers, and a captivating Ottanthullal presentation. You truly brought the essence of Kerala alive on screen. Kudos to the entire team for such a graceful and memorable celebration! 👏💚. Awesome Kerala piravi online event Manju, Jincy and team. Great performances and speeches . Thank you all. Had an awesome evening!! Thank you ! All round great performances! Very talented and excellent speakers. Thank you organizers.

Beautiful evening!! So wonderfully organized by Manju, Jincy, Preetha and team. Kudos to all of you and the excellent speakers and performers. Hari chettan, Venu uncle and Jayakumar sir teleported us to the god’s own country and its rich sociocultural journey. Excellent programs. Enjoying the evening thoroughly ! Thanks Manju and Jincy for organizing such a lovely program.

Thx Manju, Jancy, Liz Mammen and others for arranging the beautiful program for the keralapiravi celebration Chief Guest Sri Jayakumar ‘s speech, venuchettan’speech from kerala,Ottamthullal, Veena , Chino’s dance and the nice songs by the lovely couple Anupam and Aparna and Raji Menon were all superb.What a delightful evening..thank you Manju.

Absolutely amazing dance! As @Niju Baby Akmg was saying took back to the folk dance days in youth festivals! ❤That was really outstanding performance, chino! U were so involved!! 🥰🥰.Adipoli program, Manju !! Very classy indeed. Joined half hour late but will catch up with the recording.Manju, you guys really hit it out of the park! So proud of you! Nice program Manju, well organized and presented. Welcome comments കലക്കി 👏👏.Thank you Manju for your leadership in putting together a fantastic show last night..all your hard work paid off ..it was well received...thank you again on behalf of AKMG and myself. Congratulations on leading an amazing event.Beautifully organized Manju … many congratulations.

Every item was entertaining, educational and enjoyable. Jayakumar was the best possible one to have addressed the crowd. But to top it all, your charismatic and warm MCing made the most difference. You are quite a natural, Manju. Certainly the future chair of AKMG. Wonderful programs & presentation.😍I was watching from beginning to end!Kudos to you and co-organizers.My sincere apologies Manju. I was traveling. Flight got delayed i got home so late the program was finishing . Happy to hear everything went well. Kudos to you and Jincy for a splendid job 👏 Great feedback and I knew this would have been a hit ❤️ Congratulations.