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MESSAGE FROM DR. NIGIL HAROON, PRESIDENT AKMG AKMG is proud to launch the HELPING HANDS program during our Kerala Piravi Celebrations on Oct 31, 2021. COVID has impacted us in many ways and the traditional performance arts scene has been on of the hardest hit. It is our responsibility to make sure that our rich traditional art forms are not left behind as we live our lives in the fast lane. Let us come together and support our rich heritage and culture. Let this also be a reminder to preserve our environment for our children. The natural calamities that are hitting us repeatedly in increasing frequency are nothing but a reflection of our behaviour and how we have treated this place we call home. We sincerely thank our well wishers who will join us on the occasion of Kerala Piravi. Zoom link was sent out by email to AKMG members. If you are interested in joining and do not have the link please contact the entertainment committee chair of AKMG Dr. Susan Thomas, MD, FAAFP. Susan Th...

Written by Dr. Khaleel K. Ashraf, MD, FACP Bitcoin is completely reshaping our understanding and use of money. A common critique one hears about this revolutionary monetary and technological idea is that Bitcoin is an illusion, just numbers in cyberspace. What may be less easy to grasp is that U.S. dollars are likewise an illusion. They too consist of numbers out there in cyberspace. Sometimes they are stored in paper or coins, but a huge percentage of U.S. dollars are purely abstract — they do not exist in any tangible form, not even as paper cash or coin. (As of July 2021, the total money supply in US or M2 is around $20.8 Trillion, of which the physically represented money, also called M0 is only $6.3 Trillion, or less than one-third of the M2.) The U.S. dollar and other national currencies are what is known as a “fiat” currency. Fiat is Latin for “let there be,” as in fiat lux, let there be light; hence, fiat denarii, let there be dinars, dollars, rupees, pesos, and rubles. ...

Hello everyone, Our Kerala Piravi celebration is round the corner and no time would be greater than now to unravel the hidden creative energy within you. Please follow the guidelines outlined below and submit your video entries through gmail to akmgkakmg@gmail.com on or before October 29, 2021. Top entries in four categories (solo male, solo female, family or couple) will be played online during our Kerala Piravi Zoom event on October 31, 2021. Winners will also be awarded special prizes during the gala night of AKMG Toronto to be held in August 2022. Audio and visuals should be based on recordings or sound bites from Malayalam movies, movie songs or skit. A maximum of four participants are allowed for group performances. Maximum video duration shoud be three minutes. Videos are to be recorded preferably in landscape mode with good lighting and sound quality. Entry is restricted to AKMG members and families. Evaluation will be based on acting skills, theme and originality. Use o...

Please submit your applications to akmgyouthiconaward@gmail.com Check list for submission: Curriculum vitae, two recommendation letters (one page each) and a personal statement (maximum two pages). Candidates aged between 15-25 years are encouraged to apply. Applicant has to be a child or spouse of AKMG Life Member with outstanding achievements in academics, sports, arts, literature, social work etc. Awards will be presented at the gala night on Saturday, August 6, 2022 during our annual convention in Toronto. Winner should be registered to attend the convention. The jury's decision is final.

A window to the universe of arts, a tribute to the colourful journey called life, the rendezvous of imagination and reality. Spread out your minds on canvas, imprint your skills on moist clay, exhibit your artistic passions in abundance with joy and pride to the wider world. This is a unique avenue to sculpt the hidden artist in the amateur, meet the likeminded dreamers and dream purveyors, ditch the inhibitions and paint your deeper thoughts and etch the emotions poignantly for the future generations. Let us join hands and put our brushes and pastels on the easels to celebrate life in all its beautiful simplicity and nature in all its glory. As the world limps back post-Covid into a state of newfound normalcy, let’s rejuvenate ourselves from the grim shadows, shed the melancholia of the pandemic and welcome the novel world with the sheer joy of artistic creativity …let this be a new beginning, with art that touches every soul … A bridge of brightness and hope into the future from...

Dear AKMG Family, It is with great sadness that I write to inform you of the passing of Dr. John Abraham on September 20, 2021 and Dr. Sany Abraham on September 18, 2021. Sani and John retired to Austin in 1998, first living in River Place, then moving to Lake Pointe before becoming founding members of the Longhorn Village in Steiner Ranch. Dr. Sany Abraham was a member of AKMG and a graduate of Medical College Trivandrum (batch of 1952 - 2nd batch). On behalf of AKMG I extend our heartfelt condolences to the family. Dr. Nigil Haroon AKMG President president@akmg.org Here is an excerpt from their son Lisbi Abraham's note. John and Sany Abraham passed away within 56 hours of each other on September 18th and 20th in Austin, Texas. Coincidentally, 56 was also their favorite card game. As they were together in life for the past 65 years, they are now together in death. Sany Abraham, 88, passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021 in Austin, Texas surrounded by her fa...

Here is an article from Dr. Anasseril Daniel on suicides in jails and prisons. AKMG members who work and consult in jails and prisons may find it useful. Dr. Daniel has personally seen the personal and professional lives of physicians ruined by lawsuits.This article has been abstracted from his upcoming book titled, "Suicide in jails and prisons: Preventive and Legal Perspectives.