Newcastle Tamil Sangam

01/11/2018

ISSUE 1

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Newsletter

The purpose of this newsletter is to provide specialized information on

the Newcastle Tamil Sangam events and activities related to our Tamil

Sangam members.

I, on behalf of the Newcastle Tamil Sangam Committee, thank all our

member families, committee members and President who have

provided help to gather the information and content for this

newsletter.

I take this opportunity to outline a summary of the recent events

organized by our Sangam and other agencies where our member

families and kids participated and brought recognition and privilege to

our community.

Subhashri Amarnath, Editor

Inside This Issue Introduction 1

President Speech 2

NTS Annual general Meeting 3

Combined concert Hunter Community languages 4

Dosa Party 5

An Article for Everyone 6

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An NTS event

President’s Speech

தைலவர் வாழ்த்துைர

இனிய தமிழ் ெநஞ்சங்கேள!

“யாமறிந்த ெமாழிகளிேல தமிழ்ெமாழி ேபால் இனிதாவது எங்கும் காேணாம்” என்றார் மகாகவி சுப்பிரமணிய பாரதியார். அத்தைகய ெதான்ைம வாய்ந்த தமிழ் ெமாழிைய வளர்ப்பதில் முன்னிற்கும் நமது நியூகாசில் தமிழ்ச்சங்கத்தின் இவ்வருடத் தைலவராக பணியாற்றுவதற்கு வாய்ப்பளித்து, உறுதுைணயாக இருக்கும் அைனத்து உள்ளங்களுக்கும், மற்றும் ெசயற்குழு உறுப்பினர்களுக்கும் எனது மனமார்ந்த நன்றி! எமது முதல் ெசய்தி மடலின் சிறப்புப் பதிப்பிைன ெவளியிடுவதில் மிகவும் ெபருமிதம் அைடகின்ேறன்.

நமது தமிழ் ெமாழியின் வளர்ச்சிக்கும், சமூகத்தின் நலனுக்கும் கடந்த பல வருடங்களாக உைழத்த முந்ைதய தமிழ்ச்சங்க ெசயற்குழு உறுப்பினர்கள் மற்றும் நலன் விரும்பிகள் அைனவருக்கும் இச்சந்தர்பத்தில் நன்றியிைனயும் பாராட்டுதல்கைளயும் ெதரிவிக்கக் கடைமப்பட்டிருக்கின்ேறன். தற்ேபாைதய சூழலில் நியூகாசில் வாழ் தமிழ் ேபசும் மக்கள் ெதாைக அதிகரித்து வருவது யாவரும் அறிந்தேத. இனிவரும் காலங்களில் ெபாது நலம் கருதி நமது தமிழ் ெமாழிையயும் கலாச்சாரத்ைதயும் வளர்க்க யாவரும் ஒன்றுபட்டு ஒரு குைடயின் கீழ் இயங்க ேவண்டும் என்பேத எமது ெசயற்குழுவின் எதிர்கால ெசயற்பாடுகளும் மற்றும் இலக்குமாகும்.

தமிழ் வளர்ப்ேபாம்! தமிழ் காப்ேபாம்! ஏெனனில் தமிழ் நமது அைடயாளம்!

நன்றி! அன்புடன்

திரு. நவெரட்னராஜா சசிகரன்

தைலவர், நியூகாசில் தமிழ்ச்சங்கம்

SASIHARAN

NAVARATNARAJAH

An NTS Event Page 3

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Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Newcastle Tamil Sangam Annual General meeting was held on 23/06/2018 at new Lambton community hall.

All Tamil Sangam members & families were invited and the event was attended by most of the members.

Events of the evening:

• Variety Entertainment involving singing, dancing and instrumentals performed on stage by NTS children and members.

• Outgoing committee’s achievements were summarised.

• Financial accounts for the year 2017-18 was presented.

• Questions and clarifications raised by members were addressed by outgoing committee.

• New committee members for Year 2018-19 were introduced by the new president Sasiharan Navaratnarajah.

• Awards were given to the dedicated Tamil School teachers for their fantastic effort and offering their valuable time.

• School bags were provided to Tamil school students as token of appreciation and encouragement.

• The event concluded with an evening dinner - Pizza and Juice for all attendees.

NEW LAMBTON

COMMUNITY CENTRE

NTS committee members

1. President: Sasiharan Navaratnarajah

2. Secretory: Anandamurugan Muthukumaraswamy

3. Treasurer: Gnanaindran Pradeepan.

4. Editor: Subhashri Amarnath

5. Teacher: Subbu Sethuvenkatraman

6. President elect: Vijayashankar

7. Ex-president: Konesh Thiyagesan

8. School Parent member: Miruthula Kesavan

9. Committee Member: Sridharan Selvaraj

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HPTACLS- Hunter Community languages

Tamil School Children in Combined Schools Concert

HPTACLS organized their second Combined Schools Concert for all their member schools’ students to perform in. It was held at Lake Macquarie Performing Arts Centre and there were approximately 300 people in attendance.

Our Tamil School children were one of the proud participants in the concert who showcased our Tamil Cultural Heritage to the multicultural audience.

Children performed in three different categories namely:

1. Folk dance by junior girls,

2. Bharatanatyam by junior girls.

3. Bharatanatyam by senior girls.

4. Dance by senior boys for Tamil Rock BG music.

Special thanks to Choreographers:

• Vrindha Ravi

• Kalyani Srinivasan

LAKE MACQUARIE PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE

“Best audience participation and crowd singing was for our Tamil School Children’s performances.”

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An NTS Event

DOSAI Party

Our most expected NTS Dosai party year 2018 was held few weeks ago at Federal Park, Wallsend.

Numerous varieties of Dosas were prepared by our Tamil Sangam ladies and served hot with tasty and spicy chutneys and sides.

Members participation was overwhelming and the highlight was the attendance of a considerable number of guest families of existing members and new members.

In addition to the Dosa feast children had fun time with the kid’s events and won small gifts and lollies.

Men and senior boys got into a 10 over-a-side cricket match where a lot of hidden talent was exposed from some of our players.

As usual help from our organisers and members were commendable in getting this organised.

All through it was great fun…

29/09/2018 FEDERAL PARK-WALLSEND

Dosa party Snippets

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