Marking the 62nd anniversary of the establishment of the state of Kerala, “The Kerala Piravi day” was celebrated with zest and zeal by Welfare Kerala Kuwait Farwaniya Zone at Ideal auditorium, Farwaniya on 1st of November 2018. Kerala got its unique identification as a state on November 1, 1956 which was earlier was made up of three distinct areas; namely Travancore, Malabar and Cochin, P.P. Abdurazack started with a brief history of Kerala while delivering the key note speech on the occasion. Kerala has many feathers to its cap to mention a few; 100% literacy, low infant mortality rate, equal status to men and women in all respects, PPR continued.
Focusing on the central theme of the conference” Rebuilding a New Kerala possible”, P.P. Abdul Razzack explained the various aspects of development that suites to the geographic and demographic pattern of the state of Kerala. Based on its basic priorities that encompasses the restructuring of education system, geography, culture and tradition. The list could be long, with better green cover and watersheds and more. As the most literate state with its liberal and educated views, the people of Kerala can lead the way to an environment friendly and sustainable model of development. Kerala a blessed state with 44 rivers is the land of beaches and backwaters and thus it is the centre of attraction for tourist around the globe. Kerala when planning rehabilitation and rebuilding, due importance should be given for the intensified awareness about environmental issues and conservation of Natural resources of Kerala. The geographic and demographic pattern of the state necessitated the use of waterways and water bodies for communication and connectivity before the vast network of roads and rails provided an alternative for the hinterland intra state connectivity. Regular schedules for passengers and cargo by waterway still exist along with rail and road network. It is the opportune time to take decisions that are sustainable and bode well for the future, because we are now in a time window where we can learn, being so close to the event. This would need some rigorous decision-making and policy implementation and guidelines must be debated, with experts from various fields, P.P. Abdul Razack concluded.
Earlier the function started with a welcome speech by Zonal secretary Noushad, Central committee treasurer Shoukath Valanchery inaugurated the membership campaign for the year 2019 by accepting the membership form of new members. Indian school counsellor Nabeela Najmudheen conducted the instant quiz program covering topic on “god’s own country Kerala”, along with a fun filled competition on 2 minutes’ speech in pure Malayalam. Central committee President Khaleelurahman distributed the trophies for the winners of the drawing competition “Cultural Kerala” held in connection with the program and Nawal Farheen (First Prize), Nadia Naisam (Second Prize), Ashraf U (3rd Prize) Neha Nawaz(3rd Prize) and Aneen Shoukath(4th Prize) won the trophies respectively. Asmina Afthab distributed the gifts for the winners who participated in the instant quiz competition, Zonal President Abdul Wahid presided over the function and Sameera Khaleel proposed the vote of thanks.