NAFO celebrates 15th anniversary

NAFO Kuwait (National Forum Kuwait) celebrated its 15th anniversary in a colorful and splendid manner on April 12 at the American International School (AIS), Maidan Hawally. The inaugural meeting started with the national anthems of Kuwait and India, followed by invocation chants of NAFO ladies’ and kids into the silent and serene venue along with a visual treat decorated on the stage commemorating the season’s festival of Kerala “Vishu”.

NAFO President O N Nandakumar inaugurated the function by lighting the traditional lamp, along with the NAFO office-bearers, Advisory Board member, Program Convener and the Ladies’ Wing chief-coordinator. Nandakumar chaired the meeting and in his presidential address he briefed about NAFO’S recent socio-welfare activities and the program as a whole.

General Secretary (Acting) Anish Nair welcomed the audience, and Band-Orfeo team narrating the relevance of the day’s celebrations and also the major activities planned to support the under privileged sections in Kuwait and back in India beyond of region or religion, as NAFO is a non-profit, non-political sociowelfare organization. V R Vijayan Nair, chief of NAFO Advisory Board, greeted the guests and audience for their participation and thanked the program committee for its professional conduct of the celebrations.

Thereafter the distinguished guest Adel Kohari, CEO of Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co released “Rareeram” souvenir, by collecting a copy from A R Subbaraman and handed over the first copy to Shaiju Mohandas, General Manager of Lulu Exchange Co and to all the gold sponsors and dignitaries who were invited to the dais. Program convener K C Gopakumar, in his vote of thanks expressed gratitude to all dignitaries and guests, sponsors, Media Forum and NAFO family members for accepting NAFO invitations and for their gracious presence and support. He also thanked band ORFEO for their first visit to Kuwait as NAFO’s guests.

A brief audiovisual documentary, was presented to mark the milestone achievements of NAFO including major accomplishments of inspired services rendered for the recent past years. After conclusion of the formal official inauguration ceremony, the 11member instrumental music band “ORFEO” began mesmerizing the audience through their amazing magical performance.