CulFEST ’13 (CMA CULtural FEST 2013)
Canadian Malayalee Association (CMA) is organizing a Talent Hunt: “CulFEST 2013″ on Saturday 11th MAY, 2013 at St MARTIN Secondary School, Mississauga [2470 Rosemary Drive, Mississauga ON, L5C 1X2 ] from 10 am to 10 pm.
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There will be attractive prizes for the Winners including Trophies.

A “Kala Prathibha” and a “Kala Thilakam” will selected based on the points achieved and will be awarded EVER ROLLING TROPHY, Cash Awards and Appreciation Certificates. [3 Stage programs are MUST for Kalathilakam & Kalaprathibha

Number of items limited to 7 per person. There will be no Registration FREE . Entrance Fee: $10/- [For participants and parents]. Deadline for Registration: 4 MAY 2013

THEME / SUBJECT FOR ALL COMPETITIONS (non-stage) WILL BE GIVEN 1 HOUR BEFORE.FOR ELOCUTION / SPEECH /ESSAY SUBJECT WILL BE GIVEN 5 DAYS BEFORE.

POINTS:1ST = 5 POINTS, 2ND = 3 POINTS, 3RD = 1 POINT

THERE SHOULD BE MINIMUM 3 PARTICIPANTS FOR EACH ITEM, OTHERWISE THE COMPETITION MAY BE CANCELLED.

Important: YOU SHOULD BE READY TO SUBMIT ‘AGE -PROOF’ (Driver’s Licence, Health Card, Birth Certificate, Passport, PR Card etc) AT THE TIME OF COMPETITION.

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For more info, contact:

President:Boby Xavier:905-607-0637 / 647.278.7606 ,Vice President:Rajesh Menon, Secretary:Jennifer Gopinath: 647.988.3292, Treasurer:Mathew Kuthiravattom: 647.449.2333, Entertainment Convener:Joy Paulose:905.890.5940, Asst.Entertainment Convener:Sandhya Manoj, Ex-Officio:Jacob Varghese: 905-275-7384.

For online Registration visit:www.canadianmalayalee.org

Report by: JAISON MATHEW [Chief Editor]

Markham: Maria Easow w/o Jobson Easow, won the Dr.Robert J.Gall Award of Excellence for 2013 in recognition for her dedicated work and compassion towards the community. This award is been nominated by the community and gone through a selection process by the Markham Stoufville Hospital Senior Management Award selection committee.

Nancy Fletcher, CNE , presented her with the award this afternoon at one of the many nursing week events that Markham Stouffville Hospital [MSH] is hosting this week [May6 to 12] to celebrate their wonderful nurses.

Report by: WNN

Toronto: Rev. Fr John Kuriakose (St.Marys Malanakara Catholic Church) selected as the President of Kerala Christian Ecumenical Fellowship, Toronto for the year 2013. Following are the other new office bearers selected:
Secretary: Zac Santhosh Koshy (CSI Church, Toronto), Treasurer: Johnson Zachariah ( Canadian Marthoma Church, Toronto),Event Coordinator: Simon Planthottam (St.Marys Malanakara Catholic Church).

The annual general body meeting held at: St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Toronto, was addressed by the President Dr. P.L John Panicker. He welcomed all and thanked all the members for their sincere cooperation and effective leadership during the last year.

The Secretary, Sujith P Abraham read the annual report of the year 2012 and this was unanimously passed. It was proposed by Rev. Thomas George and seconded by Simon Planthottam.

The Treasurer, Dr. Shibu Mathew presented the Financial Statement for the year 2012. This was passed unanimously by the committee.

Rev. Dr. Thomas George congratulated each of the outgoing committee members for their dedication and hard work through the year.

Report by: WNN

Nalini Ambady –the first female Indian professor at Harvard University and at Stanford, and a trail-blazing researcher—is a Malayalee and is in desperate need of a stem cell donor.  She has two young daughters, and has only a few weeks left to find a donor. The doctors say the best chance for a match is with a Malayalee Nair, other Malayalees and South Indians in that order.  But South Asians are underrepresented in the registry; of the 10 million people registered, less than 2% are South Asian.

A world wide search is on to save Nalini. It has been covered by CNN, NBC, CBC, and Indiapost among many others.  In Canada, a drive to identify potential matches will take place this Sunday in Scarborough.  The goal is to find Nalini a donor and to increase the number of South Asians in the registry.

To learn more, please read this article that appeared on CNN this week written by Nalini’s daughter. http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/16/health/nalini-leukemia/index.html

This video tells part of the story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj1aL8h3V3g

CBC also covered the drive for Nalini this coming Sunday: http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2013/04/stanford-students-seek-bone-marrow-match-for-beloved-professor.html?cmp=fbtl

Could you  *please* get the word out to the members of your organization, it could save Nalini’s life.  To help, they could:

1)  attend the drive in Scarborough Civic Center on Saturday May 25 4pm – 6pm or

2) register on-line at OneMatch (www.OneMatch.ca), which will mail them a cheek swab kit, and they just mail it back.

Getting registered involves rubbing a q-tip against the inside of your cheek.  Donating stem cells is a similar to getting an IV.

For more information on stem cell donation please read here: Blood services Canada

Thank you for considering this! One of your members could be the match she needs! Please forward to as many people as you know and think could help!

Toronto: Cutting edge research into an experimental therapy that deploys nano-particles of gold to kill cancer cells earned an Alberta high school student, 16, top national honours today in the 2013 “Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada” (SBCC).

Kerala-born Arjun Nair, 16, a Grade 11 student at Webber Academy, Calgary, was awarded the top prize of $5,000 by a panel of eminent Canadian scientists assembled at the Ottawa headquarters of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC).

His research project, mentored at the University of Calgary, advances an experimental cancer “photothermal therapy” which involves injecting a patient with gold nanoparticles. The particles accumulate in tumours, forming so-called “nano-bullets” that can be heated to kill cancer cells.

Arjun showed how an antibiotic may overcome defences cancer deploys against the therapy and make the promising treatment more effective. Arjun’s research, which a panel of expert judges led by Dr. Luis Barreto called “world class Masters or PhD-level quality,” also won a special $1,000 prize awarded to the project with the greatest commercial potential.

Arjun  will compete for Canada April 22-23 at the International BioGENEius Challenge, conducted at the annual BIO conference, this year in Chicago.

ഇനി കാന്‍സറിനെ ഭയക്കണ്ട,കാന്‍സെറിനെതിരെ സൂത്രവുമായി 16കാരനായ മലയാളി വിദ്യാര്‍ഥി

കാന്‍സര്‍ ചികില്‍സാ രംഗത്ത് വന്‍ മുന്നേറ്റമൊരുക്കുന്ന 16കാരനായ മലയാളി വിദ്യാര്‍ഥിയുടെ കണ്ടുപിടിത്തത്തിന് കാനഡയില്‍ അംഗീകാരം. കാന്‍സര്‍ സെല്ലുകള്‍ നശിപ്പിക്കാന്‍ സ്വര്‍ണത്തിന്‍െറ ചെറുതരികള്‍ (നാനോ പാര്‍ട്ടിക്കിള്‍സ്) ഉപയോഗിക്കാമെന്നാണ് കാസര്‍കോട് നീലേശ്വരം സ്വദേശിയും കാനഡയിലെ ആല്‍ബര്‍ട്ടയിലെ കലഗാരി വെബ്ബര്‍ അക്കാദമിയിലെ ഹൈസ്കൂള്‍ വിദ്യാര്‍ഥിയുമായ അര്‍ജുന്‍ നായര്‍ കണ്ടുപിടിച്ചത്.ഗവേഷണരംഗത്ത് നല്‍കുന്ന ഉയര്‍ന്ന ബഹുമതികളിലൊന്നായ ‘Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada’ പുരസ്കാരം നല്‍കിയാണ് കനേഡിയന്‍ സര്‍ക്കാര്‍ ഈ യുവപ്രതിഭക്ക് ആദരമൊരുക്കിയത്.

അര്‍ജുന്‍െറ കണ്ടത്തെല്‍ വിശദ പഠനത്തിന് വിധേയമാക്കിയ നാഷനല്‍ റിസെര്‍ച്ച് കൗണ്‍സില്‍ ഓഫ് കാനഡയിലെ പ്രമുഖ ഗവേഷകര്‍ ഗവേഷണത്തെ ബിരുദാനന്തര ബിരുദ നിലവാരമോ പി.എച്ച്.ഡി നിലവാരമോ ഉള്ളതാണെന്നാണ് വിലയിരുത്തിയത്. 5000 ഡോളര്‍ അടങ്ങുന്ന പുരസ്കാരം കഴിഞ്ഞയാഴ്ച ഒട്ടാവയില്‍ നടന്ന ചടങ്ങില്‍ അര്‍ജുന് നല്‍കി. കണ്ടത്തെലിന്‍െറ വാണിജ്യസാധ്യത കണക്കിലെടുത്ത് ആയിരം ഡോളര്‍ വേറെയും നല്‍കി. ഫോട്ടോതെര്‍മല്‍ തെറാപ്പിയുടെ വികസിത രൂപമാണ് അര്‍ജുന്‍െറ കണ്ടത്തെല്‍. രോഗിയുടെ ശരീരത്തില്‍ സ്വര്‍ണത്തിന്‍െറ ചെറുകണികകള്‍ (നാനോ പാര്‍ട്ടിക്കിള്‍സ്) കുത്തിവെക്കുകയാണ് ചെയ്യുക. ട്യൂമറുകള്‍ ഈ കണികകള്‍ ആഗീരണം ചെയ്യുന്നതോടെ അവക്കുള്ളില്‍ നാനോ ബുള്ളറ്റുകള്‍ രൂപപ്പെടും. ഇവ പ്രകാശം ഉപയോഗിച്ച് ചൂടുപിടിപ്പിച്ച് കാന്‍സര്‍ കോശങ്ങള്‍ നശിപ്പിക്കുകയാണ് ചെയ്യുക.

ചികില്‍സക്കെതിരെ കാന്‍സര്‍ സെല്ലുകള്‍ ഉയര്‍ത്തുന്ന പ്രതിരോധം ആന്‍റിബയോട്ടിക്കുകള്‍ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് എങ്ങനെ മറികടക്കാമെന്നും ഇതിലൂടെ ചികില്‍സ എങ്ങനെ ഫലപ്രദമാക്കാമെന്നും പഠനം വിശദീകരിക്കുന്നു. രണ്ട് വര്‍ഷത്തെ പഠനത്തിന്‍െറ ഫലമാണ് തന്‍െറ കണ്ടത്തെലെന്ന് അര്‍ജുന്‍ പറയുന്നു. ഇതില്‍ ഒരു വര്‍ഷം കലഗാരി സര്‍വകലാശാലയിലെ സൈമണ്‍ ട്രൂഡലിന്‍െറയും ഡേവിഡ് ക്രാമ്പിന്‍െറയും നാനോ സയന്‍സ് ലബോറട്ടറികളിലായിരുന്നു ഗവേഷണം. ഹൈസ്കൂള്‍ വിദ്യാര്‍ഥിയായ തനിക്ക് ഗവേഷണത്തിന് ലാബ് അനുവദിച്ചുകിട്ടിയത് ഭാഗ്യമാണെന്ന് കരുതുന്നതായും അര്‍ജുന്‍ പറയുന്നു. നാലാം ഗ്രേഡ് മുതല്‍ സയന്‍സ് ഫെയറുകളില്‍ പങ്കെടുത്തിരുന്നതായി അര്‍ജുന്‍ പറയുന്നു. ഒമ്പതാം ഗ്രേഡില്‍ പഠിക്കവേ കാനഡാ വൈഡ് സയന്‍സ് ഫെയറില്‍ പങ്കെടുക്കാന്‍ അവസരം ലഭിച്ചു. അവിടെ ഗവേഷണങ്ങളില്‍ ഏര്‍പ്പെട്ടിരുന്ന നിരവധി വിദ്യാര്‍ഥികളെ കണ്ടുമുട്ടിയതാണ് തനിക്ക് പ്രചോദനമായതെന്ന് ഭാവിയില്‍ ഡോക്ടറാകാന്‍ കൊതിക്കുന്ന കൊച്ചുമിടുക്കന്‍ പറയുന്നു.

കീമോതെറാപ്പിക്കും മറ്റും വിധേയരായി ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടുന്ന രോഗികളെ കണ്ടെതോടെയാണ് ബദല്‍ ചികില്‍സ കണ്ടത്തൊനുള്ള ഗവേഷണങ്ങള്‍ താന്‍ ഊര്‍ജിതമാക്കിയത്. തുടര്‍ന്നാണ് ഫോട്ടോതെര്‍മല്‍ തെറാപ്പിയില്‍ കൂടുതല്‍ ഗവേഷണങ്ങള്‍ നടത്തിയത്-അര്‍ജുന്‍ പറയുന്നു. കലഗാരിയില്‍ ഐ.ടി ഡിപ്പാര്‍ട്ട്മെന്‍റില്‍ സൂപ്പര്‍വൈസറാണ് അര്‍ജുന്‍െറ പിതാവ്. മാതാവ് കലഗാരിയിലെ സണ്‍കോര്‍ എനര്‍ജിയില്‍ എന്‍വയേണ്‍മെന്‍റല്‍ അഡൈ്വസറാണ്. അമേരിക്കയിലെ ചിക്കാഗോയില്‍ ഈ മാസം 22,23 തീയതികളില്‍ നടക്കുന്ന അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര BioGENEius Challenge മല്‍സരത്തില്‍ കാനഡയെ പ്രതിനിധീകരിച്ച് അര്‍ജുന്‍ നായര്‍ പങ്കെടുക്കും.

Aiming to create an effective cancer-killing nano-bullet made of gold [FULL PROJECT DESCRIPTION]

Click: http://sanofibiogeneiuschallenge.ca/2013/04/05/aiming-to-create-an-effective-cancer-killing-nano-bullet-made-of-gold/

More than 25,000 People Attended the 2013 Bollywood Monster Mashup!

Mississauga: As part of a cultural fusion in collaboration with the Mississauga Arts Council, Bollywood Monster Mashup (creation of Artistic Director Vikas Kohli) joined forces with Kaleidoscope Chinese Performing Arts Society (KCPA) to bring together Chinese Musicians, Indian Singers and Western Musicians. The result was the BOLLYWOOD DRAGON ORCHESTRA, which featured singers Ferzana, Himanshu Merchant, Tanveer Badar, and Prita Chhabra who performed hit Bollywood songs with a Western-Chinese twist!

For the first time ever, Indian, Chinese and Western Music fusion was presented so ingeniously in the GTA and was very well received at the Bollywood Monster Mashup 2013 event on August 24th at the Mississauga Celebration Square.

Western Musicians included multi-instrumentalist Lorenzo Castelli on the base, Jay Burak on the drums, the rocking guitarist Geoff Willingham and Jake Payne on the keys. Chinese Musicians included Lan Ye on Pipa, Feihong Nan on the Guzheng (Chinese Zither) and Linlin Wang on the Erhu. In spite of being unrelated to Indian Music, these musicians picked up on the nuances of Indian Music masterfully. With their support well known singers Ferzana, Himanshu Merchant and Tanveer Badar sang songs spanning the Bollywood film era.

With people dancing to renditions of hit songs Mere Angne Mein, Duma Dum Mast Kalandar, Apni To Jaise Taise, Choli Ke Peeche, Bumro, Nimbooda and many other songs, and wanting simply more!, The Bollywood Dragon Orchestra definitely created an evening to remember.

Report by: Ferzana Bohra

Mississauga Kerala Association (MKA) will be celebrating Onam Festival on Saturday, 7th September 2013 from 5 pm to 11 pm at: Michael Power Secondary School [Street/Address: 105 Eringate Drive,City/Province: Etobicoke, Ontario, Postal Code: M9C 3Z7].

Ona-sadhya is from 5 pm to 7 pm and the Entertainment starts at 7.30 pm.

Tickets:$15.00 for members,$18.00 for non-members,Children (6-12):$10.00, Children under 6: free.

For more informations, contact:

President

Toronto: Jeraldi James w/o Boney Mani Thomas (Paramount Coir Mills, Alapuzha), won the titles “CMA-Admiral Best Singer 2013″ and “Voice of Kerala in Canada -2013″ in the Singing Competition organized by Canadian Malayalee Association [CMA], under the sponsorship of Tom Varughese [Travelair Canada].
Tania Anto Karunakkal and Manu Roy Thomas won the second and third places respectively.

Jeraldi received the cash award and the ever-rolling Trophy from Tom Varughese in the award distribution ceremony which was held on 17th August, 2013 @ Wildwood Park, Mississauga.

Jeraldi is a professionally trained musician under the great music guru Kalaratna Sri. Jayavijaya and his daughter-in-law Smt. Gireja ManjuJayavijaya. She has learnt Carnatic Music for 10-12 years and has many accolades to her credit. She was the winner of many District & State Level Youth Festivals and has sung in devotional musical albums in Kerala. Her first stage performance with a Ganamela Troupe was at age 3.5 years.

Jeraldi is in Canada as an International Student, doing Early Childhood Education. That does not stop her from her music! She is a lead singer in “Dhwani Music Orchestra”, a leading Malayali music band based in Toronto. She sings in various languages for other regional music bands as well.

She is the Director of “Nakshathra School of Music” for Malayali children in Scarborough, where she teaches Classical & Light Indian music and devotional songs for individuals and groups.

Jeraldi takes great pride in serving the Malayalee community in whatever way possible. She is the entertainment convener of ‘Toronto Malayalee Samajam’ and an active member of the Scarborough St. Thomas Catholic Church and Music Choir.

Not limiting herself to music alone, Jeraldi is now venturing into the field of dance! She is part of the “Dancing Damsels Dance Group“, a Toronto based Non-Profit dance group for adult women.

Jeraldi is the only daughter of E.S James (Deputy Transport Commissioner, Kozhikkode) and Jiji James. She has a younger brother Jix James, who is persuing his Mechanical Engineering in Toronto. Jeraldi says she inherits her musical talent from her dad.

The Second place winner Tania Karunakkal [also known by her Pet names: Akhila, Malu, Pinky] is the daughter of Anto and Preetha Karunakkal, now residing at Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

Tania is equally-talented in Music and Dance. She learned her dance lessons from Kalamandalam Gopinath and Omanakuttan and music from Kumari. Tania has proved her talents in painting too. This multi-talented young girl [a rising star!!] is also brilliant in her academics. Now she is studying for Grade 10 and at this small age, she is finding time to teach Music to little ones.
The Third place winner Manu Roy Thomas is a post graduate in Business Administration, with a strong passion for music. Even if he is not trained in music, it is there with his genes. He has been living in Mississauga since one year along with his wife. Presently he is working as a member of wireless network management and logistics team for Bell Mobility.

Report by: Jaison Mathew [WNN]

Toronto: NSS CANADA is celebrating ONAM 2013 on Saturday, Sep21st. in the traditional way, at: Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary School is a public high school located in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. [ Address: 415 Great Lakes Dr, Brampton, ON L6R 2W8 ]
This is the 11th year in a row that they are bringing the real Onam spirit to whole malayalee community with a variety entertainment show and ONAMSADHYA.
For more info, e-mail: nsscanada@hotmail.com, Or call: Sasidharan Nair – 416 839 3773 Harikumar Nayar – 416 223 0006 Pradeep Menon – 905 497 0899Bala Menon – 416-879 0924 Sunilkumar Nair – 905 624 2771Hemalatha Rajendran – 416 208 5278Gayatridevi Vijayakumar – 416 500 4681Vijayakumari Nair -416 754 6643Anoop Menon -416 6277719Babu nair-905 8030327Sankalp Nair-416 8256441 Jayasree Menon-905 9977473Sreekala Nair-416 2878501Appu Nair-905 2860829Pramod-416 8959094Raghu-416 7555312Roy Pillai-905 3870737Shobhana Santosh-905 2398121.

Report by: Jaison Mathew

Kottayam: Young Malayalee Engineer Jayanth Justin Mundackal won The World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) – a unique global contest which brings together young developers and digital entrepreneurs – under 30 years of age – who use internet and mobile technology to put the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) into action and make a difference.

The WSYA selects and promotes best practice in e-Content. It demonstrates young people’s potential to create outstanding digital contents and serves as a platform for people from all UN member states to work together in the efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goals – in 6 CATEGORIES:1. Fight Poverty, Hunger and Disease! 2.Education for All! 3. Power 2 Women!4.Create your Culture! 5.Go Green! and 6. Pursue Truth!

Friends2Support is the winner under Fight Poverty, Hunger and Disease!. Friends2Support is the world’s largest voluntary blood donors’ organization which brings together voluntary blood donors and those in need of blood onto a common platform. the organizations main aim is to have a society wherein there is no shortage of blood when required. Friends2Support was founded as an effort to tackle the problem of blood unavailability at the hospital. The organization also promotes the concept of donating blood to save lives, by organizing rallies, events and other activities to spread the word amongst the people. Friends2Support has more than one lakh donors across the country at present and soon targets to reach greater heights and get up to one crore donors in the near future. This website has also launched its mobile applications on various platforms like Windows, iOS, Android and Java, which are absolutely free of cost. This step is a milestone as it is a promising venture to reach a larger number of people and saving a life can be just a touch away. Jayanth Justin is the producer of this application. Abhilash Reddy Kallepu and Ashton Richard DSa are the Co-producers of this project. You can download this application FREE here.

The award winner Jayanth Justin, the grandson of Late M.S Mathew Mundackal and son of Justin Mathew and Theresa Justin (Kochurani -Nadackal), is currently working at Infosys, Trivandrum. He has 2 brothers: Jithin (Engineer) and Jerome (Engineering student).

WSYA winners had the unique opportunity to be part of an international high-energy networking event (with all related costs covered by the organizer). This year’s winners’ event took place in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from the 24th-26th of October. Hosted by the Sri Lankan Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) and in partnership with the World Summit Award (WSA), this 3-days event featured world-class keynote speeches, hands-on workshops and engaging panel discussions about social entrepreneurship and the content industry.

All YA winners had the opportunity to present their projects on a world stage, exchange ideas with their peers and network with renowned experts in the field of ICT for development. Winning the WSYA allows young social entrepreneurs to become part of an international network of young dynamic people, leaders of the ICT industry, academics, govermental organisations and members of the civil society.

The WSYA is organised as a follow up activity of the World Summit on Information Society and its action plan towards the year 2015. The Youth Award is being organised by the World Summit Award Network for the sixth time after 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. It is promoted in all UN member states through the networks of the World Summit Award (WSA) the UN Global Alliance for ICT, other participating UN Organisations and Agencies such as UNESCO and UNIDO, governments and NGOs, youth organisations, and all those committed to making a real difference in the achievement of the MDGs.

The WSYA Team is based at the International Centre for New Media (ICNM), an independent non-profit organisation in Salzburg, Austria.

This is the 6th time the World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) will bring together the world’s best e-content producers at this international event designed to be an excellent opportunity for knowledge exchange and networking.

Report by: Jaison Mathew [WNN]

Shaji Thomas Most valuable Player




Toronto: The New York Team [Tom Thomas (Captain), Simon George, Shaji Thomas are the Winners of the 15th 56 International Tournament held in Toronto, Canada.

1st Runner up: Chicago
Simon Chakkalapadavil, Chicago(Captain), Thomas Kadimpally, and Kurian Thotticherayil

2nd Runner up:PhiladelphiaSabu Scaria(Captain), Johnson Mathew, and Sabu Varghese

3rd Runner up: Kansas
David Mohan(Captain),Krishna Kumar Kulangara, and Ravi Peru,

Shaji Thomas from New York selected as the Most Valuable Player (MVP).
Everyone congratulated and appreciated the organizing committee under the leadership of Abraham Kurien and the 56 international central committee under the leadership of Joseph Mathew (Appachen), Joe Mullappally and Sabu Scaria – for organizing such a wonderful and successful tournament in Canada. The next tournament will be held at Dallas.

Read more:
http://webmalayalee.com/portals/2013/10/06/15th-56-international-card-tournament-in-canada/

Report by: WNN

Toronto: Panorama India’s 5th Annual Idol Contest will be held on 18th and 19th of January 2013 @ Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School [St. Andrews Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario M93 1V8].
Preliminary Round – Saturday January 25, 2014

Selection Round – Sunday January 26, 2014

Deadline for applications: January 10th, 2014

Application Form and Rules & Guidelines, please visit www.panoramaindia.org or, E-mail to: info@panoramaindia.org

Application fee $10 to pay on following link, print the e-receipt and bring to the venue.

https://mycity.sulekha.com/panorama-india-idol-2014_buy_614809
For any questions; Call: Suvarna Kulkarni at 905 882 4607 Shalini Srivastava at 647 898 3267

Report by: Jaison Mathew (WNN)

The “Heart of a Murderer” is a documentary film scripted, shot, directed and co-produced by Catherine McGilvray. The film shot with real characters on actual locations in Madhya Pradesh and Kerala took four years to make. The film was an attention grabber at the recently held Jakarta International film festival. Eighteen years after Samunder Singh stabbed and murdered a Catholic nun, Sr. Rani Maria, the former prisoner who served 12-year jail term has been invited to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican.

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for Family, invited 40-year old Singh after the pope Francis expressed his desire to meet him. A Catholic priest who helped Singh while in jail to experience forgiveness, and a nun, the younger sister of the slain Rani Maria declared a Servant of God, the first major step toward canonization, in 2007, will accompany Singh.

The docufilm tells the story of a Hindu fanatic who kills a Christian missionary in Jabua district of Madhya Pradesh some 18 years ago. Her family forgives him, obtains his release from jail, accepts him as a son and brother with a sacred Hindu ceremony. What happens in the heart of a human being who has received unconditional forgiveness?

A man on a train is looking out of the window. His name is Samundar Singh. The train is travelling across India, heading South, to Kerala. Samundar was once a convict. He had committed an awful crime. Through his voice and recollections, his story slowly unfolds.

Central India, prison of Indore, year 2002. Samundar is serving a life sentence for having stabbed to death a young Franciscan missionary, sister Rani Maria. An elderly man, white-haired, barefooted and dressed as a sadhu, warmly embraces Samundar saying: “God has forgiven you”. This man, in spite of appearances, is Father Michael, a Christian Sannyasi, called Swami Sadanand by all.

On the train, Samundar remembers how he was caught in the trap of religious fundamentalism, and how, abandoned by all his family and friends after the murder, he was forgiven and helped only by the family of his victim. He also remembers the day when, still in jail, he celebrated the rakshabandan, a Hindu rite in which a woman ties a bracelet (rakhi) around the wrist of a man, symbolizing the bond of sacred brotherhood. The woman who tied the bracelet was Selmy, Rani Maria’s sister. Selmy, a Christian nun, and Samundar, a Hindu, are now brother and sister.

Rani Maria’s family had forgiven Samundar immediately. After the rakhi, with Swami’s help, they asked and obtained a pardon for Samundar. Samundar was released from jail after 12 years in 2006.

Samundar is now a free man and lives in his native village. However, his wife had abandoned him while he was in prison and many in the community there barely tolerate him: some because he is a murderer, others because he now associates with the Christians. But Samundar is not afraid of them, nor does he take offence at their provocations.

He visits his sister Selmy at the convent before starting his journey by train to Kerala, where he will meet Rani’s mother and brothers. The only thing that matters for him now is the love of his new family. The mother’s embrace will be for him the start of a new life.

Report by: Fr.C.M Paul
(Fr. C.M. Paul, SDB is HoD, Mass Communication at Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati He may be contacted at cmpaul53@gmail.com or Cell: 91.8749900573 )

Forgiveness is ultimate freedom: Film director LINK: INTERVIEW WITH THE FILM’S DIRECTOR : http://mattersindia.com/forgiveness-is-ultimate-freedom-film-director/

There are songs that are timeless classics, regardless of language, singer, composer and the likes. They are passed on from generations and one such song, though not composed a long time ago (if 20 years is not a long time!) – Ambalapuzhe unnikannanodu nee from the movie Advaitham (1992).

This made me google ‘Ambalapuzha’ and the facts are so interesting. Ambalapuzha, claims wikipedia, is a small town in the Aluppuzha district in the Kerala state.

The Ambalapuzha Sri Krishna Temple is a landmark in Kerala and is associated with the Guruvayoor Sri Krishna temple. It was built in 790 A.D. by the local ruler Chembakasserry Pooradam Thirunal-Devanarayanan Thampuran. Ambalappuzha Sri Krishna Temple enshrines Lord Krishna in the form of Parthasarathy(Arjuna’s charioteer in Mahabaratha). Lord Krishna is popularly known here as Unnikannan (child Krishna). The idol of Krishna here is carved out of black granite stone holding a whip in His right hand and a conch in the left.

The  prasadam, payasam served in the Ambalapuzha Temple is famous among Hindu devotees.

Ambalappuzha Sri_Krishna Temple

Kerala is knows for its pristine rivers, greenery and nature loving residents. One of the leading newspapers (manaromaonline.com) has featured an article about the Ambalapuzha residents embracing eco-friendliness in their own way.

A residents’ association in Ambalapuzha has started an anti-plastic initiative  in their strive towards converting their beloved town into a plastic fee zone. About 2 Khaki cloth bags were distributed to 127 households and would be willing to supply more on demand,

The residents identify themselves with Khaki bags.

According to the association president Dr. Ambalapuzha Gopakumar and Secretary Madhava Panicker,  the distribution of cloth bags was decided by the association on the completion of the awareness programmes.

This will be an example to the entire state and to the country at large.

(Image courtesy – Wikipedia)

– Kavitha

Usher in your Holiday celebrations this year with a night of Dinner, Dance and Music at the CMA Chill Party on Saturday December 14, starting 6pm at the Payal Banquet Hall (Mississauga). The 2013 CMA Chill party is looking forward to delight your entire family, get to meet your old friends and make new ones. Its slated to feature our own homegrown talents in dance and music, while you feast on lip smacking appetizers and mains.

Toronto: Canadian Malayalee Association (CMA) honoured the Dancing Damsels dance group with a special recognition award on Saturday, December 14th, during the Canadian Malayalee Association annual Christmas & New Year bash Chill 2013. They were recognized for their outstanding performances & remarkable support extended to the Malayalee Community during the year 2013. The award was presented by Mr. Kulwant Singh Deol of Deol Law Office and was received by Ms. Mary Ashok, Managing Director and the Lead Choreographer of Dancing Damsels dance group. Dancing Damsels dance group, made its successful entry into the cultural arena of Toronto with the presentation of a Bollywood medley dance in 2012. Since then they have become a conspicuous presence at the Canadian Malayalee Association, Mississauga Kerala Association, the Toronto Malayalee Samajam, NSS Canada, the The Telugu Alliances of Canada, the Tamil Nadu Cultural Society of Canada, the Durham Tamil Association, and at multi-cultural events like the Carassauga Festival and the Carabram Festival. Dancing Damsels’ performance has become an indispensable factor in all Panorama India programmes. Yes … within a year they have become a wave everywhere in Toronto.

WITH PRESENT and PAST PRESIDENTS of CMA

Dancing Damsels is the fulfilment of the dream of Mary Ashok, a noted dancer, who started learning dance since she was five years old and continued to learn Bharathanatyam in the Vazhuvoor style for around 25 years. Mary Ashok has performed numerous times for programmes in India and abroad, and has earned the title “Natya Mayuri.

MARY ASHOK & SWAPNA NAIR

Mary’s dreams fledged their wings when she shared her thoughts and ideas with her friend Swapna Nair, who has great passion for dancing and other performing arts. She has been a regular performer at various cultural events.

Dancing Damsels is the result of Swapna’s unstinting support to Mary’s dreams and ideas and the two women’s passion for performing arts, particularly dance.

Dancing Damsels has successfully warded off its teething troubles and has become an acknowledged dance group drawing women from various cultural backgrounds.

Today ‘Dancing Damsels’ has 30+ members, drawn from various cultural communities.- Anitha Valappil, Anitha Reddy, Annabel Wilfred, Deepika Shyam, Dujavanthi Shwetsweare, Dhanwantry Kumari, Lekha Rajiv, Jeraldi James, Nancy James, Nirmala Sahasranaman, Prithi Menon, Smitha Subramanian, Sumathee Ramakrishnan, Suritha Hari & Vidhya Verma – to name a few.

WATCH THEIR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR 2013: VIDEO 1

Their avowed mission is to inspire those who had learnt dance in their younger days but could not pursue it after they had started their family lives. The group hopes to provide avenues to those who still have a deep affinity and passion for dance.

WATCH THEIR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR 2013: VIDEO 2

Replicating Indian heritage of art and culture on the Canadian soil, as much as they can, and keeping off the cultural alienation that the younger generation is likely to experience consequent upon the influence of other cultures is what they aim at.

WATCH THEIR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR 2013: VIDEO 3

Today, Dancing Damsels has risen to a non-profit dance promotions company. It is trying its best conduct a show on its own next year and also to arrange an annual South Asian dance festival in Toronto in the near future. No doubt, their dreams can certainly be realised if sponsors as well as their well-wishers extend them a helping hand.

Those who wish to join the ‘Dancing Damsels’ may visit the website: www.dancingdamsels.com and/or contact Mary Ashok (416-788-6142) or Swapna Nair ( 416-627-4975.)

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FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/DancingDamsels

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New York: RamachandraKuruppu (63), a United Nations employee and a resident of Bardonia, NY passed away at Trichur in Kerala. He was an active member of Malayalee Association of Rockland County (MARC) and Nair benevolent Association.
Wife: Umadevi Kuruppu, Children: Sheeba, Shiji, Shaji Sons in laws: Santhosh, Ramesh, Grand Children: Divya, Arjun.
Viewing: January 17 Friday (6pm-9pm), 18 Saturday (9am-10am)
at:at Michael J. Higgins Funeral Home: 321 South Main Street, New City, NY 10956.
Cremation: on Saturday, 11.am

for more info, contact: 410-790-3851 (Raj Kuruppu)

Report by: WNN

Toronto: Gayathridevi Vijayakumar, principal and artistic director of Nupura School of Music and Dance Toronto, was an active participant and winner of Kerala School Youth Festivals during the period of 1986-89. A Kalathilakam for 3 times in the Malappuram Revenue District School Kalolsavam and winner in Bharathnatyam, Mohiniyattam, Kuchupudi, Folk and Malayalam Recitation.

25 years later her daughter Uthara Menon is participating in the 54th School Kalolsavam, which will be inaugurated today at Palakkad, in Kerala. (Last year, Uthara got the ‘A’ Grade for Bharathanatyam.)

In the above Malayalam article, published by Malayala Manorama [Palakkad Edition], Gayathri reminisces about her good old school youth festival days.

School Arts Festival of Kerala (Kerala School Kalolsavam) is an annual event conducted by the state government of Kerala, featuring several arts competitions for high school and higher secondary school students studying under the Kerala syllabus. The participants are the champions from similar events held at the district levels. The festival was started in 1956, and till 2008, it was known as “State School Youth Festival”.

Gayathridevi Vijayakumar has been involved with South Indian classical music and dance for more than 20 years. She has learnt classical music in traditional Gurukula style under renowned musicians such as P.Madhusoodhana Menon (disciple of maestro G.N. Balasubramaniam), Kunjuraman Nair (disciple of the great Chembai Vaidyanath Bagavathtiar). In Classical dances she studied Barathanatyam, Mohiniyattam & Kuchipudi under Kalamandalam Sarojam and Kalamandalam Chandrika. She has a wealth of experience performing in hundreds of stage shows and in teaching classical music and dance. In vocal, currently seeking guidance from Smt Raji Gopalakrishnan.
Through her school – Nupura School of Music and Dance, Toronto- she imparts her skills in Carnatic Music, Bharathanatyam, Mohiniyattam and Kuchupudi to almost 120 students. Her schools are located at:
SCARBOROUGH: [SATURDAY 9:30 am to 4:30 pm; SUNDAY 10 am to 12:30 pm ] at:#430, Tapscott Road, M1B1Y4.,
BRAMPTON: [SUNDAY 2:30pm to 6:30 pm] at:#8 Automatic Road, Buillding – A, unit- 5 L6S 5N4,
MISSISSAUGA: [FRIDAY 4:30 pm to 9:30 pm ] at: 5155, Spectrum, L4w5A1
LONDON: [TUESDAY 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm] at: Berry Hill Palace, London.

Report by: Jaison Mathew[WNN]

TORONTO, Aug 10: Top Canadian leaders, including Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, ministers and MPs, joined thousands of Indians Panorama India’s India Day Festival and Parade celebrating India’s 67th Independence Day on Saturday featuring cultural performances and a colourful parade in core downtown.

Congratulating Indians at day-long Independence day celebrations at Yonge-Dundas Square, Premier Kathleen Wynne said, “It is a wonderful celebration and I wish you a safe and happy Independence Day.’’ She praised the contribution of the Indo-Canadians for enriching Canada through their hard work and cultural diversity.

“You have strengthened our country through your hard work,’’ the Premier said at the annual event organized by Panorama India – an umbrella organization of various Indian associations. Highlighting deepening relations between India and the largest Canadian province, she said Ontario and India have a lot in common as both were models of democracy and multiculturalism. Lauding the contribution made by the Indo-Canadians in strengthening these bilateral ties, the Premier said Ontario is “fortunate to have half a million people who trace their origin to India.’’

She praised outgoing Indian consul general Preeti Saran for her contribution to strengthening bilateral ties between India and Ontario. “Preeti is one of the most gracious persons I have ever met,’’ Kathleen Wynne said. Thanking the Premier, Preeti Saran called her the `dearest friend’ of India and said India and Ontario shared deep bonds of friendship and common values.

Saran, who is leaving to take over as India’s ambassador to Vietnam, was wholesome in her praise of the Indo-Canadian community for their contribution in strengthening India-Canada relations.
“I had a pleasure working with the community…thank you for your immense support,’’ she said.
She said annual India Day celebrations in Toronto each year struck a chord in her and called her tenure as consul general in the city as `emotionally’ very satisfying.

Welcoming the Premier, the Consul General, dignitaries and the huge gathering with Namaskar, Sat Sri Akal, Adaab, Vanakum, Welcome and bienvenue, Panorama India Chair Jibanjit Tripathy said freedom remains the most cherished word in human history, and India’s freedom “remains the most cherished and recognized” event in world history. “As we continue to celebrate our independence, we remember those sacrificed their lives so that we could live a free nation,” Tripathy said.

He added,-Canadians are proud of their unique heritage and culture as well as being part of Canadian mosaic of multiculturalism. Today’ event, he said, is keeping with Panorama India’s mission to educate (others about India), celebrate (India’s diversity and rich heritage with others) and collaborate (with the mainstream).

Former Ontario Minister Harinder Takhar congratulated the Indian community on India’s Independence Day and highlighted the role played by the outgoing consul general Preeti Saran in further deepening India-Canada ties. “Preeti’s extra one and a half years were a bonus for us,’’ Takhar said amid laughter, referring to her four-and-a-half-year tenure in Toronto against the typical three-year assignments that Indian diplomats have enjoyed here.

In his speech, Tim Uppal, Canadian minister of state for multiculturalism, praised the immense contribution made Indo-Canadians to Canada.

Parliamentary secretary and senior-most Indo-Canadian MP Deepak Obhrai highlighted how India stood out in the world today for its vibrant democracy and economic growth and how it has become a role model for many countries since it began journey as an independent nation.

Senator Asha Seth read out Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s message of greetings for the Indo-Canadians.

“On August 15, 1947, the Indian national flag was raised for the first time and a new nation was born. Since that time, India has come into its own as a vibrant democracy and an emerging economic superpower, predicted to be the world’s third largest economy by 2050,’’ the Canadian prime minister said in his message. “Canada stands ready to deepen our significant partnership with India in order to advance our common interests and to promote new opportunities for economic development and international trade for the benefit of both our peoples.’’

The Canadian prime minister praised Panorama India, the umbrella body of various Indian organizations, for organizing India Day celebrations in Toronto.

“I would like to commend Panorama India for their hard work in organizing this event and for their commitment to fostering fellowship amongst Indo-Canadians in the GTA. You can be proud of your efforts to build a stronger community. Please accept my best wishes for a memorable celebration,’’ Prime Minister Harper said.

In his congratulation message read by MP John McCallum, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau said, “Such festivities work to connect our Indian communities with all Canadians…I, and the Liberal Party of Canada, believe that this country is great not in spite of its diversity, but because of it, and these celebrations further enrich society by introducing people to Indian culture and traditions.”

Kirsty Duncan, MP from the Toronto suburb of Etobicoke North, won rounds of applause for delivering her small congratulatory speech in halting Hindi-Punjabi mixture.

Earlier, the consul general unfurled the Indian national flag Tricolour and unveiled the Panorama India souvenir.

Among other prominent people who attended the opening ceremony were MPs Patrick Brown, Ted Opitz and Brad Butt; Ontario MPPs, Amrit Mangat and Deepika Demerla, Toronto City Councillors, Toronto Police Services Board Chair Alok Mukherjee, Order-of-Canada Aditya Jha; Major Charles Jansen, Chief Warrant Officer Patterson, Lt. Col. (Hon) Hari Panday of Canadian Armed Forces, Consuls D. Charandasi and Prit Pal Singh; Sate Bank of India (Canada) President & CEO Sunil Tandon, ICICI Bank Canada President & CEO, Sriram Iyer, CIBC VP Venki Raman, Canada India Foundation Chair Dr. Lucky Lakshmanan, Indo-Canada Chambers of Commerce President Naval Bajaj, IIT Alumni Association of Canada President Vinod Munshi, ICAI Toronto Chapter Vice Chair Ami Goyal, Scotiabank multiculturalism Director Pankaj Mehra; Former senator Vim Kochhar; Lt Col (Hon) Hari Panday and retired soldiers of the Indian army living in the Greater Toronto Area.

Indians painted downtown Toronto in saffron, white and green – the colour of the Indian national flag – while staging the annual Independence Day parade on Saturday. Over a dozen tastefully decorated rickshaws added colour to the parade which was led by Indian consul general Preeti Saran and other officials. Singing and dancing on a bright sunny day, parade participants waved to passersby. For a while, it is all music and dance as the parade wound its way through Yonge Street, Queen Street, Bay Street and Dundas Street to reach back at Yonge-Dundas Square. “Participation in the parade has passed all our expectation. We are so delight. Today’s show is incredibly amazing in terms of visibility and numbers of people who came to participate in the parade. We are very satisfied with everything,’’ said Panorama India Chair Jibanjit Tripathy as he, along with Consul General Preeti and others, led the parade .

For the first time, North-east India was also represented in the parade by over a dozen people. “We are very happy to become part of larger Indian family, and we are feeling proud today as Indians and Manipuris,” said Joy Chabungbam who comes from Imphal in Manipur. “We are just 40-odd people from Manipur here in Toronto, and we increase in number we want to participate in more and more Indian functions,” said Chabungbam.

Later, the Gujarat parade contingent was declared the best, followed by Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

With the Independence Day parade winding off at about 1.30 PM, a pan-India cultural extravaganza was unleashed on the stage as artists depicting dance and music from various states performed non-stop till 8PM.

Well-known Indo-Canadian Bollywood singer and music producer Prichay was the star of the evening. For the first time Manipur state from north-east India participated in the cultural and show. There were also performances by two Sri Lankan Tamil cultural troupes from Toronto. Also for the first time the event was televised live from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm by different South Asian television networks across Canada, India, US & UK. 26 stalls including 6 food vendors served sumptuous Indian and South East Asian foods, Crafts & Jewelry and other services vendors like banks, phone and financial planning etc.

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Toronto: Cutting edge research into an experimental therapy that deploys nano-particles of gold to kill cancer cells earned an Alberta high school student, 16, top national honours today in the 2013 “Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada” (SBCC).

Kerala-born Arjun Nair, 16, a Grade 11 student at Webber Academy, Calgary, was awarded the top prize of $5,000 by a panel of eminent Canadian scientists assembled at the Ottawa headquarters of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC).

His research project, mentored at the University of Calgary, advances an experimental cancer “photothermal therapy” which involves injecting a patient with gold nanoparticles. The particles accumulate in tumours, forming so-called “nano-bullets” that can be heated to kill cancer cells.

Arjun showed how an antibiotic may overcome defences cancer deploys against the therapy and make the promising treatment more effective. Arjun’s research, which a panel of expert judges led by Dr. Luis Barreto called “world class Masters or PhD-level quality,” also won a special $1,000 prize awarded to the project with the greatest commercial potential.

Arjun  will compete for Canada April 22-23 at the International BioGENEius Challenge, conducted at the annual BIO conference, this year in Chicago.

ഇനി കാന്‍സറിനെ ഭയക്കണ്ട,കാന്‍സെറിനെതിരെ സൂത്രവുമായി 16കാരനായ മലയാളി വിദ്യാര്‍ഥി

കാന്‍സര്‍ ചികില്‍സാ രംഗത്ത് വന്‍ മുന്നേറ്റമൊരുക്കുന്ന 16കാരനായ മലയാളി വിദ്യാര്‍ഥിയുടെ കണ്ടുപിടിത്തത്തിന് കാനഡയില്‍ അംഗീകാരം. കാന്‍സര്‍ സെല്ലുകള്‍ നശിപ്പിക്കാന്‍ സ്വര്‍ണത്തിന്‍െറ ചെറുതരികള്‍ (നാനോ പാര്‍ട്ടിക്കിള്‍സ്) ഉപയോഗിക്കാമെന്നാണ് കാസര്‍കോട് നീലേശ്വരം സ്വദേശിയും കാനഡയിലെ ആല്‍ബര്‍ട്ടയിലെ കലഗാരി വെബ്ബര്‍ അക്കാദമിയിലെ ഹൈസ്കൂള്‍ വിദ്യാര്‍ഥിയുമായ അര്‍ജുന്‍ നായര്‍ കണ്ടുപിടിച്ചത്.ഗവേഷണരംഗത്ത് നല്‍കുന്ന ഉയര്‍ന്ന ബഹുമതികളിലൊന്നായ ‘Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada’ പുരസ്കാരം നല്‍കിയാണ് കനേഡിയന്‍ സര്‍ക്കാര്‍ ഈ യുവപ്രതിഭക്ക് ആദരമൊരുക്കിയത്.

അര്‍ജുന്‍െറ കണ്ടത്തെല്‍ വിശദ പഠനത്തിന് വിധേയമാക്കിയ നാഷനല്‍ റിസെര്‍ച്ച് കൗണ്‍സില്‍ ഓഫ് കാനഡയിലെ പ്രമുഖ ഗവേഷകര്‍ ഗവേഷണത്തെ ബിരുദാനന്തര ബിരുദ നിലവാരമോ പി.എച്ച്.ഡി നിലവാരമോ ഉള്ളതാണെന്നാണ് വിലയിരുത്തിയത്. 5000 ഡോളര്‍ അടങ്ങുന്ന പുരസ്കാരം കഴിഞ്ഞയാഴ്ച ഒട്ടാവയില്‍ നടന്ന ചടങ്ങില്‍ അര്‍ജുന് നല്‍കി. കണ്ടത്തെലിന്‍െറ വാണിജ്യസാധ്യത കണക്കിലെടുത്ത് ആയിരം ഡോളര്‍ വേറെയും നല്‍കി. ഫോട്ടോതെര്‍മല്‍ തെറാപ്പിയുടെ വികസിത രൂപമാണ് അര്‍ജുന്‍െറ കണ്ടത്തെല്‍. രോഗിയുടെ ശരീരത്തില്‍ സ്വര്‍ണത്തിന്‍െറ ചെറുകണികകള്‍ (നാനോ പാര്‍ട്ടിക്കിള്‍സ്) കുത്തിവെക്കുകയാണ് ചെയ്യുക. ട്യൂമറുകള്‍ ഈ കണികകള്‍ ആഗീരണം ചെയ്യുന്നതോടെ അവക്കുള്ളില്‍ നാനോ ബുള്ളറ്റുകള്‍ രൂപപ്പെടും. ഇവ പ്രകാശം ഉപയോഗിച്ച് ചൂടുപിടിപ്പിച്ച് കാന്‍സര്‍ കോശങ്ങള്‍ നശിപ്പിക്കുകയാണ് ചെയ്യുക.

ചികില്‍സക്കെതിരെ കാന്‍സര്‍ സെല്ലുകള്‍ ഉയര്‍ത്തുന്ന പ്രതിരോധം ആന്‍റിബയോട്ടിക്കുകള്‍ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് എങ്ങനെ മറികടക്കാമെന്നും ഇതിലൂടെ ചികില്‍സ എങ്ങനെ ഫലപ്രദമാക്കാമെന്നും പഠനം വിശദീകരിക്കുന്നു. രണ്ട് വര്‍ഷത്തെ പഠനത്തിന്‍െറ ഫലമാണ് തന്‍െറ കണ്ടത്തെലെന്ന് അര്‍ജുന്‍ പറയുന്നു. ഇതില്‍ ഒരു വര്‍ഷം കലഗാരി സര്‍വകലാശാലയിലെ സൈമണ്‍ ട്രൂഡലിന്‍െറയും ഡേവിഡ് ക്രാമ്പിന്‍െറയും നാനോ സയന്‍സ് ലബോറട്ടറികളിലായിരുന്നു ഗവേഷണം. ഹൈസ്കൂള്‍ വിദ്യാര്‍ഥിയായ തനിക്ക് ഗവേഷണത്തിന് ലാബ് അനുവദിച്ചുകിട്ടിയത് ഭാഗ്യമാണെന്ന് കരുതുന്നതായും അര്‍ജുന്‍ പറയുന്നു. നാലാം ഗ്രേഡ് മുതല്‍ സയന്‍സ് ഫെയറുകളില്‍ പങ്കെടുത്തിരുന്നതായി അര്‍ജുന്‍ പറയുന്നു. ഒമ്പതാം ഗ്രേഡില്‍ പഠിക്കവേ കാനഡാ വൈഡ് സയന്‍സ് ഫെയറില്‍ പങ്കെടുക്കാന്‍ അവസരം ലഭിച്ചു. അവിടെ ഗവേഷണങ്ങളില്‍ ഏര്‍പ്പെട്ടിരുന്ന നിരവധി വിദ്യാര്‍ഥികളെ കണ്ടുമുട്ടിയതാണ് തനിക്ക് പ്രചോദനമായതെന്ന് ഭാവിയില്‍ ഡോക്ടറാകാന്‍ കൊതിക്കുന്ന കൊച്ചുമിടുക്കന്‍ പറയുന്നു.

കീമോതെറാപ്പിക്കും മറ്റും വിധേയരായി ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടുന്ന രോഗികളെ കണ്ടെതോടെയാണ് ബദല്‍ ചികില്‍സ കണ്ടത്തൊനുള്ള ഗവേഷണങ്ങള്‍ താന്‍ ഊര്‍ജിതമാക്കിയത്. തുടര്‍ന്നാണ് ഫോട്ടോതെര്‍മല്‍ തെറാപ്പിയില്‍ കൂടുതല്‍ ഗവേഷണങ്ങള്‍ നടത്തിയത്-അര്‍ജുന്‍ പറയുന്നു. കലഗാരിയില്‍ ഐ.ടി ഡിപ്പാര്‍ട്ട്മെന്‍റില്‍ സൂപ്പര്‍വൈസറാണ് അര്‍ജുന്‍െറ പിതാവ്. മാതാവ് കലഗാരിയിലെ സണ്‍കോര്‍ എനര്‍ജിയില്‍ എന്‍വയേണ്‍മെന്‍റല്‍ അഡൈ്വസറാണ്. അമേരിക്കയിലെ ചിക്കാഗോയില്‍ ഈ മാസം 22,23 തീയതികളില്‍ നടക്കുന്ന അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര BioGENEius Challenge മല്‍സരത്തില്‍ കാനഡയെ പ്രതിനിധീകരിച്ച് അര്‍ജുന്‍ നായര്‍ പങ്കെടുക്കും.

Aiming to create an effective cancer-killing nano-bullet made of gold [FULL PROJECT DESCRIPTION]

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