Madheshi Ekta Samaj UAE celebrates Holi festival

By A Staff Reporter, Kathmandu, Mar. 4: UAE chapter of Madheshi Ekta Samaj, an umbrella organisation of Madhesis living abroad, hosted a cultural Holi festival with grand fanfare in Dubai on Sunday.

Outgoing Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Sharat Singh Bhandaari inaugurated the festival while Chairperson of Nepal’s Muslim Commission Samim Miyan Ansari and Deputy Chief of the Mission at the Embassy of Nepal in UAE were the special guests at the function.

According to the founder of the organization, Dr. Rabindra Kumar Yadav, since this year’s holy Ramdan of the Islamic calendar falls between March 9 to April 9, the Holi festival has been celebrated on March 3. This year’s Holi actually falls on March 25.

NRNA Qatar president Ramesh Bhatta, NRNA UAE president Bikash Shahi, the embassy’s staffs Bimlesh Mishra, Dilliram Sharma and Dinbandhu Subedi, Samaj’s founder president Dr. Yadav, Samaj’s Nepal coordinator Dr. Bobby Singh Yadav, Samaj’s former presidents Mukesh Jha, Krishna Thakur and senior vice-president Ambika Sah had graced the function chaired by its UAE president Dharmendra Gohibar Yadav.

General Secretary of the organisation Roshan Dev anchored the inaugural function while Lalit Ray and Bhola Paswan facilitated the cultural programme.

On the occasion, several artistes performed cultural songs and dance items, including songs and dances related to the Holi festival. Apart from these, delicious food items were other attractions.

Popular singer Jagesh Thakur and dancer Niruta Sah had fully entertained the audiences.

Similarly, Nepali artistes living in the UAE Bola Paswan, Isha, Sheetal and Poonam, along with Nepali Boys Group, gave their excellent performances.

Outgoing Minister Bhandari lauded the Madhesi Samaj for uniting all the Madhesis living abroad in a single thread. On the occasion, Bhandari sang few lines of a traditional Holi song       

Deputy Chief of Mission Bhattarai thanked the organisers for the beautiful function and congratulated all of them for this year’s Holi.

Likewise, Madhesi Samaj’s Nepal coordinator Dr. Bobby Singh Yadav informed the audiences about the organization’s activities and charity works in Nepal and abroad.

Samaj’s founder and coordinator of its international committee Dr. Yadav highlighted the risks of Nepali youths working in the gulf countries. Dr. Yadav further said that the Madhesi Samaj was working for the welfare of the Nepali nationals living abroad as well as the wellbeing of Nepal.

More than four hundred Nepali nationals living in the UAE had attended the function.   

On the occasion, Mukesh Jha, Deepak Kumar Yadav, Uttam Mishra, Vinesh Yadav, Kabindra Yadav, Ganesh Purbe and Jibachh Sah had been honoured for their special contribution to their respected professional fields.