Guest of Honour’s Address
at
Bhojpuri Society Singapore Dinner & Dance 2006
(Sunday, 29 October 2006)
The President & Committee Members of the
Bhojpuri Society Singapore,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
NAMASTE.
A very good evening to all of you.
It gives my family & I, great pleasure to be here this
evening, to spend such an auspicious occasion with the
members of the Singapore Bhojpuri community.
It is even a greater honour for me to be the Patron for
your esteemed Society’s first Dinner & Dance
celebration. The Society, has in the past, spearheaded
and anchored several significant cultural initiatives,
including the Holi celebrations in 2005 and 2006.Through
such undertakings, the Society has contributed much, not
just to the Bhojpuri community but the entire Indian
community in Singapore. Allow me to congratulate and
thank all involved in realizing such initiatives, for
their tireless efforts and services.
The Bhojpuri Society in Singapore may be one that is
young and just starting to establish its position in our
nation.
However, the same cannot be said of the invaluable
contributions made by the members of the Bhojpuri
community, towards the national development of our
country, Singapore. The early Bhojpuri migrants who came
to Singapore, during the British colonial period,
surmounted all economic odds and challenges, to etch out
a credible life for them and their families. In the
process, they also contributed through hard work and
persistence, towards the economic development of
Singapore.
Today, Singapore has developed from 3rd world
to a 1st world country and we are endowed
with an unsurpassed lifestyle and abundant economic
opportunities. Today’s youth, including the members of
the Bhojpuri Society, must not forget the lessons that
our history offers. Instead, they should couple their
forefathers’ tenacity and hard-work, with the global
information and exposure that is available to them, to
excel in whatever field they choose. In the process,
they will in turn help the entire Indian community and
Singapore, rise to even greater heights of development
and achievement.
I am very confident that given our support, the Bhojpuri
Society Singapore, will be instrumental in helping all
of us realize this dream.
I don’t want to test your patience any further and be
the only thing between you and dinner. My family and I
wish the Bhojpuri Society Singapore and all of you, the very best in all
your endeavours.
THANK YOU.
KIRPA RAM
SHARMA
MANAGING DIRECTOR PARS RAM BROTHERS PTE LTD
CHAIRMAN SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE PASIR RIS PRIMARY
SCHOOL
PRESIDENT ARYA SAMAJ SINGAPORE
CEO
SINGAPORE INDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
CEO
HINDU ENDOWMENT BOARD
CEO
SHREE LAKSHMINARAYAN TEMPLE
LIFE
MEMBER OF SHREE LAKSHMINARAYAN TEMPLE
LIFE
MEMBER OF HINDU CENTRE
LIFE
MEMBER OF ARYA SAMAJ SINGAPORE
LIFE
MEMBER OF BHARTI BHUVAN
LIFE
MEMBER OF HINDU SOCIETY, SINGAPORE
LIFE
MEMBER OF BHOJPURI SOCIETY, SINGAPORE
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