The inception of Koshish Waikato Charitable Trust (KWCT) in 2009 with the aim to support and jointly celebrate festivals, interests and ambitions of different ethnic communities such as from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Fiji etc brought together hope and smile on the faces of Muslims and Hindus as they jointly celebrated Eid and Diwali on Tuesday October 6.
The occasion touched hearts of all present and provided an opportunity to revitalise relationship bonds under the umbrella of the Holy Festivals such as Eid and Diwali.
While Sushma Madan explained the significance of Diwali, Dr. Asma explained about the importance of Eid festival.
The programme started with the welcome address by the chairman Jeet Suchdev followed by a speech from the chief guest, Dr Ashraf Choudhary, MP, who was pleased to see such a great enthusiasm and turn out of families dressed in their best to celebrate their major festivals together.
Dr Asad Mohsin was also pleased with the efforts of Koshish in bringing the communities together.
This was followed by a cultural programme which was ably led by Ubed Ansari and Kunal Khanna, providing a golden opportunity to enjoy songs, dances and Shairi presented by young and old members of Koshish and other invited participants.
The programme wound up with a vote of thanks by the vice-president Hari Prakash Khanna and a cheque of $6000 was presented by the Trustees which was collected during the last month Fundraising Dinner organised by Koshish charitable trust to help International student Manwendra Sharma who was disabled during an unfortunate accident.
Besides, the merriment there was a delicious vegetarian dinner prepared by the members of the Koshish Trust Committee.
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