Krishna's Threading Ceremony.. ST. Louis Social Corner

SANA Community has many unpublicised social functions every month. This month has also been very busy. There was an important marriage ceremony of Dr. Agha Siraj's daughter, Dr.
Iram Agha with Dr. Jamil Agha. Guests had come from all over the USA and even UK. Last week on April 23, 2005 Drs. Ashok Kumar and Dr. Durrupadi invited everyone to their son's threading ceremony. A hall in Howard Johnson near Lambert International Airport was booked and catering was arranged by India Palace Restuarant closeby. Delicious food both vegetarian and non-vegetarian was served along with lot of Power Point presentations, videos, music and Ho Jamalo dancing on different dialects.

Dr. Ashok Kumar is a member on SANA's Advisory Committee. He had been
very popularPresident of Dow Medical College Sindhi Medicos Association before leaving for UK. In UK he did his FRCS in Orthopedics before coming to the USA. In USA he along with his wife Dr. Durupadi did residency in Rehabilitation Medicine. Currently he is Associate Professor at the Washington University School of Medicine, ST.Louis. He is also President of Missouri Medical Society. Despite his very busy schedule he has always found time to do something good for the SANA Community on individual as well as collective level. He was also the chief organizer of the last memorable convention of SANA in ST.Louis. In brief he belongs to that rare class of graceful individuals who speak less do more. Drs Ashok and Durupadi originally come from Lasbello and are fluent in Balochi as well.

PS. Please ignore the wrong date on pictures. The cermony was held on April 23, 2005

Mahreen Lakho and other guests dancing to HO JAMALO

Dr. Ashok Lakhiani and family came from Somerset
Kentucky to attend his nephew's ceremony.

Krishna's Friends

Guests dancing to HO Jamalo

From L to R: Drs Bhajan Dara, Nand Kodwani
and Shabir Shaikh discussing Medical Malpractice
issues

Dr. Naveen Tekwani represents the American
born and educated Sindhi Physicians.
He is an opthalmologist in ST. Louis

Drs. Ashok and Durupadi with their son Kirshna
on the occasion of the Threading Ceremony in
St. Louis, MO.

Some SANA Ladies

Zafar Agha's visit to Midwest

Zeb Agha and her husband Zafar Agha visited Belleville during their
visit to ST. Louis to attend a marriage ceremony of Drs Iram Agha
with Dr Jamil Agha recently on April 16th, 2005. They were invited
by Dr. Mazhar Lakho to lunch. Here Mrs Zeb Agha is seen with Dr.
Rukhsana Bhutto.

.. We thought that famous SANA Persons ought to be seen
in pictures. Zafar Agha at last gave us a chance to take his
picture at last during his stay at Belleville.

ST.Louis Welcomes Mrs Soomro from London

Dr. Jamil Soomro a well known physician died of Cancer in his adopted country UK about
9 months ago. His Wife and daughter came to attend recently held marriage ceremony. Theystayed with Dr. Amanulllah Pathan's family in Belleville and were invited to dinner byDr. Sham Lal Tekwani where most of the senior SANA members were invited, includingthose who are hardly seen. Therefore our mole in ST.Louis was kind enough take some pictures.



From L. Drs Shabir Shaikh Pulmonologist/Internist Belleville.
Dr. Abdul Wahab Kazi Cardiothoracic Surgeeon Belleville,
Dr. Hiral Tekwani , Sham Lal Tekwani and Dr. Narender Sarla Psychiatrist






Above is Dr. Hiralal Tekwani. He is an ophthalmologist in ST. Louis and is a 1969 Dow
Graduate.

Kids of Shaikhs, Tekwanis, Lakhos, Vakassis, Qalbanis
and Siddiquis at the same dinner.

The youngest Sindhi American Generation at play.
The date inscribed should be read as 4-17-05. They
will be joining Uncle Sajjad Siddiquis" online Sindhi
Classes soon.

Dr. Anwar Bhutto former Regional Secretary with
Shafique Siddiqui of ST. Louis.

Dr. Bhajan Dara is a prominent Urologist in ST. Louis.
He is originally from Kandhkot and is a SMC Karachi graduate.

Kids having a Kutchehari in one corner of the basement.

Shafique Siddiqui and Aslah Qalbani exchanging
views on business and Stock Markets.

Drs. Nand Kodwani and Sham Lal Tekwani. Dr. Nand Kodwani
is from Sukhur. He is an anaesthetist in ST. Louis. He moved
to ST.Louis about 5-6 years ago and is considered "junior" in the
ST. Louis SANA Community. His wife Dr. Asha Kodwani is from
Mirpur Khas and has recently got residency. Dr Sham Lal Tekwani
is an Ophthalmologist and is very well known high circles.

The former General Secretary of SANA Dr. Mahmood Qalbani on
extreme left was very kind enough to share his experiences of his recent tour to
India with APPNA Delegation and his meeting with Advani and his Family

From L. Drs Mazhar Lakho, Amanullah Pathan, Shabir Shaikh
listening to Dr. Hiralal Tekwani

From L. Shabir Shaikh, Bhajan Dara, Hiralal Tekwani
enjoying a joke.

From R. Nand Kodwan, Aslah Qalbani, Shafiq Siddiqui