I learnt a lot from my father: Dr. Thumbay Moideen
‘Family Get-together & Harvest Festival 2018’
Dubai : Emphasizing the importance of inculcating family values in the young generation, Dr. Thumbay Moideen – Founder President of Thumbay Group spoke about how the values acquired from his father and grandfather continue to guide him to this day.
He was delivering the keynote speech at the ‘Family Get-together & Harvest Festival 2018’ organized by the St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Oud Mehta, Dubai on 9th November 2018.
Dr. Thumbay Moideen was the chief guest of the event, conducted as part of the church’s 50th anniversary celebrations.
“As a child, I grew up in a joint-family which had many successful businessmen. So, my role models were mostly elders from within the family who were successful, family-oriented, generous, ethical, helpful and God-fearing. I have learned a lot from my father who taught me to understand the worth of what we have and to stay close to our roots,” Moideen said.
He underlined the importance of instilling the right values in children, so that they achieve success in all walks of life. The church authorities honoured Dr. Thumbay Moideen with mementos.
Abdullah Al Suwaidi, Rev. Fr. Ninan Philip – Vicar of the church, Metropolitan Delhi Diocese Dr. Youhanon Mar Demetrius and others were present.
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Three women from India killed in US car crash; their Gujarat village holds prayer meeting
Anand/New York, Apr 27: Three women originally hailing from Gujarat’s Anand district and settled in the United States were killed in a deadly car crash in the US state of South Carolina, their relatives here said on Saturday.
The accident occurred on Friday on the Staunton Bridge Road along Interstate 85 near Lakeside Road, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers, said a media report. The overspeeding car jumped at least 20 feet in the air before crashing into trees, it said.
Relatives in Gujarat have identified the three as Rekha Dilip Patel, Sangita Bhavnesh Patel and Manisha Rajendra Patel. They belonged to Vasna (Borsad) and Kavitha villages in Borsad taluka of the state’s Anand district.
The women were also related, they said. The husbands of Rekha and Sangita – Dilip Patel and Bhavnesh Patel, respectively – are brothers, while Manisha’s husband Rajendra is a cousin of the two men.
Except for Sangita's father Vitthalbhai, who lives near Kavitha village, all other family members of the three women and their husbands had shifted to the US long back.
“I have learnt that my daughter and two other women have died in a road accident on Friday in the US. A fourth woman, also a relative, has been admitted to a hospital there. They were going for an outing,” Vitthalbhai Patel told reporters here.
He said Sangita never returned to India after moving there nearly 20 years ago. His son had come here a few months ago for his marriage-related shopping, said Vitthalbhai.
Niranjan Patel, a resident of Vasna (Borsad), said a prayer meeting was organised in their village for the three women.
“Rekhaben and Sangitaben used to live with their husbands in Atlanta, Georgia, and were going towards South Carolina when the accident occurred. The villagers expressed grief during the prayer meeting,” said Niranjan Patel.
The accident victims were travelling in an SUV, according to Chief Deputy Coroner Mike Ellis from the Greenville County Coroner’s Office, Fox Carolina reported.
He said the vehicle left the roadway on the right-hand shoulder, ran up the embankment, went through the cement bridge embankment, and jumped completely over all four lanes of traffic. It then went through some trees on the other side and down an embankment, he added.
