Mahathikal (Ladies)

OHM NZ has a huge focus on promoting, motivating and facilitating the wellness and interests of its women members. For this purpose, we conduct various events every year that integrates our culture and traditions with a ‘fun element’. Dhanu Thiruvathira is celebrated and observed every year in an authentic traditional manner. This being a ladies only night also brings with it its own fun element and ladies celebrate with dance and potluck dinner. With some of the proceedings from this event, we have extended support to Women’s Refuge, a charity organisation in NZ supporting women’s causes. Another ladies only event we observed this year is Attukal Pongala. Along with these, we have Yoga and Badminton sessions and other activities organised by like minded members of OHM NZ like  learning “Chenda”,  an ancient instrument only performed by Keralites in that form. The class is being conducted and organised by a group of members interested in that instrument, taught by a teacher from Kerala over Zoom.

Apart from these events, our ladies are also very active participants in various other informative sessions and cultural activities organised by OHM NZ for all members. Going ahead, we plan to expand these activities to include more spheres like charity, mental and physical health and wellbeing, career counselling ,etc, to bring more women to the forefront and develop a strong team that can extend more support and involvement in the development of wider NZ society