Relevance Of Family Forums

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On 7th and 8th April 2007, there was a huge gathering at Kuthiravattam, Kerala. It was not a political or cultural gathering, but a family get together of Madangrli Mana under the family forum Mamasa (Madangrli Mahasabha). The family forum Mamasa has 1000 members with a history that can be traced back to 8 generations.

This kind of family get together are getting more and more popular in Kerala and other parts of the country. These family get together bring together family members from all generations and parts of the world. It serves as a platform for the younger generation to realize their identity origin and history of their family.

There is no clear indication about when and where the idea of family get together initiated. People who went away from their native lands for their livelihood must have kept the nostalgic feelings for their land and family as a pain in their hearts. When they realized that they can meet all their dear ones in those gifted visits and at a single chance, family forums sprang up in a haste.

The family forums proved to have an impact on the lives of its members. The members in a family forum vary from the 80-90 old grandparents to 3-4 months infants. In this nuclear family world, these family forums teach their younger generations the value of brotherhood, respect for elders and the struggles that their ancestors have undergone in life.

There are many beneficiary actions that came up through the family forums. The family members in very good living conditions often lend a hand of help to those in impoverished situations. This support and care might not have arose if; they haven't got connected through a family get together.

The family get together the ambience and feeling of a joint family system in the modern age. Each of the family member feels that they are not alone in this world, since the power of blood connect many people to them. The bond of affection strengthen their lives in each family get together.

Family get together provide a soothing feeling to the elder members. They see with pride that their sons and daughters have experienced new cultures and new created new communities. Yet, in the old age they can witness the gap in communication melting away as they see the babbling of their great grandchildren.

Family get together can be organized in many ways. Many family forums have created a social communicating e-group for them. They also drawn out family trees and conducted some workshops. The family get together can happen at the ancestral home or at some popular places. If you haven't planned a family forum yet, plan it now. You can strengthen your roots for a better life.