Saturday, June 28, 2025

Golden Years, Silver Laughs & a Night to Remember!

Celebrating 50 Years of Togetherness – Mr. Shankar & Mrs. Sharadha Shetty

📍 Amrith Garden, Ambagilu, Udupi | 28th June 2025

One doesn’t just celebrate 50 years of marriage – one honors it with joy, laughter, and a whole lot of dancing! That’s exactly what happened when Mr. Shankar Shetty, one of the evergreen founders of the ABC Laughter Yoga Team, Manipal, celebrated his golden wedding anniversary with his better (and certainly more graceful) half, Mrs. Sharadha Shetty, on the beautiful evening of 28th June 2025 at Amrith Garden, Ambagilu.

The evening wasn’t just another reception—it was a joyful reunion of the entire ABC Laughter Club family. Dressed in their festive best (with smiles wider than ever), every member came not just with blessings and hugs, but with their signature belly laughs ready to go!

And yes—there was a Laughter Yoga session right there in the middle of the celebration. Guests watched in amused amazement as uncles chuckled like children, aunties giggled like schoolgirls, and some even did the “lion laughter” with such enthusiasm that one poor waiter nearly dropped the gulab jamuns!

Mr. Shankar Shetty, never one to miss a punchline or a punch (of juice), hosted the evening with gracious warmth, hearty hospitality, and a touch of mischief. The dinner was sumptuous, the drinks flowed gently, and the dessert counter had more fans than a cricket match in April.

The Shettys looked radiant—50 years of partnership, thousands of shared jokes, and millions of smiles later, their bond was stronger than ever. It was a living example of the motto ABC Club swears by: “Laugh together, stay together!”

As the moon lit up the garden and laughter echoed off the palm trees, we knew this wasn’t just a celebration of a marriage. It was a celebration of life lived with joy, health, community, and a very loud HA HA HA!

Cheers to Mr. and Mrs. Shetty—may your love and laughter echo for decades more!


📸 [See the invitation above for a glimpse into the golden couple’s milestone celebration.









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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Laughter is the Best Conditioner – 25 June 2025 Wellness Tales

In every corner of Manipal, you’ll find health enthusiasts—but none quite like our ABC Laughing Club members. These are not just your average morning walkers. No, sir. These are folks who not only believe in laughing away their worries but also in outsmarting ageing, one hair strand at a time.

Some of our members are considered the wellness whisperers of our town. From whipping up health-focused recipes to brewing herbal hair oils, they have tips for everything—from glowing skin to maintaining jet-black hair well into their 70s. Yes, 78 and still no sign of gray! (Rumour has it even their shampoo is scared to mess with their formula.)

Our wellness adventures often lead us to serene retreats, and one such gem is the Pareeka Nature Cure Centre, a unit of the Shanthivana Trust. Nestled in nature, it's a tranquil haven that promises to rejuvenate the body, calm the mind, and possibly even realign your spine—if you survive the yoga stretches.

But wait, there’s more. Our ever-energetic founder member, Mr. Karnunakara Shetty, recently paid a visit to Sowkhyavana Nature Cure Centre—also a part of the Shanthivana family. Spread over a peaceful 18 acres (yes, even the birds chirp in slow motion), this centre is home to the sacred Shri Shrinivasa Temple and offers therapies that sound like a wellness buffet: hydrotherapy, diet therapy, acupuncture, yoga, reflexology, manipulative therapy… you name it.

The place is run by highly skilled naturopathic doctors and therapists—people who know exactly where your pain lives and how to chase it out with their fingers, needles, or a silent gaze of disapproval.

And now for the grand finale: Mr. Shetty isn’t just a local health hero. He’s international! During his trip to the U.S., he even ran a session of Laughing Yoga. Yes, he made America laugh with him (and sometimes at him—but hey, laughter is laughter).

Check out the video and picture below of Mr. Shetty recently conducting a Laughing Yoga session at Pareeka. Spoiler: the laughter was contagious, and so was the joy.

Because in the ABC Laughing Club, we believe in health, humor, and hair—preferably all three together.

Click the following video:








Golden Years, Silver Laughs & a Night to Remember!

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