Rotary Midtown Soukya Sports Award-2015 will be conferred on O. Sushmitha Pawar at a function to be held on Feb.18 at the Rotary Centre on JLB Road, Mysuru, at 6.30 pm.
Chief guest Dr. C. Krishna, Director, Department of Physical Education, University of Mysore, will present the award to Sushmitha, who had won gold medal in kabaddi at the 17th Asian Games held at South Korea during Sept.-Oct. 2014.
The award is sponsored by Soukya Travel & Tours, Saraswathipuram, Mysuru, in association with Rotary Mysore Midtown.
Profile: Sushmitha was appointed to Karnataka State Police through sports quota and posted in Bettadapura Police Station, Periyapattana Taluk.
Now, she regularly represents Police Women’s Kabaddi Team, State Women’s Kabaddi team and National Women’s Kabaddi Team.
She was the captain of Karnataka Junior Kabaddi Team and was a member of South Zone and Karnataka State Team too.
A recipient of Kempegowda Award-2014 and Karnataka Olympics Association Award-2014, she has participated in many National level tournaments, Federation Cup, National Games, Women games and festival games and won numerous gold and silver medals.
Sushmitha is the daughter of Omprkash Pawar, a flour mill owner and Manjula Bai, a homemaker, residents of N.R. Mohalla in city.
Sushmitha is married to Venkatesh Yadav, Proprietor of a photo studio in Bengaluru.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Monday – February 16th, 2015
Caddies are golfers best buddies. Good caddies say the right things when the chips are down and ease the pressure of golfers. Lugging heavy bags, they walk all over the course, from hole to hole, dripping sweat and taking on the hot sun. A caddies life can be tough but some break out of the shell and make it big as a golfer. Rohtash Singh, Ali Sher were the first caddies in India who turned professional and showed the way to others.
Rags to riches stories have been rarely told in Mysuru golf, but the meteoric rise of city lad K. Harish who started off as a caddie at the JWGC and now being the only professional golfer from the city playing in the PGTI Tour Circuit is one such classic tale. Harish recently taking part in the 2015 PGTI qualifying school-final stage golf tourney held at Eagleton Golf course from Jan. 20 to 23, tied 13th with a four-day aggregate score of 290 (two over course) and qualified for the PGTI tour 2015. He is our ‘Star This Week.’
Harish, 30, used to caddie at the Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Golf Course when he was a nine-year-old for a living (1994). He was a very keen student of the game and learnt the finer points during his caddying days at the Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Golf course. His playing talent was spotted by Dr. Sundarraj and Raian Irani in 1997 and they encouraged him by giving him the permission to play in the course free of charge. He trained under the guidance of coach Sudharshan at the JWGC and improved his game. Harish played his first tournament as a Junior in Coimbatore and won a prize in the second tournament.
Harish improved his game by leaps and bounds and with the support from the JWGC club who have been giving him the needed support for playing as well as financially from then till now, has helped him to improve on his game and he has made a mark for himself in the Circuit.
Previously Rahul Ganapathy (former National Amateur Champion and ace professional golfer) and two caddie turned professionals Prabhu and Srikanta were the only others who played from Mysuru in the professional circuit.
Harish is the son of Krishna and Chikkamma who reside in Gowrishankar Nagar, on the foothills of Chamundi Hill. Harish qualified as a professional golfer in 2006 after securing his card from the qualifying school, played 6 tournaments in the 2007 circuit and it was a learning experience for him. He could not continue playing in the professional circuit due to lack of financial support.
In 2013, once again he started playing regularly and made the cut in three tournaments (the PGTI-Eagleburg Open-46th place, Indian Oil Servo Masters at Assam-36th place and PGTI players championships-Noida-37th place). In 2014, he started off well and gave his best performance of his career in the PGTI tour by making the cut in 7 tournaments. He finished 15th in the CG Open 2014 at the Mumbai Presidency golf course and won a cash prize of 1,45,000 which is his best performance in the tour till date. Presently, he stands 128 in the list of earners in the PGTI tour.
Harish intends to play the 2015 professional tour and starts off his campaign with the Golconda Masters 2015 at the Hyderabad Golf Club from Feb. 26 to Mar. 1. He will also play the PGTI Masters in Cochin and the Ahmadabad leg. He intends to train hard and improve on his chipping and approach shots to the green and aims to perform well in the higher level in the days to come and bring laurels to JWGC, his home club and Mysuru.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / February 15th, 2015
Mayor R. Lingappa seen presenting a silver maze to L. Manjappa during the felicitation event held at Lions auditorium yesterday. Others seen are (from left) Dr. C. Krishna, Director, Dept. of Physical Education, UoM, Prof. K.R. Rangaiah, Secretary, Karnataka Wrestling Association and D. Ravikumar, CEO, Cauvery Neeravari Nigama & Secretary, Dasara Wrestling Committee
Mysuru :
Wrestling coach L. Manjappa (SAI), who retired from service recently, was felicitated in a function organised by wrestlers headed by former National Level Wrestler Shankar Chakravarthy at the Lions Hall auditorium here yesterday.
Mayor R. Lingappa was the chief guest on the occasion. D. Ravikumar, CEO, Cauvery Neeravari Nigama and Secretary, Dasara Wrestling Committee, Dr. C Krishna, Director, Dept. of Physical Education, UoM and Prof. K.S. Rangaiah, Secretary, Karnataka State Wrestling Association were present on the occasion.
During his felicitation, Manjappa was presented with a silver maze by Mayor R. Lingappa.
Speaking on the occasion, Lingappa lauded the service of Manjappa to the society and said that he had produced quality wrestlers who had brought laurels to the country and state.
D. Ravikumar, CEO, Cauvery Neeravari Nigama, Mysuru, said that the State Level Wrestling Tournament would be held on Mar. 1, 2015 at the Devaraj Urs Multi-purpose Wrestling Stadium in honour of L. Manjappa and urged all wrestlers from the state to take part in the tournament.
Dr. C Krishna speaking on the occasion, said that L. Manjappa, had trained many a wrestlers who represented State and University at different levels. He also said that Manjappa was responsible to start women wrestling in University of Mysore. Ramya, a wrestler, who are trained by Manjappa, representing University of Mysore, won a bronze medal in the All India Inter-University Competitions. Later, Manjappa thanked all the wrestlers for felicitating him and said that even though he had retired from service he would continue to coach the wrestlers for another 10 years.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / February 12th, 2015
K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief, Star of Mysore, is seen posing with a rifle during the inaugural function of Mysuru City Civilian Rifle Association at CAR grounds here this morning. Others seen (from left) CAR Deputy Commissioner of Police (Mysuru) B. Shivanna, Prof. Shivaram Malavalli, City Police Commissioner Dr. M.A. Saleem, DCPs A.N. Rajanna and M.M. Mahadevaiah.
Mysuru :
“One bullet is equal to one life,” said City Police Commissioner Dr. M.A. Saleem.
He was delivering his presidential address during the inaugural function of Mysuru City Civilian Rifle Association, a unit of Mysuru City Police, at City Armed Reserve Grounds premises here this morning.
Dr. Saleem said that one should know the proper usage and maintenance of rifles as in the past many people had lost their lives because of accidental firing while cleaning their rifles.
He said that one bullet is equal to one life as it can take the life of a person instantly.
Dr. Saleem, recalling his rifle training practice while undergoing Anti-terrorism training in America, said that in America, they first teach about the proper usage of Rifle and the safety of the person using the rifle and the people with him. Only when a person knows the right usage thoroughly, he is allowed to practice Rifle shooting there.
Earlier, K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief, Star of Mysore, inaugurated the function by lighting the lamp.
In his inaugural address, he noted that many people had lost their lives due to firing of the Rifles accidentally.
He suggested the participants to never keep the rifles loaded at their homes as children may think that it is a toy and may accidentally trigger it.
Appreciating Dr. Saleem for his efforts in reducing the crime rates in city and for enforcing strict traffic rules, Ganapathy said, “Many Police Commissioners have served in Mysuru. However, four among them have made a difference to the city and one among them is Dr. Saleem.”
B. Shivanna, Deputy Commissioner of Police, CAR, Mysuru, who welcomed, noted that civilian rifle training was first started during II World War as there was a necessity of soldiers then. During II World War, civilians were trained in rifle shooting and were appointed into army those days, he added.
Shivanna said that more than 150 people from Mysuru have enrolled for the Rifle shooting training programme which will begin from tomorrow. In each batch, 40 members will be trained for one week.
Commandant of KARP Mounted Police Janardhan, DCPs Mahadevaiah and Rajanna, Mysuru City Civilian Rifle Association’s Joint Trustee Shivakumaraiah, Assistant Police Commissioner, City Armed Reserve, Mysuru and the Association’s Executive Committee Members Dr. Javeed Nayeem, Shreehari, Jainsingh Raj Purohit, Nabeel Mohammed, Den Thimmaiah, Prof. Shivaram Malavalli, Dr. Latha Muthanna, Rifle Training participants and others were present.
Mallikarjunappa, CAR ACP, proposed a vote of thanks.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Monday, February 09th, 2015
City’s upcoming golfer Pranavi S. Urs, a student of National Public School and a product of JWGC, Mysuru, taking part in the South Zone JWGC Junior Golf Tournament conducted by JWGC on Jan. 31 January and Feb.1 won the Category ‘C’ title with a two-day aggregate score of 153 (79+74).
Aryan Roopa Anand bagged the top honours in the Category A & B with a two-day aggregate score of 155 (76+79). Mysuru’s Dristi Karumbaya secured the sixth place in the Category A & B with a two-day score of 168 (88+80).
Aryan Roopa Anand also won the Category ‘B’ title. Drishti Karumbaya of Mysuru, secured the third place in the Category ‘B’ section with a two-day aggregate score of 168 (88+80).
City’s Disha Kavery secured the ninth place overall in the Category ‘C’ section with a two-day card of 179 (89+90) and finished third in the girls section.
Milind Soni triumphed in the Category ‘D’ with a two-day aggregate score of 184 (96+88). Mysuru’s Vidhatri K. Urs finished 11th overall in Category ‘D’ with a two-day aggregate score of 198 (102+96) and secured the third place in the girls section.
Manoj Sree Ramappa triumphed in the Category ‘E’ section with a two-day score of 69 (34+35).
The Results: Category A & B: 1. Aryan Roopa Anand (76+79=155); 2. Vrushank Balu (87+77=164); 3. Nikhil Pai (87+79=166).
Sreshta K. Raagh is the little old daughter of doctor-mother Preetham and father Raghavendra Ratnakar, a singer better known by name junior Md. Rafi of Mysuru and the granddaughter of late Kannada cine actor Ratnakar Thus, the culture of being inclined towards artistry comes naturally to Sreshta. Being trained in music and musical instruments by her father and in dance and acting at the Chamaraja Film Institute, Mysuru and having participated in various television shows and won prizes, she is a kid too full of energy when it comes to learning anything new. Saying it is quite an achievement to have boldly participated in several television shows and also won a few, all at the age 4, makes Sreshta’s parents feel very proud of her.
Talking of her daughter, Preetham says, “For me, Sreshta has never seemed like a kid of her age till date. I always feel like she is way too mature and sensible for her age as I see that she behaves much like a kid of an older age. Her aims are way too high, her dreams are big and her approach towards them very different. I feel proud of her for all these. Also, she is lucky to be receiving an exposure for all these things, since my husband is a full-time singer and we own an orchestra of our own, thus getting to frequently host several music programmes in each of which she gets a chance to perform.”
The child, who first began performing on stage at the age of 2.2 years, has given over 25 stage performances, apart from appearing in television shows like Chinnara Chilipili, Chota Champion where she won a cash prize of Rs. 25,000 apart from being rewarded with the titles.
The little kid is an LKG student at Pramathi Hill View Academy in city, who is also lucky to have been receiving great encouragement from her school. Says her mother, talking of her school, “I am glad she is very positively encouraged by her teachers too, towards pursuing her interests. —AN
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / February 01st, 2015
Winners of the spelling bee contest: (from left) Bindu Shree (3rd place), Sandhya (2nd place), Archana N.S. (1st place), Syed Arbaz (4th place), and Vishwanath R. (5th place). / The Hindu
The air is thick with tension as students from 23 schools across the city struggle to get their words right.
“How do you spell Gemini?” a judge asks Preethy of Madivala Government High School. She hesitates and asks for a Kannada translation, then proceeds to answer correctly, amid loud claps and cheers.
It was the sixth year that Sahasra Deepika International for Education (SDIE) was holding a spelling bee competition for Class 9 students of Kannada-medium government high schools across the city.
It is unique in many ways: the students do not come from top private schools and many cannot speak English beyond constructing basic sentences. As many as 92 students were drawn from 23 schools as part of a programme to impart English grammar and vocabulary skills among Kannada-medium students. They performed admirably, tackling words from ‘celebration’ and ‘vague’ to ‘heliocentric’ and ‘echinodermata’. The winning word was ‘chorus’.
“We want to give these children an opportunity to be on stage, and to gain confidence through such competitions,” says Vijayalakshmi Ramakrishnan, founder and treasurer of the SDIE. “Some of these kids have never celebrated a birthday. Some do not get English textbooks until the end of the school year.”
The goal is to try to ensure that these children do not feel left out, she says, pointing out that without a working knowledge of English, the children have little chance of getting jobs in the future.
The winners of the event are: Archana, Krishna Iyer School; Sandhya, Honnagonahatti Government High School; Bindu Shree, Honnagonahatti High School; Syed Arbaz, Fort High School, and Vishwanath Doddagolarahatti Government High School.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National> Karnataka / by Cinthya Anand /Bengaluru – February 01st, 2015
Seen in the picture are (from left) Chandan, Basavesh, Trainer Samith Bhat and Karthik.
Mysuru :
City’s Karthik and Basavesh have won a silver medal and a bronze medal respectively, while Chandan has been awarded a certificate of appreciation at the National Kick-boxing Championship-2015, organised by Kick-boxing Federation of India, held at Kurukshetra, Haryana, from Jan.5 to Jan.8.
All three were trained at ‘Genesis’ under Samith Bhat.
Basavesh, also a student of Genesis, has won his second Mixed Martial Arts bout in Yoddha Fighting Championship, organised by Association of Combat Sports, held at Bengaluru on Jan.17.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / January 25th, 2015
Roller skating is a popular sport in Mysore city and many roller skaters have gone on to do well in the International-level. City’s Varsha S. Puranik, a talented roller skater who is the National champion in the women’s category for the last five successive years, performed well in the 52nd National Roller Skating Championships held at Navi Mumbai on Thursday and won gold in the women’s 500mtrs event and won her 36th gold in the National Championships. She is our ‘Star This Week.’
Varsha was awarded the prestigious Ekalavya Award by the Govt. of Karnataka last year. She represented India in the World Games-2013 at Cali, Colombia and fared well.
Varsha, 25, is a II year MD Microbiology student, JSS Medical College, Mysuru. She is the proud daughter of R. Srirama Krishna (retd. IOB) and Thara Srirama who have been of great support and encouragement to Varsha. Her elder brother Sri Harsha’s roller skating exploits inspired her also to take up to this sport.
Starting skating at a young age of three, Varsha began her basics at Bal Bhavan Roller Skating rink under the guidance of Ravi in 1990. She joined Vishwamithra Roller Skating Club in 1993 and started to train under the guidance of late K. Sridhar Rao at J.K. Grounds. Presently she trains with R. Srikanta Rao, a Ekalavya Awardee, at the Rao’s Roller Skating Club.
Varsha has represented Karnataka in 17 National Championships and has emerged a top roller skater in the junior and senior sections. She has been the consecutive National champion in the senior category in the National championships representing Karnataka for the last five years. She emerged as the fastest skater in the country in 2008 and 2010 Nationals.
Varsha first represented the country in the International level in 2001 in the World Inline Speed Skating Championships at France in 2001 and took part in the 10km race and finished 16th. She got her first International medal when she was part of the Indian relay team which won the bronze medal in the 5km relay event in the Asian Roller Skating Championships.
In 2003, she represented India in the World Junior Championships at Venezuela (5km race-finished 15th). In 2004, she represented India in the 10th Asian Championships at Japan and finished 4th in the Individual event.
In 2010 she represented India in the 16th Asian Games at Guangzhou, China and finished 7th in the 3000m Time Trials.
In 2012, Varsha took part in the Wold Championships and finished among top 20 skaters and qualified for the World Games.
Varsha intends to continue the sport and aims to work hard and has a goal to win a Individual medal representing India. She is a hard worker and that has yielded results and hope she achieves her goal in the days to come.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / January 25th, 2015
