It was a bikers’ day out in City, on Sunday. From professional bikers to those who are passionate towards biking all got together with their classic Royal Enfield, Yezdi or modern Pulsar R15, Yamaha KTM, Duke 390 at KACES ground, at Balmatta, for a cause.
The Jawa and Yezdi Owners Club and other motorcycle clubs of Mangalore had organised ‘Boot Camp’ for the benefit of motorbike riders with a message ‘Safe roads for self and others’.
One of the organisers Sudhir Bhandarkar, structural engineer by profession in USA, in his presentation on Road Safety, said that the deaths of youth aged between 20 and 30 by road accident is increasing year-by-year in India. Most of the times, it happens because of lack of responsibility and road sense.
Now youth get two-wheelers with 370 CC engine, but many don’t know the lane discipline. A good helmet, jacket, shoe and first-aid kit are necessary for the biker, he said. Though the government started programme called ‘Road safety week’ in January, it didn’t continue later.
Speaking on the objective of the programme, Shawn Fernandez, the main organiser of this event highlighted the failure of ‘Pehle Aap’ initiative of the government, which failed to take off, though it was a good effort. Dr Brijesh Khandige shared an audio-visual presentation on First Aid and CPR.
Joel, stunter of Team Zero Gravity spoke in detail about ‘Organized Stunting’ and precautions which should be taken. For wheeling, daily practice for at least three months is needed, he said.
Rohan David, another member of the organising team, who rode to the highest motorable road on earth on his 1976 Yezdi, spoke about ‘Riding long distance, with specific emphasis on Leh and Ladakh’.
Slow bike race, tyre changing, bike hauling competitions were organised on the occasion. Motorcycling clubs including Yamaha R15 Riders Club, Pulsar 220 Naked Wolves, Dark Viperz, Revlimiterz, Team Zero Gravity and the Mangalore Jawa and Yezdi Motorcycle club and Orange Falcons participated in the event.
Organisers Arun Shiri, Zahin Aranha and Sanjay Kamath and others were also present.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / Mangalore – DHNS, June 22nd, 2014
Sitting from left: Rev. Fr. Louis Noronha, M. Jagannath Shenoy and Rev. Fr. Denis Noronha are seen with the dignitaries after the felicitation.
Mysore :
The Konkani Christian Association, Mysore, had organised a mega Musical Nite in Konkani on June 22 at the “Konkan Bhavan” in Vijayanagar here.
J.R. Lobo, MLA of Mangalore, was the chief guest. Gracian Rodrigues, President of the Association, welcomed the gathering. The Musical Nite was presented by well-known singer Melwyn Peris and his troupe from Mangalore with Konkani songs, dances and jokes.
On the occasion, M. Jagannath Shenoy, Managing Partner of Ganesh Beedi Works, Mysore, was honoured with the title “Sarasvathicho Suputhru, Mahadhani M. Jagannath Shenoy” for his dedicated service to the poor and needy.
Also two well-known priests from Mysore diocese Rev. Fr. Denis Noronha and Rev. Fr. Louis Noronha were honoured for their selfless service as Priests for more than 50 years.
On behalf of the Association, the chief guest J.R.Lobo distributed books and financial assistance to the needy students.
John William D’Souza, General Secretary and John Rebello, Vice-President of the Association, conducted the programme. Vincent Crasto, Treasurer, proposed a vote of thanks. More than 700 Konkani speaking people attended the programme.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / June 25th, 2014
CAMTech India, a public-private health partnership funded by the United States Agency for International Development, will hold its first medical technology ‘Jugaad-a-thon’ in Bangalore from July 18 to 20.
The Jugaad-a-thon will tap into the know-how of local experts in engineering, public health and business to develop new tools to improve healthcare, Elizabeth Bailey, director, Consortium for Affordable Medical Technologies (CAMTech) at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for Global Health, said in a release.
CAMTech India is working towards finding innovative ways to provide healthcare to women and children in India, Bailey said.
The Jugaad-a-thon (derived from the Hindi word jugaad meaning an innovative fix or work-around) will be a 48-hour event where 250 clinicians, engineers and entrepreneurs collaborate on new solutions for unsolved clinical problems.
Cross-disciplinary teams will work on developing functional prototypes and commercialising their innovations. At the end of the event, the teams will be awarded a variety of prizes to help take their innovations forward. The event is being organised in partnership with Glocal Healthcare and will be hosted at GE’s John F Welch Technology Centre in Bangalore. Applications can be sent by July 7. For more information visit: www.jugaadathon.com.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Bangalore / by Express News Service / June 25th, 2014
The seventh annual general body meeting of the Karnataka Non Resident Indian Forum (KNRI) Jeddah was held here recently.
Roshan Rodrigues of Mangalore was unanimously elected as the president of the Forum. KNRI is the only nonprofit social organization in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which represents entire Karnataka state and strives to help needy Kannadigas in the Saudi Arabia and India.
Speaking on the occasion, Roshan Rodrigues thanked all the members of the Forum for trusting him and accepting his leadership. He highlighted that KNRI is one family and othat has goal to take care of our all needy Kannadigas. He offered his congratulations on behalf of the Form to the first student from Dharwad district, adopted by the Forum for completing her studies for her selection in a campus interview by one of the leading software exporting companies. He also reminded the aims and objectives of KNRI Forum and appealed to struggle for achieving those goals by providing financial and social support to needy Kannadigas. He urged Committee members to put in concerted efforts and appealed to the seniors to guide him to perform these tasks smoothly.
A Committee of 29 members was formed:
Manzoor Ahmed (Hassan) and Sabu Chandran (Bangalore) – Vice Presidents; Syed Nasir Khursheed (Gubarga) – General Secretary; Yashwanth Amin (Mangalore) – Joint Secretary; Aijaz Ahmed (Shimoga)- Meeting coordinator; Sri Harsha (Bangalore) – Treasurer; Habib Rahaman (Udupi) and Syed Haseebuddin (Bangalore) – Joint Treasurers; Niaz Ahmed (Mysore) – Press and Public Relation Secretary; Mohammed Saif (Mysore) – Cultural Secretary; Mohammed Kaleem (Raychur), Mohsin Khan (Bidar) and Pravin Netekar (Sirsi-Kharwar) – Joint Cultural Secretaries; Peter Mascarenhans Udupi – Sports Secretary; Arif Shimoga – Joint Sport Secretary; Shaikh Saoud (Udupi) – IT Coordinator; Mukarram Khan (Bangalore) – Membership Coordinator; Mohammed Mansoor,(Mangalore) Vasu Manchegowda (Mandya) and Krish Jangal (Hubli) – Advisory Council Members; and Mohammed Arif (Udupi), Alok Pattar( Hubli), Mohammed Saheb,(Karkala) Imtiaz Ahmed,(Shimoga) Syed Shakeel Ahmed,(Bangalore) Momin Mohammed Iylas (Bhatkal), Faizee Razak Sheik, (Mangalore) Mohammed Saleem Khaleefa (Gulbarga) were elected as Executive Members.
S M Jafar conducted the proceedings and advised the new Committee to come up with ambitious plans for the welfare of Karnataka residents in particular and the Indian community in general. Mohammed Mansoor congratulated the newly elected body and advised them to work with positive spirit and elevate the forum to a higher level.
Vasu Manche Gowda outlined the KNRI Forum’s vision and urged Kannadigas to play a vital role to reach and help poor and needy people. Outgoing President Krish Jangal congratulated the new team and said social work demands time, energy and dedication. He said God will reward for serving the community, and it will also develop managerial skills.
The secretary Nasir Khursheed described this Forum as a group of family members and requested members to “keep the same spirit of unity which is our identity.
Yashwanth Amin appealed to Kannadigas residing here to feel free and join the forum. They can be reached us through email knriforumjeddah@gmail.com
The program was compered by Niaz Ahmed Mysore) and Sabu Chandran delivered the vote of thanks and specially thanked the Indian Consulate for their tremendous support towards the KNRI Forum in Jeddah.
source: http://www.bellevision.com / BelleVision.com / Home> News / by Arun Palimar, Bellevision Media Network / Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) – June 24th, 2014
Though of an age as tender as 14, yet this prodigy is all set to prove that she is matchless when it comes to creative talent. Having preferred to accomplish in a tough art like Harikathe that hardly impresses the present generation, little girl Srilalitha Uliyaaru has already left masses spellbound by her enchanting performances.
Hailing from a simple family residing at N.R. Mohalla in city, she is the lucky daughter of G. Vasudeva Uliyaaru and Veena, who are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that their child turns out to be a great achiever one day. Says Vasudev, an artist by profession, “Lalitha started learning and practicing Harikathe when she was a little girl of six. Impressed by the Harikatha’s of Harikatha Pitamaha of Karnataka, Gururajulu Naidu, she began showing immense interest in the art of story telling,”
Besides, Shrilalitha is not being formally trained by any and all she has in the form of her Harikatha teacher is a little tape recorder and loads of Harikatha cassettes. “She is not being trained by anyone. Whatever she has learnt so far is by listening to the cassettes, apart from me training her a little. I’m planning to get her trained by city based Harikatha exponent Beluru Vasantha Lakshmi shortly,” says her father. Harikatha by Gururajulu Naidu that she heard two years back became her first inspiration. The prodigy is gifted with such abilities that a one-and-a-half hour long Harikatha ‘Aadisuvaathana Aata’ that she once presented at a progamme was also practiced by listening to a cassette itself.
She has given several performances at various places across the State like Bangalore, Udupi, K.R. Nagar, Mandya and Mysore. The little one is a fearless and enchanting entertainer who not just excels in story telling but is also a good, singer, dancer, performer and orator. Ask her what she likes best and she says, “I love presenting Harikatha as it involves many stories, sub-stories and humour. I also love presenting speeches.” And unlike many others who wish to be doctors, engineers and scientists one day, this little one says she wants to be a famous ‘Harikatha dasa.’ She is also good at presenting Harikathas on the modern day life, which she makes interesting for listeners by interspersing with several humorous stories. The little one embraced the Haridasa Deekshe from Bhadragiri Achyutadas in city when she was of 8 years of age and a souvenir ‘Dasana Madiko Enna’ on Srilalitha’s achievements was also released on the occasion.
Says her proud father, “She is God’s gift to us. I thank him immensely for having blessed us with a daughter like her, for though interested, none in my family could achieve something that she has done. She started her stage performances in other disciplines when she was just a little child of three years. Hence, I want to encourage and help her to the best of my abilities.” “I feel happy to say that people even in this generation show great interest in an art from like Harikatha and come in hoards to listen to her. We have received great response from people so far,” he adds.
Till date, Srilaitha has given over 250 Harikatha performances at places in and outside the State including places like Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. She has also been extensively appreciated for her talent by heads of various religious institutions such as the Seer of Mantralaya, Pejawar Seer of Udupi, Veerendra Hegde of Dharmasthala, Shavaratri Deshikedra Swami of Suttur Mutt and Ravishankar Guruji of Art of Living, to name a few. Also, the child has presented shows in various televisions channels of both Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
However, currently, the girl has reduced her stage performances a bit to concentrate on her studies since she would be in class X next. Meanwhile, her four-year-old little brother Srihari V. Uliyaaru is following his sister’s foots.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / June 23rd, 2014
The State government has decided to increase the number of day-care centres for the elderly from four to 14, according to Minister of State for Women and Child Development Umashree.
She announced this at the inaugural session of a workshop on ‘Differently-abled persons – opportunities and challenges’, jointly organised by the Administrative Training Institute, Abdul Nazir Sab State Institute for Rural Development, and the Department of Women and Child Development here.
Presently such centres were in Bangalore, Hubli, Belgaum and Gulbarga, she said. Such centres would be set up in the districts of Mysore, Hassan, Chickballapur, Bidar, Bellary, Dakshina Kannada, Dharwad, Tumkur, Chitradurga and Bagalkot, she said.
The government had increased the annual allocation for these centres from Rs. 4.15 lakh to Rs. 11.2 lakh. Similarly, the helpline for the elderly, which covers 14 districts, had been extended to the entire State, she said.
Ms. Umashree said the government had decided to set up two centres in Bangalore to cater to the needs of children with cerebral palsy.
Legislators were supposed to earmark 10 per cent of their Local Area Development Funds to works related to the welfare of persons with physical disabilities, she said, and sought a report from officials on funds spent for the purpose. Similarly, Ms. Umashree called for a review to know if all the departments had properly executed the gender budgeting concept.
Talking computers
Principal Secretary, Department of Women and Child Development, Amita Prasad, said that “talking computers” (computers with voice-prompting facility) would be provided to visually challenged students. She said the workshop had been organised to create awareness among persons with physical disabilities about their rights and the benefits available from various government schemes. Similar workshops would be held in Mysore, Dharwad and Gulbarga within September, she said.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National> Karnataka / by Special Correspondent / Bangalore – June 22nd, 2014
Hemamalini Maiya (43), Vikram Maiya (40) and Arvind Maiya (30); Picture Credit: Durgesh Kumar Y
They might not be best friends, but they are great business partners and always look out for each other
This brother and sister might be poles apart, but when it comes to their 90-year-old family business they are a single unit. Though Hemamalini Maiya (43) and Vikram Maiya (40) are the faces of the landmark Mavalli Tiffin Rooms, popularly known as MTR, not many know that the business has a sleeping partner ( 35 year old sibling Priya) and a low-key partner (30-year-old youngest sibling Arvind).
Ironically, the siblings never imagined that one day they would be spearheading the family business. They didn’t want to.
As we settle down in the deluxe area of MTR on Lalbagh Road with Vikram and Arvind, waiting for Hemamalini to join us, Vikram jokingly tells his brother Arvind, the quieter of the siblings, “We should speak before Hema comes in…we won’t get a chance after that.” Bingo! The affable (and talkative) Hemamalini walks in. And the room is filled with laughter.
Going back in time Hemamalini was thrown into the restaurant business a day after her father Harishchandra Maiya’s death in 1999, after a prolonged illness. (Her father was the nephew of the founder of MTR, Yajnanarayana Maiya, and took over the reins of the restaurant after his death in 1968)
Hemamalini reminisces about her father wanting her to “study engineering” and go overseas. “But things changed with my father’s illness,” she says. “I think my taking over the restaurant wasn’t all that sudden. I guess somewhere along the way my father knew that I would have to and started preparing me mentally.”
Today, when she looks back on those troubling initial years, she clutches her head in her hands and says: “Overwhelming experience.” From being hands-on in the kitchen, doubling up as cashier and dealing with troublesome staff… Hemamalini doesn’t have many pleasant memories of those years. She recalls fighting her way through in the “male-dominated space”. It wasn’t at all easy for her to slip into her father’s ‘big’ shoes and she says women “at the top are never taken seriously. In fact, at one point people thought it was time I pack up and leave. But the more I was told that, the more determined I was to show them that I was here to stay”. She adds, “Looking back I don’t know how I did it.”
By 2000 Vikram decided to leave his job at the Global Trust Bank and join the family business. Till then it “was all about friends, parties and rock music,” Vikram confesses. “I hardly remember being at home during my teenage years.” He also doesn’t remember being particularly “close” to his siblings while growing up. “After we turned teenagers, our friends circle was completely different,” admits Vikram. That’s another reason that even to this day he says, he isn’t as close to his cousins as his siblings are.
But Hemamalini has fond memories of cycling and skating with her brother. Pointing to Vikram, she says, “He’d fall down often and hurt himself. We had an old cook, who would follow him around as he learnt to cycle. He was always in a hurry to learn. On the other hand, I would meticulously follow the rules.” Hemamalini’s biggest grouse during their growing years was having to follow several rules. “Vikram got all the freedom and I had so many restrictions…like I had to come home before dusk, while he hardly came home in the night,” she recalls.
At school they were always referred to as the ‘ones from MTR’. “And every school picnic would have food catered from the hotel,” Vikram remembers.
Growing up in the MTR House, (located close to the restaurant, which is now turned into MTR’s central kitchen and manufacturing unit), brother and sister recall playing with the children of the staff, which later led to many awkward situations. “Many of ‘those children’ became employees of MTR. And when we took over and had to order them around it was quite odd,” Vikram says.
“We had a wild childhood, which this guy missed,” the duo chorus pointing to Arvind who quietly listens as his older siblings go down memory lane. Arvind who was in class 10 when his father passed away recalls his friends mistaking his dad as his grandfather. “I just remember that by the time I was in class 7, I didn’t want my father to come to any PTA meetings,” Arvind says. Soon Hemamalini replaced her father at these meetings. “My parenting skills began back then,” says Hemamalini.
Arvind is considered the calm and level-headed sibling. “Growing up he was the exact opposite of Vikram,” Hema says. “But he did trouble our mother as a three-year- old, refusing to walk; he’d sit on the sofa all day and watch television. He’d sing Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the USA with an imaginary mic…” Arvind interrupts: “I must have had the cleanest feet!”
The here and now Today the three of them handle different areas of the business — Hemamalini takes care of finance, Vikram, the overall growth, expansion and quality control and Arvind the human resources department. Though MTR still stands in the same place as it did for more than five decades, the youngsters have been the wind beneath its wings — from a stand-alone restaurant, MTR expanded into a restaurant chain with the opening of its second restaurant in Rajajinagar in 2004 and in Singapore in 2013.
They still might not be ‘close’ as siblings are expected to be, but they have a clear understanding and respect for each others’ strength. “I must say I’ve learnt everything from both of them,” says Arvind. And Vikram chips in: “If I’ve learnt to be focused, it is thanks to Hemamalini.”
They sure look out for each other. “We connect at a more mature level now,” Vikram says. And when it comes to business, they are all on the same page.
Manish Verma is an artist who paints the face of the Buddha. Manish Verma, who was in Mysore recently on an assignment, is a well-known artist who has made Bangalore his base. His works had been exhibited at Kalaa Dhaaraa, a mega exhibition of contemporary art hosted by Ramsons Kala Pratishtana, Mysore. Incidentally, one of his paintings was the first one to be sold at the exhibition. He has also executed several works like large mural panels for various private individuals and private companies, including one in Mysore. He has held several solo shows and many of his works are in private collections.
Excerpts from an extended talk session…
R.G. Singh (RGS): Manish, Why do you paint only the face of the Buddha? Why not some other saint or savant?
Manish Verma (MV): Perhaps, maybe, the answer lies in my home town which is Bilaspur in Bihar. Bodh-gaya (which is closer to my native) is a place I have often visited. The birthplace of the Buddha and the place of His enlightenment have had a very positive effect on me. The face of the Buddha conveys immense peace. The plagues of the world do not touch him. He is tranquil in the midst of action. This is what attracted me when I saw stone sculptures of his image. That is when I discovered that painting the Buddha’s face was a part of my own pilgrimage. I felt that I was destined to paint him.
RGS: What is your link to Bihar?
MV: I was born in a Bilaspur in 1973; after my early schooling, joined the College of Arts and Crafts in Patna. In 1996 I left for Delhi and worked as a freelance painter for several companies. Still restless I made my way to Uttar Pradesh then Haryana and still down to Andhra Pradesh. I rarely stayed in these places for more than a few months, the wanderlust driving me further and further to see new places and meet people, know their culture, language and cuisine. I have made many friends in these places and we keep in touch.
RGS: Finally Bangalore? Why? What brought you to this city?
MV: I came to Bangalore in 2004 and took up the first job that I could find and it was only in 2011 that I quit to become a full-time painter. Why Bangalore? Well, because it is a city that is very accepting of newcomers. I felt and soon realised that I could make my presence felt as an artist here and make my living as an artist.
RGS: What inspired you to become a painter?
MV: Frequent visits to Bodh-Gaya in my teens and the urge to seek the real meaning of my life. The lifestyle of the younger generation, even my generation is frantic. No one seems to have time or the space for one another. My early scribbling and doodling, and the discovery that I could make a line become a figure led me to recreate on canvas the peace of the Buddha… the message of the Buddha that is one of compassion for one’s fellowmen.
RGS: So the Buddha is the focus of all your work?
MV: Yes, certainly. But I have a series planned that will illustrate the life of the Buddha from the days when he was Prince Siddhartha to his becoming the Buddha and finally his attainment of Nirvana. I will be using the Jataka stories for reference. The story of the Buddha is timeless. It is for all time.
RGS: Is there a particular technique you follow?
MV: I used the ‘wash technique’ which is pale colours in my earlier paintings. But I have begun experimenting with bright colours and feel that I have gained a certain amount of success using this new, call it, the ‘Manish Verma technique’ (he giggles).
RGS: You have done some work of an entirely different kind in Mysore?
MV: I have done large rural-tribal murals for a few private establishments in Bangalore and one huge Mysore style based mural in Mysore. These were commissioned works. An exact brief was given, what was expected of me and so on. It was within this framework that I created these larger than life murals.
RGS: Tell me, who is Manish Verma?
MV: I do not know… (ponders for a long time) I feel I am a very simple person. I do not claim to know answers. I find this difficult to express. Maybe one of my future paintings will help me find the answer. I live in the present, in the ‘now’ and that is enough for me … for the present.
RGS: Is there anything at all that you do apart from painting?
MV: I love gardening. I love nature. My parents inculcated in me a love for nature. I also love classical music and Sugam Sangeeth. I cannot work unless there is music being played in the background. I travel a lot. I meet new people. And every such chance meeting gives me a new insight into myself. Sometimes I have tried to create Mysore style of paintings but feel I have a long way to go in that field. As I said, I live in the present, I do not know what the future holds and it is the peace of the Buddha that keeps me rooted.
RGS: Finally, do you have a wish-list?
MV: Not really… but I hope that there will be an artists’ village, an Arts Centre in various places in Karnataka where artists could spend time rejuvenating themselves in terms of their art; where there is no such thing as senior artist, well-known artist or any other classification… just artists united by their art.
The brief interaction ends. It is late evening, the sacred Chamundi hill is a dark outline, the small owl seated on the electric pole calls out softly and below the yellow lamp, Manish pushes his motorcycle off the stands and straddles it. “It is now 9 pm and I should be in Bangalore by midnight,” he smiles and kick-starts the bike and rides off.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / June 22nd, 2014
Sachidanand (left) and Sharath seen while at work during the ongoing U-19 NCA Inter-Zonal Cricket tournament in Mysore.
by S.N. Venkatnag Sobers
Mysore :
Majority of budding cricketers aspire to represent their respective State and National sides. On being unable to fulfil their dreams, they choose to get into other professions and continue playing cricket for fun. But not many choose to be associated with cricket as umpires, scorers or video analysts.
Mysore city has been contributing quality cricketers to the State team who have made a mark for themselves. Likewise there are also cricket umpires in city who have been officiating in State-level matches and scorers who have been executing their work at Ranji and National-level.
Apart from umpires and scorers, there are others who work behind the scene for the smooth conduct of the game. They are those without whom decision making would be difficult for the on-field umpires and the third umpire in cricket. For every referral from the on-field umpires, the video of the ongoing match has to be retrieved within 30 seconds for the third umpire to make a decision. This is the job of the video analysts.
They also provide videos for the umpires, coaches and players with the total analysis of the match. Video Analysts mark each and every ball delivered by the bowlers and also the balls hit by the batsmen. Every decision made by the on field umpires is recorded and later submitted to the tournament organisers for review.
Mysore city is home for two youngsters who work as video analysts for the matches organised by both Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Meet Sharath Narasimhan and S. Sachidanand, the duo who have been a part of the 5-member video analysts’ team in the State who are recognised as video analysts by the BCCI.
While Sharath has been working at Wipro in Bangalore as Quality Manager, Sachidanand works as Team Lead with Theorem India Private Limited in Mysore. Both are seen working together during BCCI tournaments held in Mysore.
Currently, Sharath and Sachidanand have been working for NCA Inter-Zonal U-19 Tournament being held in Gangothri Glades and SJCE Cricket Ground in city.
Sachidanand started as a video analyst in the year 2007 while working for Swantha Solutions now Sporting Minds owned by former Indian Cricketer Vijay Bharadwaj. Later, he qualified to work as video analyst for KSCA and BCCI and since then he has been a part of the team in State.
Speaking to Star of Mysore, Sachidanand said that the experience as a video analyst had been good as he had an opportunity to meet and interact with some of the best in the sport.
Sachidanand, who is a product of Jai Hind Cricket Club, mentioned that he had worked for Rajasthan Royals as a back-end video analyst and also for Mangalore United, the KPL franchise.
When asked about the reason him taking up video analysis, Sachidanand said that it was due to the passion he had towards the game.
Sharath Narasimhan, a product of RBN Cricket Club, has also been working as a video analyst since three-and-a-half years. Sharath is also the BCCI qualified senior video analyst. He has worked for six Ranji matches and India A vs West Indies A four-day match held in Mysore.
Speaking to Star of Mysore, Sharath said that working as a video analyst was a good opportunity to interact with umpires, coaches and players.
“Being a video analyst is no easy game. One has been to constantly upgrading himself with the developing technologies and also be sharp and active throughout the game. This apart, a person has to be passionate about the game and be dedicated to work in any situation”, said Sharath.
Video Analysts in-charge of the control room during the match. Their job starts right from the installation of cameras and cables to provide video recording to the umpires, coaches and players for their reviews after the matches.
Sharath and Sachidanand are a part of 120 video analysts in India who aim to reach greater heights.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / June 20th, 2014
The birth centenary year of Noor Inayat Khan, the famous Indian-origin World War II spy, was observed in the UK this week.
Popular English novelist and political commentator Frederick Forsyth was among the key guests at a special memorial event in London to celebrate the life of Noor, the great-great-great-grand-daughter of Tipu Sultan, who became the first female radio operator to be sent from Britain into occupied France.
“What is so remarkable about Noor Inayat Khan is that she owed us nothing; she didn’t have to go,” said Forsyth, the well-known thriller writer behind books such as ‘The Day of the Jackal’ and ‘The Odessa File’ who compared her to the 18th century ruler, Tipu Sultan, known as the ‘Tiger of Mysore’.
“When it came to being recruited for the SOE (Special Operations Executive), she could have said ‘thank you but no’…but she volunteered. There must be something of the old tiger in her genes. It is recorded that she fought like a tigress…Noor absolutely did not die for nothing.
“She is an amazement, a remarkable and extraordinarily brave woman who did what she did for a country to which she owed nothing,” Forsyth said.
The memorial event was organised by the Noor Inayat Khan Memorial Trust set up by Shrabani Basu – author of the World War II heroine’s biography ‘Spy Princess’.
It coincided with the dates of June 16-17, 1943, when Noor – under her codename Madeleine – was flown to the landing ground in Northern France.
“She combined the rational side of her personality with her hatred of injustice and became one of our greatest heroines. My hope is that she would have gone back to that inner life that sustained her,” said Christine Crawley, a Labour party politician who has campaigned for the contribution of women agents in the war to be commemorated.
The SOE was an underground force established in Britain in 1940 by war-time Prime Minister Winston Churchill to “set Europe ablaze”.
It recruited men and women to launch a guerilla war against Hitler’s forces.
Noor, born in September 1914 to an Indian Muslim father and an American mother, grew up in Britain and France.
Despite her pacifist views, she decided to join the war effort to defeat the Nazis and was eventually captured.
In spite of being repeatedly tortured and interrogated, she revealed nothing and was executed by an SS officer on September 13, 1944, at Dachau concentration camp at the age of 30.
She was later awarded the George Cross, the highest civilian decoration in the UK, in recognition of her bravery.
A bust in Noor’s memory now stands at Gordon Square in central London, a stone’s throw from the home she briefly lived in.
source: http://www.ndtv.com / NDTV / Home> Diaspora / Press Trust of India / June 19th, 2014
