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Manish, Vineet emerge as YW Quiz winners

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Students hail from Chinamaya Vidyalaya, Hubballi

Manish H. Bhojedar and Vineet S. Hiremani of Chinmaya Vidyala, Hubballi, emerged as winners of the 17th edition of The Hindu Young World Quiz regional finals held here on Wednesday.

In the annual event held at Samskrutika Bhavan located at New Cotton Market, the team secured 51 points. They picked up after the first round, and increased it in the final round to bag the winners’ trophy and BSA Ladybird and Hercules bicycles.

Sutej R.T. and Saloni S.P. of SBI Officers Association Education Society’s English Medium School too started slow, faltered once, but managed to beat others to secure the second position to clinch the first runner-up trophy.

Siddharth Bhatt and J. Manoj of The Jindal Vidyamandir, Ballari, came next to them to bag the second runner-up trophy.

Last year’s champions from Lion’s English Medium School, Sirsi, Chinmay V. Hegde and Prajwal M. Yaji started off well to take lead in the first round, subsequently faltered twice with the buzzer to lose points and ended in the fourth position. Preetish and Shreesh of Chetan Public School, Hubballi, and Srujan S. K. and Shekhar Suman of Sainik School, Vijayapura, ended up in the fifth and sixth positions.

Commissioner of Hubballi Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) Major Siddhalingaih Hiremath, gave away trophies and gift hampers to the winners and finalists.

Lauding the efforts of The Hindu in organising the event, he said such programmes would help in instilling competitive spirit among the children.

Major Hiremath called upon the students to develop love for reading. “During the school days we have to read the maximum. Read newspapers, comics and read whatever interests you to develop reading habit”, he told the students.

A total of 230 teams of schools of north Karnataka participated in this programme, which is an integral part of The Hindu in School (THiS) initiative. After the preliminary round of written test, six teams made it to the final and played the quiz. Conducting the quiz in his typical style with peppy interventions, quizmaster V.V. Ramanan engaged the children throughout the event and gave away prizes to those among the audience who answered the questions correctly.

Sponsors

BSA Ladybird and Hercules is the national gift sponsor. This event was supported by KLE Technological University of Hubballi and BASE Educational Services Pvt.Ltd. was the regional sponsor. Other sponsors of the event were Swarna Groups of Hotels (food sponsor) and JBM Industries, Hubballi (gift sponsor) and Srikrishna Milks Pvt. Ltd(gift and beverages sponsor).

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Karnataka / by Staff Reporter / Hubballi – February 01st, 2017

A Good Samaritan

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An award in recognition of some good social service or contribution to the society is not an end itself but puts up greater responsibility on individuals, says the Karnataka State ‘Jeeva Rakshak Prashasti’ winner Rajesh Gopalrao Khatavkar of Belagavi city.

A few months ago, two senior citizens were seriously injured in an accident on Fort Road in the city. They were hit by a motorbike rider from the rear. They fell down in a pool of blood oozing out from head injuries and injuries in other parts of their body. Mr. Khatavkar, who was passing by, immediately shifted them to the district government hospital and ensured quick medical help instead of calling and waiting for an ambulance to arrive. The injured victims survived the accident.

But, what followed was days of unexpected ordeal with the police often calling him in connection with the accident. Finally, his name was recommended to the district administration for the award, which was presented to him on the occasion of Republic Day by Deputy Commissioner N. Jayaram.

Speaking to a section of the media here on Tuesday, he appealed to citizens to play a proactive role instead of being mute spectators to various unexpected happenings, in order to save life and property.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Karnataka / by Special Correspondent / Belagavi – January 31st, 2017

Ravalkatta Baba, revered guardian of the night

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Belagavi  :

Almost six decades ago, he walked the streets of Sangargali and neighbouring villages at night, guarding them from thieves and other crimes. Ravalkatta Baba went on to become a local hero and was so revered that villagers built a temple in his honour.

The temple is built on the spot where Ravalkatta Baba used to rest | tushar a majukar
The temple is built on the spot where Ravalkatta Baba used to rest | tushar a majukar

The initiative to build the temple was taken up by ex-serviceman Vasant Bandodkar, a resident of Sangargali. He recalls stories of Baba roaming Sangargali, Gunji and nearby villages with a stick fitted with a bell in one hand and a lamp in the other. As he moved around, he would tap the stick on the ground, sounding the bell every time.

After his death, other watchmen tried to take Baba’s place but one of them died and another fled due to unknown reasons. Some villagers believe they can still hear the sound of Baba’s bell.
Bandodkar said in 2006 villagers decided to build a temple to honour his service. “We searched the whole forest for 3-4 days along with forest department personnel, but could not find the spot where Baba used to sit.

One day, as we were searching, an old man from a neighbouring village was passing by and asked us what we were searching for. He directed us to a spot. When we cleaned the bushes, we found the platform on which the Baba used to rest.

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We built the temple at this spot and cleaned up the platform,” said Bandodkar.
Villagers used to earlier conduct a jatra (fair) once a year. Devotees sacrifice hens, goats and sheep at the temple as part of the pooja. “Baba used to take a train every day to the village and he would arrive at the neighbouring Gunji railway station around 12 noon. It became a practice to sacrifice the animal only after 12 noon or after hearing the sound of an approaching train,” he said.

In 2012, however, the practice of conducting the jatra was stopped by villagers after seniors of the village said it was improper. Forest department too objected to the jatra, saying it was disturbing wildlife.
But this hasn’t stopped devotees from thronging the temple. The temple is open only on Sundays and Wednesdays, but devotees visit throughout the week. Villagers from Sangargali, Gunji and surrounding villages, and from neighbouring states like Goa and Maharashtra make their journey to the temple to seek Baba’s blessings. The temple restricts entry to women. With the temple gaining such popularity, a local MLA provided `2.5 lakh for development of the temple a few years back.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Karnataka / by Tushar A Majukar / Express News Service / January 29th, 2017

RamaGovinda Puraskara – 2017 Awards Ceremony on Jan. 29

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Mysuru :

A programme has been organised at Kalamandira in city on Jan. 29 at 6.30 pm to present RamaGovinda Puraskara-2017, under the aegis of Sri D. Ramabai Charitable Foundation and M. Gopinath Shenoi Charitable Trust – Mangalore Ganesh Beedi Works, Mysuru. This year’s awardees are Dr. Prakash Baba Amte, Dr. Mandakini Amte and Dr. Vijayanatha Shenoi.

P. Mallesh will present the award in the presence of M. Ramanatha Shenoi couple, M. Jagannatha Shenoi couple and M. Gopinath Shenoi couple.

Play ‘Mayabazaar’: At 7.15 pm, Surabhi theatre troupe will be staging the play ‘Mayabazaar.’ Surabhi is a Hyderabad-based troupe which has 60 artistes who belong to a single family. Having 130 years of history, this troupe has been performing plays based on Indian mythology.

About D. Ramabai Charitable Foundation and M. Gopinath Shenoi Charitable Trust: These two institutions are associated with a pro-societal cause in education, health and cultural sectors, immensely involving human welfare and development. As an extension of their social endeavours these two institutions have collectively instituted an award named RamaGovinda Puraskara, to be presented annually since last year. This award will be an yearly event, preceded by meticulously selecting an institution and some individuals working for societal development.

Awardees’ Profile: The epitome of humanism, Dr. Prakash Baba Amte walks on the path paved by his father Baba Amte. Prakash Amte has dedicated his life to the welfare of tribals at the dense forests of Hemalaska in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra. Dr. Mandakini, his wife, has joined hands with him for all his selfless endeavours. They are so fond of wild animals that leopard and bear play in the courtyard of their house. The life of this couple has been portrayed on screen too. In this film, Nana Patekar and Sonali Kulakarni have enacted the roles of this couple.

Dr. Vijayanatha Shenoy of Manipal is well-known as a person who has interacted with the local experts and international stalwarts in various fields like philosophy, music, literature, dance and yakshagana. Having a refined taste in all these fields, he has organised various kinds of programmes and projects. He treasures some of the best architectural constructions through his ‘Hastashilpa’ and ‘Heritage Village.’ He runs the movement of enriching the knowledge of the society regarding the values of life that are entwined with the physical aspects of tradition.

His letters, in Kannada and English exchanged with the masters in various fields are a great gift to the epistolary literature of this land. Dr. Vijayanatha Shenoy is a ‘cultural saint’ of our times.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / January 27th, 2017

Manipal institute’s diamond jubilee celebrations to begin on Friday

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The Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) celebrates its diamond jubilee this year and different programmes have been chalked up for the celebrations to be held throughout the year.

Addressing presspersons here on Wednesday, G.K. Prabhu, institute director, said that Subramanian Swamy, Rajya Sabha member, will deliver a lecture on “The impact of Demonetization on Indian Economy” here on January 28.

Anant Talaulicar, managing director, Cummins India Ltd., will formally launch the celebrations here on January 27. Established as Manipal Engineering College in 1957, the college had maintained a long-standing relationship with quality technical education and student diversity. In 1974, it was renamed as Manipal Institute of Technology. It is now the largest constitute institution of Manipal University.

A key feature of the celebrations is the extramural lectures. A number of prominent persons would visit the campus for the lecture and interact with the students. Ashwani Gujral, Technical Analyst, Investment and Portfolio Management, Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda, MP, are among them.

Other programmes planned for the year include, a series of workshops to hone skills in engineering, basic sciences, management, and humanities. A number of national and international conferences on contemporary themes, by various departments of engineering and other disciplines would be held.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Mangaluru / by Special Correspondent / Manipal – January 26th, 2017

Crafting mojris out of used denims, lending a hand

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Bengaluru :

A Hundred Hands aim to create a livelihood for those in need of financial stability and strives for towards sustainability.

The team makes sustainable, evironment friendly products from scratch or from discarded goods.
Started as a non-profit organisation in the heart of Bengaluru off MG Road in August 2010, sisters Mala and Sonia Dhawan want to help facilitate the sale of products for the urban crowd by eliminating middlemen.

Apart from a host of handicraft and food items, their annual handmade collective, a exhibition is on its seventh leap this year in the city.

The team aims to expand to in other cities. The handcrafted alternatives are a healthy choice for everyone specially for those looking for a good living, inform the duo. As for the upcycling part, they have a range of products made from old denim jeans.

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From denim footwear called mojaris, to bum bags, envelope clutches, dog harnesses and quilts, they have made optimum use of jeans to make a host of products. The initiative was started to help the patients at NIMHANS to assist monetary aid while they were undergoing treatment.

The trendy bags and footwear also provide livelihood to women from self help groups and NGOs.

Sonia Dhawan and Mala Dhawan
Sonia Dhawan and Mala Dhawan

“As A Hundred Hands has 86 artisan member groups, we thought we should collaborate with them as well and the idea of the denim mojaris and denim bum bags with tribal embroidery emerged,” says Mala Dhawan.

The designs on the products are made catchy to attract the urban crowd and it has earned quite a good fan base on the social platform, with over 13K likes.

“A Hundred Hands handmade collective is a commission free programme where all the collections from sales goes back a 100% to the creators. This eliminates the middle man or trader who just sources and sells without any value add and adds huge margins. Here the artist and the consumer come face to face so it is educative on both sides and a fair price to consumers and a fair earning for the artisan.” she adds.

Many people get to know about their initiative through word of mouth, posts on social media and through the coverage provided by the media.  “Lambadi tribal embroidery and traditional leatherwork (bags and mojaris) are a big hit and unique in nature,” she says.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Bengaluru / by Rakshanna Pattabiraman / Express News Service / January 04th, 2017

This geek is ‘copying’ music for Star Wars

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Bengaluru :

A Los Angeles based composer and vocalist Dhruv Goel will release a new song ‘Pinha’, that he recorded with the Berklee Indian Ensemble early next year.
In a brief chat with City Express while he was in the city, he spoke about his music venture and experience at the college and sharing the stage with A R Rahman.

He says it always feels amazing to be back in India. “Needless to say, I am always homesick. But the amazing Indian food in LA really helps calm that down,” he adds.
He was earlier in the city for the Bengaluru Ganesh Utsav 2016. He performed with the Berklee Indian Ensemble.  “It was an amazing show. We also had guest artists Vijay Prakash and Raghu Dixit performing with us,” adds the 27-year-old.
Dhruv is a freelance composer and vocalist and has made music for various video games, travel shows and short films.

He is currently in the process of finishing up and releasing some new singles. He recently finished scoring a short film Shamas, directed by a London-based director Myriam Raja. It is premiering at the London Short Film Festival in January.

He says, “It’s set in England against the backdrop of a mass refugee crisis. Amongst the chaos and uncertainty, it is the story of one young man who must question his own humanity when his need to survive takes precedence.”

He is also currently working with John Williams on the next Star Wars film. A Star Wars geek, he calls it truly an unreal experience. He says, “Music copying in today’s time is a very diverse job, but in a nutshell, we make sheet music for the big orchestra that is being hired to play William’s background score and make sure all the music parts are coherent with his hand written scores.”

Born into a family that loves music, he started learning Hindustani Classical Music at a young age. It was his grandfather who insisted he learn music. “I was incredibly inspired by my grandfather. He was a poet, painter and had a great voice – but he was also an IPS officer and that took precedence.”
He adds, “By the time I started going to college in Delhi University, I was performing and writing a lot of music. It was sometime around mid way through my Economics degree at DU that I was convinced that I had to do music full time. After that Berklee happened and it has been a crazy ride ever since.”
He heard about Berklee in 2011 from his friend Ishaan Chhabra, who now works with A R Rahman. “Berklee was too expensive for me to afford, but after spending a lot of time working on the audition, I got a great scholarship,” he says.

His inspiration is A R Rahman. “He is one of the main reasons I wanted to write music. His music and writing truly moves and inspires me. Recording a cover of ’Yeh Jo Des’ and then performing with him at Symphony Hall was a surreal experience. He has amazing energy and its incredible to see the child like fascination he has with music technology.”
Ask what would be his ideal composing gig and he says, “Writing the score to a big sci-fi movie.” He adds he would love to explore India-based project as well. “But I am ’playing it by ear’ currently – pun intended!,” he concludes.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Bengaluru / by Akila Damodaran / Express News Service / December 31st, 2016

The cultural colonisation of Bengal and K’taka

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Bengaluru :

Did you know Karnataka and Bengal share a deep-rooted literary bond? Neither did almost 800 Bengalis and 200 non-Bengalis who attended the three-day Bengali literature and cultural fest, held nearly after a decade in the city on December 25, to know that.

Ranjon Ghoshal
Ranjon Ghoshal

Ranjon Ghoshal, an engineer by profession and founding member of Bengali band Moheener Ghoraguli talked about the exchange of literature between Karnataka and Bengal since the 12th century. Ranjon is a literature and theatre enthusiast

He stated that the king who ruled Bengal and parts of Orissa in 1160 AD, Ballala Sen, hailed from the coastal region of Karnataka. Ballala Sen was a poet and literature flourished in Bengal during his reign. Ballala Sen authored two books Danasagara and Adbhutasagara.
“Bengal during the Sena regime can be considered a silver period,” said Ranjon Ghoshal. “The kingdom prospered and law and social responsibility was maintained so Bengal is indebted to the Sena dynasty,” he added.

The second link is the city of Gauda, that is located in the present day Malda. The city served as the capital of Bengal for more than 500 years and Bengal was almost synonymous to it. According to Ranjon, this co-incidence has something to do with the Goud Saraswat Brahmins of the Konkan Bay.
“I would suggest the link to the fact that Bengal had sent emissaries to coastal regions ultimately to reach the Konkan Bay. It was then that cultural colonisation took place between Bengal and Karnataka,” he said.
The third parallel drawn was when the spiritual leader,Chaitanya Mahaprabhu from Bengal started the Bhakti Movement in 15th century, his two primary disciples Roop and Sanathan were from Karnataka.
On further studying the links between two separate states, the 61-year-old literature-enthusiast found an intriguing similarity. “If you search the historical literary movements that shaped the country in the north and south, you will not find a concrete evidence to explain this coincidence. But if you search the Kabir and Chaitanya of the north separately and Dasa and Bhakti people of the south, all are contemporaries. There is a maximum of 50 years gap.” he said.

 

When the Kannada literary movement, Navodaya started in 20th century, it was heavily influenced by Tagore and vice-versa. Ranjon, gave the talk on the topic titled Ballal Sen to Banalata Sen, a Bengali poem written in 1942 by the poet Jibanananda Das with an idea to demarcate the span through which Bengal and Karnataka have been exchanging literature and culture.
“Bengal and Karnataka have exchanged more than glances with one another, the have looked deep into each other’s eyes with love and remand,” he said.

Pranab Mukherjee at the inauguration
Pranab Mukherjee at the inauguration

The three-day event called the 89th Annual Conference was organised by Nikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya Sammelan and was inagurated by the president of India, Pranab Mukherjee. The conference is held annually by the Bengali community to keep the regional literature alive among Bengalis living in different parts of the country.

It was held fourth time in Karnataka, the last one being in 2007 and the first one being in 1959.
“One of the biggest revelation from the conference was the historical link we share with Karnataka. Now we live in an era of mixed race. My daughter is married to a Kannadiga here but the it was amazing to know that one of our king was from Karnataka and the translation period of Karnataka and Bengal is so ancient,” said Manomita Roy, conference secretary of the event.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Karnataka / by Express News Service / December 31st, 2016

Pages from History : Christmas in Karnataka

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by Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore

Christianity has spread all over the world because of the people of this faith living here during different periods. That is the reason why Christmas festival is celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety. People exchange gifts with the phrase “Merry Christmas” and it is celebrated in a variety of ways. Of course different types of cakes make the children happy. When I was thinking of Christmas I wanted to know when it entered into Karnataka. Soon I realised that it has a long history and a tradition of its own.

The clues to the origin of Christmas in Karnataka can be traced to the migration of the Portuguese into India. It is believed that one of the disciples of Jesus Christ by name Saint Thomas came to India in 52AD at the invitation of King Gudnafar. The question is who is this Gudnafar. Some scholars believe that Gudnafar is none other than Kutnappar or Kundappa who was in Mysore then. It is also believed that he spread the message of Christianity in the kingdom of Majdai in about third Century AD. This has been mentioned in Acts of Saint Thomas written in Syrian language. There has been no certainty regarding the identification of Majdai. It is believed that this king Majdai might have been a King of Kerala, Koramandal or Mysuru. It is likely that Christian merchants from Persia, Syria and Armenia did trade as well as spread Christian religion. This is further strengthened by the discovery of an inscription dated 1376AD which mentions a grant to the tomb of Saint Thomas. This has been found in Mylapore (Chennai). It has the name of Vijayanagara King Bukkaraya.

Almost during the same period (1374 AD) Frayer Jordanus was preaching Christianity and as per his request five Christian padris (Priests) came to Canara and Mysore for the propagation of Christianity. According to an estimate there were about ten thousand Christians in Karnataka in about 1374 AD. But today it is not known how many times this has increased in these years. Anyway they have become a part of the society of our times.

Further it is believed that during the Vijayanagara period a Cross ornamented with precious stones was found in 1483 in the sands of Mangalore. Another information is that in Anja islands near Karwara, the Portuguese were building a fort and to their surprise they saw stones with markings of a Cross. The town Anekal near Bangalore had an inscription on a tomb with Christian connections. Kalyanapura near Udupi was a famous Christian centre till about 1600AD and had many vestiges of that faith.

Goa by about 1510AD had become a flourishing centre of Christianity. The Nayakas (Chiefs) of Ikkeri welcomed the Christians who had come from other places and provided them with free land and money. About thirty thousand Christians were living happily in Keladi Kingdom. In 1521AD Fransiscans entered South and North Kanara area and established themselves in Ullalapet, Farangipet etc. Jesuit Saints built churches in Basarur, Khanapura, Sunkeri etc. The Sonda kings of Bidnaur also patronised them.

During the period of Mysore king, Ramadhira Kanthirava Narasaraja Wadiyar, Christians were looked after well. Seminaries were established to train Christian preachers. Dharwada, Bijapura and some other places were recognised by Pope for the establishment of churches. Some of these devotees wrote Christian messages on palm leaf manuscripts and donated to various libraries. In the meantime, Pope gave freedom to appoint Bishops for the propagation of Christianity.

Tipu Sultan was angry because these Christian Missionaries were giving support to his arch rivals, the British. However, he was kind enough to thousands of Christians who were against the British. Abbe Dubai and Francis Xavier took active role in rehabilitating the displaced Christians. In Kodagu, Father Rebello had come to Madikeri and the king of Kodagu had promised all help to him. K.B. Ganapathy’s excellent book on this subject — The Cross & the Coorgs: A Christian Saga in Coorg — is worth reading.

In the Mysore State ruled by the Maharajas of Mysore, Christianity spread at a fast speed. In about 1700AD there were about eighteen missionaries and about thirty thousand Christians. Basavapura, Kanakanahalli, Harubare, Kelamangala became Christian centres. Subsequently missionary activities became rampant in Raichur, Kittur, Settihalli, Thumarikoppa etc.

Suddenly the Christian missionaries, who were working in Mysore, lost royal patronage in 1672 and after an enquiry and being satisfied that no wrong path was adopted by the missionaries, the royal patronage was restored in 1684. De Kunho was a great missionary and after his death a tomb was established at Anekal. All these activities were connected with the Roman Catholics.

The Protestants also took lot of interest in the spread of Christianity and Frederic Schwartz was the first protestant priest. Hyder Ali held him in high esteem. Many missionary organisations came into being. London mission in Bellary (1810), Weslyean Methodist Mission in Gubbi, Bassel Mission in Mangalore were established and they played an active part in the missionary activity. These missionaries realised that to establish mere missions and churches would not be useful and hence they thought of establishing educational institutions, hospitals and other service organisations.

Father Muller started in 1891AD Homeopathy hospital in Kankanadi; Saint Martha Hospital is run by Good Shepherd nuns; Weslyean Mission Holdsworth Hospital (Mission hospital) in Mysore is important. Bassel Mission became important for printing, roof-tiles, handlooms. Some of them are running even now. Rev. Kittel’s dictionary is famous even today and has seen many reprints. They also prepared and printed many text books for schools in Mysore. To bring in uniformity in missionary activity many eminent men worked among whom Rev P. Gurushanta (a person from Mysore) and Hickling are worthy of special mention.

They divided Karnataka into many branches in which the central one is in Bangalore, northern one is in Hubballi, and the third is in Mangalore which included Dharwad, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mysore etc. They have been translating Biblical works into Kannada language so that common men and could read the message of Jesus Christ. Many Bible Societies came into existence to take up the work.

There are many churches in Mysore, Bangalore and other places. Saint Phelomena church in Mysore is an architectural marvel and admired by hundreds of visitors who throng Mysore city. Other churches worth mentioning are Rosary church in Mangalore, Holy Trinity church in Bangalore, the church in Anekal, Saint Joseph Church in Bangalore, Hardwicke church in Mysore, etc.

I have a large number of Christian students who are now occupying important positions in the society. I cannot forget Rev. Father Vincient of Saint Phelomena’s college who pays a visit to my home with a fabulous plum cake, transcending religious considerations. That is the need of the hour. Hope you will say amen.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / December 25th, 2016

Selected for Kuvempu National Award

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Presentation ceremony at Shivamogga on Dec. 29 to mark the Poet Laureate’s birth anniversary

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New Delhi :

Litterateur Devanuru Mahadeva of Mysuru has been selected for the prestigious Kuvempu National Award instituted by the Kuvempu Prathistana.

The award will be presented to him at a function to be held on Dec. 29 at Kuppalli, the native village of Kuvempu, in Shivamogga to mark the birth anniversary of the Poet Laureate.

Addressing presspersons at Karnataka Bhavan here yesterday, Kuvempu Prathistana Chairman Prof. Hampa Nagarajaiah said that the award carries a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh and a citation. The selection committee included Bharatiya Bhasha Bharathi, JNU, Chairman and noted Hindi Writer Anwar Pasha, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Vice-Chancellor Prof. T.V. Kattimani and JNU Kannada Study Chair Chairperson Prof. Purushottam Bilimale.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / December 28th, 2016