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From Bengaluru’s rock chick

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Shining bright in the dark room The Majolly Project is proving its mettle with its first single.
Shining bright in the dark room The Majolly Project is proving its mettle with its first single.

Bands get a few gigs, go into the studio and think of an album. For us it is backwards with our debut single getting us recognition.

Bengaluru knows Neecia Majolly as a reputed concert pianist, Western classical and music theatre vocalist, conductor, teacher and composer. Until recently, however, not many knew that Neecia also dabbled in progressive rock and classical electronic music with her band, The Majolly Project.

“Yes! This is new territory for me since I’ve always been associated with classical and choral music,” she tells MetroPlus.

“To be very frank, I’ve always wanted to be a rock chick since I was a teenager!” she laughs. “It is just that I’ve been classically trained and I’ve been good at it. But TMP has been a long time coming. I’ve been trying for years to get this together in a completely opposite direction to what I was doing so far. It was so difficult to find the right and committed musicians. It was only in September last year that I got the two other musicians together and we started off with TMP.”

Neecia adds: “A lot of people are surprised that Neecia Majolly has an alter ego – classical musician by day and rock chick by night,” she laughs heartily. “Playing classical music has its own creativity in terms of interpretation, but this has brought out a whole new side of creativity for me since it is something of my own. I am also not trying to appeal to popular tastes. But people like it so far.”

Their first single got two golds at the recently held Global Music Awards, making them the only winners from India.

Released in June, their single titled ‘Dark Room’ has also received a nomination for Rock Song Of The Year by The International Music and Entertainment Association.

While Neecia is songwriter and arranger for TMP, Ashwin Shekhar is on percussion while keyboardist Anish Thomas Panikkar does the programming as well.

“It is really exciting for us since this is our first single and we did not expect it to get so much attention. I don’t think this is something bands in India do often. This is quite special for us. In fact I think we are working backwards. Bands get a few gigs, perform for some time, go into the studio and then think of a single and an album. For us it is backwards with our debut single getting us recognition,” she says.

‘Dark Room’, a poignant dark composition of voice and piano, is a very personal song, says the composer. “It’s got something to do with a lot of what I was experiencing as an artiste. People like me find it best to take that personal experience and express it in the form of music. ‘Dark Room’ is a result of that experience. Many say it’s very haunting and touches people where it needs to.”

Neecia adds that all their upcoming singles deal with personal issues. “Mostly by this month end, we will release our second single titled ‘White Bone’ that dwells more on the influences that TMP exudes in the classic progressive rock soundscape. Dark Room, though our first single, touches only a little of the sound that TMP is all about. It is personal and connects with people. The second single is very powerful. It’s on the illegal ivory trade that we feel strongly about.”

The multifaceted artiste points out that they have a bunch of songs ready for an album. “I just hope that someone becomes kind to us and funds our album,” she beams. “It’s not easy to do an album all on your own. So we will wait and see now that we have people’s attention.” On the sound, she adds that none of their songs are feel good. “None of them will make you snap your fingers or clap your hands or feel happy. This is serious stuff,” she admits.

The song, however, fits well with the listening audience in Bengaluru. Neecia agrees: “Bangalore has much more of a taste for rock and metal than any other city. In Bangalore, there is an audience for everything. We are luck that way. It is also easier now for people to listen to music, thanks to social media and online platforms.” She adds that earlier a lot of bands used to play covers. “No one is really keen on that anymore. That also is an inspiration for bands like us to do our music. The audience accepts and loves it when bands play their own music. These changes are good for us.”

Looking ahead, Neecia says the awards and nomination has given them validation for their efforts. “I want it to be as big as we can,” she sums up. Check out The Majolly Project on Facebook, Reverbnation, Soundcloud and Youtube.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Features> MetroPlus / by Allan Moses Rodricks /Bengaluru – August 22nd, 2015

Inspired girls make a mark at Times NIE Quizomania

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Bengaluru :

“No clues, No clues,” came the fervent pleas from a crowd of 1,200 students from 200 schools, as they competed for a place in the finals of the Times NIE Quizomania 2015-16. It was held jointly with the State Bank of India at The Cathedral High School, Bengaluru, on Thursday.

The excitement and tension was palpable from the word go, as quizmaster Giri ‘Pickbrain’ Balasubramanium took them through 20 questions in the preliminary round, before 12 schools made it to the semifinals. Presidency School, RT Nagar, walked away with the winning trophy.

They also got an impromptu cash prize of Rs 10,116, from Vijaya Kumar, general manager-network II of SBI, St Mark’s Road.

From Viv Richards starting his cricketing career from K Chinnaswamy Stadium to RBI governor Raghuram Rajan starring in the Oscar-winning documentary ‘Inside Job’, to Fauntelroy being Donald Duck’s middle name, the students had answers to almost all the questions.

Chief general manager of SBI Rajni Mishra said: “Some of the questions bowled me over; the children know so much today. I am often asked where I see India going economically, and today I can say that India is going to be No 1 in the world soon. We will have brilliant scientists, entrepreneurs and leaders,” she said.

Isabella Simon, principal of The Cathedral High School, said quizzing is a fun way to learn and gather information. CEO of Greycaps India Pvt. Ltd Giri Balasubramanium said he was delighted to see so many girls taking to quizzing. “Girls opening up to a mind sport like quizzing is a fantastic new trend. The comfort level the youngsters have with all the information around them is also amazing,” he said.

The winners, Aymen Maqsood and Bavadharini Manohar attributed their success to the 40-minute quiz they have in school every day, and reading the newspaper. The prizes to the winners were sponsored by Vedantu.com. General manager-network I, YV Ramana Murthy was among those who gave away the prizes.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Bengaluru / by Santrupti Rajankar, TNN / August 21st, 2015

Another big film win

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Raam Reddy with his awards at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland
Raam Reddy with his awards at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland
Just weeks after Neeraj Ghaywan’s Masaan won laurels at the Cannes film festival, another Indian film has won two awards at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland. Thithi, directed by Bengaluru-based Raam Reddy bagged the Concorso Cineasti del Presente and the Swatch Award for Best First Feature.
The film, in Kannada, features actors previously unheard of and was shot in Karnataka’s Mandya district. It tells the story of how three generations of sons react to the death of their grandfather, Century Gowda. The film then leads up to the thithi ceremony that is held eleven days after the death.
Raam, from St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi, is a 25-year-old filmmaker who has previously directed short fiction films, including a Telugu short called Ika. He studied direction at the Prague Film School and has also published a novel.
In a press statement, Raam said that capturing “India’s soul on film” was something he had always dreamt of. “Some of the characters in the film have become symbols to me — of how life can be lived simply, unequivocally, with grace — and I feel blessed to have had the chance to immortalise them,” he said.
source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Entertainment> Sandalwood / Deccan Chronicle – August 19th, 2015

A motorcycle expedition for public cause

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Deepak Timmoji and Tangachan Androz with the Border Security Force officials during their expedition..— Photo: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Deepak Timmoji and Tangachan Androz with the Border Security Force officials during their expedition..— Photo: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

With the objective of creating public awareness against corruption, communalism and environmental pollution, Deepak Thimmoji, an architect, and Thankachan Andrews, a farmer, had launched an expedition on motorcycle from here in 2012. Based on the video clippings they had captured on the mobile phone and cameras during their expedition, a short film in English language of 57-minute duration, titled ‘Dream Ride’ has been produced.

They had started from Shivamogga on June 8, 2012 on their motorcycles of 500 cc capacity each. In the 44-day journey, the duo travelled 12,000 kilometres. As part of the expedition, they visited 19 States, including Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and Daman. During the journey, they interacted with students in educational institutions and with gram panchayat members, focussing on the need to conserve environment and end corruption.

Mr. Andrews told The Hindu that as creation of awareness on environmental pollution was the primary objective of the expedition, they avoided using plastic water bottles. “As the increase in human needs is blamed for the destruction of environment, we kept our needs at minimum leve6l during the expedition. We slept in tents that were set up on the roadside and cooked food on our own,” he said.

Mr. Thimmoji said, the motorcycle expedition also helped them understand the plural culture and rich natural diversity of the nation. The short film would motivate the youths to take up similar adventures, he said.

The film is produced by ByZero productions. Mr. Thimmoji said, the short film would be screened on the campuses of educational institutions and adventure and sports clubs. The DVD of the short film would be released at Kuvempu Rangamandir here on August 21. The programme will commence at 5.30 p.m. A travelogue in Kannada, authored by Mr. Thimmoji covering the experiences during the expedition, would also be released on the occasion.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Karnataka / by Veerendra P.M. / Shivamogga – August 20th, 2015

Inculcate the habit of visiting Libraries : CM

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Felicitations mark Centenary Celebrations of City Central Library

Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, District Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Kimmane Rathnakar, Co-operation Minister H.S. Mahadevaprasad and others are seen with the Librarians from across the State who were felicitated during the centenary celebrations of City Central Library at the open air theatre in Manasagangotri yesterday.
Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, District Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Kimmane Rathnakar, Co-operation Minister H.S. Mahadevaprasad and others are seen with the Librarians from across the State who were felicitated during the centenary celebrations of City Central Library at the open air theatre in Manasagangotri yesterday.

Mysuru :

“Inculcate the habit of visiting libraries and reading books and literature as reading not only enhances one’s knowledge but also helps one to overcome bad habits,” said Chief Minister Siddharamaiah here yesterday.

He was speaking after inaugurating the ‘Librarians Day’ to mark the birth anniversary of Dr. S.R.Ranganthan, the Father of Library Sciences in India, and the centenary celebrations of City Central Library at the open air theatre in Manasagangotri.

Describing library as a good friend which helps overcome tensions, Siddharamaiah added that people like Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Kuvempu, who grew in stature were closely associated with libraries and called upon the students to visit libraries to acquire knowledge.

The advent of internet, which has driven students away from reading habits, is no match for a library which has enhanced the knowledge of people for more than 100 years, he observed.

Library Centenary Bhavan at People’s Park: Recalling the services of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar in the establishment of the City Central Library, Siddharamaiah said that the State Government would extend all support for construction of a Central Library Centenary Bhavan at People’s Park in the city.

Felicitation: Earlier, the Chief Minister felicitated retired librarian of Bangalore Central Library I.C.Sangannanavar; Deputy Director of Dakshina Kannada District Library C.G.Venkatesh; Assistant at Bangalore Central Library Sridharamurthy; Supervisor at Yaldur GP in Kolar District Manjunath; Deputy Director of Mysuru City Central Library B.Manjunath; Librarian of Bhadravathi Library in Shivamogga District Susanna Sowmyalatha; Assistant at Bangalore Central Library S.P. Somaprakash.

Among others who were felicitated on the occasion for their outstanding services included Supervisor at Jalihala GP Library in Raichur District S.Nagaraju; Deputy Librarian of Birla Technological University Library in Ranchi Dr. M. Vijaykumar; University of Mysore Librarian Dr. C.P. Ramashesh; Retired professor of Library and Information Sciences in Dharwad Prof. S.L.Sangam; Librarian of Rajiv Gandhi Varsity in Arunachal Pradesh Dr. Malathesh Motebennur and Dr. M. Chandrashekar of University of Mysore Library.

CM Siddharamaiah, who felicitated Mayor R. Lingappa and other former Mayors of Mysuru, also released the theme song of the Library centenary celebrations scripted by litterateur Dr. C.P. Krishnakumar (CPK).

While District Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad released a CD, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Kimmane Rathnakar released a booklet brought out by the Department of Libraries; Co-operation Minister H.S.Mahadevaprasad released the souvenir “Grantha Sourabha.” Mayor R. Lingappa, who also heads the City Central Library Authority, released the centenary newsletter.

Legislative Council Deputy Chairman Marithibbegowda, Cauvery CADA Chairman C. Dasegowda, State Safai Karmachari Commission Chairman S. Narayan, Mylac Chairman R. Ananthu, KEA Chairman R. Murthy, MUDA Chairman K.R. Mohan Kumar, Zoo Authority Chairperson Rehana Banu, MLC Sandesh Nagaraj, MLAs Vasu and M.K.Somashekar, Centenarian Nadoja Prof. Dejagow, ZP President Dr. Pushpa Amarnath, Vice-President Madappa, Deputy Mayor M. Mahadevamma and Dr. C.P. Krishnakumar were among those present.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Thursday – August 13th, 2015

This retired engineer has created software to clean up voter list

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In the run up to the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, former HAL software en gineer PG Bhat formed Smart Votes, a not-for-profit organization to urge people to vote. While doing this, he and his friends realized the electoral rolls were full of errors.

“A woman was listed as male, a person who had been dead for years was still on the list, photos on voter ID cards were wrong… I could go on,” says Bhat, 65. In 2010, he wrote software that could detect obvious and logical errors in voter lists.

He paid Rs 2 per sheet to get the electoral rolls as per the rules, and began testing his software. “When lakhs of entries are made, errors are bound to creep in. Back then, the election office did not a system for verification. Even now, my software detects more errors than theirs,” he says.

For example, if a name appears twice, the age is below 18 or above 100, or the photo does not match the gender, the system throws up an alert. “I’ve found some patterns in the errors that can be fixed automatically. Other errors that the system cannot find or fix are detected by me, one by one,” he says.

Bhat looks after his grandson during the day while his daughter is at work, but once she is home after 5pm, he is at the computer cleaning up the electoral rolls. “At peak times, I have worked for 15 hours at a stretch,” Bhat says. He also gets requests from citizens to find their names on the electoral rolls and check if all their details are right. He complies cheerfully, and doesn’t charge anyone for his time or services.

He has asked the Karnataka election office to use his soft ware or adopt a similar one, but “every time I speak to the officers they insist that they don’t need it. They say their system is better though we all know it is flawed”, he says.

When Bhat did a detailed analysis of the voters’ list released recently ahead the BBMP poll, he found errors. “Such errors are a result of mistakes committed while making addition, deletion and corrections to the electoral list. There are more than 70 lakh voters in the 198 wards within the BBMP limits. The chief electoral officer (Karnataka) has said they deleted 58,110 names during the revision of the rolls. However, many of these deleted names are still in the voters’ rolls uploaded in the BBMP website,” he says.

According to Bhat, the errors could prove costly during the election. “Thousands of voters IDs don’t have the EPIC numbers. We also found that the gender of many voters is wrong and there are mistakes in the names. Voters will face problems when they go to exercise their franchise. The commission must take care while making entries as the continued presence of errors in the list would ultimately discourage genuine voters.And this is one of the reason why people don’t come out and vote,” he says.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Bengaluru / by Aparajita Ray, TNN / August 17th, 2015

Centenary celebrations of Mathematics Professor

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Late Prof. E.N.K.Viswanathan
Late Prof. E.N.K.Viswanathan

Mysuru :

The centenary of late Prof. E.N.K. Viswanathan, who was a Mathematics Professor at St. Philomena’s College, Mysuru, was celebrated in city recently.

Prof. E.N.K.V., who served the institution from 1947-1973, retired as Head of the Department of Mathematics. Some of the many disciplines he taught were geometry, algebra, trigonometry, calculus, analytical geometry, and astronomy. He also wrote a number of books on the various disciplines of mathematics.

Known to everyone as a teacher par excellence, he was also a great father to three daughters and a considerate human being to all his friends and colleagues. Prof. E.N.K. Viswanathan and his wife Vinodha Viswanathan were residents of Mysuru for over 50 years.

The centenary celebration at Dasaprakash Paradise was attended by over 125 people from far and near. Among the attendees were members of the family, students, colleagues, friends and well-wishers. Fr. Leslie Moras of St. Philomena’s College graced the function and spoke about Prof. Viswanathan. He belonged to the last batch of students taught by the Professor.

Family members, colleagues, and students spoke about Prof. Viswanathan, recollecting various facets of his personality, sharing anecdotes and sweet memories about the great teacher. They also spoke about his humble nature, honesty, integrity, and teaching skills. During the function, colleagues of the professor who had worked with him were felicitated.

One of the books written by Prof. Viswanathan, containing articles on mathematics and astronomy, was released during the function. A copy of the book was distributed to all the attendees.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Sunday – August 09th, 2015

Kayyara Rai condoled

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Kannada University at Hampi has condoled the death of renowned litterateur Kayyara Kinhanna Rai.

A condolence meeting was held at the university on Monday, where a two-minute silence was observed to pay respect to the departed soul.

K.M. Metry, dean, Social Science faculty, recalled Rai’s relentless struggle for getting the Mahajan Commission report implemented in toto , to ensure that Kannada-speaking border areas, including Kasargod, were merged with Karnataka.

A. Venkatesh, Deputy Registrar, also spoke. Heads of various departments were present.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National / by Special Correspondent / Ballari – August 11th, 2015

The freedom riders

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Above: Last year’s Independence Day ride to Nandi Hills
Above: Last year’s Independence Day ride to Nandi Hills

The city’s bikers will ride to different locations this Independence Day in a quest for freedom, to chase a record, and for a good cause

The wind in your face and the open road ahead – it’s the ultimate symbol of freedom for bikers. It’s what the city’s bikers will be celebrating on August 15. While RD350, along with about 25 clubs from Bengaluru – including Bangalore Jawa Yezdi Club, Avenger Club, Riders of Bangalore, Bikers of India and more – will be taking to Nandi Hills on Saturday morning, Free Spirits Motorcycling Club will be taking to Honur Village, Kolar District. Both have different purposes – the former aims to celebrate the meaning of freedom, while the latter is dedicated to the late Dr APJ Abdul Kalam and is for the benefit of Government Model Higher Primary School or Sarkari Madari Hiriya Prathamika Shalle in Kolar.

Vishal Agarwal (29), Founder of RD350 Club, says this will be their 7th annual Independence Day ride, one they always do in conjunction with clubs across the city. Last year they had 1,000 riders, while this time, they hope to enter the Limca Book of World Records by having 1,200 bikes – the largest number in one place. Each bike will also display an Indian flag – “upright, we follow all the rules,” Agarwal says. They will ride up to the hill together, and have a small function on top, where they will sing the national anthem. Why Nandi Hills? “It’s the best location in Bengaluru for bikers because it offers 40 curves. And the road is great for riding,” he says.

In contrast, Free Spirits Motorcycling Club is a younger affair, started in November 2014, with their first official club ride on April 12, 2015 to Melkote to commemorate the “One Ride” with Royal Enfield, where they had 36 participants including women and children. This time, the school has been chosen because one of their club members hails from the place and suggested the school.

The Nandi Hills ride will have the bikers going in single or double line formation that they will maintain throughout. Agarwal says they advocate safety – riding gear, helmets and shoes, and staying within the speed limit of 50-60 km per hour. “We request people to check air pressure, fill fuel and have their bikes ready a day before. We’ll make two stops and leave the start line in lots of 30 bikers at a time, every 10 minutes,” he says. It is their way, he says, of saluting the freedom fighters – the same idea that led him to launch this ride back in 2009. Then, it was 30 people, but today, he is confident of breaking the record.
Some of their oldest riders are veterans Chakravarty R (84), a regular since five years, and Amit Dutta (55), a veteran member of Jawa Yezdi club. “They will share some of their stories and tell us how the clubs were started and so on. We will then have breakfast, wind up and proceed back group wise,” Agarwal says.

The Kolar ride will have approximately 50 bikes and five cars with 80 plus participants – including family. “Bikers often put their passion for riding on the back burner after the pressures of work and family come along. So the philosophy of our group is one that includes family too – often in the car behind them,” explains Pravan Biddappa, moderator. They will have 20 women, of which five will be riding, 10 senior citizens out of which one rider will be “67 year-young” GV Acharya, a Limca Book World Record holder, and 10 children. It will be mandatory for all riders on the 80 km ride to follow safety and security precautions – both riders and pillion need to wear helmets, riding jackets, boots and knee guards, and not cross the speed limit of 60km/hr.

At the school, they will have breakfast with the children, sponsor 10 benches for the children to sit on, distribute uniforms, bags, water bottles, stationery, chocolates, install a 20 litre water purifier, play games and felicitate five retired schoolteachers.

Free Spirits Motorcycling Club will depart at 7am from ITI Gate after KR Puram hanging bridge, and return by 1 pm. Log on to Free Spirits Motorcycling Club (F.S.M.C) 

The Nandi Hills ride will begin at 6.15 am from Columbia Asia Hospital, Hebbal. Individual groups will return on their own. Contact the local admins of different clubs if you want to participate. 

source: http://www.bangaloremirror.com / Bangalore Mirror / Home> Bangalore> Others / by Sowmya Rajaram, Bangalore Mirror Bureau / August 14th, 2015

Krishna Vattam passes away

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CM Siddharamaiah paying his last respects to veteran journalist Krishna Vattam at his residence in city this morning. Also seen are District In-charge Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad, Co-operation Minister H.S. Mahadevaprasad and MLA Vasu
CM Siddharamaiah paying his last respects to veteran journalist Krishna Vattam at his residence in city this morning. Also seen are District In-charge Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad, Co-operation Minister H.S. Mahadevaprasad and MLA Vasu

Mysuru :

Veteran journalist Krishna Vattam (82), who was known as Bhishmapitamaha among Mysuru Journalists, passed away at JSS Multi-speciality hospital in city this morning owing to prolonged illness. Vattam was being treated at Intensive Critical Care Unit (ICCU) after complaining of breathing problem since Friday last.

He breathed his last at around 8.30 am following car- diac arrest.

The doctors at the hospital said that Krishna Vattam showed signs of recovery yesterday and day before but suffered cardiac arrest this morning and could not recover. Vattam, who was a cancer survivor, was ailing from heart problem, the doctors said. Krishna Vattam is survived by his wife Kamala Vattam, son Shyam Sundar Vattam, a Senior Journalist in Bengaluru and two daughters Saraswathi Vattam, who lives in USA and Parvati Vattam, who works as Manager with State Bank of India, host of relatives and friends.

Vattam’s body was shifted to his residence at #3, ‘Malahari’, near T.V. Srinivasa Rao Circle in Vidyaranyapuram. Prior to this, Krishna Vattam’s eyes were donated to JSS Hospital as per his last wish.

Star of Mysore Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy, Mandya Deputy Commissioner Dr. Ajay Nagabhushan and Deputy Director, Department of Information and Publicity, Mysuru A.R. Prakash visited JSS Hospital and paid their last respects.

Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, who arrived in city this morning, too visited Vattam’s residence and paid his last respects.

CM condoles: The demise of Krishna Vattam, who was known as ‘Bhishma of Journalism’ is a great loss for the field of journalism. He was the person who uplifted the spirit of journalism with the accurate presentation of news and stories. I have known him for the past 40 years since the days when I was practising as an advocate in Mysuru. Krishna Vattam is a great personality who will be remembered always. I pray for his soul to rest in peace and give strength to his family.

Others who visited and paid their last respects were: Ministers V. Sreenivasa Prasad and H.S. Mahadevaprasd and Umashri, MLAs Vasu and G.T.Devegowda and M.K. Somashekar, Mayor R. Lingappa, MUDA Chairman K.R. Mohan Kumar, Karnataka Exhibition Authority Chairman R. Murthy, DC C. Shikha, MCC Commissioner Dr. C.G. Betsurmath, MUDA Commissioner M. Mahesh, City Police Commissioner B. Dayananda, DCPs Dr. H.T. Shekar and N.D. Birje, former Minister S.A. Ramdas, actor Prakash Rai, Rangayana Director Janardhan, District Co-operative Union President H.V. Rajeev, Mysore District Journalists’ Association (MDJA) President K. Deepak, Vice President S.T. Ravikumar, General Secretary K.J. Lokesh Babu, Senior Journalists Srinivas (brother) and M.B. Maramkal, Former MDJA Presidents C.K. Mahendra, M. Shivakumar and Amshi Prasanna Kumar, Mahajana Education Society President R. Vasudeva Murthy, State Safai Karmachari Commissioner Chairman Narayan, Retired Prof. K.C. Belliappa and Retired Prof. R.N. Padmanabha.

Last rites were held at the crematorium at the foot of Chamundi Hill this afternoon.

MDJA will hold a condolence meeting at Pathrakarthara Bhavan tomorrow at 10.30 am.

Condolences

District In-charge Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad: One of the great journalists in the State Krishna Vattam will be known for his simplicity and friendly nature. His demise is not only a loss to Mysuru but to the entire State. His ideals should be followed by present generation of young journalists to achieve great heights in their profession. He used to advise me during my early days in politics. Krishna Vattam’s demise is a personal loss.

Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha: The demise of veteran journalist Krishna Vattam is a huge loss to the profession of journalism in which he worked for more than six decades. Having started his career at Deccan Herald, Krishna Vattam also worked for ‘Mysore Mail’ and ‘Prajanudi’ newspapers in Mysuru after his retirement. His demise has created a vacuum in the field of journalism. May his soul rest in peace and may God give strength to his family to bear the loss.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Wednesday – August 012th, 2015