A one-day seminar organised to throw light on the life and literary pursuits of the senior writer, poet and painter Chandrakant Kusnoor took off on an unenthusiastic note with thin attendance.
The writer himself was late by at least two hours and by the time he arrived, some members of the audience had already left. However, a group of students from Rani Channamma University, members of the media and well-wishers of Mr. Kusnoor lent a captive audience.
Karnataka Lalit Kala Academy president M.S. Murthy said simplicity stood personified in Mr. Kusnoor. Writers M.S. Inchal, Basawaraj Jagajampi, and Ramakrishna Marathe spoke on the occasion.
The seminar was organised jointly by the Kannada and Culture Department and the district unit of the Kannada Sahitya Parishat. Assistant Director of the department Vidyavathi Bhajantri was present.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National> Karnataka / by Special Correspondent / Belagavi – March 14th, 2015
Yvonne Lomax (65) known as Mother Teresa of Belagavi was died at the private hospital here on Tuesday. She was running ashram ‘Jesus Cares’ , a home for homeless and destitute at Ganeshpur here.
State government respected considering her outstanding social work just on Sunday at Bengaluru, on the eve of International Women’s Day. Because of she was admitted in hospital, her aides had received the award. She breathed her last due to severe asthmatic attack at noon.
Yvonne who completed her SSLC from ST Joseph Convent here in 1966 worked as an airhostess for some time. She had got married to an Australian who was an army officer and settled at Goa.
After death of her husband, Yvonne shifted back to Belagavi and started an ashram about 30 years ago. She had given shelter for about 5000 destitute, nursed the patients and even buried the dead inmates. She used to spend almost all the money for the ashram which she used to get from the pension of the late husband.
At present about 50 inmates are taking shelter at her two ashrams at Ganeshpur and Saraswati Nagar on Ganeshpur road. Yvonne is survived by a daughter and brother.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Hubballi / by Ravindra Uppar, TNN / March 10th, 2015
Noted Kannada film director Siddalingaiah’s life story could well have been a movie considering the twists and turns it had.
Born to a humble farmer couple Linganna-Gangamma at Taruru village of Kallambella hobli in Sira taluk, Siddalingaiah wanted to achieve something big in life. He left behind the parched land and ran away from home. His parents too had no clue of his whereabouts and presumed him to be dead.
It was after he gave a phenomenal hit Bangarada Manushya (starring Raj Kumar and Bharathi) that the people of the village realised that the successful director was none other their Siddalingaiah. By then, his father too had died. He visited the village and interestingly, got a huge open well dug for his younger brother Basavaraju in his barren land and wished him to become a bangarada manushya (man with a golden heart). Indeed, his brother grew coconut and plantain and settled down there.
Siddalaingaiah had his primary education at the village’s 100-year-old school. The village wanted Siddalaingaiah to grace the school’s centenary celebrations a couple of years ago. But he couldn’t oblige them as he was unwell at the time.
Today, the entire village sat glued to the TV after hearing the news of Siddalingaiah’s demise.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Karnataka /by Devaraj B. Hirehalli / March 13th, 2015
T. Anbu Pauline, a student of VGK Music Academy in Mysuru, was recently conferred the Level 1 Award in Graded Examination in Music Performance – Grade 1 Drum Kit with Distinction – by the Trinity College, London.
Nine-year-old Pauline, who is studying in Class IV at Kendriya Vidyalaya, had been awarded six credits at Level 1, according to a press release. She has been learning drum kit for the past one-and-a-half years under Venugopal Krishna at the academy.
Anbu Pauline was conferred Level 1 Award by Trinity College, London
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National / by Special Correspondent / Mysuru – March 12th, 2015
Here’s a chance for Bengalureans to pick the best of the old structures in the city. The Indian National Trust for Culture and Heritage (Intach), Bengaluru, is out to crown two heritage buildings – one governmentowned and the other private.It has invited Bengalureans to nominate two buildings of their choice for the Intach Bangalore Heritage Awards. C Aravind, Intach co-coo r d i n a t o r, said this seeks to recognize and bring at and bring attention to Bengaluru’s heritage buildings.
The buildings chosen can be residential, official or religious or even a market. The only condition: it should have been built before Independence. The best preserved structures, judged by a panel of experts, will receive an award and a citation. For details, visit http:www.intachblr.org.The last date for sending nominations is March 15, 2015.
My choice
Naresh V Narasimhan |
Architect: Though there are a number of beautiful heritage buildings in Bengaluru like Town Hall and St Mark’s Cathedral, my choice for the best structures among them would be the Bangalore Club and Seshadri Iyer Memorial Library.Bangalore Club, which belongs to the British period, is very well preserved.It was built as a club. The Seshadri Iyer Memorial Library is an honour to the great man. It is architecturally excellent and the colour (terracotta red) excellently complements the greenery of Cubbon Park where it is located
Mansoor Ali |
Architect I would nominate the Attara Kacheri or the high court building as it is a very good example of colonial architecture. The other point to note is how wonderfully the contractor has executed the work as the building still stands like a monument even after over 100 years. The other great heritage building is the house of Diwan Sir MN Krishna Rao in Basavanagudi. This house is said to be the third oldest in the area. It has many antiques like a 143-year-old Ansonia clock from the US and a Scott’s Radiogram
Poornima Dasharathi |
Founder, unhurried heritage walks: Bangalore was known to be a manufacturing hub during the Maharaja’s rule. I would say it is a good idea to preserve at least one factory and turn it into a museum dedicated to showcasing this heritage and technology, instead of a mall.One of the examples that come to my mind is the Mysore Lamps Factory in Malleswaram. There are many privately owned bungalows still standing today simply because of their owners’ love and their resistance to selling. I want the government to set up a proper local heritage preservation policy and save bungalows
CN Kumar |
Founder, Bygone Bangalore, a group on Facebook: I prefer the high court building, which is more than 100 years old, as my choice for the best. It is very well maintained and designed well. Of course, when it comes to private buildings, there are many, but I feel Bangalore Club is the best of the lot because of its structure
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Bengaluru / TNN / March 12th, 2015
C.V. Sundaresh of Arpana Seva Samsthe collecting old newspapers in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The NGO sponsors 1,000 dialysis a year.— Photo: Bhagya Prakash K.
We were moved by the plight of patients: NGO
A bundle of old newspapers may mean a new lease of life for someone in dire need far away. A group of energetic volunteers are going to apartments, hotels and offices asking not for money, but for old newspapers to mobilise funds for dialysis for poor patients.
Businessman C.V. Sundresh, secretary of Arpana Seva Samsthe, an NGO started in 2008 by a group of philanthropists, said: “Over the years, we were moved by the plight of patients who had asked us for help for dialysis and realised that this was a recurring expenditure. People could not afford dialysis but still had to undergo it twice or thrice a week. So we decided to mobilise funds only to fund dialysis. End-stage renal failure patients have to spend at least Rs. 6,000 a month for dialysis apart from other medication.”
He said, “The money we get from newspaper drives may not be much, but we are spreading awareness on kidney health and the drive also helps us get commitment for individual cases.”
The organisation, which has 40 members and 60 volunteers and sponsors 1,000 dialysis a year, has tied up with Bangalore Kidney Foundation, which shortlists deserving patients.
T.N. Lakshmiprasad (39), who used to work in a private firm, travels five hours, twice a week, from Yagati village in Kadur taluk of Chikkamagaluru district to Bengaluru for his dialysis.
“Private hospitals are expensive and government hospitals are not always equipped with technicians and doctors, which is why I prefer coming to Bengaluru. The organisation, over the past seven years, has funded nearly 100 dialysis,” he said.
Those who want to donate newspapers can call 9845201563.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bengaluru / by Tanu Kulkarni / Bengaluru – March 12th, 2015
Created at Sri Kanteerava Narasimharaja Wadiyar Sports Club, Mysuru
Narayan is seen preparing the famous mutton Biryani at Mysore Sports Club
by S.N. Venkatnag Sobers
In his recent interview to The Sunday Times, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, who has been adopted to the Mysore Royal Family of Wadiyars, when asked about his favourite food said, ‘‘I cannot say I have a favourite. But, if cornered, I would probably have to go with the famous Biryani from the Mysore Sports Club.”
In fact, he is not alone. Thousands of Mysoreans have been relishing the famous mouth-watering mutton biryani at the Mysore Sports Club over the past few decades.
The man behind the famous mutton biryani is Narayan, who has been working at the Mysore Sports Club for the past 32 years. Wanting to discover the man who created a Biryani that satiated the royal palate, Star of Mysore went to Sports Club to talk to this master chef. He is Narayan.
Speaking to Star of Mysore, Narayan said that members of the Royal Family including late Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, Chaduranga Kantharaj Urs, Gayathri Devi, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar and others were fond of the biryani cooked by him.
Mysore Sports Club introduced Mutton Biryani to its guests in 1989 and since then, it has been relished by many. Earlier to this, cooks from outside were invited to prepare biryani during events organised at the club.
Narayan said that he learnt the art cooking biryani through his guru Abdul Sattar, who lived in Mandi Mohalla.
“When I joined the Sports Club as a kitchen assistant, the then Secretaries B.A. Nanaiah and Dr. N.M. Srinivas encouraged me to learn the art of cooking biryani and since then, I have been cooking the delicacy,” he said.
Speaking about his cooking style, Narayan said that he starts preparing for biryani at around 12 noon by marinating mutton and adding necessary masala. Once the mutton is cooked, the half cooked basmati rice is added to mutton and is kept for blending for about one-and-a-half hours. Later, the hot biryani is served to the guests at the Club from 7.15 pm.
Everyday around 15-20 kg mutton biryani is prepared at Mysore Sports Club and not bit of it remains in the end. In fact, the biryani is so famous that even the non-members of Mysore Sports Club do not miss out a chance tickling their taste buds whenever they get an opportunity to visit the club. In fact most of the non-members demand the club members not to book them rooms at the Club but for a parcel of mutton biryani.
Given an opportunity, one must visit the Mysore Sports Club to savour this gastronomic delight.
source:http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / Thursday – March 05th, 2015
There was a special award waiting for Krishnappa at the 15th Annual Convocation of KSOU held here on Thursday. Seventy-eight-year-old Krishnappa, a resident of Kanavanaghatta in Channarayapatna taluk of Hassan district had appeared for MA Sanskrit examination and has passed with 57 per cent and also received a cash prize.
A relentless learner, Krishnappa says that his age never hindered him from appearing for the exam and added that he engaged himself in reading spiritual books after his retirement. Krishnappa also said that Sanskrit was an ocean of knowledge and this had inspired him to take up Master’s in the subject.
Krishnappa says that he wanted to attain spiritual knowledge and hence, read a number of books and added that he would continue to read and acquire knowledge till his last breath.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Thursday – March 05th, 2015
You may have heard of women playing the mridangam, but have seen one making it?
Over the last 45 years, 72-year-old Ashwathamma has made nearly 3,000 tablas and mridangams. She has repaired thousands more. So much so, she is referred to as ‘tabla taayi’.
Her workspace, Shanta Tabla Works on the busy OTC Road near Balepete Circle, is stacked with tabla, mridangam, dholak, dholki, damaruga, nagaari, thamte, khanjari and other percussion instruments.
“Every year, I make more than 50 instruments. Percussion stalwarts like M.L. Veerabhadraiah, A.V. Anand and T.A.S. Mani have vouched for its quality,” she says.
There was a time when everyone advised her to roll incense sticks, rather than make mridangams, which requires “manly strength”. She argues that making percussion instruments is more of skill than strength. “It takes a week to make a pair of tablas and 10 days for a mridangam.”
Ms. Ashwathamma was married at 15 to Anantharamaiah, who played tabla at the Anjaneya Swamy temple in Rajaghatta near Doddaballapur. They moved to Bengaluru in 1965 seeking jobs as makers and repairers of instruments. Ashwathamma began assisting her husband and then made it her own vocation. “My passion to learn is my accomplishment. Now I want my son to take forward the family profession,” she says.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bengaluru / by Ranjani Govind / Bengaluru – March 10th, 2015
Prof. Kalegowda Nagawara (second from left) is seen taking a look at the painting on display as Veda Putty and others look on.
Mysuru :
“Artist Raghuttama Putty dedicated his entire life to the world of painting and he must be emulated by the arts fraternity,” opined renowned litterateur Prof. Kalegowda Nagawara.
He was speaking after inaugurating the two-day Raghuttama Putty birth centenary celebrations organised under the aegis of Karnataka Lalithakala Academy at Kalaniketana School of Arts, Vijayanagar this morning.
Stating that artists, musicians, litterateurs and journalists play a vital role in building a better society, Prof. Kalegowda observed that painting had no language, unlike literature which has one.
Bemoaning that modern day painters were after money, the writer pointed out that painters of the past era, although less educated, came up with great works which remained in the minds of people for long.
Pointing out that art works has a global presence, he cautioned the artists against losing their honour and dignity for the sake of money and other allurements.
Prof. Kalegowda also inaugurated a painting camp titled ‘Nisarga Chitrakala Shibira’ to mark the occasion.
Karnataka Lalithakala Academy Chairman Dr. M.S. Murthy, who presided, announced that the Academy was celebrating its Golden Jubilee this year.
Giving a brief on the programmes and events to be launched by the Academy as part of Golden Jubilee celebrations, Dr. Murthy said a programme titled ‘Santhe Jatre Kala Yatre,’ in which works of 100 select artists will be documented, will be launched shortly.
Noting that the messages of drawings and paintings will live long in the memory of people, he called upon the students to effectively present the richness of rural customs and practices in their art works.
Nearly 100 art students and artists are taking part in this 2-day event, which features seminars on arts and related subjects, with experts and resource persons delivering lectures.
Corporator D. Nagabushan, School Principal K.C. Mahadevashetty, Karnataka Lalithakala Academy Registrar K.Sudhindra, members C. Chikkanna and C. Rajashekhar, late Putty’s grand-daughter Veda Putty and others were present on the occasion.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Tuesday, March 03rd, 2015
