Monthly Archives: February 2012

YEDE THUMBI HADUVENU: B’lore Girl Wins

Arts, Culture & Entertainment

Mysore, Jan. 31:

S. Sanjana of Bangalore has won the first prize at the second edition of the 8th mega final of ETV’s Yede Thumbi Haduvenu which was organised at the Open Air Theatre in Manasagangotri here on Sunday. She bagged a cash prize of Rs. 2 lakh after scoring 84.75 marks.

An audience of over 3000 enjoyed the show with the kids rendering songs from recent movies. The other 7 contestants too were awarded cash prizes of Rs. 1 lakh each contributed equally by ETV and the sponsors Canara Bank.

ETV General Manager R. Subba Naidu, Judges S.P. Balasubramanyam (playback singer), Hamsalekha (film Director), Jayanth Kaikini (lyricist), Canara Bank GM V.S. An-anda Murthy, AGM S.T. Rama-chandra and others were present.

source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / General News / January 31st, 2012

 

City’s Oriental Research Instt. gets US Aid

Arts, Culture & Entertainment


US  Consul General hands over cheque for $50,000 to VC

Caption: Consul General of US Consulate in Chennai Jennifer McIntyre handing over the cheque to Mysore University Vice-Chancellor Prof. V.G. Talwar at a function at ORI this morning. Others seen are University Registrar P.S.Nayak, ORI Director Dr. M. Shivakumara Swamy, Acting Public Affairs Officer, US Consulate, Chennai, Corinnay Arnold and Economic Officer Maxwell Hamilton. [Pic. by Pragathi Gopalakrishna]

Mysore, Jan.31-“Out of deep respect for the culture and heritage of countries around the world including India, the United States has provided a grant of nearly 26 million dollars for preservation of 640 projects in over 100 countries,” said Jennifer McIntyre, Consul General of US Consulate in Chennai, here this morning.

She was speaking after handing over a cheque for 50,000 US dollars (Rs. 25 lakhs) to Mysore University Vice-Chancellor Prof. V.G. Talwar towards the development of Oriental Research Institute (ORI) on Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Avenue, opposite Crawford Hall in city.

She said these funds were being used to support a wide range of activities such as restoration of historical buildings, assessment and conservation of museums, preservation of archeological sites and documentation of vanishing traditional craft techniques.

Stating that she was aware of the 1000-year-old cultural heritage of India, she added that one can spend their lifetime in India studying its culture and tradition. She also said that she was glad to be in India as she had the opportunity of witnessing some of the traditions of the country.

ORI, which was established in the year 1891 by the then Maharaja of Mysore Sri Chamaraja Wadiyar, has over a lakh rare palm leaf and paper manuscripts including Kautilya’s Arthashastra on State craft and Military strategy which was being used during those days and lauded the efforts of Dr. R. Shama Shastry, who was the former librarian at ORI to whom goes the credit of bringing the manuscripts to the attention of the world.

Political Specialist Anjana Chatterjee, Cultural Affairs Specialist Rathna Mukherjee, ORI Deputy Director Dr. Sathyanarayan were present. ORI collects, edits, exhibits and publishes rare manuscripts in Sanskrit and Kannada. It also has manuscripts in Sanskrit, Devanagari, Kannada and Tulu.

source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / General News / January 31st, 2012

 

Budding designers rule Bangalore FW

Arts, Culture & Entertainment

Several budding designers on Friday showcased their collection at the ongoing Bangalore Fashion Week. Debutant designers, Mandeep and Shubhangi Pandey, seemed quite excited about displaying their creations at the do.

Model Bhoomika, who walked the ramp for Mandeep and Shubhangi, praised the couple for their exquisite designs.

Later in the day designer, Pallavi Mahindraa, showcased her collection. Her line consisted mostly of Indian trousseau with the western touch. The colour palette ranged from beige, peach, red, blue and pink to orange, fuschia, yellow, green and gold.

source: http://www.IndianExpress.com / Saturday, February 04th, 2012

Antiques on Display at Farmers Convention

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Caption: N.J. Ramakrishna seen with his gramophone player and radio. Picture right shows lanterns & rare wooden cradles.

Mysore, Feb. 4:

Thousands of farmers who have assembled at the the Dasara Expo in connection with the ongoing farmers convention have an opportunity to witness a rare exhibition of antiques like old radio sets weighing more than a present day TV in working condition, a gramo-phone player, primitive models of rifles used for hunting during British times, stone cannonballs etc.

These are only some of the numerous other items, which are on display at the expo by N. J. Ramakrishna, a former Councilor of Nagamangala in Mandya district, who is a professional collector of antique items. His collection includes old lamps that are hard to come by even in rural areas, a large pot filled with rice called Kanaja in Kannada.

Ramakrishna, who claimed that he is a collector of antiques for decades, added that he helped Dharamsthala Manjunatheswara Trust in augmenting the collection. He has also put up his personal collection of Kannada newspapers since 1949 and a visitor is greeted with the headline of the newspaper of 1950 which indicated a hike in rail fare saying ‘Railu dara dubari’ and another newspaper documenting the resignation of D. Devaraj Urs as Chief Minister with inside pages having photographs of litterateur Ha.Ma. Nayak, which can be instantly recognised.

He also has displayed a few copies of Kannada magazine Prajamatha which was sold for three annas in 1951.

Adding to this, an expo of old coins by a retired teacher, Thimmashetty Gowda, has also been put on display. These coins are those of the Vijayanagar rulers which had been supplemented by the coins issued by East India Company and the British.

Thimmashetty said that he achieves satisfaction by understanding history of the age which had inspired him to involve in collection of rare coins.

These antiques have been put on show at the building of the Archaeology Department at the Dasara Exhibition Grounds.

source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / General News / February 04th, 2012

 

City Doc Wins Prestigious National Gold Medal

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Caption: Dr. Nairuthya Shivathirthan (centre) receiving the NBE gold medal from Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad at New Delhi on Feb. 1 as Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar looks on.

Mysore, Feb. 4:

City-based well-known gastroenterologist Dr. Nairuthya Shivathirthan was recently presented a Gold Medal for Meritorious Service by the National Board of Examinations, at its 17th convocation on Feb. 1 at Siri Fort Auditorium, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi.

The award and citation was presented to Dr. N. Shivathirthan and others by Union Health & Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, in the presence of Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar.

Dr. Shivathirthan is the son of late K.N. Shivathirthan and Dr. B. Nirmala, proprietor of Karuna Hospitals in Kuvempunagar and Vinayakanagar in city.

Dr. Shivathirthan is presently serving as the IHPBA Fellow in Minimal Access HPB Surgery at the Institute of Mutualiste Montsouris in Paris, France.

Dr. Shivathirthan graduated in MBBS from the Mysore Medical College in July 2000, obtained MS (General Surgery) degree from the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in Sept. 2006, became MRCS (Glasgow) and attained DNB (General Surgery) from National Board of Examinations, New Delhi.

“Receiving the prestigious award was a great moment for me. I have fulfilled my mother’s wish. I intend to serve Mysoreans better by bringing home the experience in health care from abroad,” said Dr. Shivathirthan, who happens to be the first Mysorean to win the NBE gold medal.

His mother Dr. Nirmala, a well known gynaecologist of the city, was beaming with pride on her son’s achievement. “Yes, I am very happy. But more than winning medals, it is important that he treats his patients with love and compassion. Along with vidya (education), one should also cultivate vinaya (humility),” she told SOM today.

source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / General News / February 04th, 2012

Karnataka to get its second planetarium

Science & Technology

Karnataka will soon be the first state in the country to have two planetariums.

The governor’s speech to the joint houses of legislature on the opening day of the current session touched upon this issue kindling hopes that the state’s second planetarium will come up in Pilikula before the academic year 2013.

It will have state-of-the-art ‘hybrid optical system’ that will be imported from France, Germany or Japan.

“The Pilikula Nisarga Dhama Society (PNDS) will be the host of the planetarium at the Nisarga Dhama located in the rural settings ofMoodushedde village. This facility has also been notified as the regional science centre catering to coastal, Malnad and some Bayaluseemedistricts. It is a multi-state facility considering four northern districts ofKerala will also use it for study of science at school level,” said JR Lobo, executive director of Nisarga Dhama and secretary of the planetarium expert committee set up by the government of Karnataka.

“The planetarium committee has already started the process of shopping globally for optical systems. The hybrid system
is a combination of conventional convex mirror system and digital imagery system,” Lobo said.

“The conventional optics will help to sharpen the images of the celestial bodies while the digital part will beam the images with accuracy to the last detail,” he added.

But will the planetarium be ready for the next academic year?
“The planning for the structure has been completed; it will have a 15-metre dome. We hope to complete the basic structure by January 2013. The tendering process for optics and systems has already begun on a global platform,” he said.

“The committee consisting of former director of the Nehru Planetarium ofBangalore Prof Shukra and five others has already visited several planetariums in the country and studied the systems and need for improvisations,” the executive directore added.

The planetarium will be set up at an estimated cost of `15 crore of which `12.5 crore will be funded by the state government and rest will have to be locally collected through public and corporate donations, said Anand VAsnotikar, state science and technology minister.

The PNDS will appeal to corporate entities in Mangalore for donations. It will not be difficult to collect `3 crore since the city has many large corporate bodies and also multinational companies which have large kitties for meeting their corporate social responsibilities.

source: http://www.dnaindia.com / Daily News & Analysis / Home> Bangalore> Report / by M Raghuram/ Place: Mangalore / Agency: DNA/ Thursday, February 02nd, 2012

MU flaunts all new science world

Science & Technology

Many institutions including ISRO showcase their work at the varsity campus

The exhibition put up by the  ISRO, Bharath Electronics Ltd, MCF, KIOCL, National Centre for Ocean Information Sciences, Hyderabad, MRPL and others at the fourth convention of Karnataka Science and Technology Academy held at Mangalore University attracted large crowd consisting of people from all walks of life.

Students from various colleges visited the programme and availed the advantage of gaining the first hand information about the functioning models and the achievement of various organisations.

The Indian Space Research organisations (ISRO) had highlighted its success story in the last four decades of Indian Space Programmes on charts put up at the exhibition. It also displayed models of Chandrayana, GSAT-8, GSLV MK III, ASTRO SAT. All the charts at the stall gave complete details on how the satellite functions and what are the uses of INSAT, a multi-purpose satellite.

Another interesting stall was by Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore which explained the stars, the sun and Indian Astronomical Observatories and others.

While explaining the Indian Astronomical Observatory situated at Hanle in Ladakh, an official from Indian Institute of Astrophysics said it is the world’s highest observatory for optical and infra-red astronomy.

As there is no power in Hanle, 90 kilo watt solar energy is produced in the Observatory to support the power supply. The Indian Astronomical Observatory is the high-altitude station of IIA, situated at an altitude of 4,500 mts above the sea level to the north of Western Himalayas. The cloudless skies and low atmospheric water vapour make it one of the best sites in the world for optical, infrared, sub-millimeter, and millimeter wavelengths, he said.

He said a 2-m optical infrared telescope is installed at the observatory. This telescope is remotely operated from CREST, Hosakote, using dedicated satellite links.

The stall put up by KIOCL had a ‘pig iron’ and iron pellets. Various charts by Bharat Electronics Lit, Bangalore exhibited solar power signals, 3 D Radar used in navy and others.

National Centre for Ocean Information Sciences, Hyderabad had displayed an electronic display board, which displays potential fishing zone in the sea. Using the data of potential fishing zone, the fishermen venture into the sea.

The electronic machine also alerts the fishermen during tsunami.

The Mangalore Chemical Fertilisers (MCF) had array of products meant for farming community as well as the precautionary measures used in the MCF to safeguard the employees. Vision Group of State government, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Marine Product Export Development Authority, Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bangalore, BASF, JSS STEP had also put up their stalls explaining various activities taken up by them.

The mobile exhibition by Vishweshwaraiah Industrial and Technical Museum was another attraction.

source: http://www.DeccanHerald.com / Home> District / Mangalore, January 29th, 2012 / DHNS