Monthly Archives: May 2013

Bhramara trust presents GTN award to Violinist B.K. Raghu

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‘Sangeetha Kala Acharya’ Vidushi Neela Ramgopal (second from left) is seen presenting Prof. G.T. Narayana Rao award to young violinist Vid. B.K. Raghu along with Lakshmi Narayana Rao (extreme left), wife of late G.T. Narayana Rao, at a function in city last evening. Others seen are Madhuri Thathachari of Bhramara Trust, Dr. V. Prakash, Hon. Director of Research Innovation and Development, JSS Mahavidyapeetha and B.S. Sridhar Raje Urs, President, Krishna Seva Samithi Charitable Trust, Gokulam.
‘Sangeetha Kala Acharya’ Vidushi Neela Ramgopal (second from left) is seen presenting Prof. G.T. Narayana Rao award to young violinist Vid. B.K. Raghu along with Lakshmi Narayana Rao (extreme left), wife of late G.T. Narayana Rao, at a function in city last evening. Others seen are Madhuri Thathachari of Bhramara Trust, Dr. V. Prakash, Hon. Director of Research Innovation and Development, JSS Mahavidyapeetha and B.S. Sridhar Raje Urs, President, Krishna Seva Samithi Charitable Trust, Gokulam.

Mysore :

“Mastering music is a long-drawn process with dedication and strenuous practice with the assistance of a good guru,” opined Dr. V. Prakash, Hon. Director of Research Innovation and Development, JSS Mahavidyapeetha and former CFTRI Director.

He was speaking as chief guest at a programme organised by the Bhramara Trust of Y.T. and Madhuri Thathachari at Alwar Kala Bhavan in Gokulam 3rd stage here yesterday to mark the presentation of Prof. G.T. Narayana Rao (GTN) award to outstanding young instrumentalist in Karnataka in Carnatic music.

Dr. Prakash said that to learn yoga, music, meditation and dance, a teacher was essential and such art should be learnt and rigorously practised for years to excel. Referring to music, he added that it was a culture in itself which should be first understood.

The GTN award was presented to violinist Vid. B.K. Raghu by Sangeetha Kala Acharya Vidu. Neela Ramgopal of Bangalore. The function concluded with a violin recital by the awardee B.K. Raghu accompanied by Vid. P.S. Sridhar on mridanga and Vid. V.S. Ramesh on ghatam.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / May 12th, 2013

Railways gets ASI nod to shift Tipu’s armoury

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The 220-year-old Tipu armoury will be the first structure in the country to be shifted without breaking or altering its structure | EPS
The 220-year-old Tipu armoury will be the first structure in the country to be shifted without breaking or altering its structure | EPS

After three years of persistent efforts, the Railways has obtained the Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI) clearance to shift Tipu Sultan’s armoury at Srirangapatna to lay the second railway line under Bangalore-Mysore Doubling Project.

South Western Railways chief administrative officer Adesh Sharma said, “Now, we have obtained all the clearances required to shift the armoury.”

“As none of such structures have been shifted till now in the country, we may have to search for a company which has partnership with foreign construction companies to shift the structures without breaking them. We may invite tenders to shift the armoury very soon,” he said.

Relocation to Pre-identified Site

The 800-tonne armoury will be lifted without disturbing its structure using jacks and it will be shifted to an pre-identified site that is around 150 metres away from its present location using some advanced machines.

Tipu’s armoury is a protected monument under The Karnataka Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act 1961.

The state’s Department of Archeology cleared the shifting of the monument nearly three years ago after the Railways found it impossible to change the alignment of the new line.

As it is located within 300 metres of Lord Ranganath  Temple at Srirangapatna, a national monument, and is protected under The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act 1958, the Railways had to obtain a clearance for shifting it from the Archaeological Survey of India.

At the behest of the Railways and the state government, the Institution of Engineers had suggested three methods of shifting the monument to retain its originality. They are—demolishing the monument and replicating it with the same material, cutting the monument into huge blocks and replicating it by pasting the blocks with the special glue and shifting the monument as it is.

The Railways and the state government had agreed to shift the monument as it is after obtaining the necessary clearances.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Bangalore / by  N R Madhusudhan – Banglaore / May 14th, 2013

N R Pura history unravels as Bhadra backwaters depletes

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The drastic reduction of water quantity in Bhadra backwaters this summer, reveals several interesting historical facts to those who are history enthusiasts. The remains of Lingapura arch bridge, Old Shimoga road, connectivity routes narrate century old stories.

N R Pura which was earlier called as Yedehalli was part of Lakkavalli taluk till 1882.

Yedehalli was sub-taluk till 1897 and it was named as Narasimharajapura from the day Narasimharaja Wodeyar visited Yedehalli in 1915. This area was considered as the centre of paddy cultivation as paddy was grown here in highest quantity in the State prior to the construction of Bhadra dam. With the construction of Bhadra dam submerging the agricultural land in the backwaters, the generation old rich culture, economy and connectivity routes to different towns were destroyed.

But, now the decrease in the quantity of water in backwaters has opened up the remains of the past, narrating the good old stories. Lingapura arch bridge in the backwaters can be viewed if one travels for about five kilo meters from the taluk centre via Old Shimoga road. Though the bridge was submerged in water 60 years ago, the bridge is still intact, showcasing the technological proficiency. The bridge was built using pure Indian technology century ago during the British administration.

Old road

One could reach Shimoga by travelling for about 38.4 kilo meters by travelling on this old road. But now one has to travel for about 55 km in the long route to reach Shimoga. Elders in these villages remember the bus stand that located near the arch bridge from where they used to board the bus to travel to Shimoga.

If one visits this area, one can witness the gravel road that connects Shimoga, reminds people’s existence in Haleda Nivasa, Devale Koppa, Lingapura villages, Koteda Nivasa temple, Ganapathi temple and Venkataramana temple.

Recollecting the good old days, a senior villager L Nagaraj says that his family owned land in Kanakalli village. Everyday three buses belonging to Shankar Company used to ply to Shimoga. But many villagers including him had to lose their land due to dam construction.
The fertile land and the rich heritage of this Malnad region was destroyed with the construction of the dam, that in turn helped to solve drinking water crisis.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District /  N R Pura, DHNS / May 13th, 2013

Tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi’s father Krishna Bhupathi felicitated

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Krishna Bhupathi, former tennis player and father of Indian tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi, who was felicitated by the Mysore Tennis Council at a function held at Windflower-Spa and Resorts here yesterday, is seen with (from left) K. Raghav Prasad (Treasurer, Mysore Tennis Council), Dr. N.M. Srinivas (Hon. Chairman, Mysore Tennis Council), M. J. Charan (Tournament Director), M. V. Pramod (Secretary), P.S.Vastrad, Commissioner, Dept. of Archaeology, Museums & Heritage, K. B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief, Star of Mysore and R. Nagaraj, President, Mysore Tennis Council.
Krishna Bhupathi, former tennis player and father of Indian tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi, who was felicitated by the Mysore Tennis Council at a function held at Windflower-Spa and Resorts here yesterday, is seen with (from left) K. Raghav Prasad (Treasurer, Mysore Tennis Council), Dr. N.M. Srinivas (Hon. Chairman, Mysore Tennis Council), M. J. Charan (Tournament Director), M. V. Pramod (Secretary), P.S.Vastrad, Commissioner, Dept. of Archaeology, Museums & Heritage, K. B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief, Star of Mysore and R. Nagaraj, President, Mysore Tennis Council.

Mysore :

C.G. Krishna Bhupathi, a former tennis player and father of Indian tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi, was felicitated by the Mysore Tennis Council, which organised “Vidhyaashram Mysore T3-2013 South India Inter-Club Tennis championship” for Tennis Academies/Club, at a function held at Windflower-Spa and Resorts in Nazarbad here last evening.

Krishna Bhupathi was felicitated by P.S.Vastrad, Commissioner, Dept. of Archaeology, Museums & Heritage, with a shawl, Mysore Peta and a memento.

K. B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief, Star of Mysore, was the chief guest. Dr. N.M. Srinivas, Hon. Chairman, Mysore Tennis Council, R. Nagaraj, President, Mysore Tennis Council, M. J. Charan, Tournament Director, M. V. Pramod, Secretary, K. Raghav Prasad, Treasurer and other office-bearers were present.

Speaking on the ocassion, Krishna Bhupathi became nostalgic and remembered his olden days. He expressed his gratitude to the organisers for having invited him and honoured.

He said the concept of T3- tennis was excellent as it would improve and popularise the game to a greater level.

He said that in November his son Mahesh Bhupathi would be launching an International T3- tennis tournament in the Asian- level with greats like Pete Sampras and Agassi taking part.

K. B. Ganapathy, who also spoke, lauded the efforts of Dr. N. M. Srinivas, who is striving for the upliftment of the game in Karnataka, especially Mysore.

He also praised Krishna Bhupathi’s contribution to the society in giving to the world of tennis a champion tennis player like Mahesh Bhupathi, who has won the hearts of many a tennis fans.

P.S. Vastrad, in his address, said the contribution of Krishna Bhupathi as a tennis player and then as father of the Indian tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi, was immense and wished him well in his future exploits. Eleven teams participating in the tournament were given mementoes on the occasion.

The valedictory of the championship, which began yesterday at Cosmopolitan Club, will be held at the Club today at 4.30 pm with Krishna Bhupathi as chief guest.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports / May 12th, 2013

Easy summer style

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Socialites Aparna and Keerthana. Kunal and choreographer Sheetal Sharma at the fashion show | EPS
Socialites Aparna and Keerthana. Kunal and choreographer Sheetal Sharma at the fashion show | EPS

While the city takes in the weather — warm days, cool evenings, fashion conscious Bangaloreans were treated to a fashion show themed on clothing styles fit for the season.

Hosted by a retail brand for clothing for men and women, the event showcased its new summer/spring edition for women.

Top models like Pashmeena Baker and Jackie Shetty sashyed down the ramp in contemporary dresses matched with bags. The show was choreographed by Sheetal Sharma.

Looking for fashion pointers at the show, one came up with a colour palette that comprised essentially black and white, with some shades of peach and blue thrown in.

Sticking to comfortable cuts, the dresses focussed on being suitable for any occasion.“The fits are fantastic, the detailing perfect and the fabric was fabulous – the designers got it spot on,” said Sharma of the range displayed.

“I have been part of many fashion shows but this time I noticed that the garments were perfect for the models and made them look very pretty.

Also, the accessories — the bags and belts — went perfectly with the ensembles.”

Bangalore certainly likes to keep in style for the turn-out included socialites the likes of Aparna Suri, Mariam Baig, Sarah Khan, Sarita Mandoth, Amrita Gokani, Keertana Sundarmurthy, Deepa Masand and Shruta Keerthi.

For those who weren’t too keen on the clothes, DJ Sasha’s kept the party moving with his music.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Bangalore / by Harshitha Ashok – Bangalore / May 13th, 2013

Billiards: Aditya Mehta becomes first Indian in 25 years to register a perfect score

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Bangalore:

Reigning Asian champion Aditya Mehta has become the first Indian cueist in 25 years to register a perfect break of 147 during the trials for Asian Indoor Games at Incheon, the maximum one can achieve in snooker.

The professional player stepped into the 147 club and joined Geet Sethi, who was the first to achieve the feat back in 1988.

“Mehta, recorded the landmark break in the ongoing selection camp at Bangalore in the fourth frame against Brijesh Damani (IOC),” a release stated.

Incidentally, 25 years back, Sethi also registered the break in the fourth frame against an Indian opponent Nasir Latif of Kerala.

In both the matches, referees overlooking the proceedings were from Karnataka State Billiards Association.

In 1988, G.R. Ranganathan was the match official while M. K Sharma was the referee during Mehta’s match.

source: http://www.sports.ndtv.com / NDTV  Sports  / Home> Sports Home> Other Sports> More / by Press Trust of India / Wednesday – May 08th, 2013

Bhramara trust to present ‘Prof. G.T. Narayana Rao’ award for young Instrumentalist

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Mysore :

The Bhramara Trust of Y.T. and Madhuri Thathachari, which has instituted Prof. G.T. Narayana Rao Award for young instrumentalist within Karnataka in Carnatic Music, has selected Vidwan B.K. Raghu for this award.

The award presentation ceremony will be held on May 11 at Alwar Kala Bhavan in Gokulam 3rd Stage at 6 pm.

Dr. V. Prakash, Honorary Director of Research Innovation and Development, JSS Mahavidyapeetha, will be the chief guest. Vidushi Neela Ramgopal of Bangalore will be the guest of honour. Prof. K.S. Rangappa, VC, University of Mysore, will preside.

About the award: Guddehithlu Thimmappiah Narayana Rao was born on January 30, 1926 to G.N. Thimmappiah and Venkatalakshmamma of Madikeri, Kodagu. He received his Master’s degree from the University of Madras and was on the faculty of the Madras Christian College, Madras, St. Aloysius’ College, Mangalore, Govt. Colleges in Madikeri, Bellary and Bangalore.

He once remarked “Music is my breath, Literature my body and Science my food.”

He wrote Music Reviews and articles for The Hindu, The Times of India, Indian Express, Deccan Herald, Star of Mysore, Ananya Abhivyakti and other periodicals. Ganabharathi, a well-known cultural body of Mysore (established in 1978) had him as its Honorary Treasurer and Editor of Souvenirs during its formative period, 1980 to 95. It was during his stewardship that the renowned Veene Seshanna Bhavana was built from out of public donation and dedicated (1991) to the cause of fine arts in the city.

He was an organising member of the annual Durbar Hall Dasara Music festival 1981-84. He has supported and encouraged all the music organisations and artistes in Mysore. To live intensely in the present was the basic refrain of his life. Hence, Bhramara Trust has instituted Prof. G.T. Narayana Rao Award for young instrumentalist within Karnataka in Carnatic Music.

About the awardee: Vidwan B.K. Raghu is a young violinist who has enthralled music lovers all over the country and in foreign lands. He was born on 3rd April 1986 in Bangalore to B.R. Krishnamurthy and B.K. Radha.

He started learning violin when he was 8 years old. His gurus are Vidushi D. Sushma Rao, Vidushi D. Suryaprabha, Vidwan B. U. Ganesh Prasad and Vidushi Neela Ramgopal.

Vidwan Raghu has won several awards and honours. To name a few — “Kishora Prathibhe” award from Karnataka Government; Ananaya Pratibha Puraskar from Ananya, Bangalore; Best Solo Performer at the Bangalore Gayana Samaja music concert competition.

He received the scholarship from C.C.R.T. New Delhi (Centre for Cultural Resources and Training). He is an “A” grade artiste in the All India Radio, Bangalore and has accompanied many leading artistes. He has performed during important music festivals at various Indian cities like Bangalore, Mumbai and Chennai and at the Tanzania, Dubai and France Music Festivals.

Vidwan B. K. Raghu has received B.Com degree and is currently working with SAP, India.

The awards function will be followed by a music concert by Vid. Raghu accompanied by Vid. P.S. Sridhar on mridanga and Vid. V.S. Ramesh on ghata.

source:  http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / May 09th, 2013

A bedazzling collection for this Akshaya Tritiya

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Models at the fashion show | EPS
Models at the fashion show | EPS

A popular retail store launched their latest jewellery inspired saree —  Bedazzled Collection  which was specially designed by mother-daughter designer duo Chandra Rajendran and Neeta for the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya.

The collection was launched in the city recently and featured Bangalore’s leading models as they walked the ramp displaying the exquisite creations. The occasion also showcased stunning gold jewellery by Amarapali. The collection is an embodiment of elegance featuring a variety of exclusive, creative and beautiful designs.

For a city that never misses its fashion dose, this one too was attended by connoisseurs of the fashion community.

The exclusive range of designer sarees featured motifs inspired by timeless Indian gold ornaments and bespoke heirloom pieces. The collection captured the nuances and design details of Indian jewellery hand crafted by master-craftsmen into motifs that adorned hand-woven Kanchivaram silk, as hand block printing detailing translated on luxurious pure silks.

These  also was recreation of the ornament using kundan embroidery.

For a formal occasion, the collection features handcrafted Kanchivaram silks in brilliant colour tones embellished with pure Resham / silk thread dipped in liquid silver and gold to create exquisite motifs inspired by jhumkas, maangtikas, earrings and malas.

Designers Chandra and Neeta have translated the designs into unique concepts like half ‘n’ half, shoulder design, party pallu, rising and many more transforming the timeless Kanchivaram into contemporary master pieces.

On the other hand, for casual occasions, the collection exhibits an array of light Tussar silk, silk Kota, flowing Chiffon silk sarees in brilliant green, pink, blue, black and off-white. These sarees also featured elegant jewellery inspired motifs that made use of hand block prints.

source:  http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Bangalore / by Express Features – Bangalore / May 06th, 2013

Manvitha scales personal, school peak with 621/625

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Mangalore :

Manvitha MK has made undivided Dakshina Kannada district proud by becoming the second topper in the SSLC examination, results of which were announced on Monday. Manvitha, student of Vishwa Mangala High School, situated 20 km from Mangalore, scored 621 out of 625 marks.

She scored maximum marks in three subjects – first language (English), mathematics, and social studies; dropped a mark each in second language (Kannada) and third language (Hindi) scoring 99, and in science ended up with 98 marks.

Manvitha has not only bought laurels to the coastal region, but also to her school. She is the first student from the school to emerge an SSCL topper in the state ever since the school was started in 1983.

Manvitha told TOI that she will take up pre-university course in science stream. “My dream is to become a doctor to help poor patients.” She said “Apart from mathematics and science subjects, I did not go to tuitions for other subjects. Every day I studied for three hours.”

She said her aim was just to score good marks. “I never dreamt of becoming a topper,” she added.

Apart from performing well in academics, Manvitha is also good at drawing and painting. She has secured more than 200 prizes in painting competitions and recently she has won the third prize in “Prathibhakaranji,” a state-level drawing and painting competition.

Manvitha’s father Mohandas AN, a businessman, said he never thought his daughter would emerge as the second topper in the state. “Efforts of her teachers and her mother helped Manvitha excel in the examination. We will encourage her to pursue a course of her choice,” he added.

Her mother Shobha M, a BCom graduate, is a homemaker.

This year, Vishwa Mangala High School has scored cent per cent results and it has scored cent per cent result for 16 times in the past 19 years.

source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Mangalore / by Pavan  M V, TNN / May 07th, 2013

23,000 to run in TCS World 10K in Bangalore on May 19

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Bangalore:

It’s a full house at the TCS World 10K Bangalore 2013 to be run on May 19 and the event has also attracted a super fast field of foreign athletes, who will be aiming to set new course records for men and women. This was announced by Dilip Jayram, CEO of Procam International, the promoters of the event, along with Nagraj ijari, VP and Global Head Hi-Tech and Professional Services Business Segment, Tata Consultancy Services, the title sponsor,
The TCS World 10K on May 19 will see total participation from around 23,000, prompting the promoters to shut registrations.
The Open 10K Run and the 10K Challenge, which also includes the Nike College Face-off and the DHL Corporate Challenge, has received around 11,000 entries, while the Majja Run a whopping 11,500. The Senior Citizens’ Run will have around 1000, while the event for the Champions With Disability will see 450 participants, a huge increase from 91 in the last edition. Besides these races, the feature events of the day will be the World 10K for elite men & women and the Nation’s Challenge.
Super-fast field of elite athletes: A highly competitive field of elite athletes has been put together for the TCS World 10K Bangalore 2013 by Global Sports Communication (GSC), the event’s elite athlete coordinators with an aim at lowering the existing course records. The men’s record stands at 27.51 minutes, set by Eritrea’s Zersenay Tadese in 2008, while the women’s mark stands at 31.58, set by Ethiopian Yimer Wude in 2010. An added incentive of USD 7500 is up for grabs for the new course record.
Leading the field at the Kanteerava Stadium’s start line on Sunday, May 19 will be the two newly crowned World Cross Country Champions, Japhet Korir among men and double World Cross Country Champion Emily Chebet on the women’s side.
According to Jos Hermens of GSC, besides Emily, the other strong contenders in the women’s race will be the defending champion Helah Kiprop of Kenya and the course record holder Yimer Wude Ayalew. However, they can expect to be given a run for their money by Kenyans Pascalia Kipkoech, the 2nd fastest girl over 10km in 2012, and Lucy Kabuu, who many insiders believe is the strongest lady among long distance running at this moment. Also in the field will be the young Kenyan Valentine Kipketer, who demolished the field while lowering the course record by two and a half minutes and winning the 2013 Mumbai Marathon

The strong men’s field includes 14 athletes who have run the 10 km below 28.00 on either track or road and poses a strong challenge to the existing course record.
Leading the pack will be current World Cross Country champion Japhet Korir who, besides having finished three times in the top five of various World Cross Championships, also won the 2013 Würzburg Residenzlauf 10km in Germany. Japhet will face competition from fellow Kenyans Moses Masai, Daniel Salel, Silas Kipruto, Nicholas Kipkemboi and rising Ethiopian star Brihanu Legese, to name a few. Posing a threat to the Kenyan and Ethiopian athletes will be Ukranian Sergiy Lebid and Great Britain’s Scott Overall, besides Ecuador’s Byron Piedra.

The occasion was also used to announce the Get Active Expo, which will be held at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium from May 10 to 12, 2013.
The Expo will be on between 11.00 am to 7.00 pm on all the three days and will also be the venue for all confirmed participants from Bengaluru and its suburbs to come and collect their running numbers along with the goodie bags.

source: http://www.indiansportsnews.com / Indian Sports News / Home> Hot Picks / Thursday, May 09th, 2013