Two roller skaters from city, Dr. Varsha S. Puranik and Akash Aradhya, will represent India in the 16th Asian Roller Skating Championships to be held at Haining City, China, from September 17.
Dr. Varsha, who is pursuing her Post Graduation in Microbiology at JSS Medical College, Mysore, will be participating in seven events in the women’s section — 300 mts., 500 mts. and 1000 mts. Rink Races and 200, 500 mts. Road Races and Road Relay.
Akash, a 1st year B.Com student of D. Banumaiah’s College, Mysore, will be taking part in the 300, 500 mts. Track and 200, 500 mts. Road Races and Track and Road Relay events, in the in the men’s category.
The two Mysoreans are part of the seven member India team which will be leaving Mumbai for China on Monday evening.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / September 15th, 2014
Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up – Pablo Picasso.
These words of Pablo Picasso holds good for every child who is born on the earth. Every child involves in multiple activities and it is for the parents and teachers to identify the talent of the kid and encourage them in the endeavours to achieve great heights in their field of interest. There have been examples of people who have been able to achieve their goals both in their professional lives and the career they pursue with a passion.
But, for students of medical education and medicos it is difficult to take some time off to pursue their hobby. Only a few find sometime to pursue their hobby and excel.
Recently, the JSS Medical College on the occasion of 99th birth anniversary of Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Swamiji had organised an art exhibition at its premises where the medicos, students and staff showcased their art works which ranged from photography, paintings to pencil sketching.
‘Lost in Ecstasy’, a pencil sketch by Dr. P.C. Rajath, a House Surgeon, was eye-catching. While, the painting of a dancing couple by Soumya Singh and Pahari painting of Subhra Singh, both students of 3rd MBBS also attracted a lot of attention.
Speaking to SOM, Sowmya Singh said that ‘Dancing Couple’ is a depiction of the couple who do not have any connection with the outer world but enjoy their time together.
Continuing with painting Dr. Malar, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anatomy, JSS Medical College, who has painted the portrait of Lord Ganesh in Mysore Style of painting, said that she took around three years to complete the art work and added that it was a method to get rid of her stress. Dr. Malar has also painted an Owl using coffee powder.
The students have also showed their skills with photography with Dr. D.M. Vinay, a house surgeon, displaying photographs which he clicked at various National Parks across the country.
A photograph of a Tiger walking down the rocks clicked at Bandhavgarh, Madhya Pradesh, was one of the highlights of the exhibition. “Interest in photography started when I got involved in bird watching, animal census and tours with photographers. My aim is to capture whatever I see and show it to the people”, said Dr. D.M. Vinay.
This apart, the Dashavathra, pencil sketch by Taramani, a Second Division Assistant, JSS University, was mesmerising.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / September 15th, 2014
by Dr. C.G. Nagaraja , Retd. Head Master, DMS, RIE, Mysore
It was a very pleasant morning on 7th December 1965. The staff and the students of Demonstration Multipurpose School (DMS), attached to the Regional College of Education, Mysore (RIE), had a very important function to attend in their school premises, which is also the campus of RIE. It was the visit of the great Teacher of our country, the then President of India, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan.
The writer of this article was a Teacher in RIE at that time and was assigned to teach in DMS, a school attached to the RIE as a laboratory school for innovative practices.
On this occasion, the President planted a sapling to commemorate his visit and then we were asked to render the school prayer in front of the President of India which we deemed as a great moment for all of us. The school prayer is and was a Sanskrit shloka, that is yam shaivaha…
We the staff and the selected students chanted the shloka in front of all the dignitaries including the President of India, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan. The moment we finished the prayer, the President asked us to sing again. He listened to the rendering carefully and asked us to include one more line and to our surprise he said, ‘sing along with me.’ It was such an excitement to all the people in the open-air function of planting a sapling, we readily joined him. He told us to write down and added one line in Sanskrit to match the shloka. He added on the spot a line which included the names of Jesus and Mohammed. The shloka now reads as shown in the box below.
It is almost 50 years now since this event took place. What an intellectual he must be to add the most secular phrase to our epic shloka !
Today, Regional Institute of Education maintains the spot where our President stood and sung the shloka at the park and a gardener maintains it since the past 49 years. Every year Teachers Day is celebrated at this spot in memory of Dr. Radhakrishnan and the students of DMS sing the amended shloka as school prayer daily.
As an educator and a Principal of Schools, wherever I worked I introduced this shloka as school prayer.
Some of the old photographs show the tree that was a sapling of a few inches. It has now grown to a huge tree and stands majestically, singing the same Prayer in silence, heralding the spirit of secularism of this country.
I am very grateful to my colleagues of RIE who assisted in getting some of the photographs from the library. I am grateful to Rekha and Sharada who were students of RIE in 1965 and a team member of the singing group, Shivakumar, a crafts teacher who carved the bust of our late President to install at the spot where the sapling has now grown into a mighty tree.
*The Shloka before the 2 lines were added:
Yam Shaivaha Samupasathe
Shiva ethi brahmethi vedanthinaha
Bhoudhatha Buddha ethi pramanapatavaha
Karthethi Niyayikaha
Arhan Ethyatha Jaina Shasanarataha
Karmethi meemamsakaha
Soyam vo vidadhathu vaanchitha phalam
Trilokyanatho vibuhu.
The Shloka after the 2 lines were added:
Yam Shaivaha Samupasathe
Shiva ethi brahmethi vedanthinaha
Bhoudhatha Buddha ethi pramanapatavaha
Karthethi Niyayikaha
Arhan Ethyatha Jaina Shasanarataha
Karmethi meemamsakaha
Kristhaha – kristha ethi Kriyapararathaha
Allethi Mohamadaha
Soyamvo vidadhathu vanchitha phalam
Trilokya naatho vibhuhu
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / September 15th, 2014
Chief Minister Siddharamaiah is seen presenting P.R. Thippeswamy award to senior painter from Gulbarga A.S. Patil in city yesterday as Suttur Mutt Seer Sri Shivaratri Deshikendra Swamiji, District Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad, PWD Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa and Mysore University VC Prof. K.S. Rangappa look on.
Mysore :
“The government is planning to set up P.R. Thippeswamy chair in University of Mysore (UoM),” declared CM Siddharamaiah.
He was speaking at the valedictory of P.R. Thippeswamy Kala Sambhrama and PRT award presentation function organised by P.R. Thippeswamy Foundation in association with Kannada and Culture Department and Karnataka Lalithakala and Janapada Academy at Sri Kalaniketana School of Arts in Vijayanagar II Stage yesterday.
Recalling his association with the artist during his (CM’s) student days, the Chief Minister described Thippeswamy as a man who devoted his entire life for the cause of art.
Pointing out that Thippeswamy was instrumental in setting up the Folklore Museum at the Varsity and also at Suttur Mutt, Siddharamaiah announced that the Government will extend help to restore the Museum at the Varsity.
The Chief Minister also said that despite his stature as an accomplished artist, Thippeswamy lived a simple life throughout and never misused his friendship with literary giants such as Kuvempu, Ha.Ma. Nayak, Dejagow and others.
Terming Thippeswamy as a Cultural Ambassador of the State, the CM said that he carved a niche for himself in art, literature and folklore.
Mysore University VC Prof. K.S. Rangappa, in his address, said the Varsity will definitely take a decision on the chair during the forthcoming Centenary celebrations.
Earlier, the CM presented Thippeswamy award to senior painter from Gulbarga A.S. Patil.
Prof. Rangappa released Kayaka Yogi, a souvenir edited by writer Manasa while Co-operation Minister H.S. Mahadevaprasad released a documentary on Thippeswamy. Suttur Mutt Seer Sri Shivaratri Deshikendra Swamiji graced the occasion.
Ministers V. Sreenivasa Prasad and Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, Thippeswamy Foundation President Rajashekar Kadamba, journalists Rudranna Hartikote and S. Naganna, artist N. Raghavendra Murthy, former Professor H.M. Parameshwaraiah, Dr. C.V. Parashuram and others were present.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / September 15th, 2014
More than 3,500 students from over 40 colleges across the State attend
From right: R.C. Jagadesh, Chairman, CII Mysore, Sid Mookerji, Global CEO and Founder, SPI, Ramji Raghavan, Founder-Chairman, Agastya International Foundation and S.V. Venkatesh, CEO and MD, RiiiT are seen offering floral tributes to the portrait of Sir M. Visvesvaraya at Chamundi Vihar Indoor Stadium in city this morning.
Mysore :
More than 3,500 students pursuing BE, B.Com, B.Sc, MBA, PG and other courses from over 40 colleges across the State are participating in the Industry-Technology and Management Summit- 2014, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Mysore to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sir M. Visvesvaraya, began today at Chamundi Vihar Indoor Stadium in city.
The summit was jointly inaugurated by Ramji Raghavan, Social Entrepreneur and Founder Chairman of Agastya International Foundation, along with Sid Mookerji, Global CEO and Founder of SPI, Mysore.
R.C. Jagadesh, Chairman of CII, Mysore and Director, Technology and Operations of Klueber Lubrications I Pvt. Ltd., in his address said that 52% of Indian population was in the working age group which would go up by 56% in the year 2020 and added that more than 65% of the population was aged under 35 years.
He further said that there will be a significant increase in employment opportunities for the youth in the country and added that only quality and talent would be in great demand.
Jagadish said that according to reports , 75% of engineering students who pass out of college were unemployable while another study reveals that only 30% of employers expressed satisfaction with the new recruits, which indicated that fresh graduates need to possess more than just a degree.
Ramji Raghavan, Social Entrepreneur and Founder Chairman of Agastya International Foundation, in his keynote address on Leadership and Innovation, expressed happiness for conducting such summit and called the students present at the summit as young people with lot of energy and creativity.
Speaking on the occasion, he gave a brief note about scientist Albert Einstein and Mathematician Ramanujam. He said that these two became great persons because they were driven by the passion and they loved what they did.
Ramji called upon the students to be good observers, possess the capacity to think and have the ability to apply their minds.
He said that just possessing curiosity and confidence was not enough. “One should possess curiosity with confidence with humanity,” he said.
He called upon the students to step out, build energy and create history, which he said was the quality of good leadership.
Sid Mookerji, Global CEO and Founder of SPI, in his keynote address on Entrepreneurship, spoke about ‘How to be your own boss.’
He said that becoming an entrepreneur was not easy as it involves a lot of personal and professional sacrifice and added that an entrepreneur will be out of the comfort zone everyday and deal with different situations.
He called upon the students to believe in themselves so that they can achieve anything and added that a successful entrepreneur will become a responsible entrepreneur.
He called upon the students to continue learning as it is a life-long process which should never be stopped.
Vinu Shekar, Head – HR of Infosys Ltd. Mysore will deliver a plenary address on ‘Career Opportunities and growth prospects for next three years in IT’ while M.V.S. Prasad, HR of Bosch Ltd. will deliver a talk on ‘Career opportunities and growth prospects in Manufacturing and Automobile Engineering.’
Usha Subramanian, VP and Head of Mphasis, an HP company, will deliver a talk on ‘Career opportunities and growth prospects in ITES and BPO.’ R. Savitha, Manager of IDBI Bank will deliver a talk on Career opportunities and growth prospects
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / September 15th, 2014
Kitchen gardening has been gaining popularity over the years as more people are becoming aware of its benefits. In accordance with this, several forums where one can get tips on the ways of growing organic food, and also promote the healthy lifestyle, have been popping up.
One such forum is ‘Organic Terrace Gardening’, which is dedicated to organic food farming in an urban environment. They promote organic events and organic gardening resources.
This includes growing our own food within City spaces like the yard, gardens, terraces, balconies or even spaces as small as window sills. They also aim to move away from unsustainable technologies and lifestyles, and adopt more of eco-friendly and sustainable methods of living.
Another forum is Oota from your Thota which means ‘food from your garden’. It is a one day organic vegetable gardening event in Bangalore and it makes various gardening tools available under one roof, along with technical know-how.
Visitors can pick up seeds, saplings, herbs, compost, eco-friendly cosmetics, organic produce directly from farmers and more. These pages have people posting regular pictures, advice, takes a healthy interest in organic gardening, helping beginners start off, and experts showcasing harvests.
Vishwanath Kadur, founder of ‘Garden City Farmers Trust’, which is popularly known as ‘Organic Terrace Gardening’ on Facebook, says, “Bangalore was known for kitchen gardening at one time. Before, every house had a food or flower garden, but now due to the greed of the people, they use up the entire land for commercial purposes.”
He adds, “I started farming in 1995 but from 2005, people started realising the benefits
of organic farming. We all know the negatives of market vegetables and that has made kitchen gardening popular.”
Minette Ranjit and her husband have been into kitchen gardening for the past five years and is a founder of ‘Greenthumbs Boutique’. “Being nature and plant lovers, we began our little adventure together. With most of the vegetables being produced with a lot of chemicals and fertilizers, we decided to start own vegetable patch. A single tomato or chilly gave us immense joy in the beginning years, after which we were inspired to grow more,” she says.
She went on to grow brinjal, snake gourd, bitter gourd, cauliflower, cabbage, carrots, and herbs like rosemary, thyme, basil, oregano and mint.
Taking care of a garden is a lot of hard work. Dr Vishwanath says, “People should have a love for gardening and the plants will grow automatically. Start with one pot and the collection will grow gradually. Greens like bush beans and bhindi will harvest in 45 days and ground space is the best as it doesn’t involve monetary investment. And plants need to be taken care of just like you; they will need vermicompost, compost and regular watering is a must.”
Kitchen gardening has a lot of benefits. “This is a healthy way to relieve stress, eat healthier and safer, provide better nutrition to your family with fresh vegetables, and get some exercise while enjoying the warm sun and environment. By planting and tending to your garden, you control what you eat as well as how it is grown. Even apartment or flat dwellers can produce a nice size vegetable garden on their balconies,” sums up Minette.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> Supplements> MetroLife / by Preethi Ravi / DHNS – September 19th, 2014
A 28-year-old Indian architect has been named “young leader of tomorrow” by Time magazine for his pioneering work in designing affordable flood-proof houses for slum dwellers.
Alok Shetty is among “leaders of tomorrow” who are “working hard to change their worlds on Saturday,” Time said as it named six inspirational young persons in its first class of “next generation leaders”.
Time said Shetty is “building hope in India” as an architect who is “finding simple solutions to complex problems.”
Shetty, working with the Bangalore-based nonprofit Parinaam Foundation, is designing homes for hundreds of slum dwellers whose makeshift houses flood during the heavy rains and become breeding grounds for diseases like malaria.
He has been working in Bangalore’s LRDE slum, which lies next to one of the southern Indian city’s sprawling technology parks and is home to some 2,000 people.
Shetty, who studied Master’s in architecture at Columbia University, “came at the problem with an approach he brings to all of his projects – marrying smart design with a commitment to sustainability.”
He designed flood-proof houses, costing USD 300, out of discarded scaffolding, bamboo and wood. The houses are affordable and easy to set up as it takes only four hours to erect and dismantle them.
Shetty is seeking government subsidies to bring the price down further for those who cannot afford the units.
“Shetty epitomizes a growing breed of young leaders and entrepreneurs in India who are committed to finding solutions for a country undergoing rapid social and economic changes, some of which can leave India’s poorest straggling behind,” Time said.
Another venture by is a plan to boost access to healthcare and education in remote communities.
“In my travels I saw vast stretches of rural India where infrastructure for health care and education was severely underdeveloped,” he says in the Time report.
“Building facilities in these areas is not impossible but it is time-consuming. Adaptive architecture can be an extremely effective solution to help address our developmental problems,” he said, adding that “often the simplest solutions are the best solutions.”
The list also includes Israeli social entrepreneur Adi Altschuler (27), China’s Zhao Bowen (22) who is working on improving medical testing and activist Ikram Ben Said (34) who founded ‘Aswat Nissa’ in Tunisia that is dedicated to women’s rights and the first to involve Tunisian women politicians.
Online music video mogul Jamal Edwards (24) is building an online music video empire and giving other entrepreneurs a helping hand while British-Nigerian Ola Orekunrin (28) is the founder and managing director of Flying Doctors Nigeria, the first emergency air ambulance service in the country.
–PTI
source: http://www.siasat.com / The Siasat Daily / Home> NRI’s Corner / Saturday – September 20th, 2014
R.S. Naidu Art & Cultural Welfare Trust has organised a function to present RSN Excellent Award- 2014 to actor Mandya Ramesh, founder of Natana, to mark the 109th birth anniversary of freedom fighter R.S. Naidu, on Sept. 15 at Vijaya Vittala High School in Saraswathipuram at 5.30 pm, according to a press release.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> In Brief / September 13th, 2014
M.P. Sheethal Kumar, a resident of Gokulam, won the All India Open Snooker Championships held at Belgaum recently. Around 96 players from Karnataka and Maharashtra had participated in the tournament held from Sept. 3 to 7.
Sheethal also ranked 4th in the Karnataka State 6-Red Snooker. He ended at 32nd place in the Indian National Snooker Championship. He is the son of M. Pratap, President of MUDA Contractors Association and Vijayanagar Sports Club.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / September 13th, 2014
M.S. Subbulakshmi and her husband, T. Sadasivam (third from left), are greeted by the Duke of Edinburgh at the International Music Festival. / by Special Arrangement / The Hindu
In 1963, M.S. Subbulakshmi enthralled audiences at the International Music Festival in Edinburgh
M.S. Subbulakshmi, the ‘queen of song’ would have turned 98 on September 16. While she continues to be celebrated as a legend of Indian classical music around the globe, not many are aware that up until 1963, the Western world knew little of her or her music.
It was only with the International Music Festival held in Edinburgh in September that year that things changed. The West finally discovered Carnatic music as it were, and the voice that rendered it best.
The Carnatic musician and her husband, T. Sadasivam, received Lord Harewood, the president of the festival, at their home in Madras. / by Special Arrangement / The Hindu
Lord Harewood, the president of the festival and a cousin of Queen Elizabeth, however, had the good fortune of hearing M.S. five years prior to his fellow countrymen. It was in October 1958, in Delhi, that Lord Harewood and his Countess found themselves enthralled by one of M.S.’ many national broadcasts.
T. Sadasivam, the icon’s husband, writes in M.S: The Queen of Song (1987): “Evidently they were taken up by her music and later gave us the pleasure of receiving them in our home in Madras. They invited us to Edinburgh in order that Subbulakshmi could participate in the International Music Festival.”
The show, conceived as an opportunity to initiate Western audiences to the riches of India’s performing arts, also featured sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, violinist Yehudi Menuhin and dancer Balasaraswati, among others.
For M.S., this was a first on many accounts. Not only was it her first overseas performance, but also her very first trip abroad.
On August 21, she left Madras by train to Bombay, from where she flew to London four days later. During her two-hour-long recitals on August 30 and September 2, she was accompanied by R.S. Gopalakrishnan on the violin, T.K. Murthy on the mridangam, and Alangudi Ramachandran on the ghatam.
Narayana Menon, secretary of the Sangeet Natak Academy, also educated the unfamiliar audience in the history, dynamics and nuances of the Carnatic music system, with special reference to the songs being performed.
M.S.’ concerts ran to packed houses in the Freemason Hall. A jubilant headline on the front page of The Hindu on September 4 read ‘M.S In Top Form at Edinburgh’.
The artist exhilarated crowds with her performance of compositions by Thyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar, Swathi Thirunal, Papanasam Sivan, Panchanadeeswarar Aiyar and Tagore. It was Hari tuma haro, a favourite of Mahatma Gandhi, with which she chose to conclude.
Soon after, M.S. was invited to Europe and then America to perform.
This was the landmark which enabled Carnatic music to be unveiled to the West and find a truly international audience. For that, and much more, we have M.S. Subbulakshmi to thank.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Chennai / by Nitya Menon / Chennai – September 18th, 2014
