Mysore :
The 14th convocation of KSOU saw over 40 students from all ages and from all walks of life bagging gold medals/cash prizes. The gold medal/cash prize winners include: A.S. Vijayabharathi, who bagged 3 gold medals and one cash prize in M.A. Kannada; Sudeshma Nag one gold medal and a cash prize in M.A. English; Shaista Begum A. Bijapur, 2 gold medals in M.A. Urdu; Padma Seshadri, one gold medal and a cash prize in M.A. Sanskrit; 72-year-old Chalapathi Rao Kasarabada, one cash prize in M.A. Sanskrit; K.Sowmya, 2 gold medals and 2 cash prizes in M.A. Economics and V. Kiran Ayyar, 2 gold medals in M.A. Hindi.
The Ph.D awardees are: M.N. Pushpalatha in Sanskrit, N. Srimadhavi in History, V.N. Nagashetty in Sociology, Basavaraju in Management and Vasudev Shetti in Hindi.
M.Phil degrees were awarded to 3: Muthigi Srinivas in Kannada, H.L. Ravindra in Political Science and K.C. Dhanaraja in Sociology.
Love for subject: 72-year-old Chalapathi Rao Kasarabada who bagged a cash prize in MA Sanskrit said that he had studied Sanskrit as a subject while doing his B.Sc degree, which he got in 1962. He pursed his studies in Sanskrit out of sheer love for the subject. He was delighted at getting the prize and added that he holds a Ph.D. degree from an American University.
A.S. Vijayabharathi who bagged 3 gold medals and a cash prize in Kannada said that after securing her BSc., degree in 1981, she served the postal department for 25 years before taking voluntary retirement. As she was in the habit of reading books from her early age, she developed interest in doing MA Kannada. She studied the subject without wasting time, even while looking after her family comprising her husband, a son doing his Engineering degree and a daughter pursuing her M.Tech.
K. Sowmya, who bagged 2 gold and 2 cash prizes in MA Economics said although she had hoped for a medal, felt surprised when she got 2 gold. Stating that she had bagged third rank in MBA earlier, Sowmya said she was currently serving as a guest lecturer at Adichunchanagiri college in Channarayapatna and Government first grade college at H.N Pura. She has enrolled for M.Com degree at KSOU and hoped to pass out with flying colours.
V. Kiran Ayyar, who bagged 2 gold in Hindi said he is an M.Sc holder in Physics and currently working as a lecturer at Vidyavardhaka PU College in Mysore. As he had keen interest in Hindi since his young days, he pursued MA in Hindi. He was extremely delighted over winning 2 medals.
Shaista Begum, who bagged 2 gold in MA Urdu said she is currently working as a Urdu teacher at a Government high school in Haveri. She felt very happy upon receiving the medals, she remarked and added that she was interested in pursuing Ph.D degree in the same subject.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / May 11th, 2014