Women need a platform to showcase their talents : Nirmala Matapathi

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Suvarna Awardees (from left) — Journalists K. Deepak, Amshi Prasanna Kumar, Biligiri Ranganath and S.T.Ravikumar — are seen with (from left) Nirmala Matapathi, Asst. Director, Dept. of Kannada and Culture, Suma Raghunandan, President, Suvarna Ladies Club, Mysore, K.B. Vaidya, Senior Executive Producer, Suvarna TV and H.V. Rajeev, Founder-President, Pramati Hill View Academy, Mysore, at the celebration programme.
Suvarna Awardees (from left) — Journalists K. Deepak, Amshi Prasanna Kumar, Biligiri Ranganath and S.T.Ravikumar — are seen with (from left) Nirmala Matapathi, Asst. Director, Dept. of Kannada and Culture, Suma Raghunandan, President, Suvarna Ladies Club, Mysore, K.B. Vaidya, Senior Executive Producer, Suvarna TV and H.V. Rajeev, Founder-President, Pramati Hill View Academy, Mysore, at the celebration programme.

Mysore :

“There is a need to provide a platform for women to bring out their hidden talents,” opined Nirmala Matapathi, Assistant Director, Department of Kannada and Culture.

She was speaking after inaugurating a programme organised by Suvarna Ladies Club, Mysore, in association with Suvarna TV, on the occasion of completing 150 shows. The ‘Suvarna awards’ were also presented to journalists of the city on the occasion.

‘A woman is no longer confined to the four walls of a house. She is on par with the menfolk in all fields. All that she needs is the right platform to unearth the hidden talents,’ said Nirmala Matapathi and lauded the efforts of organisations like Suvarna Ladies Club which have been successful in providing such platforms.

City’s journalists — Biligiri Ranganath, S.T. Ravikumar (of SOM), K. Deepak, B.S. Rakesh, Shivashankaraswamy, Nanjundaswamy, Ranganath Mysore, Bherya Ramkumar, Latha Mohan, Shilpa, photojournalists Pragati Gopalakrishna, Nagesh Panattale — were presented with ‘Suvarna awards’ for this year.

Pramati Hill View Academy Founder President and Hon. Secretary H.V. Rajeev presented the awards to the media persons. Speaking on the occasion, he said, ‘women are no longer treated as just home-makers, they are contributing significantly to the society and achieving great success.’ Speaking about the activities of the Club, Rajeev appreciated the club’s programmes which help in inculcating spiritual, mental and philosophical perspectives in a woman. He expressed happiness about the activities carried out by the club and the channel.

Senior Executive Producer of Suvarna TV K.B. Vaidya delivered the keynote address and also gave a brief account of the new initiatives of the channel. The channel plans to set-up Suvarna Ladies Club at regional, district and State level. At present, the Mysore Suvarna Ladies Club has more than 2,000 members who are doing excellent work. On the occasion, Vaidya congratulated Mysore Suvarna Ladies Club President Suma Raghunandan and appreciated her team in successfully carrying out various activities.

Suma Raghunandan spoke about the activities of the club and thanked her colleagues and the management for their constant support.

Cine actor Vikram compered. Members of the club presented various cultural programmes.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / December 26th, 2013

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