Category Archives: Science & Technology

Down the memory lane: Remembering eyesight legend

Amazing Feats, Historical Links, Pre-Independence, Inspiration/ Positive News and Features, Leaders, Records, All, Science & Technology
(Left): 1) Sri Suttur Swamiji, Dr. M.C. Modi, Ln. Nanjundaswamy and myself at the camp in Suttur. (Right- 2) Dr. Modi offering garland to Indira Gandhi during her visit to Mysore while he was conducting an eye camp.
(Left): 1) Sri Suttur Swamiji, Dr. M.C. Modi, Ln. Nanjundaswamy and myself at the camp in Suttur. (Right- 2) Dr. Modi offering garland to Indira Gandhi during her visit to Mysore while he was conducting an eye camp.

by K. Vijaya Kumar, Former Jt. Director of Information & Publicity

October. 10 is World Sight Day, an annual day of awareness to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment.

Having undergone cataract surgery for my right eye just a couple of weeks ago at the Sushrutha Eye Hospital in city by Dr. C.A.P. Prabhu, who runs it with his wife Dr. Pallavi Prabhu and as I turn 77 (on Oct. 14, Vijayadashami Day), it occurred to me to remember this day and offer my gratitude to all those ‘eye-care’ fraternity engaged in protecting our vision. The reason to mention the date is that after several years, Vijayadashami this year has occurred on Oct. 14 as per the Hindu calendar.

‘Cataract King’ Dr. Modi

When we speak of cataract surgery, the immediate name that occurs to our mind is that of Dr. M.C. Modi. A legend of his time, he had dedicated his full 90 years of life to provide vision to lakhs of people all over by conducting cataract surgeries and was rightly known as ‘Cataract King’.

Look at this description on himself — “Like a circus company I have toured all over India since 1943 to provide free eye relief service. In the process, I have examined over 10 million patients and performed a record nearly six lakh eye operations.” It is a fact, even when he was travelling by train, he would examine the eyes of the passengers moving from one bogie to another. While his wife accompanied him on a rail journey once, he was so engrossed in eye examination that he completely forgot about her and got off from the train at a wrong station leaving his wife in the train itself !

Gandhiji’s influence

The ‘human dynamo’ in Dr. Modi was triggered by Mahatma Gandhi (whose 145th Jayanthi was observed just last week) whose speech he had listened in 1942 at Beelagi near his own native place in Koppala district. Helen Keller had described him as a “light piercing in darkness in selfless service” at a felicitation in New York.

He was also decorated with Padma Bhushana award. “One man’s war,” a documentary on him, had been produced by our Information Department, directed by M.S. Satyu.

Eye camps in Mysore and Ln. M.S. Nanjundaswamy

I recall here Modi’s several mass eye camps held in Mysore in seventies and eighties when I was serving in Mysore. The person behind organising most of these camps was late Lion M.S. Nanjundaswamy.

An active member of Lions Club, who also became the Lions District Governor, having a motto ‘Gift of Eye-Sight to five persons every day,’ he had organised four major free eye camps in 1977-78 when Dr. Modi examined 34,320 eye patients and 1,342 eye operations were performed. Nanjundaswamy had become close to me because of the publicity support I was extending for this noble cause with charity undertaken by him and his wife Smt. Jagadishwari.

Their son Lion M.N. Jai Prakash, following the footprints of his parents, continued conducting free eye camps and serving as a Lion member becoming Governor twice.

A surprise visitor

I was greatly surprised one morning when Nanjundaswamy walked into my residence with Dr. Modi, who was such a modest person. My mother’s joy was beyond words. Even before she greeted him he made her to sit and started examining her eyes with his ready torch in his coat saying they are ‘perfect’.

After introducing me to the Doctor, both of them asked me to join them for the inauguration of eye camp by Suttur Seer. When I went there, they made me sit on the dais as a chief guest. A salute to them on the World Sight Day.

e-mail: kumarkv59@gmail.com

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / October 09th, 2013

Moily travels by Metro, takes the lead on conservation

Business & Economy, Green Initiatives / Environment, Leaders, Science & Technology
M Veerappa Moily
M Veerappa Moily

Leading from front, minister walked one-kilo metre stretch from his home in Tughlak Lane to Race Course metro station

Clad in his trademark white khadi, Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily  on Wednesday did what 2.3 million Delhiites do every day—travel by a crowded Metro train to reach office. The self-imposed austerity measure was part of a fuel conservation drive to save $5 billion on the crude oil import bill.

The minister had asked all the staff of his ministry, as well as of 14 public sector oil companies under him, to mark every Wednesday as Bus Day, when only public transport should be used.

Leading from the front, the minister walked the one km stretch from his home in Tughlak Lane to Race Course Metro station, wading through a crowd of 100-odd journalists battling for a sound bite.

Calling the move patriotic, Moily termed his Metro trip a “symbolic gesture” in an effort to cut the country’s overall yearly oil import bill by $23 billion. “I hope other ministers and the common man would follow this. As we spent around $145 billion on import of crude oil, we have to conserve also in order to bring down the current account deficit. In my ministry only, we were able to save at least $800 today (Wednesday) when more than 200 staff took public transport by saving about 600 litres of petrol or diesel,” said Moily.

The minister travelled amid an excited crowd who were eager to capture a snap of him, while visual media journalists fought for his comments.

The minister generously rejected an offer of a seat from a young man. “It was a seat for senior citizens. I don’t want myself to be considered a senior citizen,” he later said.

However, it was a hard job for the Metro staff and his security personnel to manage the crowd. When asked whether he would take public transport the entire day, he said, “I’ve asked my driver to keep the car in the garage, so that it won’t create any temptation to me.”

There were light moments, too, when Moily could not trace his Metro card to swipe while he was trying to exit. Two joint secretaries, Neeraj Mittal and Aramane Giridhar, and one director cycled their way to office.

The campaign, part of the minister’s larger roadmap to reduce the country’s import bill, included steps such as public sector and joint venture refineries keeping imports to last year’s level, depending heavily on rupee payment for imports from Iran, getting on with an ethanol blending programme and allowing oil marketing companies to arrange external commercial borrowing to meet their working capital demand.

For the Rs 45-crore, six-week conservation campaign, the ministry has roped in cricketer Virat Kohli and badminton star Saina Nehwal as brand ambassadors.

source: http://www.business-standard.com / Business Standard / Home> Current Affairs> News> National / by BS  Reporter / New Delhi – October 10th, 2013

Up Up… In the air !

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Records, All, Science & Technology, Travel, Uncategorized
Left: 1) An aerial view of Mysore Palace shot by Ramesh Sarkar with his Phantom Go Pro Hero-3 Camera (Right) ( 2) Ramesh Sarkar is seen operating the Phantom Go Pro Hero-3 Camera.
Left: 1) An aerial view of Mysore Palace shot by Ramesh Sarkar with his Phantom Go Pro Hero-3 Camera (Right) ( 2) Ramesh Sarkar is seen operating the Phantom Go Pro Hero-3 Camera.

A shot from above

by Anagha Mahesh

How about a camera that flies in the air just like a toy plane? Is it a toy camera or a real camera? It is indeed a proper camera, which can shoot upto 15 minutes of video or photo mid-air.

The camera — Phantom Go Pro Hero-3 Camera, with a quadcopter (four-winged tiny helicopter), is a brain child of a company in USA. The camera is fixed in the middle of a 4-winged small helicopter kind of thing (see pic). It comes with a monitor and battery operated remote with two joysticks for movement. The person operating this camera uses the monitor to view the images captured from the camera when in air. The camera can capture 60 shots within a second.

In India, only about ten people know how to operate this camera and one among the ten is Ramesh Sarkar, a photographer from city. Sarkar has been into photography since the past 35 years. Basically a Science graduate, he has many firsts to his credit — was the first person in city to use video coverage at a wedding, first to use a digital camera for wedding and the most recent and the coveted one, the first one to use an Aerial camera to shoot wedding videos and photos from the sky.

Apart from this, he has also done the wedding shoot for families of the Wadiyars, Cycle Agarbathi Brand, MPs and MLAs in city. He has made documentaries for Coorg Public School, Gonikoppa and KALS, Mysore. He was also the official Dasara photographer for covering the festivities in all its hues and colours from 1990-99 and again from 2006-12. Till date, he has shot more than 6,000 weddings! That’s quite a figure.

The Phantom Go Pro Hero-3 Camera was introduced to India in the year 2012 by AVCS Systems India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. They are the only agents, distributors in the country. The company provides a 10-day training at Delhi for those who buy this camera.

Camera Stats

Cost: Rs. 4 lakhs

Weight: In all, 750 gms.

Batteries: Runs on a rechargeable nickel-cadmium battery (comes with 4 batteries in total).

Kinds of shots: Wide-shot, narrow-shot and a normal-shot.

Has the option of shooting both videos and photos upto 10 hours; once in air it can shoot upto a max of 15 mins.

Usage: Mainly for weddings and for big industrial plants and other industries.

Memory: 32 GB; expandable upto 64 GB.

Application: GoPro

Video type: mp4

Monitor: Wireless and 14” wide

Compatible with any smart phone, tablet or ipad.

A higher version of the same is on the anvil with a 3-wing Tricopter instead of the 4-winged Quadcopter.

For more details, contact Ramesh Sarkar, Sarkar Video Trix, Saraswathipuram on Mob: 99800-89345 or e-mail: sarkar.camera@gmail.com.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / October 12th, 2013

IISc scientists get their Bhatnagar desserts

Education, Records, All, Science & Technology

Bangalore :

Three IISc professors have added more feathers to the institute’s cap. Whether for unearthing synthetic bones and cardiovascular patches or providing a breakthrough in cancer  treatment, Bikramjit Basu, Dr Sathees Chukkurumbal Raghavan and Vijay Balakrishna Shenoy are among eight eminent scientists who’ve bagged the Swarup Bhatnagar Award for the year 2013.

Dr Sathees Chukkurumbal Raghavan (Biological Science)

Over 20 years of hard work finally paid off for this associate professor in the department of bio-chemistry at IISc. Dr Sathees received the honour for discovering a cancer therapeutic agent and the cause of cancer in human cells.

“I got the award for discovering SCR7. It’s a chemical compound that blocks DNA repair in cancer cells. This accumulates DNA damage inside the cell, causing its death,” explained Dr Sathees, who’s been working on two types of cancer, leukaemia and lymphoma, and the modalities of how cancer cells are generated.

“The basic cause of cancer is chromosomal abnormality and translocation. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy break the DNA inside the cancer cells, causing their death. Our research says if SCR7 is used alongside radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the rate of recovery can be doubled and doses of radiation cut to half.” Said Dr Sathees. Tests have been done only on animals, and human trials could take at least a decade.

Bikramjit Basu (Engineering Sciences)

This engineer bagged the honour for his work in the field of medicine. Research by Bikramjit Basu, 40, associate professor at Materials Research Centre, concerns the heart, nerves and bone disease. Basu has come up with lab-grown synthetic bone, cardiovascular patches and bio-material for damaged nerves and orthopaedic surgeries.

“My work highlights the interface of material science and biological science. The outcome of the research helps in orthopaedic surgeries, neural tissue engineering like nerve repair and cardiovascular implantation, and also expanded our understanding of cell functionalities,” said Basu.

“The polymeric and ceramic materials (bio-material) are non-living patches that can be used in case heart or nerve tissue gets damaged. A part of my research is also based on ‘socket acetabular’, which can be called an advancement in the field of hip replacement surgery,” said Basu.

Vijay Balakrishna Shenoy (physical science)

The era of super computers could end, and quantum computers may be a reality soon.

“Many technological marvels — from supercomputers to phablets – are based on condensed matter physics. I work on its theoretical aspects. There are many open and challenging problems in this area such as understanding systems with high temperature superconductivity, a state where electrical resistance goes to zero! One example can be quantum computers which can solve more difficult problems in a much shorter time as compared to computers of this generation,” says Shenoy.

In the past decade, a traditionally different branch of physics — atomic-molecular-optical physics — has provided new opportunities to simulate condensed matter systems with atoms. This area is called “cold atom quantum emulation”.

source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Bangalore / TNN / October 01st, 2013

Philanthropy has to be spontaneous, can’t be forced: Azim Premji

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Business & Economy, Inspiration/ Positive News and Features, Leaders, Records, All, Science & Technology

New Delhi :

Referring to the issue related to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which has been made mandatory by the new laws that govern companies, IT czar Azim Premji today said philanthropy cannot be forced and it has to be spontaneous.

PremjiBF07oct2013

Premji, founder-Chairman of Wipro  – India’s third largest software services exporter added however that efforts towards social good need to be “meaningful” and the government alone is not responsible for “social good”.

“They are trying to force something. It should be spontaneous,” Premji said while commenting on the issue of mandatory CSR during his address at the All India Management Association’s (AIMA) 40th national convention here.

The billionaire philanthropist added that giving back to the society is important for the growth of a better world, but it should come from within.

Premji said the stipulation of spending 2 per cent of profits should not become a tax at a later stage.

Under the new Companies Act, 2013, all profitable firms with a sizable business will have to spend every year at least 2 per cent of three-year average profit on CSR works.

This would apply to companies with turnover of Rs 1,000 crore and more, or net worth of Rs 500 crore and more, or a net profit of Rs 5 crore and more.

The new rules, which would be applicable from fiscal 2014 -15, also require firms to set up a CSR committee of their board members, including at least one independent director.

However, Premji said: “If things have to change in the society then the involvement of the whole ecosystem is must. One cannot rely on government alone to do social good and one has to become a co-sharer of the goal and the outcome.”

Outlining the key factors for making CSR successful, he emphasised on the need to define the purpose and scale of CSR activities and choose a focus area.

Premji, however, cautioned against making CSR a substitute for personal philanthropy.

“There should be a distinction between a company activity which is CSR and personal activity that is philanthropy,” he added.

Known for his business acumen as well as philanthropy, Premji said the company’s and entrepreneur’s responsibility to the society are two different issues.

In 2010, Premji had donated 8.7 per cent from his personal stock-holding in Wipro for philanthropy forming the endowment for the Azim Premji Foundation , a not-for-profit organisation set up in 2001.

In February, he announced transfer of 295.5 million Wipro shares worth Rs 12,300 crore held by certain entities controlled by him to an irrevocable trust.

source: http://www.articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> News by Company> Social Responsibility / by PTI / September 26th, 2013

Eminent engineers felicitated

Business & Economy, Inspiration/ Positive News and Features, Leaders, Records, All, Science & Technology
Two eminent Civil consultants M.L.Krishnaswami (sitting right) and C.N.Babu, who were felicitated during Engineers Day held in city, are seen with Dr.Ravi Raj, Secretary, ACCE(I), Mysore, Surya Prakash, President ACCE(I), Headquarters, K. Jayakumar, Assistant Vice President, Marketing, The Ramco Cements Ltd, Dr.C.S.Viswanatha, Chairman, Civil Aid Technolicinic Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore and Dr.G.S.Suresh Chairman, ACCE(I), Mysore.
Two eminent Civil consultants M.L.Krishnaswami (sitting right) and C.N.Babu, who were felicitated during Engineers Day held in city, are seen with Dr.Ravi Raj, Secretary, ACCE(I), Mysore, Surya Prakash, President ACCE(I), Headquarters, K. Jayakumar, Assistant Vice President, Marketing, The Ramco Cements Ltd, Dr.C.S.Viswanatha, Chairman, Civil Aid Technolicinic Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore and Dr.G.S.Suresh Chairman, ACCE(I), Mysore.

Mysore :

The Association of Consulting Civil Engineers -India (ACCE-I), Mysore Centre in association with The RAMCO Cements Ltd., celebrated the Engineers Day on Sept. 23 at Hotel Sandesh The Prince in city.

On the occasion, two Eminent Engineers M.L. Krishnaswami, Chartered Engineer and Structural Consultant, Mysore and C.N. Babu, Retired Chief Engineer, Irrigation, Government of Karnataka, were felicitated in recognition of their contribution in the field of Civil Engineering.

The chief guest Dr. C.S. Viswanatha, Chairman, Civil Aid Technoclinic Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, in his address shared some rare facts and achievements of Sir M. Visvesvaraya and inspired the gathering to follow his qualities like leadership, selflessness, dedication, time consciousness, challenging attitude, etc.

The guest of honour K. Jayakumar, Assistant Vice President – Marketing, The Ramco Cements Ltd., expressed the company’s intention to support such technical events to disseminate information among professionals and public at large.

Anil K. Pillai, Assistant General Manager – Technical Services, The Ramco Cements Ltd., gave a technical presentation about the various products and services offered by their company.

The National President of ACCE(I) P. Surya Prakash who presided expressed his happiness about such celebrations which will motivate the younger generation to emulate the work carried by Sir MV and the eminent engineers who were honoured. He also stressed the importance and the necessity of Engineers Bill for the benefit of Civil Engineering community which is currently being placed for approval before the concerned Union Ministry, Government of India.

The programme was attended by about 120 members which comprised leading Civil Engineering consultants, heads and faculty of various engineering colleges, members of other organisations like Builders Association of India and dealers in construction materials.

The Chairman of ACCE(I), Mysore centre, Dr. G.S. Suresh, welcomed. Hon. Secretary of ACCE(I), Mysore centre, Dr. S. Raviraj, proposed a vote of thanks.

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

From Planet-X to Planet Bikes

Business & Economy, Science & Technology

He was the first to introduce Bowling to Mysoreans, the first to introduce them to Go-Karting, the first to introduce them to networked Video-Gaming and most importantly, every weekend Mysore danced to his tunes at the popular Hookah Bar. Then K. Panduranga Shenoy shut down Planet-X and disappeared. Many in Mysore were wondering what happened to this bold entrepreneur from the city. It turns out he’s been busy on an Italian Job. Panduranga Shenoy recently opened a Showroom of Italian Motorcycles, Aprilia and Moto Guzzi in Bangalore. SOM met up with the enterprising Shenoy to ask what he has been upto and why he shut down Planet-X.

Panduranga Shenoy is seen with Bollywood actor Sunny Leone at the launch of his motorcycle dealership for Italian bikes Aprilia and Moto Guzzi at Sheraton Hotel in Bangalore recently.
Panduranga Shenoy is seen with Bollywood actor Sunny Leone at the launch of his motorcycle dealership for Italian bikes Aprilia and Moto Guzzi at Sheraton Hotel in Bangalore recently.

SOM: So, where have you been over the past year, you seem to have disappeared from Mysore?

Shenoy: I did not disappear, I was just dealing with some issues and had trouble running Planet-X, so I finally shut down the place and took some time off. Now I have started this motorcycle dealership.

SOM: Why a motorcycle dealership, why not another Planet-X or a Hookah Bar?

Shenoy: I love motorcycles, always have. So when I got an opportunity to have the franchise for one of the best motorcycles in the world — Italy’s Aprilia and Moto Guzzi — I couldn’t help myself. Also, I am done trying to open themed parks or even clubs or discothèques in Mysore or Bangalore. It is not worth the trouble. It’s ironic that for a nation that loves to dance at the drop of a hat, every effort has been made by law to prevent it.

SOM: Now, many Mysoreans are disappointed that you shut down Planet-X and they want to know why and also if you will ever open it ?

Shenoy: I never wanted to shut down Planet-X, but I was harassed into closing it. I started off with a lot of enthusiasm. I wanted Mysoreans to look forward for a weekend or an evening of fun. But ever since I opened Planet-X, senior officials have harassed me. First, the bureaucracy, then the Police, after I got a Police officer trapped by Lokayukta. After ten years, I had so many enemies that they made sure I was in perennial trouble. Finally, I couldn’t take it any more and I shut the place down.

SOM: Why didn’t you go to the Hotel and Restaurant Owners’ Association and take their help?

Shenoy: Whom are we kidding? Every hotelier, restaurant owner and even a small-time bar owner in city survives on the mercy of officialdom. What could they do?

SOM: Are you saying the officialdom was vengeful?

Shenoy: Yes, I do. But it doesn’t matter anymore. For now, the bureaucracy and the Police many feel victorious that they shut me down. They may feel that they have sent a message to others, “Never take on us”. But in the bigger picture Mysore has lost.

So by forcing me to fail, the bureaucracy and Police have failed the city.

And it is funny they (officials) still vehemently talk about making Mysore a tourist city, when all their actions prove to the contrary.

SOM: Will you open Planet-X again?

Shenoy: No. I won’t try any business in Mysore.

In Mysore, any new business which is slightly big becomes a target. I ended up being a big fish in a small city and I got harpooned, whereas here in Bangalore, I am a small fish, so I go unnoticed.

SOM: So you are a Bangalorean now?

Shenoy: Never. I love Mysore. It is my city. That is why I invested so much in Mysore. I will always be a Mysorean. I just refuse to start any business there, that’s all.

SOM: Guess you’re done entertaining Mysoreans then?

Shenoy: I would love to entertain Mysoreans, but now they will have to come to Bangalore. See, today I have invited all my friends from Mysore and I’ll make sure they have a good time.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / September 26th, 2013

Manipal Hospitals may invest around $240M to more than treble bed capacity in three years

Business & Economy, Science & Technology, World Opinion

The company recently acquired a 72-bed hospital in Malaysia.

Bangalore-based Manipal Health Enterprises Ltd, the third-largest hospital chain in India, is planning to invest up to Rs 1,500 crore (around $240 million) to have a capacity to operate up to 5,000 hospital beds, top executive of the company told VCCircle.

ManipalBF30oct2013

“We plan to have total capacity of around 5,000 hospital beds, existing and potential, in India and abroad by 2015-16. When I say potential, it means that in some of our investments we start off with say a 200-bed capacity but have the option to increase it to say 300 beds. Of this, around 3,500-4,000 beds will be in India and 1,000-1,500 beds will be outside India,” said Rajen Padukone, MD & CEO of Manipal Health Enterprises.

These extra beds mean the company could add 7-12 more hospitals in its network. At present the company has 10 hospitals with 1,600 operating hospital beds under its network which include academy cum hospitals as well as corporate hospitals.

“The total investment for our three-year expansion is around Rs 1,500 crore but it’s a bit up in the air and could change depending on the kind of models we look at besides acquisitions. For example, there are a number of developers who are looking to invest with us and in such a scenario up to 40 per cent investment could come from them,” he said.

Further, the expansion of the company would be through brownfield, greenfield and acquisition routes. Padukone said overseas, the company could focus more on acquisitions.

Manipal recently acquired a 72-bed hospital in Malaysia.

“The acquisition was finalised a couple of months ago. It is a secondary level hospital in Kuala Lumpur. As part of the deal, we have space to raise capacity at the existing location and eventually shift the business from 72-beds to a 200-bed hospital. The new hospital would be a multispecialty secondary and tertiary facility,” Padukone said.

He said the company is looking to have a capacity of 400-500 beds in Malaysia which includes setting up a hospital in Malacca and one or two more in Kuala Lumpur in three years.

Apart from Malaysia, Manipal is exploring opportunities to launch and acquire hospitals in the Middle East and Africa.

“In South Africa, we are looking at both education and hospital opportunities. In three years we are looking at a capacity of 1,000 hospital beds,” he said.

Padukone explained that the company will expand in three buckets. The first bucket would include increasing capacity in current hospitals; the second bucket includes increasing more hospitals in cities it is present in and the third includes being in contiguous states where it already has presence.

“In our existing hospitals, we feel we could add capacity by 600 more beds. For example, in Manipal hospital in Goa we have added 200 beds and also added 150 beds in various existing hospitals in Bangalore. We will strengthen our presence in cities we are already present; so two more hospitals are coming up in Bangalore. And we will expand in contiguous states such as Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Orissa. We will also look at cities where we have an educational presence like Jaipur in Rajasthan,” Padukone said.

The company has raised and has access to about $200 million from three private equity players that invested in it, including IDFC Alternatives, Kotak Private Equity and India Value Fund.

(Edited by Joby Puthuparampil Johnson)

source: http://www.vccircle.com / VC Circle / Home> Other / by Lohit Jagwani / Friday – September 27th, 2013

JSS Hospital: In service to Life

Business & Economy, Science & Technology

JSShospitalBF27sept2013

Mysore :

by  S.N. Venkatnag Sobers

It was in 1974 that the JSS Mahavidyapeetha started a primary health centre on Ramanuja Road in city. In 1984, JSS Medical College was started and the primary health centre was upgraded into a 60-bed hospital for fulfilling the requirement of a teaching hospital. Later, it was upgraded to 1,200-bed specialty hospital. It has been almost 4 decades since JSS Mahavidyapeetha has been catering to the health needs of people in and around Mysore.

Now, on the auspicious occasion of 98th birth anniversary celebrations of Jagadguru Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Mahaswamji, the JSS Mahavidyapeetha is all set to open its new JSS Multi-Specialty Hospital for public service to add to the quality of medical facilities.

Prez to dedicate JSS Multi-Specialty Hospital

Having proved its commitment to the society through educational institutions and philanthropic works, Sri Jagadguru Sri Shivathreeshwara Mahadvidyapeetha (JSSMVP) is now coming out with a Multi-Specialty Hospital adding to the already existing one on Ramanuja Road in city.

The Mahavidyapeetha has been providing educational opportunities to all sections of society without discrimination on caste, creed and religion. The best example is the JSS Free School at Suttur which caters to nearly 4000 students from all communities providing them free schooling and hostel facilities. The Mahavidyapeetha has become a household name in Mysore and surrounding districts. Students from Mysore, Mandya, Hassan and Chamarajanagar districts have been benefitted largely by the educational institutions run by JSS Mahavidyapeetha. It has been 6 decades since its inception and JSS has never compromised on quality of education and philanthropic works.

It was in 1954 Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Mahaswamiji, the 23rd pontiff of Jagadguru Veerasimhasana Peetha at Suttur, decided to establish JSS Mahavidyapeetha to cater to the educational needs of the rural populace. This was followed by establishment of hostel for students, which offered free food and basic facilities which is in practice even today. Many students of JSS Mahavidyapeetha, who are today at the helm of affairs in various departments, do not forget to remember the Mutt which provided them free schooling.

JSS Mahavidyapeetha, which took its first step in the field of education with the starting of a high school, has now forayed into Crèches, Primary schools, High schools, Pre-University, Degree, Law, Engineering, Medicine, Dental Sciences and Pharmacy Colleges thus catering to all classes of society. Considering the quality of education and facilities, JSS was awarded the Deemed University ststus. The Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Colleges in Mysore and Ooty were brought under its control in 2008.

Now, a young child who joins JSS institution seeking education can go to become a technical expert, an engineer, a technologist, a doctor or a philosopher from the same institution. JSS Mahavidyapeetha has all the facilities that shape youngsters into a good citizen of the country. After Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Mahaswamiji, the administration of the Suttur Mutt was taken over by Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji under whose guidance the JSS Mahavidyapeetha became a massive educational organisation offering variety of courses.

Currently, there are around 70,000 students pursuing education in 350 institutions run by JSS Mahavidyapeetha at various parts of the country and abroad.

Besides education, the Mahavidyapeetha has also forayed into several social works to spread the knowledge of spirituality and also help those in need. The JSSMVP has been successfully running institutions such as:

JSS Jan Shikshana Samsthan, JSS Krishni Vignana Kendra, JSS Old Age Homes, JSS Literary and Cultural Centres and JSS Publications.

Speaking about the healthcare facilities provided by the JSS Mahavidyapeetha, currently the JSS Hospital on Ramanuja Road has been providing quality healthcare to people of Mysore and surrounding districts.

It was in 1974 that JSS Mahavidyapeetha established a primary health centre in Mysore under the aegis of JSS Medical Services Trust to address the needs of the poor. Yet another health centre was established at SJCE premises in 1982. Though initially the existing JSS Hospital was not constructed for the hospital purpose, it was later converted into a 60-bed hospital and later was converted into 1,600 bed hospital in 1986 on a sprawling 2.40 lakh sqft area. The existing hospital has 16 state-of-the-art Operation Theatres and intensive care units for cardiac, respiratory, medical, surgical and dialysis patients. It also has neonatal and emergency wards. With the dedicated doctors and hospital staff, the hospital has been providing quality healthcare facilities at affordable prices.

Apart from implementing the Government programmes, the JSS Mahavidyapeetha has also been providing free treatment for those who are unable to bear the expenses of medical treatment. Currently, the hospital treats around 1,000 patients in the out-patient department everyday. Apart from the JSS Medical College, the hospital provides exposure to students of JSS Nursing College, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS College of Speech and Hearing and JSS College of Physiotherapy. JSS Mahavidyapeetha also plans to establish a 100-bed hospital in Chamarajanagar.

The New Super Specialty JSS Hospital

Though the existing JSS Hospital has been upgraded to 1600-bed with 35 specialties and super specialties, the vision of Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji was to build another hospital to cater to more people. With continued efforts and perseverance of the Mahaswamiji, the new JSS Hospital is soon to become a reality.

It was in 2009 that the JSS Medical Service Trust decided to come up with another hospital. After a wait for four years, the works on the hospital have been completed, except for minor works.

The hospital will provide specialty and super specialty health care in the areas of Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Urology, Oncology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, Neonatology, Nephrology and other specialties. The hospital will also take up Cardiothoracic surgeries in future as there are three Modular Operation Theatres which enables the hospital to take up any complicated operations.

The new hospital has been constructed on an area of 12.5 acres with two basements, ground floor and four top floors on MG Road adjacent to the existing JSS Hospital at an estimated cost of Rs. 300 crore. The 1,800-bed hospital consists of general wards, special wards and critical care beds. The Radiology Department has been equipped with Telsa Digital MRI Machine, 128 Slice CT Scanner and Advanced Ultrasound and Echo Cardiograph Machines. Each floor of the hospital has been provided with 9 lifts to facilitate easy movement of patients, public and staff. Provision has also been made for a helipad as well.

JSS Medical Trust has given priority to appoint qualified and committed medical and para medical staff. Currently, the hospital has 65 Professors, 38 Associated Professors, 48 Assistant Professors, 48 Lecturers from various specialties. It also has 1030 Para-medical staff and nurses, who have been working hand-in-hand to provide best of the treatment to the patients.

The new JSS Hospital will definitely be a boon for the Medical students as they would get a hands-on experience with the latest technologies in the field of medical science.

The new Hospital will be inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee on Sept. 23 at 3 pm in the gracious presence of Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji. Governor Hans Raj Bhardwaj will preside. Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will release ‘Prasada’ special issue of JSS Mahavidyapeetha and Union Minister Oscar Fernandes will release special issue of JSS Monthly Newsletter.

The facilities available at the New Hospital

1. 1800-bed with general and special wards

2. State-of- the-art critical care beds (ICU/ICCU/PICU/NICU/RICU/CTVS ICU/SICU)

3. 24×7 accident and emergency services

4. 28 Major Operation Theatres

5. 3 Modular Operation Theatres

6. MRI (3 Tesla)

7. CT scanner (128 Slice)

8. Advanced flat panel cardiac Cath lab and advanced noninvasive cardiology services

9. State-of-the-art Blood Bank

10. Burns and Trauma Centre

11. Physiotherapy, Artificial Limb Centre, Eye Bank and Comprehensive Rehabilitation Centre

12. ICTC and ART Centres

13. Recognised Hospital for Central & State sponsored insurance schemes (Yeshaswini, Vajpayee Arogyashri, ESI etc)

14. 24X7 advanced Dialysis services

15. 24X7 Drug Centre

16. 24X7 Hi-tech Ambulance Services

17. Superspeciality services: Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nephrology, Gastroenterology, Pulmono-logy, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, Pae-diatric Surgery, Urology, Rheumatology, Haema-tology, Keyhole laparascopic Surgery, Surgical Gastroenterology, Neonatology and other diagnostic and clinical facilities with latest equipments.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / September 21st, 2013

Al-Ansaar hospital to be inaugrated tomorrow

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Science & Technology

AlAnsaarBF27sept2013

Mysore :

City will get a new hospital in Lashkar Mohalla tomorrow with the inauguration of Al-Ansaar Hospital at Muhammed Sait Block.

The new hospital will be inaugurated tomorrow at 10.30 am by Retd. Medical Officer Dr. Nazeer Ahmed. MLA Tanveer Sait will be the chief guest. Police Commissioner Dr. M.A. Saleem, Sir Qazi of Mysore Muhammed Usman Shariff and Darul-Uloom Siddiqia’s Mufti Tajuddin will be the guests of honour.

Situated in a three-storeyed building in the heart of the city and just a kilometre away from suburban bus stand, the hospital boasts of excellent infrastructure with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.

With a dedicated team of doctors, paramedics and lab technicians, the hospital assures to provide accessible and affordable medical services of highest standards. It has the following departments — General Medicine, General Surgery, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Accident and Trauma Unit, ENT, Dermatology, Super-speciality Consultations and also Physiotherapy. It also has 24 x 7 Casualty and Emergency room facilities, Pharmacy, X-Ray and ambulance services.

The hospital has spacious consultation rooms, aesthetic wards, modern operation theatres, ICU, NICU and also a cafeteria and a prayer room.

An extended wing of the hospital also houses a state-of-the-art dental clinics and departments of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Oral and Maxillo-facial surgery, Orthodontics and Prosthetics and Cosmetic Dentistry. Future programmes on the anvil are a Blood Bank, Nursing School, Lab and OT Technician Training Centre.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / September 21st, 2013