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Libraries lie quiet, not quite out yet

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Writing on the wall

No. of libraries* in state:7,239

Total books:163.42 lakh

Staff: 1,481

Members83.28 lakh (41.10 lakh male; 42.18 lakh female)

Source: Department of Public Libraries |

*Including district central libraries, city central libraries, branches, community libraries, children’s libraries (district), hospital libraries, gram panchayat, mobile and slum libraries

Libraries lie quiet, not quite out yet

Chethan.Kumar@timesgroup.com

Bengaluru:

Sheela Balasubramaniam, 48, is responsible for the cleanliness of East Bengaluru City Central Library. However, calling her mere housekeeping staff is an understatement. For, she also makes entries in the register and brings in new members.

She would have been rewarded for multi-tasking if she had been in the corporate sector. But working in a government library, she is struggling to make ends meet. “I’ve not been paid for four months now. When I joined this library 18 years ago, my salary was Rs 550, now it is Rs 5,000, yet I do not know if I am a permanent employee,” she told TOI. Her colleagues too face the similar predicament even as members complain that it’s been more than a month since they saw newspapers in the library. Far away, Readerslib library in Bellandur, a private facility, has remained shut for three years, while ThinkBox, a children’s library in Vignan Nagar, has seen a decline in the annual membership. Bhakti Shah, 45, who runs ThinkBox, however, says that her library will continue. That libraries are plagued by problems — caused by decline in the serious ‘reading habit’ and advent of ebooks — is apparent if one visits a few of the about 255 libraries in Bengaluru, 199 of which are run by the government. However, libraries are still here to stay, say old patrons and those running successful libraries. For instance, Just Books, which has 30 branches in Bengaluru, has opened branches in Mangaluru and Mysuru. The British Council Library is still a hit while the Central Library in Cubbon Park continues to get new members. The absolute number of members is increasing, giving libraries an extended lease of life. Gautham Kumar, 71, an old patron says, “I agree there are a lot of innovations. Even I use some of them, but the use for a library is not going anywhere anytime soon… There is no substitution to the library.” When asked about the situation, Satish Kumar Hosamani, director of the public libraries department, said, “The number of books is increasing because we have members. I don’t disagree that there are problems, but no ebook reader can replace the library, at least not yet.”

Demand rises in Royal City Mysuru:

Increasing popularity of e-books and the comfort of the internet notwithstanding, demand for libraries is growing in Mysuru. However, library authorities are unable to set up more branches due to dearth of funds. Mysuru has 18 libraries and 14 service centres run by the City Central Library. It is visited by nearly 800 people, including 300 students, every day. The city also has a community children centre at J P Nagar, which has comics, story books and games. Besides, public are demanding for libraries in Hebbal and B M Sri Nagar. If libraries are facing any problem, it’s only of lack of space and funds. Some were shifted to alternative places due to insufficient space and lack of facilities. B Manjunath, deputy director of the department of public libraries, said: “We have great demand for new libraries. We want to develop libraries at all the 65 wards in the city. But dearth of funds is a major problem.”

Big fount of Kannada literature in M’luru

Stanly.Pinto@timesgroup.com

Mangaluru:

In the mid-80s, one had to jostle with the milling crowd at private libraries and stand in queues to borrow books. That’s a thing of the past in Mangaluru. Take the case of Standard Library established in 1982 by Victor Alvares. It has 1,200 members but only 10% of them are regular — most of them in their mid-40s. Alvares notes that most parents refuse to pass on their reading habit to their wards. “Summer camps or refresher course or tuitions that children attend eat up all their time,” notes Sarah, a reader. Now, hardly five private libraries remain in the city – one each at Balmatta, Light House, Hill Road, Lalbagh and Bejai. “We are surviving because of old readers. Present generation has lost interest in reading,” says Jerald Fernandes, owner of Readers Delight, which used to be filled with students in the 80s. On the contrary, the government-run Central Library, which has 19 branches, has seen an increase in membership as it largely caters to Kannada literature enthusiasts apart from newspaper reading public. They are visited by students as competitive books are also available.

Going is still good in twin cities

Sangamesh.Menasinakai@timesgroup.com

Hubballi:

Libraries in Hubballi-Dharward are here to stay even as some private facilities are facing the heat of digital innovations. This can be gauged from the fact that the government has opened seven new libraries here in the last 14 years and upgraded the others. The public libraries department runs 24 branch libraries in Hubballi-Dharwad, besides 18 service libraries at the premises of various departments and employees unions. “The libraries have been getting more readers after their upgradation with digitization of books and computerization of all information,” says M B Karigar, deputy director at head office of library department. However, two private libraries are in a state of chaos. Saraswati Vidyaranya Vachanalaya, opened in 1925, has reduced its working hours to 2 hours, while the Nagarkar Library, opened in 1897, has been closed for 2 months due to various reasons. Neelesh Ganiger, a patron of the central library, said students like going to government libraries because of the facilities there instead of private ones.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Bengaluru / TNN / March 30th, 2015

No monkeying around with history

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Historical Links, Pre-Independence, Nature, Records, All, Travel
The historical banyan tree inside the Bidar fort.
The historical banyan tree inside the Bidar fort.

Campaign by Team Yuva saves a huge old banyan tree from the axe at Bidar fort

Campaigns to save trees are aplenty, but the one taken up by a group of youngsters in Bidar is unique because it is linked to history and a particularly quirky detail of history at that. At the centre of a campaign by Team Yuva is a banyan tree inside the Bidar fort, in front of the Rangeen Mahal. The Archaeological Survey of India (AIS) is rethinking its proposal to cut the tree thanks to this campaign.

The historical importance of the tree dates back to the time of Nawab Nasir Ud Daula Bahadur, the Governor of Bidar appointed by the Hyderabad Nizam. He had created a “department of monkeys” and appointed “monkey inspectors” (Daroga-E-Bandaran). They were supposed to keep a count of the langurs and feed them. Every day at noon, the guards fed the monkeys rotis, fruits and jaggery. This unusual ritual often happened under this tree, says Ghulam Yazdani in the book ‘Bidar: Its History and Monuments’.

The grants given by the Nizam for this purpose, started in early 19th century, continued till Independence.

“Losing the tree is like losing a part of our heritage. We have petitioned the State government, district administration and the ASI,” said Vinay Malge, secretary of Team Yuva. The team has asked ASI to include the tree in their landscaping plans.

Mouneshwar Kuruvatti, Conservation Assistant of ASI at Bidar, said they had asked the Forest Department to assess the health of the tree as it was old and could fall on tourists. “We will take steps to preserve the tree, after consultation,” he said.

Deputy Conservator of Forests S. Dhananjay said the ASI had earlier submitted a requisition to cut down the tree.

“However, we will assess the condition of the tree to see if it poses danger to passersby or nearby buildings. If it can be saved by pruning or by supporting, we will take those steps,” he said.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National> Telangana / by Rishikesh Bahadur Desai / Bidar – March 30th, 2015

Kannada Hero Vijay Beats Stalwarts to Win National Award

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Bengaluru :

Sanchari Vijay (32) got a jolt when his name was called out at a press conference to announce the 62nd national film awards on Tuesday.

The Bengaluru artiste has bagged the best actor award for his performance in the Kannada film Naanu Avanalla, Avalu (I am not him, but her). “I don’t know how to react to this word ‘congrats!’ I am shocked and surprised,” Vijay told Express.

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The film, directed by B S Lingadevaru, is a docu-drama based on the book I Am Vidya: A Transgender’s Journey by ‘Living Smile’ Vidya, who works with a voluntary organisation serving the destitute in Chennai.

Vijay had dreamt of an award while shooting for the film, but had stopped after he realised he had to compete against the likes of Aamir Khan, Mammootty and Shahid Kapoor in the best actor category.

The award, however, has reinforced his belief that good cinema can win over commerce and stardom.

Vijay’s performance won acclaim for his subtle and unconventional portrayal of a woman trapped in a man’s body — her confusion, rejection and humiliation.

Sanchari VijayBF29mar2015 For him, the challenge was about how to bring the character to life. “People usually laugh at transgenders, but I needed to essay the role with sensitivity,” he said.

The theatre and film actor devoted 15 days just to get under the skin of the character.

“I visited many places where transgenders live. More importantly, many transgenders on the cast and crew helped me give depth to the character,” Vijay said.

Vijay wants to thank many people for his success, and told Express he would like to dedicate the award to them all. “To my parents first, who are no more. Then to my older and younger brothers. And of course, my fellow theatre artistes and my audiences who have watched my plays and films,” he said.

He hopes the honour will open doors and bring him opportunities to work with the best in theatre and films.

To add to Vijay’s delight, debutant Manjunatha Somashekara Reddy’s (Mansore) Harivu, another Kannada film in which he plays the lead, has won the National Award for Best Regional Film.

Vijay has been active in theatre for eight years. The prefix to his name, Sanchari, is also the name of the theatre troupe founded by the famous actor couple Mangala and Rangayana Raghu. Besides being an actor, Vijay is also a writer.

Vijay’s film career took off in 2011 with Rangappa Hogbitna, starring Ramesh Aravind. “I have acted in 11 films, but it was mostly theatre that helped me hone my talent,” he said.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Karnataka / by Express News Service / March 25th, 2015

PM invited to unveil Basaveshwara statue in London

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Former Mayor of London Borough of Lambeth Dr. Neeraj Patil, who called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at New Delhi on Mar.24, is seen presenting a bust of Basaveshwara to the latter.
Former Mayor of London Borough of Lambeth Dr. Neeraj Patil, who called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at New Delhi on Mar.24, is seen presenting a bust of Basaveshwara to the latter.

Mysuru :

Extending an invitation on behalf of the British Indian community to unveil the Statue of the 12th century Indian Philosopher Basaveshwara in London, United Kingdom (UK), the former Mayor of London Borough of Lambeth, Dr. Neeraj Patil met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at New Delhi on Mar.24 and requested him to unveil the statue during his next visit to London.

Modi has expressed his willingness to unveil the statue during his visit to London, slated to be in the month of June/July this year after the British General Elections in May.

Modi has thanked the British Indian community for their efforts to get the approval for Basaveshwara Statue in the backdrop of Big Ben bell and the British Parliament.

As per the Statue’s Act of 1854 of United Kingdom, a petition to erect the statue of the 12th century Indian Philosopher, social reformer and Statesman, was approved by the Planning Department of the London Borough of Lambeth on Apr. 4, 2012 and subsequently by the British Cabinet Minister for Culture, Jon Penrose on July 3, 2012.

Paying tribute to Basaveshwara, Speaker of British Parliament, John Bercow said, “It is amazing and extraordinary that Basaveshwara professed, campaigned and advocated genuine democracy, human rights, gender equality way back in 12th century, even before anyone in UK had even thought about it.”

The statue of Basaveshwara which will be installed on the bank of River Thames will be the second statue of an Indian only after Gautham Buddha.

The other Indian leaders’ who’s statues have been approved and installed in London are that of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Rabindranath Tagore.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Friday – March 27th, 2015

Bengaluru biologist is WEF’s Young Global Leader

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Bengaluru :

It’s good that the World Economic Forum (WEF) has recognized the importance of wildlife and conservation, says conservation biologist Krithi Karanth who was recently selected as one of the 187 Young Global Leaders (YGL) of 2015.

Bengaluru-based Krithi said very few wildlife people are selected as YGL. “So I am honoured and excited about being an YGL. This provides new opportunities to engage with the world’s brightest and most creative business leaders, politicians, entrepreneurs to do more for wildlife conservation. For me, the WEF has recognized the importance of wildlife and conservation,” she told TOI on Wednesday.

She is one of the 12 Indians selected as YGL this year.

An associate conservation scientist with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Krithi has worked on several projects like examining human wildlife conflicts in seven states across India, bird and amphibian diversity in coffee-rubber-areca plantations of Karnataka’s Western Ghats, implementation and experiences of families being voluntarily relocated from many parks in India. “We go to villages and listen to their problems like devastation of livestock and crops caused by wildlife, and also discuss the compensation issue. We do a research paper and share it with the forest department.”

According to Krithi, red-tape is delaying compensation reaching people affected by wildlife. “The government should give compensation to the people affected by animals like tigers, leopards and elephants. There should not be any delay in this.”

On frequent elephant-human conflicts in the state, Krithi said elephants need space for their movement. “But their habitats are fragmented,” she added.

SHAPING THE FUTURE

The WEF chose Krithi Karanth as a Young Global Leader for her professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world through inspiring leadership.

In a letter congratulating her on her nomination, Klaus Schwab, executive chairman and founder of the Forum of YGL, said, “Your nomination is in recognition of your record of professional accomplishments, your commitment to society and your potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world through your inspiring leadership.”

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Bengaluru / by G S Kumar, TNN / March 26yth, 2015

Blast from the past

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He lives in a quaint mansion inherited from his father. But it is not just the mansion that he inherited. He has gone a step forward and acquired his father’s passion too. That is the passion for vintage cars.

Director of Advaith Hyundai, SVS Subramanya Gupta, inherited this interest from his father SV Sreenivasa Setty, who also had a great liking for cars. This passion is alive in Subramanya Gupta who is the proud owner of exotic vintage machines.

Ford Prefect, Humber Super Snipe, Adler, Austin, Citroen, Morris Mini Cooper, and the more giant Ford Grain Truck… the list of his collections go on. A true follower of the phrase ‘old is gold’, he has been successful in preserving them. “Owning and maintaining these old cars is a hobby and a passion,” he says.

Subramanya Gupta says his father, who helped the poor during World War II, was also an affluent person who had the warmth for luxury. “My father was very fond of cars and he owned four cars which were the best imported vintage cars during that time (1942). His cars were spick and span. I did not inherit those cars as I was just seven years old when he passed on. But the fervour for these cars is a genetic disposition and this is the root of my hobby,” says Subramanya.

An impassioned lover of cars, he agrees that his passion is an expensive affair. “I was fond of cars from when I was a boy. But it turned into a passionate collection after I started making money.” It was “somewhere around 1992-93” that he had his first pride possession, which was the Ford Prefect bought from a relative. The next in line was the stylish Humber Super Snipe that was originally owned by the Nizam of Hyderabad. The mesmerising beauty and comfort of these cars motivated him to include more to his collections resulting in him owning many more like the Mercedes Ponton, Ford Model AA, Jaguar, Chevrolet Fleetmaster. The Fleetmaster won the  ‘Indian Category Award’ at the Cartier Heritage Show in Mumbai. “The Humber Super Snipe owned by the Nizam was in a bad condition. There was a restoration process that took place after which it is in a perfect running condition,” he informs.

A perfectionist, he never fails to keep these cars spotless. A reckoned name in the automobile industry, he has dedicated technicians — Sirajuddin and Suri — who he says “give their heart and soul to restore these cars”.

“I want all my cars to be in mint condition. These cars were meant to be luxurious and I like to maintain that luxury in them,” he adds. An admirer of the technology of these grand-old machines, he is not a big fan of the attention he gets while driving them. He says, “We take these cars on a drive where there is not much crowd as I do not like the attention. We load the car on a flood-bed truck, take them out of the City and then enjoy the drive.” This passion of his is sure to continue as his son Agastya Gupta knows all about these antique automobiles. “I am trying to maintain whatever my family had interest in and the journey has been going on. My father owned a vintage Austin and I am looking forward to adding this to my collection,” wraps up Subramanya.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> Supplements> MetroLife / by  Prajna GR, Bengaluru / DHNS – March 24th, 2015

Talented Tennis player : C. Varunya

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Tennis is a global sport and Mysuru has been producing talented tennis players from time to time who have gone on to represent the country in different levels. One such player, who has made her mark in the National level is city’s Varunya Chandrashekar. Ranked No. 3 in the State and No.54 in the country, Varunya has been regularly taking part in the ITF women’s circuit to improve on her rankings in the National and International level. Varunya, recently taking part in the Blue Jay AITA 50K Women’s Tennis Tourney at Bengaluru, on Friday finished runner-up in the Women’s Doubles event partnering West Bengal’s Shivika Burman. She also entered the quarter-finals in the Women’s Singles. She is our ‘Star This Week.’

Varunya is the daughter of Chandrashekar and Anitha, residents of J.P. Nagar, Mysuru, has been consistently performing well in ITF and National tournaments. She trains with Hemant Bendre, a reputed National level tennis coach at Pune.

Varunya, taking part in the 50K AITA Women’s Tennis Tourney, partnering Shivika Burman of West Bengal lost in the Women’s Doubles finals. S. Soha (Kar) and Shrishti Das (Mah) beat Varunya and Shivika Burman 6-0, 1-6, 10-8 to clinch the title. In the semi-finals, Varunya and Shivika beat Simran Kejriwal and Nikita Pinto of Mumbai 7-6,6-3,10-2 and entered the title round.

In the quarter-finals, Varunya and Shivika Burman beat Anusha Kondaveti and Shivani of Andhra Pradesh 7-5,6-4 and entered the semi-finals.

In the Women’s Singles event, Varnya lost in the quarter-finals to Preeti Srinivasan 3-6, 4-6. Sixth seeded Varunya beat Nidhitra Rajmohan 6-3, 6-2 to enter the quarter-finals.

She also entered the quarter-finals in the 50k AITA Women’s Tennis Tourney held at Delhi recently and lost to Sneha Padam 3-6, 4-6. Varunya represented Karnataka women’s tennis team in the National Games held at Kerela recently and fared well.

After a bout of injury problems for two months, Varunya has recovered back well and is playing in the National and ITF circuit with the help of her sponsors M/s. Cycle Pure Agarbathis, Mysuru, Dr. Prashanth and her coach.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / March 22nd, 2015

Tribute : Remembering Dr. R.M. Varma of NIMHANS

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He gave to society an asset that will be cherished for all times to come

by Krishna Vattam, Senior Journalist

Dr. Raja Martanda Varma, Founder-Director of NIMHANS (the Bangalore-based National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences), who passed away on March 10 at the age of 94, was a Karma Yogi and truly symbolised the noble concept of ‘Vaidyo Narayana,’ a patient who sees Narayana, God, in a doctor, the reliever of pain and suffering.

He lived upto the Hippocratic oath he had taken at the time of his graduation that requires a new Physician to swear upon a number of healing Gods, to uphold specific ethical standards. “If I faithfully observe this oath (so goes the other important aspect of the Oath), may I thrive and prosper in my fortune and profession in the estimation of posterity, or on breach thereof, may the reverse be of my fate.”

In his long life and profession, it was the first aspect of the oath, faith, that governed his conduct, and fortune, here in Dr. Varma’s view had been ‘fortune’ to have been blessed not with materialistic wealth, ‘fortune’ to have been blessed with an opportunity to serve the society.

Dr. Varma did not visualise science and spirituality as different streams in the approach to life but he saw the convergence of these two streams and as the Founder-Director of NIMHANS, he pioneered the now globally accepted holistic approach for mental and neurological disorders. It is no exaggeration to say, and it is true, that if NIMHANS enjoys as a pre-eminent position as Asia’s best and one among the leading mental health and neurological sciences teaching hospitals in the world over, it was because of the total dedication of Dr. Varma in the functioning of the Institute.

How conscientious and devoted to his duties Dr. Varma had been can be appreciated from an incident as narrated to me by a close friend of Dr. Varma. It appears that after a long time Dr. Varma wanted to take his wife Dr. Malathi Varma for an outing and was driving in Bengaluru. On the way, he noticed a pedestrian being knocked down by a vehicle and the injured was rushed to NIMHANS. Dr. Varma drove back to the Institute telling his wife he will just find out the condition of the patient and asked her to stay in the car itself. Once he was there, he found that the patient needed immediate surgery. After operation, it appears, he came out and asked one of his assistants to find out who was in the car, unaware of the fact for a moment that he had brought his wife in the car.

In the early years of the Institute, which was known as ‘Hucchara Aspatre’ during those days, when the facilities available there were meagre, a patient urgently needed blood transfusion. The doctors went in a car to Avenue Road, brought the donors and saved the patient’s life. The market economy driving the forces and corporate sectors ruling the roost, with greed being the sole aim and deep erosion of values, how many such persons with such concerns can one find in the society at large.

Dr. Varma, hailing from Travancore Royal Family, was a prolific speaker and while I was the President of the Mysore District Journalists’ Association in 1970s, an independent entity and was not affiliated to Karnataka Union of Working Journalists’ Association then, I wrote to him to deliver the Venkatakrishnaiah Memorial Lecture that was instituted by another great freedom fighter and Editor of Sadhvi with an endowment. (I do not know why our Journalists’ Association has lost sight of the endowment and not continued the lecture).

It was a memorable evening and it was here on the occasion the philosopher in him found an expression to expatiate on the limitation of science to perceive certain aspects beyond our comprehension and dwelt on meta-physics and forged a grand convergence of science and spirituality.

Journalist K. Balakrishnan, who profiled Dr. Varma for The Hindu in 2003, summed up the persona of this legendary doctor thus: “Multi-faceted would prove to be an inadequate definition to describe Dr. Varma. A gifted surgeon, relentless researcher, teacher par excellence, exceptional organiser, able and proven administrator, a practical visionary, adventurer, courageous, willing to venture into hitherto untrodden realms, philosopher, artist, a giant among men and above all, self-effacing genuinely caring human being. Dr. Varma is all this and more. He best symbolises the concept of the ideal man who always aspires to better the lot of others without consideration to self.”

I wonder ‘kahan gaye vo log’ (where they have all gone).

[email: krishnavattam@gmail.com]

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / March 22nd, 2015

KSRTC Receives Two Awards for Its Projects

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Bengaluru :

State-run transport utility KSRTC has bagged two awards at the annual ASRTU (Association of State Road Transport Undertakings) National Public Transport Innovation Awards in Gujarat.

The awards, announced at the 59th annual conference of STU recently, were in recognition of two KSRTC projects.

One of the project is a staff duty rota system which helps in leave management and duty assignments of 37,831 employees.

“Allocation of duty and leave management is very critical and this project ensures removal of manual process, brings transparency and eradicates corruption,” a statement from KSRTC said.  The other project was the move towards increased usage of alternative fuels in KSRTC buses. “Fuel blending, clean development mechanism project, surprise and regular emission checks, afforestation, solar lighting, water recycling, rain water harvesting and new technology adoption are some of the  programmes run by KSRTC,” the statement said.

KSRTC managing director Rajender Kumar Kataria received the awards. ASRTU consists of 62 members from various states.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Karnataka / by Express News Service / March 17th, 2015

Tulu drama, cinema artiste K.N. Tailor passes away

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Tulu dramatist, cine actor and director, K.N. Tailor passed away this morning in Mangaluru. Photo: Special Arrangement.
Tulu dramatist, cine actor and director, K.N. Tailor passed away this morning in Mangaluru. Photo: Special Arrangement.

Noted Tulu drama and cinema artiste and director, K.N. Tailor died at a private hospital here at about 9 a.m. on Wednesday. He was 75 and is survived by his wife Jayanthi, three daughters and a son.

He was ailing for sometime.

He has acted, produced and directed more than 10 Tulu cinemas and wrote scripts for about 20 Tulu dramas.

Tulu art director Tamma Lakshmana told The Hindu that late Mr. Tailor was the founder of Tulu cinema. He first produced the Tulu film “Dareda Budedi” in 1971. He produced and played double characters in “Saviradorthi Savithri”. The cinema “Bhagyavanthedi” in which he played a major character was a hit. He directed “Tulunada Siri” cinema for others. Mr. Tailor had acted in other cinemas like “Bisatti Babu”, “Pagetta Puge”.

He produced another cinema called “Aaer Maltina Tappu”.

Mr. Lakshmana said that Mr. Tailor was the first to take his Ganesh Nataka Sabha to various places within and outside Karnataka.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Mangaluru / by RaviPrasad Kamila / Mangaluru – March 18th, 2015