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Bengaluru, India Hotel Recognized at Hotel Investment Conference South Asia

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Bengaluru , INDIA :

Though it’s the first Fairfield Inn to open in Asia Pacific, this Bangalore business hotel  has already made quite an impression. At the 10th Annual Hotel Investment Conference South Asia (HICSA), the Fairfield by Marriott Bengaluru Rajajinagar was named Best Mid-Market/Budget Hotel Opening, beating out three other well-known hotel brands for the title.

The annual conference, held April 2nd and 3rd, brings together influential decision-makers from the industry for meetings, networking and collaboration, and also honors new hotels that opened in the region within the last year.

To win the prestigious Best Mid-Market/Budget Hotel Opening award, this premium Bengaluru hotel  was evaluated on development cost, construction tenure, TripAdvisor ratings, location (access, visibility and proximity to demand), façade and public areas, guest rooms (interiors, design and amenities), food and beverage, facilities (spa, retail and entertainment), corporate social responsibility and judges’ discretion. This year’s judges included Cyril Jacob, Managing Director of Archetype Group; Manav Thadani, MRICS, Chairman – South Asia HVS; Ravish Swarup, Chief Executive Officer of Praxis Services; Ritu Bhatia Kler, Managing Director Total Integrated Design; Uttam Dave, industry expert; and Vinapy Gupta, VP Asset Management at SAMHI Smart Hotel Investments.

This extended-stay Bangalore hotel took the top spot in all categories with its contemporary, stylish interior, business-friendly in-room amenities, all-day dining restaurant Kava and modern fitness center.

In addition to the awards, the event included a full agenda of panels and seminars, with breaks for networking. Popular sessions included the Role of Social Media and Technology-Based Innovations; Big Data: The Next Frontier for Innovation, Competition and Productivity; How to Solve Development Woes; Business of Leisure, Wellness and Luxury; and More Than a One Night Stand (Extended Stay).

About the Fairfield by Marriott Bengaluru Rajajinagar
When the Fairfield by Marriott Bengaluru Rajajinagar first opened, it broke ground in more ways than one. The hotel is the first from the brand to open in Asia Pacific, and offers a unique blend of contemporary style and warmth.

source: http://www.digitaljournal.com / Digital Journal / Home> Press Release> Marketwired / Bengaluru – April 10th, 2014

Ed Hardy opens first store in Bangalore

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Apparel brand Ed Hardy brought to India by Arvind Lifestyle Brands has opened its first store at Forum Mall, Koramangala, Bangalore. The new store is spread over 940 square foot, offering men’s wear across various categories including T-shirts, jeans, trousers and shorts, with a new women’s wear range to be launched in the near future.

Typically grunge yet highly fashion forward, the collection at the Ed Hardy store reflects its creator’s journey from an artist to a tattoo pioneer and to popular brands. The collection boasts of bold designs accompanied by the bright solid colours.

After acquiring India operations of three major international apparel brands Debenhams, Next and Nautica, Arvind had signaled its strategy to grow big in the organised apparel market. Arvind Lifestyle Brands, subsidiary of Arvind, which already has an impressive brand line-up comprising Tommy Hilfiger, US Polo Assn, Elle, Geoffrey Beene, Arrow among others, acquiring the business operations of Debenhams has also paved a way for it into the department store segment.

The company has a presence in 950 stores. Around 200 of these are Megamart, 130 are Arvind Store and the rest are spread across other brands. Plans are in place to open 200-250 stores every year in metros and smaller cities.

source: http://www.fashionunited.in / Fashion United / Home / Friday – April 11th, 2014

World’s first startup hotline debuts in Bangalore

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Bangalore :

In a first, Microsoft Ventures in India has launched a hotline for entrepreneurs to get real-time professional advice on their business and technical queries.

A team of 4 professionals trained by Microsoft will staff JumpStart who will address queries related to accounting and taxation, legal, understanding term sheets and technology. Startup queries will be routed to a team of experts who will offer necessary interventions within 48 hours. The toll free number –1(800) 200-2114 -is open to entrepreneurs during business hours from Monday through Friday and supports Hindi and English languages to begin with. Microsoft Ventures is expecting 15-20 calls in the first few days that the number could gradually go up to 500-1,000 calls a month.

Kattayil Rajinish Menon, director, Microsoft Ventures in India, said, “Sometimes answering even simple questions about how to get started or which service provider to contact can really help startups avoid delays and cost overruns. While JumpStart cannot promise the success of a startup’s business, it can definitely help by educating entrepreneurs how to get started quickly by providing information on the vast resources available today.”

Microsoft Ventures has mapped all the states in India to provide local assistance by partnering with pointspersons at the district level to process queries coming from tier 2 and 3 regions. These could be lawyers, accountants and company secretaries identified in each district. “Our experience has shown that a major pain point for startups across the ecosystem in India, irrespective of their stage of maturity, is the lack of real-time support for various critical queries they face. JumpStart fills a major gap and ensures that startups get professional advice that enables them to make smart business decisions,” said Joseph Landes, general manager, Developer & Platform Evangelism in Microsoft India.

Srivatsa Krishna, secretary in the IT, biotechnology, science & technology in the Karnataka government, said this service will also be available shortly through the Karnataka new mobile governance system MobileOne Platform.

Ravi Gururaj, chairman of Nasscom Product Council, said, “Microsoft Ventures has identified this challenge that startups face, and taken concrete steps to address it, through JumpStart. It is an excellent initiative to get some support and start off quickly and efficiently. I urge everyone to take advantage of this facility.”

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Bangalore / Shilpa Phadnis, TNN / April 11th, 2014

Infosys Leads 5 Indian Projects Shortlisted For Green Oscars

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London :

IT giant Infosys leads five Indian clean energy projects that have been shortlisted for the annual Ashden Awards, referred to as the Green Oscars, here Wednesday.

The awards recognize worldwide contributions towards green energy initiatives and a move away from fossil fuels.

Infosys has been nominated in the ‘Ashden Award for Sustainable Buildings’ category for the Bangalore-based company’s cutting edge design of new buildings which helps keep offices cooler and maximizes natural light.
“Since 2008, global IT giant Infosys has cut more than $ 80 million from its energy bills and reduced electricity consumption per staff member by 44 percent. Its success lies in seizing every opportunity to reduce energy consumption in its existing buildings — from reducing the size of chiller plants for air conditioning, to painting roofs white so they reflect the heat,” reads the award nomination statement.

The other finalists include two projects from Maharashtra — Sakhi Unique Rural Enterprise (SURE) and Greenway Grameen — which have been nominated in the ‘Ashden Clean Energy for Women and Girls Award’ category.

SURE is a not-for-profit social enterprise in central Maharashtra that has selected, trained and supported more than 600 women micro-entrepreneurs to sell clean energy products like solar lanterns and cleaner cookstoves to other women.

Mumbai-based Greenway Grameen’s mission is to provide an affordable, desirable cookstove to improve quality of life for Indian women.

The Rajasthan Horticulture Development Society has been shortlisted for the ‘USAID Ashden Energy for Agriculture Award’ for its solar-powered water pump project and Mera Gao Power from Uttar Pradesh has been nominated in the ‘Citi Ashden Award for Innovation in Finance’ category for pioneering the use of unsubsidised commercial micro grids, which have so far connected more than 20,000 families to clean, affordable power.

“India is a hotbed of innovation in sustainable energy: from social enterprises that are meeting the energy needs of some of the poorest people in the country, to an IT giant that’s achieving staggering energy savings across all its business campuses.

“Together all five organizations are leading examples of what can be achieved. The rest of the world should take note,” said Ashden Awards founder Sarah Butler-Sloss.

A total of 14 Ashden Award winners will be announced at a gala ceremony at the Royal Geographical Society in London on May 22.

Winners will receive up to 40,000 pounds and global recognition as one of 2014’s green energy leaders.

source: http://www.siliconindia.com / Silicon India News / Home> News> Enterprise / Wednesday – April 09th, 2014

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti

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(Top Left ) Original copy of Indian Constitution on display at Sarada Vilas (Top Right ) Regional Commissioner M.V. Jayanthi is seen offering floral tributes to the statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar at Town Hall premises in city this morning as Deputy Commissioner C. Shikha, Police Commissioner Dr. M.A. Saleem and others look on. Picture right shows former VC Dr. P. Venkataramaiah offering respects to Dr. Ambedkar’s portrait at Sarada Vilas Centenary Hall. An original copy of the Indian Constitution is seen placed next to the portrait. Also seen are chief guest M. Ramakrishnappa, Assistant Security Officer, RPF, B.S. Parthasarathy, Sarada Vilas Educational Institutions President and S. Ravishankar, Hon. Secretary. (Bottom ) Mysore-Kodagu LS constituency BJP candidate Pratap Simha, accompanied by former Minister S.A. Ramdas, Corporator Snake Shyam and others, is seen offering floral tributes to the statue of Dr. Ambedkar in Town Hall premises this morning. Picture right shows Congress candidate A.H. Vishwanath, along with MLA M.K. Somashekar and others, paying tributes to the statue.
(Top Left ) Original copy of Indian Constitution on display at Sarada Vilas
(Top Right ) Regional Commissioner M.V. Jayanthi is seen offering floral tributes to the statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar at Town Hall premises in city this morning as Deputy Commissioner C. Shikha, Police Commissioner Dr. M.A. Saleem and others look on. Picture right shows former VC Dr. P. Venkataramaiah offering respects to Dr. Ambedkar’s portrait at Sarada Vilas Centenary Hall. An original copy of the Indian Constitution is seen placed next to the portrait. Also seen are chief guest M. Ramakrishnappa, Assistant Security Officer, RPF, B.S. Parthasarathy, Sarada Vilas Educational Institutions President and S. Ravishankar, Hon. Secretary. (Bottom )
Mysore-Kodagu LS constituency BJP candidate Pratap Simha, accompanied by former Minister S.A. Ramdas, Corporator Snake Shyam and others, is seen offering floral tributes to the statue of Dr. Ambedkar in Town Hall premises this morning. Picture right shows Congress candidate A.H. Vishwanath, along with MLA M.K. Somashekar and others, paying tributes to the statue.

Mysore :

Marking the 123rd birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, various programmes were held in city today.

On behalf of the District Administration, Deputy Commissioner C. Shikha garlanded the statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar at Town Hall premises.

MP A. H. Vishwanath, MLA M.K. Somashekar, BJP LS candidate Pratap Simha, Mayor N.M. Rajeshwari, ZP CEO P.A. Gopal, SP Abhinav Khare, Police Commissioner Dr. M.A. Saleem, DCP Rajanna, MCC Commissioner P.G. Ramesh and officers of various departments were present.

At Sarada Vilas

Marking the occasion, a programme was organised at Sarada Vilas Centenary Hall in Krishnamurthypuram here.

A portrait of Dr. Ambedkar was placed on the dais for which floral tributes were paid by the dignitaries. An original copy of the ‘Constitution of India’ was also seen placed next to Dr. Ambedkar’s portrait.

Addressing the gathering, former Vice-Chancellor of Kuvempu University, Dr. P. Venkataramaiah said that the life and sayings of Ambedkar should be emulated to pay respect to the great leader. He reiterated that Ambedkar was never the leader of any particular community but a national leader. He suggested that meaningful and constructive programmes should be organised at all Ambedkar Bhavans and Centres.

M. Ramakrishnappa, Assistant Security Officer, Railway Protection Force, was the chief guest. Sarada Vilas Institutions President B.S. Parthasarathy presided. Honorary Secretary S. Ravishankar and others were present.

Original version of Constitution

Marking the 150th anniversary celebrations of Sarada Vilas Institutions and to commemorate Dr. Ambedkar’s 123rd birth anniversary, an original version of ‘Constitution of India’ complied by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was displayed for public view.

The book was said to have been given by the then Prime Minister Jawaharalal Nehru to the College on July 2, 1954.

Sarada Vilas Institutions President B.S. Parthasarathy speaking to Star of Mysore, said that the book was being exhibited for the first time and the original version has been well protected through years. He said that the book has 255 chapters and signatures of 285 Parliamentarians along with those of Nehru and Ambedkar. He added that the original version was compiled in lithography with golden polished alphabet letters for chapter titles.

Procession marks Ambedkar Jayanti

Over 200 residents of Ashokpuram took out procession from Ambedkar Park in Ashokpuram to Town Hall. A tableau on Ambedkar accompanied by folk troupes was also part of the procession.

Employees of All India P&T SC/ST Employees Welfare Association had a organised a programme at the Central Post Office in Nehru Circle which inaugurated by Kalegowda Nagawara, Visiting Professor, Ambedkar Study Centre, Mysore University.

Senior Superintendent of Posts D. Shivaiah, Senior Post Master S. Mahadevaiah and Assistant Superintendent of Posts O. Virupakshappa were present on the occasion.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / April 14th, 2014

Indian cobra venom can be used to treat CardioVascular diseases

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Symposium on ‘Lipids and Cardiovascular diseases’ held.

Seen are (from left) Prof. B. S. Vishwanath, Chairman, DOS, Bio-chemistry, UoM; Prof. M.A. Shekar of MMC&RI, Mysore; Prof. K.S. Rangappa, Vice-Chancellor, UoM; Prof. H.A. Ranganath, Director, NAAC and Prof. Cletus J.M. D’souza, Former Faculty, Dept. of Bio-chemistry, UoM, during the inauguration of the two-day National symposium in city yesterday.
Seen are (from left) Prof. B. S. Vishwanath, Chairman, DOS, Bio-chemistry, UoM; Prof. M.A. Shekar of MMC&RI, Mysore; Prof. K.S. Rangappa, Vice-Chancellor, UoM; Prof. H.A. Ranganath, Director, NAAC and Prof. Cletus J.M. D’souza, Former Faculty, Dept. of Bio-chemistry, UoM, during the inauguration of the two-day National symposium in city yesterday.

 Mysore :

An effective molecule from the venom of the Indian Cobra called ‘Metalloprotease’ which can be explored to treat deadly clinical conditions like cardiovascular diseases has been identified by the Department of Studies in Biochemistry, University of Mysore.

The study says that the molecule which has been identified has beneficial properties like inhibiting platelet aggregation, inhibiting clot formation and dissolving existing clots.

Dr. K. Kemparaju, Professor, DOS in Biochemistry, UoM, who presented a paper ‘Metalloprotease from Indian Cobra Venom and Mechanism of its Antihemostatic Effect,’ at the two-day National Symposium on ‘Lipids and Cardiovascular Diseases,’ being held at B.N. Bahadur Institute of Management Sciences at Manasagangotri here from yesterday, said that snake venom is a gold mine for extracting specific target molecules and added that as venomous snakes immobilise and kill their prey by targeting vital organs.

He further said that Anti-venom therapy fails to control the local toxicity of envenomation and therefore new therapeutic strategies are in demand for the efficient management of the condition. Further, as venoms are known as the depot of molecules that exhibit high target specificity, there is a greater scope for isolation, characterisation and understanding the molecular mechanisms of toxins that may serve as prototypes for designing therapeutic molecules, he added.

Dr. Kemparaju said that snake bites is an integral occupational hazard among farm workers worldwide and added that human suffering, morbidity and mortality rate due to snake bite was becoming high in South and Southeast Asian countries.

He further said that about 5.5 million people are estimated to be affected by snake bites, of which around four lakh have to be amputated and added that due to the high and incredible degree of target specificity of the venom, the molecules or toxins of venom are extensively explored as analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic tools in biology and human health.

Dr. Kemparaju has research specialisation in Pharmacology of snakes and spider venoms, special emphasis on hyaluronidases and metalloproteases in local toxicity, geographical variations of snake venoms and venom neutralisation.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / April 14th, 2014

Bowring Institute will flashback to 1890s glory days look

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Restoration cost will run into multiple lakhs, but the building’s heritage architecture will be brought back to original state

From the files: The club over a century ago
From the files: The club over a century ago

It will have the look of a brand new building built in 1890: Victorian style architecture, a superstructure with brick walls lined with lime mortar, pitched roofing in the main hall with Mangalore tiles, other roofs of Madras style. Every detail of the original will be authentically replicated and one of Bangalore’s heritage structures – the 124-year-old Bowring Institute – will be restored to its former glory by the state archeology, museums and heritage department.

The building is currently sending nothing short of an SOS. “There are deep cracks to the walls and the roofs, both pitched and flat, built 126 years ago, are leaking during the rainy weather and inundating the terraces. There is no proper rain water disposal system. The rain has created ugly fungal patches on the ceilings and caused the peeling of plaster,” rued H S Srikanth, secretary, Bowring Institute, in a plea for help to the state archeology department, in February.

”It is therefore recommended that structural strengthening of the protected monument is carried out at the earliest to not only prevent further damage but also to enhance its longevity of life,” he has added, in the proposal.

For once, the government has responded quickly. The process of restoration was formally kicked of on Wednesday, with the commissioner, C G Besturmath inspecting the protected monument with the department officials. “They had submitted a proposal to restore the Bowring Institute, which is a protected monument. The inspection is carried out. It is visible that structure needs restoration. We have decided to give a go ahead to the restoration process without affecting its original form,” Besturmath told Bangalore Mirror.

“We aim to complete the roof work before monsoons (in June-July). The rest of the work will be carried out in phases later with team of professionals to restore the structure,” Stuart Clarke the treasurer of Bowring Institute said.

The wooden flooring, superstructure, doors, and windows will be restored using both technology and traditional craftsmen, besides a team of conservation architects, engineers, and artists under supervision of the state archaeology department. The department has just completed a state-of-the-art restoration of the Dewan Poornaiah bungalow at Yellandur in Chamarajanagar district.

The restoration at Bowring will mainly be in three phases – restoring the roof to prevent water seepage during rains which is a major threat to the whole structure, strengthening and restoring pillars, walls and the ground level work. Before work begins in the nearly 11 acre campus, soil tests will be done and the foundation strength checked. The superstructure of brick walls constructed with lime mortar, which has developed cracks, will be tested and fixed. The pitched roofing in the main hall, reading room and Black Dog bar, consisting of steel trusses, beams, steel purlins and Mangalore red tiles, and other roofs of Madras terrace type, will be redone. The flat roof, peeling and leaking, will also be restored. Old floors will be relaid in the same design and style as it was.

The doors and windows will be restored using the same wood, colour and design as they were in 1890s.”It is proposed to retain the old foundation, displace the structures built during the past 50 years close to the monument and retain the club activities, and importantly bring back the look it had a century ago,” Anup Bajaj, the president of Bowring Institute said.

source: http://www.bangaloremirror.com / Bangalore Mirror / Home> Bangalore> Others / by Chetan R, Bangalore Mirror Bureau / April 10th, 2014

Udupi: K R Phatkar bags Top Bharat Nirman Volunteer Award

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Udupi :

K R Patkar, Shirva gram panchayat Nav Bharat Nirman Vedike president and gram panchayat member was honored by presenting Top Bharat Nirman Volunteer Award, during two-day state level Bharat Nirman volunteers’ convention held at Davanagere, recently.

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Davanagere district Deputy Commissioner S T Anjan Kumar presented the honor on the occasion.

The zilla panchayat CEO D B Hemachandra, litterateur Professor B V Veerabhadrappa, Mysore Abdul Nazeer Saab, state rural development organization officer Wilfred D’Souza were present at the dais.

source: http://www.bellevision.com / Bellevision.com / Home> News / by Pundalika Marate, Bellevision Media Network / Udupi – March 28th, 2014

The master painter’s last stroke

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K. Chinnappa, who has painted cutouts of politicians and almost every actor over the course of his career, at his workshop in Bangalore on Friday. / Photo: Bhagya Prakash K. / The Hindu
K. Chinnappa, who has painted cutouts of politicians and almost every actor over the course of his career, at his workshop in Bangalore on Friday. / Photo: Bhagya Prakash K. / The Hindu

K. Chinnappa brings to an end an illustrious career of hand-painted posters

Hand-painted life-size images of film actors and famous personalities will be a thing of the past soon, with Rajkamal Arts, the only surviving company that paints posters and gigantic cut-outs of artistes and personalities in Bangalore, all set to shut shop.

A life size image of Nandamuri Balakrishna in Legend, an upcoming Telugu film, is perhaps the last painted work of 77-year-old artist K. Chinnappa, the man behind Rajkamal Arts. A 46-foot cutout of BJP’s prime ministerial candidate pick Narendra Modi is his last work of a well-known political personality. Interestingly, Mr. Chinnappa had breathed life to huge cutouts of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi in the 1960s and ’70s.

On Thursday, when The Hindu went to meet the artist, his son Gopalakrishna, who is also a painter, was busy packing some rare works of Mr. Chinnappa at his workshop in Gayathri Nagar to transport them to London.

Mr. Chinnappa has painted nearly every major star in all four southern languages and Hindi in his career, numbering over 4,300. He has painted images ranging from MGR, NTR, Rajkumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Prem Nazir and even that of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone.

Mr. Chinnappa feels his works are not relevant in the age of digital printing. “There was a time when I used to work 18-hours a day to meet the needs of the film industry. Now the demand for hand-painted posters is almost gone. It has become difficult to pay salaries to workers, pay rent and electricity bills,” he says.

No one would want to ‘waste money’ when everything is digitised and prints could be got in a few hours, Mr. Chinnappa said.

Those working with Mr. Chinnappa have already found other jobs. Some are colouring temple Gopuras (tower) and paintings murals. Since when he started training under his guru Sri Sheenu at the age of nine, Mr. Chinappa has spent most of his life with colours and canvas. He began as an assistant, working on the iconic Mother India poster.

There is no missing the pride in Mr. Chinnappa’s tone as he talks of his work. “Keep a digital print next to a hand-painted poster and you will find a rich texture of myriad colours that is lacking in digital prints. There is no substitute to hand painting,” he says.

He is a recipient of the Indira Priyadarshini Award. The Discovery Channel has expressed interests in making a documentary film on him.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bangalore / by Muralidhara Khajane / Bangalore – March 28th, 2014

Mysorean’s film nominated for Dada Saheb Phalke film fest

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Devieka at work
Devieka at work

Here is another pride of Mysore — Devieka Bopiah, a specialist in Film and Video Design. Her graduation film ‘The Transition’ has been nominated for the Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2014 and has also won an award in the Pune Design Festival 2014.

Devieka’s love for design began early whilst in School which was encouraged when she joined the MIT Institute of Design, Pune. Previously, in 2012 she made a music video called ‘African Tadka’ and was given ‘The Best Music Video’ award in the Mumbai Short International Film Festival.

“Though I am from Kodagu, having done my schooling from various cities around the country has made me cosmopolitan,” she says. “My love for design began when I was about 16 years old. Studying in Rajasthan, I was intrigued by the art, culture around me and got my first digital camera around the same time with which, began my hobby of photography. There was no stopping after that; my parents encouraged me to do whatever I wanted as long as it was safe and promising,” says Devieka.

Devieka has completed four-and-a-half years specialisation in Film and Video Design.

“I love what I am doing and am confident to face the future in Film Making. I fix schedules and deadlines when I work. It gives me satisfaction to complete before time and review my work before submission. With encouragement from my faculty, I have been able to complete my diploma film three months ahead of time and concentrate on my career,” she said.

“I enjoy travelling and experiencing different cultures while exploring photography along the way. The best experience I have had was in The Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. If you enjoy wildlife and you like photography, Serengeti and the other National Parks in Tanzania is the place to be,” she said.

Devieka Bopiah is the daughter of Moodera Raajeev and Kaveryh Bopiah, residents of Siddharthanagar in Mysore. She intends to pursue a career in Production or Editing.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / by K. M. Chengappa / April 10th, 2014