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Lifetime Achievement Award for Dr.(Brig) R.S. Rajan

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Mysore, Feb. 13

Dr. (Brig) R.S. Rajan, Director of Administration, Vivekananda Institute of Leadership Development in city was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award-2012 for his contribution to the specialty, the association and the community at the recently concluded Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons meet in Kolkata.


Dr.R. Sundara Rajan graduated from Banagalore Medical College in 1964 and joined the Army Medical Corps in the wake of the 1962 Chinese aggression. He served the Army and the country with distinction for 36 years and reached the rank of Brigadier before taking voluntary retirement in 1999.

During his Army Service, he served in Ladakh and Sikkim at different times while also making steady progress in the Academic field, specialising in Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery. He went on study leave to New Zealand to hone his skills under the legendary Sir Brian Barratt-Boyes and returned in 1981.

He soon took over as the Head of the Department of Cardiothoracic surgery at Military Hospital (Cardio-Thoracic Centre), Pune which is affiliated to the Armed Forces Medical College. As its Head over the next 14 years, he trained all the cardiothoracic surgeons of the Army, Navy and Air Force.

Dr Rajan was known for his passion for teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate doctors as also nurses and paramedics. For his distinguished services, he was awarded the Visihta Seva Medal (VSM) in 1999.

Dr. Rajan took interest in other centres of cardiac surgery as a teacher and made valuable contribution to the Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons as an Executive Committee Member and later its President in 1995.

Since his retirement, after a stint with Tata Tea as its Chief Medical Officer at Munnar, he remains active in the field of Community Health and Development Issues in various NGOs. Currently, he is the Director of Administration at the Vivekananda Institute for Leadership Development, a part of Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement, an organisation with which he has been associated for the last three years.

source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / General News / February 13th, 2012

Christ College Wins Natl.Moot Court Contest

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Mysore: Feb. 13

Christ Law College from Bangalore won the two-day National-level moot court competition on ‘Corporate Taxation’ conducted by Surana and Surana International Attorneys and JSS Law College at JSS Law College’s Silver Jubilee auditorium here yesterday.

National Law School of India University is runner up

Caption: 1) Winning Smile:Ajay Kumar, Chahat Chawla and team researcher Roshil Nichani of Christ College, Bangalore, who won first prize in the national moot court competition held at JSS Law College in city. 2) High Court Judges D.V. Shailendra and Praveen Chandra and others seen during the valedictory function of National moot court contest yesterday.

The National Law School of India University (NLSUI) from Bangalore, who keenly contested for the title, had to settle with the runner up trophy. In all, teams from 44 law colleges from all over the country participated in the national level competition, the second in the series. Apart from the trophies, the winner got Rs. 25,000 as cash prize while the runner got Rs. 14,000.

The final rounds were judged by High Court Judges Justice Shailendra Kumar and Justice N. Anand, Padamchand Kincha and Director of Income Tax (International Taxation) Praveen Kishore Prasad of Bangalore.

Ajay Kumar of Christ College, later speaking on behalf of his team, said that such competitions help in honing the skills of students and improve knowledge in the subject. “Such things cannot be learnt in classrooms,” he said. Other members of Christ College team are Chahat Chawla and researcher Roshil Nichani. The National Law School of India University team consisted of Deekshitha, Shreya and Siddarth.

source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / General News / February 13th, 2012

 

Rare literature on Islam, Hinduism in Tipu’s collection

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A rare Persian translation of Mahabharat prepared on the order of Emperor Akbar, religious literature both on Islam and Hinduism and manuscripts from the huge collection of Tipu Sultan’s library are some of the items which have been catalogued for future generations.

The National Archives of India has catalogued these manuscripts for the use of academicians and scholars and seven volumes of the acquired documents will be released by Vice President Hamid Ansari tomorrow.

The catalogues from Persian were translated into English with the help of the Iran Culture House which extended its technical support regarding digitisation of the manuscriptsThese catalogues have also been translated by them in Persian and published in English as well as in Persian.

The descriptive catalogue comprises of more than 190 manuscripts which throws light on the Oriental life and culture, covering different faiths and religions, manners, arts, custom and philosophy practiced in the world.

The catalogue has been classified in five groups — Religion, History, Language, Literature and General. The first group of the catalogue deals with religious and Sufi literature, both on Islam and Hinduism and a copy of the Persian translation of Mahabharata, prepared on the order of emperor Akbar under the supervision of Abul Fazal.

Besides, Su’ al-o- Jawab-i-Dara Shikoh Wa Baba Lal, a treatise containing the conversation between Prince Dara Shikoh and Baba Lal Das of Kaithal on the life and doctrines of Hindu Faqirs and Kashf al-Mahjub, the oldest systematic work on the theoretical and practical doctrines of Sufism by Abul Hasan Ali bin Uthman bin Ali al-Hujwiri are some of the highlights of the catalogue.

The history group covers outstanding works of historians and litterateurs including works on India like Tawarikh-i-Firuz Shahi by Shams-i-Siraj Afif, Akbarnama and Ain-I Akbari by Abul Fazal, Majmu’a-i-Khuwrrami and Shah Jahan Nama by Bahadur Singh. 

The accounts of the neighbouring countries of Iran and Afghanistan and the European people have also been covered in the group and Tarikh–i-Alam Ara–Ara-i-Abbasi, a history of the life and region of Abbas of Safawi dynasty of Iran by Iskandar is very important work of the period. 

The catalogue of Manuscripts of the Fort William College Collection in the National Archives of India comprises several rich manuscripts, including a large number of invaluable books and rare manuscripts from the plunder of the huge collection of Tipu Sultan’s rich library. 

The collection was brought to Calcutta in 1799, following his defeat and death at Srirangapatnam. 

This rich collection has 8 sections which contain 17 sub-sections, ranging from eastern and western religions, language, literature, history, medicine, animal husbandry, astrology etc. 

In this catalogue, only Persian and Arabic manuscripts have been included although manuscripts in Bangla, Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu are also available in the collection.
Besides, these publications, the Iran Culture House would hand over digital copies of 400 Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in the C.D. form to National Archives of India during the book release function.
source: http://www.DeccanHerald.com / Home> National /New Delhi, Feb 15, 2012, (PTI):

Varsity Asst. Professor bags DBT- CREST Award

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Mysore, Feb. 11-

Dr. K.N. Amruthesh, Senior Lecturer, Assistant Professor & Principal Investigator, at the Department of Studies in Botany, University of Mysore, has been given the prestigious “Government of India- DBT- CREST Award” (Department of Biotechnology- Cutting Edge Research Enhancement and Scientific Training Award) for 2010-11.

This award will provide him an opportunity to have advanced research training in foreign laboratory/ University — University of North Texas (UNT), Denton, Texas, USA, in the field of “Life Sciences- Plant- Microbe Interactions (Plant and Agricultural Biotechnology)” for one year for enhancement of his contributions towards the development of Biotechnology in the country.


This prestigious award, which aims to promote capacity building in cutting-edge areas of Biotechnology and Life Sciences and also will promote and support Indian Young Scientists of highest merit in their pursuit of skill enhancement in scientific research in any of the foreign Institutions/ Laboratories abroad and interact with Scientists there

Dr. Amruthesh is also the recipient of “ISCA & DST- Young Scientists Awards” and currently guiding nine Ph.D. candidates; has undertaken three important research projects on Agricultural Crop disease management funded by DST, UGC and MHRD/ UGC-UOM- IOE, Government of India.

He has successfully organised two national conferences at the Department and published more than 40 research articles in reputed national and international journals.

source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / General News / February 11th, 2012

She danced her way to the Guinness

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Swati Bhardwaj has been dancing since she was four and has won several awards.

It is a dream come true for Swati P. Bhardwaj, an eighth standard student in Channarayapatna. For, she has entered the Guinness World Records as part of the 2,850-member troupe that performed the largest Kuchipudi dance.

The event was held as part of the second annual International Kuchipudi Convention at the Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad on December 26, 2010. Swati received the certificate from the Guinness World Records recently. The record-setting performance lasted for four hours and 26 minutes.

Swati has been into dancing since she was four and has performed Bharatanatya at various programmes.

She has won several medals in the State- and national-level dance competitions.

“Swati, who has been learning Bharatanatya for the last 10 years, now conducts classes for over 350 children in Channarayapatna,” said her father, M.K Prakash Bhardwaj, an employee in the Alur court. Swati wants to teach Bharatanatya to children in rural areas under the banner of Sri Natya Bhyravi Trust, headed by her mother, Anita. She plans to identify schoolchildren interested in learning dance and conduct classes for them during weekends from next month.

Swati performed Kuchipudi with a 2,850-member troupe for four hours, 26 minutes

source: http://www.TheHindu.com / National / by Staff  Correspondent / Hassan, July 08th, 2011

 

City Doc Wins Prestigious National Gold Medal

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Caption: Dr. Nairuthya Shivathirthan (centre) receiving the NBE gold medal from Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad at New Delhi on Feb. 1 as Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar looks on.

Mysore, Feb. 4:

City-based well-known gastroenterologist Dr. Nairuthya Shivathirthan was recently presented a Gold Medal for Meritorious Service by the National Board of Examinations, at its 17th convocation on Feb. 1 at Siri Fort Auditorium, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi.

The award and citation was presented to Dr. N. Shivathirthan and others by Union Health & Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, in the presence of Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar.

Dr. Shivathirthan is the son of late K.N. Shivathirthan and Dr. B. Nirmala, proprietor of Karuna Hospitals in Kuvempunagar and Vinayakanagar in city.

Dr. Shivathirthan is presently serving as the IHPBA Fellow in Minimal Access HPB Surgery at the Institute of Mutualiste Montsouris in Paris, France.

Dr. Shivathirthan graduated in MBBS from the Mysore Medical College in July 2000, obtained MS (General Surgery) degree from the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in Sept. 2006, became MRCS (Glasgow) and attained DNB (General Surgery) from National Board of Examinations, New Delhi.

“Receiving the prestigious award was a great moment for me. I have fulfilled my mother’s wish. I intend to serve Mysoreans better by bringing home the experience in health care from abroad,” said Dr. Shivathirthan, who happens to be the first Mysorean to win the NBE gold medal.

His mother Dr. Nirmala, a well known gynaecologist of the city, was beaming with pride on her son’s achievement. “Yes, I am very happy. But more than winning medals, it is important that he treats his patients with love and compassion. Along with vidya (education), one should also cultivate vinaya (humility),” she told SOM today.

source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / General News / February 04th, 2012

Wipro awarded US patent

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Bangalore, JAN 30:

Wipro Technologies has been granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its Statistics Operations Research Matrix (StORM) methodology.

StORM, a system and method for software test suite optimisation, increases the effectiveness of the testing process while reducing the number of test cases.

The company said that StORM can reduce the software test suite by around 30 per cent.

source: http://www.TheHinduBusinessLine.com / Industry & Economy> Info-Tech / Our Bureau / January 30th, 2012

Rotary Mysore Felicitates Harvard Prof.from CityTY

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Caption: Prof. Gita Gopinath who was felicitated by Rotary Mysore is seen with Club President Rtn. T.K. Chittaranjan, chief guest Rtn. Vasudev Murthy and Hon. Secretary Rtn. S.V.Sridhar.

Mysore, Dec. 27:

Rotary Mysore recently felicitated Prof. Gita Gopinath, a Mysorean who is holding the Professorship in the Department of Economics, Harvard University and is the only lady from Asia to hold such a coveted position.

Gita Gopinath completed her schooling and college at Nirmala Convent and Mahajana PU Collage in city before pursuing her studies in Sriram College of Commerce and the Delhi School of Economics. She continued her studies at Princeton University and got her Doctorate from the same University.

Prof. Gita holds a number of honors, Fellowships and awards including the 2011-13 National Science Foundation grant, 2011 Young Global Leader-World Economic Forum and 2006-09 Andrew E. Furer Fellow, Department of Economics, Harvard.

Prof. Gita Gopinath was awarded the Bagwathi prize for the best paper published in the Journal of International Economics for 2003 & 2004. She has also supervised a number of Ph.D students.

Gita is the daughter of T.V. Gopinath and Vijaya Lakshmi of the city.

 

City’s Agri Scientist bags ‘Best Science Communicator’ Award

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Mysore, Dec.30:


City-based agriculture scientist Dr. Vasanth Kumar Thimakapura has been selected for the “Best Science Communicator Award” by the Vision Group on Science Technology, Department of Information Technology, Biotechnology, Science & Technology, Govt. of Karnataka.

The award comprises a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 and a citation which will be presented by Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda at Bangalore soon.

Dr. Vasanth Kumar is a well- known agriculture scientist, teacher and science writer. He has penned many popular science articles in both Kannada and English and published in many leading magazines in order to promote science.

He also delivers scientific lectures in schools and colleges to enthuse the students to pursue basic and applied science research. He gives talks in AIR and Doordarshan on various aspects of science and agriculture.

He is a successful and popular communicator among the farmers and conducts free training programmes at village level on a regular basis. Dr. Vasanth has produced a video film on “Scientific Nursery Management in Tobacco” and telecast it through local cable TV to reach the scientific methods to the farmers at their doorsteps. He has saved the damaged crops of poor farmers on several occasions, at his own cost. He is also the recipient of “Agricultural Extension Service Award” of Indian Phytopathological Society, Delhi.

source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / General News / December 30th, 2011

 

ASI Celebrates 150th Anniversary

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Prof. AVN & four others felicitated

 

 

 

 

 

 


Caption: Senior archaeologists (from left) Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, Dr. K.V. Ramesh and Dr. A. Sundar were felicitated by Governor H.R. Bhardwaj during the 150th anniversary celebration of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in Bangalore last evening.

Mysore, Dec. 31:

The 150th anniversary of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) was celebrated by the Department’s Bangalore and Dharwad zones in Bangalore last evening.

As part of the function, noted city-based historian Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy (popularly known as AVN) and four others were felicitated by Governor Hans Raj Bhardwaj, in recognition of their distinguished services in the field.

Dr. AVN retired as Head of the Department of Ancient History and Archaeology, Mysore University.

The others who were feliciated are Dr. K.V. Ramesh, Dr. A. Sundar, Dr. Subbaraman and Dr. K.P. Poonacha.

Kannada & Culture Minister Govind Karjol, ASI Bangalore Zone Superintendent G.S. Narasimhan, ASI South Zone Regional Director Dr. S.V. Venkateshaiah and others were present.

Late Dr. M.S. Nagaraja Rao, former Director General of ASI, was also felicitated by the ASI a few years ago.

Dr. Rao, a Mysorean, passed on Dec. 24, 201

source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / General News / December 31st, 2011