Category Archives: Education

‘BIMS to get autonomous status next year ’

Business & Economy, Education, Nri's / Pio's, World Opinion

Bahadur couple nominated as Overseas Brand Ambassadors for the Centenary Celebrations of Mysore University

Prof. K.S. Rangappa, Vice-Chancellor, University of Mysore, is seen handing over a citation to Dr. B.N. Bahadur nominating the Bahadur couple as Overseas Brand Ambassadors for the Centenary Celebrations of Mysore University at a programme in city this morning as R.C. Jagadesh, Chairman, CII, Mysore Zone and Prof. Aisha M. Sheriff, BIMS Chairperson, look on.
Prof. K.S. Rangappa, Vice-Chancellor, University of Mysore, is seen handing over a citation to Dr. B.N. Bahadur nominating the Bahadur couple as Overseas Brand Ambassadors for the Centenary Celebrations of Mysore University at a programme in city this morning as R.C. Jagadesh, Chairman, CII, Mysore Zone and Prof. Aisha M. Sheriff, BIMS Chairperson, look on.

Mysore :

“B.N. Bahadur Institute of Management Sciences (BIMS) in Manasagangotri will be granted autonomous status from the next academic year,” said Prof. K.S. Rangappa, Vice- Chancellor, University of Mysore (UoM), here this morning.

Speaking after presiding over B.N. Bahadur Institute of Management Sciences’ Decennial Celebration Lecture Series on “Contemporary challenges in Managing Business” at Rani Bahadur Auditorium in city, he said the University had taken this decision at its Advisory Board meeting held yesterday.

He pointed out that the granting of autonomous status would help in the comprehensive development of the Institute and take it to much greater heights.

Dr. B.N.Bahadur, an alumni of the UoM and President & CEO of Blue Nectar Spirits Company, Michigan & Colorado, USA, who was the chief guest on the occasion, said that it gave him immense pleasure to come back to the Varsity Campus, especially at BIMS.

Recalling the then Vice-Chancellor Dr. S.N. Hegde’s visit to his house in USA approximately 12 years ago, Dr. Bahadur said that Dr. Hegde asked him whether he could support the UoM in building a Business Management school offering MBA programmes.

“I took Dr. Hegde’s request under consideration and discussed with my family and agreed to build a business school at this present location. I asked my friend late Dr.P.N. Reddy to take the lead in this venture along with Dr. Hegde and Dr. Shamanna. Thereafter the trio acted as a bridge in overseeing the construction of the Institute with the assistance of P.S. Prasad under the Bahadur Family Foundation. A couple of years later, the BIMS was born and today it has a total strength of over 450 national and international students,” said Dr. B.N. Bahadur.

Before his address, Dr. Bahadur greeted the gathering in 17 Indian and Foreign languages, much to their delight. On this momentous occasion, Prof. Rangappa handed over a citation nominating Dr. B.N. Bahadur and Rani Bahadur as the Overseas Brand Ambassador couple for the Centenary Celebration of University of Mysore.

Senior Journalist Niranjan Nikkam, Consultant for Centenary Celebrations, gave a brief on the significance of nominating Dr. Bahadur couple.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / September 12th,  2014

SJCE student discovers asteroid

Education, Records, All, Science & Technology, World Opinion

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Mysore :

In what is considered as a rare feat, Ronaldo Laishram, 1st year student (Computer Science) of SJCE, Mysore, has discovered an Main Belt Asteroid ‘MAUR 397’ as part of All India Asteroid Search Campaign (AIASC) 2014. The discovery was made along with his team members of Team Salonivia Conquerors.

Provisional discoveries of the asteroids have been confirmed with further observations. Ronaldo used exclusive data to look at specific parts of the sky and by using a complex procedure called ‘Astrometrica’ they tracked objects by looking at the images of the sky provided by telescope-based in the US to see which of the objects moving over time could be a possible asteroid.

The discoveries were made as part of AIASC conducted between April and August this year jointly by Science Popularisation Association of Communicators and Educators (SPACE) and the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC).

SCJE Principal Dr. Syed Shakeeb Ur Rahman and SPACE CEO Amit Verma have congratulated the team for achieving the rare feat.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News  / September 09th,  2014

Dist. Minister to inaugrate Open Air Auditorium at Ganabharathi

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Education

Intro: Mysore District In-charge Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad will inaugurate the “Smt. Ramabai Govinda Rao Open Air Auditorium” at Ganabharathi premises in Kuvempunagar on Sunday, 7th September at 10 am. The foundation stone for this Auditorium, built in memory of Smt. Ramabai Govinda Rao, the mother of Industrialist M. Jagannath Shenoy of Mangalore Ganesh Beedi Works, was laid on August 11, 2013, by Shenoy himself. On the occasion, donor Jagannath Shenoy and danseuse Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy will be felicitated. MP Pratap Simha, MLA M.K. Somashekar, MLC G. Madhusudhan and Corporator K.V. Mallesh will be the guests of honour. Ganabharathi President Dr. C.G. Narasimhan will preside. To mark the event, a souvenir titled Rangabharathi will also be released. Here we publish an article to trace the 35-year-long journey of Ganabharathi…

It was thirty-five years ago that Ganabharathi was founded in Mysore, the Cultural Capital of Karnataka, for the promotion of Performing Arts. In these long years, many connoisseurs of art and culture from different walks of life have given their wholehearted support both in cash and in kind towards this end.

For an institution to establish its identity and carry on its objectives without hindrance it needs a permanent place of its own. With this in mind, a suitable site was acquired by Ganabharathi in 1980. In due course the now familiar landmark of Kuvempunagar, Veene Seshanna Bhavana, named after the legendary veena maestro of Mysore, Veene Seshanna (1852-1926) rose in that location and was inaugurated on Oct. 26, 1991. The Bhavana has an acoustically treated auditorium with a seating capacity of 250. Soon sound system, emergency power generator and such other facilities were added. Ganabharathi also started a School of Music and Dance in 1992.

Every year Ganabharathi conducts nearly 50 programmes of music, dance, drama, yakshagana etc., at Veene Seshanna Bhavana in addition to a number of cultural events by different cultural organisations and scores of schools of Mysore.

In recent times a need for an additional auditorium was felt in view of increasing demand and it was resolved to put to use the space adjacent to the Bhavana by constructing an Open Air Auditorium. Thanks to M. Jagannath Shenoy, the philanthropist, connoisseur of art and renowned industrialist of Mysore, who provided financial support for the construction of the Auditorium. The tender for the same was awarded to K.C. Nanda Kumar, the renowned building contractor of Mysore. M.S. Vijayashankar, the Architect of the entire project, provided his services without accepting any fee.

In addition to the contribution from Jagannath Shenoy, several other philanthropists of Mysore too have contributed generously towards various works connected with the project such as paving the foreground with interlocking tiles, building a bridge to establish connection with the existing road, providing sound and lighting arrangements, stage props, electrification etc. Among others, MLC G. Madhusudan, Dr. M.S. Bhaskar, Dr. Pundalik Herle, Dr. K. Subrahmanya, Kaveribai, H.V. Rajeev, Nagesh Rao, D.T. Prakash and art patron K.V. Murthy deserve special mention in this connection. H. Janardhan (Janni), Director of Rangayana, gave useful suggestions for design of the stage and stage props.

Ganabharathi has expressed its gratitude to all those who have provided invaluable support both in cash and kind for the implementation of this project

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles  / September 03rd,  2014

CM to inaugrate Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Sarada Vilas Law College on Sept. 5

Education, Records, All

Intro: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will inaugurate the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of Sarada Vilas Law College, Krishnamurthypuram, at a function organised at the Sarada Vilas Centenary Hall at 3 pm on Sept. 5. District In-charge Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad will preside. PWD Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, Mysore-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha, Thoothukudi MP Jayasingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee will be the chief guests on the occasion.

A brief history of Sarada Vilas Educational Institutions

A little more than 150 years ago, in 1861 to be precise, a new star took its birth in the educational realm of the then State of Mysore. It was founded by Rao Bahadur Bhakshi Narasappa, who enjoyed the confidence of the then King Sri Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. It was named Sarada Vilas Anglo-Sanskrit Pathashala and was housed inside the premises of a Palace temple. Sri Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar and Bhakshi Narasappa, both visionaries in their own right, worked in perfect tandem and sowed the seed of education. The Pathashala had the credit of being the first private school in Mysore State. Though just twenty students joined the school in its first year, it grew from strength to strength as a result of which the number of students increased very quickly. Naturally space available for the school inside the temple was not enough. Bhakshi Narasappa, the selfless citizen that he was, volunteered to shift the school to his own building which was popularly called Bhakshi Narasappa Choultry at Makkaji Chowk. Sir K. Seshadri Iyer, the then Dewan of Mysore, was very generous in providing financial assistance to the school. In spite of the Dewan’s munificence, the school found itself in a tight spot owing to the demise of Bhakshi Narasappa and the resignation of Head Master Mandikal Ramasastri.

With a view to overcome all administrative and financial problems, the Government of Mysore set up a Committee of men of high eminence in the year 1899. The Honorary Secretary of this Committee was M. Venkatakrishnaiah, affectionately called as ‘Tataiah’ by young and old alike. He was committed to the cause of education and took upon himself the responsibility of strengthening the school. The year 1899 thus became a major turning point in the evolution of the Institution. Tataiah saw to it that the school turned itself into a model school. More and more students joined the school and once again the constraint of space became an acute problem. Fortunately, the King of Mysore rushed to the rescue and permitted the school to use the first floor of the Lansdowne Building. Tataiah recognised the need for a high school, strived hard in that direction and founded the Boys High School in 1919. He had a strong desire to house the school in its own building and succeeded in getting a sprawling campus in Krishnamurthypuram. Soon the High School was shifted to a new building in this area. Tataiah worked with utmost honesty and conviction and rendered yeomen service to the school as the Hon. Secretary of the Committee till his demise in1933.

The legacy of Tataiah was carried forward by another equally distinguished Mysorean, M.S. Ramaswamy. He took over Tataiah’s mantle and transformed his vision into reality. S. Ramarao, who took charge as the Hon. Secretary following Tataiah’s demise, put his best efforts to take the Institutions to greater heights.

M.S. Ramaswamy, like his mentor Tataiah, had very big dreams. He took initiative, obtained the approval of the Government and founded the Intermediate College in 1945. He continued his hard work and was responsible for starting the Degree College in 1952. He served the College as Principal for 20 years – 1945 to 1965 – and laid solid foundation for College Education.

The Management of Sarada Vilas Educational Institutions was desirous of serving the society in many other ways in the field of education. In 1954, Sarada Vilas Law College, only the second Law College in the State at that time, came into existence. Likewise, Sarada Vilas Teachers College was started in 1963 and Sarada Vilas College of Pharmacy in1992.

Another milestone in the annals of Sarada Vilas Educational Institutions (SVEI) is the establishment of Sarada Vilas Girls High School in 1961. The Management of SVEI started Pre-Primary and Higher Primary School in 1992.

The objective of SVEI has always been to give quality education at an affordable cost to all sections of society. The Management hopes to offer PG courses in pure sciences like Applied Sciences and Law.

—B .S. Parthasarathy, President, SVEI.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles  / September 03rd,  2014

Varsity centenary logo unveiled by Pramoda Devi

Education, Historical Links, Pre-Independence, Records, All

 

Princess Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, who designed the Varsity Centenary Logo, is seen explaining the significance of the logo design at a programme held at the Crawford Hall this morning as (from left) Higher Education Minister R.V. Deshpande, University of Mysore Vice-Chancellor Prof. K.S. Rangappa, District Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad and Registrar Prof. C. Basavaraju look on.
Princess Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, who designed the Varsity Centenary Logo, is seen explaining the significance of the logo design at a programme held at the Crawford Hall this morning as (from left) Higher Education Minister R.V. Deshpande, University of Mysore Vice-Chancellor Prof. K.S. Rangappa, District Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad and Registrar Prof. C. Basavaraju look on.

Mysore :

The Centenary Logo and Website, along with Outreach and Online programmes of the University of Mysore were launched at a function held at Crawford Hall in city today.

Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, wife of late Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, the scion of the Mysore royal family, has designed the Centenary Logo incorporating every intrinsic feature of the University right from its inception till date.

Speaking after unveiling the logo, Pramoda Devi said that the logo basically highlights the contribution of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, the Founder of Mysore University. She expressed her happiness that the Varsity is celebrating its centenary, spreading its aura across the world.

The Centenary website incorporating all the features of the Varsity, its achievements and future plans in audio-visual form was launched by District In-Charge Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad.

The Outreach and Online programmes of the Varsity was launched by Pro-Chancellor and Minister for Higher Education R.V. Deshpande.

Vice-Chancellor Prof. K.S. Rangappa presided over the programme. Registrar Prof. C. Basavaraju and others were present on the occasion.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News  / September 03rd,  2014

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UOM logo, a tribute to Nalwadi, Kannada and University 

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Mysore :

The new logo of the centenary year of the University of Mysore (UoM), designed by Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, wife of late scion of Mysore Royal Family, who is a designer and an alumnus of Mysore University is a tribute to Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, the Kannada language and to the University of Mysore.

The logo, which was unveiled yesterday by Pramoda Devi Wadiyar at the Crawford Hall, has ‘Naa’ in Kannada, KR in bold (an abbreviation of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, the erstwhile ruler and the founder of the University of Mysore) and a pattern outlining the letters UoM.

Only three colours maroon, blue and yellow are used in the design as maroon denotes the colour of the University gown, blue denotes blazer and number 100 in yellow colour denotes the colour of Kannada flag.

The cap which is worn during the graduation ceremony also finds a place in the middle order. Sanskrit words ‘Nahi Jnanena Sadrusham’ which means ‘Nothing is purer or equal to knowledge,’ which adorns the top of the logo, while ‘Mysooru Vishwavidyanilaya’ in Kannada has been etched at the bottom of the logo.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News  / September 04th,  2014

City Professor for Intl. meet at Johannesburg

Education, Science & Technology, World Opinion

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Mysore :

Prof. C. Srikantappa, UGC-Emeritus Scientist at DoS in Earth Science, University of Mysore, will be attending the International conference on “IMA-1024 – Delving Deeper – Minerals as Mines of information” to be held from Sept. 1 to 6 at Johannesburg, South Africa.

This conference will be held once in four years in different parts of the world and nearly 1800 Geologist from across the world will be attending this meeting.

Prof. Srikantappa will be presenting two of his research papers — One on the presence of CO2-rich and alkaline fluids in Precambrian high-grade metamorphic rocks from Satnur-Halagur area in Karnataka and another paper is on the role of alkaline fluids (NaC1 and KCL) which are responsible for U-mineralisation in Gogi, northern Karnataka which is going to be one of the biggest U-mining area in India as per AMD-DAE.

Prof. Srikantappa is the Secretary of Mineralogical Society of India with its headquarters at DoS in Earth Science, University of Mysore. He is also working as the Council Member of International Mineralogical Association (IMA) representing Asia. He is representing India at IMA General Body meeting at Johannesburg.

Prof. Srikantappa is one of the well-known Geoscientist in the country, working on the origin and evolution of oldest rocks belong to Precambrian period in south India. He is the only teacher from University of Mysore who had been awarded the prestigious Alexander-von-Humboldt Fellowship from Germany and UNESCO Fellowship at UK. He has guided 15 Ph.D students and has published nearly 120 research papers. He has presented several research papers at International conferences held at France, Germany, UK, USA, Italy, Spain, Australia and Sri Lanka.

Prof. C. Srikantappa was instrumental in establishing a permanent K-SET center for lectureship and UGC-NET center at University of Mysore in the 2010.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Septmeber 01st,  2014

Seven Myra students selected for study-abroad programme

Education, World Opinion

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Mysore :

Seven students of MYRA School of Business, Yelwal, have been selected to study one semester at Católica–Lisbon School of Business and Economics in Portugal.

As part of its state-of-the-art programmes, MYRA School has a Study-Abroad Programme, to provide students a greater understanding of cross-cultural trade and business practices and to promote cultural interchange of ideas.

MYRA has established global partnerships with global business schools namely W. P. Carey School of Business in the US, Católica–Lisbon School of Business and Economics in Portugal and University of Washington Bothell School of Business, USA.

The seven students who have been selected to study at Catolica Lisbon School of Business and Economics in Portugal are: S. Bharat, Navin Kumar, M. Rituja, Ragini Sharma, Surya Vadhana, Ashutosh Kar and Chankey Agrawal. They will be studying Finance and Marketing courses for one semester.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News  / August 27th,  2014

City’s science whizkid Shreesha designs ‘ E-Cart ’

Education, Science & Technology

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Mysore :

City’s science whiz kid R. Shreesha, a II PUC student of Vijaya Vittala Pre-University College, won the National-level Amateur Scientist Competition organised by PES University in Bangalore recently.

Shreesha won the award for his project ‘e-Cart — The multipurpose Hybrid Vehicle.’ Previously, he had won the second prize for designing a Self-Sustained Wheel Chair last year.

Speaking to Star of Mysore, Shreesha said that the e-Cart was designed for Senior Citizens and the Physically Challenged to carry out their tasks at various levels independently and efficiently. “The e-Cart can be used at the malls as a shopping cart/wheelchair, but also a swift vehicle ‘On Road’ with its most inventive features,” he said.

Shreesha was assisted by M.V. Krishna, Ajaya R. Shankar, T.V. Varun, Himanshu Vikram Sharma and V. Adithya.

Shreesha is the son of R.S. Ramaswamy, a retd. Principal of Mahajana High School and S. Srimathi, a home maker. The Management and Staff of Vijaya Vittala PU college have congratulated Sreesha on his achievement.

The features of the e-Cart include:

• Dual motor front wheel drive.

• Most comfortable rider seat with auto ignition and spacious fold features.

• Walk-along Mode.

• Intelligent auto-drive.

• Body massager seat

• Anti-collusion cruise control.

• Built-in phone/laptop charger

• Built-in billing & payment unit.

• Darkness sensing.

• Temperature controlled cabin.

• The safest of its kind to users with automatic fire extinguish system.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News  / August 27th,  2014

D.Litt for Prof. Nagapathi

Education

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Mysore :

Prof. K.S. Nagapathi, Director of Mahajana Tourism Development Institute, Mysore, has been awarded D.Litt. (Doctor of Letters) degree by Rani Channamma University, Belgaum, for his thesis ‘Karnataka – A delight for tourists.’

He has been instrumental in procuring funding for the establishment of the Institute from Govt. of Karnataka. With assistance from Dept. of Tourism, he has also helped to start one year Diploma in Hotel Management and several short duration courses in tourism and Hospitality for the benefit of economically weaker sections of the society.

From current academic year, the Institution is starting a Masters program in Tourism and Air Travel Management.

Prior to joining Mahajana FGC in 2005, the Prof. Nagapathi retired as Professor and HoD of Commerce from D. Banumaiah’s College of Commerce and Arts, Mysore. Prof. Nagapathi has authored the following books: Management Accounting; The Art of Entrepreneurship; Tourism Development – A new Approach (Both in English & Kannada); Mysore Guide- Edited; Karnataka – A Delight for Tourists; Tourism and World Heritage (Hand book) and Samskruthi (a hand book on heritage and cultural tourism).

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / August 26th,  2014

A true Lead indeed … and a proud feeling

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Business & Economy, Education

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Being a lead, heading a bunch of people skilfully isn’t an effortless task. Remaining one with such innate qualities that people would want to see the person continue being a head is a thing all the more tough. But a few possess such skills very naturally. One such is Asha Jayakrishnan.

Ever since she completed her courses in designing, Asha has been associated with just one place for career — The Queen’s School of Fashion, a leading designs institute in city. The lady has been heading the institute as its Principal since 15 years and has been associated with it for 20 years, from the time of its establishment in Mysore in the year 1995.

Talking of her experience, Asha explains, “I passed out of the JSS Polytechnic Institute as a graduate after which I did advanced fashion designing programme from JD Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore and upgraded with short term certifications in garment technology and styling from Delhi and Pune Institutes before joining Queens as a faculty in 1995.”

Ask her how it feels being the head of an institute for years together, she says, “It is a very proud feeling. It feels wonderful to head and nurture many talented budding designers who have reached places today. However, I am thankful to the management of my institute for believing in my capabilities to head the school for so long.

Like most of the designing students who decide upon taking up designing assignments post studies, Asha too initially started working as a designer under designer Gagan Thalwar of Palmis, Bangalore. However, her intuition always told her that she would make it better as a tutor and thus a few years later she switched over to the academic field.

Today, she attributes her achievement not just to the encouragement by the management but to her family too. “My family is the reason behind my successful journey in making Queens carve out a unique place for itself in Mysore, which is a great educational hub. Even as I have been heading the school, I have also won many national level design awards in fashion and embroidery which makes me proud. Personally, I take up freelance designing assignments to kindle the designer spirit in me. I also do styling and counselling on how people can illusorily perfect their figure by changing their style since I believe style brings confidence in a person. My future plans involve designing and styling for larger women segment.”

However, whatever she does, her main focus will always remain Queens School, Asha declares. “I remember it was started in a very small way but has come a long way and made a name for itself now. We have plans to introduce several new programmes including a degree in fashion designing shortly,” she explains.

About Mysore, as the head of a designing institute in city, Asha says the fashion trends here have been changing unlike earlier. “People were not too open to designing or designers before. In fact, many thought fashion designing is no better a job than tailoring, thus hesitating to let their children pursue it for studies or career. However, now many know the value of it, allow their children to study the subject and they themselves head to designers to get their clothes designed.”

Queens School has courses of many varieties that can suit the needs of different kinds of people. “Our streamline is fashion but we also offer interior and jewellery designing courses. As some join the school for professional requirements, some wish to take up designing just to design things for themselves, their friends and families. So, we have special courses that can benefit housewives as well as day to day users while some courses are very professional training students to work in both domestic and international market. Not all of them will become professionals but they show extreme happiness that they can design good products for themselves which makes us happy in turn,” says Asha.

The institute which offers courses certified by National Council for Vocational Training has various kinds of short and long term courses and has been a leading institute since its inception here. “Many of our students own several boutiques in Mysore, have worked for designers across the country, have been associated with some of the best of clothing brand names and many are doing great in the field of interior designing too. And the institute plans to expand soon with many better programmes in offer,” reveals Asha who adds, she will do all the good that she can as a designer and Principal of the school and continues to strive to popularise fashion the right way in the heritage city. —AN

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / August 25th,  2014