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Bengaluru girls shine at national beauty pageant
The Grand Finale of Mrs.India Pride Of Nation Ravishing comprised finalists chosen from around 4,500 participants who appeared for auditions from various parts of the country.
Bengaluru :
The Grand Finale of Mrs India Pride Of Nation Ravishing comprised finalists chosen from around 4,500 participants who appeared for auditions from various parts of the country. Presented by Glamour Gurgaon, the third edition saw Bengaluru girls Prathima David and Esther Bernard emerge victoriously. While Esther Bernard bagged the title of Mrs India Pride Of Nation 2019 – Face of South, Prathima David went on to secure the first runner-up spot in Mrs India Pride Of Nation Ravishing with cine stars Padmini Kolhapure and Nayani Dixit as part of the jury panel.
David (37), a yoga trainer by profession, was born in Kodagu and went on to quit her corporate job to complete her International Teachers Training course in Yoga, specialising in Hatha Yoga. Overcoming obstacles with a positive frame of mind, she went on to set-up her own yoga studio called Abhisarga where she continues to focus on improving health and quality of life for women practising yoga under her guidance. Bernard (37) is an International Skater and Founder President of Esther Roller Skating Club with 25 National Championships, 3 Asian and 1 World Championship in roller skating.
The third edition of the beauty pageant was aimed towards creating breast cancer awareness, Barkha Nangia – Director, Glamour Gurgaon further added, “Mrs India Pride Of Nation 2019 is a step towards acknowledging a married woman’s contribution to her family and society and maintaining good health at the same time. Through this platform, we also empower these women by imparting knowledge about various health and wellness issues. This title is not just about beauty and talent but of substance with style, wisdom, passion and intelligence. All the contestants not only take care of themselves but also show active support in helping lesser-blessed women rise in life.”
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Bengaluru / by Express News Service / September 23rd, 2019
Vijayapura Zilla Panchayat launches YouTube channel
Using technology to bring efficiency and transparency in the administration, the Vijayapura Zilla Panchayat created a YouTube channel to upload videos and share information about its activities.
Vikas Suralkar, CEO, ZP, who got the channel ‘ZP Vijayapura’ created about over a fortnight ago, said it was aimed at disseminating people-centric information of the ZP.
Initiated on a pilot basis, the channel has already uploaded some programmes and videos of success stories, events organised through the ZP, and government programmes launched for rural development . Some of these include Jalamrut scheme, construction of checkdam/ bunds, Kisan Scheme, MGNERGA, sapling plantation, rainwater harvesting, etc. The channel already has 132 subscribers and hundreds of people have watched the videos uploaded on it.
Mr. Suralkar, elated with the success and response, said the project is first of its kind to highlight government schemes and encourage the people to make use of them. He said the channel was created by local technical staff of the ZP who are also maintaining it. He said that a video of Gram Sabhas would also be uploaded. The government has made holding Gram Sabhas mandatory in selection of beneficiaries or implementing of certain schemes in rural areas. Since it is also mandatory to make the names of the beneficiaries public, the channel could be used to read out the names. This will help in maintaining transparency in selection of the beneficiaries.
“We have several plans to upgrade and update the channel to make it more comprehensive, educational and attractive for the common people. Since today, almost everyone holding a smart phone and with access to the Internet can visit the channel and get information about schemes. They can also replicate success stories in their villages and farms”, Mr. Suralkar said.
Shivayougappa Nedalgi, ZP president, said that since Mr. Suralkar was doing a good job, all the members were supporting him.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Karnataka / by Special Correspondent / Vijayapura – September 25th, 2019
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Kannada film director Indrajit Lankesh roped in to direct a Hollywood film
From being a scribe to a filmmaker, the ‘Shakeela’ director now embarks on his first Hollywood venture
Indrajit Lankesh needs no introduction. The son of popular journalist-filmmaker, the Late P Lankesh, Indrajit too started off as a journalist. He worked with his father in the famous Kannada weekly tabloid Lankesh Patrike and heads it now.
The brother of Gauri Lankesh (who was assassinated in 2017) and award-winning director Kavitha Lankesh, Indrajit started off his journey in films as director with Tuntata. The film was not only a commercial success, but also won Indrajit the V Shantaram Award as the Best Director.
Monalisa (he won the Karnataka State Award in the best director category), Huduga Hudugi and Luv U Alia are some of his other films.
That is not all, Indrajit is also the man who gave Deepika Padukone her first break in films. He cast her as the leading lady with Upendra in his block buster hit film Aishwarya. “The moment I saw her, I knew she had it in her to be a star. She is great looking and has a great personality. She is also passionate about films,” says the director, who won the Filmfare Award in Best Director-Kannada category for Aishwarya.
The man, who is a permanent judge on the television reality comedy show Maja Talkies, is set to share another exciting announcement. “Before that I want to tell you that my film Shakeela is almost ready for release. It is a Hindi film which will be dubbed in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam.”
Shakeela, he explains, is a biopic about the adult film star from Kerala. The film has award-winning actors Pankaj Tripathi and Richa Chadda in the lead roles.
Indrajt is all prasie for Richa and Pankaj. “They have given their best. Pankaj has a role, the like of which he has never played before. I am a big fan of his and am bowled over by his acting prowess. The film will hopefully hit screens by the end of this year. Also, Shakeela is my tenth film, and my eleventh will be in Hollywood… Yes, I have been asked to direct a Hollywood film now,” beams the director.
He will be the first director from the Kannada film industry to direct a Hollywood film. “I cannot share details as yet. But everything is finalised on paper. All I can say now is that I will off the coming week to Morocco to select the locations. The film is again about a woman, and an Oscar- nominated actress has accepted to play the protagonist. Soon, we will announce everything,” he smiles.
Then he shares the story of how this project came to be. “The producer of the Hollywood film saw the rushes of Shakeela, was impressed and approached me. I can’t express how thrilled I am. I like exploring new horizons and now it will be Hollywood,” says the man who now shuttles between running his father’s tabloid and filmmaking.
He says he ventured into films as he has “always been lured by the visual media and was influenced by my father” and the films he made. In fact, his father inspired him to tell stories. “Journalism runs in my veins. So I would like to say journalism is my profession and films my passion.” Will he ever make a film on a journalist? “I would love to! And it will be on my father His ideology, dedication and integrity need to be told as a story.”
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Entertainment> Movies / by Shilpa Sebastian R / September 23rd, 2019