Mysuru :
Four children from city were among 25 children from across the State, who were felicitated for their achievements in the respective fields on the occasion of Children’s Day celebrations at Jawahar Bal Bhavan in Bengaluru on Saturday. City’s young artists Aprameya Karthik, N. Danush, Abhigya Anand and Rea Elizabeth Acchaiah were felicitated by Women and Child Welfare Minister Umashree during the event.
S.R. Aprameya Karthik, a student of Maharshi Public School in city, has drawn more than 3,000 different sketches of Lord Ganesha and also holds a national record for the same. He is the son of S. Ramanathan and M.V. Anitha, residents of J.P. Nagar here.
N. Dhanush, an 8th student of Manasarowar Pushkarini Vidyashrama, is an upcoming singer. Danush has participated in many competitions and won prizes. He is the son of A.N. Nanje Gowda and T.S. Sudha, both teachers as Shiskarni Central School in Hebbal and Government Higher Primary School, Manchegowdana Koppal, respectively.
Abhigya Anand, a 6th std. student at the Government Higher Primary School in Bastipura in Srirangapatna Taluk, developed interest in Bhagavad Gita and has learnt all the chapters of the Holy Book.
He also conducts free Bhagavad Gita classes at Sri Krishna Temple in Gokulam everyday during which he teaches the chanting of slokas and also gives lectures on ill-effects of consuming junk food. Abhigya is also pursuing PG Diploma in Aryuvedic Microbiology. He is the son of Anand Ramasubramanian and Annu Anand, residents of Hebbal.
The other child prodigy from Mysuru to receive the award was Rea Elizabeth Acchaiah, a 9th std. student of St. Joseph Central School in Vijayanagar. She was awarded for her achievements in Roller-Skating. Rea is the daughter of Acchaiah and Priya, residents of Vijayanagar.
Among the awardees were 10-year-old M. Siddesh and 11-year-old Siya Vamanasa Khoday, who risked their lives to save people. They were felicitated with the ‘State Bravery Award’ on the occasion.
Governor Vajubhai R. Vala honoured M. Siddesh, a resident of Avaragere in Davanagere with the prestigious award for risking his life to save passengers traveling in the Harihara-Chitradurga Passenger Train on Mar. 15, 2015. Siddesh, who noticed craks on the railway track near Avaragere, quickly removed his red shirt and started waving at the train, thus averting a major mishap.
Siya Vamanasa Khoday from Dharwad, who also received the Bravery Award, had saved her younger brother Kumara Yallappa when he had come in contact with the live-wire while playing at the terrace of his house in Dharwad.
The State Government also honoured four organisations and four individuals working for the welfare of children namely Ranga Kahale (Bengaluru), Belagavi Roller Skating Akademi (Belagavi), Samruddhi Charitable Trust (Bidar) and Sneha Sadana (Mangaluru), K. Prabha Narayanagowda (Chikkaballapur), Parampalli Narasimha Aital (Udupi), Ismail Moulasab Ukkali (Vijayapura) and Mehaboob Killedar (Koppal).
While the organisations received a cash prize of Rs. One lakh each, individuals were given Rs. 25,000 each.
The other children who received award are: Pranil Satare (Shivamogga), Deeksha Moolya (Udupi), N.B. Pragathi (Bengaluru), B. Likhith (Bengaluru), M. Panchami (Moodabidri), D.S. Bhoomika (Ballari), Sahana (Ballari), M.V. Alok Parla (Davanagere), Surakshit Gowda (Kolar), G. Gagana (Udupi), S.S. Gautham (Madikeri), Mohammed Suhail (Mandya), R.P. Rahul (Bagalkot), M. Mohammed (Raichur), Ganashri (Doddaballapur), J. Nihal (Tumakuru), Meghana (Chitradurga), Amruth Nagesh (Dharwad), K.G. Ananya (Hassan), M. Dhruthi (Dakshina Kannada), Yashaswi Ajit Kumar (Gadag) and Anthakarna (Shivamogga).
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Monday – November 16th, 2015