Remembering …: Sheila Irani : She brought futuristic change to school education

Education, Leaders

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She was an educationist, philanthropist, mother and a great personality who was loved by her students and employees. She was one of the most respected personalities among her friends’ circle. Though it is 10 years since she left for her heavenly abode on April 10, 2003, late Sheila Irani still lives on in the hearts of every student who had an opportunity to study in Ideal Jawa Rotary Children’s School of which she was the Principal and Correspondent for more than three decades. Here is a tribute….

Born on June 6, 1922 at Nainital in the then Uttar Pradesh (presently the city is located in Uttarakhand) to George Egbert Ferguson and Una Maud Ferguson, Sheila got trained herself as a nursery teacher in St. Margaret’s College, Bombay. She taught in Delhi, before shifting to Mysore in 1951 following her marriage to Farrokh K. Irani, Founder of Ideal Jawa factory. While F.K. Irani looked after the business, Sheila Irani spent most of her time teaching children. She started Ideal Jawa Rotary Children’s School on January 25, 1968 which went on to become one of the prestigious schools in Mysore.

Sheila Irani was not only involved in teaching students, but also in many charity programmes along with Farrokh Irani. Many organisations were beneficiaries of their services and both Sheila Irani and Farrokh Irani became household names in Mysore. She also volunteered to serve as a nurse during the Second World War.

Sheila Irani was conferred with the Viceroy’s Certificate of Merit for her service in St. John’s Ambulance Corps. She was also the President of Inner Wheel Clubs of India and Sri Lanka during 1980-81 and also the member of International Board of Inner Wheel at London. She served as the Senior Vice-President of All India Anglo-Indian Association, Delhi.

Sheila Irani was the Vice-President of Chamundi Children’s Home and Orphanage which she looked after for more than 25 years. She regularly visited Lepers’ Colony on Nanjangud Road and served them with love and affection. The Irani couple was blessed with three children — Raian F. Irani, Maureen Fernandez and Kairus F. Irani.

Speaking to Star of Mysore, Swarna Chittaranjan, Principal, Ideal Jawa Rotary Primary School, said that Sheila Irani was a highly respected personality in Mysore who believed that money was not the criteria to help the poor. During her visits to Lepers’ Colony she used to serve them with her own hands and clean their wounds which showed her motherly affection towards the downtrodden.

“She encouraged students to read books and took utmost care of their overall development. Even today we have been following her footsteps and working continuously to maintain the standard she has set for the school. I feel really proud to be sitting in her seat,” said Swarna Chittaranjan.

Many of her staff members still remember her and pay rich tributes to Sheila Irani for her services to the field of education and society. Raghavendra, Manager of the School, said it was a proud feeling to have worked with Sheila Irani. In his words, she was a dynamic and daring personality who made her staff work hard to provide quality education to students. “We are proud to say that whatever we are today it is because of her and the school. She always used to think about the school and work for the betterment of students by encouraging them in both academics as well as extra-curricular activities,” said Raghavendra.

Shelia Irani gave a lot of importance to arts and crafts and made sure that every student is taught arts and crafts while in school. In fact, there was a separate class for primary school, where teachers taught the kids to create different art works. There was also a drawing class for the higher primary school. The crafts and art works by students were displayed in school every year during the ‘Open Day’ which was started by Sheila Irani to mark the opening of the school on January 25, 1968.

The fun part was in the Lower Kinder Garten (LKG) where children were left to play the whole day. She made sure that he children had fun during LKG and only in the last hour they were taught alphabets and nursery rhymes. Children were served with snacks and milk during school hours to provide them with homely atmosphere. She was truly a mother who took care of her students.

Anne D’Monte and Lawrence D’Souza, former Head Mistresses, Ideal Jawa Rotary Children’s School, shared their experiences with SOM by paying rich tributes to their beloved Sheila Irani ma’m. According to them, Sheila Irani was humble hearted and straight-forward. “She took special care of students, especially the differently abled children and those below the standard mark. She also checked the food the children were eating and made sure that they had nutritious food. She always thought about the school and overall development of the students,” they added.

At the time when Rotary School was at its prime, Sheila Irani gave importance to differently abled children. There are examples of many differently abled students having studied in Ideal Jawa Rotary Children’s School and reach respectable positions in their professional life.

Ann Lillian Ratna and Jane Kunder, both teachers at Ideal Jawa Rotary Primary School, said that Sheila Irani was a gem of person with humble heart but at the same time very strict too. They said that she respected everyone and treated everyone equally. “As teachers we learnt to be punctual, honest and sincere towards our profession. She has been a model for all teachers in the school who made sure that right methods were used by teachers to teach the children,” they recalled.

To give an example of Sheila Irani’s generosity, she used to charge a mere Rs. 30 per month as school fee and for children with special ability Rs. 15 was collected. She always believed that parents should not be taxed in the name of school fee.

Sharing her experience with Sheila Irani, Anuraga Gowtham, an alumni of Ideal Jawa Rotary School, said that when she was in Class 6, five Guides were selected to participate in a camp out of which two students could not afford to attend the camp. When Sheila Irani got to know about it, she sponsored the entire camp for all the five Guides. Anuraga also said that every time during the stitching class she used to visit the class and insist that all girls learnt stitching. In fact there was one occasion when she scolded a few girls for not practicing their stitching.

Recognising her services to the field of education and society, she was nominated as the member of Legislative Assembly for two terms between 1969 and 1978. She was even nominated as the member of Lok Sabha during 1995-96 as a representative of Anglo-Indian community in the country. She was the Senate member of University of Mysore between 1993 and 1995.

Sheila Irani was the Trustee of Holdsworth Memorial Hospital (Mission Hospital), Board of Management member of P.K. Sanatorium in Mysore, Advisory Committee Member of K.R. Hospital, Trustee of Ideal Jawa Rotary Physically Handicapped Trust and Rotary Children’s Library Association. She was also a member of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan-Mysore Kendra, Member of Mysore Agenda Task Force (MATF), Executive Member of Frank Anthony Public School, Bishop Cotton School and Cathedral School, all in Bangalore and Laidlaw Memorial School in Ooty. She was a member of Mysore Race Club Charitable Trust.

Sheila Irani was so fond of her school even during her days in hospital, she told her teachers that she would be back in the school soon to inaugurate the new nursery block. Unfortunately, she breathed her last on April 10, 2003, which is also the last working day of the academic year.

Many of her students, colleagues and friends remember her even to this day and pray for her soul to rest in peace.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com /Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / by  S. N. Venkatnag Sobers  / April 10th, 2013

‘Shreshta Kala Pracharak’ award to Dr. Vasundhara

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Mysore :

Ganesa Natyalaya, New Delhi, headed by Bharatanatyam legend Padmasri, Kalaimamani Guru Saroja Vaidyanathan has selected noted danseuse Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy of Mysore for the prestigious “Shreshta Kala Pracharak” award for her rich contribution to her chosen art of Bharatanatya. She is the one and only Danseuse from Mysore, Karnataka to receive this Award.

The award will be presented to her at a function on Apr. 12 at 6.30 pm at No.1, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, Delhi, according to T.R.Harish, Managing Trustee, Vasundhara Performing Arts Centre Trust, Mysore.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / April 09th, 2013

Mysore railway workshop : Only one in the country that manufactures train brakes

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Railway Workshop's Deputy Chief Manager P.A. Salahuddin (extreme left) is seen explaining about the components of Composite Brake Block while senior Section In-charge Ananth Kumar and Railway Workshop Chief Manager U. Subba Rao (extreme right) look on. Picture right shows Subba Rao pointing at the latest model of Disk-Wheel Brake of a LHB bogie.
Railway Workshop’s Deputy Chief Manager P.A. Salahuddin (extreme left) is seen explaining about the components of Composite Brake Block while senior Section In-charge Ananth Kumar and Railway Workshop Chief Manager U. Subba Rao (extreme right) look on. Picture right shows Subba Rao pointing at the latest model of Disk-Wheel Brake of a LHB bogie.

Among the many feathers in the cap of Mysore city — as the first of its kind in the entire nation — is the Railway Workshop in Ashokapuram where Composite Brake Blocks (CBBs) for trains are being manufactured on a large scale, sufficient to meet the demands of South Western Railways (SWR).

Among the 17 units of the Railways across the country, Mysore Railway Workshop is the only one which manufactures CBB, while the rest outsource them from private companies, said U. Subba Rao, Chief Workshop Manager, in an exclusive interview with Star of Mysore yesterday.

He said that the Railway Workshop in Mysore, established in 1924, took up the initiative of manufacturing the CBB around 12 years ago. However, it got the official clearance from Railway Ministry only last year. Till last year, the workshop had produced 75,000 CBBs while this year, it had touched one lakh, said Rao and added that the Mysore Workshop had won the Railway Minister’s second Best Innovation Award for the year 2012.

“The CBB is lighter in weight compared to the conventional cast-iron tread brakes and is less harsh on the wheels, thus enhancing their longevity. Life span of each brake component is around three months or nearly one lakh kilometers,” said Rao.

Deputy Chief Workshop Manager P.A. Salahuddin and Senior Section In-Charge of the CBB workshop, Ananth Kumar, explained about the CBB manufacturing process.

The Railway Workshop at Mysore was established as a Base Workshop of the erstwhile Mysore State Railway in 1924. With the formation of integrated Southern Railway in 1951, this workshop became part of Southern Railway.

Other activities of the workshop include periodic overhauling of all types of BG coaches, refurbishment of coaches, intermediate overhauling of bogies, manufacturing of toy trains and conversion of coaches.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / by K.M. Chengappa / April 09th, 2013

LISAA School of Design launches its Second School in Bangalore

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New Delhi:
 Lisaa is a premier French design school based on founding principles of French design and aesthetics with multiple schools located in Paris, Nantes, Rennes and Strasbourg.  In India, Lisaa School of Design established its first institute in 2011 in Gurgaon. This has been followed by the recent launch of its second institute in Bangalore in March 2013, which saw Bollywood actress Nargis Fakhri add her Midas touch to the star studded affair.
Ms. Nargis Fakhri had this to say “I am immensely pleased to be associated with this launch. Before a lot of students would go overseas to gain that much required work experience due to which we had missed out on many good talents. Thanks to Lisaa School of Design, Bangalore, students can gain the same expertise and skills sitting in India. I extend my heartiest congratulations to Lisaa Bangalore and wish the management all the very best for this venture.”
Lisaa School of Design, Bangalore is the city’s first ever branch of the acclaimed Paris based French design school. With a far sighted vision for quality education in design, Creo Valley has ventured to bring forth Lisaa School of Design, a globally reputed institute in the creative field of design to Bangalore.
Lisaa School of Design partners with world renowned universities such as the Rochester University and over 50 design schools globally. In addition, it has an association with prominent brands like Eurodisney, BNP Paribas, Louis Vuitton Moet Hannessy (LVMH), Saatch & Saatchi, and Christian Dior just to name a few.
source: http://www.indiaeducationdiary.in / India Education Diary / report by India Education Bureau, New Delhi / Thursday, April 04th, 2013

Hon. Professorship conferred

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Mysore :

In consideration of their services in the field of music, two eminent personalities, Prof. Mysore V. Subramanya, senior art critic and musicologist, great grandson of Veene Seshanna and Nadoja Dr. Mahesh Joshi, Additional Director General of Prasara Bharathi, Bangalore were conferred Honorary Professorships by the University of Tumkur in a glittering function held at the University premises on Apr. 4.

The honours were conferred on them by Dr. S.C. Sharma, Vice-Chancellor of University.

The chief guest of the function was Swami Veereshananda Saraswathi, the head of Ramakrishna Mission, Tumkur and was chaired by the VC.

Prof. Shivalingaiah and N. Lakshmikanth, Registrar of the University, were present.

In reply to the honours received, Prof. Subramanya requested the University to constitute a Chair in the name of Veene Seshanna in Instrumental Music for which he would donate Rs. 1 lakh.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / April 08th, 2013

Mumbai: Billava Sangha Kundapur women’s wing office bearers elected

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Mumbai :

The office bearers of Billava Sangha, Kundapur women’s wing were elected during a meeting held at Bhai Kabhi Bhai hall held recently.

The election meeting was presided over by Manjunath Billava Shirooru, president of the Sangha.

The elected office bearers are as follows: Santhoshi S Poojary as honorary president, Sushila S Poojary as working president, Sumathi S Poojary as vice president, Rekha S Billava as vice president, Susheela S Poojary by secretary, Susheel S Poojary as joint secretary and Suganda S Poojary as joint secretary.

The executive committee members who were selected are as follows: Shakunthala S Poojary, Yashoda N Poojary, Girija K Hokkolli, Vimala S Poojary, Babi R Poojary, Seetha G Poojary, Sharada M Poojary, Vishalaakshi C Poojary and Lalitha S Poojary.

Speaking on the occasion, working president Susheela S Poojary said that the women’s wing will put in their efforts to strengthen the party and will organize several programmes in future.

K N Hukolli, former president, KD Poojary, Anand M Poojary, ST Poojary, NG Poojary, Sudhakar C Poojary shared the dais and congratulated the elected members.

Soorya S Poojary, chief secretary welcomed the gathering while Ashok N  Poojary delivered the vote of thanks.

Sanjeeva Poojary, vice president, Rajeeva Poojary, treasurer, Ashok Poojary, joint secretary, Laxman Poojary, joint secretary, Nagesh Billawa, joint treasurer, Jagannath Poojary, joint treasurer, committee members SK Poojary, Sadanand Poojary, Ranga Poojary, B A Billawa, Raghavendra Poojary, Poornima Poojary among others were present.

source: http://www.daijiworld.com / Daiji World / Home> Mumbai / by Rons Bantwal / Daijiworld Media Network – Mumbai (VM) / Tuesday, April 02nd, 2013

‘BS’ Special Show URA Attend

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The premiere show of national award winning Kannada film ‘Bharath Store’ was attended by Jnanapith award winner Dr U R Ananthamurthy with his wife and another notable dignitary was Padmasri Dr Girish Kasaravalli at Renukamba Digital theatre in Malleswaram Bangalore.  BS Lingadevaru director of award winning Kannada film ‘Mouni’ was also present.

The idea what director P Seshadri had developed for this film is not lost. He has not given importance to the emotions but carried the idea till the end. As a writer what I feel is that it is difficult to maintain it till the end. The purpose for which the film is made is carried out. We need at least eight directors like P Seshadri to keep up the offbeat thoughts presentation on silver screen in a meaningful way disclosed Jnanapith award winner Dr UR Anantha Murthy.

Dr Girish Kasaravalli also lauded the good work of his junior colleague P Seshadri who is on a winning spree at the national level. Seven films of P Seshadri have got the national awards makes him another pinch hitter like Padmasri Dr Girish Kasaravalli.

source: http://www.indiaglitz.com / IndiaGlitz / Wednesday, April 03rd, 2013

India’s first indoor climbing gym opens in Bangalore

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Bangalore is the heartland of sport climbing in India, and it’s rather appropriate that the country’s first indoor climbing gym should open in the city.

Named Equilibrium, the country’s first indoor gym promises to revolutionise the sport in India. It is the execution of an idea that has nestled in Keerthi Pais’s mind for long.

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Pais, chief national coach and until recently the Director of Indian Mountaineering Foundation’s sport climbing committee, has been toying with the idea for years, but it was only recently that it found fruition. He was discussing it with a friend, Sriram Devatha, whose family owns Devatha Plaza (a commercial complex) on Residency Road. Sriram suggested they could set up a gym on the sixth floor. Work on the place took two months, and by the look of things, Equilibrium is just what the city needed for sport enthusiasts.

Built by national champion Praveen CM, what strikes one immediately are the bright colours of the walls and holds that will attract children. There are multiple routes and gradients, designed to cater to first-timers and professionals. The climbing area is air-conditioned, and with crash mats spread underneath, climbers can spend the entire day on the walls by themselves or with friends. One part of the gym has training equipment (treadmill, weight balls, trampoline, etc), while another section has a retail store for adventure products that will be run by former international medalist and national champion Archana BS. Climbers can either buy shoes from the store or rent them for their climbs. Keerthi also plans to open a small café from where people can watch climbers in action, and possibly a cycle store as well.

For Keerthi, the gym is “a dream come true. I’ve been thinking of this for many years, but it all fell into place over just one conversation,” he says. “This can improve the standard of our climbers. It will also attract new climbers. I will also be conducting national camps here, so we will have the country’s best climbers training in Bangalore. We have all the equipment required to train top-class climbers; they don’t need to seek anything elsewhere. This is the sort of facility that international climbers have access to, but which we’ve never had. We haven’t compromised on anything. We got the holds from Korea, because their texture is such that it won’t hurt your fingers.”

The gym will also help in cross-training athletes of other sports, and Keerthi plans to invite them to train at Equilibrium. After all, climbing does wonders to the upper body in particular, and a session on the walls can be both fun and useful in building strength. But it’s for the climbing community that the wall holds most significance, and with the city already having produced the country’s best climbers, such as Praveen CM, Chea Marak, Archana BS, Vathsala MN and Karthik CP, among others, Equilibrium promises better times ahead.

Contact Equilibrium: 9964857497 (Kirthana) or 9886009488 (Keerthi).

source: http://www.sportskeeda.com / Sports Keeda / Home> All Sports> Adventure Sports> News / Bangalore / by Dev Sukumar, Featured Columnist / April 04th, 2013

There’s method to the madness

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At Commercial Street, the branded comfortably coexists with the unbranded, with the latter dominating the platter. / Photo: Mohan Prasad / The Hindu
At Commercial Street, the branded comfortably coexists with the unbranded, with the latter dominating the platter. / Photo: Mohan Prasad / The Hindu

It may be the less glitzy cousin of the brand-heavy Brigade Road, but Commercial Street is easily the sworn shopaholics’ most preferred destination.

‘Com Street’ is easily Bangalore’s answer to New Delhi’s legendary Sarojininagar Market, offering everything from dupattas to doorknobs. And though it falls under the radius of the central business district, which includes Brigade Road and M.G. Road, it offers visitors the delightful option of bargaining.

Old timers remember the “quiet elegance” of the place some 40 years ago. “We did not have the bumper-to-bumper parking that we see today. While Brigade Road was for the young, brash shopper, Commercial Street was for the middle-aged,” says N. Krishnakumar.

The heady aroma wafting out of Bhagatram Sweets and lilting music from music shops may have been replaced by the whirr of traffic and the blasts of horns, but that is no deterrent to the loyalist who keeps going back, braving the notoriously potholed and often waterlogged street.

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The branded comfortably coexists with the unbranded, with the latter dominating the platter. The same goes for food avenues, as mid-range restaurants offer the regular ‘north Indian, south Indian’ fare, while smaller chaat-cum-fast food joints draw true swarms.

An interesting aspect of this bustling area is the accidental, or perhaps intentional, organisation of shops. Take for instance the ‘chappal street’. Perpendicular to the main street, row upon row of shops specialise in footwear from the functional kholapuris and flip-flops,to peep-toes and stilettos in lush satin.

Similarly, ‘duppatta street’, again perpendicular to Commercial Street, promises to be a one-stop solution for all your duppatta needs: tie-dye, printed, plain, cotton, silk, synthetic… take your pick.

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The unbelievably cheap ‘China bazaar’ offering inexpensive handbags that may not last you a lifetime but could give its posh, branded competitors a run for their money; street vendors selling imported fruits on the roadside, a stone’s throw away from sanitary fittings — it is all right here.

In fact, it is here that the real commerce happens.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bangalore / by K. C> Deepika / April 04th, 2013

Doha: Dr B M Hegde to grace Bunts Qatar first Annual Day event

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Doha :

The stage is set for the first-ever Annual Day celebration of Bunts Qatar to be held on Friday April 5 at 4.30 pm at Al Jazeera Academy.

Padma Bhushan Dr B M Hegde will be the chief guest. Guests of honour will be Chidanand Naik, general manager of Pallonji Qatar, Sarvotham Shetty, president UAE Bunts, and K D Shetty, chairman, Bhavani Shipping lines.

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Within a short span of time, the association has become known for its charity and social works in Qatar, apart from sports and cultural activities. Former president of Tulu Koota Qatar and managing director of Advanced Technical Services M Ravi Shetty was elected its first president. It aims to extend every possible help to the needy members of the community, with motto of ’unite for a good cause and support the needy’. With this in mind, every year Qatar Bunts will be honouring one personality for his or her service to the community in Qatar.

The event will included dances, songs and skits by the members of the Forum. The first edition of the Association’s souvenir ‘Gari’ will also be released on the occasion.

Those who have contributed to the community will be presented mementos. Also, the Outstanding Community Service Award will be present.

Chief guest Padma Bhushan Dr B M Hegde will be felicitated by the Association, so also the guests of honour.

Orchestra by guest artistes will also add charm to the occasion.

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About Dr Belle Monappa Hegde

Prof Belle Monappa Hegde is a physician par, excellence, an astute clinician and a teacher in the true Guru tradition. Prof Hegde’s encyclopaedic knowledge, brilliant oratorical skills and natural instinct to teach have endeared him to generations of students and teachers across the globe.

Prof B M Hegde was born on August 18, 1938, to V Shankar Hegde and Chandravathi. After his early education at Hiriadka and Udupi, Prof Hegde proceeded to Madras for his medical education. Through out his tenure as a medical student at Stanley Medical College, Madras, Prof Hegde was a brilliant student and had received a Gold medal and a special prize in surgery from Madras University. He did his MD (Medicine) from Lucknow University with scholarship of Govt. of India. Subsequently, he went to England on Commonwealth Fellowship and had passed the Membership of Royal College of Physicians of UK examination. He then underwent advanced training in Cardiology at Harvard Medical School, Boston under Nobel Laureate Bernard Lown; and at the National Heart and The Middlesex Hospitals in London under Late Walter Somerville and Late Richard Emanuel. He is now the Fellow of all Royal Colleges and the American College of Cardiology.

Prof Hegde started his teaching career as a tutor in 1962 in Manipal. He then served the Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore and Manipal for 45 long years, occupying with distinction the posts of professor of Medicine, director PG studies, principal, dean, pro, and vice-chancellor of Manipal University.

Prof B M Hegde’s academic brilliance has been recognized globally. He is affiliate professor of Human Health (University of Northern Colorado); and former professor of Cardiology (The Middlesex Hospital Medical School, University of London). He is also the chairman, State Health Society’s Expert Committee, Govt of Bihar. He has been the visiting professor to number of universities in India and many countries abroad.

Prof Hegde has been the recipient of numerous National and International Awards. To name a few: Dr B C Roy National Award for being an Eminent Medical Teacher, Dr J C Bose Award for Life Science Research, Pride of India Award from the US, Distinguished Physician of India Award from A P I, Healer of Mankind Award (from Symbiosis University, Pune), Vaidya Ratnakara award, Karnataka Rajyothsava Award among many others. Prof Hegde has been examiner for the MRCP (UK) and MRCPI (Dublin) examinations. Prof Hegde’s monumental contributions to the art of bed, side clinical examination regarding “how to detect early splenic enlargement”, “auscultation for mitral valve prolapse” and “how to assess the second heart sound with the stethoscope correctly” have been published in prestigious medical journals, such as, The Lancet, The German Tribune, The Practioner and the JRCP (London) over the years and two of these have been cited in the American College of Physicians book on Bed side diagnosis.

Prof Hegde is a prolific writer and his articles are frequently published in various magazines and newspapers and his talk shows are sought after in the electronic media. Prof Hegde has penned nearly 35 books and over 3,000 articles in lay press. During the last decade, Prof Hedge along with 15 world renowned scientists, some of them Nobel Laureates, has been publishing a journal titled “Journal of the Science of Healing Outcomes”, of which he is the Founder Editor, in, Chief. Late Prof Rustum Roy, considered to be the father of nanoscience, was Prof Hegde’s mentor and had helped Prof Hegde to start the journal. Professor Hegde’s service to the society through Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and its activity are legendary.

In 2010, Prof B M Hegde was conferred the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award by the President of India. Professor Hegde’s dear wife, Late Malathi Hegde, was his conscience keeper. They have three children,  two doctor daughters, an engineer son, sons in law, daughter in law and three grand children. They are a close knit family.

In recognition of his outstanding contributions as a dedicated teacher in the true Guru tradition, a physician par excellence, original researcher, a medical philosopher, and an able administrator, the Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (State University) presented Professor B M Hegde the award of the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD Honoris Causa) in 2011.

He was the first Bunt and the first medical doctor from Karnataka to be awarded the Padma Bhushan.

source: http://www.daijiworld.com / Home> Top Stories / Media Release / Wednesday, April 03rd,2013