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Ryot’s son reaps success, clinches 11 gold medals
Bengaluru :
Coming from a family of farmers, Raghuveer M is no stranger to hard work. The youngster who lost his father at a tender age has been shouldering the responsibility of his underprivileged family and depending on scholarships for financial support. His efforts bore fruit on Monday when he bagged 11 gold medals at the University of Agricultural Science (UAS) convocation ceremony.
“The love for every subject helped me achieve this success,” said Raghuveer, who graduated with a bachelor of science degree in agriculture.
“I took up agricultural sciences because my father was a farmer. I had seen him struggle in the fields and wanted to come to the aid of farmers. I want to be a scientist and conduct research on varieties of seeds and saplings,” added Raghuveer who’s preparing for a career in the Agricultural Research Services (ARS).
Students from various degree programmes won 116 gold medals, including 35 university gold medals, three undergraduate and five postgraduate campus gold medals and 73 donor’s gold medals at the 51st convocation ceremony. Fifteen boys shared 38 gold medals and 33 girls won 78 medals. In all, 953 students were conferred degrees – 646 bachelor’s, 234 master’s and 73 doctoral.
In PhD programmes, six girls and five boys were awarded 10 university merit gold medals and eight donor’s gold medals. In PG degree pro grammes, eight boys and 17 girls bagged 19 university merit gold medals and 36 donor’s medals. In UG programmes, 2 boys and 10 girls won 38 gold medals -6 university merit gold medals, 3 campus gold medals and 29 donor’s medals.
“In 10 years, youngsters will lose interest in agriculture. How do we attract them?
Empowering them is the only way to ensure sustained support for the field. They have to explore the area of entrepreneurship, which will give them far more returns than anything else. Youngsters should carry out research as well, which will make agriculture more successful as an occupation,” said T Mohapatra, secretary, department of agricultural research and education and director general, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News> City News> Bangalore News> Schools & Colleges / by Rakshitha R / TNN / April 25th, 2017
Story of execution of state’s martyrs to be made a book
Little-known episode in state’s history to figure in archive’s digitisation plan
Termed the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of Karnataka, the execution of 9 of the 19 freedom fighters by the British government, which was never part of the state’s history, will now be available in book format.
The book titled ‘The Unsung Freedom’ will be published shorty by the Karnataka State Archives Department as part of digitisation of historical documents, K A Dayananda, director, Archives Department, told reporters on Tuesday.
The department has taken up digitisation of old documents pertaining to the state on a massive scale. The Archives Department has launched a web portal (http://archives.kannadasiri.co.in) for easy access to historical records of the state at the click of a mouse. Karnataka is the only state in the country to digitise historical documents to help research scholars, students and the public.
Nonagenarian Konana Channabasappa recently shared the 50-page judgement copy of the Madras Court during the colonial period about the capital punishment given to 19 freedom fighters. The Britishers executed 9 of the 19 freedom fighters. They were working abroad drawing handsome salaries then. They returned to India responding to Subhas Chandra Bose’s call to fight for freedom and joined the East India Company on meagre wages. They worked secretely collecting information about the British government’s activities and fought against them. However, they were arrested once their secret mission was exposed and were awarded capital punishment.
“The sacrifice of these freedom fighters was never a part of history. We know about Sangolli Rayanna’s execution as history refers to his heroic deeds. The sacrifice of nine freedom fighters is no less than that of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre victims. Hence, the department has decided to bring out the judgement copy which deals with activities of the 19 freedom fighters in a book form,” Dayananda said.
The department has digitised around five lakh pages and hopes to complete the digitisation of over 1.5 crore pages in two years. The department is in touch with government agencies in Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad and Thiruvananthapuram to procure documents pertaining to Karnataka. The process of getting content running into 20,000 pages pertaining to Karnataka from England is also on, he said.
Around 129 people used the Archives department’s documents in 2016, around 86 in 2015 and 85 in 2014.
The department awarded Rs 10,000 scholarships to research students to make use of documents. The amount has been increased to Rs 20,000. Only 1% of the population knows about the department’s documents. Hence, the department conducted an exhibition in various parts of the state last year to create awareness about the importance of historical documents available for reference, he added.
Content comprising around 55,000 pages is in running Kannada handwriting which only experts can read. The department has hired 15 scholars to read and translate them to modern Kannada, he said.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State / DH News Service / Bengaluru – April 26th, 2017
Mysuru’s bright young woman PSI gets Dy. SP post
For Anusha G., a probationary police sub-inspector (PSI) attached to Kuvempunagar station in Mysuru, the results of the gazetted probationary exam held by the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) have brought cheer and bolstered her resolve to bring laurels to the Police Department.
Ms. Anusha, a Taekwondo black belt holder, has been given the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) after she ranked 12th in the exam. She is ranked first among the DySP postings.
“I could have opted for the post of Assistant Commissioner in the Revenue Department as my first choice, but I wanted to remain in the Police Department, a childhood dream. Therefore, DySP was my first choice and AC (Revenue) my second option. My training at the Karnataka Police Academy in Mysuru and subsequent posting as PSI only strengthened my resolve to continue to serve the department,” she told The Hindu.
Ms. Anusha, a native of Bengaluru, said her parents and brother have backed her decision. Her father Ganesh K.S. works with the Union government, while her mother Kusuma is a homemaker.
Incidentally, Ms. Anusha had come first in PSI examination as well. She joined the department in October last year.
The young officer said senior IPS officer Sonia Narang was her role model. “I once interacted with her. She influenced me so much,” she said.
A topper in academics since her school days, Ms. Anusha held the first rank and got eight gold medals on graduating from Bishop Cotton Women’s College. She did her Masters in Public Administration.
Her priorities
Women’s safety and empowerment are among her top priorities. “The new posting will encourage me to implement initiatives for the safety of women and children. I am also keen to spread awareness [on this],” she said.
Ms. Anusha encouraged more women to be mentally strong and join the force. She was a silver medallist in Taekwondo at the Guwahati National Games in 2007, and always makes time to interact with students.
Mysuru Police Commissioner A. Subramanyeshwara Rao congratulated Ms. Anusha on her success.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Karnataka / by Shankar Bennur / Mysuru – April 25th, 2017