The city will flag off its first-ever women’s car rally on February 7, where 30 participants will drive through regular traffic for 80 km from Whitefield to Devanahalli. The challenge will be to reach the destination in two-and-a-half hours.
“It’s not impractical as this is no race, but a rally. Only motorable roads have been chosen and the endeavour is to create awareness and draw women into driving,” said Rati Dhandhania Mundrey, Chairperson, FICCI Ladies Organisation, which is hosting the event with Karnataka Motor Sports Club.
“We are setting a platform for women to shed their inhibitions,” she said.
Participants are allowed to bring in a navigator, but have to follow the Road Book issued by the Karnataka Motor Sports Club (KMSC). Specified routes and check points will be unveiled before the rally. According to the organisers, security is in place with rally permits from the police and ambulance accompanying them.
The rally will be flagged off at 9.45 a.m. on February 6 at Tata Motors Whitefield and will end at Hotel Royal Orchid in Devanahalli.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bengaluru / by Ranjani Govind / Bengaluru – February 05th, 2016
Alumni Centenary Walk from entrance Arch at 3.45 pm
Mysuru :
University of Mysore Alumni Association (UMAA) will host the first Global Alumni Meet on Feb. 6 at 5 pm at the Bahadur Institute of Management Sciences in Manasagangotri here.
Nearly 300 alumni including about 25 from USA and other parts of the world are expected to participate in this event.
Prof. B. Sheik Ali, former Vice-Chancellor of Mangalore and Goa Universities and also an alumnus of the University, will be the chief guest while Dr B.N. Bahadur, Overseas Brand Ambassador of the UoM Centenary Celebrations and President UMAA Overseas Chapter will be the guest of honour. Prof. K.S. Rangappa, Vice-Chancellor, University of Mysore and Chairman UMAA, will preside.
Seven distinguished alumni including Dr. S. Kantha Jadhav (Medicine), Dr. Roddam Narasimha (Science & Technology), Dr. R. Balasubramaniam (Youth Service), Dr. Y.K. Puttasome Gowda (Public Service), Dr. Na. Rathna (Science and Art), Dr. B.N. Bahadur (Philanthrophy) and Prof. M.H. Dhananjaya (Education), will be felicitated on the occasion.
Alumni Centenary Walk: The members of the University of Mysore Alumni Association and the students of the University of Mysore will gather at the Kuvempu Statue at the main entrance arch of the Manasagangotri Gate at 3.45 pm on the same day (Feb. 6) and walk towards the Centenary Clock Tower to create awareness among the students and faculty of the University to become members of UMAA.
The symbolic Alumni Centenary Walk will be led by Prof. K.S. Rangappa. Faculty, students, officials and alumni are requested to take part in large numbers.
New team of UMAA: The new team of UMAA was formed last year. Vice-Chancellor Prof K.S. Rangappa is the ex-officio Chairman of UMAA and Pramoda Devi Wadiyar is the Chief Patron.
K. Arkesh was elected the President of the Association. The other office-bearers are: Dr. M.A. Shekar, Vice-President; Arjun Ranga, Vice-President; Hemant Achaya, Secretary; K. Narendra, Joint Secretary and Prof H. Rajashekar, Treasurer. The following are the executive members: Prof. Chambi Puranik, M. Mahadevaswamy, Prof. M. Hemanth Kumar, Prof. C. Naganna, Prof. B. S. Vishwanath, Prof. B.K. Jagadisha, Dr. Vasanth Thimkapura, Prof. Ramachandregowda, Prof. H.M. Vasanthamma, D. Sudhanva and N. Niranjan Nikam.
Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and former Minister M.C. Nanaiah are among the alumni members of UMAA.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Friday – February 05th, 2016
Multilingual novelist and retired Hindi Professor of Mysore University Dr. M.S. Krishna Murthy (85), a resident of Saraswathipuram, passed away in the early hours of Wednesday. He leaves behind his wife Indiramma, two daughters (Umamani and Nalini) and son Shashidhara.
He was a recipient of many prestigious awards including ‘Gangasharana Simha’ award in 1991 by late President of India Shankar Dayal Sharma, ‘Nrupathinga’ award in 1993 and more than 20 awards. His works have been very highly appreciated and critically acclaimed. A chance meeting some years ago brought us together. The favourite topic with us was on literary works. He would drop at my place frequently to give me his books asking me to read.
With a person of his erudition, he was most unassuming and was a soul of simplicity. Recently he gave me a bulky book he had written in Kannada on Sufism and followed it with a book titled ‘Muslim Bhagavataru’ which is an amazing work. It had a preface by Rahmat Tharikere in which he has paid high encomiums.
Murthy served as Director of Gandhi Bhavan in the University of Mysore between 1988 and 1991 during which time he had read most of the books available in the library on Gandhiji. During 2011, he wrote a very unique book titled ‘Gandhicharitamaanasam’ which is a poetic tribute. In the preface to the book, Siddalinga Pattanna Shetty has paid high tribute to him. The other seminal books in Kannada are ‘Mukta Chintana,’ ‘Jai Somanatha’ ‘Meghadhoota-An old story’ (A translation to Kannada of Hazari Pasad Dwivedi’s book with preface by Ashtavadhani R.Ganesh).
In his death, I have lost a dear friend but the country has lost a finest jewel of literary genius. The loss to the world of Kannada and Hindi literature is irreparable. As far as I know, he has written more than 150 books of all genre including historical, religious, novels generally touching on lives of people, books for children and finest literary works both in Hindi and Kannada.
May his soul rest in peace.
—H.R. Bapu Satyanarayana
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Friday – February 05th, 2016
Renowned Kannada writer S.S. Marulayya, popularly known as Sa. Shi Marulayya, passed away at Jayadeva Hospital here this morning following brief illness.
He was 85. He leaves behind two sons, a daughter and a host of relatives and friends. His body was donated to JSS Medical College in Mysuru as per his wish.
Born in Sasalu village in Chikkanayakanahalli taluk of Tumakuru District in 1931, Marulayya had his primary education at his village and later studied at University of Mysore under the guidance of Kuvempu and Dejagow. Beginning his teaching career at Chamarajanagar, he had served at various places such as Tumakuru, Davanagere, Shivamogga, Channapatna, Mangaluru and Bengaluru.
He had also served as Kannada Sahitya Parishat President between 1995 and 1998.
A versatile writer, he has more than 90 works to his credit, which included Shivatandava, Kenganakallu, Rasaleele, Roopasi, Purushasimha, Hemakoota, Samarasyada Shilpa etc.
Among the many awards and prizes he has won include Karnataka Sahitya Academy award, Rajyotsava award, Devaraja Bahaddur award, H. Narasimhaiah award and Nadaprabhu Kempegowda award (2015).
CM condoles: Meanwhile, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, who arrived at Suttur to inaugurate the Suttur Jathre this morning, has condoled the death of S.S. Marulayya. Speaking to press persons, the CM said that his passing away was a great loss to the State. His death has created a vacuum in Kannada literary world, he added.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Friday – February 05th, 2016
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Ananth Kumar is seen presenting the award to Dr. Siddaramaiah of SJCE, Mysuru.
Mysuru :
Dr. Siddaramaiah, Professor, Department of Polymer Science and Technology, SJCE, Mysuru, was conferred with the prestigious 6th National Award for Technology Innovation 2015-16, for Innovation in Polymeric Products on Hybrid Nanocomposite for UV sensing applications.
He received the award from Ananth Kumar, Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers at New Delhi recently.
Prof. Siddaramaiah is an ardent researcher and has authored more than 280 research articles published in reputed referred journals, more than 220 conference papers, six book chapters, two review articles, one book, one monograph and is a co-inventor of 2 Indian patents. Twenty students have successfully completed their Ph.D. under his supervision and he has supervised 9 M.Sc (Engg) by research/M.Phil students.
He has worked as a Post Doctoral Research Fellow under Brain Korea (BK-21) Fellowship for a period of one year (2007-08), at Chonbuk National University, South Korea. He has been awarded UNESCO-TWAS visiting Fellowship two times to work at University of Federal, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
He is a recipient of “Young Scientist Award-1997” in ‘Chemical Science’ (1997) awarded by KAAS, Bangalore and “Sir C.V. Raman Young Scientist Award- 1999” in ‘Chemical Technology’ by KSCST, Government of Karnataka, Bangalore (2002). He is the recipient of ‘PROJECT OF THE YEAR’ award twice and “Certificate of Commendation”, award from KSCST, Bangalore. He and his research team received “Best Paper Award” more than five times. Recently he received, Silver Trophy for Plasticon Award-2012 in the category of Best Research sponsored by Gharda Chemicals Ltd., by Plastindia Foundation, New Delhi.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Wednesday – February 03rd, 2016
First girl to represent Karnataka in K-1 Ring Sport at WAKO India National Junior Kick-boxing Championship
Deia S. Urs receiving WAKO India Black Belt National Certificate from C. Ravi, General Secretary, Kick-boxing Association of Karnataka.
Mysuru :
City’s Karate Kid Deia S. Urs, who is a Black Belt in Karate, has added one more feather to her cap by receiving 1st Degree Black Belt in Kick-boxing (K1) from National Kick-boxing Federation (WAKO India). She was awarded Black Belt by C. Ravi, General Secretary, Karnataka Kick-boxing Association, after successfully completing the WAKO India Dan Grading Examination held at Bengaluru.
Ravi has a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Kick-boxing and is a WAKO (World Association of Kick-boxing Organisations) Asian Referee. WAKO has the recognition of International Olympic Committee and is the member of Sport Accord and International World Games Association and WAKO India is recognised by Olympic Council Asia and by School Games Federation of India. K1 Kick-boxing is a sport where a boxer defeats the opponent by using full contact punches and kicks to specific area, under specific time and specific rules.
Deia has been selected to represent Karnataka at the WAKO India Junior National Kick-boxing Championship to be held from Feb. 16 to 21 at Talkatora Indoor Stadium, New Delhi. She is the only girl among 20 boxers selected by Karnataka Kick-boxing Association to represent the State at the Nationals.
She is the first girl to represent the State in K-1 Ring Sport at WAKO India Championship in the Junior Category. She will be competing in the below 15-18 years (-48 kg) female K-1 category.
Deia Urs is trained by Kimura Fight Club Chief Coach Kru. Chetan Mysuru Ashwathama, who is an expert Kick-boxing, Muay Thai, Muay Boran and Brazilian Jiu Justu. Deia, a 9th std. student of Vidya Vardhaka Sangha B. M. Sri Educational Institutions in Kuvempunagar, is the daughter of Srinath Urs and Roopa Urs.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / Tuesday – February 02nd, 2016
Sister John Britto Durai Chetty — that was how she wanted to be called — passed away at St. Martha’s Home for the Aged in Bengaluru, on Jan. 26. She was crossing four-score and ten years in age and lived a full life in the service of the Convent and more so in the field of music. She was the one who could play with ease and dexterity, Karnatak music on piano — her favourite instrument.
My association with this gracious lady dated back to more than three decades as she was the President of Mysore Music Association (mainly catering to Western Music) of which I was a Committee Member along with Sheela Irani, Alok Gupta. M. Lakshminarayana, M.G. Narasimha, Samson and Mrs. Raman of Raman Boards. In close association with British Council and American Consulate at Madras, she could get and arrange western music concerts at the then Southern Star auditorium and Jaganmohan Palace. She had even roped in Dr. Raja Ramanna, Atomic Scientist, to give a concert in piano.
Vivid are my memories of my visits to Good Shepherd Convent School here in Mysuru, where I was a Structural Consultant for strengthening the walls and roof of their three-storeyed hostel building housing among other students, two or three aged nuns from Ireland. My work there took me to the Convent frequently and I found her teaching Western music on piano to several students from aristocratic families of Mysuru. After the classes she would offer me a few biscuits and a cup of fruit juice and ask me which song in Karnatak music she should play on the piano for me.
And when I mentioned ‘Vatapi Gana Patim’ and ‘Raghu Vamsha Sudha,’ she would immediately let her diligent fingers on the keyboard and the songs would automatically start ringing in my ears. Then, once or twice, she would take me inside the Chapel and give me a Rosary to pray for the Almighty.
I had visited her two or three times in the St. Martha’s Home at Bengaluru and she was always asking about Mysuru and the Music Association, which was her soul.
—M.L. Krishnaswami NOTE: Sr. John’s funeral took place at Bengaluru this afternoon.—Ed
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / January 28th, 2016
Microsoft, in collaboration with Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru, concluded the first-ever Data Science Student Challenge (DSSC), a 24-hour global hackathon series, on Saturday.
The hackathon was inaugurated on January 29 as a part of Pravega 2016, the annual tech festival by the IISc. The hackathon, which witnessed participation by close to 200 students, showcases Microsoft’s commitment to boost the ecosystem for data scientists in India by giving students the opportunity to learn and test their data analytical skills.
As part of the hackathon, students accessed open government data and derived insights from that dataset, using the power of data analytics. Along with the students, a team of senior Microsoft mentors were present onsite to support and guide participants to create solutions based on predictions from the identified issues.
The hackathon generated over 50 ideas that could help build digital solutions to address the socio-economic issues in the country and accelerate the pace of the government’s Digital India programme.
Amog Mannekote, Tanmay Chinchore and Abhilash K from M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology (MSRIT), Bengaluru, were recognised as the winners of the challenge for prediction analysis on diabetes in Indian women. G Arun Kumar and Aravind Sundaresan from People’s Education Society Institute of Technology (PESIT) Bengaluru, South Campus, won the second prize for prediction analysis on heart diseases, and Amleshwar Kumar, Indranil Bhattacharya, Raghuram D Bharadwaj, Shreyas S and Swapnil Dhama from IISc won the third prize for predicting mortality rates of patients in ICU. The winning teams were rewarded with a cash prize of Rs 50,000, Rs 25,000 and Rs15,000, respectively. Professor Yogesh Simmhan, Assistant Professor, Department of Computational and Data Sciences (CDS), IISc, says the demand for data scientists is high. “There is a critical need to address the talent gap, both in data science research and its practice. The recent creation of the Department of Computational and Data Sciences, the Big Data public lecture series, and new data science and analytics courses are some of these efforts. I am pleased that IISc’s Pravega technical fest has partnered with Microsoft to host its first global Data Science Students Challenge in India at our campus.”
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State / Bengaluru – DHNS, January 31st, 2016
Star of Mysore Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy (centre), who released M.L. Krishnaswami’s (4th from left) book ‘The Mysore That was…’ in city yesterday, is seen with (from left) MBCT Founder Trustee Parvez E. Rudina, MBCT Hon. Secretary K. Sriram, MBCT Managing Trustee D. Keerthi Kumar, veteran actor Srinath, MBCT Founder Trustee R. Sundara Murthy, BAI Mysuru Centre Chairman M.S. Ramprasad and Hon. Secretary J.V.R. Naidhruva.
“Somehow I have an emotional connect to Mysuru. The very name Mysuru beings joy to me. Reason could be that it is my mother’s native place. Whenever I came to Mysuru in my student days, my maternal uncle (MLK) would give me one Anna. With that I would go to a hotel and eat masala dosa. My uncle would support me whenever I became naughty in the family.”
—Srinath, cine actor
Mysuru :
Mysore Builders’ Charitable Trust (MBCT) and Builders’ Association of India (BAI), Mysuru Centre, had organised a programme at MBCT premises, Sterling Theatre Road, in city last evening to release the book ‘The Mysore That was…’ (a compilation of articles published in Star of Mysore) authored by M.L. Krishnaswami (MLK).
Speaking after releasing the book brought out by MBCT Prakshana, Star of Mysore Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy called upon the builders to give a heritage touch to important public and huge private buildings as Mysuru is a heritage city.
Recalling an incident wherein the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, while inaugurating a public building in Jammu and Kashmir, had expressed displeasure about the lack of heritage architecture in the building, KBG highlighted the need for builders to give an artistic touch to structures specially in a Royal City like Mysuru.
Pointing out that MLK had captured the minds of citizens by writing exhaustive articles on important historical events, buildings and great personalities of the city in SOM, Ganapathy said that MLK had tried to preserve the history of Mysuru in a small way.
Noting that doctors, engineers, politicians and other eminent personalities from different fields write their autobiographies or get it done by others as biographies, he complimented MLK for writing on the city’s biography through this book.
Terming MLK as the city’s biographer, Ganapathy said that MLK is widely acclaimed by SOM readers for his elaborate articles on Mysuru of the past.
Cine actor Srinath, speaking as the chief guest, said that MLK was his uncle. Every photo published in his (MLK) book tells a story, he said.
Noting that MLK’s writing skills were magnificent, Srinath observed that MLK has recorded the legacy of Mysuru in a wonderful manner.
Pointing out that MLK had made references to him (Srinath) and his actor-brother C.R. Simha in his articles, Srinath said that Simha played an instrumental role in his success as an actor.
Expressing his wish to be a centenarian, Srinath became emotional when he said that his uncle MLK has to live long to felicitate him (Srinath) on his centenary.
M.L. Krishnaswami, who was born and brought up in Mysuru, in his address, said that this was a golden day for him and added that it was KBG, who provided a platform to pen his articles.
Stating that Ganapathy has suggested him to continue writing, he thanked KBG for his support all through these years.
On the occasion, the author M.L. Krishnaswami and his wife Prabha; MBCT Founder Trustees Parvez E. Rudina and R. Sundara Murthy were felicitated.
Legal expert Dr. C.K.N.Raja, sugama sangeetha artiste H.R. Leelavathi, art patron K.V. Murthy, neurosurgeon Dr. M.S. Bhaskar, Pt. Veerabhadraiah Hiremath and others were present on the occasion.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Monday – February 01st, 2016
Dr. P.V. Salimath, presently working as Research Director at JSS Medical College, Mysuru and a renowned biochemist, has been conferred with the “Fellow of Association of Carbohydrate Chemists & Technologists (I)” at the recently held conference in Pondicherry University, Puducherry, by The Association of Carbohydrate Chemists & Technologists (India).
The award has been bestowed in recognition of Dr. Salimath’s work carried out at CFTRI, Mysuru, on Science and Technology of Food Carbohydrates.
Dr. Salimath, a Ph.D holder in Food Carbohydrates, has more than three decades of research experience on carbohydrates of importance in foods. Beginning on the functional aspects of food carbohydrates and glycoproteins in buffalo colostrum, his research work has added to the understanding of the role of constituents of basement membrane during diabetic nephropathy and beneficial effect of foods and plants of medicinal value.
He has guided 12 students for Ph.D and has published more than 100 research papers in reputed journals. Dr. Salimath also had a stint of working in prestigious Max Planck Institute for Immunobiology, Freiburg, Germany (1981-1983), Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA (1992), as well as at La Jolla Cancer Research Foundation, USA (1993). He retired on Nov.30, 2014 after an illustrious career spanning more than three decades in research from CSIR-CFTRI.
Dr. Salimath has served on committees of national importance such as the Department of Science & Technology, Department of Biotechnology as well as Indian Council of Medical Research.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com /Star of Mysore / Home> General News / January 31st, 2016
