The guided walk in Malleswaram will be held on February 24 and will be led by Sujatha Balakrishnan, a history teacher, counsellor and theatre actor.
Participants at a previously held walk
Bengaluru :
Built as an alternative to the old Mysuru region, Malleswaram, formed in 1889, is awash with history and has since then shaped into a hub of vibrant industrial economy. It has a number of superior academic institutions; restaurants that provide gastronomic delights; resplendent temples; and a thriving flower market. Another famous part of Bengaluru, the Kempegowda fort and the surrounding ‘Pete’ also have fascinating tales to tell visitors. Both these areas will be showcased through guided walks to be held as part of the ongoing India Heritage Walk Festival.
History buffs can visit the Venugopalaswamy and Kadu Malleshwara temples
The guided walk in Malleswaram will be held on February 24 and will be led by Sujatha Balakrishnan, a history teacher, counsellor and theatre actor. “Participants can stroll across the Sampige and Margosa Roads and visit the 8th Cross Shopping Street. They will also visit the Venugopalaswamy and KaduMalleshwara temples, and experience the delights of the Malleshwaram fruit and vegetable market,” the organisers, Sahapedia, said.
On February 17, participants of the other heritage walk will be taken through the various ‘petes’ or areas which came up around the Kempegowda Fort in the city market area.
Participants will visit the Yelahanka Gate, Anjaneyaswamy, Maramma and Ranganathaswamy temples, rice Memorial Hall and Mohan Building.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Bengaluru / by Express News Service / February 14th, 2019
A night to remember: Prakash Padukone with his family members after receiving the Sportstar Aces lifetime achievement award. | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre
Kohli and Bumrah share the Sportsman of the Year (cricket) accolade
Prakash Padukone was honoured for Lifetime Achievement while Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah shared the Sportsman of the Year (cricket) accolade at the Sportstar Aces Awards ceremony at the Taj Mahal Palace here on Thursday. It was to warm, heartfelt applause that Padukone received his award, before an audience of stars on a grand evening.
“This is an absolute fanboy moment,” confessed Sunil Gavaskar, chairman of the Awards jury, as he feted Padukone on stage. “For me you’re the greatest Indian sportsman ever. You paved the way for the badminton generation we now see.”
Padukone, while being typically self-effacing, hailed the growth of Indian badminton. “I don’t think I deserve that much of praise. There are so many who’ve done so well. But I accept the award with all humility,” he said, before he was joined on stage by wife Ujjala, daughter Deepika and son-in-law Ranveer Singh.
Guts and glory: Deepa Malik is presented the parathelete sportswoman of the year award by M.M. Somaya. | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre
“Around 10-15 years ago, Indian players would look at the draw for major tournaments and worry about facing the Chinese and Indonesians. Today, it’s the other way around.”
The Sportstar Aces Awards, supported by the Qatar Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and MRF, recognised the wonderful sporting year Kohli and Bumrah had enjoyed.
Bull’s eye: The 16-year-old Manu Bhaker receives her award from ace shooter Anjali Bhagwat. | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre
“As a child, I used to buy Sportstar every month for the posters. So, getting this award from Sportstar is like reviving childhood memories,” said Kohli as he received his award, in absentia, from Shane Warne.
The former Australian leg-spinner and Rajasthan Royals brand ambassador hailed the fact that Kohli placed primacy on Test cricket. “Virat is a very inspiring cricketer all around the world. He stands up for what he believes in and speaks his heart,” he added.
It was a golden 2018 for Bumrah, Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami, who became the most successful pace trio in a calendar year in Test cricket.
“That an Indian pace trio broke the record of the great West Indies pacers is a very proud thing for us,” said Bumrah. “We wanted to win abroad. For that, you have to have a good bowling attack.”
The Awards, which were previously held between 1994 and 2003 in their first avatar, were revived as Sportstar completed 40 years in 2018.
Alongside Gavaskar on the Awards jury were sporting legends M.M. Somaya, Anju Bobby George, Anjali Bhagwat, and N. Ram, Chairman, The Hindu Group of Publishing.
Cheteshwar Pujara became the first recipient of the Chairman’s Choice award, for his exploits in a historic Test series win for India in Australia. “Pujara is the last of a dwindling tribe of pure Test batsmen,” said Ram.
“He has shown that he has all the credentials to step into Rahul Dravid’s shoes.”
Pujara spoke of his parents’ role in moulding his life. “I lost my mother to cancer at 17. When I was young, she told me, ‘You’ll have a great career but it’s important to be a nice human being. It hardly matters whether you are famous or not.’
“My father has been a strict coach; but I’m grateful he has been there for me.”
Sunil Chhetri, P.V. Sindhu, Neeraj Chopra, Mary Kom, Hima Das, Smriti Mandhana, Sharath Kamal, Bajrang Punia, Manu Bhaker and Deepa Malik were some of the other awardees on the occasion, an event graced by sporting greats of the likes of Viswanathan Anand, Gagan Narang, Mithali Raj and Kamlesh Mehta, and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, whose State was declared the best for promotion of sports.”
Ayon Sengupta, Editor, Sportstar, welcomed the awardees while N. Murali, Chairman, KSL, also addressed the gathering.
The Hindu’s Editor Mr. Mukund Padmanabhan was also present.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Sport / by Shreedutta Chidananada / Mumbai – February 14th, 2019
The Academy also announced book awards for 19 writers
The Karnataka Sahitya Academy on Thursday announced special awards for 2018 to five writers B.A. Vivek Rai, H.S. Venkateshmurthy, Deshamsha Hudagi, Saisuthe and A.K. Hamppanna — for their contribution to Kannada literature.
It has also chosen 10 writers for Sahityasri Award 2018. The winners are: K.C. Shivappa, Purushotham Bilimale, C.P. Siddashrama, Parvathi G. Ithal, G. Krishnappa, Satish Kulkarni, Rangaraja Vanadurga, Abdul G. Basheer, Gangaram Chandala and H.L. Pushpa.
While the writers will be presented a cash prize of ₹50,000 each, a citation and a certificate, the Sahityasri award winners would be given ₹25,000 each, a citation and a certificate.
According to a release, they were chosen at a meeting chaired by Academy Chairman Aravind Malagatti. The Academy also announced book awards for 19 writers for books published during 2017.
The book award winners are Chandrashekar Talya, Renuka Ramananda, Guruprasad Kaginele, Nagaraja Ramaswamy Vasthare, Basavaraja Sabarada, Prajna Mathihalli, Indira Heggade, Amrutha Rakshadi, H. Shashikala, F.T. Hallikeri, Sharada V. Murthy, Somashekar B.S., H.T. Pothe, J.M. Nagaiah, R. Sheshashastri, Gopala Mahamuni, Vinaya Okkunda, P.V. Nanjaraj Urs, and Mangala C.
The book award winners will be given a cash prize of ₹25,000 each and a certificate, the release stated.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bengaluru / by Staff Reporter / February 07th, 2019
All eyes are on the next generation of the Karnataka cricketers who will get a chance to play first-class cricket.
Bengaluru :
All eyes are on the next generation of the Karnataka cricketers who will get a chance to play first-class cricket. The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) selection committee handed debut offers to eight players in the Ranji Trophy this season. And among them, one youngster who shone was 18-year-old Devdutt Padikkal. The U-19 India opener was an instant hit, scoring 77 on his first-class debut against Maharashtra.
The left-hander has seen a meteoric rise in his stocks after playing a fantastic 208-run knock against Assam in the Cooch Behar Trophy in 2017. His impressive numbers in that season, where he scored 829 runs at an average of 82.9, and his exploits with India U-19 team in the Sri Lanka tour (153 runs in five innings) and Asia Cup U-19 (152 in 3) were enough to convince Karnataka selectors. Padikkal even played a few good knocks in the Karnataka Premier League (KPL playing for Ballari Tuskers. In his rookie Ranji season, the Edapal, Kerala-born batsman has tallied 258 runs in 10 innings, including three half-centuries.
“I had expected the call-up as I played a few good innings in the India U-19. It happened at the right moment for me. While I’m happy to have helped the team, I’m not satisfied with the scores. I think I could have done better,” he said.
The Bengaluru-boy, who moved to the city at the age of 11 to pursue cricket, has matured a lot. Unlike his aggressive style of batting in the U-19 setup, the youngster has learnt to be patient in testing first-class cricket, respecting bowlers’ might. He proved that on a seaming track of Shivamogga, scoring 75 at a snail pace against Railways in the Ranji Trophy.
“Bowlers are more experienced and that tests your skills as a batsman. It’s not very easy to play against them,” said Padikkal. Padikkal is working on polishing his skills with his coach Irfan Sait. The opener has already bagged an Indian Premier League (IPL) contract with Royal Challengers Bangalore. And despite the little chances of making his debut in the cash-rich league, he wants to utilise the platform to improve his skills.
“I have been working on my power hitting to play those big shots. Hopefully, in the IPL camp, I will be able to do that under Gary (Kirsten),” he said.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Bengaluru / by Krishnendu Banerjee / Express News Service / February 11th, 2019
The app allows healthcare professionals who handle TB patients to calculate the right BMI and nutrition levels.
Bengaluru :
After N-TB app developed by a Mangaluru professor and his team gained popularity among doctors and Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), the team has been approached by the Ministry of Health to upgrade the app and make it more patient-friendly.
The developer of the app, Anurag Bhargava, professor of medicine at Yenepoya Medical College in Mangaluru, says, “The present app is definitely of help to the doctors and nurses advising dietary counselling, which is a major part of treatment of persons with Tuberculosis (TB). We need to upgrade the app to make it more people-oriented.”
In the new app, according to sources, the Ministry of Health also plans to include ‘Nikshay programme’, where registration and monitoring of TB Patients will take place online.
“The existing NT-B app provides information on nutrition, as under-nutrition could prove to be fatal for those with TB. This is the critical indicator that will be shown in the app, to help in dietary counselling. The app also demystifies dietary counselling by calculating the nutritional value of food. Weight is an indicator that is often monitored when treating TB, but height too is critical in getting the actual picture,” explains Bhargava.
The app allows healthcare professionals who handle TB patients to calculate the right BMI and nutrition levels. This app was developed based on the guidance document on nutritional care and support for patients with tuberculosis in India, that was released by the RNTCP last year.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Karnataka / by Chetana Belagere / Express News Service / February 07th, 2019
Recognition: The award winners with Azim Premji, chairman of Wipro Ltd. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
They include a team each from a Belagavi school and a Bengaluru college
Fourteen schools and 10 colleges from various parts of the country have bagged the ‘Wipro Earthian Awards 2018’. The awards were presented to the winners by Azim Premji, chairman of Wipro Ltd., on Saturday in recognition of their sustainable thinking. Government High School, Sambra, Belagavi district, and BMS College of Engineering, Bengaluru, are the winners from the State.
A press release states that 1,300 entries were received for the 2018 edition of Wipro Earthian programme.
“The teams from schools demonstrated their understanding of biodiversity and water through a combination of activity and essays. The teams from colleges submitted their entries on the themes of water, waste, and transportation in the urban context,” states the press release.
The entries have increased threefold since the inception of award in 2011. “The programme so far has engaged with over 55,000 schools and colleges, 1.3 lakh students and 13,000 teachers across the country. The winning institutes will get an opportunity to engage with Wipro collaborative programmes on sustainability. Anurag Behar, chief sustainability officer, Wipro, said, “The eighth edition of the award involved an outreach to schools and colleges in 29 States and two Union Territories, including those in remote locations such as Ladakh, Dras, Kargil, Sunderbans and the Nicobar Islands for the first time.”
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bengaluru / by Special Correspondent / Bengaluru – February 10th, 2019
The Angadi family, owning 125 acres of ancestral farm land in Kiresur village of Hubballi taluk, has been doing joint family farming for several years.
Top and left: Women from Angadi family work at their field at Kiresur village near Hubballi. Bottom left: Basavaraj Angadi inspects organically grown chilli crop at his field | D Hemanth
Hubballi :
True role models they are. They live under one roof and work together on the field. All the 50 members of this joint family are at work in their fields at the first light. What’s more, they have converted nearly 70 acres of farmland into organic farming fields and are aiming to do more. They believe that this ‘green’ cultivation produces nutritious food without destroying the environment.
The Angadi family, owning 125 acres of ancestral farm land in Kiresur village of Hubballi taluk, has been doing joint family farming for several years. Elders of the family state that they have been cultivating since last seven decades and they switched over to organic farming five years ago due to drought in the region. And the results were surprising.
Kiresur village, located about 18km from Hubballi, is taking a leaf out of Angadi brothers’ method and trying to switch over to organic farming. The neighbouring farmers have realised that this type of farming requires less amount of water.Basavaraj Angadi, one of the family members, says that they have stopped using chemical fertilisers for four years now. “We grow chilli and chickpea (chana) on our land by using organice manure. We use the decomposed vegetables and other kitchen waste as manure. After we switched over to organic manure, the yield has increased by 20% every season. We are happy with both quality and quantity,” he says.
The village comes under the irrigation map of Malaprabha river basin. But as the area is facing drought for last few years, the farmers are not getting water in time. Several times the water released in the canals does not reach the village, or it is too late for the standing crops when the water arrives.“We are able to address the water scarcity issue by using organic manure. Usage of chemical fertilisers kills the soil strength. But the organic manure strengthens the soil and improves the yield as well. We are getting additional 5 quintals of harvest every season,” Basavaraj Angadi says.
Hanumanth Nagavi, another family member, says that after attending a seminar organised by the Agriculture department, the family decided to go in for organic farming. “We have no labour issues as all the women from the house help us in fields. They lend a helping hand whenever required. During harvest season, we do take labourers from outside. But as 50 members of the family do farming together, we have never felt a shortage of hands,” he adds.
This doesn’t mean that youngsters in the family are only occupied with farming. While they do help on the farm, they are also excelling in studies. Two of them are studying engineering in Bengaluru and daughter of Basavraj Angadi is pursuing MBBS in Davanagere college.“We used to spend a lot of money on chemical fertilisers. But after switching over to organic farming, we are saving money and also getting good yield. Already a dozen farmers in our village have adopted organic manure for their crops,” says Basavaraj Angadi.
Many in the village agree that this family is indeed an inspiration. Says Pradeep Badiger, a farmer from Kiresur village, that he was inspired by the success story of Angadi brothers and wanted to adopt organic farming in his field. “I am motivated by the Angadi family and have stopped using chemical fertilisers since one year. This year I am hoping for a better harvest,” he says.
GREEN CAUSE
The joint family in Kiresur village near Hubballi has been practising organic farming for the last five years The family has largest farmland in the village with 70 acres under cultivation out of 125 acres
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Bengaluru / by Kiran Balannanavar / Express News Service / February 10th, 2019
Juniors category winners Rohan Rajeev Bharadwaj, and Samir V. Murthy of Kumaran Children’s Home CBSE, with Seniors category winnners Vishnu Ram Sampathkumar and Dhyan Vyas of National Public School, Indiranagar, with Inder Sain Baluja, General Manager, Syndicate Bank; Dheeraj Kumar, Regional Director, Aakash Educational Services Ltd.; Bhaskar, Area Sales Manager, Eveready Industries Ltd.; and Chaitra, Soulfull – South Brand Head. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar
19th edition saw 614 teams participate in juniors and seniors categories
Billed as one of the most popular quiz contests in the country, The Hindu Young World Quiz competition, was held at Chowdiah Memorial Hall here on Tuesday. The 19th edition of the event was open to school students in two categories – juniors (from class 4 to 6) and seniors (from class 7 to 10).
Juniors category
The team from Sri Kumaran Children’s Home (CBSE), Mallasandra bagged the top prize in the juniors category. The SKCH team of Samir V. Murthy and Rohan R. Bharadwaj was tied with the team from National Public School, HSR Layout, in the penultimate round with 50 points. The SKCH team garnered 20 points in the ‘Shoot Out’, the last round to emerge victorious with 70 points. They received trophies, merit certificates from The Hindu and bicycles and goodie bags from sponsors.
The NPS, HSR Layout team of Aron Mondal and Neelkanth S. took the first runners-up position, while the team from Delhi Public School Bangalore South of Adithya N.M., and Anubhav S., took the second runners-up position.
After the preliminary written round, six teams made it to the on-stage final round.
The teams from KLE Society’s School, Rajajingar, Deens Academy, ECC-Whitefield and Vidyashilp Academy, Yelahanka finished in fourth, fifth and sixth positions. They received trophies and certificates from The Hindu and goodie bags from sponsors.
Seniors category
The team from National Public School, Indiranagar, led from the beginning eventually to win the competition with a grand total of 199 points in the seniors category. The NPS team of Vishnu Sampathkumar and Dhyan Vyas won the competition for the second consecutive year. They received trophies, merit certificates from The Hindu and bicycles and goodie bags from sponsors.
The team from Bethany High School, Koramangala of Vasanth K. J., and Rishab Nanda took the first runners-up position with 120 points. The team from Presidency School, R.T. Nagar of Ananya Patil Rao and Daksh Shettar took the third position with 92 points. The teams from Sri Vidya Kendra – The Smart School, Machohalli, National Public School, Koramangala and Presidency School, Nandini Layout took the fourth, fifth and sixth positions. They received trophies and merit certificates from The Hindu and goodie bags from sponsors.
Prize distribution
Inder Sain Baluja, general manager (PR & Publicity), Syndicate Bank, Dheeraj Kumar, regional director, Aakash Educational Services Ltd., Bhaskar, area sales manager, Eveready Industries India Ltd., and Chaitra, brand head (South), Soulfull, gave away prizes to the winners. Quizmaster V.V. Ramanan hosted the show. In all, 240 teams in juniors category and 374 teams in seniors category from schools across the city participated.
Sponsors
Syndicate Bank was the presenting partner. The event was powered by Eveready Industries India Ltd. Arrow Publications Pvt. Ltd. was the knowledge partner. Frog Bikes was the national gift partner. Aakash Educational Services Ltd. was the education partner in Karnataka.
The nutrition partner was Soulfull, the gift partners were The Children’s Place and Naturo, the snack partner was Unibic, the refreshment partner was Hotel Adyar Ananda Bhavan and the beverage partner was Bejois.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bengaluru / by Sudhindr A.B. / Bengaluru – February 07th, 2019
Two students from MVJ College of Engineering have developed a device called ‘bBook’ that converts text into braille in real time.
The students took five months to create the device
Bengaluru :
Two students from MVJ College of Engineering have developed a device called ‘bBook’ that converts text into braille in real time. Once a person with a visual impairment places the device over the text, it uses the six pins on its surface to convert the text.
A small camera in the bBook is used to scan text, which is then processed and the data generated is used to drive a braille unit. This unit gives the input character equivalent to braille. “A person can also download the latest news articles. A specially designed audio interface will be available, which will enable the user to use voice-control,” said Rohit Natesh, a student at the college.
The device can also be connected to mobile phones in order to receive notifications from the bBook application. It works in three speeds – slow, medium and fast – that is 4 seconds, 2.5 seconds and 1.5 seconds. They have been working on the device for five months now. “It has been a pleasure to work with my students. We hope to receive more feedback from blind schools,” said Desikan Srinivasan, assistant professor at MVJ College of Engineering.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Bengaluru / by Aarthi M / Express News Service / February 06th, 2019
Visitors at the museum on Monday. | Photo Credit: V Sreenivasa Murthy
The Archives was inaugurated on Monday
The Archives, an informal museum of sorts that records the history of the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) and contemporary biology research in the country, was inaugurated on Monday.
It has been set up in a 1,500 sq.ft. space in the Eastern Lab Complex (ELC) in NCBS, and includes reading rooms, exhibition areas and a professional recording room for oral history interviews and podcasts. The Archives has been shaped by over 40 students and professionals between 2016 and 2018.
It is free and open to the public.
From manuscripts and negatives to books and scientific equipment and field and lab notes, The Archives aims be a collecting space that enables ‘diverse’ stories of biological research, says a release.
For now, The Archives has five manuscript collections, seven institutional collections, two artefact collections, two bibliographic collections, and an oral history collection.
The caption was corrected for a spelling error
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bengaluru / by Staff Reporter / February 04th, 2019
