The Mysore District Chess Association (MDCA) felicitated World Amateur Chess Championship (U-1700 rating) Gold Medal Winner S.N. Jatin and (U-2000 rating) Silver Medal Winner M.P. Ajith at a function held at a private hotel in city recently.
The champions are seen with Association Secretary K.R. Shivaramegowda, M.K. Biddalppa, Association President Prof. S. S. Ananda Thirtha and former Ranji trophy cricket player and coach S. Vijaya Prakash.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / May 16th, 2016
The winners of Karnataka State Women’s Chess Championship 2016, conducted by Mandya Chess Academy at Gandhi Bhavan in Mandya yesterday seen with the prizes and the guests.
Mysuru :
Top-seed K. Manasa (Dakshina Kannada, rating 1916), WCM Isha Sharma (Dakshina Kannada, rating 1883), H.R. Manasa (Mysuru-Rating 1669) and WCM Ananaya Suresh (Kodagu-Rating 1902) tied with 7 points each from 9 rounds, but based on her better progressive tie-break scores than the others, K. Manasa won the Karnataka State Women’s Chess Championship 2016 organised by Mandya Chess Association yesterday at Gandhi Bhavan, Mandya on yesterday.
Isha Sharma, H.R. Manasa and Ananya Suresh secured the second, third and fourth places respectively.
The top four players will represent Karnataka in the National Women’s Chess Championships.
Mysuru’s other upcoming players, M. Supraja (6 pts-15th place), Hemadri Sathish (5 pts-21st), Prasiddhi Bhat (5 pts-22nd), C.T. Anamika Menon (5 pts-23rd), Dhatri Umesh (5 pts-28th), Akshatha Raju (5 pts-30th), Ananya R. Patel (5pts-31st), Sharadhi Shastry (4 pts-39th), M. Sujana (4 pts-47th), N. Prakruthi (4 pts-49th), Vidhya Sridhar (3.5 pts-52nd) and Deeksha (3 pts-61st) performed well in the championship.
Final Placings
1. K. Manasa (DK-7-55.5), 2. WCM Isha Sharma (DK-7-55), 3.H.R.Manasa (Mysuru-7-49.5), 4. WCM Ananya Suresh (Kodagu-7-41.50), 5. Shalon Joanne Pais (DK-6.5-36), 6. Nisha N. Patkar (Shivamogga-6.5-34.25), 7. S. Meghana (Mandya- 6.5-27.75), 8. K. Shruthi (Shivamogga-6.5-26), 9. WCM I. Sharanya (Bengaluru-6.5-25.5), 10. Mahima Sheringar (Udupi-6-24.50).
Important results: 9th round
Isha Sharma (7) bt K. Shruthi (6.5), I. Sharanya (6.5) drew Ananya Suresh (7), G. Kruti (6) lost K. Manasa (7), Mahima Sheringar (6) lost H.R. Manasa (7), Nisha N. Patkar (6.5) bt A.N. Shefali (5.5), P. Dhanyashree (5.5) lost to Shalone Joanne Pais (6.5), S. Meghana (6.5) bt N. Madhuri (5), Prasiddhi Bhat (5) lost to M. Supraja (6), A. Ananya A (6) bt C.T. Anamika Menon (5), Hemadri Sathish (5) lost to Bhagyashree G. Patil (6).
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / May 16th, 2016
Soukya Sports Award-2016 will be conferred on hockey player H.P. Sandhya at a programme organised by Rotary Mysore Midtown in association with Soukya Travel and Tours, at Rotary Centre on JLB Road in city on May 18 at 6.30 pm.
Mysore Travel Agents Association President C.A. Jayakumar will be the chief guest.
Profile: Sandhya, a 1st year M.Com student of Teresian College in city, is the daughter of Pushpa, warden of DYSS Hostel in Hassan and late Palaksha.
Determined to perform at top level, she trains under Vijaya Krishna, Hockey Coach, Sports Hostel, Mysuru.
She was a kho-kho player at the young age and was introduced to hockey by chance by her teachers.
She has taken part in 57th National School Games (2011-12) at Delhi, Sub-Junior Girls Hockey Championship (2011) at Chhattisgarh, 2nd Sub-Junior Girls National Hockey Championship (2012) at Haryana, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Junior National Hockey Championship (2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively) at Sonepat-Haryana, Jharkhand, Mysuru-Karnataka and Chhattisgarh respectively, National Games (2015) at Kerala, National Women Sports Competitions Group – 2 (2014) at Chitradurga – Karnataka, All India Inter-University Tournament in 2012-13 (University of Rajasthan-Jaipur), 2013-14 (University of Kurukshetra) and 2014-15 (South Zone at Anna University). She has also participated in Junior Women National Coaching camps and Indian camp.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / May 16th, 2016
Akash Aradhya seen with his parents Nagabhushan Aradhya and R.C. Rekha.
Roller Skating, which started as a recreational activity, has slowly transformed into a sport. Ever since the sport was introduced in Mysuru, the city has become a hub of roller skating with many youngsters and children taking to this sport. Among the champions who have emerged out of our city is Akash Aradhya.
This talented roller skater too was conferred with Ekalavya Award for his achievements in roller skating. Having started to practice roller skating at the age of three-and-a-half years, Akash has gone on to become one of the emerging stars of the game. Akash’s achievements in roller skating has been tremendous with him winning gold medals in Senior National Roller Skating Championships held in 2011, 2012 and 2013. He was also part of Indian team which participated at Asian Games held at China in 2010, Asian Championships held at China in 2014 and other international championships.
Speaking to Star of Mysore, Akash expressed his happiness over being recognised by Government of Karnataka for his achievements. “Roller Skating is a smaller sport compared to Lawn Tennis and Cricket. The game is also tougher as it needs continuous practice and physical fitness. The competition in roller skating is such that I had to wait for six years to get into the national side,” he added.
He also thanked his coaches Srikanth Rao and State Roller Skating Association for the support extended to him and fellow roller skaters in the State.
A B.Com graduate from D. Banumaiah College in city, Akash aims to follow his father Nagabhushan Aradhya’s footsteps to become a successful Chartered Accountant. Currently, his focus is to represent the country in the Winter Olympics to be held at PyeongChang, South Korea in 2018. He has been training for the past three months at Calgary in Canada.
Akash Aradhya’s mother R.C. Rekha, expressing joy on her son being honoured with the prestigious Ekalavya Award, said that the efforts of her son had yielded fruit and she wanted him to achieve much higher feats in roller skating.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / May 14th, 2016
Sushmitha Pawar seen receiving the Ekalavya Award from Chief Minister Siddharamaiah in city recently.
One of the toughest games to be played ever is Kabaddi. Having originated in our country, Kabaddi has been one sport which India has dominated both in men’s and women’s categories. This sport being widely played at the rural level has seen many talented players emerging out of our State to represent the National team in South Asian Games, Asian Games and World Cup. One such player to have emerged from our city is Sushmitha Pawar, who was part of the National Women’s Team which won the gold medal in the Asian Games held at Incheon in South Korea. Sushmitha was awarded the Ekalavya award by the State Government at a function held at Mysuru recently.
Speaking to Star of Mysore, Sushmitha said it was a proud moment for her to receive such a prestigious award in recognition of her achievements in Kabaddi.
Sushmitha, who works with State Police Department in Bengaluru, has won many accolades for her achievements in the sport. She was part of the State Women’s Kabaddi team which took part in the Senior National Championship held in 2010, 2011 and 2013. Her consistent performance at the National level earned her a place in the National team which took part in the 2014 Asian Games.
Having inspired by Sports Authority of India (SAI) Kabaddi coach Sridhar to take up Kabaddi, Sushmitha went on to represent in the Junior National Team for the first time and also the State in Amrita League in 2004.
Sushmitha, who hails from a poor family, was ably supported by parents Omprakash Rao Pawar and Manjula Bai, residents of N.R. Mohalla, who run a flour mill. Sushmitha said that her parents borrowed money from her relatives and friends to provide funds for her travel. Having started to play Kabaddi in 2003, Sushmitha says that the Police Department has supported her in all her endeavours.
She captained the Karnataka Junior Kabaddi team and was member of the South Zonal and Karnataka Senior team. Sushmitha also credited her husband Venkatesh for her success. After having achieved her initial goal, Sushmitha aims to take part in the Olympics.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / May 14th, 2016
N. Lokesh flanked by his parents Narasimhamurthy and Laksh
Another Namma Huduga to be conferred with the Ekalavya Award is N. Lokesh. Having taken up gymnastics accidentally, Lokesh has gone on to achieve great feats in his favourite sport. He won the gold medal in the 54th Senior National Championship held at Hyderabad in 2014 apart from winning Bronze in 53rd Senior National Championship held at Kurukshetra in 2013.
Speaking to Star of Mysore, Lokesh said that he was happy to be recognised by the State Government for his achievements. “It is the recognition which I have received for the sincere efforts put in over the past 18 years. Such recognition always motivates sportspersons to achieve more feats and work harder to bring glory to State and country,” he said.
Lokesh, who aims at participating in International-level championships, rued that there were no basic facilities for gymnastics and urged the State Government to provide the same to help youngsters build a bright career. Lokesh is currently gearing up for the Goa National Games during which he aims at winning the feat that he achieved in 2014.
Having completed his B.E in Electrical and Electronics from PES College, Mandya, Lokesh is currently working as a Production Engineer in one of the private companies in Tumakuru. Though he has been finding it tough to dedicate time for his practice, Lokesh makes sure to attend the same for at least a couple of hours every day.
“Currently, I have not been able to give much time for practice. With National Games round the corner, there is a need for me to dedicate more time. I will make sure to repeat the golden feat once again at the National level,” said Lokesh.
While Lokesh was immensely happy to be receiving the award, his father Narasimhamurthy, a retired KEB Junior Engineer, was one step ahead. He was seen with his chest up feeling proud to see his son receiving the award in Mysuru from Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, who also hails from Mysuru.
“It is a proud moment for me and my family to see Lokesh receiving the prestigious award. It is a great achievement to be recognised at this level. Though we supported his interest to join gymnastics we had never thought he would reach such a great height. I hope to see him grow at a much higher level, so that he could bring laurels to the State as well as the country,” says Narasimhamurthy.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / May 14th, 2016
Nishya Joseph seen with her parents Joseph Mari and Elizabeth
by S.N. Venkatnag Sobers
A native of a small village called Dornahalli in K.R. Nagar Taluk, Mysuru district, this talented volleyball player has represented the country’s Senior Women as well as Junior Women volleyball teams.
She was part of the Senior Women’s Volleyball Team which took part in the Asian Senior Championship held at China in 2013. This talented player is none other than Nishya Joseph, who received the prestigious Ekalavya award for her achievements in volleyball.
Having completed her primary education at her native, Nishya joined the Sports Hostel-Vidyanagar in Bengaluru where she completed her secondary education. Later, she came to Mysuru and joined the Sports Hostel and completed her PU and Under-Graduation at Teresian College.
Speaking to Star of Mysore, Nishya Joseph said that it was a dream come true for her to be receiving the award. “It is a proud moment for me to be receiving the prestigious Ekalavya award. Even my parents and other relatives wanted to see me receiving the award and today I have fulfil their dreams,” she said.
Talking about the support extended by her family, Nishya said that her father Joseph wanted her to take up volleyball and added that her uncle, Vijaykumar, who works as a Physical Education teacher, helped her in the game as she had the perfect physique and height.
“As per my uncle’s instructions I took up volleyball and here I am today. Currently, I am focusing on being a part of the Senior Women’s Volleyball Team,” Nishya said.
Being a part of the Indian Railway Team, Nishya works as a Ticket Collector for Indian Railways at Pune in Maharashtra. When asked about shifting base from Karnataka to Maharashtra, Nishya said that there is not much job opportunities for sportspersons in Karnataka which was the main reason for her to shift to Pune.
“The State Government has to encourage sportspersons by providing jobs in public sectors. There are other States which have been encouraging achievers in sports by providing jobs and other facilities. But in our State it is not the same. Even the facilities provided for volleyball is not up to the mark. Though we have sports hostels yet there is a need for more infrastructure to compete at the international level,” she added.
Joseph Mari, Nishya’s father, said that it was a proud moment to see her daughter receive the award. “Majority in our family are involved in one or the other sport. But till date none of them have grown to a level where Nishya has reached. It feels good to see my daughter making us proud through her achievements. I hope she would continue with her efforts and play at much higher level and bring laurels to our country,” he adds.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / May 14th, 2016
Who says you cannot master your mother tongue in a foreign land?
A Class 10 student, who was born in Karnataka but did most of her early schooling outside the state, has proved that no formal training is needed when it comes to love for your mother tongue.
Shreya, who is currently studying in Kundapur of Udupi District in Karnataka, has scored 99 out of 100 in Kannada in her board exams.
This despite the fact that Kannada was not a part of her curriculum during most part of her school education.
She has scored 600 out of 625 marks in the SSLC Class 10 exam.
Starting her education at Mumbai’s St Xavier’s play school, Shreya has studied in Lagos (Nigeria), Tanzania, Uganda, Kundapur (Karnataka), Nairobi (Kenya), Hubli (Karnataka) and Druck (Bhutan).
Shreya started her schooling from Mumbai’s St Xavier’s play school, then did her LKG in Lagos (Nigeria). She completed her UKG, 1st and 2nd standard in Tanzania, 3rd standard in Uganda.
She returned to India for a year and did her 4th standard from Kundapur.
She did the first term of her 5th standard in Nairobi, and second term in Hubli of Karnataka.
For 6th and 7th standard she was in Tumkur and for 8th and 9th standard in Bhutan’s Druck.
Finally, she returned to Kundapur for her SSLC.
Delighted with her result, she credits her teachers and parents for helping in Kannada. Like her father, Shreya also wants to be a Chartered Accountant.
(Content Courtesy: vijaykarnataka)
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Bangalore / TNN / May 18th, 2016
A group photo of the Stakeholders at the interactive session held at CFTRI recently.
Mysuru :
CSIR- Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), Mysuru, had organised a half-a-day Stakeholders Meet involving the Growers, Processors and Market Players in the Banana Processing Industry recently to create a robust food value chain, which would be beneficial to the processing industry.
There were press reports during December 2015 that farmers were forced to sell banana for a meagre Rs. 2 per kg. In this context, AcSIR students as part of their project studies initiated interactions with farmers of Chamarajanagar district.
Accordingly, around 2 tonnes of fresh banana was procured and processed at the Institute’s Pilot Plant, packed and stored in cold storage. Some of the buyers were brought to the loop for the purchase of banana pulp. Samples were sent to pulp exporters for evaluation of products from their end. And some quantity of the pulp was sold through this route.
New plant variety : Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Ram Rajasekharan, Director, CSIR-CFTRI, stated that the Institute would be releasing a new plant variety which has the potential to protect banana crop from spoilage. The plant can be grown as an inter-crop along with other plantations.
The Institute asserted to work for establishing a semi-processing unit through farmers co-operatives with support from Government and other agencies, transfer of technology free of cost to such agri-enterprises, training and creating a network amongst them for ensuring proper returns to growers.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / May 12th, 2016
Christoph Bertrams, Director of Max Mueller Bhavan, Bengaluru, in conversation with Senior Journalist N. Niranjan Nikam.
The cultural exchanges between two countries give the participants an opportunity to understand the rich heritage, history, life and culture of the respective places they visit. Goethe Institut – Max Mueller Bhavan in the country is one such phenomenon that is doing great service in this direction since the last 60 years. The Director of Max Mueller Bhavan, Bengaluru, Christoph Bertrams was in city with a group of ten artistes from Germany visiting many cultural places like Rangayana, Folk Museum in Manasagangotri and Pottery Makers in Doora village. Senior Journalist N. Niranjan Nikam caught up with Christoph, the friendly, warm, outspoken German, who has understood India and has a good perspective about the country. He spoke to ‘Star of Mysore’ (SOM) about the history of Max Mueller Bhavan, the Indian and German Culture and about the cultural exchanges. Excerpts. —Ed.
By N. Niranjan Nikam
SOM: You have been the Director of Max Mueller Bhavan, Bengaluru, for the last five years. How has your experience been?
Christoph Bertrams: In my former career in Latin America, it was a different experience. I am here in an Asian country for the first time and it has been an interesting experience. Since we work in the area of culture, we had no support from the Government in India whether it is the Central or the State Governments. ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations) hardly supports us. But this was not the case in Latin American countries where the governments would support us with public funds. Here we do get some private funding. All cultural life depends on a few individuals. It is a great experience to work with such people.
SOM: In Bengaluru, what is your experience like?
Christoph: Bengaluru is a production hub. It is very active culturally and there are a few wonderful artistes like Pushpamala and Sheila Gowda. They work in Bengaluru but have their shows in Delhi and Mumbai. Surekha Sharada, the former Chief Curator of Bangalore Metro Art Centre (in the MG Road Metro Station) and Aisha Abraham have also been a great source of support for us. We had created an exhibition with them about the First World War and the Indians participating in it. These two were the two Indians who worked with us. It was a great success. You can work with talented artistes and produce art.
SOM: It is very fascinating to read about Max Mueller, a German Indologist and Sanskrit scholar born almost 200 years ago. Can you throw some light on him?
Christoph: Goethe Institut is there in 140 countries in the world and six in India. There is only one exception and that is India where it is called Goethe Institut — Max Mueller Bhavan; in all other countries it is just Goethe Institut. That is because of the enormous respect Max Mueller had for India and this is what he had to say about your country:
“If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed some of its choicest gifts, has most deeply pondered over the greatest problems of life, and has found solutions of some of them which well deserve the attention even of those who have studied Plato and Kant, I should point to India.’’
The Indian colleagues also feel strongly about the link with Max Mueller and they want this name to be there forever. It is a very good Institut.
SOM: Do you find any similarities between German and Indian cultures?
Christoph: (Smiles). It is much easier to argue what is the difference than similarities between the two cultures. Both are very strong cultures and, of course, the Indian culture is the older one. Therein lies the main difference. What is similar is the confluence of cultural activism. For instance, if one goes to a Film Festival what one looks at is the biggest festival with the biggest stars in attendance. It is not quality here but only quantity. But our film festivals are different. Of course there are both good and bad things when one talks about culture.
Again lots of time fusion is not possible. When they try it — for example, a jazz musician plays with a Sitarist and it is called fusion music. According to me fusion becomes confusion.
SOM: A group of ten people from different backgrounds like puppetry, theatre artistes, curator and photographer have all come together. How much do they learn from such exchanges?
Christoph: This time it is called “Spot on bangaloREsidents.” We bring those people to India who have never been here before. They are all selected through a very strict selection process. Each time we receive about 200 applications. After the selection they all arrive together on a Sunday. If they say that they have a performance on Monday in Germany and after that they will come they are not allowed. These people are first introduced into the cultural life of the city. Take Paul Affeld who represents a vibrant combination of hip hop and puppet theatre as witnessed by his famous band “Puppetmastaz.” He has come here to see what Indian puppetry has to offer.
SOM: Indian puppetry has a great tradition and he will have a lot of takeaways.
Christoph: Yes that is true. He will interact with the puppet masters as his interest lies in the theatrical development between classical acting, puppetry and dance. They have visited Rangashankara where they have interacted with Arundathi Nag. Jagruthi theatre is another place where Paul has gone.
These chosen few stay with the Indian hosts and there are 25 of them in the list in Bengaluru and it is increasing. This is how the exchange of knowledge takes place between Germany and India. However, it is sad that in India there is no government funding at all for such activities.
SOM: Having been with Goethe Institut for 25 years how much of its philosophy have you imbibed?
Christoph: The thing I learn most whichever country I go to is the culture of that place. As I told in the beginning Indian culture is very old. The main objective of mine is to learn about this first. Both Bengaluru and Mysuru are culturally very vibrant. During our visit here, we learnt about the visual arts. We visited Rangayana and interacted with the artistes there. The puppetry show which we showed is a bit different from what is shown here. The children in the Chinnara Mela participated very enthusiastically. Though the way we talk to children and the way they are controlled here are a bit different. In the evening we all attended a party hosted by the international artiste N.S. Harsha, who is from your own place, where we again met some great artistes, writers, architects, graphic artistes and the interaction was very good.
This is why we are rotated in our jobs. If I stick to one place I will not learn anything much.
SOM: What is it about Goethe Institut that is unique? Because, it is said, the falling of Berlin Wall makes a turning point for Goethe Institut. (This question is answered by Maureen Gonsalves, Programme Coordinator who is travelling with the team).
Maureen Gonsalves: Earlier East and West Germany had different cultures. After the fall of the Berlin Wall this has more or less disappeared. However, as an outsider I feel that there could be some differences still there. Coming to the Goethe Institut, there is a lot of emphasis on exchange programmes.
We do not fund but support the cultural exchanges to create or facilitate and enhance the culture milieu. It is a give and take. Germany has a budget for Goethe Institut.
SOM: Many Indian students are going to Germany for further studies. What is it that attracts them? Do they have to learn German to study in Germany?
Maureen Gonsalves: One of the main reasons is Germany has no tuition fee. They just have a small semester fee and living expenses. Economically it is attractive. However, now it is not entirely true as a few Universities are charging tuition fees. Their standard of education is very high. Master’s courses are in English. Only under-graduate courses are in German. I know of students who do not speak a single word of German, who have passed out and come.
SOM: Can you throw some light on the controversy regarding replacing German with Sanskrit in CBSE schools after a MoU having been signed with Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan?
Christoph: I am not aware of it and hence I do not want to comment on it.
SOM: Great thinkers and philosophers have come out of Germany. In spite of this it has been responsible for two World Wars?
Christoph: This is the big conflict we feel, as Germans. As the well-known German Philosopher, Sociologist and Composer Theodor W. Adorno known for his critical theory of society has said, “To write poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric,” a dictum he strongly believed in and which is a part of post-war Germany’s struggle with history and culture.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / May 11th, 2016
