Two journalists each from Mysuru and Kodagu districts and one from Chamarajanagar are among the winners of the State Annual Awards given by Bengaluru-based Karnataka Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ).
K.K. Karthik, reporter of The New Indian Express English Daily at Mysuru, has bagged ‘K.A. Nettakallappa Award’ for best sports report while Shivu Hunsur, reporter of Vijayavani Kannada Daily at Hunsur, has bagged ‘R.L. Vasudevarao Award’ for best article on wildlife.
Kodagu’s Shakti Newspaper Editor G. Rajendra has bagged ‘Rajashekar Koti Award’ for his over four-decades service to the field of Journalism while Kannada Prabha Somwarpet taluk Reporter S.A. Muralidhar has bagged ‘Mandibele Shyamanna Memorial Award’ for best report on rural issues.
Gulipura Nandeesh, Chamarajanagar district reporter of Doordarshan’s Chandana Kannada Channel, has bagged ‘Girijamma Rudrappa Talikote Award.’ Nandeesh is a resident of Yelandur in Chamarajanagar district and had served in different newspapers before joining Doordarshan.
The awards will be conferred at KUWJ’s Annual Conference slated to take place at Kalaburagi on Jan. 3 and 4.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / December 26th, 2021
Members of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal, Mathrmandali and Durgavahini observed Shaurya Sanchalana as a part of Geetha Jayanti.
The activists who had arrived from different parts of the district had congregated at Chowdeshwari Temple. Later, they took out a procession at Chowki Circle, Ajjamada Devaiah Circle, General Thimayya Circle and a stage programme was held at Omkareshwara Temple hall.
Delivering the address, VHP Dharma Prasarana Pramukh Krishna Upadhyaya said that Hindus are still a majority in India due to the efforts of Hindu organisations. There are no restrictions in Hinduism.
Several people have made sacrifices for the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, he said.
“India will be saved only with Hindutva. There is a need to save the culture and tradition of the land,” he added.
He called upon people to love the country.
VHP district president Krishnamurthy also spoke on the occasion.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by DHNS, Madikeri / December 19th, 2021
The 26th annual general body (AGM) meeting of Kodagu Coffee Belegarara Sahakara Sangha will be held at Kodava Samaja Auditorium at 11 am on December 20, said society president Muddanda B Devaiah.
Addressing reporters in Madikeri recently, he said that all transactions in the office are computerised.
A new roof has been constructed on the Coffee Krupa building of the cooperative society, at a cost of Rs 9.50 lakh. The staff shortage in the cooperative society will be addressed by recruiting new staff soon, he added.
Office bearers and members Suvin Ganapathy, Ramesh, Kaverappa, Leela Medappa and Ponnappa were present at the press meet.
The State Government has released Rs. 50 lakh to set up a new elephant camp at Harangi in Kodagu District. Already, Kodagu has two elephant camps, one at Dubare and another at Mathigodu near Anechowkur Gate that borders Mysuru.
The aim of the new camp is to decongest the existing eight camps across Karnataka where the pachyderm population has increased over the years. The State Government in February this year had ordered the setting up of a new elephant camp at Harangi.
Replying to a question raised by Madikeri MLA M.P. Appachu Ranjan in the on-going Legislature session at Belagavi regarding the Harangi Elephant Camp and a Tree Park, also at Harangi, Forest Minister Umesh Katti said that from 2017 till 2021-22 Rs.1.38 crore has been released by the Government and works are on to create the Tree Park.
This apart, Rs. 50 lakh has been released for Harangi elephant camp under funds from Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA). Apart from setting up a new elephant camp, there are plans to initiate other related development programmes including developing the camp as a tourist centre and at the same time provide shelter to the elephants, he added.
File photos of Dubare Elephant Camp near Kushalnagar in Kodagu district.
The Forest Department will establish the elephant camp in a 40-acre land at Athur Reserve Forest beside Harangi Reservoir in Kushalnagar Taluk. The place, located near the Harangi Dam backwaters, is ideal to set up the elephant camp.
The Government has also plans to closely develop Cauvery Nisargadhama in Kushalnagar and together with the new elephant camp in the region, the initiatives will boost eco-tourism activities, the Minister told the Assembly.
Currently, Karnataka has eight jumbo camps housing about more than 100 tamed elephants that are used to rescue wild animals and for logging purposes at Government timber depots.
The new elephant camp is expected to reduce the burden on the nearby Dubare Elephant Camp, which currently has over 32 elephants, the highest in the State.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News> Top Stories / December 20th, 2021
Mangalore University in its third Academic Council meeting (for the year 2021-22) approved the course of MA in Kodava on Friday. The curriculum and the guidelines too were approved by the council.
University Vice Chancellor Prof P S Yadapadithaya presiding over the meeting said that the course will be launched in Jnana Kaveri Post Graduation Centre in Chikka Aluvara in Kushalnagar, Field Marshal K M Cariappa College, Madikeri and Mangalore University, Mangalagangothri from the new academic year.
The curriculum was submitted by the team led by Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy (KKSA) Chairperson Dr Amatanda Parvathi Appaiah. The new syllabus for the second semester of Kodava language, to be introduced at the undergraduate levels, was also approved during the meeting, said the VC.
TC process
During the meeting, Academic Council member Dr Shankar Bhat charged that an amount of Rs 2,800 to Rs 3,000 was collected from a student while issuing TC.
The vice chancellor stressed that a fee should not be a burden on the students.
“After going through the guidelines and relevant court orders in this regard, the university registrar will send a circular to the colleges,” he said and added that the exorbitant TC fee will also be referred to the fee revision committee.
The Academic Council adopted the resolutions seeking approval of the government towards the establishment of the postgraduate departments of Ancient History and Archeology, Biotechnology, Food Science and Nutrition.
The council approved the revised syllabus for BA (Honours) – Economics and BHM as per National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Revised syllabi for BA (Journalism) and PhD (Physical Education) were also approved.
The council meeting also resolved to introduce uniformity in the guidelines of certificate and diploma courses offered by Mangalore University. The council also gave its approval to start co-education at the undergraduate level at St Agnes College from 2022-23. The college was set up in 1920-21 to provide education to girl children.
The Academic Council also gave approval to St Aloysius College to launch B.Voc (Renewable Energy Management) and B.Voc (Software Development).
Affiliations
The council gave its nod for the fresh/renewal/extension/permanent and renewal of permanent affiliation to 135 private and 38 government colleges in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kodagu districts. Approval was also given towards the renewal/extension of 17 B.Ed colleges.
The vice chancellor observed that in many colleges the permitted intake of students recommended by the university’s Local Inspection Committees (LIC) was much lesser than the intake proposed by the principals of colleges.
The 43rd AGM of Kodava Samaja, Mysuru, for the year 2020-21 will be held at 10.30 am on Dec. 25 (Saturday) at the Samaja premises in Vijayanagar 1st Stage.
All the members are requested to attend the meeting in time, according to a press release from the Samaja Hon. Secretary.
Sri Kaveri Kodagu Mahila Sangha, Mysuru, will conduct its 15th AGM for the year 2020-21 on Dec. 26 at 10.30 am at Kodava Samaja premises in Vijayanagar I Stage.
Sangha President Moovera Bollamma Kuttappa will preside over the meeting
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> In Briefs / December 18th, 2021
Kavery Nambisan speaks to us on her new book ” A Luxury Called Health: A Doctor’s Journey Through the Art, the Science and the Trickery of Medicine”
Kavery Nambisan belongs to a rare breed of writers – the doctor who writes fiction.
She is a general surgeon – a domain where women are uncommon. Another uncommon thing about her career is that she is a rural doctor, having practised for the most part of her career in rural India.
She has published seven critically acclaimed novels. “A Luxury Called Health: A Doctor’s Journey Through the Art, the Science and the Trickery of Medicine”. A Luxury Called Health is her first book-length foray into non-fiction.
This book is not easy to classify. At one level, it has strong elements of the memoir but it also contains social commentary, history, and feminist critique. She writes in moving detail about her late husband, the poet Vijay Nambisan’s battle with cancer and her unnerving experience with the hubris endemic in the medical profession.
She also talks about her experience in treating hundreds of patients with Ivermectin, the drug’s remarkable efficacy against COVID-19, and why it hasn’t been more front and centre in the battle against the pandemic.
A common thread running through the book is a desire to engage with fundamental questions about health, sickness and medical treatment. She speaks to The Hindu about her book, what prompted her to write it, and her concerns about the medical profession today.
Guest: Kavery Nambisan
Host: G. Sampath, Social Affairs Editor, The Hindu
Edited by: Reenu Cyriac
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Multimedia> Podcast / by G. Sampath / December 15th, 2021
Noted Kodava writer and former Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy Member Mullengada Baby Chondamma (78) passed away at her house in Kandangala near Virajpet last night.
She leaves behind her husband Mullengada Shankari Ponnappa, the editor of Kodava weekly Thook Bolak, son Mullengada Madhosh Poovaiah, who is the former President of Virajpet Taluk Kannada Sahitya Parishat and a large number of relatives and well-wishers.
Chondamma, a retired Hindi teacher, was ailing for some time. Her body has been donated to JSS Medical College in Mysuru, said family sources. Chondamma used to write in four languages — Kodava, Kannada, Hindi and English —and was the sub-editor of Thook Bolak weekly for many years. She was actively involved in many literary and sports activities held in Kodagu and served in the Textbook Creation Committee of the State Government.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / December 13th, 2021
CNC pays floral tributes to Kodava warriors killed by Tipu
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The Codava National Council (CNC) on Sunday paid floral tributes to the Kodava martyrs who were massacred by Tipu Sultan army in Devatparamb, near Vhagamandala.
Madikeri:
The Codava National Council (CNC) on Sunday paid floral tributes to the Kodava martyrs who were massacred by Tipu Sultan army in Devatparamb, near Vhagamandala.
Addressing the gathering, CNC president N U Nachappa said that on 12 December 1785 Codava Tribal warriors laid down their lives while trying to defend Kodagu from the aggression of the Tipu Sultan. Tipu and his father Hyder Ali made 32 failed attempts to wrest the Kodagu kingdom because of the valiant efforts of the tribal warriors though the Mysore army at that time was one of the strongest military forces in the world and was even more powerful than those in Europe. Such a mighty army could not defeat Codava warrior race. Nachappa said Tipu after failing to win Kodagu invited Kodavas for compromise at Devatparamb.
When all Kodavas, including women and children came unarmed Tipu and French army surrounded them and massacred them. He said these Devaattparamb tragedy and political assassinations of Codava tribal race at Naalnaad Aramane and Madikeri Fort in a palace conspiracy are unforgettable traumatic chapter in the history of Kodavas.
Following resolutions were passed by CNC on this occasion.
1. Demand for International Codava Genocide Memorial at Devaattparamb.
2. UNO and Govt of India should jointly condemn the Devaattparamb tragedy and political assassinations of Codava tribal race at Madikeri Fort and Naalnaad Aramane in the palace conspiracy for nearly 201 years.
3. Demand for inclusion of both tragedies in the International Holocaust remembrance list of UNO.
4. Present French Govt and custodians of Keladhi Royals and Hyder & Tippu should ask for forgiveness from Codava tribal race.
source: http://www.thehansindia.com / The Hans India / Home> News> State> Karnataka / by Hans News Service / December 13th, 2021
Chinnamada Shilpika Ponnappa, who has her roots in Kodagu, has bagged the ‘Special Mention — Best Ideation Award’ and a trophy for her painting with a theme ‘50 years of progressing UAE’ organised at Artoze Art Competition in Abu Dhabi as part of Celebrating 50 Glorious Years of UAE.
The competition was organised by Artoze Gallery, Magzoid Magazine in Ajman Free Zone, UAE. The competition was announced a couple of weeks ago at Ajman and all the artists had to first send in the image of the completed artwork by mid November. On Dec. 1, the original artwork had to be physically submitted.
All the paintings were kept in an exhibition in Marsa, Ajman, UAE from Dec. 2 to 6 and more than 60 artists had participated in the competition.
The exhibition received overwhelming response for over five days with viewers visiting the place to look at the hard work put in by artists from varied nationalities and culture and from different parts of the UAE.
The award ceremony was conducted on Dec. 7 and only nine Special Mention Awards were given, among which Shilpika won the Best Ideation Award.
The jury of three eminent artists awarded this particular award and applauded her for thinking out of the box, as well as being appreciated for being traditionally dressed and representing Kodava culture proudly.
Speaking to Star of Mysore from Abu Dhabi, Shilpika said that her painting hourglass represents time and sand which she depicted in the form of desert. “This sand, over the years, has turned into a kingdom with impressive, beautiful and artistic architectural concrete structures. Water being an important aspect of UAE, I have shown the hourglass sailing on it. The UAE flag in the background emphasises how vast and wide it has spread its wings,” she said.
Shilpika is an artist by passion and has been exploring the field since childhood and has created many artworks with acrylic on canvas. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and specialised in Applied Arts (advertising – copywriting and content writing) from Chitrakala Parishath, Bengaluru. She is the daughter of Chemira C. Ponnappa and Beena and is married to Chinnamada Santhosh Subbaiah, GIS Lead Analyst in Abu Dhabi Govt. and son of Chinnamada Poovaiah and Poovamma, residents of Ponnampet in Kodagu. Shilpika is the mother of 3-year-old Niviksh Nanayya and the family lives in Abu Dhabi.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / December 11th, 2021
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