Category Archives: Education

‘Instill spirit of Vishwamanava in children’

Education, Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg, Leaders

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”There is a need to instill the spirit of vishwa manava in children,” said MLC M C Nanaiah.

Speaking at the annual day of Karumbaiah Academy for Learning and Sports, he said that, of the 600 crore population in the world, 100 crore suffer from hunger. India’s population is 110 crore. Of which 30 crore people struggle to make their ends meet. Educational institutions should try to bring those kids who have been denied of opportunities to the mainstream of the society.”

“We should provide suitable platform to bring out the hidden talents in children. The talent in the child is a lesson. Education helps in bringing the talent out. Society provides opportunity for children who have been denied of the opportunities,” he added.

Owing to political interference, several persons have been denied of opportunities. Some educational institutions have made their ground a commercial complex, which will deny sports facilities to the students, he lamented.

The greenery in Kodagu should be preserved. The 30 acre land of KALS should be used for raising plants and trees, he suggested. KALS Chief Ashwini Nachappa said “State government had sanctioned Rs 2 crore for laying astro turf in Kodagu through Ashwini Foundation. The work will commence at the earliest.”

KALS Managing Trustee Datta Karumbaiah presided. Principal Gowramma proposed a vote of thanks. The stage programme was followed by cultural programmes by the students. Students presented Suggi kunitha, Nandi dhwaja, Kolata, Yakshagana. All the 410 students took part in the cultural programme and came to the stage at once which gave the feeling of ‘Kinnara loka.’

The dance ballet of Lord Krishna, environment destruction attracted the attention of all. Danseus Maya Rao of Bangalore also gave a performance for an hour on the occasion.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / DHNS / Gonikoppa- January 10th, 2010

Selected for National Floorball competition

Education, Sports

Mysuru :

Karnataka Pre-University Board had organised a State Level Floorball Competition on Dec.18 at Gonikoppa, Kodagu District in which five students from Seshadripuram Independent Pre University College had represented Mysuru District and the team has won the first place.

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M. Pruthvi of second PU (commerce) has been selected to the National Level Floorball Competition.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / December 31st, 2016

Teresian College win Coorg Cup

Education, Sports

Mysore:

Teresian Girls’ College won the inter-collegiate Coorg Cup Hockey tournament for girls, organised recently.

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Mahadev Anjali, Manager, Teresian Institutions, Prof Jose V K, Principal, Teresian College, Shruthi D, HoD, Department of MCom, Teresian Post Graduation Centre, Anthony Moses, Physical Education department and others are seen in the picture.

source: http://www.citytoday.news / Home> Mysore / Friday – December 16th, 2016

Develop sportive spirit, says ex-cricketer David Johnson

Education, Sports

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International excricketer David Johnson, who was in town recently, inaugurated the Dr Akhil Kuttappa and Ashwath Ayyappa Memorial Cricket tournament for high school students on Sunday.

Addressing the students, the cricketer said, “Sports activities are as important as the regular curriculum. Students must develop a sportive spirit. Cricket has undergone a lot of changes in the past five years. Students can become good sportspersons, if they decide to.”

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavana Kodagu Vidyalaya, General Thimmaiah Public School, Rajeshwari School, St Michael School, St Joseph School, National Academy Gonikoppa, Sacred Heart School, Coorg Public School, Blossam and Crescent School teams took part in the tournament.

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Kodagu Vidyalaya principal E Seenivasan, Kodagu Vidyalaya member K S Devaiah, Ram Bopanna and Munir Ahmed were present.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / DHNS / Madikeri – November 27th, 2016

Ashwini Sports Foundation to be inaugurated on April 17

Education, Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg, Leaders, Sports
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Madikeri:

Ashwini Sports Foundation, started by the former India sprint queen, Ashwini Nachappa, to promote sports three years ago, will be formally launched at the Karumbaiah’s Academy for Learning and Sports (KALS) school at 4 p.m. in Gonicoppa on April 17.

Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs M.S. Gill, will launch the programme at a simple function at the KALS, Ms. Nachappa, who had represented India in Olympics, Asian Games and other international competitions, told The Hindu on Tuesday.

KALS, an ICSE-affiliated institution, is run by Ms. Nachappa and her sports-promoter husband, Maneyapanda Datta Karumbaiah. “We want to produce champions in all disciplines of sports,” she said. The foundation tied-up with the Indian Golf Union (IGU) to train the wards from the KALS in a junior programme at the Coorg Golf Links (CGL) located in Bittangala, near Virajpet town a year and halfs ago. About seven of them had picked up the game to such an extent that they had started taking part in the tournaments, Ms. Nachappa added.

An athletic development programme was being organised at the KALS involving more than 50 students drawn from all schools in the district. It would also involve 25 students from the Parikrma Humanity Foundation in the days to come, she said.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Karnataka / by Jeevan Chinnappa / April 14th, 2010

Madikeri : Rs 125 crores for development of Catholic community – MLA Lobo

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Madikeri :

“An amount of Rs 125 crores is set aside for the development of Catholic communities, and they must make the best use of it, ” said Vidhana Mandala Backward Class and Minorities’ Committee president, MLA J R Lobo.

He was speaking during a discussion held with the Catholic community leaders, at St Michael School in the city, on Thursday, October 27.

“The government has announced several programmes for the development of society and a special grant in the budget. The amount of Rs 125 crores can be used for several pro community programmes,” he said.

“The government has created Catholic Development Committee for community development. It has appointed Bengaluru urban development minister K J George as the president and me as the vice president of the committee. It has also formed a subcommittee and appointed me as its president. Petitions for renovation or repairs of churches, cemetery, boundary wall, skills training and other development work in the community can be submitted,” he said.

“Christians comprise 3.6% of the population in the state. The government has given special importance to their development, but the community lags behind in making use of government released funds,” MLA Lobo said.

“Special camps should be held in various districts to make information on government programmes reach the people. Fund up to Rs one crore in the city and Rs 50 lac in towns is being provided for community halls. An amount is also paid for maintenance of old age homes,” he said.

Community representative, K T Baby Mathew, requested for additional funds for repairs of churches, and donations to poor people and for the district level committee, like in the state. Requests for reservation for Catholics could also be heard in the meeting.

K E Mathew said, extensive details of the government facilities such as scholarships, caste certificates, etc are required.

Committee assistant secretary Amba, additional deputy commissioner M Sathish Kumar, zilla panchayat assistant secretary Vishwanatha Poojary, assistant director of the department of public instruction G R Basavaraju, backward class and minority welfare department district officer K V Suresh, minority development corporation manager Nagendra Prasad, district employment exchange officer C Jagannath Virajpete, St Anns school’s Fr Muthuswamy, and others were present.

source: http://www.daijiworld.com / DaijiWorld.com / Home> Karnataka / by DaijiWorld Media Network – Madikeri (EP) / Madikeri – October 28th, 2016

Mysore Medical College alumnus Dr.Dechu Ponnappa gets global recognition

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Mysuru :

The Leading Physicians of the World (LPW) has recognised Dr. Dechu Ponnappa Puliyanda, MD, an alumnus of Mysore Medical College (MMC), as a top Paediatric Nephrologist in California by including her name in its 2016 edition.

LPW, which began as a yearly publication, selecting and documenting the biographies of medicines brightest minds, has over time evolved into the largest international exclusive medical organisation, representing first rate doctors in over 100 different medical specialties in all major markets across the globe.

Profile: Dechu Puliyanda is an astute clinician with a special interest in Pediatric Nephrology and kidney transplantation. After finishing her Fellowship in Nephrology and Transplantation from Harvard, she joined the prestigious Cedars Sinai Medical Centre in Beverly Hills California, where she currently serves as the Director of the Pediatric Nephrology programme. She is a professor of Pediatrics at Cedars Sinai Medical Centre as well as Professor of Pediatrics at the UCLA-David Geffen School of Medicine at Los Angeles, California.

Her research has focused on viral infections in the post transplant period, and surrogate markers for renal transplant rejection. She is a world-renowned speaker and has presented at a number of national and international conferences. She is an author of many peer-reviewed publications in prestigious medical journals. In addition, she has a very strong commitment to providing comprehensive care to children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease.

Dr. Dechu Puliyanda is is a member of the American Society of Transplantation, International Pediatric Transplantation Association, American Society of Nephrology, American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, International Pediatric Nephrology Association to name a few.

A gold medallist from Mysore Medical College (MMC), Dr. Dechu Puliyanda completed her internship and residency at the Rush Presbyterian St.Luke’s Medical Centre in Chicago. She then completed her Fellowship in Nephrology and Transplantation at the Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.

She is the daughter of late Dr. Kokkalera Ponnappa and Machie Ponnappa (nee Pandanda), who is a resident of Mittal Panorama on Lalitha Mahal Road in Mysuru. She is married to Subbaiah Puliyanda and the couple have two children, Siddarth and Sitara.

Dechu’s brother Uthaiah Kokkalera is a Robotic Laparascopic Surgeon in Los Angeles, California.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / July 18th, 2016

MLA Ranjan inaugurates sports hostel in Madikeri

Education, Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg, Sports

The long-pending demand for a sports hostel in Madikeri turned a reality on Saturday. MLA Appachu Ranjan dedicated the facility, at the district stadium complex, to the young sporting talent in the district.

Addressing the gathering, Ranjan a former a minister of Sports and Youth Empowerment said, “The authorities should spot the sporting talent, nurture them and make them battle-ready for big stage competitions.”

.The MLA called upon the budding sportspersons to make use of the facilities and carve a niche for themselves at national and international level.

Ranjan said, there was a demand for sports hostel in Madikeri on the lines of Koodige and Ponnampet, which has been realised now.

The legislator said that, as a Sports minister he had sanctioned Rs 15 crore towards the development of sporting infrastructure in Kodagu district. An estimated Rs three crore was spent on building a swimming pool and indoor stadium, besides astroturfs were laid at Ponnampet and Somwarpet hockey stadiums.

Ranjan said, during his stint as sports minister, he made sincere efforts to introduce guidelines for sports awards in order to eliminate lobbying and other wrong means to get awards and ensure the deserving get rewards for their achievements and feats, he said.

International hockey player Arjun Halappa said “Youth should make the most of sporting infrastructure and opportunities available in the district”.

P E Kalaiah, one of the members of world cup winning Indian Hockey team, Assistant Director of Department of Sports and Youth Empowerment Jayalakshmi Bai among others were present.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / DHNS – Madikeri, July 10th, 2016

Spoorthi Motivational Workshop for college students from Kodagu

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Maj. Gen. (retd.) C. K. Karumbaya, Trustee of Kodava Deenabandhu Charitable Trust, Mysuru, along with the participants, is seen lighting the lamp as Trust President K. A. Kariappa, Secretary P. A. Jayakumar, Treasurer Wing Commander (retd.) C.G. Madappa and others look on.
Maj. Gen. (retd.) C. K. Karumbaya, Trustee of Kodava Deenabandhu Charitable Trust, Mysuru, along with the participants, is seen lighting the lamp as Trust President K. A. Kariappa, Secretary P. A. Jayakumar, Treasurer Wing Commander (retd.) C.G. Madappa and others look on.

Mysuru :

Spoorthi-2016, a four-day motivational workshop for college students (boys and girls) from Kodagu district, organised by Kodava Deenabandhu Charitable Trust, Mysuru, began at Kodava Samaja in Vijayanagar first stage here yesterday.

Deenabandhu Trustee Maj. Gen. (retd.) Codanda K. Karumbaya addressed the participants at a formal function held in the Samaja premises this morning.

Trust President Kattera A. Kariappa, Secretary Pattada A. Jayakumar, Treasurer Wing Commander (retd.) Chendrimada G. Madappa, Trustees Lt. Col. (retd). Chourira A. Ganapathy, Mechanda M. Karumbaiah, Maletira Chimmi Nanjappa and Pattamada Shanthi Ganapathy, volunteer Anu Mudduraj, Dechu Karumbaya, Geetha Kuttappa, Anila Madappa and others were present.

Nearly 40 students from across Kodagu District are taking part in the workshop, which features motivational workshops, educational tours to prominent institutions and many other such initiatives.

The workshop will conclude on June 8.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / June 06th, 2016

District hospital in Madikeri to be upgraded, says Patil

Education, Science & Technology

Medical Education Minister Dr Sharanaprakash R Patil assured of upgrading the district hospital in Madikeri by increasing the number of beds from 410 to 650.

He paid a sudden visit to the district hospital in town on Thursday. Speaking to mediapersons later, he said that the hospital lacked space for an upgrade.

“Land will be needed for construction of the new medical college, but there is a need to upgrade the hospital as well. Compared to last year’s condition, the hospital has improved a lot,” he said.

Dr Patil inspected the facilities at the dialysis, X-Ray, women’s surgery ward, emergency unit and other wards and directed the hospital staff to clear the hospital of unwanted materials.

The minister, meanwhile, visited the construction site of Kodagu Medical College and inspected the work. The building can currently accommodate the students of first year MBBS course, he said and directed the contractor to complete the necessary works such as construction of protective walls, as soon as possible.

“The quality of the construction work is good. If needed, a third party inspection will be conducted regarding the quality of work,” he stated.

“The Medical Council of India has given permission to start the classes from the current year itself,” he added.

Dr Patil also inspected various sections such as dissection hall, security section, cold storage, anatomy museum and auditorium. He said that the hostels should be ready for accommodation before the admission of students. MLC Sunil Subramani, DC Meer Anees Ahmmed and district Surgeon Muttappa were present.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / DHNS – Madikeri , May 27th, 20`16