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WORLD CONSUMER DAY

The World Consumer Day was celebrated recently in Madikeri under the joint auspices of Kodagu district administration, Food and Civil Supplies Department and Kodagu District Consumer Forum.

Mir Anis Ahmed, DC of Kodagu, inaugurated and V.A. Patil, President, Kodagu District Consumer Forum, presided over the programme which was attended by more than 150 people.

C.V. Nagaraj, retired Senior Chemist, Regional Agmark Laboratory, Bengaluru, demonstrated simple tests to detect adulteration in various food items. He also spoke about the harmful effects of various types of adulteration and on the laws that exist in India against food adulteration.

Associations interested in arranging such lecture-demos can contact C.V. Nagaraj ( 2521640, 9945651990).

CULTURAL FEST

The Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Pooja Bhagavat Memorial Mahajana Education Centre, has organised an inter-collegiate cultural festival on April 12 and 13. For registration contact festival convener Paul Iruthayaraj on 9739824423, Faculty coordinators Gunarekha B.S. on 9480438394 or Priyadarshan Bhat on 8867204780.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Karnataka / Mysuru – April 11th, 2016

Educational tour to Coorg

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Education

Educational tours are learning experiences outside the classroom. These trips supplement classroom learning by providing students with an opportunity to see places, artefacts, flora and fauna or phenomena that are described in textbooks.

Four teachers along with thirty students from class three and class four of Vidya Vikas Academy set off for Coorg in February.

Below is a summary of the educational tour by Neerja Bane.

Our train for Mangalore was delayed but that did little to dampen our mood. We reached Mangalore station at 8.30 a.m. and we were quickly whisked to a waiting coach. After having breakfast in Mangalore we resumed our journey to Madikeri where we reached at 1.00 p.m. The weather was cool and pleasant. After allocating our rooms, we freshened up and headed straight for lunch.

At 4.00p.m., we all set out to visit the Omkareshwar Temple and the Raja’s Seat where we witnessed a breathtaking view of an exotic sunset.

The next day, we went to Dubare Elephant Camp, took a boat and floated on till we saw elephants bathing.

We then visited Cauvery Nisargadhama, a bamboo forest that houses a rabbit farm and a deer park. We enjoyed feeding the innumerable fishes in the river from over the hanging bridge and experienced the thrilling elephant ride.

Post lunch we visited the Namdroling Monastery (Tibetan Buddhist Monastery) where we got to see three gigantic and beautiful golden statues of Buddha. After shopping at the Tibetan Market we continued to Mysore for dinner and stayed the night.

On day three, after a heavy breakfast we went to GRS Fantasy Park where we enjoyed various rides. After an entire day of fun and frolic, we returned to our hotel, tired but satisfied.

On day four, after an early breakfast we left to see the Mysore Palace, one of the largest palaces in the country. The palace is now converted into a museum that treasures souvenirs, paintings, jewellery, royal costumes and other items which were once possessed by the royal Wodeyars.

After visiting this historical palace we began our journey towards Coorg, Mandalpatti a beautiful location with scenic beauty. The adventurous jeep safari from Madikeri to Mandalpatti was thrilling.

Later we boarded the coach back to Mangalore and reached the station at 10 p.m. where we had our dinner and got on the train and spent time recalling memories of the trip. Not long enough later, we reached Margaon station and bid farewell to our friends.

It was truly a wonderful experience. We thank the school authorities for giving us this opportunity. We will cherish this beautiful journey to Coorg – Mysore.

source: http://www.navhindtimes.com / The NavHind Times / Home / In Kurio City / April 08th, 2016

Mokshit Suresh, Gauravdev emerge winners

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Winners of the The Hindu Young World Painting Competition at St. Rita’s English Medium School, Jeppu, in Mangaluru on Sunday.— PHOTO: H.S. MANJUNATH
Winners of the The Hindu Young World Painting Competition at St. Rita’s English Medium School, Jeppu, in Mangaluru on Sunday.— PHOTO: H.S. MANJUNATH

Mokshit Suresh, fourth standard student from Delhi Public School, Mangaluru, and Gauravdev H.B, eighth standard student from St. Aloysius High School, Kodialbail, were adjudged as the winners in the junior and senior categories, respectively, at The Hindu Young World Painting Competition here on Sunday.

Arya P.R. and and M.K. Saham, sixth standard students from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Madikeri, were chosen the first and second runners-up in the junior category. Raeesha, ninth standard student from Madava Kripa School, Manipal, and M. Siri Subash, seventh standard student from St. Aloysius English Medium School, Urwa, were chosen as the first and second runners-up in the senior category.

The consolation prize winners in the junior category are Sinchana Subhash from St. Aloysius English Medium School, Urwa, Havyas K.K. from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Madikeri, Prajwal P. from RMSM School, Mulki, Aditi P. Pai from Canara CBSE School, Mangaluru, Ananya Y.M. from Canara Higher Primary School, Urwa, Suvidha S. from Sri Venkataramana School, Kundapura, and Himani from St. Cecily’s Higher Primary School, Udupi.

The consolation prize winners in the senior category are Atul Shet from Canara High School, Mangaluru, Rahul N. Naik from Little Rock Indian School, Brahmavar, Ashika Naidu from St. Gerosa School, Mangaluru, S. Sanjeev Bhagath from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Madikeri, Malaika J. Sequeira from St. Agnes High School, Mangaluru, Shreyas Achar from Vivekananda School, Puttur, and G. Varun Raj from St. Rita School, Mangaluru.

Senior artists of Mangaluru Rajendra Kedige and Harish Kodialbail were the judges.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Karnataka / by Staff Correspondent / Mangaluru – March 21st, 2016

Mangaluru students top in the Young World Painting Competition

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Students from Mangaluru topped in the junior and senior category in the Young World Painting competition held at the St. Rita School here on Sunday.

As many as 250 students from Mangaluru, Udupi, Madikeri and Chikkamagaluru took part in the competition held separately for junior and senior categories.

Over 250 students participated in this year's Young World Painting competition that was held at the St. Rita School at Mangaluru on Sunday. Photo: H.S. Manjunath
Over 250 students participated in this year’s Young World Painting competition that was held at the St. Rita School at Mangaluru on Sunday. Photo: H.S. Manjunath

The topic for the juniors (students from 4th to 6th standards) was “Fun in Sun” and “Outside the window”, while for the senior category (students from 7th to 9th standards), the topic was “Emotions”, “A scene in kitchen” and “My home town railway station”.

Mokshit Suresh, a 4th standard student form Delhi Public School, was adjudged the winner in the junior category. Arya P.R and M.K. Saham, both 6th standard students of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan of Madikeri, were adjudged as first and second runners-up.

Sinchana Subhash from St. Aloysius English Medium School Urva, Havyas K.K. from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Madikeri, Prajwal P form RMSM School, Mulki, Aditi P. Pai from Canara CBSE School, Ananya Y.M. from Canara Higher Primary School Urwa, Suvidha S from Sri Venkataramana School, Kundapura, and Himani from St. Cecily’s Higher Primary School, Udupi, bagged consolation prizes in the junior category.

In the senior category, Gauravdev H.R From St. Aloysius High School, Kodialbail, was adjudged as the winner. Raeesa from Madhava Kripa School, Manipal, and M. Siri Subash from St. Aloysius English Medium School, Urwa, were adjudged as first and second runners-up.

Atul Shet from Canara High School, Rahul N Naik from Little Rock Indian School, Brahmavar, Ashika Naidiu from St. Gerosa School, Mangaluru, S. Sanjeev Bhagath from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Madikeri, Malaika J Sequeira from St. Agens High School, Shreyas Achar from Vivekanananda School, Puttur, and G. Varun Raj from St. Rita’s School won consolation prizes.

Managing Trustee of Alvas Education Foundation Vivek Alwa presented the prizes and urged parents to encourage their children in drawing and other creative art.

This year, the event was presented by Thyrocare, while the St. Rita school was the venue partner. The Learining Centre (TLC) was the associate sponsor, while the Hangyo Ice creams Pvt. Ltd was the beverage partner.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Karnataka / by Raghava M / Mangaluru – March 20th, 2016

Easier way to talk the Kodava ‘takk’

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K. Byrappa, Vice-Chancellor of Mangalore University, said that the dictionary, which was being printed, would probably be released in Kodagu itself.

A minority language unfamiliar to many in the State will finally have a comprehensive dictionary of its own with meanings in Kannada and English.

Kodava vocabulary will be captured in Kodava Arivole, which will be published by Mangalore University in March.

Boverianda C. Uthaiah (77) and wife B.U. Thangamma (66) joined forces and compiled the Kodava-Kodava-Kannada-English, which has about 11,000 words.

Mr. Uthaiah is a former professor of agricultural sciences.

According to the UNESCO, Kodava is a ‘vulnerable’ language, said Lokesh K.M., coordinator, Kodava Samskritika Adhyayana Peetha at Mangalore University.

Those knowing Tulu and Malayalam can grasp Kodava takk (language) better as it has common words with these two languages, as well as Persian.

Though the latest statistics on how many speak Kodava takk is not available, according to the 2001 census, only 92,193 people speak the language, Mr. Uthaiah said.

A handicap he faced was trying to include 2,000 words in the lexicon as no one knew their meanings.

Mr. Lokesh, also a professor of History at Mangalore University, said the lexicon has some rare words such as ‘kaju’ (gold) and ‘aarayu’ (water). It has social and cultural terms, and words relating to folk traditions such as ‘jamma’ (a land tenure system in Kodagu with long-standing hereditary rights held by clans), and ‘okka’ (Kodava clan, all of whom have descended from a common ancestor). The dictionary also has botanical and zoological terms.

Mr. Lokesh said though two Kodava dictionaries have been published earlier, they are not comprehensive. I.M. Muthanna’s Kodava Nudi Artha Kosha, the first dictionary published in 1988, gave the meanings of Kodava words in Kannada. In addition, Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy brought out a handbook Kodava-Kannada-English Kaipudi in 1988.

K. Byrappa, Vice-Chancellor of Mangalore University, said that the dictionary, which was being printed, would probably be released in Kodagu itself.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Karnataka / by RaviPrasad Kamila / February 12th, 2016

67th Republic Day celebrated in Madikeri

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The 67th Republic Day was celebrated in a grand manner at General Thimmaiah Stadium on Tuesday.

Speaking on the occasion, Food, Civil Supplies and District In-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said, “It was a challenge to draft a constitution for a country like India as it had various religions and culture. But Dr B R Ambedkar gave the best Constitution to the country on January 26, 1950. We must live up to the expectations of Ambedkar by following equality and brotherhood.”

MLC M P Sunil Subramani, City Municipal Council President Srimati Bangera, Deputy Commissioner Meer Anees Ahmed, SP Vartika Katiar, Zilla Panchayat CEO Charulata Somal and others were present.

District Armed Police and schools, college students took part in the march past. General Thimmaiah school Guides team and GMP School Seva Dal team and St Micheal School guides team won the first, second and third prizes respectively.

The students of Little Flower School, Madikeri, St Joseph Kannada Medium School, Rajeshwari Vidyalaya, Government Pre-university College High School section and St Micheal Higher Primary English Medium School performed dances to the patriotic songs.

Goravara Kunitha and Dollu Kunitha, organised by the Department of Kannada and Culture, were the highlights of the programme.

Subramani distributed prizes the winners of the marathon competition. The winners are: Class 6-7 category: Dilip-I, Tanusha-I; Class 8-10 category M C Milan-I, M S Suman-II and College category: Manoj-I, Rajeshwari-II and Leena-III.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / DHNS – Madikeri, January 26th, 2016

Jain University to host running gala on Jan 31

Education, Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg, Sports

Bengaluru :

Fitness enthusiasts in the city can add one more event to their workout calendar with JGI-Jain University announcing the launch of ‘My Country Run 2016’, which will see thousands of runners stream through the picturesque Cubbon Park as they compete in the 5k and 10k events on January 31.

The Sree Kanteerava stadium will be the hub of the activity as the races, which begin from 4pm, start and finish at the venue. “We have had an enthusiastic response so far as more than 3,000 people have already registered for the race. Though there are many road races in Bengaluru, we still need to do a lot more to get more and more people running,” race director Gul Mohammed Akbar told TOI.

Akbar said the first prize of Rs 1 lakh has attracted many elite runners, including athletes from Ethiopia and Kenya.

“Some of them are staying back after competing in the Mumbai marathon,” he said. Athletes who have finished the 10k in less than 60 minutes will fall in the elite category.

JGI Group chairman Chenraj Roychand said the proceeds generated from the race will go towards supporting the 30-35 athletes from below-poverty-line families, which are being looked after by the Jain Group. The money will be used to give them foreign exposure. “After looking at the savings, the trust will put in an equal amount to create a corpus that will be used to help these kids,” he said.

Uthappa lauds Jain College Returning to his alma mater along with ace cueist Pankaj Advani as the brand ambassador of the race, star cricketer Robin Uthappa recalled how the institution helped him through his college days. “I was frantically looking to get an admission for a degree course when I got a call from Jain College, expressing their willingness to start even a new course. Shankar sir was very helpful throughout my college days and the college even conducted special classes for all the sportspersons.

Now they want me to complete my MBA and I’ve promised to do that. I can confidently tell that Jain College is the best any sportsperson can aspire for,” recalled Uthappa, in the presence of his fiancee and former tennis player Sheetal Goutam.

The marriage is scheduled on March 3.

Roychand, meanwhile, recalled how he helped Uthappa to get back his focus after he was on the verge of quitting cricket.

“Robin once called up and said he wanted to quit the game but I told him that he was born to play cricket and put him through a few meditation sessions. Eight days later, he was back with a bang, cracking 165 runs,” the JGI chairman said.

He said the college has supported not only cricket but other sports as well, involving more than 300 international sportspersons, which included seven Olympians. “I’ve told Gul to reach out to rural schools and identify talent who can be nurtured to become top-class athletes. If we put in the hard work for the next 10-15 years, we can get more gold medals at the Olympics,” Roychand added.

UV Shankar, Director of Sports, Jain University, said the race will be an annual event. “The idea is to get everyone (men, women and kids) on one platform.”

The total prize money is Rs 5.35 lakh with Rs 1 lakh for the winner of the elite race. The registration fee is Rs 1,000 (Rs 800 for students) for Open 10K and Rs 700 (Rs 600) for the 5k race.

For online registrations, log on to www.mycountry.run.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> Cities> Bangalore / by Biju Babu Cyriac, TNN / January 19th, 2016

Students to meet budding scientists

Education, Science & Technology

The Karnataka Rajya Vijnana Parishat has arranged an interaction of students from different schools in Kalaburagi district on Thursday with budding scientistsfrom different parts of the State who have qualified for the 23rd National Children’s Science Congress to be held in Chandigarh University at Mohali from December 27.

26 of them will participate in the interaction.

The following have qualified to participate in the national science congress:

Junior (Urban):

S.M. Vismaya (Davanagere), Prema Golasangi (Bagalkote), M.J. Akshay (Madikeri), D. Sankalpa (Bidar), Shrivalli A. Kulkarni (Bengaluru), Sahana (Chamarajanagar);

Junior (Rural):

Bharathikumar Patil (Davanagere), Nandita Gulbal (Bagalkote), Avanthi (Dakshina Kannada), Dixa Nayak (Uttara Kannada), T. Akash (Bidar), B.P. Tanushri (Tumakuru);

Senior (Urban):

Poornima M. Patil (Vijayapura), Vineeth (Kalaburagi), Sangamesh Sanromath (Uttara Kannada), Harishgowda (Madikeri), Mushrifa (Madikeri), Ibrahim (Kalaburagi), K.T. Gopika (Kolar), Sahana Patil (Dakshina Kannada), Kaya Bharadwaj (Tumakuru);

Senior (Rural):

Devaki (Kalaburagi), Beerappa Sheeparmatt (Bagalkote), K.S. Ruthu (Dakshina Kannada), B. Vidya (Tumakuru), Shashank Amblimath (Belagavi), Inchara (Dakshina Kannada), Vaibhavi Tikotkar (Vijayapura), K.V. Ramya (Davanagere), and Nagaratna Shikolli (Belagavi).

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Karnataka / by T.V. Sivanandan / Kalaburagi – December 24th, 2016

Finally, a dormitory after four years of sleeping in classroom

Education
In neglect:The Girijana Ashram School in Nagarahole has only three classrooms, one staff room, and one permanent teacher.
In neglect:The Girijana Ashram School in Nagarahole has only three classrooms, one staff room, and one permanent teacher.

Students of ashram school in Nagarahole don’t have access to even basic facilities

Students of the ashram school for tribals in Nagarahole — who were forced to study as well as eat and sleep in their classrooms for the last four years — can now look forward to having their own dormitory soon.

Although the Kodagu Zilla Panchayat had decided to construct a new hostel with additional rooms, the officials realised that a clearance from the National Board for Wildlife, New Delhi, was necessary for any construction in tiger reserve areas.

Ever since the dilapidated hostel building was demolished four years ago, students of classes 1 to 7 have been experiencing a harrowing time.

“The number of students in the residential school also witnessed a gradual decline over the years,” said Prakash, who represents the Karnataka Forest-based Tribal Communities’ Federation. Recently, the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) took up the matter with Forest Minister B. Ramanath Rai.

In the interest of the students, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Ravi Ralph has given permission for reconstruction of the hostel, said KSCPCR chairperson Kripa Amar Alva. Kantharaju, Chief Conservator of Forests, Nagarahole, said the building has to be constructed on the same plot of land. “There cannot be any extension,” he said.

Satish Kumar, the Integrated Tribal Development Programme officer of Kodagu, said the proposal to construct the dormitory was cleared by the zilla panchayat several years ago and funds were also sanctioned. “If permission has been given, construction can start soon,” he said.

Of 47 students, about 40 attended regularly. In view of the absence of hostel facilities, nearly 20 of them return home to their tribal hamlets nearby every evening. The remaining sleep in the classroom, Mr. Kumar said.

The school has only three classrooms and one staff room. “Students of two classes are made to sit in one room because of the shortage of classrooms,” an official said. Also, the school has only one permanent teacher, while the rest are outsourced.

Mr. Praksh found fault with the government policies towards tribal children, which was leading to closure of ashram schools. “The number of ashram schools dipped from 121 three years ago to 116 now,” he said.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Karnataka / by Laiqh A. Khan / Mysuru – December 04th, 2015

Nandan Nilekani, Rohan Murty contribute Rs 1.5 crore for welfare of ex-staff at Bishop Cottons Boys School

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Bengaluru :

Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani and Rohan Murty, have together contributed Rs 1.5 crore towards a corpus that former students of Bengaluru’s Bishop Cottons Boys School are building for retired staff members of their school.

Murty, son of the other Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy, and Nilekani are among the scores of illustrious citizens the school has produced in its 150-year history. The alumni are confident the corpus will grow in size.

An announcement about the fund, and Nilekani’s anchor donation of Rs 50 lakh, was made by Aditya Sondhi, another old Cottonian, and Managing Trustee of General K.S.Thimayya Memorial Trust at the school on Saturday on the occasion of 11th General KSThimayya memorial lecture. (The general was a Cottonian too, and this year’s lecture was delivered by Rahul Rao, lecturer in politics at the University of London, and Rohan Murty himself.)

Murty, who has announced a cheque of Rs 1 crore, said the teachers and other staff members have given 30-40 years of their life to the service of the school and its students. “I was very touched by the initiative. And, when i heard about Nandan’s contribution, i decided i should also emulate him. I hope more people will come forward, and contribute,” Murthy said, and added, “The fund is our way of expressing our gratitude to our teachers and other staff members.”

The fund is reflective of the strong bond that exists between the school’s former students and staff in all ranks including those worked as lab assistants, attendants etc. “We thought we should provide an opportunity for ex-students to express their gratitude and affection towards the teachers and others,” said CN Kumar, a Cottonian from the 1970 batch, Nilekani’s classmate.

Kumar runs a startup consultancy called Advantage Offshore Knowledge Services, and serves on the Thimayya Memorial Trust.

In addition to annual cash rewards to retired staffers, the fund —which Kumar hopes will grow to at least Rs 5 crore — will meet expenses arising out of medical emergencies of retired staffers and the education needs of their children. Contributions to the trust are eligible for income tax exemption.

The school, which is an old Bengaluru landmark, has produced many stalwarts including former chief of naval staff Admiral Vijay Singh Shekhawat, nuclear scientist Raja Ramanna and cricketer Brijesh Patel.

On Saturday, the Trust gave away Rs 1 lakh each to retired staffers Iqbal Ahmed (NCC commandant), Channappa Gowda (Kannad Novea teacher) Antony (pantry helper) and J Martin (lab assistant).

source: http://www.economictimes.indiatimes.com / The Economic Times / ET Home> News> Company> Corporate Trends / by K R Balasubramanyam, ET Bureau / November 23rd, 2015