TUMAKURU FRIDAY,DECEMBER 12, 2014 VOL. 1, ISSUE 5 UNIFEST MIRRO A TUMKUR UNIVERSITY SPECIAL BULLETIN FOR YUVASAMBHRAMA-2014 (FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY) CURTAINS DOWN TO YUVA SAMBHRAMA TODAY

The five-day long cultural -ex Joint Secretary, AIU will be the spe- travaganza has reached its culmina- cial invitees. Prof. A. H. Rajasab, Vice tion. Around 800 participants from Chancellor, Tumkur University will 22 different universities are holding preside. Prof. D. Shivalingaiah, Reg- their breath in anticipation of the an- istrar, Dr. A. M. Manjunatha, Cultur- nouncement of the final results. The al Coordinator of Yuva Sambhrama, moment has come to announce the will be present on the occasion. overall champions of the 30th Inter University South Zone Youth Festival. Alvas Ranga Adhyayana Kendra Yuva Sambhrama-2014, being from Moodabidri will be present- organized by Tumkur University un- ing a one-and-half hour cultural der the aegis of Association of Indian extravaganza at the valedictory Universities (AIU), and sponsored by ceremony. The show includes two Union Ministry of Skill Development, Yakshagana varieties - ‘Vasantot- Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and sava’ conceptualized by world re- Sports, will conclude on Friday eve- nowned artiste late Gundmi Kalin- ning. The Mangalore University troupe performing Banjara dance at Yuva ga Navada and ‘Arunasura Vadhe’ The valedictory programmeSambhrama on Thursday. PIC: Manikanta conceptualized by eminent scholar will begin at 3.00 pm at Dr Sree Shi- Dr. Shimantur Narayana Shetty, vakumara Mahaswamiji Auditorium, jneesh, Principal Secretary, Ministry tiste and educationist, will be the chief dances representing Sri Lankan, where Sri Abhaychandra Jain, Hon’ble of Kannada and Culture, Informa- guests. Minister of State for Youth Services, Manipuri, Punjabi cultures, Kath- tion and Public Relations, Backward Actor Sri Devaraj, film maker ak, etc by young prodigies. Sports & Fisheries, Dr. Shalini Ra- Classes, and Dr. M. Mohan Alva, ar- Sri Yogaraj Bhat, Sri Sampson David, I give full marks to Tumkur University: Sampson David, Joint Secretary, AIU Kindly elaborate on your overall idend. We cannot find a democratic future. Government and NGOS should impression about the ‘Yuva and diverse country of this kind any- come together to take up this mission. Sambhrama’. where in the world. The whole uni- As a representative of AIU, do you I have spent three decades holding verse is turning towards India for its have any special plans in this Unifests throughout the country, and soft power – the sum total of its cul- regard? I give full marks to Tumkur University ture, values, fine arts, music, dance Association of Indian Universities for its excellent organizing and man- and literature. (AIU) is doing a lot in academic and agement of the 30th Unifest. We are co-curricular aspects. It has planned on the fourth day, and the success sto- What is your reaction for the criti- youth-centric community reach pro- ry is already written on the wall. This cisms, the nowadays youth face grammes. We have already start- has to go a long way; the message of often? ed leadership camps also. We are national integration, communal har- When the youth do not get proper thinking of a mode of inclusiveness mony, peace, development, emotional platform, it is natural that they get through living and learning with the integrity should be spread among the diverted. When they are left aloof, marginalized communities. We don’t youth. they are easily attracted towards the have a big structure and man power, evil powers. They should be offered but a big philosophy or vision. We What is the most striking aspect proper platforms like Unifest. They want to bring a common platform to you found in Tumkur University? should be encouraged to open up and realize our idea of inclusive growth of A versatile personality and a dy- As I entered Tumkur University for speak out whatever they feel right. the neglected chunk. It is a huge work namic organizer, Sri Sampson David the first time, I found an environment They should adopt positive thinking, for which a lot of like-minded people has been with the Unifests, organized of tranquility and serenity. You have a team building, problem solving and should come together. The Central by the Association of Indian Univer- plastic-free, smoke-free and clean at- decision making skills. They should Ministry of HRD and Youth Affairs sities (AIU) for the past 30 years. He mosphere here – a rare scene in the also learn to say NO to bad habits. On should put a serious though into this. has witnessed the entire saga of youth country. The element of agitation and platforms like Unifest they learn each festivals since their inception in 1985. destructive tendency of youth is miss- other’s culture, language, faiths, food Your comments on UNIFEST An A graded singer of All India Ra- ing here. These are all significant for habits, etc, which are intangible values MIRROR, please? dio, a brilliant performing artiste and the health of a university. – something that are more powerful Seldom had I found a work of this a connoisseur of music, Sri. Sampson than the tangible ones. kind anywhere else till date! I have has spent his entire career in promot- How do you assess the participants seen universities bringing a bulletin ing cultural values among the younger at Yuva Sambhrama? What kind of programmes need to for a day or two, during Unifests in generation of this nation. He has been No doubt, they are full of talents. I be adopted to achieve your vision? the past. There was no continuity. But able to interact with over 1500 Vice found them singing, dancing and dis- Still a majority chunk of youth of this I liked UNIFEST MIRROR for its con- Chancellors and substantial number playing their skills various other fine country is neglected. What we are tinuity, layout and contents. I found of academicians/students coupled arts. Whenever I saw each of them, witnessing here is just a tip of the ice- you could have given a brief note with visiting over 250 Universities in I felt they were the best ones in the berg. The youth in villages, kasabas about each participating university India and abroad during three de- world. They are amazing. and tahasils are still deprived of these everyday so that all other universities cades. kinds of facilities. They don’t have any would have got a better understanding In a special interview to How do you evaluate the youth vocational courses too. The Gross En- of their counterparts. However, your UNIFEST MIRROR on Thursday, power of this country? rolment Ratio (GER) of India comes team has done a great job. On behalf Sri Sampson, the Joint Secretary of India stands top in the world in terms around 18-20 per cent, which is com- of the Unifest fraternity and the AIU, AIU, spoke in detail about his im- of the proportion of youth popula- paratively very low. We must provide I congratulate the team members as pression about the Yuva Sambhrama, tion – the youths below 24 years. We opportunities to these marginalized well as the students of Journalism for Tumkur University, the participants have beaten China too in this aspect. groups to come up in music, dance, their committed efforts. My salam to and his thoughts on the younger gen- Thus we have a huge potential of de- painting etc. and make the best use of them. eration. Here are the excerpts: mographic and even democratic div- the entertainment industry for a better THE ‘MIRROR’ TEAM UNIFEST MIRRO 2 FRIDAY 12-12- 2014 3 FRIDAY 12-12- 2014 THEY SAID IT...

I felt very happy about We should feel proud of the We should feel proud of Yuvasambhrama has the Great Spirit the stu- University for organizing a the University for orga- ignited our minds to dents, faculty members programme of this scale. nizing a programme of strengthen the unity, and the non-teaching ‘Unity in diversity’ has got this scale. ‘Unity in di- dignity and the frater- staff of Tumkur Univer- re-conceptualized here. Our committeThe Recep- versity’ has got re-con- nity in the society. We sity have showed during ceptualized here. Our are thankful to the Vice the Yuvasambhrama. tion and Guest Commit- tee has put sincere efforts committee members Chancellor and the This is a unique and rare towards delivering its du- got an opportunity to Registrar for providing opportunity for us to or- ties to the maximum core. this great opportunity ganize the south zone invite various dignitar- I must congratulate all my ies and versatile per- to be amidst the Unifest youth festival when we are celebrating team members for their commitment and our decennial year. sonalities of South India. fraternity. excellent cooperation in all stages. Prof. P. Paramashivaiah, Stage Prof. N. B. Naduvinamani, Registrar Prof. U. S. Moorty, Reception and Guest Dr. Nithyananda B. Shetty, Invita- (Evaluation), Tumkur University Committeet tion Committee. Committee

This kind of cultur- We have five sub-com- Music events were It is a golden oppor- al fest encourages mittees for music, held in two differ- tunity for the students dance, literary, fine arts ent venues and we of Tumkur Univer- not only the state, sity to take part in national but also the and theatre under our could manage them Event Management properly with the the south zone youth local cultural flavor. Committee. I am happy festival. The partici- It conveys various cooperation of the with the performance members. We have pants who performed cultural ethos to the of various committees. in events like classical general public and We have got all support already managed 6 events successfully dance seemed to be the students. from the University au- the ambassador of our culture and thorities. and two are yet to be conducted. Dr. Manohar Shinde, Souve- We are happy. tradition. nir Committee K. Ramachandrappa, Event Man- Ravi C M., Dance Committee agement Committee Rajashekar, Music events

This is indeed a ‘uni- Students are just fying fest’ and it cer- like professionals tainly helps the young in their perfor- prodigies to inculcate mances. I think more skills and qual- the purpose of ities. ‘Unifest Mirror’ has come out very well. Unifest has been I can find a profession- served. We have al touch in your bulle- witnessed the di- tin. Our committee has verse India here. worked with a team spirit. Dr. N. Narendra, Theatre Dr. Shripad Bhat, Literary Com- events mittee

All of us are working The event has wit- hard to provide the re- nessed success beyond quired services and to our imaginations. Our make this event suc- committee members Prof. A. H. Rajasab, Vice Chancellor, Tumkur University, with the UNI- cessful. It is a good ex- and students have put FEST MIRROR team appreciating their efforts at the Media Centre on perience both for the students and the facul- great efforts for the Thursday. planned execution ty members of Tumkur of various works. We University. B. L. Mukundappa, have received good re- Discipline Committee sponse from the public. Dr. Siddalingaswamy Hiremath, We had in mind the Our committee has Fine Arts concept of ‘Atithi taken all pains to It has been a memo- Devobhava’ when we provide satisfactory rable experience for worked for the Food transportation fa- us to see the youths of We are proud to say Committee. We are different universities that our universi- happy that we have cilities to the partic- expressing different ty has successfully strived our level best ipants and judges. I forms of artistic ex- organized this in- hope we have done pressions. It’s a great ter-university south to provide good ser- zone youth festival. vice. I am grateful to our level best. break from mundane Registration Com- the members and volunteers. Dr. Srinivasa S., Transporta- academic activities. mittee members Prof. Jayasheela, Food Committee tion Committee Dr. Gundur N. S., Technical & have tried their level Correspondence Committee best to meet the ex- pectations. Dr. K. G. Parashuram, Regis- The Yuvasambhrama The program has wit- tration Committee has brought a unique The Unifest has nessed grand success. atmosphere in the brought a new im- Our committee has University. Participa- age to the university. It is a matter of pride tried to implement that a young university tion of students from The South Indian cul- the required services like ours has provided a different universities ture has got unraveled in a systematic and platform for the south enables us to learn dif- here. It is a matter of efficient way with the zone unifest for the first ferent art forms, cul- pride that a young support of Bescom time. It has brought a ture and their tradi- university like ours and Tumkur City Cor- new confidence and en- tion. has organized this event. poration. thusiasm. We have suc- Dr. H K Shivalingaswamy, Com- Dr. M. Kotresh, Health & Hygiene K S Nagaraju, Electrical, Water cessfully arranged ac- mittee for Referees and Juries Committee Supply, Other Arrangements commodation for about 800 participants. Dr Sorabh TUMKUR Prof. D. V. Paramashivamurthy, Lakhanpal, Accommodation Committee. Observer, UNIVERSITY AIU and WISHES A GRAND Dr. A. M. We have worked in a team, and the Majunatha, FAREWELL TO experience has given the Cultural ALL THE us the confidence that Coordinator we can organize pro- of Yuva Sam- PARTICIPANTS grammes of greater scale. bhrama-2014 AND TEAM displaying I must be thankful to the MANAGERS FROM Vice Chancellor, Regis- the specimen of a medal to 22 trar and all other authori- be given to ties for their cooperation. the partici- UNIVERSITIES B K Suresh, Finance pants of the FROM THE SOUTH Committee youth fest. ZONE. UNIFEST MIRRO 3 FRIDAY 12-12- 2014 UNIFEST MIRRO TU sets model in Promotion of art is TU’s forte Sakala services

Being tural activities, the varsity has wit- by a troupe led by Vidwan Dat- a young nessed the visit and performance tamurthy Bhat (December 27, univer- of well-known artistes, adding to 2012), ‘Viplava’ a play performed sity of a the cultural wisdom of the campus. by the students of the university vast dis- ‘Veeneya Bedagu’ was a towering on the occasion of Women’s day trict – a event (August 25, 2012), which was celebrations (March 28, 2014), cradle of inaugurated by famous actress, ‘Kannada Dindima’ organized in arts and danseuse and singer Vyjayanthi- collaboration with Kannada and heritage mala Bali. The classic performanc- Culture Department (March 22, – Tum- es of em- 2014), ‘Varna Shravana’, a week- kur Uni- inent long art exhibition by the students versity musi- of Fine Arts (October 2013), the n e v e r cian Dr. performances by Harikatha expo- Tumkur University has set lagged in B o m b a y nent Dr. Lakshmanadas, are some a milestone in implementing the provid- Jayashri, of the memorable events. The visit Sakala scheme of Govt. of Karna- ing right V e e n a of Smt. Radha Vishwanathan, the taka. The university stands first in plat- exponent daughter and disciple of Dr. M. the State by providing the highest forms for promoting a cultural Dr. Suma S. Subbulakshmi, violin maestro number of time-bound services atmosphere on the campus. As Sudhin- Vidwan M. Chandrasekaran have under Sakala scheme. Sakala was portrayed in some of the previous dra, fa- enhanced the repute of Tumkur introduced by the Govt. of Kar- pieces, the university campus it- m o u s University. nataka to provide guarantee of self is a unique one that showcases Carnatic Majority of the students at services to citizens with a stipu- the cultural flavor of India. vocal- Tumkur lated time limiting to citizen re- Besides artistic structures such as ist San- Universi- lated services. Monuments Park, open sculpture geet Ka- ty are the The varsity successfully im- gallery, lanidhi first-gener- plemented Sakala on 16.08.2013 Buddha- Smt. R. Vedavalli made the event ation learn- with a total of 62 services from 6 vana, a historical one. ers with a departments of the University in- Dhan- The Shehnai concert (De- rural back- cluding its constituent colleges. van- cember 15, 2012) by Pt. Shailen- ground, who The particulars regarding obtain- tarivana, dra Bhagwat, the disciple of Sheh- have great ing the Sakala services such as Basava- nai maestro Bharatratna Bismillah admiration the days prescribed, work flow, vana, Khan, Hindustani classical con- towards art, documents to be enclosed while P a n d i t cert by renowned musician Pandit culture and submitting the application and M a d a n Ganapathi Bhat Hasanagi (January heritage of the prescribed fee have been up- loaded on the University website Mohana 26, 2013) are some of the signifi- the land. www.tumkuruniversity.ac.in. A Malavi- cant cultural events on the cam- Many of proposal has been submitted to ya Bha- pus. The National Conference on them are well-versed at folk per- the govt.to include 15 additional van and Karnataka Music & Culture orga- formances of the district such as services. amphi- nized in collaboration with Ban- Veeragase, Karapalamela, Dollu- The University has been ren- theatre, galore Gayana Samaja (March 16, kunita, Somanakunitha, etc., and dering services under Sakala with Tumkur 2013) also witnessed the participa- even excelled in theatre, classical an accuracy of 99.86%. The gov- Univer- tion and music and dance. Their achieve- ernment has asked the Vice Chan- sity houses an excellent art gallery perfor- ments in cultural and extracur- cellors of all the Universities in the and Fine Arts Department named m a n c e ricular activities, besides sports, State to adopt Tumkur University after Bharatratna Dr. M. S. Sub- of bril- have been well-appreciated. model, which is a matter of pride. bulakshmi. Dr. H. R. Bhardwaj, liant ar- The cultural wisdom at Tum- Sri. A. Rupesh Kumar, who the then Governor of Karnataka, t i s t e s kur University has proved to be a was the Deputy Registrar of Gen- inaugurated the art gallery in the like late golden frame to its achievements eral & Development Section and presence of Smt. Radha Vishwana- R. K Sri- in the fields of teaching, research also the Academic Section, played than, the daughter and disciple of kantan. and extension that has built a a key role in the design and im- MS Amma. Smt. Radha herself has strong bond between the univer- plementation of Sakala scheme in contributed about 300 rare photo- ‘Lanka- sity and the general public. This Tumkur University. The present graphs of the music legend, due dahana’ cultural journey will certainly add Sakala Nodal Officer Sri Rajesh to which the unique initiative of a Yak- many more feather’s to the varsi- Shenoy, System Analyst of the Tumkur University has been pos- shagana ty’s crown. University has been awarded the sible. perfor- “Best Nodal Officer” by Govt. of Apart from occasional cul- m a n c e THE ‘MIRROR’ TEAM Karnataka on 16-06-2014.

Team work has delivered the dividend: Dr. A. M. Manjunatha As the Cultural Coordinator of have worked day and night for and help in organizing this pro- facilities etc. Yuva Sambhrama-2014, Dr. A. M. the success of this program and grame. All partic- Manjunatha, the Sports Secretary they have done an excellent job. I ipants and of Tumkur University, has played should remember the support ex- How do you find the performance managers are a key role in the successful con- tended by our Hon’ble Vice Chan- of various committees? happy with duct of the 30th Inter University cellor, Registrar, Finance Officer All committees have done their our service. South Zone Youth Festival. He has and all other authorities in orga- level best to make this mega event put commendable efforts in coor- nizing this mega event. I would a grand success. Various commit- Your over- dinating the works of as many as like to thank Sri Sampson David, tees had been formulated at least all experi- 22 different committees including the Joint Secretary of AIU, and Dr. three months back. All committees ence… sub-committees. Sorabh Lakhanpal, the Observer including Registration, Food and I have learnt from AIU, for their continued sup- Transport have done a great job. a lot of new As the youth festival is cul- port and guidance. things in the minating on Friday, the UNIFEST What is your observation about course of or- MIRROR caught up with Dr. Man- Didn’t you find this task a chal- the participants? ganization. junatha for a brief chit chat. Here lenging one? From day one, I have been observ- Now, I have got enough confidence are the excerpts: Of course, it was a challenge. But ing the involvement of the partic- that we can organize even nation- I took it sportively with more re- ipants. Though they have come al or SAARC level youth fests. I’m We are at the culmination of sponsibility. Since we have com- from various nook and corners of with the feeling that a sportsper- Yuva Sambhrama. How do you mitted faculty members and stu- South India, they never felt that son can also organize a cultural feel at this moment? dents, I never felt it an impossible they were in strange place. They felt fest (in a lighter vein). Certainly, I am very happy. Since task. I would like to thank all facul- at home. We have arranged all ba- from the beginning, all the conve- ty members and the non-teaching sic facilities including good lodg- THE ‘MIRROR’ TEAM ners and all committee members staff and students for their support ing, boarding, rest rooms, lavatory 4 FRIDAY 12-12- 2014 UNIFEST MIRRO Diverse India unravels in Tumkur University

The Indian mantra ‘unity in di- KLE University, Belagavi, Acha- versity’ proved a reality in Tum- rya Nagarjuna University, Gun- kur University on Thursday, with tur, Sri Venkateswara University, the diverse India getting unrav- Machalipatnam, Potti Sreeramulu eled on the fourth day of Yuva Telugu University, Amruta Vish- Sambhrama-2014 through vari- wavidya Peetam, Coimbatore, ous competitions. Vellore Institute of Technology, The folk/tribal dance competi- Chennai, University of Kerala, tion held in the evening hours Trivandrum, University of Cali- witnessed a jam-packed audito- cut, MG University, Kottayam, rium and brought the entire cul- Sree Shankaracharya University tural diversity of India, while of Sanskrit, Ernakulam and Co- competitions such as skit, mime, chin University took part in var- cartooning, classical instrumen- ious competitions. tal solo (non-percussion), light Eminent artists Dr. James Vas- vocal (Indian), rangoli and quiz antan, Ustad Fayaz Khan, Tris- successfully showcased the best sur B Jayaram were the juries for of the south zone talents. the classical instrumental solo Blessed talents from various parts (non-percussion). Smt. Vidya of Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Girish, Chandrika Rajanna, Us- Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Pondi- tad Zameer Khan were the judges cherry proved their potentials for the light music competition. and received great appreciation As many as 17 universities took from the audience. part in the skit competition. Participants from Tumkur, My- Renowned artistes Smt Sunda- sore, Bangalore, Mangalore, Gul- rashree and Sunetra Pandit were barga, Kuvempu Universities, the juries.

UNIFEST MIRROR TEAM Honorary Editor Prof. A. H Rajasab Editor-in-Chief Prof D Shivalingaiah Editorial Board Dr. B.T.Sampath Kumar, Padmanabha K V, Venkatareddy Ramareddy, Man- junath D, Shripada Kulkarni, Shwetha D, KusumaKumari, Ramani R, Dr. Nagaraja S, Rajesh Shenoy, Sumanth Y Page Layout: Dhananjaya R Madhu Co-operation: Shivakumara S U, Basavaraju MT Reporting: Students of Journalism, University College of Arts

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