Vol. 10. No.8. August - 2010 Bharatiya Vidya KARNATAKA Bhavan NewsNews UNIQUE NATIONAL AWARD GETS MOMENTOUS START

Recipients of Dr. B. Saroja Devi National Award with Sri. B.S. Yeddyurappa Chief Minister, Karnataka and Former Union Minister ,Sri.Ambarish, Dr. Anjali Devi, Smt. Jamuna Ramana Rao, Dr. B. Saroja Devi, Smt. Harini S.Rao.and Sri N. Ramanuja, Chairman, BVB at the Bhavan (June 27) It was celebration time for the Yes, it was a rare occasion tinsel world. Not the release of a when three of its fellow-artistes new film, nor an auspicious were to receive the first “Padma “Muhurat”. No, neither, but Bushan, Dr. B Saroja Devi National something certainly more worthy Award.” The gala function was of jubilation. organized by the Bharatiya Vidya

Sri Murali Deora at Bhavan - Page 1 Yoga classes at BBMP School - Page 6 Kalabharathi - activities - Page 11 Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Tel.: 2226 7303, 2226 5746. Fax 2228 7373 Race Course Road, Website : www.bharatiyavidyabhavan.com Bangalore - 560 001. e-mail : [email protected] Re.1/- C M Y K Bhavan on behalf of Dr. Saroja Devi who has instituted this rare honour, specially for cine actresses. The function at the Khincha auditorium on June 27, Dr. B. Saroja Devi flanked with was graced by Chief Minister Dr. Anjali Devi, Smt. Jamuna Ramana Rao and Smt. Harini S.Rao. B.S. Yeddyurappa, besides a They are ; Dr. Anjali Devi, number of noted personalities. Jamuna Ramana Rao and The annual award created Harini S. Rao. by one of the most colourful Felicitating the three cine artistes of the State, veteran heroines on their Dr B. Saroja Devi carries a distinction and giving away purse of Rs.one lakh, a the awards, Chief Minister memento, and other adjuncts. Yeddyurappa admitted that he It is given to a noted actress of was a fan of film artistes of the silver screen. But to mark yesteryears. He complimented its inaugural, three veteran Dr. Saroja Devi for doing actresses representing three something that the government different languages, namely ought to have done. “They are Kannada, Tamil and renowned artistes and it is time Telugu were selected. something substantial is done

Chief Minister Sri B.S. Yeddyurappa honouring Dr. Anjali Devi at the Awards presentation ceremony. 2 C M Y K

Sri N. Ramanuja, Chairman, BVB offers a bouquet to Smt. Jamuna Ramana Rao. while Dr. B. Saroja Devi and Chief Minister Sri. B.S. Yeddyurappa look on. to recognize their services to earmarked for female artistes as cine art,” he said, adding the industry itself was male that the government would do dominated! whatever possible to honour Praising Saroja Devi on such artistes. her munificence, Jamuna who Speaking on the occasion, is a veteran of 25 years in the Saroja Devi urged the State field, suggested that persons government to implement the like her should join politics so as to render greater service to plan of allotting sites to artistes the industry. Harini Rao who in need. She said she was joined Jamuna in praising the herself prepared to donate donor, announced that she Rs.one crore to build houses for would use the proceeds to help them, if the Government needy artistes. Another awardee offered a matching grant. She Anjali said she proposed to explained that the award was augment the funds of the Chittoor Nagiah National Trust with the award money. DR. B. SAROJA Among the other film DEVI NATIONAL personalities present on the occasion, were Ambarish, AWARDS 2010 Sumalatha Ambarish, Meena, Jayanthi, Jayamala and Hema Choudhary. 3 C M Y K

Smt. Harini S.Rao being honoured by Chief Minister Sri. B.S. Yeddyurappa while Sri. Ambarish, Dr. B. Saroja Devi and Sri N. Ramanuja look on. Earlier, Sri N. Ramanuja, for his help in the publication Chairman, Bhavan Karnataka, of the series on Gandhi Kruthi who welcomed the gathering, Sanchaya. thanked the State government Dr Mathoor Krishnamurti, for helping the Bhavan in a Bhavan’s Director, thanked variety of ways, like the setting Dr. Saroja Devi and up a Bhavan's centre in Sri Ambarish for selecting Shivamogga. He was specially the Bhavan as the venue for thankful to the Chief Minister this grand function.

Dr. B. Saroja Devi being honoured by the dignitaries

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Awardees along with Smt. Sumalatha Ambarish, cine artiste

Earlier, a 30 – minute of Bhavan’s Kalabharathi clipping of select movies of under the direction of each of the four artistes was screened. The film was Ganesh Desai, Sri H.N. Suresh, produced by Sri Madhusudan. Director of Programmes and Projects, proposed, a vote of The function got off after an invocation by the students thanks.

UNION MINISTER SRI MURALI DEORA AT BHAVAN'S BANGALORE KENDRA

Sri. Murali Deora, Union Petrolium Minister, in conversation with Dr. Mathoor Krishnamurti and Sri. A. Krishna Murthy during his recent visit to Bangalore Kendra

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Yoga Demonstration by the students at Bhavan - LAUNCHED BBMP School, Sriramapuram Yoga and meditation would of Yoga, Sri H.R. Ananth, make human life easy and tension Bhavan's Vice - Chairman and other BBMP officials were free. according to Sri S.M. present on the occasion. Shankara Gowda, the well known yoga exponent and teacher. He Sri H.N. Suresh, Director of was speaking at the inauguration Programmes and Projects, welcomed the gathering. Sri Vijay of yoga and mediation classes at Kumar Misra, Public Relations the Bhavan-BBMP. School at Officer, the BBMP Bhavan Sriramapuram on July 10. School, proposed a vote of thanks. BBMP Special Commissioner Earlier, an invocation song Sri. K.R. Niranjan, IAS., who was rendered Smt. H.V. Gayathri, inaugurated the programme A 20 - minute yoga quoted the example of Alexander demonstration by experts formed the great to stress the importance part of the programme.

Sri K.R. Niranjan, Special Commissioner, BBMP inaugurating Yoga and Meditation Centre while Sri H.R. Ananth, Vice Chairman , BVB, Sri. H.N. Suresh, Director, Programmes and Projects and Sri Shankara Gowda, Yoga teacher join. 6 C M Y K Exploring the history of FOCUS gender differentiation at home, work place and the community at ON large, was the focus in a workshop GENDER organized by the Bhavan on June 30. BIAS IN The one-day programme WOMEN involving the women employees of the Bangalore Electricity Company (BESCOM). was While Sri Ram Bhat initiated by Dr Rajeswari Raghu, served as the resource person Director, Education Initiative of for the training, he received the Bhavan. She outlined the commendable assistance by approach of the training which Dr. Rajeshwari, Ms. Annie proposed to cover the understanding Dhanraj, lending her a helping of gender, history of gender bias etc. hand. The women officers, mostly Sri Satyaprema engineers who took part in the Kumar, G.M. HRD, and training evinced keen interest in Sri Ananthashayanam, Iyengar the inter-action, which inter alia, appreciate the efforts of the delved into how women had been Bhavan in sponsoring such a socialised to accept gender useful programme. specific roles legally and socially in the Indian context. A sidelight Before conclusion, each of the inter-action was the participant was presented with experience some officers shared certificates of attendance in the with their colleagues. interesting workshop. AMERICAN CORNER ACTIVITIES :

Dr. Sigmund Rothschild of USA had an interaction meeting with faculty members of Kala Bharathi at the American Corner programme 7 C M Y K Here is something delightful to cheer. The NATIONAL Bhavan’s H.B. College of PR AWARD Communication and Management, Bangalore, has FOR bagged the coveted “Business Communication School of the H.B. COLLEGE Year -2010” award for its sustained service in the field Principal of the Bhawan’s of public relations. Sardar Patel College of This distinction is instituted Communication and by the Public Relations Council Management, New Delhi of India, New Delhi. The award on behalf of the recipient, comprises of a memento, medal the H.B. College, Bangalore. and a certificate. The Bhavan’s Chairman This signal award was given Karnataka, Sri N Ramanuja, away to the representative of Director, Dr Mathoor the Bhavan by Sri Mohammed Krishnamurti and Secretary Humid Ansari, Vice-President Sri A. Krishnamurty besides of India, at a special function at a host of Bhavan’s friends, New Delhi on April 3, 2010. associates and employees, The function was held in the extend their hearty India Habitat Centre, Lodhi congratulations to the Road, New Delhi. H.B. College and its Principal, This great honour was S.N. Subba Rao, on this received by Prof N.N. Pillai, distinction.

Sri S.N. Subba Rao, Principal, H.B. College (at the centre) with Dr. Mathoor Krishnamurti Director, BVB and Sri A. Krishnamurthy Hon. Secretary BVB at award celebrate meeting at Bangalore Kendra 8 C M Y K The educational pursuits BHAVAN’S of the Bhavan got a further SCHOOL boost with the opening of yet another school, this time In ACTIVITIES collaboration with the Bangalore Press in its OPENS IN premises in Chamarajpet. CHAMARAJPET This new school in already stand and its posh building offers the administration are still open. ICSC syllabus in its curriculum. It will provide coaching from An additional attraction the nursery to the X standard, of the new school is its under an experienced teaching Kalabharati which caters to staff. hone the aesthetic talent of Located on the busy aspirants in music, dance and Mysore Road, classes are fine arts.

KODAGU : VANAMAHOTSAVA AT GARWALE SCHOOL

Smt. Pushpa Ramanuja W/o Sri N. Ramanuja, Chairman, Bhavan's, Karnataka with the students of PGEMP celebrate Vanamahotsava at Gharwale

9 C M Y K Handsome tributes were showered by Kathak exponent. A DECADE OF Dr. Maya Rao on Sri T.A.S. SERVICE : Mani and Smt. Chitra Venugopal, instructors in KALABHARATI Mridangam and Kathak respectively in the Bhavan’s TUTORS FETED Kalabharathi on July 10. artistes of the country. While Dr. Maya Rao, Director of Chitra was groomed initially the Natya Institute of Kathak by Sohanlal of Jaipur and later and Choreography was honed under the Kathak speaking at a function got up by maestro Shamboo Maharaj the students of Kalabharathi to who was her own mentor, felicitate the duo on their Mani hailed from a well-known completing a decade as teachers musician family and tutored by in the Bhavan’s prestigious fine the renowned Palaghat arts section. Ayyamani Iyer. By their long, Expressing happiness in fruitful association with associating herself with the Bhavan, the two exponents pleasant function, Dr. Maya have demonstrated not only Rao described the two as great their perseverance but also

Dr. Maya Rao, Director, Natya Institute of Kathak and Chreography honoring Vidwan T.A.S. Mani

10 C M Y K willingness to impart training to aspiring youth to develop KATHAK, their potentials. TALAVADYA Complementing Chitra on her achievements, Dr. Maya ENSEMBLE said she was the second south Indian student of Shamboo Maharaj, after herself She commended her work as a She thanked Sri. H.N. Kathak teacher in various Suresh, Director of Bhavan’s places like London, Cairo, Programmes and Projects Coimbatore, Dharwad, and and Sri. C.N. Ashok Kumar, Bangalore. Administrative Officer for giving her an opportunity to Dr. Maya Rao discribed take part in the pleasant T.A.S. Mani and his vocalist function. wife R.A. Rama Mani as members of her own family. A cultural programme of Both, she said, were accomplished Kathak and Tala Vadya artistes, devoting their life both ensemble by the students of to teaching their art and the two faculties formed part performing all over the world. of the function.

Dr. Maya Rao, Director, Natya Institute of Kathak and Chreography felicitating Chitra Venugopal

11 C M Y K JULY 2010 : THREE ENDOWMENT PROGRAMMES

Prof. K.N. Ganeshaiah speaks at Infosys foundation sponsored lecture. Dr. Sudha Murty Chairperson Infosys Foundation on this occasion at Indian Institute of World Culture on July 15.

H.H. Sri Swami Brahmanandaji delivering a lecture on "Spirituality in Daily Life" for Sai Grace Foundation Sri Yadalam Nanjaiah Setty memorial endowment at Smt. Padmini Ravi perform Khincha auditorium on July 14. a Bharatanatya recital for Smt. S.P. Rajalakshmi endowment at Khincha auditorium on July 16.

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14 C M Y K Tue 6.00 p.m. PROGRAMME : 3. ESV Hall Sri. M.S. Hanumantha Rao AUGUST Endowment Lecutre Topic : Science and Spirituality 2010 Speaker : Sri. M.A.Lakshmi Thata Chari

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4. ESV Hall Thu 6.00 p.m. Sri.Ra.Bha. Hasanagi Endowment 12. Yakshagana - Bombeyata - Lecture Narakasura Vadhe - Garuda Garvabhanga Topic : Kavikula Guru Kalidasa - Sri Gopala Krishna Yakshagana Bombeyata Sangha, Kasaragod Vishwashanti Direction : K.V. Ramesh Speaker : Dr. M.K. Sridhar In association with Infosys Foundation Venue : Indian Institute of Sat 6.00 p.m. - World Culture, Basavanagudi 7. Khincha Auditorium : Sat 12.00 noon Prof. U.S. Krishna Rao and 14. Khincha Auditorium Smt. Chandrabhagadevi American Corner presents Endowment English feature film : The Sum of All Fears Bharathanatya recital · Smt. Sujatha Krishnan Sat 6.00 p.m. 21. Khincha Auditorium Smt. Sujatha Venkatesh and Guru Rao Deshpande Sangeeth Kum. Divya Venkatesh Sabha Endowment - Malhar Music Festival Kathak Recital : Sun 10.30 a.m. Smt. Nandini K. Mehta and 22. Khincha Auditorium Sri K. Murali Mohan Sri G. Venkatasubbaiah's Chief Guests : Dr D.K. Chowta 98th Birthday celebrations. Dr. M. Surya Prasad. Tue 6.00 a.m. 24. Khincha Auditorium Smt. Vimala & Justice Rama Jois Endowment 'Raksha Bhandhan' celebrations

Sat 6.00 p.m. 28. ESV Hall Astrology Lecture Class Topic : Atmakaraka in prediction Smt. Sujatha Venkatesh & Kum. Divya Venkatesh Speaker : Sri. G.V. Prabhakara Murthy 15 Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Bangalore Kendra News August 2010 Reg.No. : KARENG / 2001 / 6498 / 29 APR 2002 CPM G KA/BG GPO/2518/2009-2011

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