A LAB JOURNAL OF THE PG STUDENTS OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION VOLUME - 10 ; ISSUE - 1 ST ALOYSIUS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) OCTOBER 2018 Sea of people witness Mangalore Ramakrishna Math holds Dasara amidst mystifying weather Yoga camp; 3,000 benefit Reshma Vinitha way. MANGALORE: Ramakrishna I am deeply inspired by his Math organised a 15-day yo - book The path to holistic health. I gasana camp at Ramakrisha Math, know40 yogaasanas. I am pas - Mangaldevi recently. sionate about teaching these to Kumblekar Mohan Kumar, an others. Though these asanas are a old student of St Aloysius College bit complicated, they have lots of (Autonomous) and BSNL em - benefits.” ployeeconducts these classes He further added, “Every per - every month for fifteen days. son should spend at least one hour Classes are held between 6.15 for yoga. Yoga can make our p.m. and 7.30 p.m. for a nominal nerves active and our body to fee of just Rs 10 per day. Mr function well.Nowadays junk Kumar has been conducting these food can be harmful for health. classes for the last five years in Each and every part of our body batches. needs a doctor. Yoga helps us to Every batch consists of 40 overcome our weakness and keeps members and this batch was the the doctor away.” 63rd batch. So far more than 3000 Satyavathi, a student who at - people have benefited through this tended the camp said, “I attend Goddess Navadurga being carried to the Gokarnanatha temple in Mangalore during Dasara. initiative. these classes for the last two years Reshma from in and around Mangalore days.The temple programmes Mr Kumar said, “My role model and I feel relaxed and happy. This MANGALORE: Dasara celebra - visited the 102- year old temple were open for all. Here there is B.K.S.Iyengar, a living legend Math is a peaceful place for yoga tions at Kudroli Shri Gokar - during this festival. were no restrictions on any - who has taught yoga in a unique and meditation.” nanatheshwara Temple is known Idols of Navadurgas along with body. People from allcommunities for its sparkling procession. Thou - Mahaganapathi and Sharada were were welcome to offer poojas,” SAC observes World Food Day; sands witnessed the grand finale taken in procession, which saw an said R Padmaraj, treasurer of of the Mangalore Dasara on the assortment of flowers, decorative Temple committee. zero hunger possible, says expert day of Vijayadashami on Friday, umbrellas, tableaus, bands, Even the climate was in favour Biny October 19. chende and traditional dances, of the devotees. “I thought it Citizens of Mangalore and thou - folk dances, DolluKunitha , music, would rain, because of which the sands of devotees from various Yakshagana characters, Gombe , whole festive mode would be af - parts joined together in the City to Karaga , tiger dance and other tra - fected. It was God’s grace that witness the grand finale of the ditional art forms. everything went well. This year a Mangalore Dasara on the day of The procession started with rit - huge crowd had gathered for the Vijayadashami. uals held in the Temple premises procession and it seemed like Mangalore Dasara celebrations in the presence of former union year after year the number of at Kudroli Gokarnanatheshwara minister B Janardhan Poojary, devotees are increasing,” said Temple are one of the biggest fes - along with other office-bearers Jayshree, a devotee. tivities in coastal Karnataka. and members of the administra - Mr Padmarajsaid, “As a part of The ten days festival started tion committee of the Temple. the celebration, the Temple com - with installing of the nine idols of After the procession, the idols Goddess Durga in the decorated were immersed at the Pushkarini mittee has also done socially obligatory programmes, irrespec - hall. The hall was illuminated pond in the temple premise on with glowing lights. Saturday, October 20. tive of any caste or community. We have provided economic help Streets in the city, decorated, “Around 16 teams from Kar - to more than 600 students and 50 were lit with colourful lights to nataka performed their cultural welcome the procession. Devotees performances during these nine patients,” said Mr Padmaraj. Nine ‘tiger teams’ compete at Pili Nalike Prof. Shamsundar inaugurating the ceremony. Biny culture scenario had to be Harshita little effort. said that this competition was con - thanked. MANGALORE: The world food ducted in order to revive the tiger “India is number one in the pro - MANGALORE: If you had a The first prize was won by day was observed at SAC on Oc - dance culture and tradition. duction of jute, pulses and milk. chance to experience the Pili - Gourakshanatha tigers from tober 16. The performance was filled We stand as number two in the Nalike (tiger dance) in Mangalore, Gorakshadand, second prize by The event was organised jointly with acrobatics, flips, somersaults production of rice, wheat, sugar - you would have been spellbound Puraldapena Mokeda Bollilu from by the department of Food Sci - The performance was filled with cane and also number five in the by the acrobatics of the dancers Purali and third prize was shared Anil ence and Technology (FST) and production of fruits and fish,” exhibiting their youthful energy. Anil Food Science, Nutrition and Di - Prof. Shamsundar opined. Under the leadership of the etetics. A demonstration on cheese pro - DakshinaKannadaYouth Congress Prof. Shamsundar BA, former duction in industry was conducted president Mithun Rai and Namma head of College of Fisheries, by Mukund Naidu, product TV, the fifth edition of Pili Nalike , Mangaluru, was the chief guest of innovation head, Akshayakalpa the tiger dance competition was the event. “Zero Hunger is possi - Farms and Food Pvt. Ltd., Tip - held at the volleyball ground in ble by 2030, but only with dedi - tur. Mannagudda on October 18. Nine cated work of students,” Prof. Albin Joy, a student from de - teams, with a fifteen-minute time Shamsundar said. partment of FST said, “This sem - limit competed from noon till late ‘Tigers’ dancing on the stage at Pili Nalike in Mangalore. “When we look at the perform - inar is mainly to rededicate in the night. Each team was re - by Rajyalakshmi Hoigebazar and acrobatics, flips, somersaults and ance of Indian sector, in 1951 the ourselves to alleviate the hunger warded a complimentary amount Ballalbaaghfriends. Mr Rai, the and reverse jumps which excited total food production was around problem and to overcome the mal - of Rs 20,000. organiser said, “I have been asso - the audience. A massive crowd 50 million tons. Currently, we nutrition problem in the world.” The ‘tigers’ roared, growled, ciating with Namma TV to organ - belonging to all communities have reached up to 285 million Shilpa Lekha, organising secre - prowled, pranced and stalked for ise this competition since 2014. It gathered throughout the day at the tons and the performance is spec - tary of the seminar said, “The their prey to the pulsating beat of has been very successful and pop - venue irrespective of religion. tacular,” he said. theme of the event was ‘Zero the thase (drum).They even lifted ular. It is an effort to encourage City Police Commissioner T.R. He further added that for all the Hunger’ which means working to - the akkimudi (stored rice) weigh - the best teams and keep the art Suresh inaugurated the event and success, the policy makers, scien - gether to ensure everyone every - ing 42 kg with their teeth and alive for future generations.” Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth tists and the administration who where has access to safe, healthy threw it backwards with Committee member Mr Anurag Senthil presided over. have transformed the Indian agri - and nutritious food.” 2 REPORTS OCTOBER 2018 Students clean Natak Sabha holds Konkani drama festival Tannirbhavi beach in city; theatre lovers watch 12 plays Wilvia MANGALORE: PG students of Nafeesa deach play was of one-hour dura - whose family life is broken and Don Bosco Hall accommodating Journalism Department of St tion. The plays were held only on who does not have a good under - nearly 700 people. Aloysius College held a beach MANGALORE: Drama fest weekends and it was free for the standing with the husband. The hall was built in the year cleaning event on October 24, at which was held at Don Bosco public. “KNS is a cultural organisation 1957. Since then, it is a hall for Tannirbhavi beach. Hall, Balmatta as part of the 75th Sunil Minezes, vice president of for the promotion of Konkani lan - dramas. Michael Jerome Koola, student year celebration of Konkani KNS said, “The response of the guage. The next dramas will be held on representative, in association with Nafisa NatakSabha (KNS)ended here on audience was not as good as ex - Yatish Baikampady, CEO, and Sunday, October 21. pected. There were around 300 Panambur Beach Tourism Devel - The fest concluded with two people. We expected 500 people. opment Project organised this dramas, Magdalachi Mori and - The performance by the actors event to spread awareness on plas - Home Sweet Home . Magdalachi was good. The programme went tic pollution at Tannirbhavi Mori , a one-act play, was pro - on well on all days.” beach.15 students of the depart - duced by Padua Ranga Adhyayan “Interestingly, youngsters are ment put their hands together to Kendra. more interested in this field. Mod - clean the sea shore for three hours Home Sweet Home was ern lighting technologies are used in the morning and collected ten produced by Asthithva ® Manga - on the stage. Sound system is bags of plastic trash. lore. The play was translated from good. But, we cannot implement Santhosh Kumar, beach super - P. Lankesh’s original drama by the latest technology,” said Boni - visor appreciated the students for Roshu Bajpe.