A New Trend for Team’s Leadership Set by Michael Jack Nobbs

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  • A new trend for team’s leadership set by Michael Jack Nobbs

The new Chief Coach of the men’s team, Michael Jack Nobbs, introduced a new trend for the team’s leadership. This new concept was introduced yesterday at the national hockey camp in Bangalore, India,

Instead of a single captain for the team, he proposed the idea of a group of 4-5 players who will be responsible to resolve problems and take decisions for the team. He believed that it will help in strengthening the relationship among the players.

Nobbs stated that Arjun Halappa will be the last captain of the team and this group leadership will be exercisable for the next few years.

The Australian Olympian expressed that in case of the captain and coach’s absence or hesitation to talk to, the players will have an additional option to whom they may address their matter to and further said, “However, if there is a leadership group, other players can walk up to these players and discuss things they are not comfortable discussing with me.”

Nobbs will be announcing the names of the group members after some days on personal observation and assessment of leadership qualities. He stated, “Every player will be asked to fill out forms comprising personal details. There will be questions as to what his goals are, what he would expect his role to be and the like. We will assess all the data before making announcing the names of the leaders.”

The coach has already discussed the idea with a few of the team players who had no objections.

This concept was first set by the former Indian coach, Ric Charlesworth, during his coaching to the Australian women hockey team in 1996 and 2000, bringing home the Olympic gold medals. Later it was used for the men’s side of Australia followed by the cricket coach, John Buchanan, who tested it on the Kolkata Knight Riders team.

According to the Australian centre-half, passing on the responsibility improves the productivity of the team as a whole. In case of a single leader, there is low probability of creating followers. Therefore, this concept has also broken the hierarchal aspect that will lead to a higher number of followers under the new model.

source: http://www.bettor.com / by David Hubbard / Sports News > Hockey News /

Approbation from Squash Afficionados

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Players worldwide are eagerly waiting for the chance to compete in the Olympics and win medals: Joshna Chinappa. File photoPlayers worldwide are eagerly waiting for the chance to compete in the Olympics and win medals: Joshna Chinappa.  The Hindu .File photo

Squash has been shortlisted by the International Olympic Committee for consideration in the 2020 Olympic Games.

The news has been greeted with enthusiasm by the squash fraternity by and large. “We are delighted that squash has been included on the IOC’s shortlist again,” said PSA CEO Alex Gough.

WSF’s backing

The World Squash Federation has been leading the bid to have the sport added to the Olympic programme.

Reacting to the development, the WSF President N. Ramachandran said, “We are delighted to be given this new opportunity. I am confident that we will be able to show the IOC Programme Commission, the Executive Board and wider IOC membership that our case has become even stronger over recent years.

Great Olympic sport

“I truly believe that squash will be a great Olympic sport. It fulfils all the criteria for inclusion in the Games, has proven universality and growth and we have an absolute commitment from all our top athletes that an Olympic medal would be the pinnacle of their careers.”

“We also have high-profile World champions, exciting World championships for men and women, massive participation from juniors to masters on all continents and a healthy, thriving programme of youth development worldwide,” he said.

Innovations

Mr. Ramachandran also mentioned the “exciting technical innovations” in recent years, including courts that could be put in iconic settings.

“Squash is a wonderful example of one-on-one sporting gladiatorial competition and should make a perfect addition to the Games,” he added, saying

“Our campaign starts with new energy and vigour.”

PTI adds:

“Players worldwide are eagerly waiting for the chance to compete in the Olympics and win medals,” said top woman player Joshna Chinappa.

Indian men’s squash ace Saurav Ghosal, meanwhile, said that players world over were confident that the sport will become part of the Olympic movement sooner than later.

“Players worldwide were more than happy and confident that the Squash would become part of Olympic movement sooner than later with the game being shortlisted by the world body,” said Ghosal, world ranked 26th.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / Special Correspondent / Sports > Other Sports / Chennai / Jul 05th, 2011

Don’t Fear the King Cobra, says Expert

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MADIKERI:

When you spot a king cobra, no matter how petrfied you are, stay put. Don’t run for cover, is herpetologist Snake Satish’s advice.

The king cobra, he says, is a shy creature. “When we walk in the forests, the reptile catches the earth’s vibration and moves away from it,” he explains. Satish works as a warden and estate manager in Coorg Public School, Gonikoppal

Popularly known as Snake Satish, he has captured 42 king cobras in the past eight years in Kodagu. Most of them have been freed into the forests. The snakes have been caught from houses and estates. Most of his catches were from Karike, Padi, Perambadi Cherambane, Heggala, Shanthalli and Kundalli areas.

King cobras are shot dead out of sheer fear. “There has been no incident of death due to a king cobra bite in Kodagu, Satish says. Though they are aplenty in Kodagu, the shy and slithery creatures are rarely sighted. They are active in August and September. One among the most venomous snakes in the world, the king cobra feeds on members of its own ilk and other little snakes. It is the only snake to build its own nest.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / by G Rajendra / TNN / Jul 07th, 2011

Tribals to Take on City Life in Reality Show

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Let alone televisions and cars, even toothbrushes are alien to some of them. Yet, eight tribal men from the interiors of Karnataka have dared to face 60 days of city life in Bangalore for a Kannada reality show, where they’ll learn a few English words and even do ramp walks.From living isolated lives in their respective tribes, these men aged between 25 and 34 will be slipping into jeans and wearing shirts to adapt to the Bangalore crowd for Kannada channel Suvarna’s Halli Haida, Pyeteg Banda, which means – “Village lad lands in the city.”

The show is a result of the success of Pyete Hudgir, Halli Lifeu (City girl, village life), which garnered an average viewership of 1mn people with a maximum response from youths, Anup Chandrasekharan, business head of Suvarna said.

“This new show is a sequel to Pyete Hudgir, Halli Lifeu. For the first season, we took eight city girls to experience village life. But this time, we decided to bring not just village boys but tribals to the city and see how they adapt themselves here,” Chandrasekharan said.

According to Chandrasekharan, it costs them up to Rs700,000-Rs800,000 per episode to produce such a show.

The team behind the show took approximately three months to research on Karnataka tribes and has brought together contestants from tribes such as Bedar, Sholaga, Haki Pikki, Kodavas of Coorg, Kurubas and others.

“Our research teams went to various parts of Karnataka and went into the interiors to look for these boys. It used to be very difficult because even the closest shop to their place of stay used to be 25-30km away.

“It was also extremely tough to convince them, their parents and relatives. In fact, there is going to be one guy on the show whose wife is pregnant, and by the time he goes back to his tribe, she would have delivered their child. Still he has come to see what a city looks like,” Chandrasekharan said.

“Most of them have not seen a TV, a car, a mobile phone. And they don’t even use something as basic as a toothbrush or toothpaste. Here we will try introducing them to many new things,” he said.

The eight tribal contestants will stay at a huge house in Bangalore and will be teamed with one city girl each. The girls will mentor them through their transformation and the contestants will be eliminated one by one in subsequent weeks, depending on their performance.

“We plan to have ramp walk contests, change their dressing style, teach them a few English words – and it should be interesting to see how a person who has lived all his life in a remote place adapts to the city atmosphere,” Chandrasekharan said.

The winner will get a “cash compensation,” but the amount hasn’t been decided yet.

source: http://www.gulf-times. com / Doha / IANS – New Delhi / Tuesday Aug 24th, 2010

Lingo Lure

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Regional Indian languages such as Bhojpuri and Haryanvi may not have made it to India’s Constitution, but their knowledge can qualify you for selection to political positions in the US government

 

Language : Kutchi
State: Gujarat
Spoken by: aprox 866000
Language family: Indo-aryan
Spoken in Kutch region of Gujarat and often termed as a dialect of Gujarati, Kutchi has more resembling dialect with Sindhi. It is believed that the language has assimilated features of Gujarat, Rajasthani and Sindhi. However, a group of language teachers believe that Kutchi is a combination of Gujarati and Sindh.
Language: Kodava takk
State: Karnataka
Spoken by:  500,000
Language family: Dravidian
The language is often referred as Kodava or Coorgi in English. It is the language of Kodavas. However, other communities and tribes in Kodagu also speak this  language. It doesn’t have significant written literature.
Language : Magahi
State: Bihar
Spoken by:  11,362,000
Language family: Indo-European Indo-aryan
Magahi is spoken in and around Patna, Gaya, Nalanda and Rajgir. Written in Devnagri, the language was believed to be practised by Lord Buddha in his preachings. A few books in Jainism have also been composed in Magahi.
Language : Haryanvi
State: Haryana
Spoken by:   30 million
Language family: Indo-aryan
Prominently spoken in Haryana and adjoining
Delhi, Haryanvi has an influence of Punjabi.  The language has many  dialects.
Language : Chhattisgarhi
State: Chhattisgarh
Spoken by:  11.5 million
Language family: Indo-aryan
Like Sanskrit and Hindi, Chhattisgarhi is written in Devnagri. It is also spoken in Madhya Pradesh.
Language : Bhojpuri
State: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
Spoken by:  12o million
Language family: Indo-aryan
Bhojpuri is one of the most popular languages in UP and Bihar. The language has derived its vocabulary from Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu. Around 70 million people in UP and 50 million in Bihar speak Bhojpuri. It is estimated that 170 million people across the world speak this language.
Language : Awadhi
State: Uttar Pradesh
Spoken by:  20 million
Language family: Indo-aryan
Considered as dialect of Hindi, Awadhi is a colloquial language of Awadh region which comprises Kanpur and Allahabad. Important works in Awadhi are the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas, the Padmawat of Malik Mohammad Jaisi.
Language  : Marwadi
State: Rajasthan
Spoken by:  13.2 million
Language family: Indo-aryan
A large populace in Rajasthan communicate in Marwadi. The language has Devnagri script. It is also spoken in some parts of Gujarat and Pakistan.

 

source: http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com / Ahmedabad > Home > News > Reports > Story / Tuesday Feb 17th, 2009

 

Thriller and Priya Teamed in ‘RANA PRATAPA’

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Thriller and Priya Teamed in ‘RANA PRATAPA’

Sarathi-Nath creations that made a touching film ‘Samskaravantha’ a few years ago was based on the real life peddler with unclaimed bodies for cremation.

For this ‘Rana Pratapa’ the producers Raghunath and Parthasarathy have banked on commercial elements to make money in the box office. GK Mudduraj a veteran of 35 films has made the story and directed the film. Ramnarayan has penned the screenplay and dialogues for this film. To cover up a small mistake how the crime builds up is discussed in this film. 

Thriller Manju plays the title role of ‘Rana Pratap’. He has four stunts and says screenplay is the most captivating aspect of this film. He is a journalist in the first half and as a cop in the second half.

Priyadarshini Bopaiah from Coorg is making debut as a homely girl in the film. Ashok Rao, Ramakrishna, Satyajith, Shanker Ashwath and others are in the supporting cast.

The film is at the dubbing stage and hitting the silver screen by August 2011.

source: http://www.supergoodmovies.com / Jul 05th, 2011

 

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‘Muthina Male’ Coorg Rain on Screen

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'Muthina Male' Coorg Rain on ScreenThe rainy season of Coorg district is very special and something lovely to watch. The five Coorgi friends Bhasker Raju, P Chandrasekhar Raju, KK Balaji, YS Satish and DM Vishwanath are up to give a cooling effect for Kannada audience from the first venture ‘Muthina Male’. Male – rain is referred to pearls in literature.

Priya Sagar has worked in the camps of directors Prem, Victory Vasu, Om Prakahs Rao, Kashinath and Dwarki. There is no special story but the presentation if the new thing he says. In the beginning and ending rain will be found on the silver screen.

Ragana a Coorgi is appearing in her second film. It is because the shooting will be held in Coorg Ragana alias Anusha Poo accepted this film. She has appeared in ‘Besuge’ Kannada film. it is a homely role says Ragana. Ragana comes to Coorg to give an invitation and there the ‘Pyaar’ factor evolves.

Vishwas of ‘Kalgejje’ is in his fifth film and this is his second film as solo hero. Priya Sagar as director has done good story, screenplay, dialogues and the team has the winning aspiration says Vishwas.

AT Ravish is Ravi Sharma from this film is trying his luck as music director. He has six songs for this film. Mohan is the cameraman of ‘MM’.

Chandrasekhara Raju on behalf of the producers said this is a new attempt said we want to present the feel of Coorg rain for the silver screen from this film.

source: http://www.supergoodmovies.com / Jun 27th, 2011

Naren Thimmaiah Wins ‘Best Chef of India’ Award

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Every foodie in Bangalore knows him. And last week Delhi got a glimpse of him as well. For Chef Naren Thimmaiah, who runs one of Bangalore’s best-loved restaurants, was in the capital to receive the ‘Best Chef of India’ award under three-star category at the annual Tourism Awards

While tourism minister Ambika Soni presided over the highprofile gathering, home minister P Chidambaram was the chief guest. “And he asked me about my restaurant and promised to drop by the next time he’s in Bangalore,” says Chef Thimmaiah, who has fed a long line-up of celebs in his 18 years in the business. To be sure, PC will love his appam and Aleppey fish curry!

“To be up there, acknowledged, was a great feeling,” says the unassuming chef, who has also represented India at the World Gourmet Summit in Singapore in 2005. Well done, we say!
(Link by: Bopanna; Photo: Internet)

source: http://www.kodagucommunity.com / Monday Mar 02nd, 2009

Gourmet Meal: Kodava Pandi Curry

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The mouth-watering ‘Kodava Pandi Curry’, eaten with ‘Akki Roti ‘or ‘Kadambuttu’ (Rice Dumplings), is the staple diet of Coorg.

Gourmet Meal: Kodava Pandi CurryKodava Pandi Curry. Picture Courtesy: Anuj Kumar, Executive Chef. 

Generally eaten for breakfast, the ‘Pandi Curry’ is a specialty of Coorg and is cooked on all special occasions here.

 

To prepare a delicious Kodava Pandi Curry meal, you will require the following ingredients in addition to 1 kg of pork:

Ingredients:
1).  Half a kg of Onion
2).  Two hundred and fifty grams of Garlic
3).  Ten Green Chillies
4).  One inch of Ginger
5).  One tea spoon of Jeera
6).  Two or three Cloves
7).  A bunch of Coriander

Gourmet Meal: Kodava Pandi CurryKodava Pandi Curry. Picture Courtesy: Anuj Kumar, Executive Chef. 

Cooking Instructions:
1.    Roughly grind the ingredients to form the main ‘Masala’ used to marinate the pork.
2.    Add one tea spoon of Red Chili powder, ½ a tea spoon of Turmeric and Salt to taste.
3.    Keep the mixture marinated for 20 minutes.
4.    Place the marinated meat in a heavy bottom pan, and keep this on the fire for 45 minutes, depending on how tender the meat is.
5.    Once the meat is cooked, add 2-3 table spoons of the ‘Pork Masala’ (available at stores in Coorg).
6.    Add ‘Kachimpuli’ (Coorg Vinegar) and let the meat cook for a few minutes.
7.    Garnish with chopped Coriander and chopped Curry Leaves.

The ingredients for the ‘Akki Roti’ include:
1.    A cup of Cooked Rice
2.    A cup of Rice Flower
3.    A pinch of Salt

Procedure:

1.    Mash the Cooked Rice.

2.    Add the Rice Flower to the mashed Rice and knead it to form soft dough.

3.    Make a ‘Chapatti’ (Indian bread) out of the dough on the ‘Tava’ (Frying Pan).

Your delectable ‘Kodava Pandi Curry’ dish is ready to be served!

Gourmet Meal: Kodava Pandi Curry
Divya Madaiah

Divya Madaiah is a homemaker and a buisness woman. She caters snacks for all occasions and has taken training in baking and making desserts. Her hobbies include cooking, gardening, listening to music and reading..
source: http://www.coorgexperiences.orangecounty.in / by Divya Madaiah / Jul 14th, 2010