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Amardip Malik breaks victory barrier with playoff triumph at PGTI Noida Masters

December 21, 2014Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg, Records, All, Sportsadmin

Noida:

Amardip Sinh Malik of Greater Noida clinched his maiden title at the Rs. 40 lakh PGTI Noida Masters after a playoff win against Md Zamal Hossain Mollah of Bangladesh at the Noida Golf Course. Chikkarangappa S of Bangalore won the Super Series title to earn a bonus prize of Rs. 30 lakh after ending top of the table at the seventh and final Super Series event of 2014.

Amardip Sinh Malik (70-67-70-78) and Md Zamal Hossain Mollah (72-69-73-71) ended the regulation 72 holes with matching totals of three-under-285 and thus proceeded for the playoff on the 18th hole. Malik sealed it with a par on the first playoff hole even as Zamal dropped a bogey. While Malik was two on the green and two-putted for par, Zamal found the green in four shots after landing it in the bunker.

The 29-year-old Amardip Sinh Malik, the overnight leader by four shots, seemed to be losing grip of the match as he made four bogeys and a double-bogey on the first 14 holes to be six-over for the day. He then made two birdies and two bogeys on the last four holes to end the day with a six-over-78. Malik was a picture of grit and determination in the playoff as he wrapped it up with a five-feet par putt.

Amardip, who climbed from 49th place to 23rd place in the Rolex Rankings after his win on Friday, said, “I’m delighted to post my first win. I’ve come close to winning on quite a few occasions in the past. But it was great to finally cross the line. I had a forgettable fourth round as I missed a lot of short putts and found myself in tough situations. However, I hung in there with two birdies towards the end. My perseverance paid off in the playoff. This win has boosted my confidence for the last two events of the season.”

Md Zamal Hossain Mollah mixed three birdies with two bogeys in his final round of one-under-71 before losing out in the playoff.

Noida’s Vikrant Chopra shot a final round of even-par-72 to finish third at two-under-286.

Chikkarangappa became the Super Series champion after finishing tied fourth at one-under-287. He fired a 71 in the final round on Friday. Chikka, a winner of two Super Series events in 2014, ended on top of the Super Series Points Table with a total of 3837.61 to earn the bonus prize of Rs. 30 lakh. The 21-year-old also continues to lead the Rolex Rankings with earnings of Rs. 36,89,711.

Kapil Kumar of Delhi and Mukesh Kumar of Mhow shared fourth place with Chikkarangappa.

Delhi’s Rashid Khan, who finished tied 12th at Noida at three-over-291, claimed second place with 3394 points.

Amardip Sinh Malik finished third in the Super Series with 2252.19 points.

source: http://www.indiansportsnews.com / Indian Sports News / Home> Golf / Monday – December 15th, 2014

Mysuru: Sacerdotal golden jubilee of Fr Louis Noronha celebrated

December 18, 2014Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg, Leadersadmin

Mysuru :

Fr Louis Noronha celebrated his sacerdotal golden jubilee on December 2 in Mysuru.

Thanks giving mass was held at St. Peter’s Church, Bogadi, Mysuru. Dr Thomas Antony Vazhapilly, Bishope of Mysuru and around 80 priests including the native priests, namely Fr Joseph Aloysius D’Mello, Fr John Francis Texeira, Fr Leslie Vernon Moras, Fr Michael Gonsalves, Fr Edaward William Saldanha, Fr Michael Menezes SMM, Fr Richard Britto, Fr Ronald Dhanthi, Fr Melwin Lobo SJ were present for the Eucharistic celebrations. There were hundreds of nuns and around 1000 people who took part in the thanks giving mass.

After the Holy Eucharist, there was short felicitation program for Fr Louis Noronha and to Bishop Vazhapilly who was also ordained on the same day. All the priests, nuns and faithful took part in the programme and wished Fr. Louis Noronha long life, good health, peace and happiness.

All the Parish council members and the 21 Religious houses belonging to St. Peter’s Church, Bogadi, Antony Fernandes and John William D’Souza and their families worked hard for the success of golden jubilee celebrations.

Fr Noronha born on December 17,1938 is the son Joseph Noronha and Benedicta D’Souza in Kedamullur in Virajpet, which is called the cradle of religious vocations. He did his schooling at Kedamullur, then in St. Anne’s school, Virajpet and finished his 10th from the government high school Virajpet. In 1956 he joined St. Mary’s minor seminary, Mysuru and in 1958 he went to St. Peter’s Seminary, Begaluru, to do his philosophy and Theology studies. In the august presence of Pope Paul IV on December 2nd, 1964 Fr. Louis Noronha was ordained as priest during 38th International Eucharistic Congress at Oval Maidan, Bombay.

For the last 50 years Fr Noronha has worked in the diocese of Mysuru, being parish priest of different parishes in Coorg deanery, in Hunusur deanery, Kollegal deanery and in Mysuru deanery. He was also the Rector of St. Mary’s minor seminary for seven years.

source: http://www.daijiworld.com / DaijiWorld.com / Home> Karnataka / Media Release / Mysuru – December 04th, 2014

I like Indore-based designer Asif Shah’s work, says model Zulfi Syed

December 18, 2014Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Business & Economy, Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorgadmin

Model Zulfi Syed, who was in Indore recently to participate in a private event, spoke to HT about Bigg Boss, his plans to start a modelling academy and more. Here are excerpts from an interview.

Model and actor Zulfi Syed visited Indore recently to participate in a private event. (Shankar Mourya/HT photo)

You have been a part of reality show Bigg Boss. What do you have to say about the ongoing season of the show?
I find the format a bit different now. Our season was more or less based on an international format. Now there is more contact with the outside world and even the number of wildcard entries have gone up. The audiences have better access to housemates as they can talk to them over phone. This wasn’t possible when Bigg Boss started initially.

We heard you are planning to start a modelling academy. Is that true?
I am starting an academy for people who want to get into modelling. There are hardly any schools to mentor aspiring models in India. I am planning to open such a school. We would be visiting cities like Indore and Bhopal and hold workshops for aspiring models. I have a team of experts which includes models like Rahul Dev, Alisia Raut, Praveen Sirohi, Amrita Patki, Shahwar Ali and Aanchal Kumar to guide them. There will be a makeup artist and a fitness trainer. Shakir Sheikh would be imparting training in choreography. We will train them on how to walk the ramp among other things. We will be doing portfolio shoots and if they have potential, we will handle their work in Mumbai. The institute would be called Smoke and we plan to start the project by February, 2015.

What inspired you to start such an institute?
I have been a part of the modelling industry for several years. I felt the need for such an institute. There are a lot of people who come from small towns to Mumbai and they don’t know where to start if they want to become a model.

Many male models have gone missing from the industry.
There is obviously more work for girls. Designers for women have increased in the recent past. Even a lot of male designers have ventured into creating outfits for women. The industry was always ruled by women and I think it will be this way.

What are your upcoming projects?
I am working on a Bulgarian venture which contains a mix of Indian as well as Bulgarian actors. Portions of the film will be shot in Bulgaria. It’s an action-thriller movie. I can’t talk much about it right now.

Which designer’s outfits do you prefer wearing?
I follow a lot of designers. Of late, a lot of interesting names have crept in the market. I like Asif Shah from Indore for his style of suits. Rohit Bal is really good. I also admire Ravi Bajaj, Suneet Verma and Manish Malhotra.

source: http://www.hindustantimes.com / Hindustan Times / Home> India-News> Indore / by Husain Malvi, Hindustan Times / Indore – November 29th, 2014

Gulshan Devaiah Excited To Shoot With Richa Chadda

December 15, 2014Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorgadmin

Actor Gulshan Devaiah is all excited to be sharing screen space with his dear friend Richa Chadda in Pooja Bhatt’s upcoming project ‘Cabaret’. Gulshan, whose role is kept under wraps, is currently busy preparing for his role.

Talking on the same, Gulshan said, “I was very excited when Pooja called me and told me about finally zeroing in on Richa. I greatly admire Richa’s work and I cannot wait to start shooting with her “. It’s noted that the two briefly shared screen space in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Goliyon Ki Raasleela: Ram-Leela’. Gulshan further added, “Richa and I always talked about wanting to do a film as a pair but nothing ever worked out before ‘Cabaret’.”

A source close to the film said, “It would be interesting to see this unconventional pairing as both Gulshan and Richa are not conventional romantic leads but they have this sizzling untapped chemistry together and that would be great for the film.”

Directed by veteran ad film maker Kaustav Narayan Niyogi, the film also stars Deepak Tijori, Mukul Dev and cricketer Sr

source: http://www.freepressjournal.in/ The Free Press Journal / Home> Glam / by FPJ Bureau / November 29th, 2014

Gulshan Devaiah to shoot with Richa Chadha

December 14, 2014Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorgadmin

Gulshan Devaiah, who will be sharing screen space with dear friend Richa Chadha in Pooja Bhatt’s Cabaret, is busy preparing for the role now.

Interestingly, the two were seen together in Goliyon Ki Raasleela: Ram-Leela . Gulshan says, “”I was very excited when Pooja called me and told me about finally zeroing in on Richa. I greatly admire Richa’s work and I cannot wait to start shooting with her. Richa and I always talked about wanting to do a film as a pair but nothing ever worked out before Cabaret.”

Directed by ad filmmaker Kaustav Narayan Niyogi , the film also stars Deepak Tijori, Mukul Dev and cricketer Sreesanth in pivotal roles. Cabaret will go on floors in January 2015.

WATCH: Gulshan Devaiah excited to shoot with Richa Chadda

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8MUAfB5T2s

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home / by V. Lakshmi, TNN / November 28th, 2014

Nikhil Chinappa enthralls students at annual fest Manfest-Varchasva at IIM Lucknow

December 11, 2014Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorgadmin

Nikhil Chinapa at IIM and models in creations of budding fashion designers

Fashion Forward

On the first day of IIM Lucknow’s annual fest Manfest-Varchasva, Campus Princess, a contest that gives an opportunity for direct entry to the Femina The first round of the contest was judged by Zoya Afroz, Femina Miss India International 2013. Also present with her was Jyotika Mirpuri Aroura. Excelling two rounds, Shubhanka and Rincha, were crowned Campus Princess. The contest was followed by a fashion show.

Ya Ali!

The second day of the fest concluded with a musical night by singer Javed Ali. Known best for his romantic and Sufi renditions, Javed began his performance with Jashn-e-Bahaara. After singing four Bollywood songs, Javed covered his head with a white cloth before singing Kun Faya Kun. “Iss gaane mein pak Quran ke alfaaz hai,” he shared as the reason for covering his head. He then went on to sing more Sufi numbers, Arziyan and Piya Haji Ali.

So electrifying!

EDM(Electronic Dance Music) is a must-have thing at college fests in the country and IIM-L’s Manfest- Varchasva, witnessed an evening of EDM with VJ-turned-DJ Nikhil Chinappa. Nikhil sure did not disappoint the youngsters at IIM Lucknow and had the students dance to his music till the last beat was heard. The audience, too, was generous in their appreciation for Nikhil and his music, and cheered loudly for him.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> Entertainment / Renu Singh, TNN / November 25th, 2014

K.M. Chengappa no more

December 5, 2014Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg, Leadersadmin

Mysuru :

Kallichanda M. Chengappa (45), Editor, Star of Mysore, passed away at his residence in Balele, South Kodagu, early this morning following a brief illness.

He leaves behind his wife, two daughters, two younger sisters, brothers-in-law and a host of friends and relatives. Last rites took place at his native village in Balele this afternoon.

Condoled: Star of Mysore management and staff have condoled his untimely death at a meeting held at SOM office in Bannimantap this morning.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / November 29th, 2014

Teaming up with Ivanov helping my game: Ashwini Ponnappa

November 30, 2014Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg, Sportsadmin

Ponnappa says finding the right mixed doubles partner is a tough task. (TOI Photo)

Pune :

For a Sania Mirza or Leander Paes, combining with a foreign partner is a part and parcel of the game. But the trend isn’t very popular in badminton.

Though it started as an experiment for doubles specialist Ashwini Ponnappa, the Karnataka shuttler is hopeful of her newly-formed partnership with Russian men’s player Vladmir Ivanov.

Playing with Ivanov will not only add another dimension to her perspective, but also help do better in women’s doubles with Jwala Gutta.

“With Ivanov, I will learn new training methods, techniques, which are followed in that part of the world. It will also help me do well with Jwala in women’s doubles, which is my pet event,” said the 2011 World Championship bronze winner.

Ponnappa, who has played with Ivanov in three tournaments so far, says finding the right mixed doubles partner is a tough task.

“It is a trial-and-error thing until you find the right partner,” said the 25-year-old player, who has previously partnered compatriot Tarun Kona.

For Ponnappa, the idea struck after her stint in the Indian Badminton League (IBL) last year. “You can say that the IBL experience of playing with Joachim Fischer has been the best for me so far. I learnt a lot while playing with Joachim. It made me open up to the idea of having a foreign partner for international meets,” the Bangalorean said.

With Ivanov, Ponnappa is aiming to improve her mixed doubles world ranking. “I have played three tournaments together with Ivanov and hopefully we will participate in more, next year. Improving on the mixed doubles rankings would be priority,” she said.

Though the association is allowed in Super Series, World Championships and other open championships, she will not be able to carry it to the Olympics or the Asian Games.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> Sports> Badminton / by Tushar Dutt, TNN / November 15th, 2014

Star this Week : Ekalavya Awardee Navaneetha

November 22, 2014Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg, Sportsadmin

Basketball is a very popular sport in the International sporting scene and it’s a game which demands speed, ability and stamina. Our city’s women’s basketball player P.U. Navaneetha has been a outstanding performer for Karnataka in the senior and junior levels. She has represented India in the FIBA Asia Youth Cup and has also attended the Indian Junior camp. She was recently awarded the prestigious ‘Ekalavya Award’ for her feats in the sport at a grand function held at Vidhana Soudha last week. She is our ‘Star This Week.’

Navaneetha, 20, is the daughter of P.P. Udhay Kumar and P.U. Girija, residents of Suntikoppa, Kodagu. A 1st year MA student at Teresian College for Women, Mysuru, and a product of the Department of Youth & Empowerment Services (DYES, Mysuru), Navaneetha has been performing consistently in National and State basketball scene.

Encouraged by her parents, she joined Sports School, Vidyanagar and later on joined Sports Hostel, Mysuru, in 2006. Initially she was coached by B.S. Girish, SAK Basketball coach and presently she is being trained by DYES & SAK Basketball coach M.B. Patil at DYES, Mysuru.

A forward, Navaneetha is an attacking player and impresses with her skilful play. She began her career by representing Karnataka in the School Nationals held at Punjab in 2008 and from then on has never looked back. She has represented the State in the women’s Nationals, Youth Nationals in 2009 and 2010. In 2011, she represented the State in the Senior and Junior Nationals in Delhi.

She represented the Mysore University in the Inter-University Championships in 2011-12 at Kannur and has been a regular in the team from then on.

In 2009-10, her excellent play in the Nationals earned her the Indian cap when she donned Indian colours in the 1st FIBA Asia U-16 Championships held at Pune. She also took part in the NBA All India Tournament held at Delhi in 2001-12.

She took part in the Junior Indian and Youth Indian camp held at Deli and Tamil Nadu respectively. She represented Karnataka in the Federation Cup held at Gujarat in 2013-14.

Encouraged by her parents, coaches, DYES, Teresian College and the Mysore University, Navaneetha intends to work hard and represent the country in the senior level

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / Sunday , November 16th, 2014

India’s forgotten track and field athlete – Ashwini Nachappa

November 22, 2014Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg, Sportsadmin

Ashwini Nachappa was one of the most promising Indian athletes during the 1980s. She came into the limelight after she beat P.T Usha on two occasions. She was referred as India’s FloJo due to her agility on the track.

Ashwini represented India in three South Asian Federation games – Nepal,1984(she won two silver medals), Bangladesh,1986(she won two silver medals) and Pakistan, 1988 (she won three gold medals). She won a silver in the 4 X 100m relay at the 1990 Beijing Asian Games. She was also part of the Indian contingent for the World Championships in 1987 in Rome and 1991 in Tokyo.

Ashwini received the prestigious Arjuna award for her contribution to Indian athletics. The Karnataka girl forayed into films and won Nandi award for best debut actress for the film Aswani, her own story. However, her achievements on the track are not known to many.

She is a social worker, educationist and has also built a school. She is currently the president of the Bangalore Urban District Athletics Association.

source: http://www.sportskeeda.com / Sports Keeda / Home> Athletics> Analysis / by Jai Prakash / November 10th, 2014

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