Coorg-born and currently Mumbai-based Sandalwood actress Nidhi Subbaiah will soon be seen on television, this time endorsing a face wash powder. The actress recently shot for a sulphate-free face wash powder, which she will be seen endorsing on national television soon.
Incidentally, Nidhi’s first brush with showbiz also began on television, where she was noticed when she did the Fair & Lovely advertisement, which was directed by adman-turned-Bollywood filmmaker R Balki. It was this advertisement that got people to sit up and take notice of her, paving her way into the film industry.
With Nidhi’s new advertisement slated to hit television soon, we wonder if this will cause an upswing in her career.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> Entertainment> Kannada> TV / TNN / April 13th, 2014
Here is another pride of Mysore — Devieka Bopiah, a specialist in Film and Video Design. Her graduation film ‘The Transition’ has been nominated for the Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2014 and has also won an award in the Pune Design Festival 2014.
Devieka’s love for design began early whilst in School which was encouraged when she joined the MIT Institute of Design, Pune. Previously, in 2012 she made a music video called ‘African Tadka’ and was given ‘The Best Music Video’ award in the Mumbai Short International Film Festival.
“Though I am from Kodagu, having done my schooling from various cities around the country has made me cosmopolitan,” she says. “My love for design began when I was about 16 years old. Studying in Rajasthan, I was intrigued by the art, culture around me and got my first digital camera around the same time with which, began my hobby of photography. There was no stopping after that; my parents encouraged me to do whatever I wanted as long as it was safe and promising,” says Devieka.
Devieka has completed four-and-a-half years specialisation in Film and Video Design.
“I love what I am doing and am confident to face the future in Film Making. I fix schedules and deadlines when I work. It gives me satisfaction to complete before time and review my work before submission. With encouragement from my faculty, I have been able to complete my diploma film three months ahead of time and concentrate on my career,” she said.
“I enjoy travelling and experiencing different cultures while exploring photography along the way. The best experience I have had was in The Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. If you enjoy wildlife and you like photography, Serengeti and the other National Parks in Tanzania is the place to be,” she said.
Devieka Bopiah is the daughter of Moodera Raajeev and Kaveryh Bopiah, residents of Siddharthanagar in Mysore. She intends to pursue a career in Production or Editing.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / by K. M. Chengappa / April 10th, 2014
Actress Nidhi Subbaiah, who did her engineering in Mysore’s Sri Jayachamarajendra Engineering College, will be seen in a documentary film which is being made by the students of SJCE to commemorate the golden jubilee celebration of the college.
The actress took to her micro-blogging website page to share the information, “In Mysore, students from my coll SJCE dropped in to interview me for a documentary they’re making! 50 years of Jayciana..Where it all began!” Nidhi, who got nostalgic, further posted, “Such free spirited wonderful people! Miss the time when I used to be organising the college festival!.. Student life in Mysore City.”
Before foraying into Bollywood, the actress had acted in Kannada movies like Pancharangi and Krishnan Marriage Story. There are reports that the actress, who is looking for quality scripts, may soon sign couple of Kannada projects.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> Entertainment> Kannada> Movies / TNN / April 07th, 2014
The Tipu Sultan Nagarika Vedike Kodagu district unit has said that the unit was ready to raise funds from the public to pay Rs 7,80,541 to the Transport department to get the custody of Sunny Side, ancestral house of General K S Thimmaiah.
It was a long pending demand to convert Sunny Side into a memorial.
Addressing a press meet, district unit President K M Kunhi Abdulla said, that the government had announced that Sunny Side would be converted into a memorial eight years ago. However, it has not seen any progress. After the death of General Thimmaiah, his wife had sold the building to the Transport department.
However, owing to lack of maintenance the building was in a deplorable condition. The government should respond to the demands of the people.”
Kannada and Culture department has already written to the government to pay Rs 7,80,541 to take over the building. “If the government fails to initiate measures to convert the building into a memorial, a protest rally will be held in Bangalore. We will extend our support to the Field Marshal K M Cariappa and General Thimmaiah Forum.”
Former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy said that the State government had earmarked Rs 1 crore in the budget in 2006. “The respective BJP and Congress governments failed to convert the building into a memorial,” he said.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / DHNS – Madikeri, April 04th, 2014
The country needs IAS officers who will go out in the sun and work for the people in the streets, said former IAS officer P M Belliappa at a lecture series organized by the Association of British Scholars (ABS) in Chennai on Monday.
During the lecture held as part of the Gazetteer lecture series at the British Council, Belliappa said IAS officers should be recruited at a young age to understand and display good governance. “There is more of lateral entry these days and it dilutes the system,” he said.
“It is sad that we don’t have any leader who puts himself last and puts the country first,” he said, adding that K Kamaraj was the best chief minister that Tamil Nadu has ever had as he worked for the people in the streets.
Belliappa has contributed to the ABS project on gazetteer series, which includes a three-part book ‘Madras, Chennai: A 400-year Record of the First City of Modern India,’ edited by historian S Muthiah.
Speaking on the occasion, Muthiah said the third book in the series, with the sub-title ‘Information, Culture and Entertainment,’ would be released early next year. The first two parts of the book have the sub-titles ‘The land, the People and the Governance’ and ‘Services, Education and the Economy.’
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Chennai / by Saradha Mohan Kumar, TNN / March 31st, 2014
Rohan Bopanna, at 34, is the most experienced member of the Indian Davis Cup team. He’s also back on the pro circuit with his most successful doubles partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi. Off the court, his marriage to Supriya Annaiah is just over a year old. (Rohan Bopanna, at 34,…)
He chats with Shamya Dasgupta about the calm after a stormy few years for the tennis player.
You’ve had 11 years in the pro circuit now. Do you think you have achieved what you set out to do?
Looking back, if someone told me that I would one day be the most senior representative on the Indian Davis Cup team and reach a career high of World No 3 (in men’s doubles), I would have found it hard to believe. It has been a journey of sacrifices and determination, which have, fortunately, paid off. I would say I have achieved most of what I set out to when I decided to take up the game, though I would still like to lead India to laurels on the global stage (in the Davis Cup) and also win a Grand Slam title, or many.
A question you would have fielded before—why do Indians make better players in the doubles game as compared with the singles game?
I don’t think there’s a tennis player in the world, who when he picks up the racquet for the first time and decides to be a professional, wants to be a doubles specialist. It is only later on in your career that you decide, based on your skills and your game, and choose to be a doubles specialist. I guess, in India, it is also due to the lack of sponsors that you choose the doubles route, an option that is financially viable.
You’re back with Aisam—what makes the two of you such a strong doubles team? Indeed, what makes any two individuals play well together?
There are a lot of factors that account for a great doubles pairing. Most important, I believe, is great chemistry on and off the court. Aisam and I have been close friends, having spent so many years on the circuit in proximity. I think that is a significant contribution to our success, apart from our understanding of each other’s game and each other’s strengths and weaknesses, again on court and off court. Drawing parallels to a marriage, which is my other significant partnership these days, I would say that all partnerships need work, effort and commitment.
Do you think you, and Aisam of course, became sacrificial lambs, so to say, in the 2011-12 period because of ‘issues’ between other people (Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi)?
I can only speak for myself here and not for Aisam—well, it was I who decided to play with Mahesh and not Aisam in 2012 keeping the focus on representing the country and the London Olympics. And looking back at the on-court success, 2012 was definitely one of the best so far in my career. Off-court controversies are in the in the past and as players, you live, learn and move on as mature individuals. My focus is now on the year ahead and I am looking forward to it.
Would you say, because of the way things panned out, no one really benefited in that period, not Leander or Mahesh, nor you or Aisam, or even Sania Mirza?
I do not think anyone who genuinely cared about the sport benefited from the issues at that point of time. But, we have moved on. But, there’s a chance a similar issue might crop up before the 2016 Olympics. I am focused on the current year and not looking that far ahead.
Moving on, the International Tennis Premier League is also around the corner. What do you think the ITPL will do for you, and for tennis as a whole?
I’m really looking forward to being part of the ITPL. It will be a great opportunity to play along with and against some of the biggest names in the sport. I hope that it propels the interest for the game and boosts the viewership across Asia.
You are the most experienced player in the Indian Davis Cup team at the moment. What does that mean to you?
It is a fairly young team that we have currently representing the country at the Davis Cup. All of the guys are enthusiastic about making the country proud and, for me, it is a great opportunity to try and help them and pass on what my experiences in the game have taught me.
The reunion with Aisam has already brought you a title in Dubai. You and Aisam are the same age, so how far do you think the two of you can go?
The win in Dubai was gratifying and we hope to continue with the success from that win. We would like to play together for a couple of years at the very least, with a Grand Slam victory a priority.
(The author is Senior Editor at Wisden India)
source: http://www.articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com / The Economic Times / Home> News> Sports / ET Bureau / by Shyama Dasgupta / April 05th, 2014
Cubbon Park was charged with enthusiasm as more than 150 cyclists participated in the Child Rights and You’s (CRY) Vote for Child Rights Cycle Rally. Flagging off the rally alongside Regional Director of CRY recently, (South) Suma Ravi, were eminent personalities, including ace Badminton player Ashwini Ponnappa, Paralympic high jumper silver medalist Girisha Hosanagara Rajegowda, Kannada actor Srimurali and Guinness Record holder, young actor-director Kishan Srikanth. The 6-km rally which started off at Cubbon Park, and traversed around M G Road, culminated at Cubbon Park.
Suma Ravi said, “The Bangalore Cycle rally concludes our events for CRY’s Vote for Child Rights campaign, and yet again we are thrilled to witness the enthusiasm of all our participants in helping us spread the word.”
Ashwini Ponnappa said, “I’m glad that I am associated with a campaign that calls for everyone to become active advocates for Child Rights. I would like to see all girls getting equal opportunities everywhere in life.”
Mirroring the same sentiments, Girish Hosanagara said, “The Vote for Child Rights campaign stands for the rights for our children and is aimed at the people who will finally be in power. Every child, irrespective of any disability, must have the right to a happy, healthy childhood.”
Srimurali said, “CRY has always worked towards ensuring lasting change for children, and as an actor if I can do anything to help, I will.”
Supported by Unibic Foods India Pvt Ltd (Refreshment partner), Kerberon Automations, Bangalore Cyclists Club, Eden Suites and Target Imprints, the rally is part of CRY’s nationwide Vote for Child Rights campaign that started on November 13, 2013. It included activities ranging from signing pledges from the general public to getting prominent personalities from across India to support the campaign, to the organising events like wall paintings and flash mobs to showcase the current state of Child Rights in India.
The campaign believes that India’s children, who account for one third of the population, deserve the collective demonstration of commitment towards child rights. It also calls for action to express zero tolerance towards violation of child rights so that every child can be assured of a happy, healthy and creative childhood. That can happen only if children are recognised as rights holders and people in power remain committed towards providing care, protection, essential services and opportunities to each and every child.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Bangalore / by Express News Service – Bangalore / March 24th, 2014
Leading Indian doubles badminton player Ashwini Ponnappa said on Sunday that she is happy to see more and more people take up the sport.
“I am happy to see more and more people take up badminton. It is great to see that many people are getting interested in the sport and are following India’s progress at the world stage,” the 2010 Commonwealth Games women’s doubles gold medallist said after giving away PNB MetLife RWA Badminton Championship prizes at the Thyagaraj Stadium here.
“I hope to see more support for badminton in the future as this will spread the popularity of the sport in India.”
The 2011 World Championship bronze medallist starts her campaign at the $250,000 India Open Super Series at the Siri Fort Sports Complex Wednesday.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> Sports> Badminton / IANS / March 30th, 2014
Chef Naren Thimmaiah on the rise of regional cuisines on menus and his restaurant Karavalli. Karavalli
Naren Thimmaiah, Executive Chef of The Gateway Hotel in Bangalore, is a very happy man. Not only did he pick up the Time Out Food Award for Favourite Coastal Restaurant — in Delhi last week — for his brainchild Karavalli, but the restaurant was also a new entrant in this year’s list of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, published by Restaurant Magazine, considered a definitive guide to restaurants globally. The spate of awards has catapulted Karavalli, an institution in Bangalore, into national prominence.
“It’s a great feeling to be recognised on such a large platform. This award is a reiteration of the fulfillment of the pact we made 23 years ago to our guests, wherein we promised authenticity, and heartwarming and soul-endearing food,” he said.
Thimmaiah and his team have spent more than two decades researching the cuisines of all the sub-regions and communities in the south-western coastal belt, coming up with an eclectic offering of south Indian and coastal fare. There is a combination of dishes both fiery hot and genteel, whether it’s Moplah-style ghee rice and chicken curry, steamed and served in a green banana leaf, a piquant Meen Vevichathu (seer fish in a thin chilli-based gravy) or a gentler Camaro Con Cilantro, a Goan dish of prawns with coriander and saffron. Given its proximity to the ocean, seafood has a starring role on Karavalli’s menu, present in all shapes, sizes and types from crustaceans to shellfish to cephalopods, served grilled, curried, skewered, all of them as fresh as Holly Golightly from Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
The restaurant is designed like a mansion, typical of the region, complete with high wooden ceilings, antique furniture, colonial bric-a-brac and lantern-shaped lights. Several dishes are served in a particular, ritualistic manner, harking to the place of their origin, by liveried servers.
According to the soft-spoken chef, it is partly the trending of regional foods which has spurred Karavalli’s success. “Most of the earlier food menus in Indian restaurants hardly reflected the variety in India’s cuisine. It used to be only food from Punjab or Chettinad that found a place of prominence in restaurants. Now, we have interesting cuisines, such as Mangalorean, Bengali, Gujarati and Malabar weaving their magic. We have also started talking about and serving Coorgi, Bundelkhandi, Malwani, Rampur and similar cuisines, which is very encouraging,” says Thimmaiah. “Earlier, a restaurant mainly catered to the hunger quotient. Now, a meal in a restaurant has become experiential and that calls for variety to begin with,” he adds.
Thimmaiah believes that maintaining the authenticity of food while cooking and serving also helps in preserving the traditional cooking for future generations. “Tradition should not have to be preserved only in museums or archives. As we evolve, we should look at using all avenues to preserve our tradition and culture. That is where the authentic regional restaurants come into picture,” he says, “Like museums, restaurants also preserve traditions.”
source: http://www.indianexpress.com / Indian Express / Home> Cities> Delhi / Shantanu David / March 30th, 2014
Rotary Club International (RCI) district 3180 – Right to Information Act Committee district president B Pundalika Marate Shirva offered motion for an awareness campaign on transparency in governance that was held at Madikeri Rotary auditorium, organized by RCI Misty Hills, here on Sunday March 23.
Pundalika also released a Kannada book – Governance by the people, for the people, authored by Harish Poovayya Kodagu, advisor of corruption-free governance for social service organizations functioning in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Zambia and Kirgizstan, on the same occasion.
RCI zone 6 assistant governor Ravindra Rai, RCI – Misty Hills president Dr Prashant, RTI activist Harish Poovayya, RCI secretary G R Ravishankar, office bearers of RCI, Lions Club International and heads of social service organizations were also present.
source: http://www.bellevision.com / Bellevision.com / Home / by Pundalika Marate, Bellevision Media Network / Madikeri – March 24th, 2014
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