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80th Kannada Literary Meet in Kodagu in January 2014

Arts, Culture & Entertainment

80th All India Kannada Literary Convention will be held from January 7 to 9, 2014, at Field Marshal K M Cariappa College grounds here.
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The decision was taken during a meeting headed by district in-charge minister Dr H C Mahadevappa here recently.

Rs 1 crore has already been earmarked in the state budget for the convention. Requests will be made to the chief minister to grant an additional fund of Rs 1.5 crore to Rs 2 crore, Mahadevappa said and added that everyone should put their efforts in conducting the literary convention successfully.

MLA K Bopaiah said, Kodagu district had a responsible role to play, as it was hosting the literary convention. Officials should join hands in making the convention a success, he said. He said, a three-day holiday should be declared for schools and colleges in connection with the convention.

District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President T P Ramesh urged government employees in the district to donate their one-day salary towards the expenses of the convention. He also appealed to Gram Panchayat, Taluk Panchayat and Zilla Panchayat members to provide financial assistance.

State Kannada Sahitya Parishat Secretary Ramegowda, ZP Vice-President Biddanda Usha Devamma, DC Anurag Tiwari, ZP CEO K B Anjanappa, Assistant Commissioner Abhiram G Shankar and office bearers of the parishat were present.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State / DHNS / Madikeri – September 17th, 2013

Need to conserve tribal languages stressed

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Historical Links / Pre-Independence, Records, All

Just like the way in which English is a threat to Kannada language, Kannada is posing a threat to minor languages in the state, said writer Abdul Rasheed.

Speaking at the valedictory of the ninth district Kannada literary meet here recently, he said along with Kannada, Kodava and tribal languages of Yarava, Jenukuruba, Bettakuruba, Malekudiya and other tribals are spoken in Kodagu.

“On the pretext of developing and conserving Kannada, we have neglected other languages,” he lamented.

“With the destruction of tribal culture, their languages are also on the verge of extinction. There is a need to strive for the development of minor languages.

Elected representatives are concerned about providing roads, water, and other infrastructure for tribal colonies, but not worried about conserving their culture and tradition. Culture, literature and life of tribals should be documented,” he said.

Assembly Speaker K G Bopaiah said: “Parents feel inferior, sending their children to government schools. The need for proficiency in English in changed scenario is agreed, but we need to give priority to the administrative language,” he said.
Writer Vishnu Bhat presided over the meet.

Poets meet

Thirteen poets recited their poems at the poets’ meet. The poems highlighted corruption, suppression of weaker sections, beauty of Kannada culture, etc. K V Ramakrishne Gowda presided over the poets’ meet.

Felicitation

Shaurya medal winner Ayyangeri School student K S Suhail and highest scorer in SSLC B P Maulya were felicitated at the valedictory function.

Resolutions

The two-day Kannada literary meet resolved to urge the government to constitute an expert committee to find out a reason for low admission rate in government schools despite introducing English from first standard itself.

The other resolutions are: Railway connectivity is essential to promote tourism in the district. So, the state government should impress upon the Union Railway Ministry to start works on the proposed Mysore-Kushalnagar railway line.

The government should ensure that farmers get scientific price for their crops. The government should distribute Kannada dictionaries, published by Kannada Sahitya Parishat, free of cost among government school children.

The resolutions were read out by District Kannada Sahitya Parishat honorary secretary B A Shamshuddin.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / DH News Service / Koodige (Kodagu Dist) / March 06th, 2013

Udupi, Kodagu, U-K best districts in Sakaala

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Business & Economy

Udupi, Kodagu and Uttara Kannada (U-K) districts have secured top three positions in disposing of applications under Sakaala, a scheme for the timely delivery of services to the people of the State.

The districts of Bijapur, Raichur and Bidar are at the bottom of the ranking list. As much as 97.39 per cent of the applications were disposed of in the month of January. Altogether, 12.84 lakh applications were received under the scheme, according to the progress report on Sakaala released for January on Monday.

The report said the number of complaints had gone up. About 115 complaints have been received in January, 2013, against 89 in December, 2012.

For the month of February, the Sakaala portal will also have taluk-wise ranking. It will help the district administrations to evaluate the performances within the districts, the report said.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State / DHNS / Bangalore – February 25th, 2013

TOI Social Impact Awards: Wonder doctor’s success mantra

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Inspiration / Positive News and Features, Science & Technology

Mysore :

As a child M Jadeyegowda first saw Dr H Sudarshan dispense medicines to tribals at Biligiri Ranaga Hills near here. Initially, he stayed away from the doctor. Later, curiosity drew the tribal boy to the doctor. Dr Sudarshan and his Karuna Trust became the biggest influences on his life.

(Other than providing medical…)
(Other than providing medical…)

Other than providing medical help, Dr Sudarshan taught children in the tribal parts of Karnataka’s Chamarajnagar district. Jadeyegowda was a reluctant student. Today, he’s an assistant professor at Kodagu’s College of Forestry. “As a kid, I saw the doctor conduct surgeries with minimum facilities,” Jadeyegowda,43, says.

In October 2006, when the Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra (VGKK) — to which Karuna Trust is affiliated — celebrated silver jubilee, Jadeyegowda, MSc, shook hands with President Abdul Kalam. He was one of the six students who had attended the tribal school set up by the NGO 25 years back. Jadeye now heads VGKK and is a trustee of the Karuna Trust. “I’m more comfortable being recognised as a beneficiary,” he says. “Jadeye is a beneficiary of our health and education programmes. That helped him,” Dr Sudarshan says.

source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Mysore> Silver Jubilee / by H M Aravind, TNN / February 01st, 2013

Gulshan Devaiah to play the antagonist in SLB’s Ramleela

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg

Gulshan Devaiah who received praises for his role in Shaitan, will be seen in an all new avatar in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Ramleela’. The talented actor plays the antagonist in the movie.

(Gulshan Devaiah )
(Gulshan Devaiah )

Gulshan essays the character of ‘Bhavani’ in the movie. Talking about his character, Gulshan says, “Bhavani is a prominent member of the Jadeja clan who are of Chandrivanshi Rajput descent living in modern day Kutch Gujarat. The exact attributes of the character and his contribution to the plot is something I cannot divulge in but let’s just say he has enough shades of grey and is nothing like I have done this far in my career .” He further adds, “I am very excited to be a part of the film as I have grown up watching Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s films and I am overwhelmed by the greatness of the man.”

Gulshan has already shot for the film. The movie is slated to release on 15th Novembe,2013.

source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> Entertainment> Bollywood> Film / by Tanvi Trivedi, TNN / Septmeber 16th, 2013

2-day expo of paintings , books of Kodava artist

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg

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Mysore :
An exhibition of paintings, writings and song compositions of late Koothanda Parvathy Poovaiah (1913-1994) of Pollibetta, Kodagu, in commemoration of her centennial year, will be held at Suchitra Art Gallery in Kalamandira here on Sept. 21 and 22 from 11 am to 1 pm and 4 pm to 8 pm on both the days.

Star of Mysore Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy will inaugurate the expo at 11 am.

Pattamada Shanti Ganapathy, who has organised the exhibition in memory of her mother, said that Parvathy was the third daughter of Neravanda Nanjappa and Mayamma of Madikeri. The famous Kodava playwright Haridasa Appaneravanda Appacha Kavi was related to her mother. Parvathy would meet him often and hear him sing, thus influencing her artistic interests.

Parvathy had authored three books in Kannada: Kodagina Sannakathe mathu Kavanagalu (1976); Kodagina Kathegalu (Janapada-1977) and Bhugila Gonchalu (1980). Apart from this, she wrote articles and poems to Kodagu periodicals quite often.

Dr. Rekha Vasanth, professor in Kannada at Kavery College, Gonikoppal, has written a brief Biography of Parvathy, published in 2012 by Kannada Pusthaka Pradikara.

While at Queen Mary’s in Chennai to pursue her studies, Parvathy learnt to play veena. Parvathy, who got married to planter K. M. Poovaiah in 1935, was a great follower of Gandhiji’s philosophy, after she met him in Madikeri in early 1930s.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / September 20th, 2013

I was intimidated when I first met Sanjay Leela Bhansali: Gulshan Devaiah

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg

Gulshan Devaiah, who is best known for his role in Shaitan (2011), will now be seen as the antagonist in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Ram Leela. The actor has already shot for the film, but admits that he was initially scared to be part of it. In fact, many people from the industry told him not to sign on for it.

Anurag Kashyap claimed Shaitan is something you haven't experienced before.
Anurag Kashyap claimed Shaitan is something you haven’t experienced before.

The actor cites two reasons for being sceptical about signing the film. The first, he says, was that he was not sure if he could live up to Bhansali’s expectations. “Like most people, I only knew of him from what I had heard from everybody else. I was extremely intimidated when I first met him. In fact, I was scared. I have grown up watching his films and I was overwhelmed by the greatness of the man. So, I was not sure if I could live up to his expectations,” says the actor.

While Gulshan was still not convinced if he could pull off the role, several of his friends told him to not sign the film as they believed that he won’t have a great working experience with the director. “That was the second reason. Most of the people I called told me he does not give creative freedom. But, I must say, they don’t really know him. He is a great director and is always open to new ideas. He was supportive and I am glad that I went ahead with my instinct to sign the film,” says Gulshan.

source: http://www.hindustantimes.com / Hindustan Times / Home> Entertainment> Bollywood / by Anirban Das, HT / Mumbai – September 14th, 2013

Ajith song shoot in Madikeri

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Nature

The two songs of the upcoming Kannada movie Ajith, which has Chiranjeevi Sarja and Nikki Galrani in the lead roles, will be shot in Madikeri and surrounding areas. Harsha will do the choreography for the songs.
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The film, which is directed by Mahesh Babu, is the remake of Tamil film Paiyya. The movie will mark the debut of Nikki Galrani in Sandalwood and Yuva Shankar Raja — the music composer for Paiyya — as he will be scoring the music for the Kannada version too. The film also has Arpitha, Rockline Sudhakar and Shivamanju in important roles. Ajith has already been shot in Mysore and other locations of the state, and Sundaranath Suvarna is the cinematographer of the movie.

Meanwhile Chiranjeevi Sarja will soon start working for the movie Ayya-2, which will be a sequel to Ayya movie. The film will be directed by Om Prakash Rao. Chiranjeevi Sarja also has another remake film Chandralekha in the pipeline, which is a remake of the Telugu film Prema Katha Charitham.

source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> Entertainment> Regional> Kannada> Film / by Vinay Lokesh, TNN / September 13th, 2013

Mysore Kodava Samaja President passes away

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg

Nadikeriyanda P. Kalappa
Nadikeriyanda P. Kalappa

Mysore :

Nadikeriyanda P. Kalappa (68), President of Mysore Kodava Samaja and a resident of Kuvempunagar, passed away at a hospital in Bangalore last night after a brief illness.

A retired Assistant Director of Agriculture Department, he leaves behind his wife Yashoda Kalappa, one son, one daughter and a large number of relatives and friends.

Kalappa, who was the Founder President of Kodava Samaja Cultural and Sports Club, had also served as the Vice-President of Mysore Kodava Samaja and as Vice-Chairman of Sri Cauvery Education Council.

Last rites took place at the foot of Chamundi Hill this afternoon.

Holiday for Cauvery School

The management of Cauvery Education Council has declared a holiday for Sri Cauvery Educational Institutions, run by Mysore Kodava Samaja, in Kuvempunagar, as a mark of respect for the departed soul.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / September 10th, 2013

Centre to showcase Kodava culture

Arts, Culture & Entertainment

To preserve the rich culture and tradition of the community, a Kodava Heritage Centre is being set up at Balugodu in Virajpet taluk. The centre boasts of state-of-the-art facilities and is being built at a cost of `13 crore.

Federation of Kodava Samajas, which was established in 2000, is setting up the centre on a sprawling 15 acres. With the help extended by former revenue minister H C Sreekantaiah, MLC M C Nanaiah, former CM B S Yeddyurappa and MLAs K G Bopaiah and M P Appachu Ranjan, the centre will soon become a reality.

The heritage centre has received Rs 2 crore as funds and Rs 90 lakh from donors, Federation of Kodava Samajas president M N Belliappa said.

An additional Rs 10 crore is required to complete the work, he added.

The centre will have an ainmane, mundumane (ancestral homes), hockey ground, park for children, martyrs park, guest house with 12 rooms and spice garden, he said. Secretary of the Federation B B Subbaiah said Sports and cultural events were organised last year between the Kodava Samajas registered with the federation at the three-day Kodava Namme. The second year’s Namme will be held from October 25 to 27 and 30. Kodava Samajas from across the country have enrolled for it.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Karnataka / by B.C. Dinesh / ENS – Madikeri / September 09th, 2013