Anvith S. of Madikeri has won the Champion Trophy in the junior category at the 15th International Brainobrain Abacus Competition held at Dubai.
8 year old Anvith S. is being trained by Mapangada Kavitha Karumbaiah at the Brainobrain Madikeri Centre. Anvith was one of the 6 contestants from Karnataka State.
The Abacus competition was held at Sheikh Rashid Hall, Dubai. Over 1,800 children, from 16 countries participated, and it was a very proud moment for Kodagu, when 8 year old Anvith S. representing India won the Champion Trophy.
Anvith S. is the son of Srinivas V., who is a Lecturer in Made Maheshwara P.U. College and Pavithra M.N., who is working in National Highway Department. Anvith S. is studying in 3rd std in BGS. Public School, Made.
Anvith received the Champion Trophy from from Mr. Arul Subramanian, Director Technical of Brainobrain and Mr. Anand Subramanian, MD Brainobrain.
Faculty Kavitha Karumbaiah attributed the entire credit to Anvith S. for his determination to participate and to his parents and family, for their unwavering support, that made this huge accomplishment possible.
Anvith has won the Gold Topper Medal in the State Level Competition and also the Champion Trophy, in the National Level Competition in Chennai.
source: http://www.clnews.in / CoffeeLand News / Home> General / by CLN Newsdesk / December 13th, 2025
‘Sapientia-26,’ the Annual Inter-College Fest was held on Apr. 13 at Sapient College on KRS Road in Metagalli here.
The valedictory and prize distribution ceremony was held at North Avenue.
The chief guests for the event were the well-known film celebrity couple Bhuvann Ponnannaa and Harshika Poonacha, who herself is a gold medallist in Engineering.
They, along with Sapient College Chairman P. Daljeet Ram, presented trophies and cash prizes worth over Rs. 1.50 lakh to the winning teams.
The couple motivated the gathered students with their own life experiences and appreciated the growth and reputation of Sapient College in such a short period of time.
As part of the programme, students of the college presented various cultural activities and entertained the gathering.
SBRR Mahajana First Grade College team which won the overall winners’ trophy at ‘Sapientia-26’ with the guests.
The two State toppers of Sapient PU College were honoured on stage by the dignitaries, along with other UG toppers in the presence of their families and gathering of students, for their outstanding academic achievements.
SBRR Mahajana First Grade College Team emerged as the overall winners of Inter-College Fest securing the trophy along with a cash prize of Rs. 25,000.
The event was attended by Sapient College Director Yeshmik Daljeet Ram, Dean Dr. Sujatha Bopanna, Principal Dr. K. Ganesh, Administrative Officer Sujit Padival, teaching and non-teaching staff.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / April 29th, 2026
Delegates during the workshop at the Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpet, Kodagu.
A four-day pan-global hands-on workshop on ‘Tip-edge plus orthodontic mechanics’ was inaugurated at the Department of Orthodontics and Dento-facial Orthopaedics in the Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences (CIDS), Virajpet, Kodagu, on Tuesday.
It was attended by 25 delegates from India, Malaysia, Sweden, and Germany.
International speakers and course directors, Urban Hagg, Director of Clinical Education, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and Margareta Bendeus, multi-specialist practitioner in Landskrona, Sweden, were mentors at the workshop, according to information received from the CIDS here on Wednesday.
Three doctors from Afghanistan, Abdul Ghafar Gayur (plastic surgeon from Kabul), Habibullah Atif (general surgeon from Badakhshan) and Sebghatullah Natory (maxillofacial surgeon from Kunduz) performed 15 cleft surgeries at the cleft centre and the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery at the CIDS.
Getz Ehmann, maxillofacial surgeon from Hamburg, and Ulrike Lamle, cleft ENT surgeon from Berlin, were also present. Sunil Muddaiah, Dean, CIDS, addressed the gathering.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bengaluru /by K Jeevan Chinnappa / February 19th, 2015
Deviah Memorial Preparatory (DMP) School is one of the few schools in Karnataka to teach garbology, the study of a community or culture by analysing its waste.
Our waste, our responsibility: A Kodagu school is teaching its students garbology
Multiple hands shoot up in the air, almost instinctively, when the teacher asks the question, “What are the ten categories of waste?”
Subaiah, a scrawny Class 4 student, begins answering the question even before he is prompted. “Paper waste, plastic waste, glass waste, metal waste, construction waste, mixed waste, recyclable waste…”
At this point, Shavari, a Class 5 student standing next to him, cuts in to add, “Hazardous waste, organic waste and e-waste,” to the dismay of the boy.
Inside the Deviah Memorial Preparatory (DMP) School in Kodagu district of Karnataka, this is now a routine after the school introduced Garbology lessons for the students of classes four and five in 2017.
Tucked away just off the Mysuru-Virajpet road in Bittangala village, DMP is one of the few schools in Karnataka to teach garbology – the study of a community or culture by analysing its waste.
Crafts made out of recycled materials hanging in the school premises
The school was founded by Mundachadira Gangu Deviah in 1981 and is one of the oldest residential schools in Kodagu district. According to MM Deviah, the administrator of the school, the staff has always placed importance on protecting the environment. In the school, there is an almost zero-tolerance policy towards plastic.
“We don’t even allow parents to send items to their children in plastic covers. There have been times when we have returned parcels sent to the school which contain chocolates wrapped in plastic,” Deviah says.
Separate dustbins at the school
The school hopes to set an example to its students by managing the waste created in its own premises effectively. The school building is filled crafts made out of upcycled and recycled plastic. The school maintains separate dustbins for plastic, paper and hazardous waste. The students and teachers grow fruits and vegetables in a field close to the school which is used to cook most of the food prepared by the school. A soapnut liquid is used in place of handwash while natural loofahs are used to scrub the body instead of plastic ones. Kitchen waste generated in the school is also turned into compost and the school is planning to make invitations for their annual day programme using recycled newspaper.
“Even before we began garbology lessons, students were introduced to the idea of reducing and managing waste,” explains Nina Chengappa, a teacher at the school.
Deviah Memorial Preparatory School, Kodagu
In 2017, garbology was introduced in the class 4 and 5 syllabus. The classes for the subject are held every Tuesday and they are based on material provided by Wasteless, non-profit social enterprise that focuses on innovative education for sustainable waste management. Students are taught about waste management, the different grades of plastic, how much waste is generated in the production of paper, among other topics.
Composting at the school
“We conduct the sessions in such a way that the theory and practical classes go hand in hand. For instance, we teach the students about a land dump and then we take them to a land dump the following week so that they can actually see it. It is not enough that the students visualise it, they need to experience it. But, they are not asked to handle the waste, of course,” says Pavan Aiyappa, the garbology teacher at the school.
According to Pavan, the lessons are designed to create a sense of responsibility among students about managing waste. “The idea is that if the students understand the harmful effects of not managing waste, they will understand it is their responsibility to manage it. We want to teach them that garbage is their own responsibility,” says Pavan.
The lessons are not only changing the attitude of students towards waste but it is also giving the teachers plenty to think about. “One of the students suggested to us that the school should stop serving biscuits wrapped in plastic during tea break and instead give fresh fruits since it creates less waste. We realised then that the message is reaching the students,” says Nina.
The students in the school are also changing the attitudes of their family members. They have also enacted plays and recited songs in other schools in the district about managing waste responsibly. “The students are telling their family members not to litter, people listen when children tell them something and that becomes a habit over time and this leads to right choices. The students also perform plays in other schools to spread the word of reducing waste. They have performed in six government schools so far reaching an audience of around 800 students,” adds Pavan.
The students cleaned and re-painted a bus-stand on the main road in Bittangala on September 15, World Clean-up Day. They hope to lead by example and spread the message of taking responsibility for the waste created.
“We want to tell students that the waste we create is our responsibility,” says Deviah, before adding, “Even before we started garbology lessons, we used to teach the students here to love nature because we don’t destroy what we love.”
Photographs by: Dhruv Khanna
source: http://www.thenewsminute.com / The NEWS Minute / Home> Karnataka / by Prajwal Bhat / Photos by Dhruv Khanna / October 05th, 2018
St. Joseph’s University, Bengaluru, won the Sachi Ponnamma Memorial Hockey Cup organised by MYCAS College in city recently.
The final match was played between Coorg Institute of Technology (CIT Team: Agni), Ponnampet and St. Joseph’s University, Bengaluru. Displaying remarkable teamwork and determination, St. Joseph’s University emerged as champions followed by CIT (second) and Cauvery College (Team: Commando), Virajpet (third position).
Winners were awarded a cash prize of Rs. 15,000 while 1st runners-up received Rs.10,000 and 2nd runners-up Rs. 5,000 along with medals and certificates.
Best Player of the Tournament was awarded to Nanamanda Sathvik from CIT and Best Goalkeeper to Koothanda Gyan from St. Joseph University.
Mukkatira Karthik Nachappa, Director of Hockey Mysore, witnessed the tournament held under the guidance of Harshith Gowda and MYCAS Sports Wing. Dr. G. Ramacharan, Director (Operations), UG College Principal Dr. J. Thekkade Ramya, PU College Principal C. Archana, teaching and non-teaching staff were present at the valedictory event.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports / March 24th, 2026
The renovated building of the Maharshi Valmiki Tribal Residential School at Nagarahole, constructed at a cost of ₹1.8 crore, was inaugurated on Friday by Kodagu District In-charge Minister N.S. Boseraju and Chief Minister’s Legal Advisor and MLA A.S. Ponnanna. The project was undertaken jointly by the Kodagu District Administration, Zilla Panchayat, and the Department of Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
After the inauguration, Minister Boseraju interacted with the students and enquired about their learning environment, food quality, and facilities. He asked whether they were receiving eggs, bananas, and “chikki” as per the weekly menu. When students replied that they had rice, sambar, and ragi balls for lunch, he further inquired about the type of sambar served. The students responded it was made of gram and vegetables, following which the minister advised them to study well and make the best use of government facilities.
Inspecting dormitories and storage rooms, Boseraju said that several deficiencies in the school had been addressed through this renovation, which included new classrooms, solar power installation, playground development, and construction of a protective railway barricade. He added that the Integrated Tribal Development Project (ITDP) would provide additional funds for pending works.
MLA A.S. Ponnanna said efforts were being made to bring tribal students into the mainstream through better infrastructure and learning support. He urged authorities to expedite the remaining works, such as the teachers’ quarters, playground facilities, and iron fencing along the railway boundary. He also appealed for the distribution of Forest Rights Certificates to unregularised tribal families in the Nagarahole region.
On the occasion, Minister Boseraju distributed sports materials to students. Several district and local officials were present.
source: http://www.thehansindia.com / The Hans India / Home> News> State> Karnataka> Bengaluru / by The Hans India / November 05th, 2025
Theetharamada Dr. Devaki (Kollimada) has completed a prestigious Post-Doctoral Research Degree in Commerce from an institution in YUVA University Florida, USA.
She is the only lady from Kodagu to receive this honour in the field of Commerce.
Her post-doctoral study, titled ‘Impact of Yoga Practice on Stress Management Among Higher Secondary School Students in Mysore District,’ explored the effectiveness of structured yoga interventions in reducing stress levels among adolescents.
The research offers valuable insights for educators, policymakers and wellness practitioners, highlighting yoga as a powerful tool for enhancing student well-being.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / January 13th, 2025
The Annual Sports Fiesta was held at Kodagu Model School on Kaveri Road in Vidyashankara Layout, Mysuru, recently.
Dr. C. Venkatesh, Chairman and Director, Department of Studies in Physical Education & Sports Sciences, Sports Pavilion, University of Mysore, inaugurated the meet by lighting the sports torch, followed by a symbolic cycle ride to officially open the sports events.
In his inaugural address, Dr. Venkatesh emphasised that sports not only promote physical fitness but also strengthen mental well-being.
He inspired the students by sharing the life journeys of sports icons such as Dhanraj Pillay, Arunima Sinha and many others. He motivated the young athletes with powerful messages such as “Don’t fail without trying,” “No gain without pain,” and “Strength is life; weakness is failure.”
He highlighted that both education and sports are essential for their overall growth and success.
Sri Kaveri Kodava Association, Mysuru East and School President K.M. Belliappa spoke about the importance of celebrating Sports Day to foster sportsmanship, teamwork and holistic development among students.
The two-day celebration concluded with a valedictory and prize distribution. Ajjikuttira C. Subbaiah, Management Member of Sri Kavery Kodava Association, Mysuru East, an Army veteran, a National-level sportsperson and a recipient of several medals in veteran category, was the chief guest. Secretary P. A. Devaiah presided.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports / December 09th, 2025
In the past two years, admissions have increased significantly, and from the current academic year, the school has started recording 100% attendance.
Chennangi Government Primary School, located in a tribal settlement in South Kodagu, has introduced a unique concept called Dinnakondu Karyakram, a special programme held every day.(Photo | Express)
Madikeri :
In a heartening initiative aimed at ensuring 100% attendance among tribal students, a government school in Kodagu has taken an extraordinary approach.
Chennangi Government Primary School, located in a tribal settlement in South Kodagu, has introduced a unique concept called Dinnakondu Karyakram, a special programme held every day, which has now made school a fun and welcoming space for all its students. The result: students who once refused to attend classes are now turning up enthusiastically each day.
The school currently has 52 students, all from tribal families. While government schools across the state are allegedly witnessing a sharp fall in admissions due to various issues, this institution is seeing a positive shift. In the past two years, admissions have increased significantly, and from the current academic year, the school has started recording 100% attendance.
“Several tribal students stayed away from the institution. When their parents left for daily wage work, these students sat at home. However, we conducted a survey before the start of this academic year and have ensured that all the children from the tribal colony attend classes at the institution,” shared Susha K K, the headmistress of the institution.
Over five students who had previously discontinued schooling have now returned and are attending classes without hesitation. Last year, the school had introduced Thingaligondu Karyakrama (a special programme every month), where students were encouraged to exhibit their talents through various performances. However, despite this, some students still remained absent.
This prompted the school to implement a new daily programme. As soon as students arrive at the school each morning, they are engaged in various fun activities ranging from yoga, singing, dancing, craft, and literature, to unique games.
“This has resulted in all the students attending classes without fail. To encourage them further, we have started a YouTube channel and we regularly upload the talent shows of the students onto the channel. It is like an incentive to these students, as the entire village watches and celebrates them after watching the YouTube channel,” the headmistress shared.
Admissions have gone up from 39 students to 52 in the past two years. Some students who had even taken transfer certificates were allegedly convinced by the headmistress to return. In addition, the school management conducted awareness meetings with parents, urging them to ensure their children attend school regularly to build a better future.
Despite facing an acute shortage of teaching staff and deteriorating infrastructure, the school management is doing its best to provide quality education to the tribal students.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Karnataka / by Prajna GR / August 07th, 2025
“India needs committed teachers who believe in their career development,” opined Professor M D Nanjunda, renowned educationist and secretary of Kodagu Academy for Education and Culture, Gonikoppal.
He was speaking after receiving the prestigious Alevoor Group Award instituted by Alevoor Group for Education at the annual day celebrations of Shanthiniketan English Medium School, Alevoor, on Sunday January 29.
“Unfortunately, many teachers did not take up the teaching profession as a choice, but somehow they landed up in the profession. Now they believe only in bell and the bill,” he added.
Meanwhile, Prof Nanjunda advised the teachers to develop a professional attitude or to quit the profession. He also said that government’s effort to get the state syllabus on par with the central syllabus through a bridge course would be a futile attempt.
Presenting the award, Lions district governor Jayakar Shetty Indrali called upon the parents to instill the qualities of respecting elders and teachers in their wards.
DDPI Nagendra Madhyastha released the annual bulletin of the group,
Alevoor Group president A Ganapathi Kini welcomed the gathering. Secretary A Dinesh Kini introduced the awardee. Principal Roopa D Kini presented the annual report. Teacher Vibha Adiga proposed the vote of thanks. Srinivas Upadhya and Sudha S Puthraya compered the programme.
source: http://www.daijiworld.com / DaijiWorld.com / Home> Karnataka / by Shubalaxmi / Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (RD) / January 31st, 2012
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