Anu Poovamma: A cuteypie from Coorg

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Hers is a journey from films to television. Now Anu Poovamma will essay a lead role in the tele-serial Muddu Lakshmi.

Actress Anu Poovamma
Actress Anu Poovamma

Many aspire to take up acting and have dreams of entering the glamourous world of entertainment. Yet, most prefer taking small steps in to television before venturing onto the silver screen. This beautiful Coorg lass who hails from the small town of Virajpet tread a bold path — from working at a reputed IT firm, she quit her job for modelling, and eventually got into movies before she recently signed up for the tele-serial Muddu Lakshmi to learn the art of acting in detail. Actress Anu Poovamma speaks to Bengaluru Chronicle about her unique journey, and her role in her debut TV soap, her silver screen projects including a film in Tamil and Telugu, and more.

“I come from the small town of Virajpet in Coorg. Though a lot of artists from Coorg have so far ventured into films and modelling, my initial love was more for sports. I was never so conscious about glamour, and after I finished my studies from Mangaluru University, I started working as a HR manager with IBM. However, I eventually chose acting,” says Anu Poovamma.

With an already settled professional career, she was often asked on whether she was a model prior to her HR job which pushed her to take up movies and modelling, simultaneously. Anu has acted in Kannada movies like Karva, Katha Vichitra, Life Super, Pani Puri and a bilingual Anjali Papa which is being made in both Kannada and Tamil. She also has a Telugu project in her kitty, apart from her ongoing debut tele-serial venture Muddu Lakshmi on Star Suvarna where she plays one of the main leads as the protagonist.

“Before venturing into entertainment, I was often asked whether I was a model. This is when my interest grew, and I quit my job and started modelling, and working in films simultaneously. Fortunately, most of the films I chose were critically appreciated. However, I did face hiccups initially dealing with different kinds of people and the difference in the work atmosphere away from the corporate world. But now, I feel comfortable and do not regret taking that big decision,” Anu says. Despite making a breakthrough in films and having a successful modelling career, she explains that her decision to take up TV projects was for a greater purpose. “TV these days is as good as movies, and more importantly it is like an institution where one gets to learn the art in detail for a longer period of time. Movies are quite quick in making but TV though slow, is faster in its approach with different dimensions of performances involved. I also wanted to perfect my Kannada as my mother tongue is Coorgi.”

In her debut TV venture Muddu Lakshmi, Anu likes its bold subject which is also the need of the hour — focusing on the existence of racism. She plays one of two girls — the other one being her sister (in the serial) who is darker in appearance while Anu essays the fair maiden. “It is a neatly webbed tale which throws light on how racist attitudes still persist in society. I am glad to be a part of this first of a kind show on TV,” she adds. Before signing off, Anu reveals that she took up acting even without informing her parents, and her family members were later shocked about the decision. “Now, they are happy with my decision and are living with me in Bengaluru, supporting my career,” she smiles.

source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Entertainment> Television / Deccan Chronicle / by Shashi Prasad S.M /
February 22nd, 2018

Rashmika Mandanna is the Bangalore Times Most Desirable Woman 2017

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Karnataka has voted and here’s the winner of the Bangalore Times 30 Most Desirable women. The results of the poll on our website, along with our internal jury, gave us a new person on the throne — actress Rashmika Mandanna. She practically ruled the year, with Kirik Party being the most talked about film in the first half, while the second half had her in two big-ticket releases — Anjaniputhraa and #Chamak. From being the Times Fresh Face National Winner in 2014 to the Most Desirable Woman in 2017, Rashmika finds this surreal.

Excerpts from a chat…

Most Desirable Woman — happy?

Last year, when I made it to the top 25, it felt good. But this time, I was pleasantly surprised that I made it to the top. When you make it to the top, it means that you’ve the support of the entire state. It is very nice and sweet, but it is also very unexpected for me. For me, desirability is having so much support from the people who we work for. As artistes, we want to keep the audience happy and I think this is one of the ways they say we have kept them happy. I’m not big enough to say what desirability is, but I am happy that people think of me as desirable.

The Belageddu song from Kirik Party had you dubbed as the ‘Karnataka Crush’. Your reaction to that?

I need to ask people why, because I don’t know what it is in me that people like so much. Even if I wasn’t in the industry and was doing something else, I’d be the same girl. I don’t know what it is, there are times when it doesn’t feel real and I wonder if it is all a dream and I must wake up sometime. I had the same feeling when I was crowned the Fresh Face. Till date, I can’t call myself the Fresh Face of India. And now, I can’t even believe I’m the most desirable woman.

As for Kirik Party, it is something that I hadn’t seen coming. When you’re destined to be somewhere, you will reach there, no matter what. I met some of the most amazing human beings while shooting for the film. To me, Kirik Party means everything, because it is the reason I am what I am today.

Three big releases and another biggie lined up next — does the Next Big Thing tag given to you feel overwhelming?

Honestly, right now everything scares me. But I don’t really see myself as the Next Big Thing. I just think of myself as someone who does good work. I’ve not let myself to think that I am the next star. If someone sees the real me running across the streets barefoot, they would definitely be in disbelief. I’m still that little girl inside.

What do you find desirable in a man?

If a man cares about the people around him, he is truly desirable. This caring quality is important in a man for anything, be it for work or keeping his family happy — this is the most desirable quality for me. Apart from this, respecting people and remaining down to earth is equally important. And I find my man, Rakshit Shetty, the most desirable.

In the film industry, traditionally, the ‘taken’ tag equals women being written off. Here you are, with this title! A sign of changing times?

I do think that times have changed, most definitely. Though, I’d like to also point out, even now when I talk to some of my friends, they are still scared to reveal their relationship status. It is almost like people are scared to live with the truth. This is totally unnecessary. Now that I’m engaged, two years from now I’d be married. If not the film industry, I’ve many things to go back home to and it isn’t the end of the world. But I’m still taking my chances. Times have changed, but there are people who still ask me — ‘why did you get engaged when you had such a good future ahead’. It is almost as if a heroine has to remain single forever or get married late; this doesn’t make sense one bit.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> News> Entertainment> Kannada> Movies> News / by Sunayana Suresh / TNN / March 03rd, 2018

6,210 students to appear for II PU exam in Kodagu

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The district administration has made all preparations for the II PU examinations which will commence from March 1. A total of 6,210 students are appearing for the exam, of which 3,251 are female students.

Deputy Commissioner P I Sreevidya has ordered for the closure of photocopy shops within a 200-metre radius of the examination centre from 9.15 am to 2 pm on the day of the exams.

The examination centres are at Gonikoppa Kaveri PU College, Napoklu Government PU College, Ponnampete Government PU College, Somwarpete Government PU College, Virajpet Government PU College, Madikeri Government PU College and Kushalnagar Government PU College, Moornadu PU College, Cherambane Aruna PU College, Kodlipete PU College, Srimangala PU College, Shanivarasanthe PU College, St Michael PU College, Nelyahudikeri Government PU College, Koodige Government PU College and St Annamma PU college at Virajpet.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / DH News Service, Madikeri / February 28th, 2018

Madikeri CMC presents Rs 3.50 crore surplus budget

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Amid the boycott by the BJP members, CMC President Kaveramma Somanna presented the budget for 2018-19.

With the upcoming assembly elections and the code of conduct to follow, the CMC president has presented the budget in a hurry. “The budget has not been prepared as per the guidelines, and all the members were not taken into confidence,” said BJP and JD(S) members K M B Ganesh and Leela Sheshamma. The BJP and JD(S) members boycotted the meeting.

Members of the Opposition alleged that suggestions from the public were not collected before preparing the budget. The budget copy was sent to all the members on Sunday.

Though Congress members H M Nandakumar, SDPI member Ameen Mohisin and Mansoor Ali appealed the members to allow the budget presentation, the opposition members continued to level allegations.

Finally, president Kaveramma Somanna presented the budget. Commissioner B Shubha said that the discussion on the budget will be held after three days.

Surplus budget

The Madikeri CMC budgetary estimates for the financial year 2018-19 indicates a surplus of Rs 3.50 crore with a projected revenue of Rs 65.87 crore and expenditure of Rs 62.37 crore.

The CMC has decided to spend Rs 85 lakh for water supply, Rs 15 lakh on NULM training, Rs 1.6 crore on repair of crematorium and markets, Rs 25 lakh for honorarium for Council members and study tour, Rs 40 lakh on maintenance of streetlights, Rs 2.37 crore for sanitation, Rs 20 lakh for implementation of Swaccha Bharath, Rs 2.35 crore on supply of drinking water and electricity, Rs 15 crore on maintenance of buildings, Rs 20 lakh on purchase of furniture, Rs 30 lakh for the constrction of toilets.

Further, Rs 2.6 crore has been earmarked for the welfare of SC/ST, backward classes and the physically challenged.

The CMC is expecting Rs 2.63 crore from property tax, Rs 1 crore from water bill and deposits, Rs 1.25 crore for rent of the stalls, Rs 1.25 crore from trade license, Rs 30 lakh from parking fee, Rs 40 lakh from market fee, Rs 30 lakh from toy train, Rs 30 lakh from advertisements, khata change fee and others.

The CMC budget has earmarked Rs 1.85 crore for construction of buildings, Rs 30 lakh for welcome arch, compound wall and installing name boards for the roads; Rs 6.10 crore for footpath, retaining wall and drains; Rs 1.5 crore for installing streetlights; Rs 1 crore for stormwater drains construction; Rs 2 crore for development of lakes; Rs 2 crore for development of markets; Rs 80 lakh for development of gardens, and Rs 30 lakh for solid waste management.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / DH News Service / February 27th, 2018

Wife of missing soldier wins 37-yr-old battle for benefits

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Sixty-seven-year-old Nanjamma’s long wait to get retirement benefits of her husband – a missing soldier – has finally ended. The benefits had eluded Nanjamma for 37 years after her husband, Tekkada U Balakrishna, went missing in 1981.Nanjamma, who lives at Singattur village near Bhagamandala along with her disabled sister, said it is a battle lost and won as she had lost all hope of being rewarded for her husband’s 18-year service to the country.

Narrating her story, Nanjamma said her husband, who had joined the Army in 1962, had come home on a month’s leave in May of 1981. Balakrishna left home on June 12, 1981, saying that he had to report for duty in Delhi on June 16. Shockingly, she received a letter from the Army three months later stating that her husband had not reported for duty. The family searched for him everywhere and also filed a missing complaint with the police in Kodagu.

However, their efforts went in vain as he was not traced. Three years later, Nanjamma received another letter stating that Balakrishna has been dismissed from the Army as he failed to report for duty and had not applied for any leave. After 11 years, in another letter, the Army informed that Balakrishna’s retirement benefits have been withheld as he was ‘absconding’. Nanjamma made several requests to the Army for pension, but to no avail. As years passed by, she gave up her fight and returned to her parents home in Singattur to take care of them and her sister.

In 2014, she happened to meet Major (retd) O S Chingappa, an advocate in Madikeri. Major (retd) Chingappa, who filed a petition in JMFC court, finally managed to get the order in favour of Nanjamma. The court held that if any person is missing for seven years, he or she can be declared as dead.

Major (retd) Chingappa told Express that he sent all the service documents of Balakrishna along with the court order to the Army Headquarters for sanction of the retirement benefits. Major (retd) Chingappa said he even met General Dalbir Singh during his visit to Madikeri in 2016 and explained to him the plight of Nanjamma. A month ago, the Army remitted complete retirement benefits to Nanjamma’s bank account.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Karnataka / by Coovercolly Indresh / Express News Service / February 28th, 2018

Reforest India one tree at a time

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Reforestindia.in is a clarion call to action to save our rivers and forests

The stunning and powerful youtube video by Reforest India on River Kaveri, in three different languages: Kodava Takk, Kannada and Tamizh, sends out a powerful message, and thus has gone viral on Facebook. Vinod Lal Heera Eshwer, trustee of Reforest India, says: “As the title of the video suggests: This is the story of Kaveri (and every river everywhere). Instead of fighting over river sharing, we must look within to know how to make a difference. Without forests rivers, cannot exist.”

His commitment and passion to saving river Kaveri has led him to ask people to plant a tree if they really want to save the dying river. “Likes and shares won’t save Kaveri. Stop deforestation and start to reforest. Both these go hand-in-hand.” The initiative is a clarion call to action “to save Kaveri one tree. One person. One heart at time.”

Vinod says you can plant a tree. “But even if you can’t, you can donate money for a tree to be planted in someone’s name and honour. “

Reforest India is a renaming of a path-breaking tree planting initiative Trees for Free, which was started in Bengaluru, by Janet in 2005, in honour of her husband. Thousands of trees were planted ever since and Reforest India further wants to expand the impact.

“We are not interested in numbers, statistics and targets,” says Vinod, author of Let’s catch the rain and Let’s Plant Trees, who has been an eco-warrior and has empowered people to take action instead of just paying lip service to the cause of the environment.

“We are not interested in fund raising, to borrow a term, we are interested in ‘friend raising’.”

Arjun Ranga Rao, CEO and managing director of Cycle Pure Agarbathies, donated a huge amount only because he strongly believes in the cause. “I didn’t look at it as a CSR activity. My grandfather N. Ranga Rao had dreamt of becoming an entrepreneur in Coorg and in 1948 moved to Mysuru and made that dream a reality. So as a family, we want to give back to Coorg.”

“Plant a tree today, for someone you love, for the love of children, and for the love of mother earth,” concludes Vinod. For details visit: http://reforestindia.in.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Sci-Tech> Environment / by Sravasti Datta / February 19th, 2018

‘Let Kaveri Flow’: This short film’s take on the Cauvery water dispute explores the debate in a new light

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The allegory in the film underlines that the present actions of man — be it deforestations or mining — have led to the return of the demon Shoorapadma that once turned the basin dry and left it without water and jeopardised life.

With a aim to promote afforestation and let the river thrive, this short film tries to highlight the environmental issues shawdowed by the Cauvery water dispute. (Source: Early Man Film/ Vimeo)
With a aim to promote afforestation and let the river thrive, this short film tries to highlight the environmental issues shawdowed by the Cauvery water dispute. (Source: Early Man Film/ Vimeo)

As the historic verdict of the Cauvery water dispute was given out by the Supreme Court of India on February 16, it was started a new debate and discussion. The age-old dispute between Karnataka, the state where the river originates and Tamil Nadu, where it is the largest river — is all about ‘unfair’ use of the total water. The modern-day water-war that has often been marred by protests, violence and even death. While Karnataka claims the verdict as a “victory” and TN as a “disappointment”, political leaders seem to be missing a fact how many actions in the war has been killing the river slowly. Damaging its ecological balance and aid to global warming and climate change.

Amid all the mathematical calculations and discussions about the long-term benefit of the verdict to both the states, a film on the ‘Holy Ganga of South’ is going viral. The film made in Kodava, the native language of Kodava-speaking communities in the Kodagu region where the river originates, narrates the tale of the River Cauvery. From the ancient history of his mythological existence of how it was created by Lord Shiva’s blessing to the modern-day harmful impacts of mining in the basin — the film captures the entire trajectory of the river. The film highlights the plight of the river, which is referred to as Goddess Kaveri Amman, and how she is dying a slow death as her children continue to water they ignore her death.

The allegory underlines that the present actions of man — be it deforestations or mining have led to the return of the demon Shoorapadma that once turned the basin dry and left it without water and jeopardised life.

The SC verdict is significant as for the first time took cognizance of the availability of groundwater, in determining the quantum of water sharing, is expected to create ripple effects in inter-basin and inter-state water disputes. The apex court raised Karnataka’s share of the Cauvery waters by 14.75 thousand million cubic feet to 284.75 TMC ft and reduced Tamil Nadu’s share from 419 TMC ft to 404.25 TMC ft.

source: http://www.indianexpress.com / The Indian Express / Home> Trending> Viral Videos / by Shreya Das / New Delhi – February 18th, 2018

Meet Brijesh Kalappa-The Man behind Karnataka’s Victory in the Cauvery Case

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The Supreme Court delivered its historic verdict on Friday that the state of Karnataka will get 14.75 TMC or thousand million cubic feet more water, in addition to the 270 TMC awarded by the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) in 2007. The Cauvery water sharing dispute has been a bone of contention between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu since the time of the British Raj.

This verdict is a clear victory for the poll bound Karnataka. However, Karnataka’s victory is mainly credited to Brijesh Kalappa who quit his cabinet rank post for the case.

Brijesh Kalappa is an advocate in the Supreme Court and Former Additional Advocate General, Haryana. He is an alumnus of the National Law School of India University and has also been a Legal Advisor to the Government of Karnataka (with the rank of Minister of State.) He has a sustained interest in public affairs even from his student years. He is a former journalist and has a wide range of interests including reading and travelling. On the professional front, he has worked with several legal luminaries on subjects of importance in civil, criminal, water and electoral laws and has individually represented governments, eminent individuals and major industrial houses. He is gifted with the prowess for distinctive sharp-edged analysis and has the advantage of surmounting well accepted beliefs by his inquiring nature. He is also the spokesperson of the Indian National Congress.

As a Legal Adviser, Kalappa could not appear on behalf of the State of Karnataka. The Cauvery Water Dispute had been very close to his heart, more so since he hailed from Kodagu. Thus he expressed his desire to re-join legal practice in order to continue to appear for the State of Karnataka when the prospect of the final hearing in the Cauvery Dispute before the Supreme Court loomed. The Chief Minister Siddaramaiah understood its significance, since he belonged to the basin area of the Cauvery River and thereby consented. Kalappa therefore resigned from the position of Legal Adviser to the Government of Karnataka/Chief Minister and re-entered the legal team that he was a part of for a decade and a half.

Kalappa had written a detailed post sharing his experience of appearing in the Cauvery case

In this interview, Kalappa has an exclusive chat with The Indian Jurist regarding the latest victory of Karnataka in Cauvery River dispute and his all over experience throughout the case.

The Indian Jurist: Sir, First of all Congratulations for the victory in the Cauvery Judgment. To begin with- you quit your position as the cabinet minister to concentrate on this case. So what exactly gave you the courage and the motivation to do so?

Brijesh Kalappa: In 2007, when the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal award has come, at that time I was very much a lawyer and then I had also prepared the SLP and had worked in regard to the Cauvery case. From 2007 onwards we kept waiting that the Supreme Court will hear the matter and finally when the Supreme Court actually decided to hear the matter on a day-to-day basis in 2017, ten years later, I had been by then appointed as legal advisor to the Chief Minister of Karnataka and Mr.Siddaramaiah was kind enough to have conferred me the rank of minister so at that time my first instinct was that we should succeed in Cauvery just like we had succeeded in Krishna earlier. I was the Advocate on Record for the State of Karnataka in the Krishna Water Disputes, where Karnataka was the beneficiary of the greatest possible award of 524.256 m for the Almatti Dam and enhanced share of the share of Karnataka from 734 to 910 Tmc.

TIJ: Though there has been a reduction in the share of Tamil Nadu but now Karnataka is obligated to release a monthly share. So this in turn does benefit Tamil Nadu and is not complete loss for the state?

BK: No, certainly it is not a loss for Tamil Nadu and I would actually look at it this way that as far as Tamil Nadu is concerned, it is important only if they have a workable order- doesn’t matter if they receive 500 TMC from Karnataka every year. But if Karnataka has refused to give them 500Tmc and they are running to Court every year then what is the joy of having an order like that. It should be a workable order. If it doesn’t work then there is no point. Tamil Nadu will also not enjoy the sweet success of having an order which isn’t going to be implemented. The thing which is important is to have something which is implementable.

TIJ: In one of the media interactions with the reporters at Vidhan Soudha, Karnataka Chief Minister Mr.Siddaramaiah stated that the verdict was not in full accordance with the plea and only some relief had been sought. So are you satisfied with the judgment?

BK: As far as the complete requirements are concerned they are certainly not fulfilled. One can see straight off that Karnataka people could have had much more. But I think there has to be a sense of give and take. We also have a sense that this is final because after the Supreme Court where else can you appeal? You can only go to God next.

TIJ: The major grouse of Karnataka was that the farmers in the Cauvery basin were restricted by curbs on the water usage. So how far this judgment would be beneficial for the farmers now?

BK: The victory is straightaway for farmers. About a lakh and half farmers are going to be benefitted straightaway and as far as the Bengaluru city is concerned, I think the needs of Bengaluru city, which was considered as of the most unlivable city after Cape Town (South Africa), that will finally be resolved.

TIJ: So how has been your experience throughout the entire case these years? You might have been receiving both brickbats and bouquets as well in the case?

BK: See, when you appear in a case like this, a daily assessment is made about your performance. The Cauvery Case is not about the final order, like as if it were to happen in a single day, For instance whenever there is distress, fate is ours to release say maybe 15 cu ft or 20 cu ft of water, many people don’t understand the outcome or implications of this, they would immediately say that the legal team have totally failed us and then there will be burning of effigies and people sending us very vicious WhatsApp messages and people making very horrible comments and mainly these people have lived of the state for so long but what they forget that this is an ongoing case and it is going on, at least as far as I am concerned, for a decade and a half. Suppose they say look Rs 1 Crore has been given to “X” lawyer then public says ‘look at this lawyer they have received such a huge amount’. But 1 Crore rupees over 15 years is nothing or 2 crore rupees a year means nothing because once you are living in Delhi, the living standards are very high there and how much a lawyer earns is very high. So in comparison to all of that what you are actually earning is probably less than a techie who is working in a top software firm. But people will say, “No-No Look at the kind of money these guys are making”. So this is the kind of campaign which really hurts you. But the overall point is that there must be satisfaction in what you do and satisfaction comes from within. So once you understand that this all blaming is just people’s frustration then you are okay with it. Even the normal client, when fails to get justice, he will always blame the lawyer and he will not say anything against the judge or anyone else. So we think of it in that sense. I have personally received both brickbats and bouquets during these years. I have endeavored to treat both with equanimity. This is actually what Lord Buddha says. There is much more to do, miles to go before we sleep. Threats to our environment ought to be thwarted, greater concern for water usage implemented and selfish concerns repelled.

TIJ: So finally this landmark judgment has held that a river is no one’s exclusive property; it is a national property and not a state owned. Will this judgment become a basis for all the other water disputes as well?

BK: This is indeed a wonderful law which has been laid down by the Supreme Court because the previous law had always been laid down under a reference for under such circumstances. So this is a particular law in regard to equitable apportionment which has been now laid down and it’s of course a high point as far as the law in regard to equitable apportionment is concerned. And further, everybody will certainly look at this judgment for all times to come.

source: http://www.theindianjurist.com / The Indian Jurist / Home / by Naazish Fatima / February 19th, 2018

It’s a girl! VJ Nikhil Chinapa and wife DJ Pearl blessed with daughter

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VJ Nikhil Chinapa, who is right now judging MTV Roadies Xtreme, has become a proud father. Nikhil Chinapa and his wife DJ Pearl were blessed with a baby girl on February 24. Nikhil took to Instagram to announce this beautiful news. He captioned the snap, “She’s fully Coorg + fully Sardarni. #wahecoorg .#Repost @pearls.world”

Pearl too shared a beautiful picture on Instagram and captioned it as, “Our princess is here! Daddy got away easy with just one whack during labour! Baby and Mama are having a giggle watching him recover @nikhilchinapa.”

Well, earlier, Nikhil had told Mumbai Mirror, “I kept thinking about it all these months, wondering how I would react. When it finally happened, it was overwhelming. My friends who are already parents tell me about how your life changes completely but nothing can prepare you for this!”

He further said, “My job gives me freedom in terms of when I can work. Every time I look at my daughter I want to pick her up and play, I’m making the most of these moments.”

Nikhil and DJ Pearl got married in 2006 after dating for 6 years. Congrats to both!

source: http://www.freepressjournal.in / The Free Press Journal / Home> Entertainment / by Sumit Rajguru / February 27th, 2018

Works of Bharatisuta termed ‘encyclopaedia’ of Kodagu

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Traditional: Critic Narahalli Balasubramanya inaugurating a seminar on ‘Bharatisutara kadambarigalu mathu samajika sandarbha’ in Madikeri on Friday.
Traditional: Critic Narahalli Balasubramanya inaugurating a seminar on ‘Bharatisutara kadambarigalu mathu samajika sandarbha’ in Madikeri on Friday.

Reprint of Bharatisuta’s Edakallu Guddada Mele released

Madikeri:

Critic Narahalli Balasubramanya on Friday stressed the need for re-writing the “literary history” of Kannada works and authors, stating that debates on them confined to a few writers.

He was speaking after inaugurating a State-level seminar on “Bharatisutara kadambarigalu mathu samajika sandarbha” at the Kodagu Patrika Bhavan hall here organised under the auspices of the Kodagu District Kannada Sahitya Parishat and the Karnataka Sahitya Parishat, Bangalore.

Works of many Kannada writers had been neglected. Bharatisuta, who had to his credit 61 works, including novels, was one of them, Mr. Balasubramanya said.

He said most of the “navya” writers hailed from the academic background. A writer had to self-analyse his work instead of waiting for someone to view it critically. Bharatisuta was a Gandhian, but leftist ideals had profound influence on him.

Mr. Balasubramanya said that Bharatisuta’s works reflected the flavour of Waynad in Kerala and Kodagu where he lived. The relationship between man and nature, his penchant for the proletariat class, and man-woman relations were the highlights in the works of Bharatisuta. The candid views of the writer on “instinct and nature” were relevant to all times, Mr. Balasubramanya said.

He released the reprint of Edakallu Guddada Mele, one of the novels of Bharatisuta, on the occasion

M.H. Krishnaiah, president of the Karnataka Sahitya Academy, who presided over the function, termed the works of Bharatisuta the “encyclopaedia” of Kodagu. Bharatisuta reflected the culture of Kodagu in his own inimitable ways. He started writing on the themes of progress much earlier than a movement for progressive writing in Kannada started in the 1940s. Only a few writers wrote about the tribal people and Bharatisuta was one of them.

Mr. Krishnaiah offered to bring out one of the two unpublished works of Bharatisuta on the occasion. The Kannada Book Authority could be approached for publishing the other works, he said. The academy was prepared to associate with the Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy with a view to unveil the multi-faceted aspects of Kannada literature through comparative studies, Mr. Krishnaiah said.

President of the Koadgu District Kannada Sahitya Parishat T.P. Ramesh recounted the arduous path Bharatisuta had to tread during his 61 years of illustrious life as a teacher, writer and novelist. Bharatisuta’s son Vijayashankar received a memento. V.N. Mallikarjunaswamy, Registrar of the Karnataka Sahitya Academy, welcomed the gathering. Papers were presented by K.P. Balasubramanya Kanjarpane, Kavita Rai, Thithitra Rekha Vasant and Anil H.T.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Karnataka / October 17th, 2009