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AITA paying the price for selection disaster, says Rohan Bopanna

Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg, Sports

Myneni was forced to pull out because of a foot injury. Bopanna was asked to step in, but he allegedly refused to pair up with Leander Paes.

Rohan Bopanna claimed to have asked for an official letter from AITA guaranteeing his participation.
Rohan Bopanna claimed to have asked for an official letter from AITA guaranteeing his participation.

Just a day ahead of the opening rubber of the first round Asia/Oceania group Davis Cup tie in Pune, India’s top ranked singles player Saketh Myneni was injured and substituted by last-minute replacement Vishnu Vardhan. However, Rohan Bopanna was the first name considered to partner Leander Paes in the doubles rubber on Saturday. Yet the top ranked doubles player from the country decided against competing in the tie.

The Indian Express spoke with Bopanna .
Excerpts:

Were you contacted by the AITA about playing against New Zealand?

I told them that I wanted something official before I could make any decision. How can I respond to them with a confirmation if they haven’t given me anything official? The team captain (Anand Amritraj) and captain (Zeeshan Ali) did not call me. I was contacted, but nothing official was eventually sent to me. I knew they would not send me an official letter, and they will be happy to blame the players for it.

Saketh Myneni was expected to play the doubles rubber with Leander Paes, and you were approached to replace Myneni.

They knew Saketh had been hurt for the past three weeks. The number one singles player in the country was not ready to play all three days. Initially they told me that Paes and I are not a good team, that we both play on the deuce court and so I wasn’t being selected. But now all of a sudden Paes and I are a good team. And they wanted three singles and one doubles player. So if a singles player is hurt then why call doubles player to replace him?

They had approached you as a desperate measure, an SOS call.

SOS does not happen if they knew for three weeks (that Myneni was injured). You take reserve players for that, to replace injured players. They could have taken six players (since it was a home tie), but they choose to take five, and just one doubles player. They could have picked Prajnesh Gunneswaran (reserve player) to play the tie. He’s right there. He has been practicing and he knows the conditions. First they wanted one doubles player and three singles. Now the captain wants two doubles players. It doesn’t make sense. It was a selection disaster, and now they are paying the price for it and it’s completely their fault.

Were you available to make it for the tie?

In December AITA sent me a mail asking if I was available and I said I was. But they never picked me. They wanted me to play now, but they didn’t give me any official letter or email. How difficult is it to send a mail with the technology these days?

The chairman of the selection committee, SP Misra did contact you though.

Yes, SP Misra did contact me on the phone. But if I came to Pune and they choose to take Prajnesh instead, then I can’t argue about why I came there. If I had something official with me then they couldn’t go back on their word
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Do you reckon this might jeopardise any future selection?

It’ll be unfortunate if such politics stayed in the game. That’s why they need to fix up a proper system of selection. But if they select me, I’m happy to play. If they don’t, then I’m still playing on tour.

source: http://www.indianexpress.com / Indian Express / Home> Express Sports> Tennis / by Shahid Judge, Pune / February 03rd, 2017

Joshna remains highest ranked Indian, at 14th

Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg, Records, All, Sports, World Opinion

Joshna Chinappa, at rank 14, was the highest-ranked current Indian squash player in the latest Professional Squash Association rankings released.

Joshna Chinappa dropped a spot to be placed at 14th. – R. RAGU
Joshna Chinappa dropped a spot to be placed at 14th. – R. RAGU

Joshna Chinappa remains the highest-ranked Indian squash player in the latest Professional Squash Association (PSA) rankings released. Chinappa is positioned 14th, eight spots ahead of second-placed Indian Dipika Pallikal Karthik.

Sachika Ingale was at 79, and Janet Vidhi at 96, in the women’s section.

Among men, Saurav Ghosal remains the highest-ranked Indian, at 24. Vikram Malhotra is at 67, and Mahesh Mangaonkar at 70. Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu is positioned at 99.

source: http://www.sportstarlive.com / Sport Star / Home> More Sports> Squash / by Team Sportstar / February 03rd, 2017

Harshika Poonacha is now Aditi

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

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Actress Harshika Poonacha has released the poster of her upcoming film Aditi on her twitter page, she further posted, “Happy to be launching the first look of my my next beautiful project Harshika Poonacha in and as Aditi.”

The actress will be playing the title role Adithi. The project will be directed by the new comer Babu Abbanna. Harshika has shed few kilos to get into the skin of the character. The movie will go on floors shortly.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News> Entertainment> Kannada> Movies> News / TNN / February 07th, 2017

Former Vice-Principal of JSS Public School Away

Education, Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg

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Mysuru :

Kadiyamada Gowri Muthanna (Maneyapanda), former Vice-Principal of JSS Public School, Siddarthanagar, passed away at her residence on Sanmarga in Siddarthanagar here this morning following a brief illness. She was 80.

She leaves behind her husband K.K. Muthanna (former Principal of JSS Public School, Siddarthanagar) and a host of relatives and friends.

Last rites were performed at the foot of Chamundi Hill this afternoon.

Profile: Gowri Muthanna, in her 44 years of service, had worked as Vice-Principal for 28 years and the rest as Head Mistress at various institutions like Sainik Nursery School, Trivandrum, as Lecturer in Kittur Rani Chennamma Military School for Girls at Kittur, Sawan Public School, New Delhi, DAV Public School, Himachal Pradesh and at Wadi.

After completing her schooling in Mysuru and Kodagu, PUC in Odisha, BA degree in New Delhi, she obtained her MA in English from the Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati and B.Ed from University of Mysore.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / February 01st, 2017

R-Day Commanders who made Kodagu proud

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Mysuru :

This year’s two Republic Day parade contingents at the Rajpath in New Delhi were led by two Commanders from Kodagu. While Col. Bommanda Dhiraj Chengappa led the President’s Bodyguard, a regiment of the Indian Army that consists of 46 horsemen, Ajjinanda G. Aishwarya led the all-girls National Cadet Corps (NCC) contingent.

Col. Dhiraj Chengappa is the son of Bommanda Muthanna Chengappa, a retired IGP in the Border Security Force. Dhiraj was selected for the Army through UPSC and he lives in New Delhi with his wife and son. He graduated from Delhi University and then joined the Army.

Aishwarya is the daughter of Ajjinanda Ganesh and Monthi Ganesh. She is a student of St. Joseph’s Girls’ Composite Pre University College in Madikeri and has been the ‘Best Cadet’.

Aishwarya belongs to the 19 KAR Battalion and was also part of the R-Day camp in 2015 as a junior wing cadet. This was the first time after 18 years that a girl from the Directorate had been given the honour.

Aishwarya, a Science student with good academic track record, is also an accomplished skater and hockey player apart from playing the guitar.

This cadet wants to join the Indian Air Force (IAF) and become a fighter pilot.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / January 27th, 2017

KSRTC to run buses on new routes

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The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will operate buses on newer routes from Madikeri to Emmemadu and Kozhikode in neighbouring Kerala from February 4. The move is expected to improve bus connectivity further in the district and the neighbouring areas.

According to KSRTC director M A Shaukat Ali, the bus to Kerala will pass Moornadu, Virajpet, Kutta, Manathavadi, Karandur and Markaz University before reaching Kozhikode. Another bus from Dharmasthala to Channarayapatna will start at 7 am daily passing Mangaluru, Madikeri and Somwarpet before reaching Channarayapatna in Hassan district.

MLC Veena Acchaiah and chairman of Karnataka Silk Marketing Board Limited T P Ramesh will flag off the buses. Ali said, to enable school going students, the bus from Somwarpet will reach Madikeri at 9.30 am.

30 more routes
The KSRTC has applied for permits for 30 more routes from the Regional Transport Authority. Funds of Rs 1 crore have been set aside for renovation works of the bus stand at Somwarpet. The tender process has been completed, while Rs 1.5 crore has been sanctioned towards restoration of the depot in Madikeri.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / DHNS – Madikeri, February 01st, 2017

New MUDA president to lay stress on tourism, green zone

Business & Economy, Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg

Will make all sincere efforts to solve problems: Chummi Devaiah

Newly appointed Madikeri Urban Development Authority (MUDA) president Chummi Devaiah said all efforts will be made to take up development works for the promotion of tourism by retaining the green zone. Speaking to reporters after taking charge as the president of the here on Monday, he said, “I have experience in the City Municipal Council as its member for the last 20 years.I have knowledge on the problems faced by the people in Madikeri. All sincere efforts will be made to solve the problems.”

Madikeri is considered as ‘Kashmir of Karnataka.’ Of late, nature is being destroyed in the name of development in the recent past in the district. The tourists will visit Madikeri only if the greenery is conserved. The tourists will not come to see concrete jungle in the district. All efforts will be made to retain the green zone, he added.

Building violation
He said there are complaints on buildings that have contravened building laws as far as underground parking space is concerned. The previous deputy commissioner Anurag Tewari had prepared a list of buildings that had violated the law on parking space. Buildings are constructed without land conversion at several places in MUDA jurisdiction. There is a need to check such violations. Even fields are converted to layouts. If such developments takes place unchecked, then the district will face acute shortage of water, Devaiah warned.

Lake rejuvenation, sites
He said MUDA has a Rs 10-lakh fund for rejuvenation of lakes in city limits and the work desiltation work will be taken up at the earliest. He said the previous MUDA president had taken measures to provide sites for poor by creating new layouts. This will be continued, he said.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / DHNS – Madikeri, January 31st, 2017

VH1 Supersonic ’17 to hit big, 20 sponsors on board, more IPs in pipeline

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Mumbai :

“At this moment and time, our mandate is very clear – to build the live industry in India, for which you need to have real ticketed events.”

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Standing true to his words, Viacom18′ Integrated Network Solution (INS) and consumer products business head Saugato Bhowmik is focused on building the industry in the live entertainment business for Viacom 18 through ticketed events. Of the five IPs under Live Viacom18 banner, the gigantic music event VH1 Supersonic is all set to take Pune by storm by taking the viewers to a fantasy world. Transforming into a multi-genre international music festival with this edition after a successful run in the past three years, the mega event claims to have doubled its sponsorship value since it’s launch.

With Gionee as the title sponsor, the festival is powered by Budweiser and has locked deals with as many as 18 other sponsors from various sectors such as — Fastrack, Mexitos, Ajio.com, Reliance Digital, Bisleri, Spraymint, Dot Shot, etc, several hopping on board for the first time. If media punters in the events space are to be believed, the three-day festival has managed to get approximately Rs. 12-15 crore from their sponsorship deals.

“VH1 Supersonic has nearly doubled its sponsorship value since the previous editions by partnering with brands from diverse sectors on the back of tremendous success in the past editions and a transformed genre line-up. We have got the highest number of partners for this edition. Apart from the several partners that we have already on board, more sponsors are always welcome,” said Bhowmik.

The network has signed a long-term partnership with all the brands on board. According to Bhowmik, only in the long run can a true brand’s value be maximised and leveraged for the people to associate the festival with the partners’ brand value and vice-versa.

In its fourth year, the music festival has adopted a unique approach to promote its brands across platforms. Going beyond the conventional route of sponsorship, the festival is in the process of creating customised branded content for its sponsors.

After movies for two of it’s main sponsors, Gionee and Budweiser, webcasts as well as web-series are in the making. A six-part web series on music hosted by Nikhil Chinappa titled Gionee VJ Hunt and another six-part web series bringing the lives of Supersonic fans on the screens is also in the pipeline. All this, plus some highlights from the festival, will be aired across the network’ bouquet of channels mainly VH1 and it’s OTT platform, Voot.

The brands associated with the music festival would be able to successfully reach out to 90 million viewers through the campaigns running in their TV channels and Voot, claimed Bhowmik.

As far as the promotions are concerned, the network is heavily marketing the festival across print and its TV channels. Apart from this, they are heavily leveraging social media platforms. They have also set up over 100 OOH sites across India.

With the venue moving to Pune from Goa, the festival and its philosophy remains unaltered. “The change in the venue was part of the journey and a transformation for the brands itself. Our philosophy is to provide transformational experience and we, at this venue, can develop a lot of experiences that we have always promised the audience. We want more and more people to experience us at an affordable rate. Our prime audience is the youth and the young professionals. A large part of them is right in the heart of the youth capital ie Pune. It was a very easy decision to make. The vision of the brand was well communicated and everyone was excited about the multi genre festival,” added Bhowmik.

The promising artist lineup for this year comprises over 50 artistes with three headlining acts. After sending fans into a frenzy with Eric Prydz and going in for an encore with Macklemore, Vh1 Supersonic recently unveiled Zedd as its third headliner.

In addition to the immaculate lineup, the music festival has unique on ground experiences. The audience can also enjoy a gamut of experiential activities and can lose themselves in numerous hangout zones, filled with fun and adventurous activities, enjoy in a curated beer garden, weave through engaging art installations, shop at flea markets, etc.

Apart from the wide expanse of three stages- main strange, spectrum stage and Gionee bass stage, the festival has taken on several social initiatives such as women safety, zero drug policy, fire safety, health and sanitation, ets so as to send a resounding message to the young audience. Pune police would be providing security to the event besides private agencies. The venue has been converted into WiFi cloud zone for the audience.

Going ahead, Live Viacom18 plans to scale up its IPs to lot more. The network has already mapped clear consumer segments and will fill in the gaps in its portfolio. “IP interactions and crafting is a very difficult taste and has to be done in a detailed manner. We are crafting those ideas at the moment. There is no lifeline to the launches as it requires a lot of preparatory work and will take sometime. Without worrying about the timeline, Viacom18 assures to launch many more IPs in the future,” concluded Bhowmik.

source: http://www.indiantelevision.com / IndianTelevision / Home> Television / by IndianTelevsion.com Team / January 31st, 2017

Remembering FM Cariappa on his birth anniversary

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During the 1965 war, his son K C Nanda Cariappa, an Indian Air Force pilot who went on to become Air Marshall, was shot down over Pakistan by Army officer Major Zaidi. He was captured and imprisoned as a PoW by him. On realizing the identity of the wounded soldier at Dargil, Radio Pakistan immediately announced the safe capture of Flt. Lt K C Nanda Cariappa. Gen Ayub Khan, himself contacted Field Marshal Cariappa, who was living a retired life at Mercara, his hometown, with information about his son’s safety. When Gen. Khan offered to release his son immediately, Field Marshal is reported to have scoffed at the idea and told him to give his son no better treatment than any other PoW. “He is my son no longer,” the old soldier is reported to have thundered. “He is the child of this country, a soldier fighting for his motherland like a true patriot. My many thanks for your kind gesture, but I request you to release all or release none. Give him no special treatment,” the Field Marshal is reported to have said.

As a token of gratitude for the exemplary service rendered by him to the nation, the Government of India conferred the rank of Field Marshal on Cariappa in his 87th year, on 14 January 1986. He is among only two Indian Army officers to hold the highest rank of Field Marshal (the other being Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw).

Today is the birth anniversary of Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa – the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army.

On this occasion, MCC had organised a celebration of the birth anniversary of the Field Marshal. MCC Mayor M J Ravikumar garlanded the statue of K M Cariappa, near Metropole circle, Mysuru. Sweets were distributed to public.

Bopanna, Chengappa, Aiyappa, members of Kodava samaj, members of MCC participated in the function.

source: http://www.citytoday.news / City Today / Home> Mysore / CT Bureau / January 28th, 2017

Navy to support Cariappa Museum in Madikeri

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The Indian Navy will extend support to Field Marshal K M Cariappa Museum coming up at his residence Sunny Side here, Commandant of Indian Naval Academy (INA) (Ezhimala) Vice Admiral S V Bhokare said.

He was speaking at the 118th birth anniversary celebrations of Field Marshal Cariappa organised by district administration, Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy here on Saturday. “Kodagu has given birth to first Indian commander-in-chief K M Cariappa. His service to the country is remembered even to this day,” he recalled. “With dedication and hardwork, one can achieve success. Cariappa is a inspiration for present generation,” he said.

Recalling an incident, Bhokare said Cariappa’s son K C Nanda Cariappa had crossed the Line of Control once. The then Pakistan General Ayub Khan called Cariappa and informed that all efforts will be made to release Nanda Cariappa. Cariappa said there is no need to give special treatment for his son and asked him to release his son on the day when all others are released. He was a true patriot, he recalled.

MLA M P Appacchu Ranjan said Cariappa was known for discipline and honesty. The youth should imbibe Cariappa’s qualities to achieve success in life, he observed. Field Marshal Cariappa and General Thimmaiah Forum Convener Major (retd) B A Nanjappa said, “While visiting Cariappa’s house, one had to compulsorily have pen, notebook and a kerchief. He would daily offer honour to the portrait of his parents with a sepoy.”

Forum President Col (retd) K C Subbaiah said, “The district administration has sanctioned land for museum at Sunny Side. The forum will make an effort to enrol students from Kodagu to Sainik School at Koodige.”

Winners
As part of Cariappa’s birth anniversary, various competitions were organised for students. The winners are – Essay—Shafana (I), Deepthi (II), Rishika (III); patriotic song — General Thimmaiah School (I), Ammathi High SChool (II), A V School, Nelyahudikeri (III); marchpast — Government PU College, Madikeri (I), Kodagu Vidyalaya (II) and General Thimmaiah Public School (III); PU category — patriotic song — PU College, Moornadu; marchpast — PU College, Moornadu; Degree college category — patriotic song — FMC College (I), Government First Grade College (II); marchpast—Field Marshal College (I).

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / DHNS – Madikeri, January 29th, 2017