Madikeri:
Codanda B. Devaiah, fondly called as Devi Sir, one of the Founder-Members of Kodagu Vidyalaya and a resident of Mattadkad Estate at Suntikoppa, passed away at a private hospital in Gonikoppal yesterday morning. He was 75.
Devaiah leaves behind two daughters and a host of relatives and friends.
Last rites were performed at Codanda Burial Grounds here yesterday evening, according to family sources.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / June 14th, 2022
Mysore/Mysuru:
The Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Coorg Institute of Technology (CIT), Ponnampet, conducted a five-day hands-on workshop on “PCB Design using KiCAD” to students from May 23 to 27 to help them achieve success in their academic environment by applying these skills into practice.
The resource person was Jay Kishan Singh, Embedded System & IIoT Engineer, New Delhi.
Hon. Secretary of Kodava Education Society C.P. Rakesh Poovaiah and Mukesh Kumar, Director of RCPL (Outreach partner of E&ICT Academy, IIT Kanpur) inaugurated the workshop. Dr. M. Basavaraj, Dr. S.S. Divakara of Department of ECE and the staff members of the Department were present.
The workshop aimed at bringing students to get familiarised with PCB layout making tool “KiCad” that can be used in their future projects. Participants were taken to hands-on session on KiCad software.
The resource person was appreciated by Dr. M.C. Kariappa, Hon. Vice-President, Kodava Education Society, during the valedictory function.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / June 08th, 2022
C K Kaveri from Ballamavati village has been contributing to the growth of Kannada literature in her own way, being in a rural area.
Kaveri is a prolific reader, writer, and also agriculturist. She holds an MCom degree from the University of Mysore.
Starting from 1985, hundreds of her writeups and short stories have been published in various newspapers, magazines and also online platforms.
She uses the pen name ‘Vanu Vasantha’. Her first article was published in ‘Vanitha’, a Kannada monthly magazine. She has brought out a new collection of stories titled ‘Darpana’. She also contributes stories for ‘Pratilipi’, an online platform.
Along with her literary works, she has been encouraging women from rural areas to create their own literary works.
As a teacher in a private school, she has also encouraged a number of students towards penning literary works. Along with Kannada, she has been writing in the Kodava language as well.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com /Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by DHNS, Napoklu / October 31st, 2021
Coorg Institute of Technology, Ponnampet, Kodagu, will be organising a special lecture on “An insight into Civil Services Exam” at its premises in Ponnampet at 11 am on Apr. 28.
Mysuru SP R. Chetan, an alumnus of the college will deliver the special lecture, which is organised by the Alumni Association of the College.
For details, contact Mob: 95355-42005 or visit www.citcoorg.edu.in, according to a press release.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> In Briefs / April 26th, 2022
Mysuru:
City girl Kallichanda Poorna Poovamma, a first year Law student at National Law School, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, was adjudged the Best Student Advocate in the Surana & Surana National Corporate Law Moot Court competition held recently at jss law College in Mysuru.
Students from about 26 top Law Colleges including nine National Law Schools from all over India participated in the contest.
An alumnus of St. Joseph’s Central School and Sankalpa pu college, Poorna is the daughter of Kallichanda Mudduraj, an Executive at jk tyre and Anu (Kuttanda), residents of Vijayanagar 4th Stage here.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / February 15th, 2019
Since the area has many kids from the backward classes and tribal community, classes on computers have become a boon to these kids.
A Gram Panchayat member in Kodagu district has taken the unique initiative of educating tribal kids with computer knowledge.
The computer classes are held once a week at the digital library in the village and witnesses enthusiastic participation from the kids. “Every panchayat makes plans for the development of the roads and other infrastructure work. However, I looked forward to doing something for the rural kids,” shared Mukkatira Ritesh Biddappa, Grama Panchayat member of K Badaga village.
With the support from the Panchayat PDO and other members, he drew a plan to start computer classes for the kids from economically backward classes in the area. “The panchayat is equipped with a digital library and the classes began here two weeks ago. I take classes on computer basics every Saturday,” he explained.
Since the area has many kids from the backward classes and tribal community, classes on computers have become a boon to these kids. Currently, Ritesh is taking classes for sixth and seventh grade government school students in the village. “After six months of basic training, I will involve another batch of students and this will continue,” he confirmed.
While Ritesh was working in a finance company in a city, he moved back to his hometown to do some social service. “Grama Panchayats must not be constrained to just infrastructure work. There are several other initiatives that can be thought through, keeping in mind the needs of the people,” concluded Ritesh.
source: http://www.edexlive.com / The New Indian Express, Edex Live / Home> News / by N Dhamotharan, Edex Live / April 04th, 2022
A government high school in Virajpet, started way back in 1887, has continued to impart education to children.
Thousands of students had pursued their education in the school in the past. At present, 125 students are pursuing their studies.
The school was started during the British era and it is the second high school to be set up in the Kodagu district.
Well-known writer and novelist S R Narayana Rao who wrote under the pen name Bharathisutha, had served as a Kannada teacher in the school in 1956.
Bharathisutha’s novels ‘Edakallu Guddada Mele’, ‘Huli Halina Mevu’ and ‘Bayalu Dari’ have been made into films. It was he who started a library in the school for the first time.
Two old students of the school, who are now settled in Mysuru, K Ramesh and Dr S Sudha, a couple, have donated free tablets to 44 class 10 students recently, to help them to pursue their studies.
Children from villages situated in and around Virajpet were admitted to the school. However, the school is witnessing a decrease in the number of students, over a period of time.
The starting of high schools in all the villages may be one of the reasons for the decline in the number of students enrolling in Government High School in Virajpet, said the school teachers.
The school used to have 500 students seven to eight years ago. Now, the strength of students has come down to 125.
The students are excelling in SSLC exams in the schools for the last 10 years. In 2012, the school had secured 93% in SSLC, while in 2013, it was 94%.
A PU college was started right beside the high school in 1972. The PU college will observe golden jubilee celebrations next year.
The PU college is offering arts, commerce and science streams and a total of 323 students are pursuing their studies now.
The school has a good playground and has produced athletes in the past. There is a need to construct a retaining wall around the ground so that the public property is protected, said the teachers.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by DHNS, Virajpet / April 10th, 2021
Mysuru:
Mukkatira Neerav Aiyappa, a Class 7 student of National Public School International (NPSI), Mysuru, who participated in the Annual Space Settlement Contest, has bagged the first place in Grade 7 Category for his proposal of a Space Hotel ‘DIADEM.’
He presented a design of the Space Hotel in the orbital space settlement LEO (Lower Earth Orbit) at the contest jointly organised by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Centre, San Jose State University and the National Space Society (NSS).
This international competition invited all students around the world up to 12th Grade to participate in its 2018 edition.
Neerav will receive a NASA certificate and has been invited to attend the NSS 37th Annual International Space Development Conference to be held at Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Los Angeles, California, USA, from May 24 to May 27, 2018 for a poster and oral presentation of his winning proposal. His project and ideas will be used by NASA for its future space programmes.
Speaking to Star of Mysore, Neerav, who has been working on the project since 11 months, said that among various forms of tourism like eco-tourism, nautical tourism, wellness tourism and medical tourism, a new concept has emerged in the form of space tourism, kindling interest to explore various destinations. Rather than seeing comets, planets, and constellations on a telescope, space tourism provides a privilege of experiencing first-hand the beauty of comets, asteroids, stars and planets, he added.
Space tourism will not only provide new vacation experience but create a new view to the earth, transforming the thoughts and perception among humans socially, culturally and emotionally, inspire new careers for the generation of engineers and will open newer fields for research in space medicine, nanotechnology, physical sciences and others, he said.
Through his project, Neerav has created a ‘Space Hotel’ providing space tourists a unique experience of a lifetime and enrich space and its potentials. “My project aims to create a ‘wow’ factor in the field of travel, provides job opportunities, ability to renew space exploration and research, explores possibility of hypersonic travel and have a newer perspective of earth,” he said.
In his project, Neerav has detailed out the concept of the space hotel, life support system, logistics of the space hotel, economy and time-line, space laws and code of ethics.
Neerav had won the Google India Code to Learn 2015 Contest where he created a game software project using “Scratch” programming called “Wings Over Waves.” The then Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani felicitated him under Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyaan.
He was a finalist at RYSI Award (Raman Award) held on Mar. 5, 2018 at Panchavati (Sir C.V. Raman’s residence) in Bengaluru where he demonstrated the principle fluid and thermodynamics in intermediate category with a working model.
Neerav is the son of Mukkatira Muthanna and Kavery, residents of Yadavagiri and grandson of Mukkatira Gappu – Janaki of Ponnampet and Guddanda Nanda – Kanthy of Virajpet.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / March 27th, 2018
Mysuru/ Madikeri:
MB Tarun, a Class 11 student of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Doddamara Gowdanahally, Mysuru and Padmapriya, a Class 9 student of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Madikeri will represent the state in the Pariksha Pe Charcha on April 01.
He will participate in the event virtually. They are among the 40 students selected from across the country to attend the fifth edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha.
At the event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will answer the queries of the students, a release stated.
TNN
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> News> City News> Mysuru News / by TNN / March 31st, 2022
Mysore/Mysuru:
M.M. Uthappa has been awarded Ph.D in Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Sciences by the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, for his thesis ‘A study of motivational factors and its impact on project team performance (A study conducted at selected private and public sector companies in India)’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. A.N. Santosh Kumar.
Macharanda Madappa Uthappa is a Mechanical Engineer graduated from BMS College of Engineering, Bengaluru and earned his post-graduation — Master of Technology (M.Tech) and Master of Engineering Management (MEM) from VTU. He received his Doctorate during VTU’s 21st Annual Convocation held on Mar. 10 at Belagavi.
Uthappa is a Chartered Engineer (C Engg) and also an elected Fellow Member of Institution of Engineers India (FIE).
He started his career with Tata Group and after a 25-year corporate service till 2015 in various capacities, he quit the job in 2015 and registered as Full Time Research Scholar at VTU’s Research Centre in Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE), Mysuru.
Also a folk singer and lyricist, Uthappa has translated many Kannada devotional songs to Kodava paaje.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / March 17th, 2022
