Category: India, Records

** Award to encourage original research on women’s mental health by OBGs

Minds United for Health Sciences and Humanity, a NGO also known as Minds United Trust, has instituted an award for original research on women’s health by postgraduate OBG or obstetrician-gynaecologist students.

As mentioned in the book that the proceedings from the royalty will be reserved for work in women’s mental health, it had been decided to institute an annual award for OBG postgraduate medical student in Karnataka for original research in women’s mental health.

The submission of the original research in women’s mental health for the Smt. Vimala Kulkarni Award with cash prize, certificate and memento should be before November 30 every year, the statement from Minds United Trust added.

** Hoysala temples are India’s nomination for World Heritage tag

The Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala — the famed Hoysala temples of Belur, Halebid and Somananthpura in the State — has been finalised as India’s nomination for consideration as World Heritage for 2022-23. These protected monuments are on UNESCO’s tentative list since April 15, 2014, a PIB release on Monday said.

As part of the first step, the dossier to the World Heritage Centre, which will take up technical scrutiny, was submitted by Vishal V. Sharma, Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO, to UNESCO Director of World Heritage Lazare Eloundou on Monday. “India is proud to nominate the Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas for UNESCO’s World Heritage List! Art Historians recognise the exceptional sculptural artistry of the ensembles to be among the masterpieces of Asian art,” Mr. Sharma tweeted.

** Karnataka’s Republic Day Tableau Steals The Show

From skilfully made pots, carefully sculpted sandalwood miniatures to hand-woven sarees, Karnataka’s rich tradition of handicraft were on grand display at the Republic Day parade in New Delhi’s Rajpath on Jan. 26.

In fact, the Karnataka tableau stole the show with an eye-catching depiction of the land’s cultural icons. A massive Asiatic elephant sculpted out of Mysuru rosewood with ivory inlay carvings, impressive Bidriware, bronze statues and lacquerware toys from Channapatna were the highlights of the tableau which was based on the theme — ‘Karnataka: The Cradle of Traditional Handicrafts’.

** City team enters Wharton Investment Competition semi-finals

 Five Bengaluru students have entered the semi-finals of the Wharton Global High School Investment Competition. The team, ‘Team Comrades’ was one of the 50 teams to reach the semi-finals, out of 1,300 teams comprising 7,000 students across 64 countries.

The six-member team consists of five students from National Public School, HSR Layout – Anushka Dalal, Aryan Dixit, Arundhati Satyam, Atharv Kaushik, Shaina Dulles and Yuv Verdia from Delhi Public School, Hyderabad

** Noted journalist Somnath Sapru dies in Bengaluru

 Reputed journalist and author Somnath Sapru (82) passed away at his residence at Bose Garden in Bengaluru on Friday, due to age. A Kashmiri Pandit, he pursued a career in journalism and specialised in Defence and Aviation. Sapru distinguished himself as the Editor of ‘The Pioneer’ as well as ‘The Indian Express’.

A leading historian on military aviation, his books on the subject are valuable reference material. They include ‘Skyhawks’, ‘Armed Pegasus’ and ‘Combat Lore: Indian Air Force: 1930-1945’.

** 7-yr-old receives mention in the India Book of Records for being the youngest one to create 100 paintings in 3 years

As a seven-year-ol d artist, we assume that Farhan Mohamed needs his parents’ help to explain his art work, but Fiza Taj, his mother, assures us that Mohamed will be more than happy to do it himself. The young artist from the city has received a mention in the India Book of Records 2021 which is recognised by the Government of India, for being the youngest one to create 100 paintings in three years.

** Belagavi firm to build 6,000 houses in Rwanda

The Department of MBA at KLS Gogte Institute of Technology organised an online international conference on Indo African Businesses-Strategic Perspective in Belagavi recently.

Belagavi-based developer and CREDAI office-bearer Chaitanya Kulkarni said that CGK Constructions and Real Estate Private Limited, Belagavi, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Rwanda Housing Authority to build 6,000 houses with an investment of about ₹1,500 crore at Kigali, Rwanda (East Africa).

** Subbayya Neela’s work selected for international painting exhibition

A painting on the Dasoha Mahasutra by renowned artist Subbayya Neela, who is also the chairperson of the Faculty of Fine Arts in the Sharnbasva University, has won international acclaim and selected to be exhibited among the paintings of renowned artists from different countries in an online 25th Mosaic Padam Chand Memorial Global Online Painting Competition 2021 organised by New Delhi-based Happy School.

Dr. Neela, who has created several paintings on the Dasoha Mahasutra penned by the eighth Mahadasoha Peetadhipathi of the Sharnabasaweshwar Samasthan Dr. Sharnabaswappa Appa, said that his acrylic painting on a canvas on one of the Dasoha Mahasutra, Guruvinge Sharanu Sharanarthi Lingakke Sharanu Sharanarthi, has been selected for the display at the international painting competition now.

** Bengaluru’s child music prodigy, dancer from Mangaluru receive PM’s Bal Puraskar

City-based western music prodigy Syed Fateen Ahmed and Bharatanatyam dancer Remona Evette Pereira were among the 29 children who received the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar award on Monday.