This passion has passed on to his son, Mayas Kumble. A wildlife enthusiast, Mayas released his coffee table book on photography titled, ‘Safari Saga: Wild Encounters Of A Young Photographer’, at an event here on Tuesday.
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** Women in STEM making their mark
There is still a huge gender disparity in workspaces
There has been a persistent issue of underrepresentation of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) jobs despite calls for increasing their representation in the workforce.
“While it is true that STEM fields need more gender diversity, I would like to acknowledge the intentionality and focus needed to address this complex problem. Over the years, I’ve learnt to use my voice effectively, listen intently to diverse perspectives, and be willing to change my approaches to drive the best outcomes. I learnt to rely on my support system and actively seek feedback on how I need to show up differently,” says Charu Srinivasan, VP of Engineering leading the India Development Centre development team for all of Compute and Cloud Native technologies.
** Bengaluru entrepreneur to float $1bn venture fund
Our plan is to launch at least five additional venture funds focused on diverse domains to support the growth of the female economy in multiple geographies’
Bengaluru-based venture capitalist, Ankita Vashishta, will launch a $1 billion venture capital fund to assist 1,000 women-led or women-focused start-ups in India and overseas in the next five years.
To start with, her venture firm, StrongHer Ventures, floated a $100 million venture fund to fund women start-ups in fintech, future of work, healthcare, consumer, and Web 3.0 that comprises crypto (NXT), metaverse, blockchain, artificial intelligence, machine learning, etc.
** Winners Of National-Level Throwball Championship
The boys throwball team of Sapient College of Commerce and Management, Mysuru — B. Yashas Darla (Captain) A. Akshay (Vice-Captain), S. Sanjay, M.J. Harsha, Tanuj M. Shetty, Darshan M. Gowda, Daivik, M.G. Vineeth Babu and R. Varun — under the guidance of Physical Education Director H.S. Prashanth, has bagged first place in the National Championship organised by the Youth and Sports Promotion Association (YSPA) in Goa.
** Professor of Mahajana PG Centre receives Award of Excellence in Mysuru
University of Mysore has presented this year’s Award of Excellence to Dr. Mahadesh Prasad, Professor in Department of Biochemistry, Mahajana Post Graduate Centre, Mysuru, in recognition of his research work in “vaccine development for Corona viruses and Flavi viruses”.
** Social worker gets award
For 40-year-old contractor-turned-philanthropist Ravi Kakkepadavu an incident of getting tied in a room for stealing and eating cashew apple during his childhood still remains afresh.
Mr. Kakkepadavu revealed a glimpse of his personality after receiving this year’s Mangaluru Press Club Award given away jointly by the Mangaluru Press Club, Dakshina Kannada Union of Working Journalists and Patrikabhavan Trust, here on Sunday.
** Karnataka Yakshagana Academy selects Kabbinale Vasanth Bharadwaj for Parthi Subba Award
The academy has chosen five other persons for its honorary award for 2021
Karnataka Yakshagana Academy has selected writer Kabbinale Vasanth Bharadwaj for its prestigious Parthi Subba Award for 2021. The award comes with a ₹1 lakh cash prize, a certificate, a citation, a shawl with a garland and a peta.
The academy has chosen five persons for its honorary award for 2021. They are Sathyanarayana Hasyagara, Muttappa Taniya Poojary, Narendra Kumar Jain, Moodalagiriyappa and N. T. Moorthacharya. The award carries a ₹50,000 cash prize, a certificate, a citation, a shawl with a garland and a peta.
The academy said that its annual Yaksha Siri award for 2021 will be presented to 10 persons. They are Haladi Jayarama Shetty, Gopala Ganiga Ajri, Bolar Subbaiah Shetty, Sethuru Ananthapadmanabha Rao, Kadathoka Lakshminarayana Shambu Bhagavatha, Rama Salian Mangalpady, Kokkada Ishwara Bhat, Adigona Bheeranna Naik, Bhadraiah and Basavarajappa. This award carries a ₹25,000 cash prize, a certificate, a garland and a peta.
** CM inaugurates forensic science lab in Hubballi
We’ve have appointed 450 scientific officers, says Home Minister
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai inaugurated a forensic science laboratory in Hubballi on Sunday.
The hi-tech laboratory set up at a cost of ₹4.5 crore, will analyse samples of material and provide evidence to help solve crime, he said.
It has wings that will look into DNA, Cyber Crime, audio-video clips, mobile forensics and physics. The State Government will also set up a narcotics wing in two-three months, the Chief Minister said.
** Mangalorean beauty with brains Veena Rodrigues is VPR Mrs India 2022 second runner-up
Veena Rodrigues has been adjudged the second runner-up in the VPR Mrs India 2022 contest.
Forty two year old Veena is a finance manager by profession. She is very passionate about makeup and fashion.
** The devadasi who wrote about dance
Venkatasundara Sani’s book is an extraordinary documentation of the Bengaluru-Kolar tradition of temple dance
The large pillared halls of the Ulsoor Someshwara temple, one of the oldest in Bengaluru, bustles with activity and hundreds of devotees. The Vijayanagara-style mandapa holds several stories — the most prominent of which is of a woman who shaped the Bengaluru temple paddhati of Bharatanatyam.
Though much of the city’s music and dance history has been lost in the sands of time, B.L. Rice’s Mysore Gazeteer is an important source of information. Published sometime after 1873, it mentions two temple dancers, Mariya Sani and her daughter Venkatasundara Sani, who were associated with the Ulsoor Someshwara temple.
Venkatasundara Sani was born into the hereditary dance community that performed in temples, and is believed to have lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.