Amazing Feats – Page 21 – Karnataka First

Making local the new global

Breaking into social media with Kannada content are these creators, who are producing relatable material.

There is no way one hasn’t stumbled upon Raghu Vine Store, Anu Karagada, MacMacha, MetroSaga, and Vadiraj Babaladi on their Instagram feed. These creators have garnered thousands of followers just by making digital content on platforms like Instagram, Facebook and YouTube in their mother tongue, Kannada, while making it sound relatable to the younger generation.

We already know many of them by their aliases, but here we meet the real people who are rocking it on social media.

Raghu Gowda, popularly known as Raghu Vine Store, is a former Bigg Boss contestant and has over 4,58,000 followers on Instagram. “No one had an idea that content could be made in Kannada on Instagram,” says Gowda, who is one of the pioneers of content in Kannada.

I have my own multiverse of madness on the internet,” he adds. Macwin Ian D’Souza aka ‘Mac Macha’ is another household name in Karnataka. His far-reaching and diversified content on Bengaluru’s culture has more followers than ever before.

“It’s not a conscious decision to create regional content,” he says, adding, “But it naturally flows out of me.” Vadiraj Babaladi, another digital creator from Belgaum, hails from a family of theatre artistes.

The slang may sound rude but it is fun and nice to hear,” says Babaladi. Anu Karagada, a model and content creator, is the prodigy of turning daily life scenarios into minute-long videos.

And I’m pretty sure soon we’ll do that.” Metrosaga is not a single person, but a team of both inhouse and freelance creators who create Kannada content. “We founded it with an intent to create good-quality content in Kannada which was missing,” says Shri Nag, founder and content head.

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3rd edition – Indian Open of Surfing: Ramesh Budhial, Sugar Banarse, Kishore Kumar Crowned Champions, May 27-29, 2022 – Panambur Beach, Mangalore

The three-day premiere surfing competition under the aegis of the Surfing Federation of India was hosted by the Mantra Surf Club at the tranquil Panambur Beach in Mangalore, the organisers informed in a release on Sunday.

In a nail-biting finish, Karnataka’s Ramesh Budhial snatched victory from the grasp of Tamil Nadu’s Ajeesh Ali to be crowned as the new national champion in the Men’s Open Surf category on the final day of the 3rd Indian Open of Surfing on Sunday.

Sugar Banarse and Sofiya Sharma too were crowned the national champions in the Women’s Open and groms girls (16 & under) categories respectively, while Tamil Nadu’s Kishore Kumar became the national champion in the groms boys (16 & under) category.

Speaking after the tournament, Arun Vasu, President, Surfing Federation of India, said, “I am very impressed with the quality of surfers that whom we are watching compete here at Mangalore. With the LA Olympics insight, we are working hard to identify young and upcoming surfers and the quality and skill at display today only gives me the confidence to keep believing in our objectives. I would like to thank all the surfers who participated in this tournament and congratulate the winners for showcasing some great surfing.”

Ramesh finished with a total score of 16.33, while runner-up Ajeesh Ali finished with 15.67 points. Sathish Sarvanan was third with 13 points.

The women’s open surf competition saw Goa’s 16-year-old Sugar Banarse walk away with the national championship crown from Tamil Nadu surfer and defending champion Srishti Selvam. Sugar, who had initially registered for the groms girls 16 & under category, was brave enough to take the chance of competing in the women’s open category and impressed everyone with her skills and surfing from the start. Sugar scored a total of 14.50 points while runner-up Srishti Selvam earned 13.40 points. Karnataka’s Sinchana Gowda finished third with 10.20 points.

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Prize Winners Of 11th All India Full Contact Karate Championship

Students from Oshokai Martial Arts College situated at Saraswathipuram in city took part in the 11th All India Full Contact Karate Championship held at Calicut in Kerala on May 28 and 29 and won many prizes — four 1st places, eight 2nd place and two 3rd place.

The event was organised by KAJU KADO Karate Academy, Calicut, Kerala.

Seen are (kneeling from left) C.K. Shashank Gowda (12 to 14 years – below 45 kg category – 3rd place), Mayura (9 to 11 years – below 25 kg – 1st), Shamith (lost in semifinals), Sharan (11 to 14 years – below 35 kg – 2nd), Parikshith (9 to 11 years – below 41 kg – 2nd), Varun Gowda (12 to 14 years – below 45 kg – 2nd) and Mohith (lost in semi finals); Standing from left: Gagan (seniors category – lost in semi finals), Deeksha Sanvi (girls 12 to 14 years – below 41 kg – 2nd), T.B. Ashwini (girls heavy weight – 2nd), R. Manjunatha (seniors – men’s below 45 kg – 2nd), G.P. Darshan (heavy weight – men’s – 2nd), Sensei Nagaraju, President of Mysore Karate Association, Dr. S. Krishnamurthy, Coach, N. Sachin Kumar (men’s below 75 kg – 1st) and H.R. Sachin Kumar (men’s below 70 kg – 3rd). Other winners not in photograph: R. Shashank (men’s below 64 kg – 1st), Anitha (girls 12 to 14 years – heavy weight – 1st) and Tanu (girls 12 to 14 years – below 50 kg – 2nd).

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City MMA Athletes Win Medals At National Championships

Ten MMA fighters (1 female and 9 male), attached to Academy of Martial Science, represented Karnataka in the MMA National Championships at Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh between May 19 and 23 and won 6 Medals for the State.

The Championship was hosted by MMA State Association of MP and sanctioned by MMA India. Seen in the picture are (kneeling from left) Chethan D. Seervi (Junior Feather Weight – Silver Medal), R. Srinivas Prasad (Junior Bantam Weight – Silver), B. Akshatha Shanbhogue (Atom Weight – Bronze), S. Nikhil (Fly Weight – Quarter Finalist), Sridhar Sajji (Bantam Weight – Quarter Finalist), Samarth Vikram (Youth Light Weight – Silver) and M.N. Supreeth (Middle Weight participant) – not in picture; Standing from left: Rahul Urs (Junior Light Weight – Silver), N.P. Kiran (Light Weight – Silver), Gopal Nayak (Straw Weight – Quarter Finalist), Sharif Bapu (President, MMA India), Kevin Alfred David (Vice-President, MMA India), Kru Vikram (Founder-Director, Academy of Martial Science, Mysuru and Technical Commission Chairman, MMA India and State Head), K. Kavyashree (Team Coach and Manager) and Prasad Gaitonde (General Secretary, MMA India).

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Karnataka crushes record 622 lakh tonnes of sugarcane

Sugar factories in Karnataka have crushed a record 622.26 lakh tonnes of sugarcane in the year 2021-22, 181.14 lakh tonnes more than last year.

Sugar factories in Karnataka have crushed a record 622.26 lakh tonnes of sugarcane in the year 2021-22, 181.14 lakh tonnes more than last year. Speaking to the media after chairing a meeting with members of the Sugarcane Control Board, Sugar Minister Shankar Patil Munenakoppa said sugar factories in Karnataka have produced 59.78 lakh tonnes of sugar during the same period.

According to the minister there are 89 registered sugar factories in Karnataka of which 72 are operating. In Karnataka, 32 sugar factories are producing Ethanol, he said.

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Udupi: Shanmukha Athri of MGM College wins global recognition for his best photo click

Shanmukha L Athri, a MGM college student of Udupi has won international photography recognition for his best click, in a virtual photography contest, held recently.

The student who won the recognition had participated in the Global Students’ Photography Competition organised by Higher Colleges Technology as part of Digital Literacy Leadership Forum 2022.

The photograph, clicked by Shanmukha L Athri, who is pursuing his third year in journalism at the MGM College, has been awarded the fourth best photo in the contest.

The top ten best photographs are available in the virtual photography exhibition. Three students including Athri from India, UAE, Egypt, Malaysia have also won this recognition.

Mangaluru: KMC Hospital confers E K Hussain with Dr TMA Pai Arogya Sevak Award

Kasturba Medical College, Attavar organized camp organizers’ meet and conferred E K Hussain with Dr TMA Pai Arogya Sevak Award 2022, at the Sanjeevini Hall, KMC Attavar here on Saturday June 11.

Marketing head of KMC Hospital Mangaluru, Rakesh Darshan welcomed the gathering. Camp co-ordinator of KMC Attavar Herbert Pereira briefed on the number of camps organized in Dakshina Kannada and said, “Due to COVID, we were not able to organize more camps in 2020 but from October 2021, we have organized 178 camps in various places where more than 27,474 patients had undergone health check-up and 1,442 patients were given further treatment at the KMC hospital. When we organized camps, we received very good support from many organizations. I would like to thank all the organizations that joined hands with us to make our mission successful.”

E K Hussain was felicitated by Dr Deepak Madi with a shawl, memento, and citation. Medical social worker Asha read out the citation. Prajna Counselling Centre was awarded with ‘Best Camp Organizer – 2022’ for its outstanding work in the field of rural Helth. KMC Hospital also felicitated all the camp organizers and those who had done the highest registrations of Manipal Arogya Card on the occasion.

This doctor has been healing Kalaburagi’s green cover

Nagnath V. Yadgir, an Ayurveda doctor by profession and environmentalist by passion, has created a green cover in Kalaburagi city by planting 18,000 saplings in the last seven years.

Mr. Yadgir said that the first tree he planted in 2015 was in his compound. He brought some 30 saplings from the Forest Department and planted them in different places near his locality.

His team has planted 7,000 saplings at Sharan Sirasagi village on the outskirts of the city and 3,000 plantations on a single patch of barren land at Belur Cross. The team focuses on school compounds, community parks, and even graveyards, Mr. Yadgir added.

The ones most commonly planted are pongame oil (Millettia pinnata), neem, custard apple, bassora tragacanth, gulmohar, samanea saman, melia dubia, mango, banyan, sheesham, drumstick, guava, tamarind, and ashwatha trees. During the lockdown, even the school students joined him. He taught them the process ofmaking a nursery and educated them on the importance of trees.

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Infosys Foundation launches 4 mobile medical labs

Laboratories to provide cost effective diagnostic solutions and curb the spread of communicable diseases primarily among the rural population of Karnataka

Infosys Foundation, the CSR arm of Infosys, has launched four mobile laboratories to provide cost-effective diagnostic solutions and curb the spread of communicable diseases primarily among the rural population of Karnataka.

The Infosys Foundation had signed an MoU with the Rotary Bangalore Southwest Charitable Trust (Rotary Trust), to support with a grant of ₹4 crore to make these mobile medical laboratories, called ‘Lab Built on Wheels’, said a media release.

The Rotary Trust has collaborated with Saicorp Health Technologies (SHTPL) who have set up these labs in accordance with BSL level 2 safety standards. Each mobile lab will be equipped with a medical unit, pharmacy, and a minimal invasive emergency care unit, as per the statement.

Krish Shankar, Executive Vice-President, Group HR Head, Infosys & Trustee, Infosys Foundation said, “This is part of a continuous effort by Infosys Foundation to ensure that the underprivileged people in India have affordable, on-time access to clean, hygienic, and appropriate medical treatment and healthcare.’‘

These mobile laboratories were handed over to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai by representatives of the Infosys Foundation and the Rotary Trust here on Monday.

Finally, ‘airport-like’ Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal opens to public

Inaugural train chugs off from the Baiyappanahalli terminal to Ernakulam

Commuters who boarded the first train from the Sir. M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Baiyappanahalli (SMVB Terminal), on Monday evening were pleasantly surprised to finally use the swanky airport-like air-conditioned railway station.

“It looks like an airport and it was hard to believe. I reached here using Google Maps, but was taken aback after I reached here. I asked the auto driver twice whether this was indeed the railway station I was supposed to be dropped at,” said Amal, a commuter who travelled to Ernakulam on the first train from the terminal.

Most commuters were appreciative of the facilities and the state-of-the-art interiors of the railway station, one of its kind in the country. “The facilities at the station are very good — escalators, air-conditioning, food court, the lounges — definitely much better than any station. The terminal is definitely a great addition to a global city like Bengaluru,” said Sri Priya, another commuter.