The book “Excellence Has No Borders” is by our own Mysurean, Dr. B.S. Ajaikumar, Founder of Bharath Cancer Hospital. This was released during the famous Jaipur Literary Festival on January 23, 2020.
Category: Amazing Feats
** Professor Sharada Srinivasan gets Woman Engineer of the Year award
Padma Shri awardee Professor Sharada Srinivasan has added yet another accolade to her expansive list of accomplishments by being one of three women to be chosen for the Indian National Academy of Engineering’s Woman Engineer of the Year award in 2021.
The title is awarded by the academy to women who have made breakthrough contributions to the fields of technology and engineering in India. She is a professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru.
** No Hems or Haws
Meet Bengaluru make-up artist Durga Venkatesh, who can drape a saree in 155 styles in two hours .
In a time where inspiration and endurance is wearing thin, Durga Venkatesh, a make-up artist and bespoke fashion designer, has chosen to take life by the hems. Venkatesh, who has lived in Bengaluru since her childhood, currently holds the world record for the fastest number of saree styles draped, having been attested by the Limca Book of Records, India Book of Records, Asia Book of Records, Asian World Records, British World Records, and, most recently, the Kalam’s World Records in August.
In addition to this, she also won the Divalicious Mrs South India Universe title for 2019, and manages her own make-up salon and academy, Durga Makeup Studio & Academy in JP Nagar.
** Hassan girl to serve UN Peacekeeping Force
M B Preethi, a native of Bettasathenahalli, in Holenarasipur taluk, has been selected for the United Nations Peacekeeping operations.
She is the only woman selected from Karnataka.
** Bangalore Baptist Hospital: Giving hope to kids with spinal muscular atrophy
On the sets of KBC, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) suddenly got the limelight it deserved when Amitabh Bachchan announced that he would like to donate for the Rs 16 crore one-time Zolgensma drug for a child suffering from this fatal rare disease.
The drug, the most expensive in the world, and Spinraza that costs Rs 78 lakh per vial (needed for a lifetime) are administered to children with SMA, at Bangalore Baptist Hospital, which is home to India’s only paediatric neuromuscular centre.
** Keepers of the family tree
Helavarus, who trace genealogy, are oral chroniclers who keep records of births, deaths, marriages and families .
They are the original keepers of records, the genealogists of yore, the Google of ancient times. The Helavaru, a semi-nomadic tribe of archivists and soothsayers, know every branch of every family tree in the villages of North Karnataka.
** Winning strokes
All eyes are on 11-year-old Bengaluru swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu, as she creates two records in the ongoing sub-junior and junior nationals.
She’s just 11, but Bengaluru girl Dhinidhi Desinghu has a clear vision of her goals. Working towards becoming a ‘top swimmer and feature in the Olympics’, Dhinidhi is pushing herself hard to realise her dreams. If her achievements are anything to go by, she, for a start, is on the right track.
In the ongoing 37th sub junior and 47th junior National Aquatic Championship here, she created two new national records in the 200m individual medley and 200m freestyle, both in group III girls. She was the best swimmer in her age group at the state-level competition last month too.
** Karnataka ranks third among larger States in administering first dose
Karnataka has administered the third highest number of first doses among larger States in the country. In terms of coverage per million population, Karnataka is in the fifth position.
Contributing 6.2% of the total 100 crore doses administered in the country till Thursday, Karnataka has covered 84.7% (4,15,10,701) of the 4.9 crore eligible population with the first dose. Gujarat has covered 90.2% of its population with one dose, and Madhya Pradesh 89.5%, according to data from CoWIN.
** Three mobile learning centres flagged off
For the benefit of children of migrant families and students who had to drop out of school because of the pandemic, the State Government along with the non-government organisation, Save the Children, launched three mobile learning centres on Friday.
Minister for Primary and Secondary Education B.C. Nagesh flagged off three buses that will function as learning centres at Vidhana Soudha. They have been stocked with books and educational tools. They will visit 30 areas in Bengaluru, including slum pockets.
** Mangalurean Apeksha Fernandes shines in national level swimming competition
Apeksha Fernandes bagged 3 gold and one silver in a national level swimming competition at Bengaluru.
Apeksha is the 16-year-old daughter of Bavlon and Shalet Fernandes and hails from Mangaluru. She is presently living in Mumbai and a student of Bunts Sangha’s S M Shetty International School and Junior College, Powai. Apeksha trains under Dr Mohan Reddy at the IIT Bombay pool and the Hiranandani Forest club.
Apeksha took part in the junior nationals under the category group 1 under age group of 15-17 where she bagged four medals including three gold. She will next take part in senior nationals from October 26 to 29 at Basavanagudi in Bengaluru.