Arts, Culture & Entertainment – Page 13

** Historians call for conservation of dolmens in Chikkanahalli

Encroachment of land, removal of the stones for construction work and treasure hunting activities have led to the destruction of the dolmens at Chikkanahalli village of Molakalmuru taluk in Chitradurga district. The mega dolmens, a type of stone monuments, are from the Stone Age, and are found in Chikkanahalli.

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** Blood art

It’s truly a labour of blood and sweat for Sangamesh Bagli. The 52-year-old drawing teacher from Jamkhandi has painted a stupendous 325 paintings and portraits, using his own blood as dye for the sketches. Sangamesh Bagli, employed with a state-run high school at Hosur village, and a resident of Jamkhandi town, stands apart from other professional painters for his choice of medium. Though he’s also done thousands of paintings in regular colours, he says his sketches in blood have left many people, including elected representatives and bureaucrats, speechless.

Sangamesh has used his blood to paint portraits of social reformers from the 12th century to the 21st century, freedom fighters who lived between 1857 and 1947, Bharat Ratna awardees, scientists, sports personalities and politicians, besides theme-based paintings on social issues. Sangamesh says he needs at least 15ml of blood for each portrait, and over 20ml for theme-based paintings. He and his family members claim that the loss of blood has never made him ill. After drawing blood for a painting, he takes a day to complete a portrait.

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** Mangaluru: Three-day Indian Open of Surfing to begin on May 27

A three-day Indian Open of Surfing (national surfing championship 2022) will begin from May 27 to 29 at Panambur beach, informed deputy commissioner Dr K V Rajendra.

The event is organized by the state tourism department, Surfing Federation of India and Mantra surfing. The tourism department has funded Rs 15 lac for the event. More than 75 top surfers of India are expected to take part, while 70 surfers have confirmed their participation.

Surfing and stand up paddling across different categories which are male open, female open and male and female (U16). The preparation work has commenced to beautify the beach prior to the event.

** Mangaluru: Kannada poet DVG’s translated work ‘Mankuthimma Kagga’ released

“Written by DV Gundappa, ‘Mankuthimma Kagga’ presents various philosophies and deep spiritual principles in a simple language.

This work fosters humanist thought, respecting the views of different peoples and promoting the notion that the human race is one and united. Although it may seem superficially worthy of rationalism, it is in fact spreading a noble theological idea that the goal of all thought is ultimately to unite in that strange power which is managing the whole creation.

We should use this work again and again in our daily lives and lead our minds to the deeper truths of the world,” said Fr Onil D’Souza, parish priest of the Corpus Christi Church, Moodbidri.

He was speaking at the event book release programe held at St Aloysius College. Mankutimmana Kagga, Kannada work of eminent Kannada poet DVG is translated by Prof Stephen Quadros Permude. The book ‘Mankutimmchen Kavyen is published by Kuvempu Bhasha Bharati Pradhikara.

** Kasargod: Charitable Fund award conferred, Karnataka state working journalists’ feted

Charitable fund award ceremony and felicitation to eminent personalities of Karnataka State Working Journalists’ association was held at M V Ballullaya dais of ALP school of Narayanamangala near Kumble.

The programme was organized jointly by Kasargod district journalists welfare association, Karnataka state working journalists’ association Bengaluru and Karnataka state tourism department.

The programme was inaugurated by minister Kota Srinivas Poojary. Seer of Edaneeru Math Sri Sachidananda Bharathi Sree and Panakkad Sayyad Munanvarali Shihab Tangal were present and spoke on the occasion.

A R Subbiahkatte, president of Kasargod district working journalists’ association presided over the function.

Senior media expert Eshwara Daithota, Kumble gram panchayat vice president Nasar Mogral, zilla panchayat member Jameela Siddique Dandegoli, block panchayat member Prema Shetty, gram panchayat member Sulochana P, Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala project district officer Mukesh, administrative officer of Narayanamangala School Gopalkrishna Bhat Kabekkodu, president of Dakshina Kannada district journalists association Srinivas Nayak Indaje, leaders of Karnataka Journalists Association Somashekhar Keregodu, Bhavani Singh Thakur, Ramesh Kuttappa, DC Lokesh and entrepreneur Abdulla Maadumoole were present and spoke on the occasion.
Poetry collection written by poetess Rajani Naikapu was released by Manjeshwar MLA A K M Ashraf.

Edaneeru Sri Keshavananda Bharathi Swamiji charitable fund award was conferred on Dr Vanishree Ucchilkar, Havva Hassan Foundation Kudkuli award was conferred on Dr Sadananda Perla, Dr C Somashekhar charitable fund award was conferred on Jayaprakash Uppala, Mogarodi Gopalkrishna Melanta Memorial award was conferred on Mohammed Arif Moodbidri, K V R Tagore award was conferred on S Jagadishchandra Anchan Sootarpete, Prachodaya Charitable Fund award was conferred on journalist and litterateur Radhakrishna K Uliyathadka and Prabhakara Kalluraya Banadagadde award was conferred on B R Savita Rai Madikeri.

Yakshagana Guru Kambaru Keshava Bhat and Raja Arikkadi were felicitated and honoured. Gangadhar Yadav, chief secretary of district journalists’ association delivered the introductory speech. Muralidhar Yadav welcomed the gathering. Convener Thomas D’Souza proposed a vote of thanks. The programme was compered by Ravi Naikapu.

** Inspired by Modi’s life, Hubballi firm comes up with tea dispenser

Inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s life from a tea seller at Vadnagar railway station in Gujarat to become the Prime Minister who advocates for innovations and start-ups, Steira Technovations, a company from Hubballi, has come up with mobile tea dispensers to help poor tea vendors at railway stations and bus depots.

The tea vendors and sellers carry the hot tea or coffee in stainless steel containers. Holding the heavy container is tiring, and to reduce the burden, an insulated container with a capacity of 5 litres will be placed in a durable heat-resistant backpack attached to a cup dispenser.

Steira Technovations engineer Ganesh Balikai told TNIE that the company is not pursuing profits but it wants to solve the problems in the society. “We wanted to help the tea vendors who carry heavy containers to sell tea or coffee. The situation is the same in hotels and offices,” he said. Balikai said that the product can be carried easily on the back.

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** Film made in Bengaluru goes to Cannes

The 15-minute film, mostly in English, is a lighthearted social satire that looks at different generations of men through a woman’s eyes

Bengaluru-based Shruthi Raju, a first-time filmmaker, will be among the Indians participating in the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival in southern France. Her short film What’s Up With Indian Men? will be shown in Cannes Court Metrage online Video Library on May 25 during the festival.

The 15-minute film, mostly in English, is a lighthearted social satire that looks at different generations of men through a woman’s eyes.

After working on more than 120 original theatre shows across south India under the banner of Underdog Entertainment, which she co-founded, Shruthi recently ventured into films. The short film is adapted from a play she wrote and acted in.

** Kannada in Canadian Parliament

Canadian parliamentarian Chandrakanth Arya spoke in Kannada in the House

Canadian parliamentarian Chandrakanth Arya, hailing from Sira in Tumakuru district, spoke in the country’s parliament in Kannada and posted a video on Twitter on Friday, earning praise in his home State.

Mr. Arya was elected as an MP for Nepean, Ontario, in 2015 and was re-elected in 2019. He made a brief statement in Kannada saying him speaking in Kannada would make the people of Karnataka happy and proud. He said Canadian Kannadigas had celebrated Kannada Rajyotsava in Parliament in 2018 and now he was speaking in Kannada.

He signed off with the lines of a Kuvempu poem: “Elladaru Iru, Enthadaru Iru…Endendigu Nee Kannadavagiru’‘ (Wherever you are, However you are…always be Kannadiga).

** Digitisation Of ORI’s Rare Manuscripts Begins

Mysore/Mysuru:

The first stage of conserving rare and priceless palm leaf scripts and paper manuscripts of many centuries stored at Oriental Research Institute (ORI), governed by the University of Mysore (UoM), has begun.

ORI, established 130 years ago, is a repository of about 70,000 manuscripts that date back to more than 700 years in languages including Sanskrit, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu. It also has 41,000 rare printed and other types of manuscripts.

These manuscripts of ancient and mediaeval India are preserved by way of literary works and treatise on various subjects. UoM has signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Bengaluru’s Mythic Society for digitisation of manuscripts.

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** Mapping moments

MAP Academy, an online venture by Museum of Art and Photography, is a platform that delves into the history of South Asian art.

Like it or hate it, we can’t change history. And what is important is knowing it. MAP Academy, an online venture by Museum of Art and Photography (MAP), is a platform that delves into the history of art in South Asia. Created and maintained by over 40 researchers, editors and academic advisors from across the world, it comprises an encyclopedia of art from the Indian subcontinent.

To give extensive information, there are over 2,000 articles and counting on the subject. The timeline goes from pre-modern art, post-independence art, narrative and indigenous traditions, as well as explores popular culture.

The concept is the brainchild of Nathaniel Gaskell, founder and director of the MAP Academy.

“The premise of our encyclopedia and online courses is simple — to make the art histories of South Asia more accessible, based on the belief that doing so can have a positive social impact,” says Gaskell.

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