Ex-Doordarshan director says he is ‘politically neutral’
Mahesh Joshi, former director of Doordarshan, is set to be elected Kannada Sahitya Parishat’s next president with a record margin.
Category: Arts, Culture & Entertainment
** Udupi: Muddu Theerthahalli selected for Late Joseph, Mary Pinto Niddodi memorial literary award
Vithasha Riya Rodrigues (Muddu Theerthahalli) has been selected for the Late Jospeh, Mary Pinto Niddodi memorial literary award.
The award is conferred in association with Catholic Sabha Udupi Pradesh to encourage the youth writers in Konkani language.
** Portrait of an artist
If Rahul Dravid has aced the field of cricket, his mother, Dr Pushpa Dravid, has carved a niche for herself in the world of art.
She picked up paints and the palette at the age of five, and to this day, continues to create works that are much sought-after.
Three of her most recent artworks — ink on paper and a canvas work — are on display at Gallery Duomo on the 16th floor of UB City, at an exhibition curated by Harish Kumar Sejeken.
** Vijay Dante’s Udupi Madras Cafe wins ‘Best Indian Restaurant – Gold Award’
Udupi Madras Cafe’ (UMC), the renowned vegetarian restaurant owned by Everest Vijay Dante of Mangaluru origin, has won the prestigious ‘Best Indian Restaurant – Gold Award’.
It is a proud moment of all South Asians since UMC won 1st place.
Serving the International Community in Mississauga, Canada for 15 years, Udupi Madras Cafe specializes in fresh, wholesome and nutritious South Indian vegetarian food.
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** Mysuru Bags Five-Star Ranking In ‘Garbage-Free Cities’
Mysuru city that was hoping for a place in the top three cleanest cities has, however, been awarded five-star ranking in ‘garbage-free cities’ category.
Urban Development Minister Byrathi Basavaraj, Mysuru Mayor Sunanda Palanetra, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy and Senior Health Officer Dr. D.G. Nagaraj received the award from Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs
** Swachh Awards: MCC Team Leaves For Delhi
Eight places in Karnataka will receive the award and along with Mysuru and Bengaluru, places including K.R. Nagar, Periyapatna, Hubballi-Dharwad, Mudhol, Hosadurga and Kumta figure in the list.
** BBMP wins award for ‘keeping Bengaluru clean’
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and eight other municipal corporations in Karnataka have won various awards instituted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for keeping their respective cities clean.
** Making waves
Two musicians from Bengaluru fusion band, MoonArra, are the latest guests on the celebrated Watford Jazz Junction Podcast, based in London.
City-based composer and guitarist Jagadeesh Ramanujam Mudambi and vocalist and songwriter Madhuri Jagadeesh founded the fusion music group MoonArra in 2006.
The band blends together the interactions and collective influences of Indian classical, jazz and world music. MoonArra — meaning ‘three streams’ — collaborates and connects with musicians and audiences worldwide, with a mission to share the messages of peace and harmony, goodwill and tolerance.
** Bengaluru: Sr Maria Nirmalini A C elected as national president of CRI
Sr Maria Nirmalini A C was elected as the national president of the Conference of Religious, India (CRI). Earlier, Sr Nirmalini was elected the president of the Women’s Section of the CRI.
** Week-long exhibition of bird photographs inaugurated
A week-long photography exhibition of rare birds by journalist K. Shivasubramanya was inaugurated at Puttur on Sunday.
Inaugurating the exhibition at Sougandhika, a nursery at Parpunja, poet Subraya Chokkady said the external world became tolerable only because of birds. If there were no birds, the world would have become meaningless, he said.