Category: Arts, Culture & Entertainment

** Indian yoga teacher in UAE sets 3 world records during COVID pandemic

She has set two records in the India Book of Records and one in the Canada Book of Records.

Bhagya Puttalingappa, a native of Karnataka, has been practising yoga since the age of eight and her childhood passion earned her not only a double place in the India Book of Records, but she also earned a spot in the Canada Book of Records.

In the India Book of Records, Bhagya holds one record for performing Shirshasana (head standing pose) on a chair for one minute and seven seconds and another record for performing the maximum yoga poses standing on her head for one minute.

** Mangaluru: Indian Idol finalist Nihal Tauro receives grand welcome in hometown

Nihal was welcomed by parish priest of Holy Rosary Church Alangar Fr Walter D’Souza, Fr Rakesh Matthias, assistant parish priest, pastoral council members and parents Herald Tauro and Precilla Tauro, family members brother Nishan Tauro, former MLC Ivan D’Souza and others.

** Blast from the past

If you’re active on social media, there’s no way to have missed a forward on ‘The Bollywood actor who broke 8 cycling world records’ that has been doing the rounds.

Jankidas Mehra has a Bengaluru connect. Mehra happens to be the maternal grandfather of Grammy award-winning musician Ricky Kej. As netizens wondered about Mehra’s multiple achievements, Kej took to social media to clear the air.

Growing up, Kej would hear stories from his Nanaji, who, born in Lahore, started off as a cyclist and went on to be the only Indian participant in the International Olympic Squad from the British Imperial Empire in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He also went onto establish the Indian Cycling Federation for the Olympics. Ahead of participating in the Berlin Olympics, Mahatma Gandhi met Mehra and gave him the flag of the Indian National Congress.”Gandhi gifted Nanaji the flag and asked him to hoist it in foreign soil after winning,” says Kej about his grandfather who passed away in 2003 in Mumbai.

** Non-Kannadigas can now learn Kannada, take exam

To help non-Kannadigas learn the state’s language, the Kannada Development Authority, in association with Kannada University in Hampi, is planning to conduct exams. They are developing textbooks for those who want to learn the language and write exams. An online module will also be developed.

** Ankola proud of its role in Salt Satyagraha

April 13, 1930. A huge gathering of protesters, led by Congress leader MP Nadkarni, marched to the seashore near Ankola. They filled pots with seawater and salty sand, and brought them back to Ankola.

They set up a makeshift oven with three stones, and heated the water until it became rock salt. The first bag of salt was auctioned, and Honnappa Devi Naik, a local, bought it for Rs 30.  This was how the ‘Salt Satyagraha’ unfolded in Karnataka, later snowballing into the biggest freedom movement in the South.

** 10th century stone inscription found near Shravanabelagola

A 10th century inscription was found in Nagayyanakoppalu village near famous Jain pilgrimage town Shravanabelagola in Hassan district on Tuesday.

The inscription has old Kannada literature on it and was found while cultivation. Officials of archeology department visited the spot and are likely to shift the rock to one of the museums where historical monuments and sculptures are preserved.

According to Dr S Dinesh, a researcher and lecturer of SN PU College, the inscription has information about Jainism and ruler Chandragupta of the Maurya dynasty. The first Kannada inscription was found in Halmidi village of Belur taluk of Hassan district.

** ‘Bale Tulu Kalpuga’ – script learning class by Tulu Koota Kuwait inaugurated

Tulu Koota Kuwait (TKK), the prominent association in Kuwait, organized the inauguration of ‘Bale Tulu Kalpuga’ -online Tulu script learning classes in association with Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy, Mangaluru on July 30 at 10.30 am Kuwait time (1.00 PM IST), virtually on zoom platform.

The program commenced with a prayer song by Saanidhya Sanath Shetty followed by Lord Ganesha’s invocation song by Raffeek Uddin.

Tulu Koota Kuwait President, Sanath Kumar Shetty, welcomed the guests and dignitaries to the function.

** The Kalam-kari artist

The art is in the details for budding teen artist Shivaraj Rathod, whose meticulous work is creating waves on social media platforms.

Udupi :

One day in 2017, Laxmi Rathod was visiting a temple fair where a packet of pens caught her eye. Acting on maternal instinct, she bought the packet for her son Shivaraj, then aged 12. Little did she know that her boy would create magic with the pens that cost her Rs 5 each.

Five years on, Shivaraj has become quite a sensation on social media platforms, especially on YouTube, where he has garnered a viewership of over 53,000 in less than a year. In September 2020, he had posted 106 reels showcasing his artworks on the YouTube channel, Shivaraj the Artist.