Category: Arts, Culture & Entertainment

** Winning verses

Having recently won the ‘Poet of India’ title on a poetry reality show, this Bengalurean shares his deep connection with writing.

From the time he can remember, Amandeep Singh, a city-based IT professional, has been expressing his thoughts and emotions through poetry.

It’s no surprise then that Singh recently walked away with the title Sau Karod ka Kavi (Poet of India) for 2021 on India’s first poetry reality show Sau Karod Ka Kavi.

A performance poet and storyteller, Singh, who hails from Patna, grew up writing poems since the age of nine. “I used to change the lyrics of Bollywood songs keeping the music intact.

Bengaluru / Patna

** Remembering the work of Fa.Gu. Halakatti

Amid the COVID-19 restrictions, several organisations across North Karnataka region held symbolic programmes on Friday remembering the contributions of Fa.Gu. Halakatti, the man credited with ‘reviving Lingayatism’ through his efforts of collecting and publishing ‘vachanas’ in the first half of the 20th century.

** Once he used to chop trees, now he paints wildlife

In his childhood, Nagaraj D. would often go into Jogimatti forest area in Chitradurga every day to collect firewood. A couple of times, forest officials caught him and punished him for trespass, locking him up in their guest house for an hour. Now, Nagaraj of Nagu Arts is invited by the Forest Department all over Karnataka to draw paintings depicting wildlife.

The 52-year-old artist has done at least 500 paintings on structures belonging to the Forest Department to spread awareness about wildlife.

** Science writer Dr. Sudhindra Haldodderi passes away

Senior aeronautical scientist and science communicator in Kannada Dr. Sudhindra Haldodderi, 61, passed away in Bengaluru on July 2.

** Editor of Sanskrit newspaper passes away

K.V. Sampath Kumar, 64, editor of Sudharma, reckoned to be the country’s and the world’s only Sanskrit daily, passed away in Mysuru on Wednesday afternoon following cardiac arrest.

He, along with his wife Vidushi K.S. Jayalakshmi, were awarded the Padma Shri in 2020 by the government in recognition of their untiring efforts to keep the publication alive against all odds

Sampath Kumar had taken over the mantle from his father Pandit K.N. Varadaraja Iyengar who had launched Sudharma in 1970, and ensured that the publication reached its readers. He worked as a reporter, proof-reader, editor and publisher.

** Kannada cinema making waves in international film festivals

In what can be termed rare, five Kannada indie films — Prithvi Konanur’s Pinki Elli?, Abhilash Shetty’s Koli Taal, Ganesh Hegde’s Neeli Hakki, Baraguru Ramachandrappa’s Amrutamati and Siddu Poornachandra’s Daari yavudayya Vaikunthake? — are being screened and winning accolades this season.

** Bengaluru: CM releases Kempegowda philatelic cover: 3-day Jayanti from next year

A series of programmes to mark the 512th birth anniversary of the founder of Bengaluru Kempegowda including the release of a philatelic cover and commencement of works on construction of the Kempegowda Study Centre in the Jnanabharati campus by chief minister B S Yediyurappa through the virtual mode from the banquet hall of Vidhana Soudha and offering puja at the Samadhi of the Bengaluru founder at Kempapura in Magadi by deputy chief minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan, who also garlanded statue at Mekhri Circle on Sunday.

** Decoding history cast in stone

To D Ismail, the mastigallu (masti stone) is a fascinating storyteller. It talks about the history and the people as he peers into the inscrutable inscriptions whether it is in Modi lipi or Halegannada (ancient Kannada).

The epigraphist from Birur town in Chikkamagaluru district took a fancy to the knowledge hidden in stones, and is one among a small number of people who can understand ‘Modi lipi’, a cursive script used to write several languages, including Kannada.

** 3D, laser mapping of 125 monuments in 8 districts completed

The 3D and laser mapping of 125 monuments spread over 8 districts in south Karnataka region under the jurisdiction of the Department of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Karnataka, have been completed.

The exercise was taken by the Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) under the Karnataka Digital Heritage project. This entails 3D mapping of 844 protected monuments across Karnataka coming under the State Department of Archaeology.

While the report pertaining to105 monuments spread over 9 districts coming under Bengaluru division was submitted last year, the report on 125 monuments under Mysuru division was submitted recently.

** Mangaluru: Shree Devi Institute Kenjar’s Prapooj Ichangi, team bag ‘The Best Short Film’ award

Prapooj Ichangi and his team, students who belong to the MCA department of Shree Devi Institute of Technology, Kenjar, a prestigious college in Mangaluru won ‘The Best Short Film’ award as per results announced on June 14 at the Mysuru International Water Film Festival-2021 hosted by the Filmaholic Film Foundation for their short film ‘Case No 1/2’.