Category: Arts, Culture & Entertainment

** T.S. Shanbhag, owner of legendary Premier Book Shop, passes away

Mr. Balakrishna said post-retirement too, Mr. Shanbhag, who is originally from Kundapura, would enjoy walking, reading books and would visit regularly bookshops in the central business district. His long list of admirers included Mr. Guha, playwright Girish Karnad, politician George Fernandes and actor Kamal Hasan.

** Dancing his way to a record

Rahul Shetty scripts history by choreographing the largest number of roller skaters in Belagavi.

Choreographing a dance routine for 270 roller skaters with just 10-12 days of planning for a 14-minute song is no easy feat. But on Thursday, Rahul Shetty, a Mumbai-based choreographer, was recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records for accomplishing this feat.

Mumbai / Belagavi

** Community radio station is a ray of hope for rural populace

A community radio station broadcasting from the hinterlands of H.D. Kote-Saragur belt since the last few years has come as a ray of hope for the rural populace desperate for hospital beds during the pandemic.

** God of small wheels

Deelip Sawant’s collection of miniature scale cars – from vintage models to supercars is an expression of his fascination and passion for hot wheels.

So what if Deelip Raghunathrao Sawant is 63. And so what if his cars are miniature models. His passion for hot wheels is as deep and red-hot as that of a youngster. For Deelip, retirement is a time when he can pursue his hobbies, craft his dreams into reality, and enjoy life. Deelip, who owns a books and stationery store in Belagavi, was fascinated by cars and motorcycles since childhood.

** Visionary urban forester S. G. Neginhal succumbs to COVID-19

Visionary urban forester and former Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer S. G. Neginhal, 93, who played a pioneering role in greening the city facing growth pangs in the 1980s succumbed to COVID-19 in the city Sunday morning.

** Science Gallery Bengaluru’s online exhibition ‘Contagion’ explores diseases, behaviours and emotions

A house is marked for victims. Officials carry out searches, isolating infected people. Authorities attempt to disinfect a man by spraying a chemical from a hose. Beds in hospitals are well distanced from each other. A mass of people depart the city on foot with their belongings. A man lies on the graveyard, hugging a tombstone.

Ranjit Kandalgaonkar’s sprawling interactive drawing — showcased at Science Gallery Bengaluru’s online exhibition, ‘Contagion ’, from April 30 onwards — shows a city disrupted by a disease.

** Japan to confer Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays decoration to Bengaluru teacher

Bengaluru teacher Shyamala Ganesh, the former director of the Japanese Language School, will be conferred the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays.

In a press release, Consulate-General of Japan, Bengaluru highlighted Ms. Ganesh’s contribution to the spread of the Japanese language and culture in Karnataka.

** Two inscriptions dating back to 14th and 18th centuries discovered in Rajanukunte

Both pertain to land grants in the erstwhile ‘Yelahanka Nadu’

The team of history buffs with the inscription, dating back to the 14th century, found at Kadatanamale, near Rajanukunte, Doddaballapura. | Photo Credit: Handout E Mail
The team of history buffs with the inscription, dating back to the 14th century, found at Kadatanamale, near Rajanukunte, Doddaballapura. | Photo Credit: Handout E Mail

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bengaluru / by K.V. Aditya Bharadwaj / November 10th, 2020