Comparing the Mahad Satyagraha of 1927 with the Dandi March of 1930, progressive thinker and social activist Shivasundar has held that the former was against feudal oppression at home by Brahminism and the latter against external colonial oppression of the British.
“We are taught of the Salt March led by Mahatma Gandhi against exploitation by British colonialism. But, we are seldom taught of the Mahad movement led by B.R. Ambedkar against caste-based oppression by the so-called upper castes.
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The Kasturba Hospital Manipal, a well-known healthcare institution worldwide is now reaching a milestone year of its existence. For the past 60 years, Kasturba Hospital has been providing world class healthcare.
On this mile stone year, the hospital management has planned yearlong activities to highlight patient centricity, engagement activities with the general public, corporates, doctors and relationship building activities in the communities. The celebrations will be held under the tagline, “Patient First Always Since 1962.”
The prestigious Dr T M A Pai Arogya Sevak Awards were presented to Dr Shaila S Nayak from Karkala, Dr Girish Shenoy from Karkala, Dr Krishnadeva Kalkura from Udupi, Dr N Sureshchandra Shetty from Mandarthi and Dr Ampar Vasanth Kumar Shetty from Kundapura.
Mocked for choosing mathematics in her childhood and discouraged by several institutions and teachers against pursuing science, with a ‘caution’ that it would be too difficult for her, visually-impaired entrepreneur Vidhya Y dared to dream big. She defied all odds to not just bag gold medals in her Masters, but is today leading other visually-challenged people to taste success, through effective learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) courses.
Vidhya, along with Supriya Dey, an IT professional who was into research at IIIT-B; and Amit Prakash, a professor at the institute, founded Vision Empower (VE), a not-for-profit organisation that has designed an accessible learning management platform to promote experiential learning of STEM subjects, computational training, digital literacy, and early childhood programmes.
Its technology arm ‘Vembi Technologies’ has also developed the world’s most affordable Braille book reading solution for children called ‘Hexis-Antara’.
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Rammanahalli, on Mahadevapura Road, on the outskirts of Mysuru, has become the first village in Karnataka, to entirely come under WiFi internet coverage.
With the establishment of a Public Data Office (PDO), the entire village has become a cost-effective WiFi zone, with high-speed internet, provided by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), an Union government-owned telecommunications service provider.
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The two-day annual Vishwa Konkani Samaroh, celebrating the Konkani language, literature and culture was inaugurated by Jnanapith awardee Konkani writer, Damodar Mauzo here on Saturday March 19, at the World Konkani Centre here.
Konkani Bhas Ani Sanskriti Prathistan, in association with Kendra Sahitya Academy, Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy, Konkani Adhyayan Peeth, Mangalore University and Kavita Trust are organising the Vishwa Konkani Samaroh 2022.
To understand disease patterns and improve treatment outcomes using artificial intelligence (AI) tools, Aster CMI Hospital has joined hands with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) to launch an AI lab.
The lab was launched by Azad Moopen, founder Chairman and Managing Director, Aster DM Healthcare; Lokesh B., Consultant Neurology at the hospital; and Phaneendra K Yalavarthy, Professor of Medical Imaging, Department of Computational and Data Sciences, IISc.
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ajit Isaac, founder and chairman of Quess Corp, and his wife Sarah Isaac to set up a Centre for Public Health on its campus. They have committed ₹105 crore towards the centre, which will be called Isaac Centre for Public Health (ICPH). It will be located in the IISc Medical School’s Academic and Research block and span over 27,000 sq ft.
The centre will be part of the postgraduate medical school soon to be established on campus. Earlier this year, philanthropist couples Susmita and Subroto Bagchi, and Radha and N.S. Parthasarathy had donated ₹425 crore to IISc to set up a postgraduate medical college and an 800-bed multi-specialty hospital on its Bengaluru campus.
Prof. Ashwathanarayana was the Secretary, Freedom Fighters’ Association and TTL College of Business Management
Mysore/Mysuru:
Prof. H.N. Ashwathanarayana (90), Secretary of Mysuru City and District Freedom Fighters’ Association and a resident of Krishnamurthypuram, passed away yesterday afternoon in city following brief illness.
Shalom Aureole Britto from Udupi has been awarded with the prestigious The Indian Institute of Architects’s IIA Medal for “Best Outgoing student of the year 2021.”
She is the daughter of Jerome and Sandra Britto of Mount Rosary Church, Santhekatte.Sharon completed her graduation from Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE).
Carmel College Modankap was awarded the University level ‘ Best NSS Unit award’ for the year 2020-21 in recognition of the meritorious service rendered in the field of NSS.
Madhura P was awarded the university level ‘Best Programme officer Award’ for the year 2020-21.