Asha Manu, Managing Partner of Mysuru-based Ayur Matam Ayurveda Health Village, was chosen for an award on the occasion of International Women’s Day for her contribution to Ayurveda and Marma Chikitsa in South India.
Month: March 2021
** Five-day theatre festival from today
Kalaburagi Rangayana in association with the Samudaya, Kalaburagi, will be organising a five-day theatre festival, Shivaratri Rangothsava, in the city from March 11 to March 15.
** Karnataka JEE (Main) topper attributes his success to rigorous coaching
Udhav Varma has secured an NTA score of 99.9970675
Udhav Varma from Bengaluru was elated when he learned that he was the Karnataka topper for JEE (Main), the results of which were announced on Monday night.
** ‘Documentation of State’s traditional knowledge is vital’
Karnataka Folklore University holds fifth annual convocation
Expressing concern over the vanishing folk culture and traditions in the era of globalisation, liberalisation and privatisation, Founder and Chairman of Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement and Grassroots Research and Advocacy Movement R. Balasubramaniam said that people had a greater responsibility of safeguarding folk culture, which otherwise would be reduced to fossi
** Shivapura in Maddur to host ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’
‘Satyagraha Soudha’ to come alive with day-long programmes to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the freedom movement
Shivapura village in Maddur is among 75 places in the country which are commemorating the 75th anniversary of the freedom movement – Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav – on Friday.
** 103-yr-old J Kameshwari from Bengaluru becomes India’s oldest woman to get COVID-19 vaccine
Kameshwari was accompanied by her 77-year-old son Prasad Rao and other eligible family members. According to the hospital, Kameshwari cooperated well with the staff while getting vaccinated.
** ISRO develops radar for joint earth observation satellite mission with NASA
“NISAR” is a joint collaboration for a dual-frequency L and S-band SAR for earth observation.
** PM Modi lauds Mangaluru doctor for installing ECG machines at Jan Aushadhi centres
Lauding Dr Padmanabha Kamath, Modi said, “Your innovative thinking has helped many”
** Looking through trans-lenses
From working odd jobs and begging to creating a mural for Facebook’s headquarters in California, Chandra Hosur’s journey has been filled with many bumps.
But now, Chandri — as she is fondly referred to by everyone she knows – is leading a life she loves, thanks to finding kinship and community with fellow members of Aravani Art Project, an art collective that creates safe spaces for the transgender community.
** Karnataka’s efforts put millets on global map
Karnataka’s push for global recognition of millets got a big boost with the United Nations General Assembly adopting a resolution earlier this week — initiated by India and other countries — to declare 2023 as the International Year of Millets.
This could give an impetus to Agriculture Minister B C Patil’s suggestion to the state government to include millets in the mid-day meal for schools, and to distribute them in anganwadis to combat malnutrition.