Month: February 2022

** Lata’s memorable song of dawn in Kannada

Mangeshkar sisters are said to have sung songs for ‘Sangolli Rayanna’ for free since they were about a freedom fighter

In a career spanning nearly eight decades, Lata Mangeshkar sang two film songs in Kannada. Both were from the film Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna released in 1967.

The song “Bellana Belagayitu” was in Raag Bhupali and “Ellare Iratheero, Endara Bartheero” was in a folk song format. Lata Mangeshkar’s sisters Usha Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle have also sung a song each for the film. In fact, the sisters sang the songs for free when they came to know that it was about a freedom fighter.

** Tata Open Maharashtra: Bopanna-Ramkumar lift men’s doubles trophy

India’s Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan won their second ATP World Tour title together after pipping the top seeded Australian pair of Luke Saville and John-Patrick Smith in the final of the Tata Open Maharashtra, on Sunday

** Mangaluru: Community luminaries feted at World Bunts’ Foundation Trust meet

The annual general meeting of the World Bunts’ Foundation Trust was held at Hotel Moti Mahal on Friday, February 4.

On the occasion, the Kothwal Gutthu Mechu Shedty Endowment award was given to Abhishek N Shetty and Vinith M Shetty and Kothwal Nadumane Rathna Shedtry endowment award was to Samarth Shetty. Late Dr D K Chowta Endowment award was presented to Yakshagana artiste Subbayya Shetty.

** Supercomputer Param Pravega installed at IISc, largest in Indian academic institution

The supercomputer was designed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), with a majority of the hardware and software being manufactured within the country itself

** New book on Bhimsen Joshi’s centenary

Bharata Ratna Bheemanna was released earlier this week

The Jamia Masjid in the fort area in old Bagalkot would have a curious visitor every morning, once the call for prayers went out.

A three-year-old child would run to the mosque, listening to the Azaan, soaking in every note. The child was Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, who would grow up to be a Hindustani classical legend who enthralled the world. “The musical rhythm of the prayer would draw him to the mosque every day,’’ says Shirish Joshi, Bhimsen Joshi’s biographer.

** Babanna Kalmani, Yamuna Murthy chosen for awards

Theatre artist Babanna Kalmani of Kunkanuru andtheatre-film artist Yamuna Murthy have been chosen to be the first recipients of the awards instituted in the name of theatre artistes Ramagopal and Nataraj Enagi by Bellad Education and Agriculture Development Foundation.

Addressing presspersons in Dharwad on Wednesday, president of the foundation and also the Karnatak Vidyavardhaka Sangha Chandrakanth Bellad said that the foundation has instituted the awards in the names of the late theatre artistes who havecontributed a great deal to theatre.

** From a small-town boy to Bharat Ratna

The life of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, whose birth centenary is on February 4, continues to be a source of inspiration for many youngsters who are passionate about music

Mention Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and every music lover of Dharwad will tell you a story about him as a maverick boy growing up in north Karnataka towns. The young genius who followed processions of musical bands forgetting to return home, who led anomadic life in pursuit of a ‘guru’ and sang bhajans to entertain ticket collectors while travelling ticketless in trains…

The small-town boy went on to become a legendary vocalist and a Bharat Ratna. The life of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, whose birth centenary is on February 4, continues to be a source of inspiration for many youngsters who are passionate about music.

Feb 04, BD

** IISc-incubated startup Azooka develops India’s first indigenous bio-sample collection kit

It is a biological transport and storage medium that would help in preserving genetic content in all types of biological samples

Azooka Labs, a startup incubated by the Society for Innovation and Development at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.),has launched mWRAPR, a biological transport and storage medium for genomic sequencing labs, biobanks, and research labs handling biological samples for molecular analysis.

The company claims that mWRAPR is India’s first indigenous bio-sample kit, a biological transport and storage medium that would help in preserving genetic content in all types of biological samples, including microbiomes, saliva, cells, tissues, blood, body fluids, and fecal tubes.

** Fortis Hospital launches Karnataka’s first IORT treatment for breast cancer

IORT is a single dose of radiation given to selected cancer patients, mostly at an early stage of cancer or low-risk cancer.

A team of doctors led by Dr Sandeep Nayak, Director-Surgical Oncology, Dr Nisha Vishnu, Consultant – Radiation Oncology at the Institute have already performed four IORT procedures on patients with early-stage breast cancers from December 2021 to January 2022.

** Nrityagiri Calendar Released

Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji is seen releasing the 2022 calendar brought out by Nrityagiri Academy of Performing Arts and Research Centre on the occasion of its Silver Jubilee celebrations recently.

The calendar featured 15 photographs captured by Senior Journalist Shiva Subramanya.

Nrityagiri Founder-Director Dr. Kripa Phadke, her husband Vijay Kumar, brother Divakar Phadke, Natyacharya Prof. K. Ramamurthy Rao, JSS Mahavidyapeetha Publication Division Director Prof. Morabada Mallikarjun, Hon. Editor Purnananda and others were present.