** A journal that went around Bengaluru during the pandemic, documenting thoughts on gender

Sandbox Collective collaborated with Deepikah Bharadwaj, an interdisciplinary artist, for a project, which they called Rest Your Thoughts Here: The Gender Chronicles

Sandbox Collective, a women-led art collective that focuses on gender, realised these discrepancies. Nimi Ravindran, the co-founder of the organisation, says, “We heard that domestic violence escalated. Our friends in theatre were fundraising for transgender people and sex workers, who had no way of coping with a calamity. It was a testing time for women and gender minorities. We wanted to do something that involved something tangible.”

** Karnataka digital library: 1.91 crore viewers, 20 lac books read

As many as 1.91 crore people have already got themselves registered for the Karnataka Digital Public Library started by the Karnataka department of public libraries. This figure is expected to touch two crore by the end of this month. This will be the highest by any state in the country as a whole.

The digital library was started two years back with the aim of ensuring that books should be made available to everyone in the state and to give a boost to the habit of reading.

** Mangaluru: Nandagopal Shenoy elected president of World Konkani Centre

The newly elected board of trustees of Konkani Bhas Ani Sanskriti Prathistan popularly known as World Konkani Centre, took charge at the meeting of board of trustees which was held immediately after the annual general meeting of Konkani Bhas Ani Sanskriti Prathistan held on Thursday November 25 at World Konkani Centre here.

Eminent chartered accountant and philanthropist Nandagopal Shenoy has been elected unanimously as the president for the term of 2021-2024.

** Sathya Sai Human Excellence honours Covid warriors

The award instituted by the university is an attempt to fete individuals who have served mankind.

Neerja Birla, founder and chairperson of MPower (an initiative of Aditya Birla Education Trust), who was the guest of honour at the event, was conferred with the ‘Change Champion Award’ for all her noble work in the field of mental health done through MPower.