First time Mass offered in Malayalam at Shrine of St. Lawrence – 2014

2014. St.Lawrence Shrine, Karkala, Mangalore

For the first time a Bishop offered Mass in Malayalam language in the Shrine of St. Lawrence

Rev. Dr. Lawrence Makuzzi, Bishop of Belthangady offered Holy Mass in Malayalam on the day of the Annual Feast of St. Lawrence Shrine on January 29th, 2014 .

1759. The St.Lawrence Shrine (or Attur Church) in Karkala (Mangalore) was established in 1759

First Kannada film with crowd simulation

Aryan – a Shivrajkumar-Ramya starrer.

This sports based film will be the first Kannada film to have a virtual crowd stadium and crowd simulation.

Graphics were done by Bangalore-based Giridhar Gopal with a 60-member team of roto artists, compositors, 3D moulders, animators and matte painters.

Karnataka’s First Inspector General of Police . 1956

Rao Bahadur Pemmanda K. Monnapppa (P.K.Monnappa)

1956.  P.K. Monnappa was appointed as the First Inspector General of Police (IGP)of Mysore State (now Karnataka) and served during the Government of Chief Minister S. Nijalingappa.

In recognition of his meritorious service the title ‘Rao Saheb’ at first and later ‘Rao Bahadur’ was conferred.

 

Brief :

Born in Kodagu (Coorg), State of Karnataka

1920. Joined as an officer in IP (Imperial Police) cadre –  as Police Inspector in Madras

1948: Rose to the level of Inspector-General of Police, Madras Province

1953: Appointed as Inspector-General of Police, Andhra State

1956: Inspector-General of Police Mysore State (Karnataka)

1959: Retired from service

India’ s First DVD with Animated Visuals on ‘Daasara Padagalu’ : September 2014

India’s first DVD with animated visuals on  ‘Daasara Padagalu ‘ is  – Daasar, The Fables.

It was launched on September 01st at Bhavan’s Priyamvada Birla Institute of Management auditoriam, Bharitya Vidya Bhavan, Vijayanagara first stage, Mysore.

First Director of Bangalore National School of Drama. August 2014

C. Basavalingaiah.

C. Basavalingaiah has been appointed as the first Director of the Bangalore Chapter of National School of Drama (NSD).

C. Basavalingaiah, a noted theatre personality has directed landmark plays in Kannada including ‘Malegalalli Madumagalu’ a 9-hour theatrical adaptation of a classic by Kuvempu.

He was involved in ‘Samudaya’ a street theatre movement. Later he attended National School of Drama, Delhi graduating with a specialisation in direction.

Basavalingaiah has worked as Director of ‘Rangayana’ a dramatic academy in Mysore and also with the Regional Research Centre of NSD in Bangalore.