Kannadigarige padmaprashastiya gari mattu surimale

ಹಾಡುಗಾರ C.ಅಶ್ವಥ್  , ನಟರಾದ Dr.ವಿಷ್ಣುವರ್ಧನ್ ಮತ್ತು ಅಶ್ವಥ್ ಅವರ ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ  ನಿಧನದಿಂದ ನೊಂದಿದ್ದ  ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರಿಗೆ ನಿನ್ನೆ ಪ್ರಕಟವಾದ ಪದ್ಮಶ್ರೀ ,ಪದ್ಮಭೂಷಣ, ಪದ್ಮವಿಭೂಷಣ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ನೆಮ್ಮದಿ ತಂದಿದೆ . ಇವರೆಲ್ಲರ ಸಾಧನೆ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರಿಗೆ ಮಾತ್ರವಲ್ಲದೆ ಇಡೀ ಭಾರತೀಯರಿಗೆ ದಾರಿದೀಪವಾಗಿದೆ

ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪಡೆದವರ ಕಿರು ಪರಿಚಯ :

 

1. Pandit Puttaraj Gawai : (ಪಂಡಿತ್ ಪುಟ್ಟರಾಜ ಗವಾಯಿ )

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with the blessings of his Guru,Puttaraj [96 years] (Visually challenged)strove to fulfill his responsibilities as the patron of hundreds of blind orphans. He pursued his spiritual life with dedication to ‘Linga Pooja’ and devoting enough time to serve music, literature and theatre.As a result, his works ‘Sangeet Shastra Jnana’.”Tabla Shikshaka” and “GuruSudha” Part 1 and  2 on Music were completed. In Sanskrit he wrote “Shrimat Kumara Geetha”,”Kumareshwara Kavya”,”Shri Linga Sooktha”,”Tatparya Sahit Sri Rudra” and “Panchakshara Suprabhata”.In Hindi,he wrote “Basava Purana” (President Award winner)”Siddha Linga Vijaya”,”Sidhantha Shikamani” etc.In Kannada his works include “Akkamahadevi Purana”,”Haveri ShivabasavaPurana”,“Ankalagi Adavi Siddeswara Purana”, “Huchala Guru Siddeshwara Purana”, “Purathanara Purana”,Kalikeri Guru Mahima Purana”, “Veerabhadreshwara Purana”, “Sharana Basaveshwara Purana” and many more.He was honored with more than 100 titles like “Ubhaya Gayana Vadanacharya”, “Ganayogi”, “Kavishiromani”, Thribhasha KaviRathna” etc.He won many National Awards and was honoured by Sangeetha Nataka Acadamy,Sahitya Nataka Academy,Dharwad Karnataka University(Hon. Doctorate) and recently in 99 during the Dasara Festival,Karnataks Government conferred oh him the first ever “Rajya Sangeetha Vidwan” title.

2. Balagangadharanatha  Swamiji  (ಬಾಲಗಂಗಾಧರನಾಥ ಸ್ವಾಮೀಜಿ ):

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The Swami is the pontiff of Adichunchanagiri Mutt in Mandya district. The mutt has been into many social service including disseminating education to masses.Adichunchunagiri Mutt runs several educational institutions, including a medical college and residential school for poor children and blind from rural areas.

ಒಂದೆರೆಡು ವರ್ಷದ ಕೆಳಗೆ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ವಿಜಯನಗರದ ಆದಿಚುಂಚನಗಿರಿ ಶಾಖಾ ಮಠಕ್ಕೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡುವ ಅವಕಾಶ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿತ್ತು. ಸ್ವಾಮೀಜಿಯವರು ಭಕ್ತರಿಗೆ ನೀಡುವ ಆಶೀರ್ವಾದ ,  ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ,ಕಿರಿಯ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಗೀತಕ್ಕೆ ನೀಡುವ ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹ ಅಭಿನಂದನೀಯ .

3. Arundhati Nag (ಅರುಂಧತಿ ನಾಗ್) :

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Arundhati Nag is a well-known in the field of theatre and art in the country. She founded Ranga Shankara, the dream project of her late husband and actor, Shankar Nag. So far more than 2,000 shows of different plays have been staged in the theatre.

4. Prof M R Satyanarayana Rao (ಪ್ರೊಫೆಸರ್ .ಎಂ .ಆರ್ .ಸತ್ಯನಾರಾಯಣ ರಾವ್ )

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Mr. Satyanarayana Rao, is president of Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research 9(JNCASR), said he was happy that his work in molecular and cell biology had been recognised.He was earlier with the Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore.Prof Rao was the first scientist in the country to set up the Chromatin Biology Lab. Prof Rao said his team was working on cancer genomics. His team is working on new tools for understanding brain tumour

5.  Dr Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath :( ಡಾ .ವಿಜಯಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ರವೀಂದ್ರನಾಥ್ )

Dr Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath, chairperson of the newly established Centre for Neurosciences at IISc has been working on research to understand the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson’s.

“I hope our lab will soon come out with a cure to brain disorder and discovering Padma Bhushandisease modifying therapies,” she said.

6.  Prof.K.S.Gopinath : (ಪ್ರೊಫೆಸರ್ .ಕೆ.ಎಸ್.ಗೋಪಿನಾಥ್ )

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He is Senior surgical oncologist with excellent academic credentials. Post Graduate qualifications with an FRCS(Ed) from the reputed College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, UK and MS in General Surgery from Mumbai Univesity. Recipient of several prestigious awards for unstinting service advanced/intensive training in surgical oncology. Hands-on expertise of over three decades in the field of oncology from the grass root levels in the rural and urban areas.

Promoter Director and Consultant Surgical Oncologist Bangalore Institute of Oncology, pioneering the first comprehensive and dedicatted multi-disciplinary cancer in India. Instrumental in starting Department of Oncology at several premier medical colleges in bangalore and Karnataka Founder Trustee and Chairman for research organizations and charitable trusts working towards the cause of cancer patients.

Hold Key positions of responsibility at several medical associations focused towards surgical oncology. Author of several research publication/books and presentations at national and global seminars. Deep sense of urge to arrive at long-lasting solutions in the field of oncology; incolved with extensive research work. Promoter of cancer eduction promoter of cancer education programs through diverse media.

7. Dr.B.Ramana Rao ( ಡಾ.ಬಿ.ರಮಣ ರಾವ್ ) 

8.  Dr.B.M.HEGDE  (ಡಾ.ಬಿ.ಎಂ.ಹೆಗಡೆ) :

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For the thousands of patients, over the years, he embodies hope. Allaying fears, giving succor, soothing tensions he is to them the doctor with his hand on the pulse of the common man. Talking their language (he speaks about seven) identifying with their woes, relating to their despairhe heals them, combining his wealth of specialized knowledge in cardiology with compassion and clarity. His healthy respect for the native and complementary systems of medicine inspires in the illiterate and ill a hope of better tidings.  Teaching is in his blood. He started teaching at a very young age and is teaching even today, when he finds time. Prof Hegde has been teaching all over the world and has requests pouring in from different quarters. The best teacher awards that he obtained many times speak for themselves. He is acclaimed to be a good communicator and has bagged the Best Communicator Award from the local chapter of the Public Relations Society of India. He attracts students for electives from many countries. His disdain against the hi-tech stuff for diagnosis when the time tested bedside methods and common sense alone would suffice,  have molded hundreds of future doctors.

Many a time his methods were considered unconventional but, the thousands of students who have graduated from there stand testimony to the fact that his methods did pay rich dividends. He is on the Governing bodies of many prestigious institutions in India and abroad, contributing his might to uphold the highest ethical and professional standards through them. A Visiting Professor in many countries , he also has been considered a considerate and competent examiner for graduate and postgraduate students. He has guided many students for their doctoral thesis in many Universities, in addition to being the Ph.D. examiner in some of those Universities.Prof Hedge regularly communicates with people through AIR, Doordarshan, BBC and Zee TV, London. His regular column "Doctor Speaks" in the Bhavan's journal is very much appreciated. 

ಕಳೆದ ವರ್ಷ,ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಇವರನ್ನು ನೋಡುವ ಮತ್ತು ಅವರ  ಮಾತನ್ನು ಕೇಳುವ ಅವಕಾಶ ನನಗೆ ದೊರಕಿತ್ತು  !

Chindodi Leela - Kalaarasikara managedda Ranganayaki

ವೃತ್ತಿ  ರಂಗಭೂಮಿಯನ್ನೇ  ಉಸಿರಾಗಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದ  ಕನ್ನಡದ ಹಿರಿಯ  ರಂಗ ಭೂಮಿ  ಹಾಗೂ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗ  ಕಲಾವಿದೆ  ಹಾಗೂ  ಚಿಂದೋಡಿ  ಲೀಲ  [೭೨ -72 ವರ್ಷ ]  ನಮ್ಮನ್ನಗಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ  .

ಅಭಿನವ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಞಿ(1970),ಪದ್ಮಶ್ರೀ (1988),Dr.ಗುಬ್ಬಿ  ವೀರಣ್ಣ (2002) ,ಕೇಂದ್ರ  ನಾಟಕ  ಮತ್ತು  ಸಂಗೀತ  ನಾಟಕ  ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ (2004) ಮುಂತಾದವುಗಳಿಗೆ  ಪಾತ್ರರಾಗಿದ್ದರು .

ಆವ್ರು  "ಗುಣಸಾಗರಿ ,"ಮುದುಕನ  ಮದುವೆ ","ಪೊಲೀಸನ  ಮಗಳು (Guiness Record ) " ಮುಂತಾದ  ನಾಟಕಗಳಿಂದ ಮನೆ   ಮಾತಾಗಿದ್ದರು .

30 ಕ್ಕೂ  ಹೆಚ್ಚು  ಚಲನ ಚ್ತಿತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲೂ  ಅಭಿನಯಿಸಿದ್ದರು .ಅವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ  ಪ್ರಬುಲಿಂಗ ಲೀಲೆ    ,ಕಿತ್ತೂರು  ಚೆನ್ನಮ್ಮ ,ಗಾಳಿ  ಗೋಪುರ ,ಭಲೇ  ಹುಡುಗ ,ಕೃಷ್ಣದೇವರಾಯ  ,ಶರಪಂಜರ ,ಮುಕ್ತಿ ,ಕುಮಾರ  ರಾಮ ,ರೈತನ ಮಕ್ಕಳು  ,ತೇಜಸ್ವಿನಿ ,ನವಜೀವನ  ಮುಖ್ಯವಾದದ್ದು .

1950 ರಲ್ಲಿ  5 ವರ್ಷದ  ಬಾಲಕಿಯಗಿದ್ದಾಗ  "ಶಿವಯೋಗಿ  ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮೇಶ್ವರ " ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ  ಬಾಲಸಿದ್ದ ರಾಮೇಶ್ವರನ ಪಾತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ  ರಂಗ  ಪ್ರವೇಶ  ಮಾಡಿದರು . ೨(2)   ತರಗತಿಯ ವರೆಗೆ  ಓದಿದ್ದ  ,ಅವರ  ಸಾಧನೆ  ಅವರನ್ನು  ನಾಟಕ  ಅಕಾಡೆಮಿ  ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ  ರನ್ನಾಗಿ   ಮಾಡಿತು .ಕಂಪನಿ  ನಾಟಕಗಳಿಗೆ   ಸಬ್ಸಿಡಿ   ನೆರವು ,ಮಾಸಾಶನ , ನಾಟಕ  ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನಕ್ಕೆ ಅಡ್ಡಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದ  ಪರವಾನಿಗೆಗೆ ಏಕ  ಗವಾಕ್ಷಿ  ಪದ್ಧತಿ  ಜಾರಿಗೊಳಿಸಿದ್ದು   ಎಲ್ಲರನ್ನು  ಬೆರಗು  ಮಾಡುವಂತೆ  ಮಾಡಿತ್ತು


ದೆಹಲಿ ,ಹೈದರಾಬಾದ್ ,ಕೇರಳ ,ಮಹಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ,ವಾರಣಾಸಿ  ಅಲ್ಲದೆ  ಅಮೆರಿಕ ,ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್ನಲ್ಲೂ  ನಾಟಕ  ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನಗಳ  ಮೂಲಕ  KBR Drama  comapny ಹೆಸರನ್ನು  ಚಿರ ಸ್ಥಯಿಯಗಿಸಿದರು    .ಅವರ  ಮನೆಯ  ಹಿರಿ ,ಕಿರಿಸದಸ್ಯರನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ  ಲೆಕ್ಕ  ಹಾಕಿದರೆ  25 ಕ್ಕೂ  ಅಧಿಕ  ಕಲಾವಿದರು  ಸಿಗುತ್ತಾರೆ .

ಕಲಾವಿದರ  ಬದುಕು ,ಬವಣೆ  ಅರಿತ್ತಿದ್ದ  ಚಿಂದೋಡಿ ಲೀಲ ಕಲಾವಿದರ  ಮೇಲೆ  ವಿಶೇಷ  ಪ್ರೀತಿ   ಹೊಂದಿದ್ದರು .ಅವರನ್ನು  ಗೌರವಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು .

ತವರು  ದಾವಣಗೆರೆ  ಹಾಗೂ  ಅತಿಯಾಗಿ  ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ  ಚಿಂದೋಡಿ  ಮನೆತನ  ಹೆಸರಲ್ಲಿ  ರಂಗಮಂದಿರ  ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿದ್ದರು   .

1994 ರಲ್ಲಿ  ನಮ್ಮ  ಊರಾದ  ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ  ನಾಟಕ  ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನವಿದ್ದಾಗ  ಬಂದಾಗ  ಅವರನ್ನು  ಭೇಟಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದೆ  ಮತ್ತು  ಅವರಿಂದ  ಹಸ್ತಾಕ್ಷರವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದು ಕೊಡಿದ್ದೆ   .

ಇಂದು  ಅವರ  ಅಂತಿಮ  ದರ್ಶವನ್ನು  ಪಡೆಯಲು  ಹೋದಾಗ  ಅವರನ್ನು   ನೋಡಿದಾಗ  ಅವರು  ಇನ್ನೊಂದು  ನಾಟಕಕ್ಕಾಗಿ  ತಯಾರಾಗಿ  ಮಲಗಿದವರಂತೆ  ಗೋಚರಿಸಿದರು   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUS8uChmbIA .

ಅವರ  ಆತ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ  ಭಗವಂತ  ಶಾಂತಿ  ನೀಡಲಿ  ಮತ್ತು  ನಮ್ಮ  ನಾಟಕ  ರಂಗಕ್ಕೆ  ಅವರು  ನೀಡಿದ  ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶನ ,ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹ  ನಮ್ಮ  ಪೀಳಿಗೆಯವರಿಗೆ   ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶನ  ವಾಗಲಿ .

V K Murthy - Hemmeya kanndadiganige sanda Dada saheb phalke prashasti

Kannadiga,Cinematographer V K Murthy (87 years)has been chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2008.

Born in 1923 in Mysore, Murthy earned his diploma in cinematography from S J Polytechnic, Bangalore in its very first batch 1943-46.which he joined and after obtaining a diploma certificate in 1946, moved on to the then Bombay for internship in cinematography.Having spent nearly five decades in Mumbai, the ace cinematographer is now based in Bangalore.

The award is conferred annually by the Government of India for outstanding contribution to films. This is the first time that a cinematographer has been selected for this award.

Murthy is credited with providing some of Indian cinema's most breathtaking visual moments in classics like Guru Dutt's Kagaz Ke Phool, Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam, Baazi, Jaal, Chaudavin Ka Chand, Pyasa, 12 O'Clock and Ziddi. In fact, he has worked in most of Guru Dutt's movies.
He also partnered for Pakeezah and Razia Sultan.

His working life spans four long decades, from his early collaboration with Guru Dutt IN the 1950s to his work in Shyam Benegal's mega-serial Bharat Ek Khoj and one of the most acclaimed Kannada movies titled Hoova Hannu in 1993.

He is a recipient of the IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award in Amsterdam in 2005.

Murthy will be the 56th recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award. The President of India will confer the award, which carries a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh, a Swarna Kamal and a shawl.

I got an opportunity to attend a function in Townhall in Bangalore on 2nd February wherte VK murthy was felicitated. I saw VK murthy from so near .I took his couple of photos and a viedo also .

Here are his photos and videos I took :

V. K. Murthy , a one-time violinist and jailed freedom fighter, was Guru Dutt's regular cameraman on his movies. He provided some of Indian cinema's most breathtaking images in starkly contrasted black and white. He also shot India's first cinemascope (75mm) movie, Kaagaz Ke Phool. For his contribution to film industry, particularly Indian film industry he was awarded the IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony held at Amsterdam in 2005.

The hero behind the screen V. K. Murthy is the one who created mesmerizing effects with his cinematography received the prestigious IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005. An ace Cinematographer from Bangalore was part of the Guru Dutt team. This stalwart was the cinematographer for one of the most acclaimed Kannada movie Hoovu Hannu - a directorial production of Rajendra Singh Babu and incidentally, Murthy has acted in that film too!

In 1959 Murthy shot India’s first cinemascope movie ‘Kagaz Ke Phool’ .Guru Dutt's Kaagaz Ke Phool, a movie considered his best was appreciated for its supremacy. More than anything else, what it won the most accolades for was its cinematography that created unparalleled history in the field of cinematography. It was none other than V. K. Murthy who did the magic and he even won a Filmfare Award. He repeated the feat for Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam getting the 1962 award. He never worked with any other directors as long as Dutt was alive. Some of Murthy's best work is found in Guru Dutt's movies like Pyaasa, Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam and Aar-Paar. Murthy then worked with Kamal Amrohi on his masterpiece, Pakeezah and Razia Sultan. Post Guru Dutt, he like many of Guru Dutt team were not able to give any pinnacle work. In later years, he worked with directors like Pramod Chakravarthy (Naya Zamana, Jugnu), Shyam Benegal and Govind Nihalani (Tamas).

Kannada etta , yake,hege ?

Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) is one of the major Dravidian languages of India, spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas (ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರು Kannadigaru), number roughly 38 million, making it the 27th most spoken language in the world. It is one of the scheduled languages of India and the official and administrative language of the state of Karnataka.

The Kannada language is written using the Kannada script. The other native languages of Karnataka, Tulu, Kodava Takk, Beary bashe and Konkani are also written using the Kannada script.

Kannada is attested epigraphically from the mid-1st millennium CE, and literary Old Kannada flourished in the 9th to 10th century Rashtrakuta Dynasty. Contemporary Kannada literature is the most successful in India, with India's highest literary honor, the Jnanpith awards, having been conferred seven times upon Kannada writers, which is the highest for any language in India. Based on the recommendations of the Committee of Linguistic Experts, appointed by the Ministry of Culture, the Government of India officially recognised Kannada as a classical language.

ಇಷ್ಟೆಲ್ಲಾ ಆದ್ರೂ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ (ನಮ್ಮದೇ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ರಾಜಧಾನಿ)ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾತನಾಡುವರು ಅಲ್ಪಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯವರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ .ಇದಕ್ಕೆಲ್ಲಾ ನಾವೇ ಕಾರಣ .ನಾವು ಬಹಳಷ್ಟು ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರು ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದರೆ ನಮಗೆ  ನಮ್ಮ prestige ಕಡಿಮೆ ಅಂತ ಬಾವಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವಂತಿದೆ .ನಾವು ಈ ಭ್ಭ್ರಾಂತಿಯಿಂದ ಹೊರಬರಬೇಕು .

ಇನ್ನು  ನಾವು ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಲನ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ನೋಡುವುದು ಅಪರೂಪ .ಯಾಕೆ ಅಂದ್ರೆ ಬಹಳಷ್ಟು ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ಆರೋಪ :ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ ಕಳಪೆ ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ತಮ ಕಥೆ, ಸಂಗೀತ ,ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಇಲ್ಲ ಅಂತ .ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಭಂಧ ಪಟ್ಟವರು ಯೋಚಿಸಬೇಕು .ನಾವು ಬರೀ ಆರೋಪ ಮಾಡ್ತಾ ಇದಿವಿ .ಯಾಕೆ ಹೀಗೆ , ಏನು ಮಾಡಬಹುದು ಅನ್ನವುದರ ಕಡೆ ಗಮನವಿಲ್ಲ .ಇರುವ FM Radio ಚಾನೆಲ್ ಗಳಲ್ಲಿನ RJ ಗಳು  ಮಾತನಾಡುವ  ಕನ್ನಡ  ಆಂಗ್ಲ ಭಾಷೆ ಮಿಶ್ರಿತ .ಅವರಿಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಪಾಠ ಮಾಡುವ ಮೇಸ್ಟ್ರುಗಳ ಸಲಹೆ ಬೇಕು ಅನ್ಸುತ್ತೆ  .FM ರೈನ್ಬೌ ೧೦೧.೩ ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಅಪವಾದ .ಇದೊಂದು ಸಮಾಧಾನದ ವಿಷಯ .ಇತ್ತೀಚೀನ ವರ್ಷಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹಲವರು ಕನ್ನಡ Channels ಬಂದಿರುವುದು ಭಾಷೆ ಉಳಿಯಲು - ಬೆಳೆಯಲು ಉಪಯೋಗ ಆಗುತ್ತಿದೆ .

ಇಂದು ನಾವು ಬೆಂಗಳೊರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಬೇರೆ ರಾಜ್ಯದವರ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಾಡಿಗೆ ಇರಬೇಕಾದ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಇದೆ .ಇನ್ನು site ತೆಗೆದು ಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು ಬಹಳ ದೂರದ ಮಾತು ಆಯಿತು  ನಾವ್ಯಾಕೆ ನಮ್ಮವರನ್ನು ನಮ್ಮವರಿಗಾಗಿ ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡಲು ಮೀನ ಮೇಷ ಎಣಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇವೆ. ನಾವು ಅಸ್ಟೊಂದು   ಸ್ವಾರ್ಥಿ ಗಳಾಗಿ ಬಿಟ್ಟಿದ್ದೇವೆಯಾ ? ಅಥವಾ ನಮಗೆ ನಮ್ಮೆ ಭಾಷೆ , ನೆಲದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಗಮನವಿಲ್ವ ? ಅಕ್ಕ ಪಕ್ಕದ ರಾಜ್ಯದವರಿಂದ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಭಾಷಾಭಿಮಾನ ಕಲಿಯೋಣ . ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ದುಡಿದವರು ಮಡಿದವರಿಗೆ ಲೆಕ್ಕವಿಲ್ಲ. ಅವರ ಕೊಡುಗೆ, ಸೇವೆಯನ್ನ ನೆನೆದು ನಮ್ಮ ಭಾಷೆ , ನೆಲವನ್ನು ಬೆಳೆಸೋಣ.

ಇನ್ನು ನಮ್ಮ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ -ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಂಘಗಳು ಯಾಕೆ ಬೇಕು ? ನಾವು ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಲು ಅಪ್ಪ.ಅಮ್ಮ ಅಣ್ಣ ಅಕ್ಕ, ಅತ್ತೆ ಮಾಮ , ಎನ್ನಲು  ಹಿಂಜರಿಕೆ ಯಾಕೆ ? ಇನ್ನು M.G.ರಸ್ತೆ , Brigade ರಸ್ತೆ , commercial ರಸ್ತೆ , ದೊಡ್ಡ ಶಾಪಿಂಗ್ ಮಾಲ್ ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾತನಾದುವರನ್ನು ಕಂಡರೆ ಓಹೋ ನಾವಿನ್ನು ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಇದಿವಿ ಅಂತ ಖಾಯಂ ಅನ್ನೋ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ  ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದೇವೆ .

 ಇನ್ನು ಬಂದು ಹೋಗಿರುವ -ಇರುವ ಸರ್ಕಾರಗಳಿಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡ ವನ್ನು ಆಡಳಿತದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಳಸಲು ಅದ್ಯಾವ ಗರ ಬಡಿದಿದೆಯೂ ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ , ಅದೇನು ಕಷ್ಟ ? ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಹುಟ್ಟಿ ಬೆಳೆದ ಜನರಗೆ ಬೆಲೆ  ಇಲ್ಲವ .ಬೇರೆ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ  ಈ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಇಲ್ವಲ್ಲ .ನಮ್ಮ ರಾಜ್ಯ ದಲ್ಲಿ  ವಿದ್ಯೆಯನ್ನು ಕಲಿತವರಿಗೇನು ಕೊರತೆ ಇಲ್ಲ , ಬುದ್ಧಿ ವoತರೂ ಇದ್ದಾರೆ .ಹೀಗಿದ್ದಾಗ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಕನ್ನಡವನ್ನು ಬೆಳೆಸುವ -ಉಳಿಸುವ , ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರಿಗೆ ಒಬ್ಬರೊನ್ನಬರಿಗೆ ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡುವ  ಇಚ್ಚಾ ಶಕ್ತಿಯ ಕೊರತೆ ಇರುವದರಲ್ಲಿ ಅನುಮಾನವಿಲ್ಲ.

ಬನ್ನಿ ಇನ್ನಾದರೂ ಎಚ್ಚೆತ್ತು ಕೊಳ್ಳೋಣ . ಇಲ್ಲ ವಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಂದೆ ಒಂದು ದಿನ ನಮ್ಮ ಕನ್ನಡ ನಾಡಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಜನ  ಜೀವಿಸಲು ಕಷ್ಟ ವಾದೀತು

ನಮ್ಮ ಕನ್ನಡದ-ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ದ ಬಗೆಗಿನ ಕೆಲವು ಉತ್ತಮ ವಾದ ವೀಡಿಯೊ ಗಳನ್ನು ನೋಡೋಣ ಬನ್ನಿ :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBo1tB4q1go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GmTQg49UqM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtVT2-IhlPg

ಜೈ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಮಾತೆ , ಸಿರಿಗನ್ನಡಂ ಗೆಲ್ಗೆ  ಸಿರಿಗನ್ನಡಂ ಬಾಳ್ವೆ
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Biggest events of 2009

Slumdog Millionaire -bagged Oscars

India achieved Oscar glory in February when Danny Boyle's movie 'Slumdog Millionaire' based in Mumbai, bagged 8 Oscars at the 81st Academy Awards. Music maestro A R Rahman won two Oscars for 'Jai Ho', while Pookutty bagged an Oscar for best sound mixing.

Nobel Prize for Venkatraman Ramakrishnan 

Indians across the world rejoiced when Indian born scientist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his pioneering research on ribosome, a cellular machine that makes proteins.He is a senior scientist at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology at Cambridge

.Chandrayan - traced the presence of water molecules on the moon's surface

It was a giant leap for India's space programme and one of the biggest scientific discoveries of the 21st century when the country's first unmanned lunar probe, Chandrayaan I, traced the presence of water molecules on the moon's surface, that could pave the way for growing vegetation there in the future.

Team India rose to the No.1 position in ICC Test 

2009 will be fondly recalled as the year of India's ascent to the pinnacle of Test cricket, Team India rose to the No.1 position in ICC Test rankings, for the first time ever in the history of cricket, by beating Sri Lanka 2-0 in a Test series.

Along with other main stories hit the news stand  were attacks on indians in a Australia, Swine Flu attack in india, the multi-crore scam in a Indian based company Satyam , the Mumbai terror attacks shook India and stunned the world, death of two known Kannadigas Dr.C.Ashwath, well known singer and a famous actor Dr.Vishnuvardhan

Although other stories and persons were in news in  2009 this one post in this blog is not enough.India has achieved a lot and also for some time it is in news for some wrong reasons.Change is life.We have to accept it

A Visit to Hampi

ಹಂಪೆ - ಒಂದು ನೋಟ

Last week on saturday , 5th December I had been to Hampi (ಹಂಪೆ) with few of my family members.

First we went to Bellary as our relatives are there.We left Bellary around 9:45AM. Its almost 2 hours journey to Hampi from Bellary .As heavy goods vehicle and mining vehicles travel in that road, its pathetic.But if you have patience and when you reach Hampi you will forget the bad experience of road journey..I had plans of visiting since many years , but became reality thanks to my wife Shobha . Hampi is a beautiful and well maintained place. Thats why its a Worlds heritage site of India along with other known places of world.

But in Hampi there are no good hotels except the one which is maintained by Karnataka government. I want to share one experience, I met a foreign visitor from Austria. When I asked him about his experience in Hampi he really appreciated about India and Hampi. But he pointed out clearly with a laugh told here auto drivers, vendors ,others charge extra amount as soon as they come to know that we are from abroad.Hope concerned will look into this to save Indians image across India and globe.

For more information about Hampi you can visit :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampi

There are many places which we can see in and around Hampi like:

• Achyutaraya Temple/Tiruvengalanatha Temple
• Akka Tangi ಗುಡ್ಡ (ಅಕ್ಕ ತಂಗಿ ಗುಡ್ಡ )
• Anegondi  (ಆನೆಗೊಂದಿ)
  
• Anjeyanadri Hill (ಅಂಜನಾದ್ರಿ  ಪರ್ವತ)
  
• Aqueducts and Canals
• Archaeological Museum at Kamalapura
• Badavi  Linga (ಬಡವಿ ಲಿಂಗ )
  
• Chandramauleshwar temple (ಚಂದ್ರಮೌಳೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ )
• The Kings’ balance (ಅರಸನ ತುಲಾಭಾರ )
  
• The Underground Temple (ಪಾತಾಳೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ )
  
• Tungabhadra River (ತುಂಗಭದ್ರ  ಡ್ಯಾಮ್ )
  
• Uddana Veerabhadra temple (ಉದ್ದಾನ ವೀರಭದ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ )
  
• Ugra Narasimha (ಉಗ್ರ ನರಸಿಂಹ)
  
• Virupaksha Temple (ವಿರುಪಾಕ್ಷ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ )
  
• Vittala temple  (ವಿಠಲ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ )
  
• Yeduru Basavanna (ಎದುರು ಬಸವಣ್ಣ )
  
• Yentrodharaka Anjaneya temple
• Zenana enclosure
• Virupapura
• Madhavan Palace with more than 1,000,000 pillars
• Sasivekalu Ganesha (ಸಾಸಿವೆಕಾಳು ಗಣಪತಿ )
  
• Elephant stables (ಗಜ ಶಾಲೆ)
  
• Lotus temple (ಕಮಲ್ ಮಹಲ್ )
  

We also visited TB Dam (ತುಂಗಭದ್ರ ಡ್ಯಾಮ್ ),Hospet and Kannada university.(ಹಂಪೆ ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಶ್ವ ವಿದ್ಯಾನಿಲಯ )

So getting ready to visit Hampi  now or whenever you are free :-)  ? For any other info please let me know so that I can share my experience and whatever I know ... ಬನ್ನಿ ಹಂಪೆಗೆ ಹೊರಡೋಣ

CHANGING CLIMATE - Badalaaguttiruva vaatavarana

ಬದಲಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ವಾತಾವರಣ . Although we are developing in terms of Science and technology life style of human beings are also changing . Of course change is life, we have to accept change.But this does not mean we have to forget a basic concept of this universe and nature of earth.If we go against nature, it will show adverse effects without any hesitation . In recent times as industries developed, pollution has increased, As population increased users of 2 and 4 wheelers have reduced as a result noise pollution, and air pollution automatically is raising. 

Everywhere awareness is increasing day by day saying that we should not cut trees, even if we cut its inevitable we have to plant new ones, we should not use paper unnecessarily as we have to cut trees to manufacture paper, we have to use plastics less and even if we use that should be having certain thickness as it may remain in soil for a long time which is harmful.

Climate change conference will be held on Dec 7-Dec 18 copenhegan http://en.cop15.dk/ where many countries are participating to plan on how to reduce pollution , how to retain this earth for future.Hope some useful discusssion will take place and world's different countries decision makers will useful decisions take care of our mother earth .Come lets join hands to save this beuatiful earth from getting polluted .

As Our Father of the nation Gandhiji has said :

The world has enough for everybody's need but not enough for everybody's greed'?. 

Lets Save this world for us and  for our future generation .

Kannada Rajyothsava: Karnataka Formation Day

Kannada Rajyotsava (Kannada: ಕನ್ನಡ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ), or the Karnataka Formation Day (literally "Birth of the Kannada State") is celebrated on 1 November every year. This was the day in 1956 when all the Kannada speaking regions of south India were merged to form the state of Karnataka.


On this day of November first in 1956 (೧೯೫೬) Mysore state, comprising most of the area of the erstwhile princely state of Mysore, was merged with the Kannada speaking areas of the Bombay and Madras presidencies, as also of the principality of Hyderabad, to create a unified Kannada-speaking subnational entity. The newly unified state initially retained the name "Mysore", which was that of the erstwhile princely state which formed the core of the new entity. .....

Celebrating Kannada Rajyotsava On November 1st
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Kannada is one of the major Dravidian languages of India, spoken predominantly in the southern state of Karnataka. It is the 27th (೨೭ ನೆಯ )most spoken language in the world, with native speakers called Kannadigas. It is one of the Official languages of India and the official and administrative language of the state of Karnataka.

Brief History About Kannada Rajyotsava
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The state of Mysore was created taking into fold various parts of the region, which were ruled by kings. Several districts in, now called North Karnataka and Hyderabad Karnataka were dissolved in the new state. The new state was named after Mysore, which by itself was a princely state.

People of North and Hyderabad area did not accept the name Mysore. People of this region were demanding a change in the name. After prolonged debate the name of the state was changed to Karnataka on November 1, 1973. ( ನವೆಂಬರ್ ೧ , ೧೯೭೩ )


*Kannada Writers has won 7 (೭ ) Jnana peetha awards :
(The Jnana peetha Award is the highest literary award in India)

Amongst the South Indian Languages, there is written data available for Tamil, Kannada and Telugu languages. In Kannada, the first shaashana is the 450 A.D.(೪೫೦ ) Halmidi shaashana. Ancient books like Vaddaaraadhane 800 (೮೦೦) , Kaviraja Marga  850(೮೫೦ ) are also available.


Located in the southern part of India, Karnataka is one of the most significant states and also the hub of software industry in the country.

For more details we can refer any search engine or wikipedia

ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ  ಮತ್ತು  ಕನ್ನಡದ  ಬಗ್ಗೆ  ಏಷ್ಟು  ಬರೆದರೂ  ಕಡಿಮೆಯೇ .ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಲೆಕ್ಕವಿಲ್ಲದಷ್ಟು  ತಾಣಗಳು  ಇವೆ .

"ಒಂದು ನೋವಿನ ವಿಷಯ ಏನೆಂದರೆ ಬರೀ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು , ಮೈಸೂರು ಅಥವಾ ಮುಖ್ಯ ನಗರಗಳು ಮಾತ್ರ ಬೆಳೆದರೆ ಸಾಕಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ ,  ಬದಲಾಗಿ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಬೆಳೆಯಬೇಕು .ಇಲ್ಲವಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೇರೆ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಬೇಡಿಕೆ ಈ ಹಿಂದೆ ಇದ್ದ ಹಾಗೆ ಮುಂದೆಯೂ ಬರಬಹುದು
". ಇದರ ಕಡೆ  ಸಂಭಂದಪಟ್ಟವರು  ಗಮನ  ಕೊಟ್ಟರೆ  ಒಳ್ಳೆಯದು .

ಕನ್ನಡ  ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವನ್ನು  ಕೇವಲ  ನವೆಂಬರ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತ್ರ  ಆಚರಿಸದೆ  ಇಡೀ  ವರ್ಷವೆಲ್ಲ  ನಮ್ಮ  ದಿನನಿತ್ಯದ  ಬದುಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ  ಎಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲಿ  ಸಾಧ್ಯವೋ  ಅಲ್ಲಲ್ಲಿ  ಆಚರಿಸೋಣ . ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗೆ  ಕನ್ನಡ  ದಿನಪತ್ರಿಕೆ  - ಪುಸ್ತಕವನ್ನು  ಓದುವುದು ,ಕನ್ನಡ  ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಗಳನ್ನು   ಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು , ಸಮಾಜದಲ್ಲಿ  ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲೇ  ವ್ಯವಹರಿಸುವುದು  , ಕನ್ನಡ  ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯನ್ನು ನಮ್ಮ ವಾಹನಗಳಿಗೆ  ಬರಸುವುದು , ನಮ್ಮ  ಅಂಗಡಿ -ಕಚೇರಿಗಳಿಗೆ  ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲೂ  ಹೆಸರನ್ನು  ಬರೆಸುವುದು , ಉತ್ತಮವಾದ  ಕನ್ನಡ  ನಾಟಕ , ಸಿನಿಮಾಗಳನ್ನು  ನೋಡುವುದು ...................

ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಕಾಗಿ , ಕನ್ನಡ  ಭಾಷೆಗಾಗಿ  ದುಡಿದವರು  ಮಡಿದವ್ರೆಸ್ತ್ಹೋ ..ಬನ್ನಿ  ನಾವೆಲ್ಲ  ಇವರೆಲ್ಲರ  ಪರಿಶ್ರಮಕ್ಕೆ  ಬೆಳೆಕೊಡೋಣ  ಮತ್ತು  ನಮ್ಮ  ಸುಂದರವಾದ , ಸಮ್ವ್ರುದ್ಧಿಯಾದ ಭಾಷೆಯನ್ನ  ಇಂದಿನ  ಪರಭಾಷೆಯ  ಹಾವಳಿಯಿಂದ  ಸಂರಕ್ಷಿಸೋಣ . ನಾವೂ  ಬೆಳೆಯೋಣ  ನಮ್ಮವರನ್ನೂ  ಬೆಳೆಸೋಣ ..

" ಹೆಸರಾಯಿತು  ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ  , ಉಸಿರಾಗಲಿ  ಕನ್ನಡ  ".

ಜೈ  ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ  ಜೈ  ಕನ್ನಡ  ಮಾತೆ

Ganesha (Ganapati) festival,significance,importance

Captured above video of Ganesha which was kept in our area.

Its the time of fetivals and we all celebrated Ganesha festival on last sunday (23rd) all over India and around the globe.

Ganesha is one of the popular God.Usually Indians do Ganesha pooja in the beginning of any major functions or progammes. We have given so much importance to him and he has taken a special place in our hearts.

Ganesha is known by different names like Vinayakaya,Ganapathi, Vighnesha, Vighneshvara, Ekadanta, lambodhara

Ganesha is widely revered as the Remover of Obstacles.

ಏಕದಂತಾಯ ವಿದ್ಮಹೇ ವಕ್ರತುಂಡಾಯ ಧೀಮಹಿ ತನ್ನೋ ದಂತಿ: ಪ್ರಚೋದಯಾತ್

ಗಣಾನಾಂತ್ವಾ ಗಣಪತಿಗ್‍ಂ ಹವಾಮಹೇ ಕವಿಂ ಕವೀನಾಮುಪಶ್ರವಸ್ಥಮಂ|
ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠರಾಜಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಾಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಸ್ಪತ ಆನಃ ಶೃಣ್ವನ್ನೂತಿಭಿಸ್ಸಾಧನಂ||


EkadaMtAya vidmahE vakratuMDAya dhImahi tannO daMti: pracOdayAt

gaNAnAMtvA gaNapatig^M havAmahE kaviM kavInAmupaSravasthamaM|
jyEShTharAjaM brahmaNAM brahmaNaspata AnaH SRuNvannUtiBissAdhanaM||


At the time of independence this celebration was being celebrated with a purpose of unity and now we all of us using this platform to use this festival to show our devotion and for various other reasopns.During this festival we can see children ,young and old plan and they keep Ganesha Idol at our home and in Streets on a platform.People collect and few donate and they will arrange for the festival with great enthusiasm and devotion.People in different areas arrange for Orchestra, entertainment, devotional (Bhakitgeeta) songs by eminent singers and differnet functions are arranged before ganesha festval functions gets over and is immersed in water.

Spoke live in FM Rainboow (101.3FM) in dinner time progaramme on monday and shared view on Ganesha Festival.

Few of us keep Gowri idol also along with Ganesha at the time of festival.

Whatever the opinion Ganesha is simply moving ahead travelling on his own vehicle Rat(mouse).....!

SOME OF THE VIDEOS TAKEN

SHIMOGA OLD BRIDGE



FASHION SHOW ON TOP OF TALAVARA HILL




son sujay doing puja





KRISHNAJANMASTHAMI IN FRIENDS HOME :

Gangubai Hangal

Gangubai Hangal was born in Dharwad to Chikkurao Nadiger, an agriculturist and Ambabai, a vocalist of Carnatic music. 'Gangubai', as she was called in music circles, received only elementary education and her family shifted to Hubli in 1928.Initially, she learned classical music from Krishnacharya and Dattopant Desai before studying under Sawai Gandharva, a respected guru.She married Gururao Kaulgi, a Brahmin lawyer, at the age of 16. Her family was of low social status and for women of her generation singing was not considered appropriate employment; Gangubai struggled against this prejudice and made a career.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9QSXeheRq4&feature=endscreen&NR=1



Gangubai Hangal served as honorary music professor of the Karnatak University. She was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honor, in 2002. She gave her last concert in March 2006 to mark her 75th career year. She had overcome bone marrow cancer in 2003, and died of cardiac arrest on 21 July 2009 in Hubli, where she resided. Krishna Hangal, Gangubai's daughter and accompanist, died from cancer in 2004, aged 75.

Gangubai hangal expired today in Hubli. She is survived by two sons.

Son Sujay with watering plants and activites

Our Son Sujay who started walking in last August 2008 has become more active now a days.

Below are couple of his videos :

It was difficult to understand him in the beginning especially whenever he was hungry or at time of his sleep.



We can see lot of changes in the mean time. He started speaking couple of words like thata(grandfather),ajji(grandmother),appaji,(daddy),amma(mother),atte,myanni(for maggi),car, socks,ppa(for chikkappa & doddappa)......

Now a days he wants to do few activites or things on his own like wearing slipper -shoes,eating ....

General election in India , 2009

India is currently holding general elections,the largest democratic election in the world to the 15th Lok Sabha in five phases on April 16, April 22-April 23, April 30, May 7 and May 13, 2009.

According to the Indian Constitution, elections in India for the Lok Sabha (the lower house) must be held at least every five years under normal circumstances. With the last elections held in 2004, the term of the 14th Lok Sabha expires on June 1, 2009.

The election is conducted by the Election Commission of India, which estimates an electorate of 714 million voters, an increase of 43 million over the 2004 election. During the budget presented in February 2009, Rs.1,120 Crores (€176 million) was budgeted for election expenses

Compared to last decade and couple of years back , there is a lot of changes in terms of Election campaign, disclosure of the assets of the person contesting the election, eduacted class contesting election, awareness among people has increased..

probable persons who can become Prime minister are Manmohan Singh of Congress, L.K.Advani of BJP, Mayawati of BSP...

Although there is couple of violence incidents here and there overall a peacefull election so far thanks to People, Election commission of india, Security, the government .....

Now a days after the introduction of Electronic Voting machines there is almost no chance of fake voting which is a very good change

One more interesting this is although people have enrolled their name & altough many of them had voiter id card could not vote in first two phases as their name is not appearing in the list may be due to lack of planning or discrepency..

When I went for voting i had to search my name for more than 30 minutes before voting..Finally got relieved when i saw my name & voted with id proof(we can vote even if have dont have Election id card \with ID
Proof such as PAN card, Driving licence, Bank passbook with photo card, ID card s given by college.....around 20 such ids so that we can use our power to elect our own leaders.

Nice to know software engineers, educated class people started contesting elections which is a good sign and from whom we can expect good governement and less corruption..

Hope India will see much more progress in coming years..

Coorg Trip

we colleagues had been to a Trip recently to Coorg,Nagarahole,Kushalnagar,Mysore and few other near by places.

Actually our colleagues had decided to hire vehicle but without driver so that we only could drive & enjoy as per our trip.Trip was awesome and memorable in many ways..may be free from regular office work, enjoying nature & outing,pulling others leg, nice drive,enjoyed friends vehicle drive .............

We were able to see a beautiful , nice morning view from Raja Seat in Coorg,excellent golden temple in Kushalnagar,Nice bath in Irpu Falls,a natioal park in Nagarahole.Nice swim and water play in Dubare Forest (but we could not go for Elephant safari as it had closed at 12:30PM),Mysore palace along with food in Mcdonalds & KFC..  

Trip was memorable in couple ways as for the first time I saw actaually witnessed travelling in a vehicle reaching upto 160km/Hr  on Road , thanks to nice highway although its little  risky to reach with that speed ,unless anybody knows driving well & has a nice control over it, thanks to Sanjay.Then Nadeem who knew basics of 4 four wheeler driving, driving with confidence , Sahoo with nice questions & answer session, Shafi for his awesome talk, Sam for his full energy filled inspiration to all, Shashir from his unique style,Pravash with nice causal talk to all of us & especially with shafi ..!

We enjoyed the trip overall..! :-)