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Vol. 10. No.6. June - 2010

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NewsNewsNewsNewsNewsHEFTY ANNUAL AWARDS FOR

CINE ARTISTES

Hark, here is some welcomenews which both the Bhavan’sassociates in general and filmartistes in particular will rejoiceat.

It is an annual award to aleading cine artists and technicians.It carries a purse of rupees one lakh

Smt. Anjali Devi Smt. Harini S. Rao

and the other adjuncts that usuallygo with it.

This hefty award is institutedby Karnataka’s own proud cineartiste Dr. B. Saroja Devi, who isthe recipient of the country’scoveted civilian honour, the PadmaBhushan.

Smt. Jamuna Ramana Rao

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She has munificentlycreated an endowment with theBhavanto facilitate this national award.

More interestingly, thistri-lingual artiste has selectedthree stars for the inaugural ofthe endowment, one each fromKannada, Tamil and Teluguscreens.

These awards will be givenaway at a gala function at theBhavan on June 27, 2010.Mark the date and make thefunction a success !

The proud awardees forare :

Harini S. Rao

Jamuna Ramana Rao

Anjali Devi

To recount the contributionof the three awardees, Harini,born in a famous family ofUdupi entered the hearts ofyouth as heroine in

Jaganmohini. Her memorableperpormance was in “Nandi”a national award winning filmby her film maker brotherVadiraj.

Some of the other filmsare : “Sati Sukanya”,“Gali Gopura” all of whichspeak for her natural portrayal.

Anjali is a very senioractress of the Tamil screen,known for her stellar roles inPouranic films like “LavaKusha”, “Bhakta Prahlada”.She has quite a few awards toher credit.

Jamuna is a popularartiste of the Telugu screen,portraying a variety of roles.Special mention must be madeof her acting in “RatnagiriRahasya” a popular Kannadamovie. The hit song “AmaraMadhura Prema” is stillremembered for its soulfulrendition.

DR. B. SAROJADEVINATIONALAWARDS

AWARD GOES TO -SMT. ANJALI DEVISMT. JAMUNA -

RAMANA RAO

SMT. HARINI S.RAO

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About B. Saroja Devi

Padma BhushanDr.B.Saroja Devi who hasacted in more than 170 filmsin four languages,( Kannada,Tamil, Telugu & Hindi) wasoffered to act in movies whileshe was singing at a functionat the age of thirteen, but sherefused. At the age of 17 shedebutted with the Kannada film‘Mahakavi Kalidasa’ which atonce brought her name &fame.

She became an icon inKarnataka by her role of‘Kitturu Rani Chennamma’ in1962. This film won NationalAward. By that time she hadalready acted in Tamil &Telugu films. In Tamil she isknown as ‘KannadathuPaingkili’ (Kannada’s Parrot).

She acted opposite topstalwarts like HonnappaBhagavathar, Dr. Rajkumar ,Kalyan Kumar, Uday Kumar,Gemini Ganeshan, M G R,

Sivaji Ganeshan, N T R,Akkineni Nageshwara Rao,Dilip Kumar, Shammi Kapoor& Bharat Bhushan.

She has served asChairperson of the KarnatakaFilm Development Corporationas also Chairperson ofKanteerava Studios, Bangalore.She has engaged herself insocial services & philanthropicactivities and has institutedendowments and awards inmemory of her late husbandSri Harsha.

Anjali Devi

Anjali Devi (born 24August 1927) is a veteranTelugu actress and producer.She is well known for hermythological role as Sita inLava Kusha and roles inmovies like Suvarna Sundariand Anarkali.

She hails fromPeddapuram, East Godavaridistrict in Andhra Pradesh andlater settled in Chennai. She

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was a drama artiste beforeentering into movies. Her debutwas as Lohitashva in RajaHarishchandra in 1936.Her first movie as heroinewas Kashtajeevi by L.V. PrasadShe later acted in more than350 Telugu movies and in afew Tamil and Kannada filmsas heroine.

She married P. AdinarayanaRao, a music director, in 1948.She, along with him, producedmany Telugu films under thebanner of Anjali Pictures.She acted in Lava Kusha, amilestone film and the firstcolour film in Telugu filmindustry in 1963. She actedin various roles like damsel,angel, dancer, demon,goddess, traditionalwoman and later as mother.Her granddaughter Saila Raois also an actress.

HariniBorn on 1937. Father

Srinivasa Paniyadi is a freedom

fighter and dramatist. MotherBharathi. Entered film fieldas a child artiste fromM.V.Haridas. Sri Murugan,Kannika are her major moviesas child artiste. Became heroinefrom Tamil Movie Punyavathi.Entered Kannada film fieldwith Jaganmohini (1951)Srinivasa Kalyana, SoubagyaLakshmi, Gouri Kalyana,Nandadeepa, Nandi are hermajor films. Announcedretirement from films afterSathi Sukanya. Married toDr. B.S. Rao, an ISROScientist. Received Rajyotsavaaward in 2004.

Jamuna

Born on August 30,1936 at Hampi. FatherSrinivasa Rao is anindustrialist, mother Rajeshwaria musician entered Kannadafilm with industry AdharshaSathi, Rathnagiri Rahasya,Bookailasa, Sakshatkara areher noted Kannada movies.

THREE TOPARTISTESBAGSAWARDS

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Bhavan BBMPPublic School

pooja mahotsavwas held onMay 23 at

Sriramapura,Bangalore.

Dr. MathoorKrishnamurti

conductedpooja's in the

presence ofHon'ble Minister

Sri. S. SureshKumar, PrincipalSecretary to GovtSri. K. Jairaj and

others.

May 23 was a memorableday for both BBMP andBhavan when the formerhanded over its new building toBhavan after traditional poojaformally. Prominent guestspresent on the occasion wereHon’ble Minister for UrbanDevelopment Sri S. SureshKumar, Local CorporatorSmt. Shakila Muniraj, PrincipalSecretary to Govt Sri. K. Jairaj,Sri. K.R. Niranjan, SpecialCommissioner, BBMP andSri. Ikkeri, Joint CommissionerBBMP.

Inaugurating the activitiesSri Suresh Kumar said that all

major cities managed by thecity corporation will soon getan English medium school withCBSC syllabus which will berun by the Bharatiya VidyaBhavan.

More details about thisventure will be made availablein the next edition of the newsbulletin.

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HELPCREATIVEARTS THRIVE,URGES HCJUDGE

Organisations like Daatuwhich are engaged in creativeactivity of revitalizing folk artssuch as puppetry, deservehigh praise and encouragement,observed JusticeB.V. Nagaratna, Justice of theState High Court.

Inaugurating a display ofPuppets organized by Daatu forthe Bhavan at its ESV hall on

May 8. Justice B.V. Nagaratnasaid that the puppets on displaywere full of life and very closeto reality. She noted that the

pieces were drawn fromvarious places in India andabroad.

Referring to the creativityin making puppets andrepresenting, she said thepuppet artists must not only

DAATUPUPPETFESTIVAL -2010 - AT THEBHAVAN

Jusiice B.V. Nagarathna Looking at display ofPuppet at Bhavan;s ESV Hall

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have the knack of making thepuppets to suit the characters ina story, but have an idea of themythology or epics underlyingthem. They must be aware ofthe values which are sought tobe displayed through puppetry,besides penning the dialogueand music that accompany thepresentation. Hence, it is aconfluence of various facetsof art, the learned judge added.

Referring to a briefinteraction she had with thepuppet artists, she said” I was

informed that there is notmuch support from thegovernment agencies or othersfor the artists. It is high timethat the state as also thecorporate sectors and otherpatrons of art lent their supportand encourage the puppetartists so that the traditioncan be kept alive and greaterinnovation can be broughtabout in this field.

“Once again, I thank theorganization for inviting meto this puppet display,” sheconcluded.

Puppet show : Ashtavakra : directed by Anupama Hosakere in action.

Rod puppets in action at puppet festival

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“Yellow Frames” wasthe theme of an Indo-AmericanFilm Festival organized by theBhavan’s American Corner inassociation with its principals,the Bangalore Kendra of theBhavan and the US ConsulateGeneral, Chennai.

The two-day festival at theKhincha auditorium on May 14and 15, purported to highlightthe rise of Indian milieu crossover cinema in the West.

One of the attractions ofthe glittering function was the

BHAVAN FETESPHALKEAWARDEEV.K. MURTHY

felicitation to Sri V.K. Murthythe renowned cameraman, whowas the winner of the year'sDada Phalke Award. The acecinematographer who hadfirmed almost all the epoch-making movies of Guru Dutt

Sri V.K. Murthy , Dada Phalke Awardee being felicitated by Dr. B. Saroja Devi,wellknown cine artist while Mr. Robert Kerr, US Consulate General look on

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was presented with a ‘TamraPatra” on the occasion.

Padma BhushanDr. B. Saroja Devi, thewell-known cine artiste whoinaugurated the festival,congratulated V.K. Murthy onhis distinction and praised theAmerican Corner for theservices it was rendering thecommunity. Sri N. Ramanuja,Chairman, Bhavan Karnataka,who presided over the functionechoed the sentimentsexpressed by Dr. Saroja Devi

and explained how happy theBhavan was on Sri Murthy’ssingal achievement.

Mr. Robert Kerr, USConsulate General who hadspecially come down for thefunction, spoke about the latesttrends in American Cinema.He explained how the US filmproducers were showinggrowing interest in makingmovies for the Indian market.Mr. H.N. Suresh, Director,Programmes & Projects,anchored the programme.

The large turn out whichwas waiting for the main event,i.e. the screening of the films,greatly enjoyed the moviesentitled “American Chai”,“Still in Transit”, “Sita Singsthe Blues”, “Indian Cowboy”and “Missisippi Masala”

Bhavan's Chairman Sri. N. Ramanuja is lending a helping hand at the inaugurationof Indo-American Film Festival by the guests

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Glowing tributes wereshowered on the immortalpoet Kumaravyasa at a functionat the Bhavan on May 1,when a set of 18 DVDs werelaunched. The DVD pertainedto the “Sabha Parva” of whathas come to be referred to asKumaravyasa Bharata.

KUDOSSHOWEREDON POETKUMARAVYASA

The DVDs unfoldthe rendition in music ofthe classic by the renowned

Gamaka Vidwan HosahalliKeshavamurthy.

The commentary is provided byas well-known a discourser asDr. Mathoor Krishnamurti.Their performances in thisregard have attracted largeaudience in several locations.

Smt. Sudha Murty, theInfosys Foundation Chairpersonwho launched the DVDs,praised the duo for their

Dr. Sudha Murthy, Chairperson, Infosys Foundation lighting the lamp on theoccasion of release of DVD on Kumaravyasa Bharatha.

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concerted efforts inpopularizing the classic.Dr. Mahesh Joshi, SeniorDirector of Doordarshan,Bangalore, who was theguest of honour andSri. N. Ramanuja, Chairman,Bhavan Karnataka, whopresided also referred tothe services of the duo inthis regard and said that the

DVD was sure to bewell-received byconnoisseurs.

Kum. Malashree Kanaviand Kumara F. Kanavi

performing forBhavan Infosys

Foundation sponsoredprogrammes

BHAVAN-INFOSYSFOUNDATIONJOIN

Sri Roshan Rajan and Sri Rithvik Rajan performing for Bhavan, Infosys Foundationsponsored programme at Indian Institute of World Culture

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who tries different approachesto practice it. It is an attempt tosomehow prepare the brain topractice concentration. It is anexperience, a beautiful one atthat, he added.

Yet he asserted thatmeditation was hard work,demanding the highest form ofdiscipline, not conformity, notimitation, not obedience, but adiscipline that comes fromconstant awareness.

The talk was followed by aquestion-answer session whichevoked considerable interest.

“One who does not knowwhat meditation is, is like ablind man in a world of brightcolour, shadows and movinglight”, averred Sri KabirJaithirtha, Director, RajghatBesant School, Varanasi. Hewas speaking for the Bhavan’sR. Nagaraja Rao Endowmentlecture on May 12.

Basing his talk on thesubject “ Meditation in the lightof Jiddu Krishnamurti’sTeachings”, Sri Jaithirthaexplained that a meditativemind is silent, not the silence ofthought or that of a still eveningwhen all images, words orperceptions have ceased.Rather, this meditative mind isreligious, religion that has nottouched the temple, church orany chants. The religious mind,he said, is an explosion of love,love that knows no separation.

To elucidate further, SriJaithirtha explained that theword meditation had greatattraction to the human being

MEDITATION :JIDDU’S VIEWSELUCIDATED

Sri Kabir Jaithirtha

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The endowment classesof Bhavan’s “ShikshanaBharati” has made strides inits very first year !

Its students in SSLC examfor which coaching wasprovided, have scored 100 percent results. The coaching wasmanned by teachers who havewon awards at both state andnational levels.

BRIGHTSTART FORSHIKSHANABHARATI

The “Shikshana Bharathicongratulates its proud wards.The first class scores are :Kum.B.V. Kavya SheikhMahammad IlhamSachin – Vinayraj –

Kum.B.V. Kavya -86. 2%

Sheikh MahammadIlham-76. 2%

Sachin75. 5%

Vinayraj61. 5%

SRI G. V. BHAVE AND SMT. LAKSHMIG. BHAVE MEMORIAL

ENDOWMENT PROGRAMME

Ubhaya Gana Vidushi Smt. Shyamala G. Bhave presentingmusic concert in the endowment programme

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The course in Englishlanguage training which isan adjunct of the Bhavan’sShikshana Bharati, held itsfirst Graduation Day onMay 20.

The course is designedto help employees who areinvolved in direct contactservices to trim their technique.The training aims at honingtheir grammar, diction,communication skills, e-mailetiquettes, etc., besides inter-personal relations and job-related stress.

The ambitious programmehad been recently initiated by

LANGUAGECOURSEPUPILSGIVENCERTIFICATES

Dr. Rajeswari Raghu, assistedby Ms. Annie Dhanraj .

Sri. H.N. Suresh, Directorof Programmes and Projectswho presided over the functiongave away the certificates tothe successful students togetherwith a copy of “Pages fromHistory”, a collection of write-ups by Prof. A.V. NarasimhaMurthy, Chairman, Bhavan’sMysore Kendra.

Students of English language trainingprogramme trained by Ms.Annie D.

displaying the certificates on Graduationday held at Bhavan on May 20.

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Fri 5.15 p.m. 04. Khincha Auditorium Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan andKESVY & Co., Advocates under the aegis of Justice E.S. Venkataramaiah Endowment Homage to Legal Luminary late Sri. G.V. Shantharaju

Thu 6.00 p.m. 10. Indian Institute of

World Culture Music concert in association with Infosys Foundation Vocal : Smt. Shashikala Gurav,

Kulahalli Harmonium : Sri. Satish Koti Tabla : Sri Keshav Joshi

PROGRAMME :JUNE2010

Sat - 12 : 6.00p.m. - Khincha Auditorium Smt K. Dharmambal EndowmentBharatanatya Recital :Ms. Deepa Bhat

Sun - 6.00 p.m. 13. Khincha AuditoriumBharatanatya RangapraveshaKum. Janhavi Raja KumarDisciple of Guru Padmaja Suresh

Sat 6.00 p.m. 19. Khincha Auditorium Bharatanatya ArangetramNamita SabadeDisciple of Guru

Soubha Narayan

Sun - 5.00 p.m. : 20. Khincha Auditorium Saptak Anniversarymusic programme. Tabla solo - Pt. Vishwanatha NakodSarangi Lehara - Ustad Fayaz Khan Vocal - Smt. Anuradha Kubera, Pune Harmonium - Pt. Vysamurthy Katti Tabla - Pt.Udayaraja Karpura

Sun - 5.00 p.m. 27 Khincha Auditorium Presentation of Padma Bhushana Dr. Saroja Devi Life time achievement National award.

Sat 12.00 noon 12. Khincha Auditorium American corner presents English feature film - Driving Miss Daisy Directed by Bruce Beresford

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