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Vol. 13. No.4. April - 2014

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A sculptor with a blend of

the traditional and contemporaryart is how Dr. Chiranjeev Singh, formerAmbassador to UNESCO describedwell-known sculptor Smt. KanakaMurthy. Dr. Singh was speaking at afunction in Bhavan where “Howde? IduNaane”, an autobiography of thesculptor was released.

Declaring that the book was arare contribution in the field of finearts, he said that it was significant thatthough she had no family backgroundin sculpting, Kanaka Murthy had madea mark in a field which had little scopefor women.

Smt. Sudha Murty, Chairperson,Infosys Foundation, who was chief

Dr. Sudha Murty, Chairperson, Infosys Foundation is looking at the exhibition ofphotograph on the sculptures made by Smt. Kanaka Murthy

WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY UGADI - 2014

WOMAN SCULPTOR LAUDED BOTH AS ANARTIST AND BIOGRAPHER

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guest on the occasion, observedthat there were very few womenwho have ventured in the realmof sculpting. Kanaka Murthy hastread in that challenging realm,dedicating herself to fine arts.Her autobiography gives agraphic description of her trialsand eventual success, she added.

Kum. Sumati N, Hindustanivocalist and daughter of Kanaka

Murthy, made a few touchingreferences on the life and worksof her mother.

Ft. Lieutenant BhaktavatsalaSharma was a distinguished guestin the gathering which includedamong others Sri. N. Ramanuja,Chairman of the Kendra,Sri. H.N. Suresh, Director, BVBand Sri. Narayana Murthy.

Book launch : (L-R) Sri. Narayana Murthy, Smt. Kanaka Murthy,Dr. Chiranjeev Singh, Ft. Lieutenant Bhaktavatsala Sharma, Sri. N. Ramanuja,

Smt. Sudha Murty and Kum. Sumati

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A fervent plea was made to

the State Government to set up achair or, better still start a collegeof music to perpetuate thehallowed memory of famedCarnatic vocalistDr. R.K.Srikantan who left hismortal frame recently, was madeby Sri N S Krishnamurthy,former Director of Akashavani ata function at Bhavan on March 2.

Sri Krishnamurthy, who ishimself well-versed in the art ofmusic, was speaking to a jam-packed audience at the KhinchaAuditorium to pay homage to themaestro who was invested withseveral State and Nationalhonours, including the StateSangeeta Vidwan, SangeetaRatna, Sangeeta Kalanidhi andPadmabushan.

The Shraddanjali was jointlyorganized by Bhavan, AIR,Doordarshan, Ananya andHamsadhwani creations.

Recalling his association withDr.Srikantan in the local station of

MASTER VOCALISTR.K.SRIKANTANGIVEN AMEMORABLE ADIEU

AIR, Sri N S K, as he is familiarin the Akashvani circles, saidSrikantan had identified himselfwith music so completely that thetwo had become synonymous.As an artiste who had servedAIR for over 40 years, he hadverily been the voice of AIR.Regularly taking part inprogrammes like the weeklymusic lessons, his regular concertsand the tunes he set for choiceKannada compositions, hiscontribution to music in generaland AIR in particular is indelibleand of archival importance,he added.

Dr. K Radhakrishna,Chairman of ISRO who hadlearnt music from the virtuoso

Smt. M.S. Sheela offers Sangeetha Namana at RKS Memorial function.Mridanga - Vidwan Anoor Anantha Krishna Sharma and

Vioiln - Vidushi Charulatha Ramanuja

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for sometime spoke highly abouthis dedication to the art of music.His discipline, honesty andcommitment were worth emulatingand said he felt privileged to havelearnt music for a while undersuch a scholarly artiste.

Dr. T S Satyavathi, adistinguished disciple ofDr.Srikantan, remembered howeven at his 94th year his singingwas so full of verve and tonalfidelity that it sounded like that ofa 40-year old. His full-throatedvocalism is incomparable, shesaid, adding that it was his

disciplined life, a life where it wasdifficult to draw a line betweenhis persona and his art.

The long drawn out butnever-a-dull moment programmewas meaningfully entitled as‘Nada Nudi Namana’ (Salutationthrough music and words) got offto memorable start with theunveiling of a bust and a portraitof the renowned vocalist who isas well-known for his chasterendering of classical music as amost sought after teacher of theart. While ISRO ChairmanT. Radhakrishnan unveiled the

Pt. Vinayaka Thorvi offers Sangeetha Namana at RKS Memorial function.Tabla - Pt. Rajendra Nakod and Harmonium - Sri Narasimha Kulakarni

Dr. K. Radhakrishna, Chairman, ISROat RKS Memorial function

Sri. N.S. Krishnamurthy,former Director of Akashavani at

RKS Memorial function

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bust and portrait, his distinguisheddisciple MS Sheela lent theoccasion equal solemnity byrendering a few soulful melodies.Likewise, the popular Hindustanivocalist Vinayak Torvi who hadoccasion to not only sit with himas member of juries’ connectedwith music, but also dueted withhim in Carnatic-HindustaniJugalbandhis, sang his dirge tothe maestro. He paid handsometributes to him, calling him adedicated artiste, one in the lineof greats like his own guru

Gururao Deshpande, BhimsenJoshi and others who havebecome immortals.

This was followed by aconcert by R S Ramakanth, sonand senior disciple of the mastervocalist R.K. Srikantan.His rendition of some of thecompositions in Kannada set tomusic by his father, including theone in raga Suruti gave a fittingfinale to a most solemn andmeaningful programme that willlinger long in the thoughts of themultitude present on the occasion.

"Sangeetha Namana" by Vidwan R.S. Ramakanth son and senior disciple of RKS.Mridanga- Vidwan Anoor Krishna Sharma, Violin - Vidushi Charulatha Ramanuja

Dr. T.S. Satyavathi, Vocalist atRKS Memorial function

Sri. S.N. Chandrasekhar, Noted Criticat RKS Memorial function

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A fond wish that facilities

for furthering the study of

Astrophysics at higher levels

introduced in more Indian

universities, was expressed by

Prof. Jayagopal Uchil, Director

of Jain University, Bangalore on

Feb 16, 2014.

Speaking as chief guest

at the Graduates Day of the

M.P. Birla Institute of

Fundamental Research, an

associate of Bharatiya Vidya

Bhavan, Prof. Uchil highlighted

the nuances of Astronomy and

Astrophysics, by deftly

encapsulating the evolution of the

universe all the way from the Big

Bang event to the formation of

galaxies, stars, planets and so on.

He also briefly dwelt on the topics

of Dark Matter and Dark Mass.

Before giving away the

certificates to 53 outgoing

graduates in the year, Prof. Uchil

appreciated the work of the

institute towards propagation of

Astronomy and Astrology and

congratulated the students on

their success in the study of the

subject.

Among the graduates,

Meenakshi Hariharan won an

award as the best student and

Dr. Devarakonda Krishna Kanth

for excellent overall performance

Earlier, after the invocation,

Institute Director, Dr. G.S.D.

Babu welcomed the gathering

and presented a brief report on

its working during the year and

introduced the chief guest.

Prof. Jayagopal Uchil

ON EXTENSIVESTUDY OFASTROPHYSICS

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BHAVAN – BPSCHOOLANNUAL AFEAST OF JOY

“Saptaswara”, representing

seven musical notes, seven

sacred rivers, seven mountains,

days of the week, the seven

rishis and an equal number of

colours of the rainbow, a

pageantry by students of class II

to VII, formed part of the variety

entertainment which was the

highlight of the annual day of the

Bhavan-Bangalore Press School

, recently.

It was a colourful function

which was enjoyed as much by

the students, parents and faculty

of the school as by some

dignitaries who graced the

occasion. It included, dignitaries

like Sri. B.V. Ganesh, the area

Corporator, Sri. H.R. Ananth,Chairman of the school,Sri. H.N. Suresh, Directorof Bhavan, and Sri.A. Krishnamurthy,

After the lighting of thelamp by the dignitaries by way ofinauguration, a few students readout a report of the activities of theschool during the year. The guestsgave away prizes to a fewstudents adjudged as highachievers.

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In a dance form like

kuchipudi that was originallydominated by men, it is interestingto see the contribution of womenover the years. As a means ofcelebrating women achievers whohave made the dance what it istoday, a national dance festivaland seminar called Nayika tookplace at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavanon International Women’s Day.

Organised by ShambhaviSchool of Dance andspearheaded by founder director,Vyjayanthi Kashi, the day longfestival began with a uniqueseminar on contribution of womento kuchipudi.

Artistes from differentgenerations – starting from the60s to modern day shared theirperspectives on the dance.

The speakers included legendarydanseuse Yamini Krishnamurthy,Kothapalli Padma, SuvarnaLatha, Anuradha Janolgodda,Usha Radhakrishna andVyjayanthi Kashi.

First up were Bharatanatyamand Kuchipudi duet and solos byPrateeksha Kashi and RukminiViyakumar, who brought out thesubtle nuances of each form.Then came a duet by ShovanaNarayana and Vyjayanthi Kashi,followed by their soloperformances.

SUBTLENUANCESSPRING FORTH

Natyashastra awardee Smt. Yamini Krishnamurthy honoured by Smt. VyjayanthiKashi, Founder Director , Shambhavi School of Dance while other s join

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The last performance wasby Anuradha Vikranth and ShamKrishna, who combinedbharatnatyam and Kuchipudi tobring out the power of goddessLakshmi.

As part of the festival, theNatyashastra Award wasawarded to Yamini KrishnaMurthy, following which adocumentary on her wasscreened.

Also launched on theoccasion was ‘Magic ofKuchipudi’, a DVD made byVyjayanthi Kashi that presentedold kuchipudi pieces that havebeen reinvented by her.

The academic seminar wasneeded as youngsters and anyoneinterested in the dance needs toknow certain facets of it. But itwas the evening’s performancesthat drew an over-whelmingresponse.

The dances were alsowonderful and each womanseemed really connected to theirindividual pieces.

NATYASHASTRAAWARD TOYAMINIKRISHNA MURTHY

Dance

duet by

Shovana

Narayana

and

Vyjayanthi

Kashi

Courtesy : Deccan Herald

May 11, 2014.

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SCHOOL OFFERSSRIRAMPURAMKIDS HOPE

Bangalore: Many of them

have witnessed horror at home. Aboy saw his uncle hanging fromthe ceiling after one morning. Agirl fled with her parents to aneighbouring state when the fatherwanted to escape from police.Some have even been witness torapes.

The Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan-BBMP School in Srirampuram,west Bangalore, offers solace tothese students, who cope withpain.

Established three years ago,it’s the BBMP’s first CBSESchool. It has changed the entireneighbourhood and made childrenchange makers at home.

The senior students are in thethird grade and the most juniorare in LKG. They speak flawless

English. Some are trained by Fifacoaches — a luxury which evensome students of internationalschools don’t have.

Srirampuram, known for itsrowdies and robbers, is on thecusp of change.

“When the Bhavan wanted tostart a school in coordination withthe BBMP, we didn’t choose thelocality. Srirampuram was given tous. We have 98% attendance andfull attendance at the parentteacher meetings. The parents’criminal background doesn’t stop

"If we produce 25 wonderful persons from Srirampuram, our job is done,” says the

school Director, Sri. H.N. Suresh (sitting on the back bench)

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them from dreaming about theirchildren’s future,” says directorHN Suresh, who manages theschool.

”We seek police help duringthe admission season. Only 80children are admitted to nurseryas against over 600 applications.Every parent wants Their kid tobe admitted here, and we areunder tremendous pressure frompoliticians and local communityleaders,” Suresh adds.

The school has decided toadmit only one child from a family.But parents try to beat this rule.

It’s a people’s school, saysdirector ‘Teaching These KidsIs Amazing’

Those parents who havealready enrolled one child andwant another kid to study there,change their name in theadmission form. “We realized thetrick only after some days, but bythen the admission was over lastyear and we couldn’t send backthe kids. Now, we have mandatedthat each student has to give the

complete family photo and they’redisplayed in each class,” saidSuresh.

”We are neither a privatenor a government school. It’s apeople’s school. If we produce25 wonderful persons fromSrirampuram, our job is done,”he added. The young minds areexposed to the pleasant face ofthe world for the first time andencourage to have big dreams.Like 7-year-old Anitha Rabniwho wants to join the policeforce, and her classmateChaithanya R, in the thirdstandard, aims at treating oldpeople after she studies medicine.Harini S has set her goal to be anastronaut and is inspired by Indianorigin astronaut Sunita Williams.

For All Srirampuramresidents who want their kids tobe admitted to this school, theelection code of conduct hascome in the way. As it’s a BBMPschool, the code covers theschool and thus the 50% of seatsto be filled up by BBMP are onhold till May-end. “We have to

‘IT’S APEOPLE’SSCHOOL, SAYSDIRECTOR’

‘IF WE PRODUCE 25

WONDERFUL

PERSONS FROM

SRIRAMPURAM,

OUR JOB IS DONE’

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follow this. We know it’s toughfor parents. At the end of May,admission in other schools will beover and anxious parentswouldn’t know whether their kidswill get a seat here or not,” schoolauthorities said.” They come fromdifficult, unpleasant backgrounds.Sometimes we have to counselthem to make them happy. If theycry in the morning while coming toschool, by afternoon they forgetthe sorrow back home. They lovethe atmosphere here and parentshave also been encouraging,” saidVijaya Mahadevan, coordinator,Brindavan Education Trust, whotrains teachers and children here.“I’ve worked in manyinternational schools but thesatisfaction I get teaching thesekids is amazing. They’re fromvulnerable backgrounds but canabsorb any good thing you teachthem,” says Shubha Madan,administrator and schoolprincipal.

CHANGE AT HOME

• If you want to drop me offat school, don’t wear nighties and

lungis, say kids of this school totheir parents.

• Plastic covers are bannedat home.

• Attendance is a must forparent-teacher meetings.

• The school had a hugegarbage dump in front of thegate two years ago. Residentscomplained to the BBMP andmade sure garbage trucks didn’tcome near the school. Policespeak

Srirampuram was knownfor its rowdy elements. But itwon’t be the same anymore.Education can bring in reformationand this school sets an exampleB.L. Janardhan.

INSPECTOR, SRIRAMPURAM

POLICE STATION

“THEY’RE FROMVULNERABLEBACKGROUNDS BUTCAN ABSORB ANYGOOD THING YOUTEACH THEM”

THEY COMEFROM DIFFICULT,UNPLEASANTBACKGROUNDS.

Courtesy : Times of India, May 16, 2014.

PS : Rotary Bangalore Indiranagar,Suprajit Foundation and BrindavanEducation Trust are all responsiblein Bhavan-BBMP Public Schoolsuccess story.

This information which needs to begiven to our readers

- Editor

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BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVANIN ASSOCIATION WITH

RTE : BHAVAN-BBMP PUBLIC SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

School admission under R.T.E quota selected by

lottery system held on March 3.

The Namma Bengaluru

Awards launched by the NammaBengaluru Foundation wasinstituted to recognize and rewardordinary people and organizationswho toil away in the background,never asking for recognition orfame; never claiming the adulationand applause that is rightfullytheirs. They are the ‘Real Stars’who make the city what it istoday.

Among the 71,500nominations received, Bhavan’sBBMP Public School has beenawarded the certificate inrecognition of its commitmentand service. The certificate wasreceived by Shubha Madan,Principal, BBMP Public School.

This School is a joint ventureof Rotary Bangalore Indiranagar,Suprajit Foundation. BrindavanEducation Trust lends its hands toprovide secular education to thisschool.

CERTIFICATE OF COMMITMENT AND SERVICE AWARDED TO

BHAVAN BBMP PUBLIC SCHOOL

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Wed 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall 2. Eminent writter - poetSri. K.C. Shivappa'sSamagra Kavya - Nenapu Mandara(Vol - 1) and Chitra Chaitanya (Vol - 2)book launch in the Divine presence ofH.H. Sri Sri Sri ShivarathreshwaraDesikendra SwamijiBook Launch :Prof. G.Venkatasubbaiah, LexicographerAbout the book :Sri. Hiremagaluru KannanKannada PriestChief Guest : Sri. K.C. Shivappa, authorSri. N. Ramanuja , Chairman BVBpresides(in association with Samvahana,Mysore)

Sat 10.00 a.m. - Khincha Hall 5. Aparanji monthly magazine. -30th year celebrationChief Guest : Sri. Gururaj KarjagiEminent educationistPreseded by Dr. C. SiddalingaiahEminent poet.

Tue 5.30 p.m. - Khincha Hall 8. Surnaman presentsChaitraayana NavamiSangeetha Parva -Hindustani Classical Vocal bySmt. Aasta Goswami

Fri 6.00 p.m. - Devotional music -11. Dasavani

Artists : Sri. Varadendra Gangakhed

Ku. Harshita Gangakhed

(in association with InfosysFoundation) Venue : Indian Institute ofWorld Culture, Basavanagudi

PROGRAMME :APRIL - 2014

Sat 6.30 p.m. - Khincha Hall 12. A magical evening of Music,Dance and Drama by Sunandha,the cultural wing of Samarthana Trustfor the disabled. under Horizon series,(In association with Indian Council forCultural Relation)

Mon 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall 14. Violin DuetPt. B.S. Math andSmt. Akkamahadevi MathTabla - Sri Rajendra NakodHindustani Vocal - Sri. Vinayak HegdeTabla - Manjunath HegdeHarmonium - Sri. Soorya Upadhyaya

Fri 11.00 a.m. - E.S.V. Hall25. Sri V.N.Narasimhan EndowmentPanel discussion on'Courage in Media'

Sat 11.00 a.m. - E.S.V. Hall 26. Book launch'Mystery ofConsiousness'authored bySri. R.K.Lakshmipathy

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