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Vol.19 No. 12. December - 2018

In early September of 2018,

Kodagu witnessed severe devastationowing to unprecedented floods.People lost their homes, estates,valuable properties, documents, cattle,pets and some even their lives.

BHAVAN’S REHABILITATION ANDSKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AT KODAGU

In the wake of thisdisaster, BharatiyaVidya Bhavan’s familycame together to helpmitigate the damage,educate the locals onsustainable livelihoodpractices and to helprebuild Kodagu.

Bharatiya VidyaBhavan, KodaguKendra in the leadalong with ProjectCoorg launched‘YASHASWI’ aprogram to helpwomen of this regionfind alternate sources

of income through skill developmentand entrepreneurship. Being apredominantly agricultural society, thecommunity suffered tremendously dueto the destruction of their estates andfarms, leaving many women and menwithout a source of income.

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BVB in Relief operationsin Kodagu:

BVB immersed itself inrelief operations during the recentcalamity in Kodagu. Workingjointly with likeminded people,six Ashraya Kendras werecreated in Madikeri.

Owing to the devastation,there was a severe watershortage in these areas. Residentsof Kalur, Devasthur, and BariBellachur villages would procurewater for their daily needs froma natural spring. The devastationcaused unprecedented changes inthe pattern of water flowing in

these areas, and made the waternon potable.

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan,Mumbai, took a leading role bycontributing Rs.7 lakhs, followedby various other organisations andindividuals. With this BVB,Bengaluru could mobilise a totaldonation of Rs.12.94 lakhs.

The detailed list of donors hasbeen published in page no.6.

Another noteworthy projectBVB undertook wasdrinking water project in theseareas and it provided 184 fivehundred litre water tanks reaching269 households. Installation of

BVB KODAGU KENDRA TAKES THE LEAD

Documents of the affected people at the land slide

these water tanks hashelped to store cleanwater.

One of theimmediate after effectsof the disaster was thecomplete destructionof the roads in severalplaces. In order toensure that childrenattend the school,Bharatiya VidyaBhavan brought vansto ferry the children.

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Keeping in mind women’shealth and hygiene BharatiyaVidya Bhavan, Bangalore andKodagu Kendras sponsored toinstall a Sanitary NapkinDispenser and incinerator at theGirls Hostel of Field MarshalK.M Cariappa College,Madikeri.

BVB under the title -YASHASWI initated a women’sempowerment program - twotraining classes provide vocationaltraining to the women in Kalurthus enabling them to find alternatelivelihoods. 26 tailoring machineswere provided with a tailoringtraining course.

Gathering during the inaugural function in Kalur village, Kodagu

Dr. Jayalakshmi Patkar, renowned gynaecologist, addressing after inaugurating thewomen empowerment programme ‘YASHASWI’ .

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Another on going project iscooking classes to teach Kodaguwomen, how to blend spices andmasalas and to help find theirplace in the national e-commercemarket.

A 103 year old man who wasstranded in his house during thedisaster witnessing the horrorcould survive because of a wheelchair provided to him by BVB.

BVB organised a fundraiser concert on 10.09.2018.Classically trained flutists Master

Heramba and Hemanthaperformed soulful renditions ofclassical ragas and the proceedsfrom the concert were utilized forrelief and rehabilitation purposes.

On 24.10.2018, Natana,a theatre group headed byrenowned theatre and filmpersonality Mr. Mandya Rameshperformed “Chora Charanadasa”.

Keeping in tune with thephilosophy of development andcontribution to society, BVBKodagu Kendra and ProjectCoorg are working on

Sanitary Napkin dispenser and incinerator (Right) installed at the girls hostel,Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa College

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purchasing food processingmachines (pulveriser, shrinkwrapping and sealing machine),20 tailoring machines andbuilding a store in Madikeri tosell the goods produced atKalur.

FUTURE PROJECTS

To keep the relief operationon and rehabilitation initiativeactive, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavanprogrammes aim to;

• Identify the socio-ecological issues that caused thenatural disaster in the KodaguDistrict, Karnataka, and toeffectively address preventive anddamage control measures.

• To empower thosewho have lost their homesand livelihoods by providing

vocational training and conductingskill development programme thatwill enable them for employment

• Help revive agriculturalareas and to support the plantersand agriculturalists adoptsustainable farming practices.

• Restore cultural heritage ofthe district by undertaking culturalworkshops and other relatedevents.

• In keeping with the goalsof sustainable, equitable andindependent development,BVB Kodagu Kendra aim togear up the Yashaswi Programby constructing a production unitin Kalur (Spanning 1200 Sq Ft),install machinery to blend spicesand masalas and establish aworking office at the productionunit.

Vocationalcourses intailoring

inprogressfor the

women offlood

affectedKalur

Village

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BHAVAN ACKNOWLEDGE WITH THANKS THECONTRIBUTION MADE BY THE FOLLOWING DONORS

TOWARDS FLOOD AFFECTED KODAGU DISTRICT

Rs

• Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Head Office, Mumbai 700000

• Bangalore Rotary Indiranagar 150000

• Shri K G Raghavan 100000

• Staff of M P Birla Institute of Management, Blr. 74187

• M/s Bangalore Press 50000

• M/s Karneet Enterprises 50000

• M/s Defence Colony Coop Society 50000

• Shri Manandi Suresh 25000

• Smt Prema Thotadri 10000

• Smt Hema Pai 10000

• Smt Malathi Jagdeesh 10000

• Smt K M Gauramma 10000

• Smt Shalla Seetharam 10000

• Vasanthnagara Women’s Welfare Assn 10000

• Shri Varun 5000

• Shri V K Misra 5000

• Smt Seeta Ramachandra 5000

• Dr Venkat Rao 5000

• Shri Kumaraswamy 5000

• Shri B H Kumara Reddy 5000

• Dr V Paramesvara 2001

• Shri H S Rajashekar 2000

• Shri Praveen Kumar 1000

Total 12,94,188

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With diploma course in

Journalism of Bharatiya VidyaBhavan turning 50, its students,professors and alumni gatheredto celebrate its Golden Jubilee atthe Bhavan’s auditorium.

As this year marks the50th year of Journalism school ofBharatiya Vidya Bhavan,Bangalore, the Centre took amoment to celebrate andreminisce about its five-decade-long journey. “BVB JournalismSchool was the first in Bangaloreand second in Karnataka onlyafter Mysore University,”

MARCHING AT 50 - JOURNALISM COURSEAT BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN

mentioned Shri N.S. SridharMurthy, Journalism courseCo-ordinator, BVB. “What isspecial about this school ofjournalism is that it equipsstudents with practical knowledgewhich is essential to work in thefield,” informed well-knownjournalist Ranganatha Rao whohas also been a part of this Schooland whose efforts culminated insetting up of Kannada mediumwing of the school in 2000.

Reading the course name inKannada, he lamented, “theequivalent word to journalism in

A student receiving the certificate from the guests - from right - Shri. G.N. RanganathaRao, Veteran Journalist, Shri Siddaraju, Chairman, Karnataka Media Academy,

Shri. H.N. Suresh, Director, BVB

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Kannada should have actuallybeen Patrika Vyavasaya insteadof Patrikodyama as the field isnot meant to be a udyama(business). But unfortunatelytoday’s journalism is becomingmore of a business.”

In the words of Shri.Siddaraju, Chairman, KarnatakaMedia Academy: “we, asjournalists and readers, areundergoing a crisis of scholarshipand confidence in this era of fastand breaking-news journalism.”According to him, in manynewspapers the pages are beingdecided not by the editorial butby the department of circulation.“When getting advertisementsby hook or crook becomes thehidden agenda of the media,quality of news getscompromised. We should notforget that we are actuallycomprising on the sensibilities of

the reader,” added RanganathaRao.

In the veteran’s opinion, thetime has come to ‘rethink’ aboutthe trajectory journalism which isguiding today’s media. One wayto instil ethics in the students ofjournalism is “to begin exercisesthat observe and review and towidely read newspaper columnsand hear popular All India Radioprogrammes of the 80s and 90s,”he suggested.

After the speeches,students of previous batch sharedtheir experience during theircollege days. Director of BVBH.N. Suresh distributed the markscards and diploma certificates tothe successful students.

Shri N.S. Sridhar MurthyCo-ordinator of Bhavan’s MediaCollege conducted theproceedings

- Manasa Kambanna

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DR. MATHOOR KRISHNAMURTI MEMORIALCULTURAL EVENTS BY THE STUDENTS OF

KALABHARATHI CULTURAL WING

Vidushi

Dr. Nagamani

Srinath

Eminent

Carnatic

Vocalistinaugurates

theKalabharaticonvocation

by lighting thelamp whileothers join.

Kalabharati Cash Prize Awardees along with dignitaries

Vidushi

Dr. Nagamani

Srinath going round

the art exhibition bythe students of

Kalabharathi underthe direction of

Smt. InshaUmmehani(seen in pic)

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KALABHARATHI : CULTURAL PROGRAMME - OCT 28.

Students of Carnatic Vocal class perform under the direction ofVidushi Smt. Bhageerathi B.N.

Students of Veena class perform under the direction of Vidushi Smt.Rohini

Students ofKeyboard

class performunder the

direction ofVidwan

AnandarajGonwar

A studentperform Tabla

under thedirection of

Guru Ashwin

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KALABHARATHI : CULTURAL EVENTS - OCT 28.

Kathak by a student and Guru Smt. Dhara Mavani

Bharatanatya

by the

students of

Guru Smt.

Sneha

Harish

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KALABHARATHI : CULTURAL EVENTS - NOV 03.

Hindustani vocal by students ofVidushi Smt. Rajeshwari Bhat

Students of Veena class perform under the direction ofVidushi Mangala

Students of Keyboard perform under the direction ofVidwan Prasanna Kumar

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KALABHARATHI : CULTURAL EVENTS -NOV 10.

Mridanga by students of Vidwan T.A.S. Mani

Bharatanatya by the students of Smt. Snehasri

Students of Violin class perform under the direction of Vidwan Tarun

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KALABHARATHI : CULTURAL EVENTS - NOV 11.

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Sugama Sangeetha by students of Vidwan Kasim Mallige Madav

Flute by students of Vidushi Dwaraki Krishnaswamy

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Sun 4.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall02. Bhagavad Gita CompetitionChapter IV. Organised by SandipaniGurukula

Fri 4.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall07 BVB and Praroha KathakDance by Vyvidya Music and Danceunder Praroha Endowment.

Fri 6.30 p.m. - KRG Hall07. Light Music :Ms. Keerthana G. Bharadwaj

Sat 11.00 a.m. - KRG Hall08 BVB - Manasa FoundationGraduation Ceremony.

Chief Guest :Shri Ravi D. Channannavar, IPSDeputy Commissioner of PoliceWest Division, Bengaluru

Guest of Honour :Dr. B. Vasantha Shetty, DeputyRegistrar, Rajiv Gandhi University ofHealth Sciences, Karnataka.

Sat 5.00 p.m.08 BVB -Infosys FoundationOutreach programme :Indian classical dance -Bharatanatya, Kathak and Odissi

Bharatanatya : Ms. Shravani Sai Ram

Kathak : Dr. Prarthana T.

Odissi : Ms. Shubha Nagarajan

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Sun 4.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall09. Bhagavad Gita Competition- Chapter IV. Organised bySandipani Gurukula.

PROGRAMME :DECEMBER - 2018Fri 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall14. Vatsala Iyengar EndowmentMusic programme: Dasa Sinchanaby Divine Couple - GanagandharvaShri. M.S. Giridhar Ayital andGana Kogile Smt. Vasudha G.

Fri 6.30 p.m. - Khincha Hall14. Bharatanatya recital :Ms. Spoorthi Hebbar V.

Sun 4.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall16. Yogoda Satsanga Societyof India : Kriya Yoga Meditation bySwami Smaranananda Giri

Fri 6.30 p.m. - KRG Hall21. Odissi recital :Sri. Lucky Prajna PratisthitaMohanty

Tue 10.30 a.m. - Khincha Hall25 Justice Dr. M.N.Venkatachalaiah 90th BirthdayCelebrations

Fri 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall28 BVB-UK Kala Kendrayoung artists cultural programmeBharatanatya : Sri Akshay PrakashMs. Shivangi Chandrasekhar,Ms. Lakshmi KuhendranKathak : Ms. Dhiya Arora,Ms. Deepika KathraniCarnatic Vocal :Ms. Shangary RajendranTabla : Sri. Dhanraj PersaudMridanga :Sri. Thanujen Chandrakumar

Fri 6.30 p.m. - KRG Hall28. Folk Dances :Troupe of Datar Institute of FineArts, Bengaluru

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