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Bountiful tributes wereshowered on Dr. MathoorK r i s h n a m u r t i , D i r e c t o r ,Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’sBangalore Kendra, at a functiongot up on April 19 to felicitatehim on his being conferred thePadma Sri award by the UnionGovernment.

Led by State Governor, SriRameshwar Thakur, a cross-section of people recalled

Dr. Mathoor’s dedicatedservices to Indian culture ingeneral and the London Bhavanin particular and described howhe richly deserved the covetedhonour.

Sri Rameshwar Thakur whowas the Chief Guest at thefunction in the Khincha hall,wrapped Dr. Mathoor in a shawland presented a figurineof Lakshmi as memento.

Governor, Sri Rameshwar Thakur, felicitatingDr. Mathoor Krishnamurti

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Complimenting Dr. Mathoor onreceiving such a prestigiousaward, the Governor describedDr. Mathoor as an institutionbuilder, the Bhavan’s LondonKendra, the Kendras inBangalore, Mysore, Madikeri,Bagalkot, Shimoga, testifying tohis acumen. His consistent effortto disseminate Gandhian idealsand values exemplified in Indianscriptures is as commendable, theGovernor added.

Sri J Veeraraghavan, Directorof Bhavan’s Delhi Kendra, whodelivered the felicitation address,

made a special mention of Dr.Mathoor’s series under the titleGandhi Upanishad, describingthe lucid and anecdotal way inwhich Gandhian ideals are keptalive as a unique contribution ofDr. Mathoor.

Prof. L S Seshagiri Rao, along time friend of the Bhavan,who launched ‘Mathoor inBritain’, a biography onDr. Mathoor by Sri K SundaraRaju, described it as a fascinatingnarration which reads like a saga.It is very interesting toknow about the struggles

'INSTITUTION BUILDER'

Exchanging pleasantries

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Dr. Krishnamurthy had to faceand the success he made of them.

Replying to the felicitationDr. Mathoor Krishnamurti saidthat awards will only increase theresposibilities.

Among the several otherswho spoke on Dr. Mathoor’sremarkable achievements, Sri HS Diwaker, Chairman of thefledgling Shimoga Kendra,described how Dr. Mathoor hadalmost single handedly mobilizedmore than Rupees three crore forsetting up a Kendra for Bhavanin Shimoga, Prof A VNarashimhamurthy, Chairman,Mysore Kendra reeled out a longlist of epithets attributable toDr. Mathoor, Dr. A H RamaRao, who had donated Rs. fivelakh towards one class-room inthe new Kendra, Sri G

Padmanabhan, Sri Raja RamaMurthy – Editor, SankethiSangama, Dr. Akkihal, DirectorBhavan’s Marshall MBAProgramme, Dr. Nagesh SMalavalli, Principal MPBIM,Dr. N S Vishwanath ResidentDirector Bhavan’s MarshallMBA Programme, Sri M SNagaraja Rao, MD Techno ArtConstructions Pvt Ltd, Sri S NSharath Kumar. Sri Oomer MDTeekays, also spoke on theoccasion.

Earlier, Sri N Ramanuja,Chairman Bhavan Karnataka,who welcomed the Chief guests,explained the significance of theoccasion. Sri K.G. Raghavan,Chairman, Programmes &Project Centre presented fruitsand flowers to all distinguishedguests.Sri A Krishnamurthy,Secretary, proposed vote of thanks.

'MATHOOR IN BRITAIN' BOOK LAUNCHED'

Pride possession for all !

I have known Mathoorjisince 1983 when I joined the‘Bhavan’s Journal’ as AssociateEditor. Mathoorji was then inLondon and had alreadyestablished his reputation as aninstitution-builder and theunofficial cultural ambassador ofIndia in England. He built up theBhavan brick by brick from 1972,when he first went there, sparingno effort or time. By 1995, whenhe left for India for good, theBhavan had grown like theBanyan tree of Adayar Tree inChennai, both in respect ofgrandeur and reputation world-wide. The manner in which theBhavan moved from 35, GreatRussell St., a one – roomtenement, to Castletown Road inWest Kensington in 1978, to itsown premises with an area of14,600 sq. ft, is a saga of labourand achievement worth knowingand remembering by present andfuture generations. ‘Mathoor inBritain’ is the record of the workof a great and good man in theservice of Indian Culture.

What Dr. S. Radhakrishnandid for Hindu religion andphilosophy in England,Mathoorji did for Indian Culture,which includes not only religionand philosophy but literature and

V. SIVARAMAKRISHNAN’S PRAISEthe fine arts. He did not go toEngland with the halo of anacademician. His backgroundwas different fully equipped withthe knowledge of the Vedic,itihasic and the Puranic loreacquired in the traditional way, adecade of experience in KannadaJournalism, with translations intoKannada, literary works, fictionand non-fiction, from Tamil andHindi to his credit, and above all,well –versed in Gandhianthought. Deeply interested in thetheatre and, with a talent foracting Mathoorji establisheddirect contacts with people,through his discourses, plays andT.V. Programmes. This was thesecret of his success in England,as a one-man institution.

As the Director of theBhavan’s Bangalore Kendra,after his return from the U.K.Mathoorji, through his T.V.programmes, publications, andefforts at establishing new districtcentres of the Bhavan, hasbecome an household word inKarnataka. He deserves muchgreater honour than that has comehis way so far.

May he live long andcontinue with his mission withunrelenting zeal!

Sd/-(V. Sivaramakrishnan)

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Who could have everimagined…….?

Son of a carpenter,A cashier

A bus conductorA clerk at a mill

A college dropoutA dramatistAn author

And many things in between

….. The journey has beenlong…. and he went on to

becomeA news editor

A lone warrior in LondonA cultural icon of IndiaA Director of Bhavan

A DoctorateAnd a Padma Shree

And others to follow.And

Best of all, a strong bridgebetween two generations – young

and the old.

I would certainly call this as oneof the best “rags to Riches” story.

Dr. Mathoorji is certainly awealthy man.

Mr. M. Krishnamurthy was bornpoor and remained poor in

traditional sense of the phrase,But, He has many things that

money can’t buy,Great exposure/experience

Vast Knowledge

Great friendsGreat colleagues

Huge fan clubGreat health

Unending passion to excel in hiswork even today

A youthfulness that oozes…………. A good SOUL

He is a great salesman whoseonly product is “raise Donationsfor Bhavan” – as he calls himself

jokingly as “ProfessionalBeggar” and he does it only for

Bhavan.

If this is not “riches” I don’tknow what is?

Sri Mathoorji is one of thewealthiest men in TRUEGANDHIAN WORLD!

Beloved Mathoorji, we wish youbecome wealthier!!!

As Mr. Ramanuja was tellingme, “it’s a privilege, honor and

we are proud to be rubbingshoulders with you”Congratulations!!!

With Lots of Love

(Text of the felicitation addressmade by Dr. Nagesh Malavalli,

Principal, M.P.Birla Foundation,at Dr. Mathoor Krishnamurti's

felicitation function on April 19.)

'RAGS TO RICHES'

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Just as the curtains camedown on the 2007-08 batch of theBhavan’s M P Birla Institute ofManagement with the annualconvocation 2009 on April 9, thebells started ringing for theushering in of another similarglittering function - Paradigm.

As before the three-dayParadigm got off to a flying startwith a glamorous cinematictouch. This was lent by thepresence of the popular Kannadacine star Prajwal Devaraj whoinaugurated the show.

His presence, had given thefunction a gala beginning.

Dr. Nagesh Malavalli, thePrincipal, greeted the studentsand explained the significance ofParadigm. He said the walkathonthat is associated with Paradigmlends a social dimension to thepurported Management studies.

Elaborating he said everyyear the walkathon is organizedin all gaiety to collect funds tohelp a welfare organisation. Thisyear, he said, the collection willbe handed over to SriRamakrishna Anatha Sishuvihar,an orphanage of destitutechildren. Needless to say that theWalkathon was a success andserved the purpose to the brim.

WALKATHON FULFILLS A NEED

Serving a special purpose

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The next day, April 16 wasmore business like. There weremarketing events, HR events,Finance events, Gaming eventsculminating with an enjoyablebusiness quiz prelims.

The proceedings werewatched by two popular mediapersonalities, RJs Ms.Netra andMr.Rakshit of the popular Big92.7 Radio. They greatly

HELP EXTENDED TO ORPHANAGEappreciated the talent thatemerged in the programmes.

In the evening, there was avariety entertainment, the highpoint of which was a fashionshow. The Jain College,Visveswarapuram won tophonours in this fascinating event.Sri Hitesh Bajpai compered theprorgramme.

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“While the currenteconomic recession has certainlyimpacted the mindsets ofbusiness leaders, so far as thestudents of management isconcerned, it is a test of theirresilience, courage andinnovative genius”, according toProf K N Shankara, SatishChandra Dhawan Professor ofISRO Headquarters, Bangalore.

Delivering the address of theannual convocation 2009 of theBhavan’s M P Birla Institute ofManagement at the Khincha hallon April 11, Prof. Shankaratermed the situation as an‘opportunity to explore newdimensions’. He said the future

posed a challenge for them. Andany challenge ‘will bring excitingopportunities to think differently,opportunities to do the right thingand to see the world in an entirelydifferent way’.

Quoting from a Sanskrit‘Subhashita’, he added that for anearnest manager there is nothinginsurmountable, there is nodistance for the hard-working, nocountry is alien for the learnedand there is no stronger for thesoft-spoken. As enunciated in theBhagavad Gita, ‘man shoulduplift himself by himself’, headded.

As one who has successfullymanaged several important Space

PROS AND CONS OF RECESSION

All in convocation robes!

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NEW GRADUATES FETEDProjects at ISRO, Prof Shankarajustifiably prefaced his addressby explaining its activities.Describing its achievements inthe last four decades he proudlyrecalled how the organization haddeveloped capabilities to buildworld class satellites and launchvehicles, which are not only costeffective, but configured mainlyto meet India’s developmentneeds.

Congratulating the newgraduates, Prof. Shankara saidthat the best advice that he cangive them, which is relevant forall times, is found in the TaittariyaUpanishad, commencing fromthe immortal dictum ‘SatyamVada, Dharmam Chara’ (Speakthe truth, do your duty). Hecommended the same teaching tothe new graduates before wishingthem a bright future.

Sri N Ramanuja, Chairman,Bhavan Karnataka who presidedvoer the function commended thework of ISRO under sucheminent professors like Prof.Shankara. He complimented thenew graduates and wished thema bright future.

Earlier, Sri A Krishnamurthy,Director of the Institute

welcomed the Chief Guest andintroduced him to the audience.

Dr. Nagesh Malavalli, thePrincipal, announced the awardsfor the year which were givenaway by the Chief Guest, Prof KN Shankara. They are :

Sri Keerthan Kamat, TeekaysAwart for the OutstandingStudent of 2006-08 batches,Ms.Manju, Smt. PriyamvadaDevi Birla for AcademicExcellence; Ms Shraddha AnandShirgoankar – Sri R ThothadriAward for Academic Excellence;Ms. Divya – Smt JayalakshmiSanthanam Medal for Statistics;Sri Sanjay Singh – SmtJayalakshmi Santhanam Medalfor Operation research; Shri NirajKumar Pandey – T VParthasarathi Memorial Medalfor Finance; Ms. Priyadarshini R– Prof K L Ramadas Medal forMarketing; Ms. Garima Paliwal– Kasi Visweswara PrabhuMedal for Human ResourceManagement. Besides thePrincipal’s medal of appreciationwas given to Sri. Srinivasa RaoR, Sri Vikram Kademani, Sri.Manu Gowda,M, Sri AnkitAppaial, Sri Shabareesh R, SriBharath B K, Sri Varun Arur andMs. Uma S.

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COLOURS ADD GAIETY IN IRPM WEEK

The campus of the Bhavan’sH.B. College of Communicationand Management wore a festiveappearance when it celebrated theIRPM Week (Industrial Relationsand Personnel Managementweek). The six-day event fromMarch 21 saw the culmination ofthe nine-month intellectualgestation of its evening batch’spost-diploma course.

The week started on a sunnyMonday, March 5 when thestudents in glowing yellow andgreen garments lent the entirecampus a festive appearance. Thedress code itself owed its geniusto Prof. H.V. Chennappa.

On Tuesday the dress codechanged over to black and white,seemingly to project the seriousbusiness-like ambience. Theattire in this case was a reflectionof Indian Cinema. Wednesday itall appeared casual, the boys andgirls seen in the traditionalmundus or kurta pyjama outfit ordignified sarees respectively.

Thursday wore a moreglamorous aura, the women attheir alluring best in pretty pinkwhile the men countered in thecool comfort of blue, Prof. S.N.Subba Rao, the Principal himselfattracting attention in the mildestshade of the hue.

Prof. S.N. Subba Rao, Principal, H.B. College, with students of "IRPM"during the last day of "IRPM Week"

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SURPRISE GIFTS FOR ALL!The stage was set for a social

event to mark the grand finalewhen Principal Subba Rao,Prof, Channappa and Dr.Kumaraswamy were felicitated.The students had not forgottenthe non teaching staff either, eachpresented with a surprise gift. Thepleasant programme including

the ramp-walk ended off with asumptuous dinner.

The enjoyable festival, thefirst of its kind in the annals ofthe college, was madememorable entirely due to theeffort of Ms. Subhana Saadullaand Sri Hitesh Kumar with thewholesome co-ordination of Mrs.Ashwini and Sri. Rikunj.

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Dr. Ali Khwaja

The importance of humanresources for the success in life,was underlined by Dr. Ali Khwaja,Chairman, The Banjara Academy,Bangalore at a function of theBhavan’s H.B. College ofCommunication and Management.Dr. Khwaja was the chief guest atthe valedictory function of thecollege on March 30.

Speaking for the endowmentof Prof. Srinivasa Murthy, whowas Professor of Marketing in thecollege, Sri Khwaja explainedhow human intelligence was theonly commodity that can’t besnatched away nor be affected byrecession. He reminded thestudents that nor computer notmachine can perform bythemselves without humanresource. Hence he advised themto develop their intelligence andbe committed to the job, which heassured will automatically

STRESS ON HUMAN RESOURCESprovide you with the desiredresults”.

Sri A Krishnamurthy,Secretary, Bhavan, in hisvaledictory address, advised thestudents to be honest and hard-working. Reminding them that thecollege had provided anopportunity to learn the culturalheritage of India, which aloneresults in making a real man, hesuggested that they continuedtheir associated with the Bhavaneven after taking up a job.

Prof S.N. Subba Rao, theprincipal welcomed the chiefguests and the gathering. Theprogramme concluded with avariety entertainment by thestudents.

The student of masscommunication of the college onMarch 31, had the uniqueopportunity to have an interactionwith the fame Director, B Sureshof ‘Naku Thanthi’, a Kannada T.V.Serial. Prof G.M. Shirahatti,former Director of the localDoordarshan had arranged for theprogramme.

The college had organized atrip for the students, to the L&TKomatsu Limited, Bangalore onMarch 28, to appraise themselvesabout industrial relations. ProfH.V. Chennappa let the studentsto the Unit.

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PROGRAMME : MAY 2009 Sun 10.00 a.m. : Nupura presents -

3. Khincha Hall International Dance Day - 2009Dance : Thandava Group

10.30 a.m. National Seminor and DanceTopic : Inclusivity in DanceModerator : Dr. Sunil Kothari, New Delhi

Dance criticKey note address : Dr. Aashish Kokhar

Dance HistorianSpeakers : Dr. Choodamani Nandagopal

Art Historian Smt. Lalitha Srinivasan

Sri Hamsalekha presides

Wed 6.00 p.m. : Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan & Ananya Drishya and 6. ESV Hall Visual Art presents under

A.S. Ramanuja Iyengarand N. Balarama Reddy Endowments.The 10th Annual Creative Painting andPhotography Exhibition.(The exhibition is open to public till 12th from11.a.m. to 7.p.m.)

Fri 6.00 p.m. : G.V. Bhave and Lakshmi G. Bhave Endowment 8. ESV Hall Music of Himachal Pradesh

Flute Recital bySmt. Seema Bharadwaj andSmt. Archana Roy.

Sat 5.00 p.m. : Bharathanatya Arangetram by 16. Khincha Hall Kum. Loviena

(Dispile of Guru Kalaimamani Saroja Vaidyanathan,Delhi, and Prema Raghavan, Mysore)

Sat 6.00 p.m. : Astrology Lecture - 23. E.S.V. Hall Advanced prediction methods.

Speaker - Dr. T.S. Vasan.

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