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Vol. 12. No.11. November - 2013

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NewsNewsNewsNewsNewsCM’s CRITERIA FOR GOOD,

PURPOSEFUL, GOVERNANCE“Only those

who are genuinelyconscious aboutthe problems of thecountry and societycan be goodadministrators”,declaredChief MinisterSiddaramaiah,at a function inthe Bhavan onOctober 17.

Inauguratingthe Bhavan’sK M MunshiInstitute for GoodGovernance jointlyorganised by theBhavan’s BangaloreKendra andSubhash CharitableFoundation, heagreed that therewas disorder in theGovernment andreiterated thateffecting some

Inauguration in style : Hon'ble Chief Minister Sri. Siddaramaiah giveshis signature acknowledging his first priority is Good Governence.

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desirable changes would be hispriority.

He pointed out that thoseof his predecessors who wereknown as good administratorsresponded to problems in societyand the country. Indeed, there isno doubt that providing aresponsible and transparentadministration was the primeconcern of any administratorworth the name.

In the discharge of suchresponsibility, the Chief Ministerexplained that the administration isvested in a political party throughthe power of the ballot. Hence,one should discharge the functionof an administrator for and onbehalf of the electorate and not

for oneself. “One must not forgetthat all those nominated in theGovernment must work as therepresentatives or trustees of thepeople”, he asserted.

Referring to the aspirationsof the people, Sri Siddaramiahdeclared that he would strive tothe utmost to serve the needs andrequirements of the poor, down-trodden and other backwardclasses. “That, however doesn’t

POWER OFTHE BALLOT

Sri. Siddaramaiah, Chief Minister and Justice. M.N. Venkatachalaia, former ChiefJustice of India, lighting the lamp to mark the inaugurates Dr. K.M. Munshi

Institute for Good Governance. Sri. H.R. Ananth, Vice-Chairman, BVB,Sri. Sanjay Dugar, Trustee Subash Charitable Trust, Sri. Peeyush Jain,

Hon. Treasurer, BVB, Look on.

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mean that the Government is notconcerned about the interests ofthe others. The prime concern ofa democracy is extending equalopportunities to every individual”,he said.

In an oblique referenceto the media, which he felt had

developed a tendency tosensitize news, Sri Siddaramaiahwas sore that news reportsabout the impoverished and theoppressed had lost importancein recent times. He averredthat the newspapers could play abig role in transforming

Hon'ble Sri. Siddaramaiah being honoured byJustice. M.N. Venkatachalaia,

Justice. M.N. Venkatachalaia, garlanding the Dr. K.M. Munshi' s Bust

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society “by lending voiceto the voiceless”.

Complimenting Bhavanfor conceiving such a thought-provoking concept, theChief Minister gave awaymementos to the membersof the Sub-Committee which hadorganised the function.

Justice M N Venkatachaliah,former Chief Justice of India,who presided over the function,observed that the challenge

posed by the feudal, rigid anddespotic order was enormous.In that context the next few yearscould be a trying time for anygovernment.

Earlier, after the invocation,Sri Peeyush Jain, Hon. Treasurerof Bhavan, welcomed the guests,Sri Sanjay Dugar, ManagingTrustee of Subash CharitableTrust, introduced the membersof Sub-Committee and gave abrief account of the activities ofthe Subhash Charitable Trust,Sri H R Ananth, CMD ofBangalore Press and Vice-Chairman of the Bhavan,proposed a vote of thanks, whileSri HN Suresh, Director, Bhavan,compered the programme.

'LEND VOICETO THEVOICE LESS'

Justice. M.N. Venkatachalaia, former Chief Justice of India, being honoured byChief Minister Sri. Siddaramaiah

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At a time when our ancient

traditions are being ignored, itbecomes the bounden duty ofour younger generation to seethat those age-old practices arerevived and put back on rails,observed well-knownBharathanatya dancer VaniGanapathy.

Inauguration the five-dayGombe Habba (dolls show)at the Bhavan, to celebrate the

Navarathri festival, on Oct 5,Smt. Vani was sore that we areneglecting the observance ofsome of our sacred events andauspicious festivals that are part

NOTED DANCER

URGES YOUTH TO

KEEP OUR

HERITAGE ALIVE

The coruscating scene of coronation ceremony of Sri. Rama created by Smt.Anu Visveshwar of the five day Gombe Habba (dolls show) was inaugurated by

Smt. Vani Ganapathy well known Bharathanatya dancer bylighting the lamp with the help of a doll.

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of our culture. “It is high time thatit became the responsibility ofeveryone of us to see that theyare revived and not allowed tofade a way”, she added.

Dr. Mahesh Joshi, Addl,Director-General of Doordarshanwho was chief guest on theoccasion, reminded that GombeHabba which is part of Dasara

The students of Sandeepani Gurukula reciting of Devi stuties.

A scene from dolls show - Srikrishna Tulaabhaara.

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celebrations has a glorious history,dating back to the golden era ofKrishnadeva Raya of Vijayanagar.By organizing this display, theBhavan is bringing back to ourmemory India’s sacred pastembedded in our Puranas andPhilosophy.

He extended whole-heartedsupport to such worthyprogrammes of the Bhavanand congratulated Smt. AnuVisveshwar for getting up suchan impressive collection of dolls.

Earlier, after the functionbegan with the invocation and

recital of Devi Stuties by thestudents of SandeepaniGurukula, Sri. K.G. Raghavan,Hon. Secretary of Bhavan,welcomed the gathering,Smt. Seetha Ramachandra,Associate Secretary, BVB,proposed a vote of thanks.

SANDIPANI PUPILS

RECITING

DEVI STUTIS

A scene from dolls show - Mysooru Dassara

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A wide range of wild life

photographs of well-knowncamera artist B. Srinivas was aworthy sidelight of the function topresent the annual E. HanumanthaRao Wild Life Photographyaward at the ESV Hall of Bhavanon Sept 6. The function wasorganised by the Bhavan’sBangalore Kendra.

Sri. Srinivas himself was therecipient of the prestigious award,which was given away by Sri.K.G. Somasekhar, the renownedportrait photographer.

Sri. Somasekhar whocomplemented Sri. Srinivas onreceiving the coveted award,described the letter as a gifted

cameraman who is as well-knownfor his artistic skill as for hiscraftsmanship, as evidenced inhis works on display.

Replying to the felicitation,Sri. Srinivas thanked the familyof his late lamented friendE. Hanumantha Rao and theBhavan for the honour done tohim and assured that he wouldstrive to live upto theirexpectation.

WILD LIFE PICSOF AWARDWINNER ADD

GLITTER TO EVENT

Sri. K.G. Somasekhar, renowned portrait photographer, lighting the lamp to markthe five day E. Hanumantha Rao Wild Life Photograph Exhibition whileSri. B. Srinivas, the best Wild Life Photograph awardee, Sri. H.N. Suresh

Director, BVB and Sri. K.G. Raghavan, Hon. Secretary, BVB look on.

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Earlier, after the invocationSri. H.N. Suresh, Director,Bhavan’s Bangalore Kendra,welcomed the gathering,

Sri. K.G. Raghavan, Hon,Secretary of the Kendra, readout the citation. Smt Anita Nobelproposed a vote of thanks.

The recipient of Sri. E. Hanumantha Rao memorial best Wild Life PhotographAward - 2013 Sri. B. Srinivas being flanked with Sri. K.G. Somasekhar,

Sri. H.N. Suresh, Sri. K.G. Raghavan, and Sri. Dayananda Rao.

Dignitaries going round the Wild Life Photographes display.

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Availing opportunities for

improvement and development,prompt interaction with the coregroup in the industry, besidesimbibing leadership qualities andacumen, are the stepping stonesfor success, according toDr.V Parameshwara, well-knownphysician and ace cardiologist.He emphasized that thesepre-requisites were mandatoryfor recognition in life, at the sametime reminding the studentson the threshold of entering theirprofession that ‘there is no assetthat is greater than one’sintegrity’.

Delivering the address forthe annual convocation – 2013of the M.P. Birla Institute ofManagement on Sept 22,

Dr. Parameshwara said that onthat very point, there was no suchthing as a temporary breach ofintegrity, He agreed thatsometimes cheating start at thetop and pervade the organizationwhich is the initial indicator forpoor performance.

Referring to work ethicsDr.Parameshwara said, ‘yourwork speaks for you’ had beencomprehensively replaced by thenew mantra ‘right to aggressively

RISE IN ILLNESSDUE TO CHANGEIN LIFESTYLESAVERS ACE DOC

Sri. N. Ramanuja Chairman, BVB, honouring Dr. V. parameshwara, duringannual Convocation - 2013 of M.P. Birla Institute of Management along withSri. H.N. Suresh, Director, BVB, and Dr. N.S. Viswanath principal, MPBIM

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market your good work’ to attainrecognition. This phenomenonwhich cuts across Corporatesand business houses had extendedits reach to include the healthsector too and warned againstoverplay which not unoften mightprove counter productive.

Dr.Parameshwara who beganhis address by saying that such anoration was expected to deliverparting wisdom to graduatingstudents in the ever changingdomains of business andmanagement before they entertheir corporate career, concludedby exhorting that there waspotential in the mainstream ofgraduates for doing theextraordinary. That untappedpotential must be their passwordfor success the learned doctorprofessed.

Sri. N. Ramanuja, ChairmanMPBIM and Bhavan Karnatakarecalled the message ofDr. Parameshvar on striving forperfection which was a great

advise not only to students but forevery one. He suggested studentsto internalize this message forachieving success.

Sri H.N. Suresh Director,of the Kendra who has the chiefguest, emphasized on the valuesystem required in the managersof today and on how managersshould fulfill the demands of thatsystem. Education is not completewithout this. He recollectedthe views of Kulpati Dr. K.M.Munshi ji, in this context.

Dr. N.S. Viswanath,Principal, Director, whowelcomed the gatheringadministered the messageof Taittiriya Upanishad to thestudents. Sri. Likhith who baggedfour medals was the outstandingstudent of the batch.

The proceedings began withthe invocation by Prof. Navya.Dr. N.S. Viswanathwelcomed the dignitariesand Prof. K.L. Ramadasproposed the vote of thanks.

DR. PARAMESHWARA

SUGGESTS

PASS WORD

FOR SUCCESS

MESSAGE

OF

TAITTIRIYA

UPANISHAD

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SMT. SARASWATHI ENDOWMENT TWO MUSICPROGRAMMES : SEP 29, 2013 AT IIWC, BANGALORE

Sugama Sangeetha by Sharmila Kumble and party

Carnatic music on Harmonium byKarnataka Kalashree Vid. C. Raamdas and party

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BHAVAN - INFOSYS FOUNDATIONMUSIC PROGRAMMES AT INDIAN INSTITUTEOF WORLD CULTURE, BANGALORE

September 26, 2013 : Sugama Sangeetha by Smt. Radhika Balakrishnan and party

October 17, 2013 : Sugama Sangeetha by Sri. Shivananda S. Bhat and party

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The Bhavan's BangaloreKendra regrets to announcethat Smt. Rama Raghavan,wife of its Hon. SecretarySri K G Raghavan passedaway on Oct 17. The endcame to the 53-year oldmember of Bhavan’sProgramme and Projectssub-committee, after a briefillness. Besides her husbandshe leaves behind twodaughters and a host ofrelatives and friends tobemoan her loss.

The members ofthe Kendra Committee,the other members and thestaff, convey their heartfelt condolences to Sri K.G.Raghavan and to the bereavedfamily, on their bereavement.

May her soul rest inpeace.

OBITUARY

Smt. Rama Raghavan

The passing away of SantBhadragiri Achuta Das onOctober 22, is a great loss toBhavan’s Bangalore Kendra.The renowned HarikathaVidwan who was 84, wasassociated with the Kendraalmost since its inception.

Like his other twobrothers Sant Keshava Daswho predeceased him, andSri Sarvothama Pai, SantAchuta Das was well knownfor his musical discourses filledwith an array of devotionallyrics drawn from differentlanguages. A Rajyotsava andState Sangeet Nritya Academyaward winner, he was alsomember of the Academy for aterm. By his loss the Harikathastage has indeed becomepoorer.

The Bhavan pays itshomage to the departed soul.

Sant Bhadragiri Achuta Das

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Sat - Sun 5.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall 2 - 3 2 days Parveen BegumSmruti Music & Educational Trust (R)Music : Tribute to Ustad Abdul KhadarKhan, Pt Basavaraj Bendigeri andParveen BegumSarangi Jugalbandi: Sri. Farooque Latif,and Sri. Sarwar HussainVocal : Pt. Venkatesh KumarBansuri : Sri. Sameer RaoKathak : Sri. Rajendra, andSmt. Nirumapa Rajendra

Sun - 5.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall 3. Sarangi Solo : Sri. Sarfaraaz KhanVocal : Ustad Arshad Ali KhanTabla Solo : Pt. Makarand TulankarVocal : Ustad Faiyaz Khan

Mon - Wed 4.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall 4 - 6 Shantha RamachandraEndowment - 3 days discourse bySri ‘M’ on ‘Akshara Brahma Yoga,8th Chapter, Bagavatgita 4, 5, 6.

Tue 5.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall 12. AIR Music – Public Service Broadcasting Day.

Carnatic Vocal concert - Jugalbandi

Tue 6.00 p.m. - ESV Hall 12. Annual Convocation - H.B. Collegeof Communication & ManagementChief Guest : Sri. Chiranjeev SinghFormer Chief Secretary, Govt ofKarnataka & former Ambassador toUNESCO

Thu 6.00 p.m. - Sugama Sangeetha by 14. Sri. Sadashiv Bhat (in association with Infosys

Foundation) Venue : Indian Institute of World Culture, Basavana Gudi

PROGRAMME :NOVEMBER - 2013

Sun 10.30 a.m. - Seminor on books 17. Written by Sri. N. Vasudhendra Participants : Sri. T.P. Ashok Senior Critic, Sagar, Sri. Viveka Shanabhaga, Famous Novelist Sri. O.L. Nagabhushan Swamy Senior Critic, Presided by : Sri. Shataavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh, Noted ScholarVenue : Indian Institute of World Culture, Basavana Gudi

Sun 3.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall 17. Annual convocation ofAstrology course

Wed 5.00 p.m.20. BVB and Rotary Indiranagar,Kannada Rajyotsava culturalprogrammes featuring Folk dance,Carnatic Music byMysore Police Band and KarnatkaNrutya Vahini by Nupura troupeChief Guest : Dr. ChandrashekarKambara, Jnanapeeth AwardeeVenue : Chowdaiah Memorial Hall

Sat 6. 45 p.m. - ESV Hall 23. Lecture on AstrologySubject : Health and Humour byDr. Anjanappa, MBBS, MSH.O.D. Emergency Surgery, P.E.S.Medical College, Kuppam

Sun 11. 00 a.m. - Khincha Hall 24. Bhavan’s Kala BharathiAnnual Convocation

Thu 6.00 p.m. - Sugama Sangeetha by 28. Kum. Gouthami S. Murthy (in association with Infosys Foundation)Venue : IIWC, Basavanagudi

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November - 2013

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB) incollaboration with Bharathiya JyothishaSamsthan will commence academic course inAstrology from the first Saturday of January2014.

The course, titled “Jyotishya Pravesha”, willbe held for ten months in English, on everySaturday and Sunday.

Interested may contact Deputy Director,Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan over phone on22201959 / 22267421 / 22267421 or call9343055008

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