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“For a musician, the Swara isGod. By exploring the swara, heverily worships God”, observesUstad Amjad Ali Khan the Sarodmaestro at a function organised bythe Bhavan at Ravindra Kalakshetraon Jan 31.

AMJAD MAKES HIS NOTION AS FLUENT AS HIS TUNES

Sarod Maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan being felicitated by H.E. Dr. H.R. Bhardwaj,Governor of Karnataka while other dignitaries on the dias looks on

Six book launcheda atBVB - Page 3

Founders day -Page - 6

South Centreanniversary Page - 8

BIMS, visits KaliyuvaMane Page - 12

The Ustad was speaking toreporters after being felicitated byDr. H.R. Bhardwaj, the Governor onbehalf of the Bhavan. Dr. MathoorKrishnamurti, Bhavan’s Director,read out the citation that waspresented to the maestro on theoccasion.

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The concert itself was abenefit performance to raisefunds for the Bhavan’sBangalore Press School.

Elaborating on his concept,the Ustad said he felt connectedto every religion through Swaraas different religions were likedifferent Swaras linkedtogether in a raga. When theseragas are blended together, theymake a melody.

In the same way, differentreligions have come together toform into an incredible,composite India. This was hisnotion of God, music and thenation he added.

The popular haunt ofconnoisseurs in the city waspacked to capacity to listen tothis great artiste. Nor were they

disappointed, thoroughlyenjoying and creating a rapportfor the rare feast of music.He was ably accompanied byPt. Satyajit Talwalkar (Tabla,)Vid T.A.S. Mani (Mridanga)and Ms Amritha Rao onTanpura.

The concert itself startedwith rag Kedar of the KalyanThaat. After a crisp jod andjhala, he delineated a lilting,rhythmic chez to embolish themelody. This was followed byGanesh Kalyan, a compositionof his own in propitiation oflord Ganesha. A pleasingcomposition in raga CharuKeshia South Indian melodyand ‘Vaishnava Janato’, thefavorite Narari Bhagat Bhajanof Gandhiji completed the list.

What was of specialinterest to the uninitiated wasthe way he rendered each notepertaining to the correspondingraga. This made the musicalfare of the evening moreenjoyable, more rewarding.

RELIGIONS HAVECOME TOGETHERTO FORMINCREDIBLE,INDIA

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“Yesterday (Jan 30) wasSarvodaya Day, a day we havecome to observe as martyr’sday, a day 62 years ago whenGandhiji was killed” at thehands of an assassin”, recalledProf M.H. Krishnaiah,Chairman, State Sahitya

Academy on Jan 31" andlamented in the some breath“what a pathetic change hascome about in the affairs of thiscountry”.

He was speaking as ChiefGuest at a function of the

Bhavan where four volumes(Nos. 16, 17, 18, & 19) ofGandhi Kruthi Sanchaya(translated works of MahatmaGandhi), the VII volume ofGandhi Upanishad, an Englishtranslation of Dr. MathoorKrishnamurti’s writing inKannada under the same title,English translation by Sri S.N.Chandrasekhar and “Pagesfrom History”, a collection ofarticles of Prof. A.V. NarasimhaMurthy, Chairman of Bhavan’s

Prof. M.H. Krishnaiah, Chairman, State Sahitya Academy (Fourth from the left)launching the book 'Gandhi Krithi Sanchaya' and other ........

Bhavans dignitaries join the celebrations

BOOKS THATENRICHGANDHIANLITERATURE

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Mysore Kendra serialised in anEnglish daily Star of Mysore.

Prof. Krishnaiah was sorethat all the values that Gandhijiheld high and lived for, havebeen diluted beyond recognitionby the very people who keepquoting him day in and day outonly to such an extent thatmany a time one is made towonder if it would have beenbetter if the country had notwon freedom from the Britishyoke at all. It is in this light thatthe series on Gandhiji’s worksare of great significance” headded.

Sri Krishnaiah however,was in a more pleasureableframe of mind when he referredto the 400-page volume“Pages from History” ofProf Narasimha Murthy.Referring to a number ofhistorical anecdotes from itspages, he explained how theymade excellent reading. Hewas sure the book would be a

valuable addition for bothprivate and public libraries.

Dr. Meena Deshpande, theEditor of “Gandhi KrithiSanchaya” paid rich tributes tothe several Gandhian scholarswho had translated the worksand some of whom she said hadsingly translated an entirevolume. She gave a gist of thecontents of the numbers underrelease, incidentally quotingfrom their pages forhighlighting Gandhian ideals.

Prof Narasimha Murthywho spoke about his bookexplained how Sri N.Ramanuja, Chairman, BhavanKarnataka was responsible forstarting the series, about fiveyears ago. As one mightobserve some of the interestingand important occurrencesmight go unnoticed. He wassure that a reader will enrich hisknowledge of history, “whichwas by no means mere warsand memorizing the years”.

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Dr. Mathoor Krishnamurtiauthor of Gandhi Upanishad,read out a chapter from thetranslator version of the work topoint out how interesting arethe events connected with thelife and works of Bapuji. It maynot be possible for everyone toread the entire works ofGandhiji. “Such being the caseGandhi Upanishad would helphim to set a glimpse of his lifeand the values he stood for”.

Earlier, after an invocationof “Vaishnava Janato” by

Prof. N. Krishnaswamy and“Suno Suno ye DuniyawaleBapuki yeh Amar Kahani” bySri. Nagaraj of Shivamogga,Sri. N. Ramanuja welcomedthe gathering and explainedthe purpose of the function.

LIFE ANDWORKS OFGANDHIJI

BOOK LAUNCH : Kareyade Hodaru.....

(L-R) Smt. Sailakshmi (author)Prof. L.S. Sheshagiri Rao, Dr. C.N.

Ramachandra and Sri. H. N.Suresh at the book launch function

on Feb. 21. at Bhavan.

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VARIETYMARKSFOUNDER’SDAY FARE

RICH TRIBUTESTO BHAVANFOR RENDERINGINVALUABLESERVICE

The need to educatechildren of our country aboutour culture was emphasized bySri. I.M. Vittala Murthy,Secretary to the State, Dept ofYouth Services and Sports at afunction of the Bhavan onJanuary 22.

Inaugurating the three-dayFounders Day programmeSri. Vittala Murthy paid richtribute to Bhavan in renderinginvaluable service in the fieldof art and culture. He recalledthe days when he used to bringhis children to Kala Bharathiclasses during the eightees.

After an invocation bySmt. Prasanna Lakshmiand Smt. Arathi Rani,Sri. C.N. Ashok Kumar,Administrative Officer, whilewelcoming the chief guest gavea briefing about the significanceof Founders Day programme.Sri. H.N. Suresh, Director of

Programmes and Projectsproposed a vote of thanks.

The programme for theannual Founder's day startedwith Sugama Sangeeth bystudents of Kala Bharathi underGanesh Desai, followed bya Flute recital under thedirection of Smt. DwarakiKrishnaswamy andBharatanatya under GuruDeepti Mukund. On thesecond day, Saturday studentsof Kathak under ChitraVenugopal, Veena underUma, Violin under M. Rajeshand Mridanga under T.A.S.Mani took part in theprogramme. The programmefor the concluding day, Sunday,comprised Vocal Under H.V.Gayathri, Tabla under DattusaKabadi and Key Board underPrasanna Kumar.

The festival was wellattended by parents andconnoisseurs.

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Sri I.M. Vittala Murthy, IAS, Secretary to the State, Dept of Youth Services & Sportsinaugurating the three days Founders Day Programme

Sugama Sangeetha being performed by Kala Bharathi students

Students performing Carnatic Vocal

StudentsperformingBharatanatya

PHOTOGALARY :KALABHARATHI2010

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FOURTHANNIVERSARYOF BHAVAN’SSOUTHCENTRE

A wide variety of musicand dance marked the Bhavan’sSouth Centre Center’s fourthanniversary celebration at theKhincha auditorium on Feb 7.

The celebrations in whichthe students of the differentdisciplines of the Centredisplayed their talent wasinaugurated by Dr. MathoorKrishnamurti, Director of theBhavan, who praised the effortsof the faculties in nourishingthe inherent talent of theaspirants.

The well-chalked outprogramme consisted of vocalmusic under the direction ofB.N. Bhageerathi, violin recitalunder the direction of MohanaNagaraj, mridanga under thedirection of Vasudeva Rao,bharatanatya under thedirection of Swetha Laxman,flute under the direction ofM.S. Sreenivasamurthy, tablaunder the direction ofChandrashekar and Kathakunder the direction of

V. Bharathi. Besides there wasa display of drawing andpainting by students underA. Naveen Kumar.

Earlier, the programmegot off to an auspicious startwith vedic prayers underSri. Nagaraj. Smt. PremaThotadri who welcomed thegathering, appreciated thecooperation and the patronagehad received from the membersof the faculty and the parents tomake a success of it.

On the occasion,Dr. Mathoor Krishnamurti,who was presented with a flurryof mementoes by the students,announced that the centrewould soon be shifted to itsnew premises on the MysoreRoad,

As many as 200 buddingartistes took part in theprogramme of the Centre whichis flourishing under theguidance of Smt. PremaThotadri and SmtNagarathna.

NEW VENUEFOR SOUTHCENTRE SOON

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Tabla Group

Violin Group

Carnatic Vocal Group

Kathak Group (Juniors)

Kathak Group (Seniors)

200 BUDDINGARTISTESTOOK PARTIN THEPROGRAMME

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The Bhavan’s KodaguVidyalaya, Madikeri on Feb 2.had transformed itself into averitable environmentalist’sdelight, a bevy of tiny tots intheir variegated attire fillingthe roles of flora and fauna tomake it meaningful.

It was a fine way ofcreating ecological awarenessin the kids in LKG and UKG.If the programme under the title“Knowledge Day” highlightedthe fauna aspect. “Farm House”was as eloquent to unfold itsfloral counter part. To enrichthe portrayal, the childrendonned the roles of a widevariety of characters to fill thebill.

On the one hand they couldbe seen as peacocks, butterflies,parrots, koels ducks, crows,hens, pigeons, fish, all in gayabandon to project as idea of

BHAVAN'SKODAGUVIDYALAYA

- A REPORT

a mini zoo. On the other theycould be seen as inanimateobjects like a hut here, and avariety of plants to seem as aflorid garden. There were kidswho represented the life givingvitamins while there were thosewho as doctors prescribed themto ensure a healthy living.It was a colourful panoramawhere the kids made itabundantly clear that they notonly had talent but also knewthe characteristics of thedifferent species they enacted.

True the role of the parentsand teachers in making theprogramme enjoyable cannever be over emphasized,but the fact remains that thechildren numbering morethan 110 displayed themselvesan creditably to lend substanceto the idea and thus make itwholly rewarding.

KNOWLEDGEDAY

FARM HOUSE

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on 26th Jan 2010,Republic day, students ofBhavan’s Institute ofManagement - Mysore,Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan visitedKaliyuva Mane (A Kannadaword which means “home forlearning) is an alternativeschool started by Divya Deepain June 2005 to educatePhysically, Emotionally,Educationally, Economicallyand Socially challengedchildren who either drop out

“E-Week Inaugurated atBhavan’s Institute ofManagement –Mysore”

Seen in the picture are from(R to L) Dr. A.T. Bhashyam,Sri N. Ramanuja, Chairmen, BVB,Karnataka, Dr N.S. Viswanath,Director – Academics, Dr. A.V.Narasimha Murthy, Resident Director,Prof. Rohini G. Shetty and students.

or fail to reach the desirededucational standards due toilliteracy, ignorance and povertyof the parents, lack ofinfrastructure in the villageschools etc.

Students donated foodgrains, sweets, note books,stationary, etc to encouragethe inmates of Kaliyuva mane,also they shared theirknowledge and played somegames with them. Hence sharedtheir day with the kids.

BIMM : REPUBLIC DAY AT KALIYUVA MANE

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DR. G. SRINIVASAMURTIENDOWMENT

LECTURE /BOOK

RELEASE

HERBS ASCURE FORSPECIFICAILMENTS

A rich variety of notunfamiliar medicinal plantsand their use as cure forcommon place ailmentswas laid fare in a talk byDr. Vasundara Bhupati, well-known Ayurveda Physician atthe Bhavan on Feb 4.

Speaking for the Bhavan’sDr G. Srinivasamurtiendowment, Dr. Vasundara

listed a number of plants thatare easily procurable and areeffective in curing a varietyof specific ailments. The list

included : Amrutaballieffective in all kind offever, Mangaravalli, effective

in curing piles and in bonesetting, Bhrungaraja to cureindigestion and skin ailmentsas also jaundice.

Dasavala (Hibiscus) ascure of thirst and dysentery,Doddapatre as anti Histamine,Ondelaga for chronic ulcersand eczema, psoriasis, Jaji aseffective to stop lactation,Nelabevu in the cure of fever

Dr. Vasundara Bhupati second from the left and other dignitaries pose after launchingthe book "Ganeshana Poojeya Pathregalu Haagu Ayurveda" authored by her.

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'GANESHANAPOOJEYAPATHREGALUHAGUAYURVEDA'

and even cholera, LemonGrass in the cure of dyspepsia,Jeshta Madhu against coughand for clearing voice,especially useful for vocalistsHippali, which mixed withpepper and honey is ideal inthe cure of chronic coughs,Audusoge, its bark whenpowdered useful against coughand even asthama, Sihi Tulasifor diabetic and Brahmi insharpening memory.

The occasion alsomarked the launch of Dr.Vasundara’s book entitled“Ganeshana Poojeya PathregaluHagu Ayurveda”. The bookwas launched by Sri Jayaram

Adiga, Director, Bhavan’sMadhyama Academy, ProfN.S. Leela retired professor ofthe MES College,Malleswaram,was the chief guest at thefunction held in the ESV Hall.

How all these herbs singlyor in combination with eachother, could be effective in thetreatment of several otherailments was part of the talk.

MEDIA CAPTAINS TO FACE STUDENTSMadhyama Bharathi has

launched a series of weeklysessions on every Saturdayforenoon. This includes theevent namely "Media Captainsto Face Students", anopportunity to students toknow eminent Media Captainsand get best from them onmedia matters.

March month Schedule :One month certificateprogramme on Art ofAnchoring And Voice Culture

and workshops with certificateson Photo Journalism.(For details : M. JayaramaAdiga, Director, MadhyamaBharathi Cell - 9986506475.

Sri. Vivekananda R.C.Bhavan's H.B. College,Kannada P.G. Diploma studentwas responsible for theBhavan's team to win twoprizes, one for media reporting,another in quiz event, inMedia Fest-2010 of KarnatakUniversity, Dharwar.

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PANDITRAMA RAONAIK BIRTHCENTENARYPHOTO FEATURE

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavanand Pandit Ramarao V. NaikJanma Shatabdhi SamarohSamithi jointly organised a day -long birth centenary musicfestival on Feb 21. Here arecouple of pictures taken on theoccasion.

Senior students of Pt. Rama Rao Naik presentingcompositions of Rama Rao Naik

Ustad Ghulam Hasnain Khan (Raja Miya)performing for Pt. Rama Rao Naik

Centenary music festival.

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Fri 9.00 a.m. 5. Khincha Auditorium Evigna - Annual fest by Bhavan's Marshall MBA Students

Sun 5.00 p.m.7. Khincha Auditorium :

Culturazzi presents Film Screening of French Feature Film:The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Juilan Schnabel Visit www.culturazzi.org for more details.

Sat 12.00 noon 13. Khincha Auditorium American Cornor presents English Feature Film : CASABLANCA Directed by Michael Curtiz

6.00 p.m. - Khincha Auditorium Raj Guru Smruthi Annual - Sangeeth Samaroh Hindustani Vocal recital by Pt. Srinivas Joshi & Smt. Aarti Anjalikar

Sun 10.00 a.m.: 14. Khincha Auditorium Hindustani Vocal recital by Pt. Parameshwara Hegde and Pt. Gundecha brothers

PROGRAMME :MARCH2010

Sun 14. - 6.00 p.m. :Sarod recital by Pt. Parthasarathy Hindustani Vocal recital by Pt. Srikanth Kulkarni

Fri 6.00 p.m. Khincha Auditorium 19. Art & Music - Art : Drawing & Painting exhibition by Sri B.N. Srinath Music : Hindustani Vocal by Sri Dattatreya Valenkar (Painting exhibition is open till March 21 from 11.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. daily)

Sun 6.00 p.m. Khincha Auditorium 21. Sudaya Suryaastha Foundation Shadow puppetery show.

Sat 6.00 p.m. : ESV Hall 27. Astrology lecture Subject : Ancient Astronomy by Dr. S. Balachandra Rao

Sun 11.00 a.m. 28. Khincha Auditorium : Launching of book Sri Manu Baligar :Baduku Baraha Director, Kannada & Culture Dept, Govt of Karnataka. Chief Guest : Sri. S.V. Ranganath IAS Chief Secretary, Govt of KarnatakaDr. Parameshwara Hegde

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