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NewsNewsNewsNewsNewsMORAL EDUCATION MOOTED TO

OVERCOME FLAWS IN THE SYSTEM

Launching of the book Messges from Parliament authored by

Dr. M. Rama Jois. From R to L Sri. M.V. RajaShekaran, Sri. D.H. Shankara Murthy, Nadoja

Dr. G. Venkatasubbaiah, Dr. M. Rama Jois, Sri. H.N. Suresh, Sri. C.N. Shyam Sundar,

Dr. S. Ranganath, Justice M. Rama Krishna, Dr. Taranath, S. Sagar, Sri. U.B. Courtina.

Flaws in a system that can’t be

set right legally can be altered bymeans of moral education, accordingto Sri D H Shankaramurthy,Chairman, State Legislative Council.

Speaking at the festival ofRaksha Bandhan, jointly got up bythe Bangalore Kendra of Bhavan and

Bharatiya Vikas Parishat on August 10,Sri Shankaramurthy added that thishowever should have the support ofeveryone concerned. He also releaseda book on the “Messages written onIndian Parliament”, a book compiledby Dr. M.Rama Jois, MP and formerGovernor of Bihar and Jharkhand.

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Sri Shankaramurthy iteratedthat a sitting judge of the SupremeCourt had emphasized on thesame point. He further opined thatsuch an education could beimparted through the BhagavadGita.

Endorsing his views,Sri Shankaramurthy assertedthat the Gita didn’t belong toany one religion. It is a universaltreatise that was meant for theupliftment of the whole humanity.Yet, he regretted that if manygood ideas of this wonderfulbook was used to teach students,it was dubbed as laced with ochrecolour. What sort of state ofaffairs that is prevailing in ourmidst, he bemoaned.

Speaking on the occasion,Dr. Rama Jois ridiculed that whilethe person who is involved inassaulting women is sentenced bylaw, there is no legal relief for the

victim, who he said has to endurethe suffering not only during herlife time, but even after her death.Is there no solution to suchanomalies, he asked.

Among those present atthe function, included JusticeM Ramakrishna, retiredChief Justice of the High Courtof Jammu and Kashmir,LexicographerDr. G Venkatasubbiah,Dr. Taranath S Sagar, Presidentof Baldwin Methodist EducationSociety, Sri M V Rajashekar,former Union Minister andSri H N Suresh, Director BVB.

Rakhi beingtied to JusticeDr. M. RamaJois, FormerGovernor of

Bihar &Jharkhand

while NadojaDr. G.

Venkatasubbaiah,Lexicographer

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On the 3rd.August,2014,

Maha-Maya and Bharatiya VidyaBhavan conducted the AnnualEndowment Programme “Guru-Vandana” , at KhinchaAuditorium in memory of theirGurus Smt. UK ChandrabhagaDevi & Prof. US Krishna Rao.Dr. Sarvotham Kamat welcomedthe gathering.

Sneha Narayan, disciple ofGuru Praveen Kumar andrecipient of the Prof..U.S KrishnaRao and Smt. U.K.Chandrabhaga Devi Scholarshipwas featured in an evening ofBharatanatyam, showcasing someworks of Gurus U.S. KrishnaRao and Chandrabhagha Deviand her present Guru, Sri.Praveen Kumar.

Sneha started the evening’sperformance with one of theearliest compositions of USK’s -Vignaraja Saraswathi Stotram in

Ragamalika & Talamalika .This was followed by a Jathiswarain Raga Kalyani set to Adi Tala.Next, was the composition ofLingaraja- Shringara Lahari, amaster piece of the USK’s whereSneha brought out the gracefulaspects of their choreography tothe fore.

These items were taught toSneha by Smt.ShobhaVenkatramani who is theSenior disciple of the KrishnaRaos’. Shobha took time totrain young Sneha in bringing outthe nuances of these items.

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Sneha later performed aDevaranama, Kadagola TarennaChinnave, a composition of well-known saint-poet PurandaraDasa.in Raga Yaman Kalyani,setto Adi Tala and a Tillana in RagaSimhendra Madhyama set toAdi Tala taught by her presentGuru Praveen Kumar one of theleading male dancers ofBangalore.

Sneha gave a laudableperformance and won theappreciation of the critics and theaudience.

She was supported by herGuru Praveen Kumar, & Smt.

Shobha Venkataramani on theNattuvangam, on vocal bySri.Raghuram on the MridangamSri. Rangaswami ,one of thesenior-most musicians who usedto accompany the Rao coupleand Sri. Dayakar, who played theviolin.

Smt. Radha Sridhar, theChief Guest of the evening, sharedher fond memories of her Guruswith the audience. Smt. GayatriReddy, who has been generousenough to institute the scholarshipin the name of her GurusProf. US Krishna Rao & Smt.Chandrabhagha Devi was alsopresent on the dais and honouredthe artists of the evening.

The second half of theprogramme was a Bharatanatyamrecital by well-known danseuseAnuradha Vikranth and DrishtiDance Ensemble.

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Anuradha and her disciplescommenced with Anjali followedby Ganapathi Vandana –aninvocation to Lord GaneshaThe Lord of the Beginnings andthe Remover of all Obstacles.This was in Raga Saramati set toAdi Tala.Next piece was called aAshtadvarga – describing the 6passions of the mind or theenemies of our own self – whichare kama (lust), krodha (anger), lobha (greed), moha (delusion), mada(pride) and matsarya (jealousy)

These are the negativecharacteristics which prevent manfrom realizing the atman (Realitythat is his True Being). This piecewas in Ragamalika and Adi Tala.

Next was a Shiva Padamby the Drishti ensemble who

executed this piece vibrantly.Some of the charis and Karanasof the Natyashastra were used inthe motifs of the choreography.This composition is by Nijagunasaint the sage who propagated the shaivism in Karnataka.

Anuradha Vikranth used theelements of Natyashastra in thechoreography as learnt by GuruDr. Padma Subramanyam.

Anuradha presented aPadam (Sendravaruvenandra).In this padam, the young newlymarried woman is telling her sakhiabout her husband who has toldher that he would come backsoon after he finishes his work.As the days have passed by,she is unable to bear the shortseparation. She recollects all thebeautiful moments she has spentwith him and is eagerly awaitinghis arrival. This piece is in RagaMalika, Adi Tala, Choreographedby Dr. Padma Subhramanyam.

The curtains came downwith a vibrant Tillana in RagaSumarasaranjini and Adi Tala.

Bharatanatyam Recitalby Sneha Narayan

SOME OF THECHARIS ANDKARANAS OF THENATYASHASTRAWERE USED IN THEMOTIFS OF THECHOREOGRAPHY

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FILM FESTIVAL : NAGABHARANA – SINIMAVARANA

SL.

NO . DATE / DAY EVENT / FILMS TIME

1 14/09/14 Inauguration 10.00 a.m.

SUNDAY

1) Akasmika 11.00 a.m. – 1.30 p.m.

2) Janumada Jodi 2.30 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.

3) Aasphota 5.30 p.m.– 7.30 p.m.

2 15/09/14 4) Grahana 3.00 p.m.– 5.00 p.m.

MONDAY

5) Banker Margaia 5.30 p.m.– 8.00 p.m.

3 16/09/14 6) Chinnari Mutta 3.00 p.m.– 5.00 p.m.

TUESDAY

7) Kamsale Kaisale 5.30 p.m.– 7.30 p.m.

4 17/09/14 8) Kallarali Hoovagi 3.00 p.m.– 5.30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

9) Nagamandala 6.00 p.m.– 8.15 p.m.

5 18/09/14 10) Santa Shishunaala 3.00 p.m.– 5.30 p.m.

THURSDAY Shareefa

11) Mysore Mallige 6.00 p.m.– 8.30 p.m.

6 19/09/14 12) Singarevva 3.00 p.m.– 5.30 p.m.

FRIDAY

13) Vimochane 6.00 p.m.– 8.30 p.m.

7 20/09/14 14) Chigurida Kanasu 11.00 a.m.– 1.30 p.m.

SATURDAY

Interactive Seminar 3.00 p.m.– 5.00 p.m.

about the Films

5.00 p.m. – Tea Break

Valedictory Function 5.30 p.m.

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Dr. Ramakant Pandey wellknown scholar from RashtreeyaSanskrit Samsthan, New Delhi,was to speak on Upanishads-Karma Meemamsa and BrahmaMeemamasa . But Dr. Pandeyrequested permission to speakabout Pandit Gangadhar Shastrione of the most reputed SanskritScholars of recent times. It is amatter of pride to Kannadigas thatthis great scholar hailed fromHesaraghatta village nearBangalore. Pt. GangadharShastri was also Sabha Panditaof Kashi Naresh. Dr. Pandeysaid that this paper was a tributeto Pt Shastri’s scholarship. In hispresentation in clear Sanskritlanguage, he began with shlokafrom the work of Pt Shastri basedon Upanishads and was indeedthe essence of upanishads.

Dr. Pandey dwelt onPt Shastri’s Ali Vilasa Sallapam,a modern work based onUpanishads which was a toweringcontribution in the cause of

Upanishads. It was interesting tonote that a bee goes from flowerto flower to collect honey and likewise scholar goes from teacher toteacher in the quest ofKnowledge. After the talk,thanking Dr. Pandey, Dr.Ranganath, drew the attention tothe connection betweenphilosophy and poetry wherepoetry culminates into philosophy.

Dr. T V Satyanarayanaspoke on the Upasanas inUpanishads. Dr. Satyanartayanawas the Dy Director of Orientalresearch Instutute, Mysore.In his lucid presentation,Dr. satyanarayana stressed thatthe Upanishads show us the pathin realizing the ever present truthsor Nitya saatyas. Physical truthswhich manifest to us are visiblefor us to see. How things cameinto being and get lost? Ourancient sages poindered andmade efforts made to realizethem. These rishis were verilythe scientists. The process ofrealizing these truths itself isupasana. Dr. satyanarayanadrew our attention to the meaning

Dr. Ramakant Pandey

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of Upasana- meaning sit nearbywhich is Upanishad itself. Theseupanishads contain many upasanasby which you realise the truth.All Vidyas or knowledge includingBhakti all are Upasanas. He spokeof Nachiketagni which is namedafter Nachiketas as a mark of hisdedication for realizing theultimate truth.

Brahmachari Sujaychaitanya of ChinmayaMission, Bangalore spoke onSwami Chinmayananda’sinterpretations of Upanishads.It is everybody’s knowledgeon how Poojya Gurudev SwamiChinmayananadaji tirelesslyworked for spreading the messageof Upanishads to the commonpeople in his unique mannerthrough various anecdotes.Through these anecdoteshe was able to comjunicate thecomplicated upanishadic conceptsin a simple manner. Br. Sujay jireferred to his most populat‘Movie theatre’ example where

we get gradually absorbed in theplot with no control over our mindand become slave to the storyteller.

Thanking the speaker,Dr. Ranganth rightly comparedthe knowledge of Chinmaya tothat of an ocean.

In the guest lectureseries, Dr. C V Vishveshwarashared his thoughts on‘What Upanishads mean tome’. It may be noted thatDr. C. V. Vishveshwara is anIndian scientist and one of thepioneers in black hole physics.Specializing in Einstein’s GeneralRelativity, he has workedextensively on the theory ofblack holes and made majorcontributions to this field ofresearch since its very beginning.With initial interest in particlephysics Dr. Vishveshwara joinedColumbia University, where RobertW. Fuller was his mentor. Later hedeveloped interest in GeneralRelativity and encouraged bySri Sujay Chaitanya

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Fuller, transferred to University ofMaryland to work with CharlesW. Misner. Working on theStability of the SchwarzschildBlack Hole under Misner, heobtained his PhD from theUniversity of Maryland.

As founder-director of thePlanetarium in Bangalore, he haswritten the scripts of severalplanetarium programmes anddirected them. Dr. Vishveshwarahas also produced two shortscience films.

Dr. Vishveshwara startedwith a play on Nachikethawritten by his father which had atremendous impact on him.He touched upon the quantumfluctuation and origin of thecosmos quoting from Mundakawhich elaborates on the propertiesof vacuum which is most activeand the cause for creation. Hespoke of the research into thevedas concluded with creationhymn of the Nasadiya Sutra,which has been translated by

Max muller. He also drewreferences to Will Durant’smagnum opus, the Story ofCivilisation

In this thanks giving talkDr. Ranganath rememberedDevudu’s Meemamsa Darpana,Shulbha sutras and ‘Hiranmayenapatrena’, Concept of Ritha,Cosmology in Rigveda, andhumour which was interwovenin Dr. Vishveshwara’s talk.

Prof. Abhiraj RajendraMishra made a presentation onthe ‘Impact of Upanishads onModern Sanskrit literature’Prof. Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra is aSanskrit author, poet, lyricist,playwright and the former Vice-Chancellor of the SampurnanandSanskrit University, Varanasi.He has served as the head ofdepartment of Sanskrit inHimachalPradesh University, Shimla. Hehas also been a visiting professorat the University of Indonesia, theoldest university of Indonesia.

Prof. Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra

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Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra isthe winner of Sahitya AkademiAward for Sanskrit for the year1988. He is popularly known asTriveGî Kavi. He has composedmany books in Sanskrit,Hindi, English and Bhojpuri.A celebrated author in modernSanskrit literature, his majorworks are kshugandha, Aranyani,Abhiraja-Yasobhushanam, Dhara-Mandaviyam, Janaki-Jivanam,Madhuparni, Samskrit SahityaMein Anyokti, Sapta-Dhara,Poetry and Poetics, Abhiraja-Sahasrakam,Natya-Panchagavyam, Natya-Panchamritam, Vag-Vadhuti,Mridvika, Srutimbhara, Bali-DvipeBharatiya Samskritih, Vimsa-Satabdi-Samskrita-Kavyamritam(ed.), Sejarah KesusatraanSanskerta (History of Sanskrit inBahasa Indonesia), Suvarna-Dvipiya Rama-Katha, Samskrita-Satakam.. It is pertinent to notethat seventeen scholars haveobtained their PhDs on the worksof Prof. Mishra and ten more areworking towards doctoral awards.

In his presentation he saidSanskrit the ancient literature wasVilakshna Vangmaya with noparallels, exceeding the limits ofall literature. He observed MaxMuller’s opinion that India andGreece are two opposite poles-Greeks appreciated the physicalworld as reality while the Indianwent beyond and said that thisworld was an illusion. Hence noIndians did not write history ofmen. They wrote the history ofatman. Prof Mishra spoke ofDara Shikov, son of Moghal KingShahjehan who learnt Upanishadsand got 50 of them translated intoPersian.

He said Indian life in entiretyis influenced by Upanishads, itsgrowth, thinking, literature, at al.He concluded his talk saying thatthe Sandesh of Upanishads isAnant Gyan - Global Shanti whichis the very doctrine of Upanishads

Dr. Ramakant Shukla ji- anequally creative writer spoke ofImpact on Hindi litertature.Dr. Ranganth described Dr. Shuklaas ‘Sragvini Raja’ and a poet parexcellenace. Many scholars haveDr. Ramakant Shukla

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obtained their doctorates on theworks of Dr. Shukla.

It is interesting to note that‘Bhati Me Bharatam’, a series oftwenty television episodes writtenand directed by Dr.Rama KantShukla. Bhati Me Bharatamdepicts India as a symbol for UnityIn Diversity.

Dr. Shukla spoke in English,referring to the four eras in HindiLiterature Adi kala, PoorvaMadhyama Kala, UttaraMadhyama Kala and Adhunik kalaand went on to explain how allthese eras were influenced byUpanishads.

Impact on teluguliterature was presented byDr. Viswanadha Rao ofRajamandri. A PhD in PoetryAndhra University and visitingprofessor at many Indianuniversities, Dr. Rao traced theimpact of upanishadic thoughtson philiopsphy and literature in the

whole country. He observed thatTelugu language was not anexception. He drew reference ofmany works of Potana, Nannaya,Tikkana, Yerrapragada to name afew. He recalled works of manylike Krishnadevaraya, VishnuChitta whose works mainlyfocused on concepts of Vedasand Upanishads like non Dualityof Brahman, Mahavakyas andthe idea of Sat-Chit-Ananda.He drew our attention to therecent Prateeka Upanishat whichdraws inspiration from Taitteeriya.

Concluding his talk he said hehas touched only the tip of theiceberg and the influence is sodeep rooted. Dr. Rao washonoured by the celebratedscholar Dr. Rajendra Mishra ji.

Paper on Upanishad inDaily Life was presented byVidwan V Subramanian, whowas a senior official at RBI andquit only to undertake theSadhana of learning the Vedas

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and Upanishad. He said thatUpanishads have guided thenormal life through messagesas we see in Tiatteeryacommandments of Styam vada,Dharmam chara, practice of virtueand long list of values in gratitude,giving back to society, respect forfood, Atithi dharma, etc.

He drew the attention toKathopanishat which are veryrelevant for daily life with nocontemptible behavior. He quotedthe conversation of Nachiketand his father and Nachiketh andYama. He observed that Mind isan apparatus which have to beused discretely. He also drewreferences from Mundakopanishatand Kena.

Dr. Y B Prabhavati read outher paper on Women in Veads andUpanishads. Dr. Prabhavati has adoctorate from Sanskrit Universityand serves at NMKRV PreUniversity college.Her discourseson Bhagavadgita are said to bevery popular. Dr. Prabhavati

Dr. Y.B. Prabhavati

traced the role of women over theages starting from Vedic period.She said that there were noadequate literary references andpre conceived notion existed insome critics. This material for thispaper was from examination ofpristine materials and culled outfrom the vedic and upanishadicliterature whixh helped toreconstruct the position ofwomen in the vedic age.

Dr. Prabhavati observedthat there has been a tremendouschange in the position ofwomen owing to various socialcauses like invasion of barbarians,political upheavels, weakening ofnationalistic outlook, etc.Vedashad assigned a very importantrole to the women in the vedicsociety, not merely a part of thehousehold but as an integral partof the society. In Rigveda we findthe names 27 women scholarsBrahmavadinis of whom feware mythological characters andsome personification of abstractideas. About none to ten womenlike Viswavara, Apala, Ghosha,Lopamudra, Shashwati andRomasha are prominentBrahmavadinis. Maitreyi andGargi are fall in this category ofBrahmavadinis.

Paper on ShaivaUpanishads of Dr. MahadevJoshi was read byDr. S Ranganath

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Life will be more meaningful

if only people, instead of allthrough struggling for materialneeds, set goals to lend substanceby adopting Sathya, Soundarya,Atma Saakshatkara andParopakara as their ideals,according toDr.C.R.Chandrashekar, well-known psychiatrist and retiredProfessor of Psychology.

Speaking at the Bhavanon August 3 for the Prof M SHanumantha Rao Endowment,Prof.Chandrashekar concededthat life was not a bed of roses,beset as it is with manifoldproblems in the areas of finance,family, occupation, besides somechallenges which have to betackled.

These challenges confrontman in the form of severaldebilitating diseases, dwindlingfamily size and family support andnegative emotions like fear, angerand sadness.

All these, he explained causefrustration. To overcome suchfrustration, he suggested to resortto relaxing exercises, and devotesome time every day to creativepursuits like music, dance,painting. Above all he assuredthat prayer and social serviceas the best means for relaxation.

The meeting was attendedby a sizeable audience, includingDr.Shama Rao, son-in-law ofProf.Hanumantha Rao.

Earlier, Sri K C Pemmaiahwelcomed the gathering andDr.Suma Sudhendra, well knownVainika proposed a vote ofthanks.

NOBLE IDEAS CAN

HELP OVERCOME

FRUSTRATION : ACE

PSYCHIATRIST

Dr. C.R. Chandrashekar

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BVB - MYSORE KENDRA :MONTHLY MUSIC PROGRAMME

HELD ON JULY 30.

Carnatic Classical Solo Flute concert by Vid Rakesh Sudhip,Violin - Vid. C.N. Thyagarajan and

Mridanga - Vid. H.L. Shivashankar Swamyat Prof. Y.T. Thathachari auditorium, Vijayanagara Ist Stage, Mysore

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Mon 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall 1. BVB & Nani PalkhivalaMemorial Trust Present a LectureTopic: Indian cultural heritage inNani Palkhivala’s vision :Contemporary reflectionsSpeaker : Dr. Shashikala Gurpur(Director & Dean SymbiosisLaw School Pune)Presided by : Dr. S RanganathDirector, RV Institute of Sanskrit StudiesWelcome : Sri K J Kamath, Member,KCM BVB

Fri 6.00 p.m. - ESV Hall 5. Smt. Saraswathi EndowmentMusic concert – Bhaktisudha Varshini.Vocalist : Sri Chethan Chakravarthi& Party

Sun 11.00 a.m. - ESV Hall 7. Prof.V.K. Gokak Awardpresentation to Sri.Chennaveera Kanaviand Dr.G.S.Amoora

Chief Guest :Dr. M. Veerappa Moily,Member of Parliament(For more details Pl. See Page - 14 )

Tue 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall 9. BVB / Doordarshan /AIR / Ananyajointly organises Homage programme toJnanapeeta AwardeeDr. U..R. Anantha Murthy

Fri 6.00 p.m. - Bhakti Sangeetha12. by Sri.Ganapathi Hegde(in association with InfosysFoundation)

Venue : Indian Institute of WorldCulture, Basavanagudi, Bangalore.

PROGRAMME :SEPTEMBER -2014

Sat Khincha Hall 13 Bharathanatya by

Empanelled artiste : Suchitra Mitra(In association withIndian Council for Cultural Relation)

Sun - Sat 10.00 a.m. - Khincha Hall

14 - 20 7 days :Nagabarana Sinimaavarana – Film festival :films directed by famous KannadaDirector : Sri. Nagabharana(For more details Pl. See Page - 6)

Sat 6.00 p.m. - ESV Hall 27. Astrology Lecture byDr. H K JayalakshmiTopic : Scientific authentication of

astro science

Tue 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall 30. AIR Bangalore and BVBunder Dr. K.M. Munshi Institute ofArt & Culture : A lecture programme

Topic : Progressive Education

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