SHIVARAMA KARANTHA VEDIKE PROGRAM

Sunday, 29th July 2018
TaralaBalu Kendra, R T Nagara, NammaBengaluru

Shivarama Karanth Vedike organized annual General Body Meeting and humour program by Dundiraj at TaralaBalu Kendra Library premises.

"Hanathe" magazine released

Dr Pangal presided over the general body meeting. P.C Chadaga, Secretary presented the 2017-18 annual report and it was unanimously approved. Like wise annual Income-expenditure was presented by ChandraShekara Karanth and it was approved.

17 people submitted nomination papers for the committee for 2018-19 against 14 people needed for the committee. Five people withdrew the nomination and remaining were confirmed as committee members, who will select the office bearers.

After light tifin (KesariBath Uppittu, coffee/Tea) DundiRaj program began with P C Chadaga introducing the guests.

Shivarama Karantha Vedike Magazine "Hanathe" was released by the guests present.
Humor essays from DunduRaj's recent publication "NonanuBhandha" was read by DundiRaj, GunduRao, Sripathi MajanaBail, and SarvaMangala.

Sri VjayaShankar summarized  the program and complimented the new experiment of reading habits of the people.

The program ended vote of thanks by Swamy.

Posted Tuesday, 31st July 2018

COLLEGE MATES RE-UNION

Tuesday, 10th July 2018
BirthiMane, BhuvaneshwariNagara, Bengaluru

Ramachandra, Padmanabha

Those were the years, almost 50 years ago, 1966 - 68,  days of going to M G M College, Udupi during the time of pursuing B Sc Degree. Going from Birthi, Salekeri was difficult. So we joined the like minded boys to hire a room near Kalsanka, Udupi. We rented two rooms to stay, cook and go to college at one Kamath's house upstairs rooms.


Padmanabha Sahasra from Gundmi (Gumpa), RamachandraSomayaji, (cousin brother)  RamachandraAithal from Balekudru, and Jayrama Shetty from Karje and myself.

We were all second, third year B Sc students, not coming from affluent families cooking food at home and sharing and having good time.

SELFIE

Harini, Shalini, Nalini

After completing, everyone gone into big wide world, continuing their studies, joined for jobs, continues their service, married, had children and retired too after almost 40 years of working.

(File Photo) Padmanabha Sahasra, Jayarama Shetty, Ramachandra Aithal 

It was a re-union of PadmnabhaSahasra, RamachadraSomayaji and their wives at BirthiMane, Bengaluru, for lunch and spent some time, remembering those days, nostalgia after almost 50 years, really amazing.

Enjoyed nice lunch prepared by NaliniSomayaji.

Posted Sunday 29th July 2018

WEDDING - BEEGARA OUTHANA

Sunday, 22nd July 2018
Vagdevi Sheshappa Hall, SriRampuram, NammaBengaluru.

Normally, wedding celebrations sponsored by girl's parents and "Beegara Outhana", is feast organized by boy's parents at their convenient place and call relatives, friends and well wishers for a feast.

Here, our neighbor Navida's daughter had wedding celebrations at Boy's place at Bellary and here they had Styanarayana Pooj, Homa and feast organized at Bengaluru Vagdevi Sheshappa Hall.

Many friends and relations were invited and we had grand lunch, after which we left from the premises.

Posted Tuesday, 24th July 2018  

KANNADA DRAMA - HEY SIRI -

Sunday, 22nd July 2018
K H KalaSoudha, NammaBengaluru

The 60 - minutes Kannada Drama "Hey Siri" is a family drama full of confusion, no serious message and a bad example for teenagers and youngsters.

The play starts with the 18 year old daughter of the middle  aged family goes out from the house without informing and the mother gets upset as her phone was missing.

The other college going son of the family has girlfriend and brings her home to the surprise of parents. The play goes on with many issues coming up in the family, husband wife relation, wife having affair before marriage, her sister having affair with the same man, then they get married to man whom they are forced to like etc etc.

The play has some witty dialogues, but sometimes not very low and double meaning conversions.

The teenager son shouting back at mom, not a positive message to the audience.

However, did not feel happy to have seen the play.

Artists: Lakshimishree Bhagavatar, Santosh Karki, Anjan Bharadhwaj, Sachin Sreenath, Darshan Gowda, Vinutha Lal.

Director Divya Karanth was not available to present herself with the artists.

Posted Monday 23rd July 2018

BIRTH DAY GET-TOGETHER JULY 2018

Friday, 20th July 2018
The Hasiru Thota Restaurant, Malleshwara, Bengaluru

LahariBhat, d/o Shubha was 12 years today and Anagha, daughter of Shaila was 16 on 17th July and there was a casual get-together dinner at Haisru Thota (Green Garden) restaurant at Malleshwara.

Mom prepared nice Chocolate, Banana cake for celebrating children's Happy BirthDay. Cakes were cut amidst loud birthday song and everybody enjoyed the cake.

Buffet dinner was available with lot of organic items, everybody chose their items and had stomach full, with fruits and sweets.

Posted Sunday 22nd July 2018

TEMPLE VISIT -TIRUPATHI DARSHANA

Saturday/Sunday 14-15 July 2018
Trip to Srikalahasthi, PadmavathiAmma at Tirupathi and Sri Venkateshwara at Tirumala

It is the second trip in thee months and to go there was decided May and accordingly did the online special Darshana booking for Nalini, Vijayalakshmi, Sujatha Rao and Ramakrishna at Rs 300.00 each. and I was getting special darshana from Senior Citizen entance.

We set out on Saturday, 14th July at 8.30 am as planned since Vijaya and Sujatha came to Bengaluru previous night. We reached SriKalahasthi teple,  distance of 285 km, at 2 pm as more than half the journey was on road under construction, many detours and diversion.

The temple is  magnificent structure, initially built in 5th century by Pallava Dynasty and the temple received contributions from Chola Dynasty and Vijayanagara Empire. The hundred pillared with intricate carvings were commissioned by Sri Krishnadevarya  regime in 1516 AD,

There are number of legends about the temple. Lord Vayu performed penace and there after Karpoora Vayu Linga by all worshippers. It is revered as one of Panch Bhoota Stala where presiding deity is worshipped as Vayu, It is believed that performing "Rahu Ketu" pooja will ward the people from astrological effects.

After Darshana, had lunch at a hotel and proceeded to Tirupathi, a distance of 4 km and reached Padmavathi Temple, which was about to close, but somehow, with police entry gate we managed to go inside and visited the shrine "PADMAVATHI" and Balarama..

We left from the temple and proceeded to Tirumala, a distance of 23 km. We had to pass through high security screening gate at the bottom of the Tirumala Betta. The ghat road is winding and many hairpins and reached the Udupi Pejavar Mutt for night's accommodation.

Tirumala is hilly temple town, abode of Lord Venkateshwara,

As I have booked for special darshana for all except me, since I could go on Senior Citizen category, me and mom went 6.30am for getting token for senior citizen entry point, after waiting in the line for an hour we got our tokens for darshana. We came to mutt, had breakfast and again went back to entry point to carry us to waiting lounge. We were served with hot pongal and milk. After an hour of waiting, proceeded for darshana of Lord Venkateshwara (Balaji), and came outside within half an hour. It's amazing that Lord Srinivasa mesmerizes thousands of devotees everyday and people struggle to have darshana. It was apparently easy for us, collected "Tirupathi Laddu", had free lunch at Uttaradi Mutt, got ready to travel back to and left Tirumala Pejavara Mutt by 2 pm.

On the way back, in the mountain road stopped for some time to visit "DeerPark", and also stopped for "Kumbakonam Degree coffee". Reached Ravian's apartment by 9 pm, had nice food prepared by him, reached home "BirthiMane" by 10 pm, thus ending two day pleasant trip to Tirupathi with five people in the car.

Posted Sunday 22nd July 2018