Wednesday, October 30, 2019

PADMANABHA SOMAYAJI - BROTHER

Thursday, 24th October 2019
BirthiMane, BhuvaneshwariNagara, Bengaluru.

PADMANABHA SOMAYAJI  -  My brother -As I was almost 20 years younger to him, he was my role model, mentor and guide during my school and college days.



He was born in 1929, as the second son of my father, coming from a village and lower middle class family. Brought up in a hard way, after school he had to find job for himself, without much support from the family. He did various errand jobs here and there, he was very creative, good in drawing.

OCT 1971, FIRST TIME GOING ABROAD

TRIP TO HUBBALLI



HARADY SCHOOL FUNCTION




He joined as Drawing Master in Ujre High School,sometime in 1950, when Sri Rama Bhide was Headmaster. He trained himself as School NCC Master. He joined S M S High School, Brahmavara, in 1956, when he got married to Leela, d/o Aroor Gundu Rao.



RAVI UPANAYANA
He continued working in the school as a very creative teacher,Drawing Master, participating and training in all the extra-curricular activities like Drama, NCC, music etc.

WITH PADAKANNAYAS
In 1963, he got an opportunity to join L I C of India as Development Officer and was posted to Hebri, near Udupi. He was a social person, good conversationist and hard working.

AT MURDESHWARA
He continued working for L I C of India, promoted as Asst.Branch Manager in 1975, posted to various places alike Palghat, Kundapura and Shimoga and promoted as Branch Manager in 1985 and posted in Brahmavara, native place. He completed his service in 1987 and retired and settled in Birthi, Salekeri, where my father also lived.


AT MY WEDDING IN SEPT.1980
He was blessed with a son Srikanth in 1957, daughter Shobha in 1966, and daughter Shyla in 1973.

AT DUBAI  OCT.1989

Post retirement, he was active, going to all social gathering, functions - social and cultural, good speaker and was also partner in Pragathi Finance in Udupi.

He had some health issues like  BP and had a serious brain haemorrhage in June 1997, admitted to Manipal Hospital, was in comma and passed away after 18 days.

Shobha describes her appa as follows (taken from Facebook post) (April 12, 2020)


ನನ್ನಪ್ಪ ಬಿ.ಪಿ. ಸೋಮಯಾಜಿ ಯವರು. LICಯಲ್ಲಿ branch manager ಆಗಿ retire ಆದವರು. ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾವರದ ಆಸುಪಾಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಚಿರಪರಿಚಿತ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ. ಜೀವನೋತ್ಸಾಹವನ್ನು ಅವರ ಹತ್ತಿರ ಕಲಿಯಬೇಕು. ಸಕಾರಾತ್ಮಕ ಮನೋಧರ್ಮಕ್ಕೆಅವರು ಒಂದು ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ಉದಾಹರಣೆಯಾಗಿದ್ದರು. ಸದಾ ಲವಲವಿಕೆಯಿಂದಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ. ಯಾವತ್ತೂ ಕೂಡಾ ಯಾರಿಗೂ discourage ಮಾಡಿದವರಲ್ಲ. Very motivating person. ಯಾವತ್ತೂ ನಮಗ್ಯಾರಿಗೂ ಬೈದವರಲ್ಲ. "ತಣ್ಣೀರನ್ನಾದರೂ ತಣಿಸಿ ಕುಡಿಯಬೇಕು, ಮಗಳೇ" ಎಂದು ಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ತಾಳ್ಮೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅವರ ಪ್ರವಚನ. ಜೀವನದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಹಳ ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿ ತಗೊಂಡು ನಿಭಾಯಿಸಿದವರು. ಎಂತಹ ಕ್ಲಿಷ್ಟಕರ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲೂ ಧೃತಿಗಡದವರು. ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡಲು ಸದಾ ಸಿಧ್ಧ. ಸಕಲ ಕಲಾ ವಲ್ಲಭ. ಅವರಿಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲದ ವಿದ್ಯೆಯೇ ಇರಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ಚಿತ್ರಕಾರ, ಮಾತುಗಾರ, ಭಾಷಣಕಾರ, ಸಂವಹನಕಾರ..... ಅವರ ಕಾರನ್ನು ಅವರೇ ರಿಪೇರಿ ಮಾಡುವಷ್ಟು ಪರಿಣತಿ ಅವರಿಗಿತ್ತು. ಮನೆಯ ಯಾವುದೇ gadgets ಹಾಳಾದಾಗ ಅವರೇ ರಿಪೇರಿ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು. ತನ್ನ ಮಕ್ಕಳನ್ನು, ತನ್ನ ಅಣ್ಣ ತಂಗಿಯರ ಮಕ್ಕಳನ್ನು ಒಂದೇ ತಕ್ಕಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೂಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು. ಈ inclusiveness ನಮಗೊಂದು ದೊಡ್ಡ ವರ. ಅವರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಬರೆದಷ್ಟೂ ವಿಷಯವಿದೆ.
ಅಪ್ಪ ಎಂದರೆ ನನಗೆ ಬಹಳ ಇಷ್ಟ.

Posted Wednesday, 30th Oct. 2019


Tuesday, October 29, 2019

ODISSI DANCE - MADHUSMITA MOHANTI

Tuesday, 29th October 2019
RotaryOrchards Chaitanya Senior Citizens Home,Yelahanka, Bengaluru.

Rotary Club in association with SpicMacay organizes cultural program for Senior Citizens regularly at their premises.


Madhusmita Mohanti performed Odissi Dance for about one hour entertaining elderly inmates of the Senior Citizens Home. She also answered questions from the audience at the end of the program. The performance was excellent and everyone appreciated the presentation.




Mr. HariKrishna Holla, Lawyer, Rotarian, invited us to the program and we were happy to attend and also had chance to see the facility for senior citizens.




I was made to understand that are about 60 inmates, elderly citizens, who needs constant care because of various health issues. Also there are about 50 staff taking care for all the needs of the inmates.


The facility is in a beautiful ambiance and nicely maintained by the caring staff.




We also had beautiful lunch after the program at their dining hall.

Thanks to Sri HariKrishna Holla.

Posted Wednesday, 30th October 2019




Monday, October 21, 2019

SHIVARAMA KARANTHA'S 118TH BIRTH DAY

Sunday, 20th October 2019
TaralaBalu Centre Library, R T Nagara, Bengaluru.

A whole day program was organized to celebrate Jnana Peetah Prashsthi winner Dr Kota Shivarama Karantha's 118th Birthday at TaralaBalu Centre, Bengaluru.

P. C. CHADAGA WELCOMING



Mrs. MANJULA BHARGAVI



LIGHTING THE LAMP
Mrs Indira Jambaladinni compered the program. In the morning, after invocation by Ms Manjula Bhargavi, speakers of the morning were introduced by P. ChandraShekara Chadaga. They are

Mrs Indira J

"HANATHE" BOOK RELEASE
1. Dr P V Aithal, hails from Kota, Karanth's native place and runs a hospital. He is fan of Shivarama Karanth and also nice gentleman. Dr Aithal inaugurated the program, highlighted the man and nature of Shivarama Karantha, his accomplishments in various fields.

Dr P V Aithal

N S SridharMurthy

Sri C R Satya
2. Sri N S SridharMoorthy, writer, newspaper columnist, has many awards for his credit. SridharMoorthy spoke about Shivarama Karantha's financial commitment and discipline. Due to pressure of friends and fans, he contested in the General Elections and lost, but nobody should contribute for the expenditure for the election, and he gave it himself.



3. Sri C R Sathya, Scientist, worked with Dr, A P J Abduk Kalam in rocket launching station, good speaker and studied lot of things science and technology. Mr Satya in his presentation with power point with slides, how man has changed from millions of years and how at present the science and technology changing the mindset from space, genes, robots and cloning and the computers.




Grand lunch was organized, sponsored by Ullas Chadaga, son of Chandrashekara Chadaga.


Smt. Lakshmi Bhat
In the post lunch session started at 2 pm, Ms. Lakshmi Bhat did the invocation. The two speakers for the afternoon were again introduced by P. C Chadaga.



4. Sri H B Manjunath, scholar and good speaker with humor, spoke on "ATHITHI DEVOBHAVA", (Guest is God), as per our custom and tradition, how one has to treat and take care of guest. He gave the example of KG children Kannada Song "Ondu Eradu Baalele Haradu, mooru nalku, anna haaku, aidu aaru bele saaru...." beautifully explained humorously, our culture is taught from the youngage.

5. Sri Nagesh Hegde, newspaper columnist, environmentalist, spoke about how Shivarama Karanth was so much concerned about saving trees, western ghats in 1980's.

UDAYAVANI, 22/10/2019

President of the Vedike, Smt. Nirmala Prabhu, summarized days program.



SRI B V KEDILAYA

B Jayarama Somayaji proposed  vote of thanks.

Posted Monday 21st October 2019


Saturday, October 19, 2019

SATYANARAYANA POOJA, PAARAYANA

Saturday, 19th October 2019
Subramanya Somayaji's residence, near Seetha Circle, Bengaluru.



Subramanya (s/o Umanatha Somayaji) is the grandson of my Doddappaya, Subbanna Somayaji.

He lives and works in Bengaluru with his family of two sons. Elder son Shashank got married to Apeksha couple of years ago.



Subramanya considered me as his Chikkappa, we were invited to Satyanarayana Pooja at his home and a grand lunch. We attended the event and got the blessings and had grand lunch with Holige and Jelebi.

Posted Sunday, 20th October 2019

SAAHEBRU BARUTTARE (ಸಾಹೇಬ್ರು ಬರುತ್ತಾರೆ} - KANNADA DRAMA

Saturday, 19th October 2019
RangaShankara, J P Nagara, Bengaluru.

The purpose of presenting a drama is for entertainment, a good message and education.



It was a complete disappointment when we witnessed this Kannada Drama 'SAAHEBRU BARUTTARE"

It was supposed to a comedy, but there was everything else except comedy.

Dialogues are supposed to be sarcastic, political satire but it was not all effective.




The story is about a very senior central Government Officer (Saahebru) was to come for inspection to a city municipality. The Mayor involves everybody, including his family to get ready for welcoming the Saahebru, clean the city, hospitals and roads.

The "Saahebru" and his assistant were fake and they pretend to be the officers and create all drama.


The Mayor put up all funny things and lashes out unnecessary dialogues to cover up his inefficiency and ineptness. His wife and daughter also create scenes  which was not appreciated at all.

with Lakshmi ChandraShekar, at RangaShankara
It was a boring 110 - minute play, we sat through, paying Rs 300.00,  with nothing to appreciate.

It was a heavy traffic on our way back, and it took almost three hours to reach home.

Posted Sunday, 20th October 2019