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