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th Tuesday, 18 February 2020

FOUNDERS' DAYCELEBRATION

Karnataka Bankcordially invites you to the

Founders' Day Celebration

Date : th

18 February 2020, Tuesday 4.00 pm

Venue :

Karnataka Bank Auditorium, 4th Floor, Head Ofce Building Mahaveera Circle, Kankanady, Mangaluru - 575 002

Shri P Jayarama BhatChairman of the Bank

will preside

The programme is followed by

HINDUSTANI - CARNATIC

CLASSICAL JUGALBANDHI CONCERT

ArtistsPadma Bhushan Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt - Mohan Veena

Vidwan Dr. Mysore Manjunath - Violin

Padma Shri Pandit Vijay Ghate - Tabla

Vidwan Patri Satish Kumar - Mridangam

Mahabaleshwara M S Managing Director & CEO

FOUNDERS' DAY LECTUREby

Mrs. Arundhati BhattacharyaFormer Chairman of the State Bank of India

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Mrs. Arundhati BhattacharyaFormer Chairman of the State Bank of India

Mrs. Arundhati Bhattacharya is a retired Indian Banker who was the rst woman to chair SBI in

its 210 years of history. She has more than 40 years of rich and varied experience coupled with

thorough insights of banking industry and its related technology, which not only enabled her to

put her imprint on the Indian nancial space but was also acknowledged / acclaimed globally.

She transformed SBI to a tech savvy bank, overhauled banks' risk structure, inculcating risk

awareness at every level.

She won many International Accolades /recognitions which include guring in the list of (i)

Most Powerful Women by Forbes and Fortune (ii) Most Powerful Women in Finance (iii)

World's Top 100 thinkers (iv) Fortunes Greatest Leaders and being acknowledged

internationally for her Bank's employee satisfaction level.

She has been recently bestowed with Life Time Achievement Award by Financial Express

Group in Best Banker Category.

Presently she is on boards of prominent Indian Companies viz. Reliance Industries, Piramal,

Wipro and Crisil and offers advisory services to select Private Equity rms, consultancy and law

rms as well as foreign banks. Government has nominated her to various Select Committees like

Lokpal Search Committee, Padma Awardees Selection Committee, SEBI's Mutual Fund

Advisory Committee, National Coal Index Committee. She is also on Governing board of IIT

Kharagpur and IIM Sambalpur.

Mrs Bhattacharya is a post graduate in English, and an Associate Member of Indian Institute of

Bankers. Her interest includes reading and travel. She is also associated and working with

various initiatives and institutions for empowering the challenged and the differently abled

with the aim of integrating them in our society.

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K. Sooryanarayana Adiga

DOYEN OF THE BANK

FOUNDER DIRECTORS

B.R. Vyasaraya Achar (Chairman)

K. Laxminarayana RaoPejavar Narayanacharya Nellikai Venkat Rao

Pangal Subba Rao Shesha Bhat Bhide

Udupi Venkat Rao

Kakkunje Sadashiva Adiga Naricombu Rama Rao

CORPORATE VISION“ To be progressive, prosperous

and well governed bank ".

CORPORATE MISSION“ To be a technology savvy,

customer centric progressive bank with a national presence,

driven by the highest standards of corporate

governance and guided by sound ethical values ".

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Vidwan Dr. Mysore ManjunathAmazingly gifted Violin Maestro Dr. Mysore Manjunath, the son & disciple of renowned Violinist Prof. Mahadevappa, was a child prodigy who matured quickly to emerge as one of the Top Ranking Violinists in India today. Acclaimed as a wonder kid with astonishing musicianship, Manjunath matured blossoming as one of the brilliant and outstanding Carnatic Instrumentalists in the contemporary musical scene.

Dr. Manjunath has created unrivalled record as Star performer in prestigious organizations world over. He has the credit of being the First ever Indian violinist to be invited to perform at the prestigious International Violin conference held in Sandiego & is a regular performer for many years. He is the First Indian violinist to be invited to perform at the Prestigious International Violin Festival & Persian Academy in Iran & Royal Palace of Milan in Italy. From Royal Albert Hall-London to Sydney Opera house in Australia, from Common Thread Music festival in Oregon to Santa-Fe festival in New Mexico, from World Music Festival in Chicago to Esplanade Theatre in Singapore, From Federation Square in Melbourne to Oxford University, Dr Manjunath has enthralled audiences all over the world.

Dr. Mysore Manjunath is one of the youngest musicians to be awarded 'A-Top' Ranking and one of the youngest recipient of Prestigious Sangeeth Natak Academy Award and has many more awards like Rajyothsava Award by the Government of Karnataka, Excellence Award from American Institute of World Culture, Chowdiah National Award by Academy of Music, Best Violinist awards from the Music Academy & Indian Fine Arts Society. Excelling academically also, he holds a Masters Degree in Music, securing First Rank and 4 Gold medals & has PhD from the University of Mysore.

Dr. Manjunath, one of the most visible cultural ambassadors of India, continues to preserve and spread the rich cultural heritage of Indian classical music, in all its glory.

HINDUSTANI-CARNATIC CLASSICAL JUGALBANDHI MOHAN VEENA, VIOLIN, TABLA & MRIDANGAM - CONCERT

Padma Bhushan Pandit Vishwa Mohan BhattCreator of the “Mohan Veena” and the winner of the “Grammy Award”, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt has mesmerized the world with his pristine pure, delicate yet ery music. It is due to his maiden mega effort that he rechristened guitar as “Mohan Veena”, his genius creation and has established it at the top most level in the mainstream of Indian Classical Music scenario. His contribution is more signicant as the new instrument “Mohan Veena” is having the elements of “Gayki” and “Tantrakari” thus making it unique. With his perfect assimilation of Sitar, Sarod & Veena techniques, Pandit has established “Mohan Veena” to unbelievable heights.

He has been invited in almost all the major concerts in the country and performed extensively in the USA, USSR, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Scotland, Switzerland, Denmark, then scaling the Gulf of Dubai, Al-Sharjah, Bahrain, Muscat, Abu Dhabi etc.

Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt has been conferred the Padma Bhushan in 2017, Padma Shri in 2002, The Grammy Award in 1994 , Sangeet Natak Academy Award, Music Scientist Award, National Tansen Award, Tantric Emperor, Rajasthan Ratna, Global Music Award (twia) and many more awards & accolades. The prestigious St. Peterburg University has given him the Honorary Degree.

Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt has become the cultural ambassador of India by glorifying and popularizing Indian culture and music throughout the world.

Padma Shri Pandit Vijay GhatePandit Vijay Ghate is recognised as one of the most brilliant and exciting Tabla players of the present generation. He is a God-gifted Tabla Nawaz. His ngers express all unmatched sounds of the Universe. His physical and mental being is nothing but an ocean of rhythm. Playing Tabla is not only his passion but it is his religion. He is an ardent “Saadhak” of this instrument.

He acquired degree of Visharad in Tabla at the age of 12 and for over twelve years he put himself under the tutelage of Pandit Suresh Talwalkar and became well-known for his scintillating solo performances. His adept and enthusiastic accompaniment has made him favourite of many of India's renowned classical musicians. He is one of the few tabla players who is procient in playing in all the three streams of Music i.e. Vocal, Instrumental and Dance. He has been accompanying many well-known artists like Ustad Bismillah Khan, Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia,

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Pandit Birju Maharaj, Pandit Jasraj, Ustad Shahid Parvez, and many others all over the world. He has been a part of Carnatic fusion music with Dr. L. Subramaniam, Vidwan Vikku Vinayakram, M.S. Gopalakrishnan and Mandolin U. Srinivas. Pandit Ghate has been one of the visiting faculties at Codarts University of Arts at Rotterdam.

Pandit Vijay Ghate is recipient of Padma Shri award in 2014 and many more awards like Pt. Jasraj Puraskar, Saraswati Bai Rane Puraskar, Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande Puraskar, 'Rajya Shikhar Sanman 2018' of Madhya Pradesh Government.

Pandit Vijay Ghate has performed at India-France festival in Paris, Indian festival in Russia, Rashtrapati Bhavan as well as Parliament House, New Delhi and Bharat Bhavan Bhopal. He frequently travels in USA, Europe, Middle East and Asia for series of concerts.

Vidwan Patri Satish KumarPatri Satish Kumar is one of the Top Most Mridangam Artist from India. Having rich concert experience of over 40 years, Patri has created his own style of playing which has influenced the younger generation a lot. Creator of designer Mridangam which has been acclaimed world over, Patri has also reinvented some of the special “Laya Creations” like “Yathi Praana Thaalaas”. He has created and conceptualised a “Special Solo” called “Gajaana” - A Unique Carnatic Classical Percussion Solo.

Patri has been conferred Honorary Doctorate from Berkeley University - California for his services to this art form in 2018. He has performed in some of the great halls like Kennedy Centre, Lincoln Hall, London Royal Albert Hall, Music Academy Chennai, Sydney Opera House, Paul Getty Hall, Thetre De Laville in Paris and many more. He conducts a unique drum festival featuring legends and upcoming percussionists giving them exclusive solos in his festival “PDF - Patri Drum Festival”.

Recently he released his first ever book on “Laya” called “Patri SIR” - South Indian Rhythms, a unique natural creation of “Laya Patterns”. Along with titles like “Mridanga Naadha Mani”, “Sunaada Sudhanidhi” & “Navayuga Nandhi”, he is also honoured with Asthana Vidwan of Kanchi Peetham and Thirunelveli Shakthi Peetham and recipient of Sharada Puraskar from Sringeri SharadaPeetham.

Patri continues his journey as a performer as he feels “Music is his Life”.