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Vol.18 No. 5 May - 2017

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His love for life is reflected inthe vibrant colours of his paintings;he is a nature lover and lovespainting landscapes. There are nostark and dark shades to his

works, yet all this belies a painfultruth. Even if taking a few babysteps has not been possible forhim, his mobility has never beenan issue—he enjoys travelling,

BEST FOOT FORWARD SPECIALART SHOW FROM MAY 19

Artist Ramakrishnan Narayanaswamy

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nature bringing out the optimist inhim, with an even bigger smile.

If one talks about thehealth issues of RamakrishnanNarayanaswamy, it is only tohold him out as a fine example ofcheerfulness and positivity, to lendhope to those in similar situations.It is impossible to sympathize withhim because he has no grouseagainst life.

Orthopaedically-handicapped, suffering fromcerebral palsy, which hasrendered him without control overhis motor movements, RK, as helikes to call himself, is completelydependent on others for his dailyactivities. When schooling was

ruled out for him, he put his highIQ and keen eye for observationto use. Solving rubik cube puzzles,building structures with lego setsand moving chess coins were hischildhood pastimes.

With his body being sodisobedient, RK literally put hisbest foot forward, using his rightfoot to do it. His uncle, an

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architect, paved way for hisbecoming an artist withoutrealizing that the eggshells hebought his teenage nephew topaint on, would one day helpbring out the creative person inhim. Colours attracted RK, thusbeginning his romance with paints,which continues even now at 47.

A stipend from the Mouthand Foot Painting ArtistAssociation is helping him to leada dignified life. RK has hadseveral solo exhibitions besidesgroup shows in Taiwan andSingapore. He is putting up ashow of his paintings at Bhavan’sBengaluru Kendra, acrylic oncanvas and water colours beingthe media. Landscapes, in bright

sunny hues, comprise a majorchunk of the exhibits, RK’scapturing of the famed scenicbeauty of Austria and Switzerlandalso being on display.

The exhibition will beinaugurated on May 19, at 5 pmby well-known artist S. G.Vasudev. Anu Jain, an artistwho brings alive nature in all itsglory in her water colours,will be the Guest of Honour.

The event is being heldunder BVB-Infosys FoundationOutreach Programme.

The exhibition will beon till May 27, between 11 amand 6 pm.

Entry is free.- Jyothi Raghuram

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AbhinandanaSamarambha to veteran freedomfighter H.S.Doreswamy on theoccasion of stepping into his 100th

year by none other than highlyrevered public figure, Justice N.Santosh Hegde, former justice ofthe Supreme Court and the equallyrespected Mr. Chiranjeev Singh,former ambassador to UNESCO.

His sharp quotes to the media,his fight for justice, ranging fromsocial to environmental issues, andhis entering his 100th year nowcontinue to keep freedom fighterH. S. Doreswamy in the news,for the right reasons. Vocal andforthright in his views, and asincere volunteer for public causes,

his open mind, optimism,enthusiasm and energy, propelledmore by will power at his age,are facets of his personality notcompletely visible.

One among the few livinglegends of the pre-independenceera and the Quit India movement,Mr. Doreswamy has in him ahundred years of life experiences,especially as a freedom fighter.Even as he completed hisgraduation, this fearless youngman got actively involved in theQuit India movement, and wasjailed along with his brother forover a year.

To bring to fore manyunknown facets of his public life,and the zeal with which ordinarypeople fought the British andsacrificed so much in their life,Bengaluru Bhavan has organizeda rare interactive session with thecenturion on May 1. The eventis not a talk-based programme;it is an informal interaction withMr. Doreswamy, where the publiccan put their queries to him.

Those interested inparticipating may please registertheir names at Bhavan before theevent. The programme is atKhincha auditorium of theBhavan, at 11am. - JRSri. H.S. Doreswamy

LOOKING AHEAD AT 99 PUBLICINTERACTION WITH H. S. DORESWAMY

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Kannada cinema came in for

some introspection last month,even while creating ripples withthe statement that the heroinesfor Kannada films had to be“imported” from Mumbai, despitea history to the contrary, whereheroines from the South includingfrom Karnataka had made it big inHindi cinema.

At a function at Bhavanlast month, to confer thePadmabhushan Dr. B. SarojaDevi National Award on multi-lingual star, Abhinaya SharadeJayanthi, senior actor andpolitician Ambarish bemoaned thatactresses from Mumbai whocould not utter a single dialogue in

Kannada, were being promotedin Kannada films. The excuse ofdearth of female talent amongKannadigas had resulted in denialof opportunities for local talent,he said.

In her award acceptancespeech, Jayanthi recalled theencouragement and support shereceived from Saroja Devi whenshe entered the film world.The latter reminisced that theirfriendship which began then,had continued over the decades,showing the camaraderie thatexisted among actors those days.

Karnataka ChalanachitraAcademy President

Abhinaya Sharade Jayanthi being honoured by B. Saroja Devi. Ambarish,Sa Ra. Govindu, Rajendrasingh Babu and N. Ramanuja look on.

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S.V. Rajendra Singh Babu,and Karnataka Film Chamberof Commerce President

Sa.Ra. Govindu spoke BVBChairman Sri N. Ramanujawelcomed the gathering.

B.Saraoja Devi and ayanthi,honouring Ambarish

B. Saroja Devi being honoured by N. Ramanuja

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BVB-INFOSYS FOUNDATIONCULTURAL OUTREACH

PROGRAMMES : FEB & MAR, 2017

A total 246 programmesfeaturing 1757 artistesattracting an approximate57,000 audience has been thesum total of Bharatiya VidyaBhavan-Infosys FoundationCultural Outreach programmesince its launch in February2015.

Notable programmes like“Dhanda nata” “Odissi Sangeet-Mardal Badana” “DasakathiDance” “SriyachandaluniGetavinaya” and “LankapodiJatra” (mask play) wereorganized by BhubhaneshwarKendra (Odisha).

Traditional art forms“Kuthirakali”, “Kuruthiyattam”,folk arts like “Nadan Pattu,Bhairavi Kolam, Theyyam andAadivasi dance”, and“Koodiyattam” were organizedby the

ThiruvananthapuramKendra (Kerala).

Folk arts like “Dhimsaand Mathuri dance”, and“Yakshaganam” were organizedby Hyderabad Kendra (A.P/

Telengana). “Katak Nrutyang”and “Dhrupad Dhamar” wereheld by the Ahmedabad Kendra(Gujarath).

Programmes like “Saathvan-Sanskrutik Vaarasachi”, “GoldenMemories”, “Kirtan Jugalbandi”,“Natyasangitatil Lokdhara” and“Narmad Lahari” wereorganized by Pune Kendra(Maharashtra).

A spectacular music recitalusing traditional musicalinstruments, - “Glimpse ofRajasthan”, an extinct art –folk drama of Bikaner,“Rammat”, traditional art“Phad of Rajasthan” wereorganized by Jaipur Kendra(Rajasthan).

Hindustani classical music,“percussion programme”,“santoor concert” andBharatanatyam were conductedby Kolkatta Kendra(West Bengal & Agarthala).

A six day music festival wasorganized by the Trichy Kendra(Tamilnadu) which gaveopportunities to young artistes toshowcase their talent.

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ODISHA

20/02/2017 -Danda Nata was presented bySailendra Kumar Acharya andtroupe.

The most ancient andindigenous of all Odisha’s folkdances is Danda Nata.Though the older tradition isstill continued, it has inspireda number of folk plays whichgrew in later years for theentertainment of rural folk.

Danda Nata has always beena part of the religious culture ofOdisha.

06/03/2017- Dasakathidance and SriyachandaluniGetavinaya was presentedby Rabi Narayan and BikramSahu and troupe. This indigenousform of ballad - singing in Odishais known as Daskathia. It owes itsname from Dasakathi, also calledas Ramtali, a pair of castanets ofwooden clappers. The Daskathia

Danda Nataby

SailendraKumar Acharya& troupe heldon Feb 20, atHyderabad

Dasakathi Nataby

Rabi Narayan Satapathy andSisira.Ku.Satapathy

held on Mar 6at

Bhubhaneshwar

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group consistsonly of twopersons, a singerand his assistantpopularly knownas Palia.

elaborate and typically celebratedfor 12 days. It is in the form of apantomime with wooden masks.

KERALA

28/02/2017- Kuthirakaliwas presented by KathodaNadan Kalasamithi, Vellangallur.Kuthirakali is a traditional artwhich is performed and practicedby ethnic cultural groups inKerala. A group of singers singsongs and the dancers carry amodel of a horse which is made

Lankapodi Jatra(Mask Play) byRamleela NatyaSangha held on

Mar 20,at Bhubaneshwar

He bears equal importancefor his wit and humor tomake the singing lively.Based on Laxmi Purana,“Shreeya Chandaluni”is a successful theatricalperformance on Lord Jagannath.

20/03/2017- LankapodiJatra (mask play) waspresented by Sri Ramleela NatyaSangha. Rama Leela popularlyknown as Lankapodi Jatra ofBisipada village, is most colorful,

Kuthirakaliby

KathodaNadan

Kalasamithi,Vellangallur

held onFeb 28,

atIrinjalkuda

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from coconut palm leaves andbamboo sticks on their shoulder.They make rhythmic movementssynchronized with music anddrumbeats.

01/03/2017-Kurathiyattam was presentedby K.P. Nandipulam and party.It is a performance based on theSivapurana story of Kuravan andKuravathi. Due to a bad omen(Sani), Lord Shiva and Parvathywere cursed as Kuravan andKuravathy who normally live injungles and selling beads etc.,

on streets. This wasnoticed by GoddessMahalakshmi. Shewith the permission

Kurathiyattam by K.P.Nandipulam & party

held on Mar 1, atBVB Vidya Mandir,

Kodagullur

Koodiyattamby

KalamandalamRama Chakyar

and party held on Mar 18

atRamanattukara

of her husband Mahavishnudisguises herself as Kurathy andfollows the real Kurathysani in theform of Kuttalan attacks Kuravanand Kurathy. Kuravan fights andkill Kuttalan in the battle. Finallyboth Siva and Parvathy gotogether to the Kailasam.

18/03/2017-Koodiyattam was presentedby Srikalamandalam RamaChakyar and party. Koodiyattamis a classical art form ofKerala. A demonstrationand workshop was held.

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Subhadra Dhanarajayam waspresented, when Arjuna meetsSubhadra and is enchanted by herbeauty. Mizhavu, an instrument,was used during the programme.

ANDHRA PRADESHAND TELENGANA

17/02/2017 - Dhimsadance & Mathuri dancewas presented by Smt.Sandhyaand group. The dances stole thehearts of the students of Bhavan’sschools, in the fully packedauditorium.

04/03/2017 –Yakshagana waspresented by Sri GaddamKasaiah and party.This is traditional theatre

Yakshaganam byGaddam Kasaiah and partyheld March 4, at Hyderabad

form that combines dance,music, dialogue, costume,make-up and stage techniqueswith a unique style. This theatrestyle is mainly found in coastaldistricts of Karnataka.Yakshagana literally meansthe song (gana) of the naturespirits (yaksha). Yakshaganais performed by a dance anddialogue group on poetic epics.A group of 12 artistes performedvirataparvam from theMahabharata.

Dhimsa Dance by Sandhya & Group held on Feb 17, at Hyderabad

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GUJARAT

05/02/2017-Kathak Nrutyangwas directed andchoreographed by

04/03/2017-Dhrupad Dhamar waspresented by Sri. ChintanUpadhyay and party. Theclassical vocal programmefocused on an ancient styleDhrupad, titled as “DhrupadDhamar”. There was aninformative interaction with theaudience on the importanceof the guru-shishya tradition.

Kathak Nrithyangdirected and

choreographed byLakshmi.

G. Pradeep, held onFeb 5, at Ahmedabad

Smt. Lakshmi. G. Pradeepprorha-Training and Performing ArtCentre. It was a unique classicaldance based performance titled,“Kathak Nrutyang” wherein eightartistes performed classical dance.

The performance included aprayer “Lord Ganesha” a ShivaStuti, and a Kabirdas pada,Ramachandra Bhajman Krupalu.

Dhrupad Dhamar by Chintan Upadhyay and Party,held on Mar 4, at Ahmedabad

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MAHARASHTRA

02/02/2017- Saathvan-Sanskrutik Vaarasachi waspresented by Saradnee group,– a group of female artistsfrom Pimpale Saudagar,District Pune. This programmeshowcased various traditionalgames, play bsed on folkmusic and folk dance ofMaharashtra. All artist arehaving rural background.

10/02/2017- GoldenMemories was presented bySamvadini, – a group of femalesingers directed by Smt.Aparna Rahurkar. Some36 female singers ranging fromages 35 years to 80 years,participated in this wonderfulmusical programme of oldMarathi and Hindi songs viz.Lokgeet and Bhavgeet.

17/02/2017- KirtanJugalbandi was presented bySmt. Anjali Karhadkar andMiss. Shivani Karhadkar.

Saathvan-Sanskrutik Vaarasachi by“Saradnee group” – a group of female

artistes from Pimpale Saudagar,District Pune, held on Feb 2, at Pune.

Golden Memories by Samvadini –a group of female singers directed by

Smt.Aparna Rahurkar held on Feb 10, at Pune

KirtanJugalbandiby Anjali

Karhadkar andShivani

Karhadkar heldon Feb 17,

at Pune

Kirtan is an age-old popular formof folk art of Maharashtra. Kirtanoriginated from Devarshi Narad.It is known as the “Naradiya”form of kirtan which gives

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message through music and songswith moral and ethical stories.

03/03/2017-Natyasangitatil Lokdharawas presented by a group ofartistes from Kalapini, TalegaonDabhade, District Puneshowcasing various forms of

Natyasangitatil Lokdhara bya group of artists from Kalapini,

Talegaon Dabhade, District pune,directed by Sampada Thite held on

Mar 3, at Pune

Narmad Lahari by adiwasi schoolstudents of Narmadalaya, MadhyaPradesh held on Mar 17, at Pune

folk music in traditional musicalplays called Natyasangeet.

17/03/2017 - NarmadLahari was presented by adivasischool children of Narmadalaya,Madhya Pradesh. “NarmadLahari” (Waves of NarmadaRiver)-

RAJASTHAN

27/02/2017-Glimpse of Rajasthanwas presented by artistes fromBanasthali Vidyapeeth. It wasa spectacular display of musicusing traditional musicalinstruments, followed by folksinging and folk dances presentedby thirty five artistes fromBanasthali Vidyapeeth.Each artiste played instrumentslike khadtal, majeera, algoja,sindhi sarangi, israj, ravanhatta,kamayacha, morchang, bhapang,apang, ghungroo, nagada, dafli,chang, dhol, tasha, chimta, matka.

Glimpse of Rajasthan by artistes from Banasthali Vidyapeeth held on Feb 27th at Jaipur

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05/03/2017- Bikaneri folkdrama – Rammat waspresented by Sri. Sudesh Vyasand party. Folk drama of BikanerRammat is nearly extinct art withonly few families retaining theculture. Rammat is the traditionalfolk drama of Bikaner whichincorporates the free expressionsof various feelings of joy, grief,love, hatred etc through its ownnarrative styles and methods ofpresentation. Dated back to earlynineteenth century Rammat has

been a favorite form ofentertainment over the years.

06/03/2017 -Traditional Phad ofRajasthan was presented bySri. Sunil Joshi and party.It is in the verge of extinctionwith only few families ofRajasthan following this cultureand tradition. A printed screen isplaced behind the artists,storytelling continues with musicand dance being played inbackground.

Bikaneri Folk drama “Rammat” by Sudesh Vyas and partyheld on Mar 5th at Bikaner

Traditional Phad of Rajasthan by Sunil Joshi and partyheld on Mar 6, at Bikaner

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WEST BENGAL ANDAGARTHALA

18/02/2017 - Percussionprogramme was presentedby Layavanyas N.Shankar andparty. It was a unique percussionof of mridangam, ghatam,sitar, violin and tabla withmusic enjoyed and appreciatedby everyone present. Peopleleaving the auditorium werecommenting that the eveningwas wonderful and was aunique programme.

25/03/2017 -Santoor Concert andBharatanatyam - “Santoorconcert” by Sri. HaridasAlandode and troupe and“Bharatanatyam” by Smt.CarinaLangfeldt. Sri.Haridas Alandodefrom Kerala, disciple ofPt.Shivkumar Sharma whomesmerized the audiencewith wonderful classical music.Bharatanatyam by Smt. CarinaLangfeldt (Germany) with aperfection of Mudras andgood expression.

Percussion Programme by Layavanyas N.Shankar & party held on Feb 18, at Kolkatta

Santoor concertby

Haridas Alandodeand troupe

held onMar 25,

atKolkatta

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Bharatanatyamby

CarinaLangfeldtheld onMar 25,

atKolkatta

Keyboard-Carnaticmusic by

R.Prakash &troupe held on

Feb 27, atRaghavendra

Mutt,Srirangam.

Violin duet by Master. SA.Raghavasimhan , Selvi.S.A Rangapriya & troupeheld on Feb 28th at Srirangam

TAMILNADU

As a part of Bhavan-InfosysFoundation Outreach Culturalprogramme a six day musicfestival was organized atTrichy in association withSri Raghavendra Mutt, Srirangamto develop young talent on the

occasion of RaghavendraGuru Bakthi Utsava. Variousprogrammes like keyboard-carnatic music, violin duet,vocal concert, sitar duet, gaveopportunities to ten youngtalented artistes and two visuallychallenged persons to showcasetheir talent.

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Vocal Concert by R.Aadityarangan and troupe held on Mar 1,at Raghavendra Mutt, Srirangam

VocalConcert

by TrichiRamesh and

troupeMar 3, at

RaghavendraMutt,

Srirangam

Sitar Duetconcert byRais UstadBale Khan,Ustad HafizBale Khanand troupe

held onMar 4, at

RaghavendraMutt,

SrirangamVocal

Concertby Master.

S.Srishankarand troupe

held onMar 5, at

RaghavendraMutt,

Srirangam

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BHAVAN-INFOSYS FOUNDATIONOUTREACH CULTURALPROGRAMMES : MAR, APR.

Carnatic veena recital by Y G SrilathaJ.P. Nagar, Bengaluru Mar 12.

Bharatanatya byM.S. Archana, Atmika R. Reddy and

Nikhitha M. at J.P. Nagar, Bengaluru, April 14.

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DIGNITARIES VISIT TO BHAVANON 22.4.2017

Sri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics andInformation Technology, Government of India, enrolling as Life Member of

BVB, while Prof P.J. Kurien, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, H.N. Suresh,Director, BVB, K.G. Raghavan Hon. Secretary BVB, looks on.

Sri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics andInformation Technology, Government of India, going through Bhavan’s Journal.

From (R to L)H.N. Suresh, Director, BVB, Prof P.J. Kurien, Deputy Chairman of theRajya Sabha and Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah, Former Chief Justice of India.

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GANDHI INSTITUTE OF COMPUTEREDUCATION AND INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY : CONVOCATION -2017

Dr. Wooday P. Krishna, Hon. General Secretary,Seshadripuram Educational Trust being honoured by H.N. Suresh. Also in the Pic.

Rtn. Pradeep Visvanathan, President, 2016-17 Rotary Bangalore Indiranagar and Rtn.N. Sivasankaran, Director, Vocational Service Avenue, Rotary Bangalore Indiranagar

Dr. Sureshwaraiah, Cardiologist pose with the certificate after receiving from Dr. Wooday P. Krishna

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PROGRAMME :

MAY - 2017

Mon 11.00 a.m. - Khincha Hall01. Abhinandana Samarambhafor stepping into his 100th year toVeteran Freedom FighterSri H.S. Doreswamy(for details please see page : 4)

Fri 5.00 p.m. - KRG Hall05. Sri G V Bhave andSmt. Lakshmi BhaveEndowment programmeCarnatic vocal concert byVid.Sreeram Sastry & Party

Fri 6.30 p.m. - Khincha Hall05. ICCR – Every FridayEvening cultural musicprogramme –Kannada Play bySri. S. Thilakaraj & Troupe

Sun 11.00 a.m. - ESV Hall07. Book release of the booktitled ‘Hoobathi’ authored bySmt. Sailakshmi

Tue 10.30 a.m. - Khincha Hall09. Book launch of C.T. Joshi’sSuddigagi Swabhimanada Bali?

Fri 6.30 p.m. - KRG Hall12. ICCR – Every FridayEvening cultural programme – Odissidance recital by Ms.Sowmya Lohith

Sat 6.30 p.m. - Khincha Hall13. Horizon series -Bharatanatya dance recital bySmt. Shilpa Nanjappa(in association withIndian CouncilforCultural Relations)

Fri 6.30 p.m. - KRG Hall19. ICCR – Every FridayEvening cultural programme –Veena Recital byMs. Anuradha Madhusudhan

Fri & Sat 5.00 p.m. - ESV Hall19 & 27. BVB -Infosys FoundationOutreach programme:Painting ExhibitionArtist : Sri RamakrishnanNarayanaswamy – foot artist.Chief guest : Sri. S. G. VasudevGuest of Honour : Kum Anu Jain(for details please see cover story)

Sat 6.00 p.m. -20. BVB -Infosys FoundationOutreach programme :Dance recitals : Mohiniyattam byMs. M Shrruthi.Bharatanatya byShruti SureshVenue :Indiranagar Sangeetha Sabha

Fri 6.30 p.m. - KRG Hall26. ICCR – Every FridayEvening cultural programme –Light Music bySmt.Vimala Srinivasa Murthy

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