Muvvala Perumallu Remembered

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Leaders, Records, All

Vijayawada :

People are not following the democratic centralism concept, which is leading to several problems in the society. Instead of values and human relations, the importance is being given to money and position, Andhra Pradesh High court justice B Chandra Kumar has said.

Delivering the memorial speech of Muvvala Perumallu organised by Jayanth Publications and Jana Vignana Vedika (JVV) on the occasion of his birth anniversary here Saturday, Chandra Kumar said that Perumallu worked hard for the welfare of the society through his publications and stands as the inspiration for future generations.

Senior journalist and editor of a vernacular daily C Raghavachari said that though most of his publications were criticised by many, he always tried to reflect the truth through his publications.

Later, Chandra Kumar unveiled the book, ‘Ekkadiki Prasthanam’ written by Brahma Reddy. Well known poet Manepalli Hrishi Kesava Rao, popularly known as Nagnamuni (one of the six ‘Digambara Kavulu’) was felicitated by Jayanth Publications directors Muvvala Subbaramaiah and Syama Sambhaiah on the occasion.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Andhra Pradesh / by Express News Service / August 10th, 2014

Free entry to children on Kursura anniversary

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Historical Links, Pre-Independence, Records, All, Science & Technology
File picture of visitors queuing up to see the Submarine Museum INS Kursura in Visakhapatnam. Photo: C. V. Subrahmanyam / The Hindu
File picture of visitors queuing up to see the Submarine Museum INS Kursura in Visakhapatnam. Photo: C. V. Subrahmanyam / The Hindu

Children below the age of 15 years will be provided free entry to the Kursura Submarine museum on Saturday to mark its 12th Anniversary.

VUDA Vice-Chairman M. V. Satyanarayana said children below 15 years or studying up to Class X in any school would be allowed to visit the museum without entry fee from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The submarine that made India proud in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war now stands tall at Ramakrishna Beach in Visakhapatnam.

The Soviet-built I-641 Submarine was decommissioned on February 28, 2001.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home>News> Cities> Visakhapatnam / Special Correspondent / Visakhapatnam – August 09th, 2014

Pursue sports , students told

Sports
Municipal Commissioner Harikiran inaugurating the sub junior rapid chess tournament at Vijayawada on Sunday. / The Hindu
Municipal Commissioner Harikiran inaugurating the sub junior rapid chess tournament at Vijayawada on Sunday. / The Hindu

Municipal Commissioner Harikiran on Sunday exhorted parents to encourage their wards in taking up sports and games for the overall development of their personality

Speaking at the inaugural function of the sub junior rapid chess tournament, organised by Global Chess Academy at Fun Times here, he said top universities world-over preferred students with overall skills and sports and games played a crucial role in youngsters getting seats in prestigious educational institutions.

“It is imperative that students along with academics pursued their interests in sports, cultural and literary activities. Vijayawada has produced many talented sportspersons, and you should emulate them and bring laurels to the Andhra Pradesh and the country,” he added. As many as 77 players from the district took part in the event, which was held in six rounds. Fun Times secretary Ajit Babu said that the club was always at the forefront of organising sports events. “We are regularly conducting badminton and chess tournaments. We will continue to support chess in a big way,” he promised.

Global Chess Academy secretary Sk. Khasim, Fun Times treasurer Krishna Rao, committee member V. Sambasiva Rao and Fun Times chess coach Basheer were present in the inaugural function.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Vijayawada / by J. R. Sridharan / Vijayawada – August 04th, 2014

ACC cricketers ‘floored’ by Guntur academy

Sports, World Opinion
Players from Asian Cricket Council who will train at ACA Women's Cricket Academy at Guntur. Photo: T. Vijaya Kumar / The Hindu
Players from Asian Cricket Council who will train at ACA Women’s Cricket Academy at Guntur. Photo: T. Vijaya Kumar / The Hindu

Hong Kong cricketer Marico Hell was head over the heels at the facilities offered at ACA Women’s Academy at JKC College, Guntur, and felt that the ‘beautiful’ venue would be the safest for women to stay and play.

She was part of the 17-member Asian Cricket Council (ACC) team that had arrived from various Asian countries such as China, Nepal, Bhutan and Thailand and she will hone her skills till August 22 for her future endeavours.

“This camp is important for us, who had come from various countries of Asia, as it will help us forge an ever-lasting friendship. This also helps us learn the intricacies of team work,” Ms. Marico added.

ACC Development Officer and former India spinner Venkatapati Raju said that the camp was part of the preparation for the Incheon Asian Games. “Players are delighted to play as state-of-art facilities are offered to them. They will play four ODIs and six T-20 matches against Andhra team.”

ACA women’s Academy chairman Murali Mohan said that the academy was the vision of late ACA vice- president J. Narendranath, who had spruced up the academy with the help of ACA secretary Ganga Raju. “It is a fitting tribute to name the Perecherla playfield after J. Narendranath, who passed away recently,” he pointed out.

Ms. Maria Fahey, Head Coach, Women’s academy, said that it will be a fruitful experience for her to teach the nuances of the game to the budding ACC cricketers.

Mr. M.S.K. Prasad, Director, Cricketing Operations, ACA administrators K. Ramesh, Uma Maheswar Rao, Sitapati, C. R. Mohan and Bapuji were present.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Vijayawada / J. R. Sridharan  / Vijayawada – August 05th, 2014

Kakinada’s proud Moment: T. Veerabhadra Rao

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Records, All, World Opinion
T. Veerabhadra Rao’s photo from the series Rural India, titled Morning Melody, Mother’s Love
T. Veerabhadra Rao’s photo from the series Rural India, titled Morning Melody, Mother’s Love

Hyderabad: 

T. Veerabhadra Rao, an amateur photographer from Kakinada, has received Associate Membership in the Royal Photography Society (RPS), Great Britain. He is the only person from India to bag the honour this year and one of the 40 world-wide.

Each participant had to submit 15 photographs, which were evaluated by a panel of 24 judges, at least 18 of whom would have to approve. “However, in Rao’s case, all 24 judges approved his selection,” says Kruthiventi Perraju, president of the Kakinada Camera Club, adding that Rao is the first photographer from Kakinada to receive the honour.

Rao, who works as a photographer in the agriculture department, had sent his entries under the title “Rural India”. His photos reflected tribal life.

One of his photos, “Street Singer”, depicting a person begging while singing, was particularly appreciated. “An ordinary beggar was given an artistic twist which got accolades from the jury. Like Wordsworth, who transmitted lives of simple folk into poetry, Rao captured the ordinary life of a village” says Perraju.

Rao drew inspiration from the paintings of Raja Ravi Varma and he is a disciple of O.P. Sharma, a legend in pictorial photography. He learnt the tricks of the trade from the great photographer, late Somanchi Ravi Shankar.

Rao has received 110 awards and certificates for his photographs. Thanks to him, the Kakinada Camera Club has stood among the top in the world for the past 10 years. He says that his goal is to become a fellowship member of RPS.

source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> LifeStyle> Books-Art / DC / Vadrevu Srinivas / August 05th, 2014

Indian Women Can Do Well in Business: SINDA Chief

Business & Economy, Nri's / Pio's, World Opinion
Singapore India Development Association (SINDA) head Renjala Balachandran speaking at a workshop on women entrepreneurship at the KBN College in Vijayawada on Wednesday | Express Photo
Singapore India Development Association (SINDA) head Renjala Balachandran speaking at a workshop on women entrepreneurship at the KBN College in Vijayawada on Wednesday | Express Photo

Vijayawada :

Singapore India Development Association (SINDA) head Renjala Balachandran said that Indian women were showing a lot of enthusiasm and energy and could make great progress in the field of entrepreneurship if provided with proper guidance.

Renjala Balachandran, who works in the field of women empowerment in Singapore, was present at KBN College in Vijayawada to participate in the seminar on ‘Women Entrepreneurship-A Global Perspective’  Wednesday. Speaking at the seminar, she stressed the importance of channelising women’s skills and entrepreneurial abilities for the development of economy and also to ensure gender equality.

The two-day UGC-sponsored seminar was aimed at discussing various topics on women entrepreneurship and empowerment. Krishna University VC V Venkaiah urged the students to be innovative and explore opportunities to succeed as entrepreneurs. Despite of a lot of progress, women’s representation in education, employment and entrepreneurship was still less in India. D Usha Rani, director of Centre for Women’s Studies, SV University, pointed out that though women were excelling in all fields and making their presence felt, they were facing a different set of problems.

Susheela Kaushik, co-chair, capacity building of women managers, UGC, Irfana Begum, project officer EduSAT, Vigyan Prasar, Delhi, AU Economics Department head Ratna Kumari, KBN College correspondent SVSM Razith Kumar, SKPVV Hindu High Schools Committee president R Ramaswamy and KBN College principal P Krishna Murthy were present.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Andhra Pradesh / by Express News Service / August 07th, 2014

Railway expo a big draw

Historical Links, Pre-Independence, Science & Technology
Visitors going round the exhibition of rare photographs depiciting the journey of 160 years of Indian Railways at Sri Srinivasa Kalayana Mandapam in Visakhapatnam on Sunday . Photo:C.V.SUBRAHMANYAM / The Hindu
Visitors going round the exhibition of rare photographs depiciting the journey of 160 years of Indian Railways at Sri Srinivasa Kalayana Mandapam in Visakhapatnam on Sunday . Photo:C.V.SUBRAHMANYAM / The Hindu

A working model of a train to Araku and some models made of egg shells are among the big attractions. The pictures are sure to revive memories of the pre-Independent era among senior citizens and the majestic steam locomotives would have revived the memories of those who were fortunate enough to have seen them chug in and chug out of the stations.

Mahatma Gandhi alighting a third class wooden coach, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in the cabin of a locomotive, a special train carrying refugees, packed with passengers, with many squatting on the roof top, at the time of Partition, a steam engine on a turn table …

These are a few of the hundreds of photographs of historical importance on display at an exhibition that was inaugurated by General Manager of East Coast Railway Rajiv Vishnoi, being organised at Srinivasa Kalyana Mandapam, near the Railway Station to trace the 160-year journey of Indian Railways.

The exhibition is drawing thousands of visitors and people of different age groups are evincing keen interest in seeing the pictures. Many of the visitors were seen capturing the rare photographs on their digital cameras.

The pictures are sure to revive memories of the pre-Independent era among senior citizens and the majestic steam locomotives would have revived the memories of those who were fortunate enough to have seen them chug in and chug out of the stations.

Pictures of some of the royal station buildings such as the Victoria Terminus (1887), the Howrah Railway Station in 1906, the majestic Charbagh (Lucknow), Old Delhi railway station and the Nampally Railway Station provide a peep into the railway history.

A working model of a train to Araku and a model of a locomotive and a few other models done with egg shell by artiste Durga Shankar of Visakhapatnam were a big draw at the expo.

Extended

The exhibition, which was scheduled to conclude on Monday, has been extended by two more days in view of the overwhelming response from the public. The timings, which are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., have also been extended by two hours till 8 p.m. on all the days.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Visakhapatnam / by B. Madhu Gopal / Visakhapatnam – August 04th, 2014

Actor Rajamraju passes away at 83

Arts, Culture & Entertainment

Hyderabad :

Senior actor Sagiraju Rajamraju, popularly known as Mukku Raju, died in his hometown Cherukuwada in West Godavari district of AP on Thursday. He was 83.

Raju had been ailing for sometime. The last rites of the actor will be performed on Friday. Raju joined the film industry as a choreographer and subsequently became an actor.

He played several character roles in nearly 600 films and won the Nandi award as best supporting actor for the film ‘1940 Lo Oka Gramam’ in 2008. became popular for his roles in films directed by R Narayanamurthy, which included ‘Erra Sainyam’, ‘Orey Rickshaw’, and ‘Cheemala Dandu’.

He also acted in the hit film ‘Mayuri’ in 1984. Raju also choreographed songs for Tollywood legend N T Rama Rao.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> India / TNN / August 01st, 2014

Science Centre in City Set to House APCOST Head Office

Science & Technology
APCOST Regioanl science centre at Bhavanipuram in Vijayawada
APCOST Regioanl science centre at Bhavanipuram in Vijayawada

Vijayawada :

The Regional Science Centre in the city is all set to house the head office of the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Science and Technology (APCOST).

According to official sources in Hyderabad, the final decision would be taken by the Department of Science and Technology (DST). There are two more RSCs in the state – one at Tirupati and the other at Rajahmundry.

The APCOST regional centre is located on a 5-acre site at Bhavanipuram on the banks of river Krishna. It was set up to promote scientific thinking among the students. It has 85 scientific exhibits on the principles of basic sciences to enhance the scientific understanding of students and the general public. Since its inception, a total number of 1,51,530 students, teachers and others visited the regional centre. Most of the visitors were students from the entire unified state of Andhra Pradesh.

J Dhilleswara Rao, office incharge, RSC, Vijayawada, said, “The monthly programmes are conducted by Education Satellite ‘EduSAT’’, a video conference programme in which the participants can directly interact with scientists sitting in the studio of Vigyan Prasar, New Delhi, to promote all forms of education in our country for students, teachers, women, Anganwadis, tahsildars, health workers and others free of cost.”

“The DST has sanctioned `60 lakh for setting up a 3D theatre at the centre. Since the sanctioned amount is meant for purchasing equipment, we have made proposals for another `70 lakh for the construction of a theatre,” he added.

FUNDS  FLOW

DST has sanctioned `60 lakh for setting up a 3D theatre at the RSC

Proposals made for another `70 lakh for construction of a theatre

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Andhra Pradesh / by Sai Durga Gona / August 02nd, 2014

Officer reviews museum works

Arts, Culture & Entertainment

Deputy Director of Museums K. Sai Bhakta Kesava on Monday visited the Victoria Jubilee Museum on M.G. Road and reviewed the ongoing works.

He inspected the museum premises and took stock of the works that are taken up to refurbish the edifice. He also reviewed the security measures to be taken for the protection of rare artefacts and paintings.

Mr. Kesava enquired about the works that were commenced recently for the construction of the coastal museum.

Archaeological Department Assistant Director K. Chittibabu explained to him about the steps taken for translocation of three trees to pave way for 1,500 square yards space for constructing the museum.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Vijayawada /  August 05th, 2014