Bajaj Discover presents 6th Dr. Batra’s Positive Health Awards 2011, Anil Kumble Felicitates the Awardees

Amazing Feats, Inspiration /Positive News and Features, Uncategorized

Mumbai, Maharashtra:

The awardees recognized were Ms Sujatha Burla, Mr Siddu S. Loute, Mr Shreedhara T S and Ms Bhumika Rajendra for their exemplary effort of transforming humans to heroes.

Bajaj Discover presents Dr. Batra’s 6th Positive Health Awards 2011, held at the Chowdiah Memorial Hall today witnessed Anil Kumble, the cricket legend felicitating this year’s positive health awardees. This was an initiative to honor significant people who live a positive life despite their physical disabilities. Four such heroes were awarded in the presence of about 1,000 people in appreciation of their laudable efforts and their outstanding courage in their endeavor against diseased and disabled conditions of life.

The winners for this year’s edition of the awards were recognized and selected by an eminent panel of jurists comprising of Smt. Maneka Gandhi, Ms. Anu Aga, Mr. Vivek Oberoi, Mr. R. Balki, Mr. Rajiv Bajaj and Dr. Mukesh Batra. The awardees recognized were Ms Sujatha Burla, Mr Siddu S. Loute, Mr Shreedhara T S and Ms Bhumika Rajendra for their exemplary effort of transforming humans to heroes.

In addition to a short biographic film on each awardee, attendees at the award function were treated to scintillating performances by the dance guru Shiamak Davar’s troupe of specially-abled children.

Admiring the spirit of the awardees, the Indian Cricket Legend, Anil Kumble, said, “I am immensely delighted to felicitate these heroes who have fought out the trials and tribulations in life and have created a niche for themselves in the society. The foremost rule of any sport is to never give up, no matter what, but to keep fighting till the end. These individuals have lived that never ceasing spirit and have successfully fought against all the impossibilities in life to create possible winning situations for themselves. I salute Dr Mukesh Batra and Mr Rajiv Bajaj for this extra-ordinary event and for the great work that they are doing to contribute towards such a noble cause.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Mukesh Batra, Founder and CMD, Dr. Batras’ Positive Health Clinic Pvt. Ltd. said, “Dr. Batra’s Positive Health Awards salutes people with unyielding grit and unflinching determination, who have beaten all odds to overcome seemingly hopeless situations and have been dedicated enough to make commendable contributions to society. These heroes have demonstrated the strength of the human spirit and have proved that, all it takes to make a difference in the world is a strong will power and great positivity. The Positive Health Awards honor this spirit and re-affirm Dr Batra’s commitment to health and positivity.”

Reiterating his support to the cause, Mr. Rajiv Bajaj, MD, Bajaj Auto Ltd. said, “The Dr. Batra’s Positive Health Awards is a step in a noble direction and we are proud to be associated with this initiative for the second consecutive year. We firmly believe that the lives of these awardees will inspire and spread hope to others.”

About the Awardees:

Ms Sujatha Burla (32 years): A road accident that happened 10 years back changed her life forever making her quadriplegic with limited mobility below the shoulders. She is a TEDx speaker and a popular TV presenter for TV9 hosting a show called “Close Encounter with Suzy”. She has never suffered with bed sores in last 10 years as she practices yoga and physical exercises regularly. She provides counselling to paraplegic people and also addresses the NASA & ISRO scientists with motivational speeches on positive thinking and living. She has been running an orphanage for the past 3 years. She belongs to a middle class family from Hyderabad. Her father passed away few years ago. With no financial support from any of her 3 elder siblings, she earns a living and supports her mother too.

Mr Siddu S. Loute (25 years): Visually impaired since birth, Mr. Siddhu is a Mathematics prodigy fondly called as a human computer. By Class II, he had already memorized math tables up to 56 lakh and now claims to have memorized tables up to 99 crore. When provided with a date from the past or future, he can provide the exact day the date falls on. He has memorized 45,000 phone numbers which makes him a walking-talking telephone directory. He had also participated and won a prize in a popular television show on Sony TV called ‘Entertainment ke liye kuch bhi karega’. His unique talent combined with his irrecoverable condition got him featured on a couple of TV channels such as TV9, Suvarna, Suvarna News, DD 1 and Sakshi. Overtly ambitious as he is, he has completed his LLB and aims to become an IAS officer with an honest intention to help the needy and the downtrodden. Son of a truck driver, he was abandoned by his family since the age of 5, and has since been living independently.

Mr Shreedhara T S (23 years): Mr. Shreedhara is 100% blind but he can read, write and speak English, Hindi and Kannada. He has developed a Kannada version of the text-to-speak software (first generation open source software) through which any visually challenged person can read, write and work on computers. The Knowledge Commission of Govt. of Karnataka has hosted his software named ‘E-Speak’ on its Kannada Wikipedia website to be used free of cost. He has hands on experience with Windows 98, Windows 2000/XP, Windows Vista, MS Office 2003. He can type at a speed of 35-40 wpm and has extensive knowledge and experience in using the internet. Coming from a farmer’s family, his parents practice farming in a village in the Shimoga District of Karnataka. Currently, his father has come to Bengaluru and has been assisting him in pursuing further education in computers.

Ms Bhumika Rajendra (9 years): She was only 3, when she had an elevator accident and had to get her right leg amputated above the knee. In spite of this disability, she had always wished to excel in Bharatnatyam and classical singing and would constantly practise to turn her dreams into reality. Though the artificial leg that was fitted to her knee was akin to an alien, she accepted it as a vital part of her being and has ever since been pushing her limits to excel in the Bharatanatyam dance form. During her dance sessions, there have been instances when her skin used to give way and the stump bled. And every time that happened she thought of giving up, but she fought unceasingly against all odds with a positive spirit. She has performed with the famous Kannada cine actor Sridhar at a “Zee Kannada” programme organized by Zee TV Network in Bengaluru. She has given many stage performances and has been extensively covered by various publications. She belongs to a lower middle class family from Kodagu District in Karantaka and her father works as a lecturer.

source: http://www.indiaprwire.com / HealthCare/Hospitals> Awards / December 15, 2011

This one is for the soft-hearted

Arts, Culture & Entertainment

HYDERABAD:

Life is a continuous struggle for excellence and in this process, the one thing that everyone craves for is peace of mind. This idea is the inspiration behind Ahobilam Prabhakar’s latest series of paintings on display at the Chitramayee State Art Gallery along with paintings of four others.

Ahobilam is a self-taught artist but has over 14 years of experience behind him. His latest series of paintings, he says, are meant to invoke pleasant feelings in people’s hearts. All the paintings have a female face with a sharp nose, elongated and enchanting dreamy eyes and small beautiful lips painted in shades of red and yellow.

Works of R Subhash Babu, a seasoned painter with experience in teaching and painting spanning over 30 years, are also on display at the gallery. The vice-president of the Hyderabad Art Association’s acrylic paintings on canvas too are just as mesmerising. The works, all of them featuring females in traditional attire, have hues of red, blue and yellow. One of the paintings, Beauty in Cleavage, is an exception though. This painting, done with minimal use of colours, catches the eye with its subtle depiction of beauty. One more painting of his is of a Shivaling. With a hand offering flowers and a three petaled lotus, it symbolises the Trishul and shows the soft side of the God of Destruction.

Annapurna Yeluripaty’s paintings are landscapes of a semi-abstract nature. The paintings are beautiful because of the partial description of the features which gives a blurred but pleasing view.

Amila Reddy is one, who has developed her own form of painting in which she uses geometrical shapes to create depth. Her paintings show women from rural areas doing different activities and make extensive use of blue and yellow. The paintings have geometrical shapes of rectangle, square and triangle covering the canvas.

The paintings of Narahari, an officer at the art department of NIN, are also on display at the gallery. His paintings show his attachment to the village he belongs. He depicts the daily grind of villagers and captures the culture of rural India. One of the paintings shows ‘Tolu bommalata’, a puppet show, in a village. Another painting by him is of two people playing ‘ponga’ and a drum with a decorated bull in the backdrop of thatched houses in an obvious reference to Pongal.

The art exhibition has 44 paintings on display with the price ranging from `20,000 to `65,000 per piece.

The exhibition is on till December 23.

source: http://www.expressbuzz.com / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by V Nilesh / Express News Service / December 21st, 2011

 

US doctors to lead 2 Satya Sai bodies

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Nri's / Pio's, Uncategorized, World Opinion

Anantapur:

The Sir Satya Sai Central Trust on Monday appointed two persons as chairmen of the two international foundations run by it.

Michael Goldstein, an ardent devotee of Satya Sai Baba, will take charge as chairman of the Sri Satya Sai World Foundation, an official press release from the Sri Satya Sai Central Trust said. Goldstein, who received his doctorate in medicine from George Washington University, has been a practising physician for over 30 years and former medical director at a tertiary hospital in Southern California. He was selected as chairman on November 23, 2011 on the occasion of Baba’s birth anniversary.

Similarly, Narendranath Reddy was elected chairman of the Prashanti Council. Narendranath Reddy, graduate from SV Medical College, Tirupati, received his training in internal medicine at the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry and did his sub-specialization in Endocrinology and Metabolism at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York. He has been a practising internist-endocrinologist in Southern California for over 30 years.

Satya Sai Trust spokesperson Anantharaman told TOI that the world foundation takes care of all of the trust’s publications outside India and ensures that they adhere to the local laws and also ensure that the publications do not deviate from the message of Satya Sai Baba. The Prashanti Council takes care of all international seva activities outside India including educational and welfare-oriented programmes. Both these organizations operate in 135 countries and the place of operation of the two chairmen will function as the headquarters of these two international bodies, he said.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / Home> City> Hyderabad / TNN / December 20th, 2011

 

Umarani, Clifford honoured with Pravasi Mithra awards

Nri's / Pio's, Uncategorized, World Opinion

HYDERABAD :

Indian social workers Umarani Padmanabhan from Dubai and Clifford Correia from Bahrain were felicitated and conferred with the “Pravasi Mithra” awards at a function held here on Sunday to mark the ‘International Migrants Day’ with special emphasis on awareness for Gulf migrants.

The progamme, organised by the National Domestic Workers Movement (NDWM-AP) and Migrants Rights Council (MRC), was attended by government officials, representatives of NGOs involved in migrant rights and families of Gulf migrants.

Speaking on the occasion, Umarani Padmanabhan hailed the UAE government officials for their cooperation in solving the problems of Indian workers in the country. “With the help of the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi & the Indian Consulate in Dubai, we have been able to help several poor migrants,” she said.

Echoing similar sentiments, Correia said: “We have been able to provide assistance to needy migrants from India with the help of the Indian Embassy in Bahrain. We have also provided free tickets to needy Indian migrants through the Indian Community Welfare Committee.”

Dasari Sreenivasulu, Principal Secretary, Labour and Employment Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, who was the chief guest, released a book titled Pre-Departure Information Manual for Intending Emigrants published by Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA). He also handed over the ‘Pravasi Mithra’ awards to Umarani and Correia.

Addressing the gathering, Sreenivasulu assured the families of migrants that he would use his good offices in resolving issues of their kith and kin who were stranded in various countries of the Gulf region. “I have visited labour accommodations in the Gulf countries to interact with the migrants from Andhra Pradesh lodged there.”

Stating that he would strive to release as many of them as possible under amnesty, he said he would ensure that good education for children of migrants, particularly those who are in jails. “I will help in placing them in various residential schools of the state,” he said, and urged prospective migrants to take advantage of various governmental initiatives such as ‘Overseas Employers Conference’ organised by the state government earlier this year.

He said the meeting was the first of its kind in the country for those keen who were keen on working abroad. “It would be in the interest of intending migrants to go though the ‘Overseas Manpower Company of Andhra Pradesh’ (OMCAP) rather than approaching private agents for jobs abroad,” he observed.

Migrants Rights Council President P Narayana Swamy demanded of the Federal Government to appoint sufficient staff in Indian Missions abroad to look after labour problems. He also demanded that a National Commission for Migrant Labour be set up.

Marizen Santosa, MFA representative from Philippines, Binu Arickal, Dan Church representative from New Delhi, M Bheem Reddy, Vice-President, Migrants Rights Council and Sister Lissy Joseph of NDWM also participated in the function.

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source: http://www.khaleejtimes.com / Online> International / by P S Jayaram / December 20th, 2011

 

Reliance Autozone launches store in Malakpet, Hyderabad

Business & Economy

Having launched a store previously in Hyderabad, Reliance Autozone has launched a second outlet in the old suburban district of Malakpet, Hyderbad. Spread over 3,000 sq ft, the latest Reliance Autozone store is located in Saleem Nagar Colony, Moosarambhag (near MalakpetGunj) and offers global standard auto retailing services.

Reliance Autozone – an auto retailing subsidiary under Reliance Industries retail arm- is a one stop shop for retailing of automotive products, including car accessories, batteries, tyres and tubes and lubricants. Offering more than 50 leading brands and 1500 products for a wide range of cars, SUVs and bikes, Reliance Autozone’sauto accessory range offers around 5,000 products and utility items such as audio and video systems, safety equipments, security based gadgets, bull guard, roof carriers, reverse parking system, reverse camera, sun film, GPS, upholstery and many more. In addition to this, the store offer specialty bicycles and a basic range of two wheeler accessories such as helmets and side cabinets. The store also offers a line of alloy wheels and seat covers. The specialty format also offers exclusive car care services through stand-alone specialty stores that try to offer consumers a pleasant, conducive and service oriented retail ambience at best value, along with quick fitment facility. This service takes care of maintenance services like car interior and upholstery cleaning, polymer coating and paint restoration. The services offered are personalised and overlooked by trained professionals.

Reliance Autozone is budding enterprise in a slowly flourishing part of automotive industry. Like many other Reliance undertakings, this one, too, focuses on quality, value-for-money and competitive pricing notions.

With an aspiration of brining to India world class automotive retailing facilities, Reliance Industries rolled out its retail line of automotive product few years ago. Over the last few years, Reliance Autozone has spread its cape across many cities in the country, with spacious stores launched in cities like Bangalore, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Jaipur, Pune and Jamnagar. With a vision to “create customer delight” by delivering world class quality at the best price with widest choice of automotive products and services, Reliance Industries’ venture into automotive retailing is a definite boon to the nascent industry.

source: http://www.indiaprwire.com /Mumbai, Maharashtra, December 19, 2011 /India PRwire/

Hyderabad Hotels – Katriya 5 Star Hotel

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source: http://www.Turofeddergi.com / Turkey Travel Agencies / posted by Joseph Walters / December 20th, 2011 / Article by Katriyahotel

Saina Nehwal creates history in World SuperSeries Finals

Records, All, Sports

Saina Nehwal defeated Denmark’s Tine Baun 21-17, 21-18 yesterday to become the first Indian singles player to reach the finals of the BWF World Superseries Finals.

Saina Nehwal

Earlier, Jwala Gutta and Valiyaveetil Diju had achieved the feat in 2009, where they were defeated by the pair of Christinna Pedersen and Joaquim Nielsen.

This was Nehwal’s fourth consecutive win in the tournament in Liuzhou (China), having topped Group B en route to the elimination stage. She took just 35 minutes in disposing of the World No 5. Nehwal will face stiff competition when she squares off against World No 1 Yihan Wang in the final of the season-ending tournament today.

source: http://www.mid-day.com/ Home> Sports> International / IANS / New Delhi / December 18th, 2011

Record in paddy procurement

Business & Economy

HYDERABAD:

Procurement of paddy at the minimum support price by governmental agencies was a record 6.58 lakh tonnes this khariff season. The quantity procured last year was a mere 1.43 lakh tonnes.

Governmental agencies apart, ricemillers procured 28 lakh tonnes this season at MLSP, which was much above last year’s 15.91 lakh tonnes. “This is a good sign for the farmers in the state,” chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy said at a review meeting held with officials here on Saturday.

An official press release said Reddy wanted all efforts made to see that farmers got remunerative price for their produce or at least the MSP. He recalled his efforts to persuade the Centre to announce bonus and hike the MSP for paddy.

The chief minister set a target of 50 lakh tonnes of paddy procurement during the current year – 20 lakh tonnes in kharif and 20 lakh in rabi. As of now, the Food Corporation of India has opened 171 centres and purchased 28,472 tonnes of paddy. The chief minister said that though the procurement was satisfactory, action has been taken to ensure there is no distress sale.

The chief minister directed collectors to ensure that millers purchase paddy at MSP and above from farmers and that there should be no purchase of paddy below MSP.

source: http://www.expressbuzz.com / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / Express News Service / December 18th,2011

 

Fashion to rescue dying handicrafts

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Business & Economy, Education, Uncategorized

A peep into the Indian history and awaiting one is a treasure trove of brilliant art work, paintings and sculptures. The aesthetic value of Indian art and the livelihood of the artisans has been a major inspiration for people around the world. From the smallest of towns come unique, yet equally amazing art forms. Quite a lot of these art forms have lost their market base in recent times and reviving has become essential. Along with the many initiatives of the various state government organisations and NGOs, the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) is also doing its bit in helping revive theseart forms.

NIFT’s way of revival

Andhra Pradesh also plays host to many of these art forms like the Banjara Needle Crafts (Embroidery), Bidri Craft, Budithi Brassware, Durgi Stone Craft and Kalamkari among many others. The three art forms that have been focused by on this year, by the NIFT students this year are the Nirmal Art, from the Nirmal town of Adilabad district, Tolu Bommalata from Nimmalakunta in Ananthapur district and wooden cutlery from Udayagiri.

 

As a part of their curriculum, third year students of department of fashion and lifestyle accessories at NIFT take a trip to one of the villages, which is the birthplace of a traditional art form and learn the craft from the experts of it, the artisans. Not just this, they also develop a study on the art form, come up with contemporary product designs, not altering the authenticity of the art.

Explaining more on this, was Lakshmi Reddy, professor of accessories and design department. “A group of eight or more students were sent to these villages. They start off with design studying, then they work on form development, then the plan product designs, which have a contemporary flavour which is followed by a detailed market research.” She also said that the students have to create new designs and get them executed by the artisans. One of the students, Ramya Choudary says, “Learning the art from the artisans was a great experience.” Another student Upasana Bahuguna adds, “We never knew that there was so much detailing in every small motif.”

After the execution of ideas, creating the much needed market is taken care by Lepakshi. All the products created at NIFT will be taken up for sale at Lepakshi. These products will be multiplied by the artisans and help create a market-base.

From the horse’s mouth

Artisans have been brought from these towns to work with students at NIFT to help them create new designs. One such Tolu Bommalata artisans from Dharmavaram is Gopal Vanarcha. He says that it has been an heredity factor of art in his family and that all his forefathers were great artists. Explaining a little on the process of the creating the art, he says, “We take more than three months in creating one piece. We have to buy goat skin, beat it to sheets and dry them. After that we have to make the ‘kalam’ (pen) with a bamboo stick and the ink with neem gum and charcoal and then start painting the outlines. This itself takes about two weeks. We then manufacture natural colours if possible, or use automobile colours instead. And out handicraft has to be very intricate as we have to display it against light.” Another artist from the same place, Janardhan Shinde says, “With so much effort put in, we at least want a nice market for us to sell our products and it is nice to get that much-needed new dimension to our work from the students here.”

Retaining the authenticity of the art

In the whole process the authenticity of the art is however not lost. Avinash Raipally, asst professor and centre coordinator, department of fashion and lifestyle accessories says, “We always make sure we do not alter or even make modifications to any of the art forms. This will take away its glory. We sure are teaching students to experiment, but only with the products.” He then adds, “For example, the Udayagiri Cutlery. Apart from just the wooden spoons and forks, the students have created wall clocks, table stands and many more products. But, all of these have a strong Mughal influenced design of Udayagiri.” Also the Tolu Bommalata art is being adapted to create lifestyle products.

Apart from puppets and dome-shaped lamp shades, one-side open lamp shades, corner lamps shades and many more lights which have a very contemporary look have been created. Paper stands, jewellery boxes and pen stands with Nirmal prints are elegant and at the same time give a nice feel to the interiors of the house. “That’s the beauty, it’s like old wine in new bottle,” says Avinash.

source: http://www.expressbuzz.com / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by Kruthi Gonwar/ December 15th, 2011

Guinness record-holder eyes new record

Amazing Feats, Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Records, All

Go-getter: A. Sudhakar Raju attempting a new Guinness record at Anantapur Press Club on Saturday. — photo: R.V.S. Prasad

A. Sudhakar Raju, a Guinness Book record-holder, attempted successfully a new Guinness record in memory and mind games in Anantapur on Saturday.

The Anantapur Press Club was witness to the record-breaking feat of Sudhakar Raju, who also works as a senior assistant in the Irrigation Department. He recalled in sequence 22 objects, which he had observed for precisely a minute before recalling them.

Speaking to The Hindu , he said that a similar record was held by another Indian – Krishna Kumar from Shillong – in the category by memorising 20 objects for a minute and recalling them in three minutes and three seconds in a sequence.

Bettering the record, Sudhakar Raju memorised 22 objects for one minute before he recalled all of them in a sequence in just 49 seconds, winning over the previous record by a yawning margin of more than two minutes – setting the bar higher in process.

Speaking of the feat, he said that he had practiced for three hours daily for the last three months before he embarked on this feat and added that no medicines or artificial methods were used to better his memory.

He also informed that the feat was done in the presence of media persons besides, two adjudicators at the Anantapur Press Club. He added that a video-recording of the record breaking feat along with the media reports would be sent to the Guinness World Record Committee.

“The committee would verify the details before adjudicating the feat as a record in about eight weeks of time”, Sudhakar Raju informed.

It may be remembered that Sudhakar Raju had in February this year performed a Guinness record-breaking stunt occupying a place in the Guinness Records Book by typing English alphabets with a space between each of the letters in just 3.52 seconds.

A. Sudhakar Raju recalled 22 objects in a sequence in just 49 seconds

source: http://www.thehindu.com / National> Andhra Pradesh / Staff  Reporter / Anantapur, December 11th, 2011