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ROTARY MIDTOWN SILICON JOURNALISM AWARD
Congratulations!!! Mr.Nagesh Panathale and Mr. K.Shashikumar
Today Midtown welcomes the chief guest R.Guru, Chairman, N.R.Group of
Companies to confer the “Rotary Midtown Silicon Journalism Award” to two
eminent journalists of Mysore who have excelled in the field of journalism. Rotary
Midtown has a tradition of identifying and honouring eminent personalities in all
fields including Jounalism. This award is instituted by M/s Silicon Controls Pvt.
Ltd., And co-incidentally its managing director is also the Club’s president and his
partner is also a club member. Midtown congratulates today’s award recipients
Nagesh Panathale and K.Shashikumar.
Mr. Nagesh Kumar P.B alias Nagesh Panathale comes from the land of Kodavas. He is the 2nd son of
Sri P.C.Bidappa and Smt Janaki Bidappa from the village Maragodu. He had his education in Coorg,
Hassan, Bangalore and Mysore. He graduated in journalism from Mysore University in the year 2000.
He is married to Mamatha Nagesh and has two children, Deepan Nagesh and
Sagar Ganapathy. He started his career in the year 2002 as a press photographer
and in 2003 he joined Vijaya Karnataka as a press photographer. He was
transfered to Mysore in 2004 and since then he is based here. For his exemplary
service he was promoted as senior press photographer. Wild animals and nature
photography are his interests. He has excelled in his field and has won many
awards. His awards include......
1. First award by Mysore Jouranalist Association in 2005 for best photography.
2. Best photography award by Karnataka Union of Working Journalist
Association in 2006.
3. Two National and two State awards in 2008/09.
4. Award for ‘Fire Jump’ photo at the National competition organised on the occasion of 150th year
of the society by Photography Society of Chennai.
5. First place in ‘Rural photography’ organised by Sagar photographic Society of Shivamogga district.
6. One medal and four certificates in 2009 from IIPC and PSA.
7. Award for ‘Leopard Attack’ photo in 2010 by Photography Society of India.
8. One medal and four certificates in 2010 from IIPC and PSA for ‘Pied Kingfisher with Prey’ photo.
9. First place in journalism by Jodhana Photo Journalist Society of Jodhpur, Rajasthan
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2. 18-4-2012
President's Message
My Dear Rotarians,
Last week we had a memorable meeting at Shakthidhama, a Women Rehabilitation Centre where
we could understand lot of problems faced by women fraternity. After hearing to Madam Sumana one
of the trustees of the home we could see the other face of the society which needs to be addressed
with a priority. We were able to fulfill their requirements of 3 pedestal fans & our Rotarians were so
generous that we could give Rs.5,000/-as monetary support & dinner was served to all the inmates. I
thank all the Rotarians for their liberal contributions. Today we have two Mysore's proud journalists
Mr. Shashi Kumar & Mr. Nagesh Panathale who will be honored with Rotary Mysore Midtown Silicon
Journalism Award. I on behalf of Midtown whole heartedly congratulate both of them.
Bye till next week….
Thank You Rtn. Raghavendra
From the desk of Srinivasan JOURNALISM AWARD
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Dr. Prahlad asked me to edit and bring out the K.Shashikumar is the son of Sri
bulletin last week because he was not available. I S.Kumar and Smt R.P.Shanthamma
agreed to do it but was not confident, anyway I of Gundalpet.He is basically an
consulted Sundar, Ramki, & Bhanu and made a electrical engineer by qualification
decent job of it. Again this week the same request but with a keen interest in
from Dr. Prahlad. Do I see a pattern here? Or is he photography right from his school
training me for this so that I will be ready when he days. Besides photography poetry,
lays down the pen. In any case it benefits me and story writing, travelling and sports
trains me for my post in the coming year as editor. are his hobbies. Initially his write-ups, poems and
photos were published in the kannada weekly
ALL IN THE FAMILY 'Taranga' and English monthly 'Teenager' and also
'Andolana' newspaper. His writings were encouraged
· Every Wife is a "Mistress" for her Husband. by 'Andolana' and he had a close association with it.
"Miss" for one hour & "Stress" for the rest 23 hours! Later in July 1997 he joined 'Andolana' as a permanent
· There are 2 times when a Man doesn't understand journalist.
a Woman. Mysore District Journalist association awarded
Before Marriage and After Marriage. him “Janakamma Venkatappa Gowda” award for his
· My Husband And I Divorced Over Religious exclusive reporting in 2004. From then on he has won
Differences. about 9 awards including 'Best Journalist Award' ,
He Thought He Was God, and I Didn't. 'Mahatma Gandhi Award' and ' Youth Award' from
· Husband Throwing Darts at His Wife's Photo and Mysore District Journalist association. These awards
Not Even a Single One Hitting the Target... From were awarded to him for his writings on wild life
Another Room Wife Called The Husband: Honey protection, environmental awareness and human
What Are You Doing... values. He has also had a hatrick of awards by winning
Husband: "MISSING YOU"... awards for 3 years continuously from the Mysore
· THOUGHT FOR THE DAY... District Journalist Association.
Women are like phones:
He won the award “Vanasuma” in the year 2010 for
They like to be held, talked to and touched often.
But push the wrong button and you're his article titled 'Vanya jeevigale, dhayavittu
disconnected....... mysoorige barabedi”. The same year he also won the
· Difference Between Complete & Finish... award from Karnataka Media Academy. For his
People say there is no difference between exclusive reporting titled “Jeeva bindhu mruthya
COMPLETE & FINISH. swaroopi pralayavadhaga” won the award from the
But there is... When you marry the right one, you Karnataka Media Academy.
are COMPLETE.... And when you marry the By nature he is a friendly person and we wish that
wrong one, you are FINISHED..... his services are available to the society at all times.
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Report on Weekly Meeting accommodate 64 members and also has study and
‘Sh a kt h id h a m a '- Wo m en 's welfa re a n d entertainment space. Training is provided in tailoring,
rehabilitation centre, Mysore was chosen as the knitting, soft toys making, screen printing and hand
th
venue for the club's 34 weekly meeting. Rtn made greeting cards. The inmates are also taught
Ragavendra along with joint secretary Rtn Narendra reading and writing, legal rights, right of women,
Babu presided over the meeting and as community health and cleanliness. The center encourages and
service project 3 pedestal fans and Rs. 5,000/- cheque guides the women to take up higher studies. JSS
was handed over to the centre and dinner was also hospital provides free medical health care. Children
served to the inmates. ' Shakthidhama' the name accompanying the women are also taken care by the
relates to 'Shakthi' or 'Women' is providing to centre and placed in foster homes. The centre has
underprivileged women in general. Smt Sumana, one acquired 4 acres of land adjacent to its existing facility
of the trustees, speaking on the occasion said that the and has plans to extend its activities to the community
centre was started in the year 2000 on 1.7 acres of on a bigger scale. The government takes care of only a
land given by JSS organization. It provides shelter to part of the expense in running the centre and all other
women who have been deprived of family protection expenses are dependent on contributions from
and who are subjected to inhuman treatment by donors. Any contribution to this centre is exempted
society. Its aim is to give immediate protection to under 80G of IT Act. The centre had FCRA clearance to
women who doesn't have a shelter over their head be accept international donation. Mr. G.S.Jayadeva is the
it because of family problems, rape and prostitution managing trustee, Smt. Parvathamma Rajkumar is the
victims, law victims and unwed mothers who have president and Sri Devanur Mahadev is the trustee for
been shunned from their families. The centre this organization.
provides food, clothing and medical facilities free of The president should be thanked for arranging the
cost. Apart from these immediate reliefs it also meeting at Shakthidhama which is doing yeomen
provides counseling, career guidance, vocational service to the society. The meeting was adjourned
training, legal advice and police protection. Till now after handing over the pedestal fans and cheque to
the centre has provided rehabilitation for about 1500 the center. After the meeting was over Rotarians were
women and has settled 4000 issues and has brought discussing with the center's personnel in what way
hope in their lives. they can contribute to the centre. Fellow Rotarians,
She also mentioned that the center has 2 you can send your contribution cheques to
dormitories, well equipped kitchen, spacious dining “Shakthidhama Women's Welfare and Rehabilitation
hall and vocational training hall. The dormitories can Centre”.
Rtn Narashima handing over 3 pedestal fan to the Rtn Dr. Bheemesh handing over cheque for
trustee. Rs 5,000/- to the trustee.
4. Happy
Birthday 'The Rotarian' talks with Muhammad Yunus,
a speaker at the 2012 RI Convention
Rtn. PHF. M.S. Naveen Chandra
19-04-2012
(Mobile: 9980782008)
Wedding Anniversary
In New York City’s Jackson Heights, Yunus helps
Rtn. B.m. Devaiah & P Bhavani
.K.
launch the first Grameen America branch. Five others
23-4-2012 Cell : 9980113409
are now open in the United States.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, known
as the “banker for the poor”, began transforming lives while
an economics professor at the University of Chittagong in
Bangladesh. What began as personal microloans to poor
women in nearby villages grew into Grameen Bank, which
today has more than 2,500 branches throughout the
country. Grameen Bank has helped launch or expand the
businesses of more than 8 million borrowers – 97 percent of
Rtn. D.K. Manjunath & Sumana
them women. Yunus, a keynote speaker at the 2012 RI
24-4-2012 Cell : 9900223480
Convention, recently spoke with Warren Kalbacker, a
frequent contributor to The Rotarian. Here is an excerpt of
An old farmer wrote a letter to his the interview.
JOKE innocent son in prison: The Rotarian: In 1976, you introduced the concept of
"This year I'm unable to plant potatoes microcredit, which involves providing loans of as little as a
because I can't dig the ground. I know if you few cents to individuals. Many businesspeople might be
were here you would've helped me." puzzled as to how lending such small amounts could be
Son Replied: aeffective.
"You idiot, don't dig the ground, I have Yunus: Microcredit started in one village in Bangladesh.
hidden the guns there." ... I was teaching economics, and the country was going
Police read the letter, next day the ground through famine. I was frustrated because the economic
was dug by the police, searched for guns but theories I taught in the classroom didn't have any meaning in
nothing was found. the lives of poor people. I thought I'd try to do something to
Son wrote again: "Now plant your potatoes help individuals in the village next to the university campus. I
dad, it's the best I could do from here. noticed loan sharking in the village – people lending money
to the poor with terrible conditions attached. The sharks took
Next Week in Midtown control of peoples' lives. I thought I could solve this problem
by lending money myself. I visited those who were
BUSINESS MEETING borrowing from the loan sharks, and I made a list of 42
names. The total money they owed was the equivalent of
Date: 25-04-2012 US$27. I put the money in their hands to pay off the loan
at 6.30pm sharks so they could be free. When I did that, everybody got
excited. If such a small amount of money could make so
Venue : RCL Hall, JLB Road many people so happy, I thought I should do more of it.
5. Wedding Anniversary
Rtn. Venkatesh C.P & Leelavathi R.
.
22-2-2012 Cell : 9448022967
Joke3:
After returning from a foreign trip, sardar asked his
wife - Do I look like a foreigner?
Wife: No! Why?
Sardar: In London a lady asked me “are you a
foreigner?”
Rtn. Rajendra Babu M.K. & Rasitha
26-2-2012 Cell : 9342184004
· The A B C...
After being married for thirty years a wife
asked her husband to describe her.
He looked at her slowly...then said, "You're A,
B, C, D, E, F, G, H.... I, J, K."
She asks...... "What does that mean?"
He said, "Adorable, Beautiful, Cute, Delightful,
Elegant, Fancy, Gorgeous, Honey.
She smiled happily and said...."Oh, that's so
Sardar starts shouting in a store...... lovely.....
Where is my free gift with this oil? What about I, J, K?"
Shopkeeper : There is nothing free with He said, "I'm Just Kidding!"
this His eye is still swollen....but it will get
Sardar: It is written CHOLESTEROL better.........
FREE.
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In which year?
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President Raghavendra Rtn. Deepak Solanki