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Scientific Research is not receiving

its due importance in the country,according to Prof. C N R Rao, eminentscientist who was conferred with thecountry’s highest civilian honor BharatRatna recently.

While he agreed that economicdevelopment was essential in theprogress of a country, in the absence of

scientific advancement, it alone cannotdeliver the deserved results, he said.

Prof. Rao was delivering a lectureon “Doing Science in India” for theDr. K M Munshi Memorial lecture onMarch 28 at the Bhavan.

Earlier, the Bhavan felicitatedProf.Rao who for a period had servedon the Kendra Committee. Governor

Prof. C.N.R. Rao, Eminent Scientist receives BVB Memento from Dr. H.R. Bhardwaj, Governor ofKarnataka. Seated next to him is Smt. Indumati Rao (wife of Prof. C.N.R. Rao.)

While other dignitaries look on.

PROF. C N R RAO DECRIES NEGLECT OFSCIENCE STUDY IN THE COUNTRY

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Dr. H R Bhardwaj was the chiefguest at Dr. Munshi memoriallecture

Prof. Rao was of the opinionthat compared with othercountries, there was a shortfall inscientific temper in our country.While China and America are inthe forefront in the field ofscientific research, India was notextending to science the sameimportance that was given totechnical and medical education,adding ‘Whatever may be theother factors, the eternity ofscience cannot be overlooked!’

In this context, he pointed outthat for 20 years in his labs in theIndian Institute of Science and theBangalore's Jawaharlal NehruCentre for Advanced Scientific

Research, he did not have a singlestudent from Bangalore. Theywere all from elsewhere, hebemoaned.

Referring to the state ofeducation in the country,Prof. Rao averred that the systemof education in the country is notfree from defects. “Our IIT’sdon’t enjoy the same standardthey once enjoyed. If theyimprove at least by 10-20 percent, they might regain theirearlier glory”, he opined.

INDIAN SYSTEMOF EDUCATIONNOT FREE FROMFAULTS : CNR RAO

Smt. Indumati Rao being felicitated by Smt. Seetha Ramachandra,Associate Secretary, BVB. Seated next to her is Prof. C.N.R. Rao.

While other dignitaries on the dais look on.

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Likewise, Prof.Rao remarkedthat a mere two per cent of thenation’s GDP was earmarked foreducation. “It should beenhanced to a minimum of sixper cent, two per cent of whichshould be spent on highereducation”, he declared. At thesame time, he wondered whetherscientific research was notreceiving its importance due toshortage of teachers in collegiateeducation. Hence he suggestedthat as it is done to name decades

after different subjects, it wouldbe appropriate to declare thepresent decade as “Teachers’Decade”. Side by side effortsmust be made to raise thestandard of both the teachers andstudents, he said, and hoped thatthe new government would takesteps in this direction.

In the same vein, Prof Raoregretted that the number ofwomen opting for scientificresearch is on the decline.The Government will do well totake steps to create opportunitiesfor research by women. May bedomestic problems are in the wayof our women taking up research.But it is necessary to see thatthere is no gender discriminationin science research, he warned.

PLEA TO RAISESTANDARDOF TEACHERSAND TAUGHT

A postal stamp in honour of Prof. C.N.R. Rao brought out byIndian Posts was released by H.E. Dr. H.R. Bhardwaj, at the function.

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Governor Dr. H R Bhardwajsaid that Bangalore has certainlyprogressed better in scientificresearch than Mumbai, Kolkataand such other centres. It isequally true that women werealso involving themselves ingreater number here. But this hasnot come to light, he said. At theconvocation of KuvempuUniversity in Shimoga, wherehe was present, of the 120doctorates, as many as 100 PhDswere women, he pointed out anddeclared that these figuresshowed that there was no dearthof women pursuing scientificstudies, he said.

In honour of Prof. C.N.R.Rao, Bhavan’s BangaloreKendra brought out a SpecialPostal Cover in association with‘India Post’ on the occasion.(please see specimen on below)Smt. Indumati Rao was honoured

WOMEN OPTINGFOR SCIENCE :GOVERNORSEES NO DEARTH

with traditioned ‘Bagina’ by theladies wing of Bharatiya VidyaBhavan.

Bhavan’s Hon. SecretarySri K G Raghavan welcomedthe gathering and compered theprogramme.

Among the prominentpersonalities who attended thefunction are Sri. N. Ramanuja,Chairman, Bhavan, Bangalore,Post Master GeneralSri Ramanujam, Rotary DistrictGovernor, Rtn. S. Nagendra,Trustee, Subhash Charitable TrustSri. Sanjay Dugar.

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Spirituality plays an

important role in the conduct ofhuman life on earth, declaredJustice M N Venkatachaliah,former Chief Justice of theSupreme Court, in a book launchfunction at Bhavan on March 29.

Speaking after releasing‘India – A fellowship of Faiths’,revised edition of a book byGovernor H R Bhardwaj, he saidthe Upanishads are the basis ofIndian culture.

All religious texts, he pointedout, lay stress on the path ofknowledge. Likewise, the essenceof all religions is extant in theUpanishads, he said, adding thatDr.Bhardwaj through his bookgives an insight into the realm ofIndian spirituality and culture.

GOVERNOR, EX-CJEXTOL ROLEOF SPIRITUALVALUES IN LIFE

Governor Bhardwaj, in hisremarks said that there wasspiritual flavor in the soil of India.The Upanishads have answersfor all the issues relating to life onearth.

Elaborating on the loftyculture of India, the Governorasserted that India was the land ofnon-violence (Ahimsa). Thepeople here are broad-minded.Karnataka itself is a state knownfor communal harmony. It is theregion where the Sharanas have

‘India- A fellowship of faiths’ revised edition of a book byGovernor Dr. H.R. Bhardwaj being launched by Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah,

former Chief Justice of India. Other dignitaries include Smt. Prafullata Bhardwaj.

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given the sacred Vachanas tohumanity. It is a pity that extremistelements are destroying thisimage, he said.

In these circumstances,he reminded that, the time hascome when our culture needs tobe rejuvenated. In this task, theparents must come forward to

inculcate spiritual values in theirwards, he pleaded.

Smt. Prafullata Bhardwaj(W/o Dr. H.R. Bhardwaj)Sri. N. Ramanuja, Chairman,BVB, Sri. K.G. Raghavan,Hon. Secretary and H.N. Suresh,Director BVB were among thedistinguished gathering .

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Dr. H.R. Bhardwaj, Governor of Karnataka being honoured byJustice M.N. Venkatachaliah, former Chief Justice of India. Standing next to

Governor is Smt. Prafullata Bhardwaj.

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SUTTUR SEER, GVHAIL SOCIETALINSIGHT INSHIVAPPA’S POEMS

At a time when human

values are on the decline, societyutterly needs poets who cancome out with lyrics capable ofdisseminating such values,observed H H SriShivarathreshwara DeshikendraSwami at Bhavan on April 2.

The pontiff of the SutturMath was delivering hisbenedictory address in a functionwhere two volumes titled 'KCSSamagrakavya' by the well-known lyricist K C Shivappawere released. The Swamijidescribed Shivappa as such apoet as evidenced in hisoutpourings, covering all facets oflife, and complimented the poeton his literary merits.

At the same time, theSwamiji paid tribute to theBhavan founded by a visionarylike Dr. K M Munshi which wasengaged in a similar task. He had

a word of praise for lateDr. Mathoor Krishnamurti for hiswork for Bhavan in London, aswell as his successor, H N Sureshwho is continuing it. Heparticularly complimented Sureshon his painting series ‘NakshatraMandala’ series which hadrecently attracted numerous viewersin an exhibition in the US-Maryland, JSS Spiritual Mission.

Well-known litterateur Prof.G Venkatasubbiah who releasedthe massive two volumescomprising 1085 verses,described them ideally suited forsinging. He said as far as heknew no other poet had to his

H.H. Sri. Shivarathreshwara Deshikendra Swami of Suttur Mutt launching a bookauthored by Sri. K.C. Shivappa. Standing from left : Sri. H.N. Suresh, Director, BVB,

Sri. Hiremagalur Kannan, Sri. N. Ramanuja, Chairman, BVB,Prof. G.. Venkatasubbaiah, well known lexicographer, Sri. K.C. Shivappa,

Sri. D.N. Lokappa, Publisher, Samvahana, Sri. Maleyuru Guruswamy.

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credit such a vast number ofpoems, worthy of entering theGuinnes Book. He hoped Shivappawould soon produce an epic.

Sri Kannan, a popularkannada priest of Hiremagalurwho introduced the poems,opined that good poetry is one,which reaches a large audience.He was sure that poet Shivappa’spoems, especially those in theseries under ‘Muddu Rama’

have done it most emphatically.He cited numerous examples toprove his point, which by itself islike a Nobel Prize for the poet.

Shri Shivappa who assertedhow it was befitting that hismagnum opus was released underthe auspices of the Bhavan as allhis earlier collections had enjoyedthe same privilege.

Speaking about Kannadaas a language, he agreed that itmay continue to be the householdlanguage in Karnataka. But in theprevailing circumstances, hewondered if it will flourish as aliterary medium.

Earlier, after Smt.PrasannaLakshmi rendered three of thepoet’s lyrics under the signature

KCS' SAMAGRAKAVYAIDEALLY SUITEDFOR SINGING : GV

A couple from Gulbarga being honoured by Sri. K.C. Shivappa whileH.H. Sri. Shivarathreshwara Deshikendra Swami of Suttur Mutt,

Sri. N. Ramanuja, Chairman, BVB, Sri. Hiremagalur Kannan, joins

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“Muddu Rama” by way ofinvocation, Sri N RamanujaChairman, Bhavan Karnataka,welcomed the audience andrecalled his long associationwith Shivappa. Sri H N Suresh,Director compered theprogramme.

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“Quality Improvementand Capacity Enhancementin Higher Education inKarnataka” was the topic takenup for discussion by Bhavan’sDr. K.M. Munshi Institute forGood Governance in associationwith Bangalore Political ActionCommittee (B.PAC).

The panel which met onMarch 22 comprised of educationists from a broadspectrum of educationalinstitutions as well as industryexperts like Prof. K. Siddappa,former Vice Chancellor,Bangalore University,Prof. Sandeep Shastri, Pro-ViceChancellor, Jain University,Sri. Manish Sabarwal, co-founderand Chairman, Team LeaseServices Pvt. Ltd, Dr.Suma Singh,IQAC coordinator, MountCarmel College and Dr. K.S.Venkateshappa, Principal, GovtScience college, Bangalore.

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Prof. Sandeep Shastri, Pro-VIce Chancellor, Jain University, speaking on the subject"Quality Improvement and Capacity Enhancement in

Higher Education in Karnataka"

The panel was moderated bySri. K. Jairaj , Secretary, B.PAC.

The various challenges inproviding quality, accessible andequitable higher education inKarnataka, came up fordiscussion. The challenge ofincreasing Karnataka’s GrossEnrolment ratio to 35 percentfrom the present 25.5 percentwould entail the joint efforts ofvarious stakeholders. Althoughthe GER in Karnataka is higherthan the All India Average(20.4%), it is much lesser thanstates like Tamil Nadu, AndhraPradesh and Maharashtra.

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Hence there is a urgent need toexpand capacity, remove regionaldisparity and improve quality.

In his Key note address,Sri. T.V. Mohandas Pai, VicePresident, B.PAC emphasizedthat the transformation of thestate into a global education hub iscontingent in addressing the issuesof expansion, equity andexcellence. He stressed that theoverall evaluation frameworkfor higher education institutionsmust move from measuring inputsto measuring outputs.

The audience in thediscussion comprised ofacademicians, educationalists,principals, heads of departmentsand student representatives ofleading colleges who activelyparticipated in the proceedings.

'REMOVE REGIONALDISPARITY ANDIMPROVE QUALITY'

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GOVERNOR LAYSSTRESS ONMODERNISINGEDUCATION

The need to modernize

education so as to ensure a broad- minded society was stressed byGovernor Dr. H R Bhardwaj at ameeting in the Mysore Kendra ofBhavan on April 5. At the sametime, he warned that the country’srich tradition should not be lostsight of.

Dr. Bhardwaj wasspeaking after unveiling a bustof Dr.K M Munshi, the visionaryfounder of the Bhavan, whichwas celebrating its 75thanniversary which coincided withthe 125th birthday of KulapatiMunshi himself.

Paying rich tributes toDr.Munshi whom he described asan eminent lawyer who evincedkeen interest in spreadingeducation and cultural values inthe country, he said Munshiji wasin the forefront of the country’s

freedom struggle, workingshoulder to shoulder with hiscompatriots like Sardar VallabhaiPatel and Mahatma Gandhi.But his greatest contribution wasthe Bhavan, he added.

Earlier Sri N Ramanuja,Chairman, Bangalore Kendrawelcomed the Governor.Along with him on the dais wereProf . A V Narasimha Murthy,Chairman, Mysore Kendra,Sri K B Ganapathy, Vice-Chairman among others.

The Governor andMrs.Prafullata Bhardwaj werefelicitated on the occasion.

Governor H.E. Dr. H.R. Bhardwaj, Governor of Karnataka, Smt. PrafullataBhardwaj, pose for a photograph after unveiling the bust of Kulapati Dr. K.M.

Munshi founder, BVB, at BVB Mysore, while others from left Prof. A.V. NarasimhaMurthy, Chairman, BVB, Mysore, Smt. Pushpa Ramanuja, Smt. Kamalamba

Narasimha Murthy, Sri. Ramanuja, Chairman, BVB, Bangalore joins.

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Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB) incollaboration with BharathiyaJyothisha Samsthan will commenceacademic course in Astrology fromthe first Saturday of July 2014.

The course, titled “JyotishyaPravesha”, will be held for ten monthsin English, on every Saturday andSunday.

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Bharatiya Vidya BhavanBangalore - 560 001

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Thu 6.00 p.m. - ESV Hall 8. Sri. G.V. Bhave andSmt. Lakshmi Bhave EndowmentMusic Concert : "Yeh-Kal Kavya Path"Artiste : Dr. Adhitya Shukla,Famous ScientistEminent Hindi Poet and Litterateur

Sat 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall10. Hidustani Classical Vocal byMs. Mowna Ramachandraunder Horizon Series,(In association with Indian Council forCultural Relation)

Sun 9.00 a.m. - Khincha Hall 11. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan andArts for Life Foundation jointly organsedby Ideas Conclave 2014

9.30 a.m. Music and meditation - Veena recital by Bhagyalakshmi Chandrasekaran, Mridanga by C Cheluvaraju

10.45 - 11.30 a.m. Panel discussion on Carnatic Music - "A Priority Sector"

11.35 a.m. - 12.35 p.m.- Carnatic Music at Schools - "Maximising Opportunities"

12.40 - 1.25 p.m. - Enhanced Philantrophy for Carnatic Music "Expectations" -

1.25 - 2.00 p.m. Lunch2.00 - 2.40 p.m.- Music by special

children / rural children2.45 - 3.30 p.m. Media and Carnatic

music promotion -"BeyondReporting"3.35 - 4.20 p.m.

Propogation of Carnatic Music - "Those Untested Dimensions"

4.45 - 5.45 p.m. Sabhas & Temples Beyond concert frontier - "The Art of the Possible"

PROGRAMME :MAY - 2014

Fri 6.00 p.m. - Sugama Sangeeta16. by Aishwarya Mahesh

(in association with InfosysFoundation) Venue : Indian Institute ofWorld Culture, Basanagudi, Bangalore.

Sat -Sun 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall 24 - 25 Kuchipudi ParamparaFoundation presentsNatya Parampara Utsav - 2014

Day - I : Kuchipudi SoloSreelakshmy Govardhanpremiering "Agnijyotsna.The Epic Queen - Deepa SachindranKuchipudi Solo -Ananda Shankar Jayanth

Day - IIVijayapal Pathloth and Srimayi VempatiKuchipudi Duet : Jaikishore andPadmavani Mosaliakanti

Sat 5.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall 31. Rajguru Smruthi presents"Sangeet Samaroh"Hindustani classical Music

Sat 6.00 p.m. - E.S.V. Hall31. Astrology : Lecture onUranus in Predictive AstrologySpeaker - Mr. P.R. NatarajanBJS Trustee and Faculty member

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