Tumkur University gets P. Sadananda Maiya Block, 7 other establishments



Dr. P. Sadananda Maiya Block.

  It was a momentous and memorable day for Tumkur University. The Governor of Karnataka Dr. Hans Raj Bhardwaj inaugurated the newly constructed Dr. P. Sadananda Maiya School of Commerce and Management Studies Block on the varsity campus. Smt. Prafulata Bhardwaj, the First Lady of Karnataka, Sri Veereshananda Saraswathi Swamiji of Sri Ramakrishna Math, Tumkur, Dr. P. Sadananda Maiya, Director, Maiyas Beverages and Foods Pvt. Ltd., Dr. S. C. Sharma, the Vice Chancellor and Prof. D. Shivalingaiah, the Registrar, Tumkur University witnessed this grand event. The new block has added to the faster growth of the university that has been on a mission to strengthen its infrastructural back-up.



Sri Ramana Maharshi Dhyana Kendra





Along with the inauguration of the new block, the Tumkur University also witnessed the opening of seven other new constructions, namely, Dhanvantari Vana, Buddha Vana, Monuments, Sri Ramana Maharshi Dhyana Kendra and Park, Entrance Gates for the University College of Arts and the University College of Science, and the Administrative Block of the University.





Dr. P. Sadananda Maiya School of Commerce and Management Studies Block has been constructed with the generous contribution of Rs 3 crore by Dr. P. Sadananda Maiya, Director, Maiyas Beverages and Foods Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore. The majestic construction with a royal touch comprises 18 spacious rooms, some with attached toilets. The class rooms are so spacious that they can be used for even seminars and workshops. The quadrangle with a beautiful lawn and the idol of Goddess Saraswathi at the entrance have added to the attraction of the building. The block will get two more floors as per the original plan. The Governor of Karnataka Dr. H. R. Bhardwaj honoured Dr. Maiya for his generous contribution towards the University.



Dr. P. Sadananda Maiya being honoured.



Prior to this, Sri Veereshananda Saraswathi Swamiji of Sri Ramakrishna Math inaugurated the other seven constructions which have given a new look to the University campus. The idol of Sri Dhanvantari and the statue of Gautama Buddha have been installed in Dhanvantari Vana and Buddha Vana respectively.

The University has plans to establish a new Centre for Pali and Buddhist Studies and this park has laid a strong foundation for the future endeavor.

   

Monuments Park at Tumkur University.

At another part of the campus, various monuments collected from different historical sites of Tumkur District have been installed, which will certainly interest the researchers in the days to come. Another key feature of the campus is Sri Ramana Maharshi Dhyana Kendra and park, which is going to be a great place for yoga and meditation for the general public.
A touch of art and creativity by the staff and students of the Department of Fine Arts is visible everywhere.

ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಶಾಲಾ ಹಂತದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂವಿಧಾನ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಅವಶ್ಯಕ: ಪ್ರೊ. ಡಿ. ಶಿವಲಿಂಗಯ್ಯ



ತುಮಕೂರು: ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದ ಹಂತದಲ್ಲೇ ಭಾರತೀಯ ಸಂವಿಧಾನದ ಕುರಿತ ಪಠ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಅಳವಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಅವಶ್ಯಕತೆಯಿದೆ ಎಂದು ತುಮಕೂರು ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾನಿಲಯದ ಕುಲಸಚಿವರಾದ ಪ್ರೊ. ಡಿ. ಶಿವಲಿಂಗಯ್ಯ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಪಟ್ಟರು.
ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾನಿಲಯವು ಬುಧವಾರ ಹಮ್ಮಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದ ೬೨ನೇ ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಧ್ವಜಾರೋಹಣ ನೆರವೇರಿಸಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದ ಅವರು ಎಳೆಯವಯಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದಲೇ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಸಂವಿಧಾನದ ಮಹತ್ವವನ್ನು ಮನಗಾಣಿಸಿ ಅವರಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರದ ಸಾರ್ವಭೌಮತೆಯ ಅರಿವನ್ನು ಮೂಡಿಸಲು ಸಂವಿಧಾನವನ್ನು ಒಂದು ಪಠ್ಯವನ್ನಾಗಿ ಬೋಧಿಸುವುದೇ ಸೂಕ್ತ ಮಾರ್ಗ ಎಂದರು.
ಭಾರತರತ್ನ ಡಾ. ಬಿ. ಆರ್. ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್‌ರವರ ನೇತೃತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ರೂಪಿತಗೊಂಡ ನಮ್ಮ ಸಂವಿಧಾನವು ಭಾರತದ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಹಾಗೂ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಜೀವನದ ಅಮೂಲಾಗ್ರ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಗೆ ಮೂಲ ಕಾರಣವಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು.
ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಜೀವನಕ್ಕೆ ಅಗತ್ಯವಾದ ಕಾನೂನುಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಪದ್ಧತಿಗಳೇ ಸಂವಿಧಾನವಾದ್ದರಿಂದ, ಸಂವಿಧಾನವನ್ನು ದೇಶದ ಎಲ್ಲ ಪ್ರಜೆಗಳಿಗೂ ವಿವಿಧ ಹಂತಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪರಿಚಯಿಸುವ ಕಾರ್ಯವಾಗಬೇಕಿದೆ ಎಂದ ಅವರು, ಸಮಾನತೆಯು ಪ್ರಜಾಪ್ರಭುತ್ವದ ಪ್ರಥಮ ಸೂತ್ರ. ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ, ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಮತ್ತು ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಸಮಾನತೆಯ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಬದುಕಿನ ಎಲ್ಲ ವಲಯಗಳಲ್ಲೂ ಸಮಾನತೆ ಬರಬೇಕಿದೆ ಎಂದು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿದರು.
ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗತ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ, ಭ್ರಾತೃತ್ವ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತಗಳ ಪ್ರಸಾರ ಮತ್ತು ಅನುಷ್ಠಾನ ಆಗಬೇಕಾದದ್ದು ಇಂದಿನ ತುರ್ತು ಅಗತ್ಯವಾಗಿದೆ. ನಮ್ಮ ದೇಶವು ಬಹುಧರ್ಮಿಯರನ್ನು, ಬಹು ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡ ದೇಶವಾಗಿರುವುದರಿಂದ ಪರಧರ್ಮ ಸಹಿಷ್ಣುತೆ, ತಾಳ್ಮೆ, ಸಹಾನುಭೂತಿ, ಸಹಕಾರ ಮನೋಭಾವಗಳನ್ನು ಎತ್ತಿಹಿಡಿಯಬೇಕಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದರು.
ಪ್ರಭಾರ ಕುಲಸಚಿವ (ಪರೀಕ್ಷಾಂಗ) ಡಾ. ಎಲ್. ಪಿ. ರಾಜು, ಸ್ನಾತಕೋತ್ತರ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ಕೇಂದ್ರದ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಡಾ. ಎಂ. ಜಯರಾಮು, ಹಣಕಾಸು ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಕರಿಯಪ್ಪ, ವಿ.ವಿ. ಕಲಾ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನ ಪ್ರಾಂಶುಪಾಲ ಪ್ರೊ. ಟಿ. ಎನ್. ಹರಿಪ್ರಸಾದ್, ವಿ.ವಿ. ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನ ಪ್ರಾಂಶುಪಾಲ ಪ್ರೊ. ಬಿ. ಎಲ್. ಮುಕುಂದಪ್ಪ ಮತ್ತಿತರರು ಸಮಾರಂಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಿದ್ದರು.

National Seminar on ‘Karnataka Samskruthi Mattu Siddha Parampare’



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The Centre for Kannada Studies and Research (Kannada Adhyayana Hagu Samshodhana Kendra), Tumkur University, Tumkur, in collaboration with Kannada and Culture Department, Bangalore, will organize a two-day National Seminar on “Karnataka Samskruthi Mattu Siddha Parampareya Avalokana” at Sri Siddhaganga Pharmacy College in Tumkur on January 27 and 28, 2011. The seminar will be held under the “Kannada Bhashabhivruddhi Yojane”.

Vice Chancellor of Sanskrit University, Bangalore, Dr. Mallepuram G. Venkatesh will inaugurate the conference at 10 am on January 27. There will be four scholarly sessions.

In the first session, Ma. Su. Krishnamurthy will speak on ‘Bharathiya Siddha Parampare Hagu Siddha Sahitya’ while Dr. Sripad Bhat will present a paper on ‘Kannada Mattu Tamil Siddha Parampareya Avalokana’. Kendra Sahitya Akademi awardee Dr Rahmat Tarikere will preside.

During the second session, Dr Nataraj Boodal will present a paper on ‘Shramanadharegalu Munditta Kavya Mimamseya Pramukha Parikalpanegalu’ while Dr. G. B. Harish will speak on ‘Bharathiya Tatvashastra Mattu Siddhara Tatvikate’. Prof. K. G. Nagarajappa will preside the session.

The third session to be held on January 28, 2011, will include two papers: ‘Avadhuta Parampare Mattu Siddha Parampare’ by Dr. Geetha and ‘Deha Mimanse – Shramana Dharegala Anusandhana’ by Dr. Chandrashekhar Nangali. The forth session will witness two more papers: ‘Siddhaushadha Vidhana’ by Dr. Narasimha Swamy and ‘Karnatakada Vastushilpa Hagu Siddhaparampare’ by Dr. Priya Thakur.

The valedictory ceremony will be held at 3 pm on the same day. Veteran scholar Ma. Su. Krishnamurthy will be felicitated on the occasion. Litterateur K. B. Siddaiah will preside. There will be a panel discussion too.

Interested may contact: Dr. Geetha, Assistant Professor, Kannada Samshodhane Hagu Mahithi Kendra, University College of Science campus, Tumkur. Telephone: 0816-2270719; E-mail: vbhats@rediffmail.com OR harishagb@gmail.com

It’s all about talent

Courtesy: Deccan Herald

If you have a nose for news and good communication and writing skills, then media may be just the place for you. Bindu Gopal Rao offers a snapshot of the sector

An old saying goes —“The pen is mightier than the sword.” A career in media is today as popular as one in engineering or medicine was a couple of decades ago.

In India, there’s a whole world in media beyond television and newspapers that is making journalism both attractive and lucrative.

Course work

Commits offers a two-year full-time Master’s degree course in Mass Communication. The college is affiliated to the Makhanlal Chaturvedi University of Journalism, Bhopal, set up by the Madhya Pradesh government. “At Commits, we try to ensure that our students understand the  industry thoroughly before entering the profession, so our courses are tailored to meet industry requirements and much emphasis is laid on practical course work.

Our students are able to apply what they learn in class when they produce the college newspaper and the television news bulletins; the newspaper is circulated widely among students in Bangalore and other cities while the bulletins are evaluated by senior journalists.

In addition, students turn in reporting and editing assignments, make presentations on current affairs, and, in the third semester, also produce documentaries, radio features, and a fiction film, all of which help to enhance their understanding of the media industry.

We also have journalists coming to teach at Commits as guest faculty; some of these journalists are our own alumni who have made their mark in the industry. Commits also arranges internships with newspapers and television news channels for students interested in journalism,” says Ramesh Prabhu, professor of journalism, Commits, Bangalore.

The Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media (IIJNM) was the first to introduce a course in journalism covering science and technology; among the first to start a stream in radio; and it is the only journalism school that webcasts their students’ bulletins live.

In keeping with its legacy, from this academic year, IIJNM has started a stream in multimedia journalism where students bring together text, audio and video for delivery in different platforms. Students produce slideshows, audio and video podcasts and work with infographics to bring meaningful stories to the online reader.

The institute has also given considerable attention to investigative journalism. For the past two years, IIJNM students have used the Right to Information Act to ferret out information that was hidden away in government files to produce stories that made headlines in local and national newspapers.

IIJNM’s courses are state-of-the-art, addressing contemporary concerns, be it rural reporting or covering social and religious issues. The areas of specialisations that students study — political reporting, covering business and finance, development reporting or international reporting — provide them with the background to gain a perspective of the present.

Says Dr Abraham M George, dean and founder, IIJNM, “Additionally, IIJNM has been working toward collaborating with various foreign universities and institutions to enhance its programme, as well as to bring their degrees to our students. It now has an agreement with the City University, London, for a student exchange program. A select number of students from each other’s college will be able to attend the other’s programme for a full semester, without having to pay additional tuition fees.”

Career options

With the media in expansion mode in India, there are opportunities galore for young journalists with good education and appropriate work experience, at least in the form of internships. It helps if journalism aspirants have written articles in the college newspaper and also helped produce it, and if they have worked on television news bulletins and radio features.

Newspapers, magazines, television news channels and radio stations want young people with the right kind of practical education and training, and, this is very important, the right attitude. Newspapers recruit freshers as sub-editors or reporters; television channels hire newcomers as bureau reporters, desk staff, or production staff; and radio stations are keen to employ young and enthusiastic professionals in the programming and production departments.

Ranita Hirji, dean of studies, Commits, says, "Our two-year Master's degree course in Commits is the ideal mix of theory, practical training and industry internships that turns out competent communications professionals and our 100% placement record every year is ample proof of this. Commitscions achieve success not only with their knowledge and expertise but also with their ability to function as balanced mature individuals with the right values of integrity, consideration and cooperation. A Commitscion is trained to be an exceptional individual and an exceptional team player.”

Opines Prof Varadesh Hiregange, director, Manipal Institute of Communication, Manipal University, “Journalism, as a career option today, has a broad range of choices from newspaper journalism to new media journalism. Radio and television figure in-between. Interestingly, in India, growth of new media such as web news portals has not affected newspaper circulation as a whole unlike in the United States.

Moreover, growth of private television channels (news channels to be specific) over the years, has expanded the scope of journalism as a career. Meanwhile, journalism schools are also offering specialised courses in politics, art and culture, film studies, business, sports, environment, development, etc.

It also helps students to focus on certain areas after learning the basic skills of journalism. It should also ideally help them to select their newspaper, magazine, channel or a portal which can best suit their taste and strength. However, the basic duty of a journalist, to be a ‘voice of the voiceless’, should remain the same amid the glamorous world.”

(Deccan Herald, DH Education, January 20, 2011)

National Conference on 'Media and Human Rights'

The Department of Journalism, Tumkur University, has proposed to conduct a two-day National Conference on "Media and Human Rights: The Global Scenario" in September 2011. Dr S C Sharma, the Honourable Vice Chancellor of Tumkur University has assured to get patronship from the Karnataka State Higher Education Council, Bangalore, for conducting the conference. Meanwhile, the Department of Journalism is consulting sponsors in order to fulfil the monetary requirements of the ambitious event. The Department has already started preparatory works for the conference. Anybody interested in the topic and the event may contact the organisers on journalismtut@gmail.com. It is wished that the programme will provide a great platform for the meeting of academicians, journalists, human rights activists and students in the most appropriate manner. Wait for more details.