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Bengaluru: Nagananda Virupakshappa Pattar, hailing from Hutti Gold Mines in Raichuru district, aspired to become a photographer and developed a fondness for woodcraft, in addition to practising painting. However, he had to limit those passions, as he joined the Hutti Gold Mines as a Draughtsman on his father's advice. Joined in 1982 and retired in 2020: Nagananda Pattar joined the duties at the Hutti Gold Mines in 1982 and retired on 01 November 2020. He started his career in the prestigious state-owned public sector as a Draughtsman in the Survey Department and was heading his Department at the time of his retirement. 10 staff members were assisting him at the fag end of his tenure, and he asserts, "With everyone's good cooperation, I could complete my service successfully". Hutti Gold Mines has a hundred-year future!  Nagananda Pattar, as mentioned earlier, worked in the underground survey department, starting around the 1980s and continuing until his superannuati...

Bengaluru: It was a Ganesh Chaturthi festival day in 1994, but not for Maruthi Bheemrao More, a native of Katral village in Vijayapura district, who had just completed the ITI course in Automobile Engineering. He was sent to Bengaluru to look for a job, packing a couple of meals and given Rs 300/- for bus fare. After coming to Bengaluru, he stayed with his maternal uncle and known people from his native village and began the job hunting for about 15 days. One-year training opportunity at Kirloskar Electrical: Luckily, he got a one-year training opportunity at Kirloskar Electrical. It was more like studying there for already having some knowledge of electronics and automobiles. Initially, for about 2–3 months, they gave him basic work like washing bearings, cleaning electrical motors, and other small tasks. He had a stint there for about 3 years and 5 months. Task done in 10 minutes: Thanks to his acumen of diligently accomplishing the assigned tasks, Maruthi More was well ahead not o...

Bengaluru: Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions in a person’s life. Yet, for most people, it still feels like guesswork. Marks, trends, peer pressure, “safe options,” or what seems popular trends at the moment these are the forces shaping decisions. Traditional career guidance systems haven’t really solved this problem. In many ways, they’ve only repackaged it. It’s time to rethink how we approach career decisions. The Problem with Current Career Guidance Systems Most career guidance today follows one of these patterns 1. One Size Fits All Advice Students are often pushed toward a narrow set of “acceptable” careers engineering, medicine, government jobs, or trending fields like data science regardless of individual differences. 2. Over-Reliance on Marks and Aptitude Tests Scoring well in a subject is treated as a signal for career fit. But being good at something doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll enjoy it or want to build a life around it. 3. Surface Level Personalit...

Bengal uru:  When Shri KAMARAJ was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, he had seven ministers in n his cabinet. Kakkan was one among them in the cabinet and he was given the following portfolis: HOME PWD AGRICULTURE  IRRIGATION  ANIMAL HUSBANDRY  POLICE JAILS PRISON  FINANCE  EDUCATION  LABOUR PROHIBITION. He was a cabinet minister for 10 years. While touring, he used to wash his clothes ( self). Once he toured Trichy and he missed the train. The next train was on the next morning.  However, he never approached anyone including the railway staff, and he just Slept on the railway platform bench. In the midnight, railway police woke him up with the police lathis. The police asked him who are you? You cannot sleep here. Go away. He replied “ Sir, my name is Kakkan. I am the Minister for the Police and Home department. I will leave once the train arrives in the morning. The policemen were shocked and confessed, Sir, our sincere apologies to you. Please ...

Bengaluru: The Bengaluru-based Krishna Setty Foundation recently organised a three-day residential International Painters' Camp near Bengaluru, evincing the participation of 18 artists from diverse geographical backgrounds and international repute. Padma Bhushan Jatin Das seemed to be the senior-most practising painter representing the host country. A series of such camps:  Krishna Setty CS, founder and patron of the Krishna Setty Foundation, informs, "This has been an ongoing exercise of the Krishna Setty Foundation, ever since the Covid-19 pandemic period. Every year, we have been organising similar art camps and exhibitions almost regularly". 'Resonance of Resilience' International Art Exhibition: Krishna Setty Foundation exhibited the works created during the Painters' Camp held at the Nature Knots resort on the outskirts of the city. The 10-day exhibition from 17-26 April took place at the Dwija Art Gallery in the city. Dwija Art Gallery happened to b...