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Bengaluru:  Nature in Abstraction is the concept of Sushil I Tarbar's landscape cum abstract paintings exhibition, currently underway at Gallery No 1 in Karnataka Chitra Kala Parishat, here. An unusual combination:  Prof Babu Jattakar, former principal of the College of Fine Arts, Karnataka Chitra Kala Parishat and well-known artist, inaugurated the exhibition by lighting the lamp. He showered praises on the artworks on display and opined that, usually, you find neither landscape paintings nor abstract paintings. However, Sushil I Tarbar has given a different visual treat altogether by combining both landscape and abstract formats. To a different world of its own:  R Suri, veteran septuagenarian artist and Member of Karnataka Lalit Kala Akademi, another guest of the evening, was highly appreciative of the quality of works in the show. He felt the works take the viewers to a different world of their own. Aesthetic utility of white space: B G Gujjarappa, regarded as one o...

Bengaluru:  Devendra Beliyur is from Sagar Taluk in Shivamogga district in Karnataka state, India. He is a farmer by profession, while his interests are theatre and folk thought. For him, the most important aspect of language is the mother tongue. He explains, This is true not only for Kannada but for every language. The written form is only a symbolic representation of a language. However, in our society, far greater importance is given to the written language than to the spoken language. This is true not only in Kannada but in almost all Indian languages. Spoken language receives very little attention: Initially, Devendra Beliyur thought this was a problem unique to Kannada. But when he discussed it with scholars of other languages, he realised that spoken language receives very little attention in their languages as well. Four fundamental capabilities must be developed:  Devendra Beliyur emphasises that, in the field of education, when we ask what should be taught in ...

Tootle (toot-l) verb to move or proceed in a leisurely way More about Tootle First recorded in 1810–20;  Examples of Tootle We tootled around town without any real destination in mind. He likes to tootle through the neighbourhood on Sunday afternoons. Bungalow (buhng-guh-loh) noun a one-story cottage More about Bungalow First recorded in 1670–80. From the Hindi word banglā, literally, “of Bengal.” Examples of Bungalow They spent their summer vacation in a cozy bungalow by the beach. We rented a small bungalow for the weekend getaway. Apathy (p-uh-thee) Noun absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement More about Apathy First recorded between 1595–1605. From the Greek apátheia, literally “insensibility to suffering,” from apathe-, “unfeeling.” Examples of Apathy The manager was frustrated by the team’s apathy, as no one seemed interested in meeting the project deadlines. Despite the severe weather warning, there was widespread apathy in the community, and few took preca...