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Bengaluru:  The Karnataka Cartoonists’ Association will honour veteran cartoonist L. N. Rao with a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his contribution and achievements in the field of cartooning.  The award ceremony will be held on Saturday, 05 September, at 11:00 a.m. The programme is being organised with the support of the Indian Institute of Cartoonists. About the Awardee Lakshminarayana Rao M. (L. N. Rao) hails from Kuntaru in Kasaragod district. He studied law in Udupi and is a bank employee by profession. However, inspired by cartoonists Nadig and K. R. Swamy, he took up cartooning. His very first cartoon was published in the magazine Mayura in 1980. He has received several awards and honours, including the state-level award from the magazine “Nage Mugulu” and an Hindustan Times Award, besides several other prizes and recognitions. L. N. Rao is a member of the Karnataka Cartoonists’ Association and has been actively involved in its activities. Srikanth Memor...

Bengaluru:  S Rudramuni, retired as a Chief Manager of the State Bank of India(SBI), for official records. But, for the whole family, friends, relatives, and all those who have come in touch with him, he is literally a 'Bangarada Manushya', in whichever way you would like to look at. Perhaps, his relentless struggle, since childhood, a thorny path throughout his student days, adverse conditions, circumstances, and challenges all along in the banking career, shouldering tremendous responsibilities on the family front, undertaking a series of new tasks, post retirement; all pave way for another movie script! A family man and a social animal:  S Rudramuni, goes out of the way to meet the family commitments. Here, family doesn't mean only his children and grandchildren. For him, it is a huge extended one with cousins, brother, sisters, apart from all those who happen to come in touch with him. Ensuring education,   jobs and marriages!  If S Rudramuni had limited...

Dharwad:  Balaveer Prasad Shettar, our grandson in relationship, and a budding architect drove me on his Bullet to the beautiful houses premises of Ashok Mansur, an accomplished photographer in the Saraswatpur residential area. We had to keep waiting for Ashok to handle the bunch of canines, to ensure that they didn't hurt us. Like a resort in a jungle:  After Ashok ensured our safe entry, we entered the sprawling lush green landscape with huge tall trees enabling us an experience of being in a picturesque luxury resort amidst a forest terrain. The pathway all along was like moving around in a botanical garden full of a variety of interesting plants with blooming flowers. House resembling a studio set:  No sooner did Ashok led us inside the wholly transparent glass house full of glass window panes on three sides, it appeared as though we were in a mini bird zoo! The avian creatures were were having a free time, flying in and out chirping in their peculiar sounds. It was a...

Bengaluru:  It is indeed a proud moment for Sindhi High School, as three of its teachers have brought laurels to the alma mater by bagging the prestigious 'Guru Samman Award-2026' by the Bangalore Sahodaya Schools Complex Association (BSSCA). The award winning teaching faculty members are as follows: Chitralekha P, Harish Potdar and Margaret Sapna Bopanna. Chitralekha P – Scholastic Educator Award From Classroom to Leadership: A Journey of Learning: The educational journey of Chitralekha P., spanning over a quarter century, has been one of continuous learning, growth, and transformation. A teacher must always remain a learner: Chitralekha P., began her career as a science and biology teacher, wherein her passion for teaching helped her discover the joy of making learning meaningful, engaging, and student-centered. The classroom taught her one of the most valuable lessons in her career: a teacher must always remain a learner, while, every student, challenge, and experience becam...