The bank is all set to organise the event on November 10 at the Toll Plaza, Nice Road
Nearly 3500 participants to run the Marathon
Abhijit Majumder, CGM, Bengaluru Circle, SBI to flag off the event
D. V. Sadananda Gowda, Hon’ble Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers and former CM of Karnataka to grace the event
Bibs of 5kms runners will consist of seeds for tree plantation post marathon
Runners’ T-Shirt is made from 100% recycled material
Bangalore – November 7, 2019: To celebrate the passion for environmental sustainability and better living for our future generations, State Bank of India is back with its 3rd edition of SBI Green Marathon. The bank’s annual flagship event is to be witnessed by Bangalore on November 10, 2019. The bank is organizing a 5K, 10K, 21K run at Toll Plaza, Nice Road at 5:00 AM onwards. D.V. Sadananda Gowda, Hon’ble Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers and former CM of Karnataka would be gracing the event.
The 3rd edition of the 15 cities SBI Green Marathon will travel to New Delhi, Chennai, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Patna and Jaipur with the inaugural run recently concluded in Lucknow followed by Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram.
” Strengthens offering in premium & luxury segment, launches India’s first wedding mattress ”
Bengaluru, November 7, 2019: Kurl-on India’s leading and largest selling mattress, home furniture and furnishing brand today announced further expansion of its growing product portfolio in India’s fast growing mattress market, with the launch of the first of its kind wedding mattress in the country, The launch not only marks Kurl-on’s entry into the wedding market worth over $50 billion (INR 33,000 crores), but further strengthens its presence in two fast growing categories – niche, specialised mattresses catering to a specific growing need and the premium & luxury segment estimated to be around $ 23 billion (approx. INR 15,000 crores), into which Kurl-on marked its entry earlier this year by collaborating with SpringAir. The rise of the discerning class with double and higher disposable incomes coupled with global exposure has spelt good news for the luxury products space.
Kurl-on’s new wedding mattress is its 5th mattress launch in the last 2 years. Overall Kurl-on has over 200 products in the mattress and home furnishing segment, reiterating the brand’s focus and commitment to product and technology innovation, to be able to continue meeting the needs and demands of new age consumers in India’s fast growing home comfort market.
Addressing at a press conference in the city, T.Sudhakar Pai, Chairman & Managing Director, Kurl-on, said “At Kurl-on we are driven by the passion for innovation. The launch of the first ever state themed mattress for the wedding season bears testimony to our innovation prowess. Indian weddings with its elaborate rituals and customs also has the tradition of giving gifts to the newly-weds. Kurl-on was quick to identify the gap for traditional gifts to the newly-weds. The introduction of the themed mattress for the wedding season is a reflection of Kurl-on’s strategy and to address the growing need among consumers for unique and tradition-reflecting gifting options for the newly-weds”.
Prashant Deshpande, Head- Marketing, Kurl-on, said “With the introduction of the wedding themed mattresses, Kurl-on has carved a nice space in the specialised mattress segment Titled “Mattress of India”, the wedding themed reflects the strength of Kurl-on to introduce products ahead of time. The new mattresses will be available in all standard variety in King and Queen Size. The price range of the wedding mattress range from INR 20,000. The product will be available at Kurl-on ‘Home Komfort stores present across all Kurlon stores and online at http://www.kurlon.com
Riding on a base of Rs. 1,050 Crore sales revenue recorded for the year 2018-19, Kurl-on hopes to record a 25% growth to close 2019-20 with a turnover of over Rs. 1,200 crores. The year witnessed Kurl-on making deeper inroads into retail expansion, new product introductions, brand promotions like Mattress of India to name a few. On retail expansion, Kurl-on plans to expand its footprint from the existing 100 stores to 250 stores by end of financial year 2020.
Kurl-on is the first and only mattress brand in India to be “UL GREENGUARD Gold” certified GREENGUARD Certification helps manufacturers create and helps buyers identify interior products and materials that have low chemical emissions, improving the quality of the air in which the products are used.
6th November 2019, Bangalore: The Ananda Dhwani Music Trust, Bangalore, a not-for-profit organization that seeks to promote, and thereby preserve Indian Classical Music and Dance, has announced the Whitefield Music Festival 2019 in the city. Started in 2011, the trust was formally registered in 2017 and since then there has been no looking back. The primary goal of the trust is to bring forth the joys of Indian classical music and dance, through world class performances, as well as create a platform to nurture upcoming talent in this spectrum.
The seeds of ‘Ananda Dhwani’ were sown by the renowned Sitarist, Late Pandit Deepak Choudhury, one of the icons of the Maihar Gharana and a direct disciple of Bharat Ratna, Pandit Ravi Shankar. The seeds sown by Deepakji are being nurtured by his disciple, Pt. Prabir Bhattacharya and his students. Prabirji is the Founding President of the trust. The name has been derived from the raga Anandadhwani a composition by Deepakji.
Objectives
The primary objective of the Trust is to create a platform for young and upcoming artistes to showcase their talent along with the well-established maestros by:
Organizing world class concerts – like the Whitefield Music Festival
Organizing annual talent hunts in the field of Indian Classical Music & Dance – like Sangeet Pratibha, to identify excellence
Organizing Chamber Concerts to inculcate confidence in young artistes and have
performances in a more intimate environment
Annual Training camps for continued training to facilitate musicians to pursue education
The 2019 edition of the two-day event is being held on the 16th and 17th November 2019 at Inner Circle Ground, Whitefield, Bangalore. Twenty (20) renowned maestros and artistes from across India would be performing, engaging and entertaining the audience with their performances in five concerts scheduled over the two days.
Amongst others, performances by world renowned Hindustani Classical Vocalist Ustad Rashid Khan (Padma Shri)- a doyen of Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana and Sarod Maestro Pandit Rajeev Taranath (Padma Shri), one of the senior most disciples of Late Ustad Ali Akbar Khan (Maihar Gharana), are also planned.
In line with the objectives of Ananda Dhwani, Ishita Datta, Trustee & Secretary said, “The Indian Classical Music and art forms have been losing their essence and there is a drift away from our heritage and culture. Through these events, we try to focus on generating awareness about our
classical art forms, and thereby make classical music and dance as much as a part of our lifestyle, as other genres. We are offering free entry, hoping to encourage larger audiences to come and enjoy the performances.”
Annexure I
November 16th 2019
Concert 1:
5:00 PM: Carnatic Mandolin and Shreetar (an Improvised Mandola) Jugalbandi by Vid. U. Rajesh & Vid. Mandola Joy respectively, with Vid. Anoor Vinod Shyam on the Mridangam, Vid. Anoor Sunaad on the Khanjira, and Vid. Anubrata Chatterjee on the Tabla.
Concert 3:
8 PM: Sarod Recital by Pt. Rajeev Taranath (Padma Shri) with Pt. Nayan Ghosh on the Tabla
November 17th 2019
Concert 4:
5:30 PM: Sitar Recital by Pt. Prabir Bhattacharya with Pt. Kumar Bose on the Tabla
Concert 5:
7:30 PM: Hindustani Vocal Recital by Ustad Rashid Khan (Padma Shri) with Pt. Subhankar Banerjee on the Tabla, Ustad Murad Ali on the Sarangi and Pt. Vinay Mishra on the Harmonium with vocal support by Master Armaan Khan.
*Global experts meet to discuss the prospects of creating thriving families and empowered youth over the next decade
Bengaluru 05 November 2019 : The recently concluded 3-day International Conference titled “Birthing the New Humanity – Youth at the Heart of The New Humanity”, held at Bangalore, witnessed several delegates and speakers, whose sole agenda was to “work together to birth a humanity that will be ‘hardwired’ to live in peace, abundance and respect for life in all its forms”.
Dr. Hema Divakar, who is the FOGSI Ambassador to FIGO, and the CEO of ARTIST (Asian Research and Training Institute for Skill Transfer) was the Special Guest of the Conference. Dr. Hema’s brainchild – ARTIST, since its inception in 2005, has been involved in Advocacy, Capacity building and Research through its ABCDE initiative. Anemia care and adolescent health; Building reproductive choices & opportunities for youth; Cancer – early detection and prevention with vaccine; Diabetes care and cure; Education and empowerment, are the areas addressed by ARTIST, to fulfil the objectives of their “Vision 2022 – Women Health, Nation’s Wealth” goals.
While addressing the delegates, Dr. Hema said that “investing in the youth of the country pays rich demographic dividends, because an informed and conscious youth will create a whole new generation of enlightened citizens. The primary focus of ARTIST’s nationwide resolve for skill transfer and capacity enhancement initiatives are to ensure competency in skills for the frontline maternal and child healthcare delivery staff and not mere certifications, so that an ARTIST Certification would mean, an individual medical staff in consideration is competent enough for that specific skill. This will help us improve maternal and neo natal mortality rates and many other critical health indices”.
Dr. Julie Gerland who is a pioneer in holistic health and parenting, echoes the sentiments discussed during the conference. She is also a trainer in hypnobirthing childbirth education. A recipient of several international awards, she is currently the UN representative for Environmental Peace and is also the Co-Founder of Birthing The New Humanity.
Dr. Julie expressed concern about “major global challenges that are affecting everyone and everything on the planet”. She added: “Whilst the situation seems overwhelming with little hope of real lasting change, we actually stand before an unprecedented opportunity. We have the chance to make a quantum leap in human evolution. Increasingly people are waking up and hearing the call for a paradigm shift, a need to participate and ‘birth the changes’ we wish to see in the world”.
She drove attention to the May 2008 document released by WHO, UNICEF and their partners: “We now understand that the period from pregnancy to age 3 is the most
critical, when the brain grows faster than at any other time; 80% of a baby’s brain is formed by this age. For healthy brain development in these years, children need a safe, secure and loving environment, with the right nutrition and stimulation from their parents or caregivers. This is a window of opportunity to lay a foundation of health and wellbeing whose benefits last a lifetime – and carry into the next generation.”
Dr. Payel Biswas Soo, Co-convenor of the conference, is a Child Birth Educator & Lactation specialist at Diwakar Speciality Hospital, and Co-Founder & Director of Institute of Human Science for Holistic Health, India. Dr. Payel, during her talk said: “Youth are at ‘the heart of creating the new humanity’ as they are its future parents. Globally a paradigm shift has just occurred. It is now accepted by the United Nations, and top priority for the G20 countries, that early childhood development from pregnancy to age three, lays the foundation for life-long health, emotional security, brain development and is key to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals and a thriving human family.”
Other dignitaries who spoke during the International Conference include: Dr. François Gerland, Co-Founder BirthTheChange® & Birthing The New Humanity; Mr. Charles Boicey, Chief Innovation Officer of Clearsense, LLC; Dr. Kalyani N., Prenatal Psychotherapist, Hypnobirthing® Childbirth Educator & Lactation Educator, India; and Sandra Rumi Madhu, Midwife, Principal of Bangladesh Adventist Nursing Institute.
We take great pleasure in inviting you to our Art Fest -Vyasa Kala Vigyana Mahotsava on Friday and Saturday, 8th and 9th November,2019 in our school campus.
This fest has been planned to mark our Tenth Anniversary celebrations. Honourable MLA. Shri. Krishna Byregowda will be our Chief guest for the Opening Ceremony scheduled on the 8th of November and the Honourable Education Minister, Shri. Suresh Kumar wil be the Chief Guest for the Closing Ceremony scheduled on 9th November,2019. We at Vyasa International School would be honoured by your presence on this special Occasion.
Vyasa International School invites all to be a part of this programme and join us in our celebrations.
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