The comedian and actor is the face of the brand introducing the country to plant-based meats
February 14th, 2023: UnCrave, the plant-based meat brand by Licious, unveiled popular comic, actor and musician Vir Das as its Brand Ambassador. UnCrave understands how meat-lovers feel without meat and fulfills this gap with the most meat-like, vegetarian solution through its plant protein-based meat products. With the launch of the third product by the brand – the UnCrave Mutt~n Galouti Kebab – UnCrave is strengthening the present seekh kebab range that includes Chick~n and Mutt~n seekh kebabs.
Telling us more about the collaboration, Simeran Bhasin, Business Head, UnCrave said, “Two years of R&D into the space, combined with a deep understanding of meat-lovers’ preferences have resulted in UnCrave – the meatiest, tastiest and the most wholesome plant-based meat alternative. UnCrave is a light-hearted, animated, and highly expressive brand, much like Vir’s brand of humour; hence this collaboration was meant to be. We are very excited to introduce the category to the country and provide another way to satiate their meaty cravings.”
Talking about his association with UnCrave, a much-enthused Vir Das said, “I am a hardcore meat-lover and the very idea of no meat on some days is not an idea in my head. So, the association between UnCrave and me is like… like me and funny – it’s simply meant to be! I am all for the idea of having meat whenever one craves it, and if, for any reason you can’t eat meat then there’s always UnCrave – the answer to your cravings, the closest alternative possible, and yet the tastiest and meatiest!”
UnCrave offers a meaty and delicious experience synonymous with its watchword – #NoMoreMissingMeat; aptly brought alive by Vir Das in the new campaign. Meat-lovers would never have to live through tough moments of craving for meat on meatless days, as now they can simply give in to their cravings – or UnCrave; by digging into delectable Chick~n and Mutt~n Seekh Kebabs, and Mutt~n Galouti Kebabs. #NoMoreMissingMeat is indeed a reality, and a tasty, juicy one at that! The delicious UnCrave range offers ready-to-cook, plant-based meat dishes, which have high protein, dietary fibers, no trans-fat, or other artificial preservatives. Watch the first film of the campaign on the UnCrave Insta page here (https://www.instagram.com/p/CoWbI2kpZWI/); and get a fix for your meatless cravings here (https://www.licious.in/).
The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, based on the recommendations of the University Grants Commission granted recognition to Yenepoya University Trust, A Deemed to be University status under Section 3A of the UGC Act, 1956 in the year 2008 with Yenepoya Dental College as its constituent college. Over a span of 15 years, the University has now grown to include 10 constituent units with nearly 7000 students pursuing various courses related to health and general education. Currently the university is accredited by NAAC with A+ Grade (second cycle) and it is constantly within top 100 universities of the country as per NIRF rankings published by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. The university offers more than 100 UG, PG, PhD, super speciality and fellowship programmes. Currently the university is functioning from 5 different campuses covering a total area of nearly 100 acres in Mangalore. In addition to Academics, the university also offers excellent services related to research through state of the art research centre and Incubation Centre. For skill development of the students highly sophisticated skill lab and surgical training labs are also available.
Yenepoya Medical College hospital is a teaching hospital attached to the medical college with more than 1100 beds offers free and highly subsidised speciality and superspeciality services to the needy. The hospital is empanelled under most of the Government Insurance Schemes and the patients covered by these schemes are treated totally free of cost. Apart from the general services, the hospital also offers premium services including Robotic Surgery, Renal Transplant, Cardiac Procedures and IVF facilities to name a few.
The hospital has been serving cancer patients since the last decade at very affordable costs, with its expert team and highly advanced equipments. Looking at our achievements, TATA Trusts Mumbai came forward to support us to establish Zulekha Yenepoya Institute of Oncology, a comprehensive centre for the treatment and care of cancer patients. The facility has a built in area of 36000 sq.ft. The Centre has a state of the art true beam
Radiotherapy machine for targeted and precise approach to cancer and a brachytherapy machine. The building also has a nuclear medicine facility including PET, CT scan, SPECT, day care chemotherapy facility and dedicated area for pain and palliative services. The Centre also has a dedicated mobile wellness clinic supported by Rotary International for preventive oncology and early detection of non communicable diseases including cancer.
We at Zulekha Yenepoya Institute of Oncology believe in leaving no stone unturned when it comes to cancer care. The university has initiated many activities as a part of making Cancer Care affordable to the patients. As a part of this initiative, a musical concert has been proposed in Dr.Ambedkar Bhavan, Millers Road, Bangalore, on Sunday, 26th February 2023 from 4pm to 8pm as a fund raising activity. Many dignitaries and officials will be part of this event and invites have been sent to like minded people, who want to be the part of this noble initiative to support patients suffering from cancer. The entire amount raised through this activity will be used to develop a corpus fund to the support and care of cancer patients. The university requests everyone to support this noble cause by actively taking part in this event and help us to serve the society better.
ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಅಣುವೃತ ಸಮಿತಿಯು ತನ್ನ 75 ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತಿರು ಈ ವರ್ಷವನ್ನು “ಅಮೃತ ಮಹೋತ್ಸವ ಆಚರಣೆಯನ್ನು ಅಂತಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಮತ್ತು ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಅಣುವೃತ ಸಮಿತಿಗಳು ಫೆಬ್ರವರಿ 21ರಂದು 75ನೇ ವರ್ಷಾಚರಣೆಯ ಲಾಂಚನ, ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗುವುದು. ಈ ಅಣುವೃತ ಸಮಿತಿಯು ಈಗ ನೂತನ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅಣು ವಿಭ ಎಂಬ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯಾಗಿ ಮುಂದುವರಿಯಲಿದೆ.
2023-24 ನೇ ವರ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಸಮಾಜ ವರ್ಗದ ಯುವಕರು, ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳ ಉನ್ನತಿಗಾಗಿ, ಉತ್ತರು ನಾಗರೀಕರವಾಗಿ ರೂಪಿಸುವ ರಚನಾತ್ಮಕ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಗಳು, ನಕಾಮುಕ್ತಿ, ಸದ್ಭಾವನೆ, ನೈತಿಕತೆ ಕುರಿತ ಜಾಗೃತಿ ಲ್ಯಾರಿ, ಚರ್ಚಾ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆ, ಉಪನ್ಯಾಸ, ವಿಚಾರ ಸಂಕಿರಣ, ಚಿತ್ರಕಲೆ, ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಗಳನ್ನು ಆಯೋಜಿಲಾಗುವುದು.
ಅಣುವೃತ ಸಮಿತಿ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರುನಿಂದ 75ನೇ ವರ್ಷದ ಸಂಭ್ರಮದ ಆಚರಣೆಯನ್ನು ದಿನಂಕ: 21-2-223 ರಂದು ಮಂಗಳವಾರ: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಚಂದ್ರಾ ಲೇಔಟ್ ನಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಡಾ। ಶ್ರೀ ಶಿವಕುಮಾರ ಮಹಾಸ್ವಾಮಿಗಳವರ ಶ್ರೀ ಸಿದ್ಧಗಳು ವಿದ್ಯಾತ ಟ್ರಸ್ಟ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ 75ನೇ ವಷಾಚರಣೆಯ ಲಾಂಚನ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅಣುವೃತ ಸಮಿತಿಯ ನೂತನ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅದು ವಿಷ’ ಹೆಸರಿನ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗೆ ಚಾಲನೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗುವುದು, ಸಾವಿರಾರು ಶಾಲಾ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ನಶಾಮುಕ್ತಿ, ಸದ್ಭಾವನೆ, ನೈತಿಕತೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅರಿವ ಮೂಡಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು ಎಂದು ಅಣುವೃತ ಸಮಿತಿ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾದ ಶಾಂತಿಲಾಲ್ ಪೌರ್ವಾಲ್ ಅವರು ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರದ ನಂತರ ಭಾರತೀಯರಿಗಾಗಿ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಅಣುವ್ರತ ಸಮಿತಿ ರುವಾರಿಗಳಾಗಿದ್ದ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಸಂತ ಜೈನಾಚಾರ್ಯ ಆಚಾರ್ಯ ಶ್ರೀ ತುಳಸಿಯವರು ಜೈನ ಸಮಾಜದ ಅಗ್ರಮಾನ್ಯ ಮಹಾಗುರುಗಳು ನೈತಿಕ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣವನ್ನು ಅನುವೃತ’ ಜನಾಂದೋಳನ ಎಂಟು ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸಿ ದೇಶಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಸಮರ್ಪಣೆ ಮಾಡಿದರು. ಇಂದಿನ ಜೈನಾಚಾರ್ಯರಾದ ಆಚಾರ್ಯ ಮಹಾಶಮನದ ಅವರ ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶನದಲ್ಲಿ “ಅಮೃತ ಮಹೋತ್ಸವ ಆಚರಣೆ ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳು ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿವೆ. ಅಂದಿನ ಪ್ರಥಮ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಪತಿಗಳಾಗಿದ್ದ ಡಾ. ಬಾಬು ರಾಜೇಂದ್ರ ಪ್ರಸಾದ್ ಅಂದಿನ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ನಾಯಕರುಗಳಿಗೆ ಈ ಆಣುವೃತ ಜನಾಂದೋಳನದ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಗಳನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಸಿ ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹಿಸಿದರು.
ಪತ್ರಿಕಾ ಗೋಷ್ಠಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಣುವೃತ ಸಮಿತಿ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿ ಮಾಣಿಕ್ ಚಂದ್ ಸಂಚೇತಿ, ಸಂಘಟನಾ ಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿ ನಿರ್ಮಲ್ ಜೈನ್,ಧರ್ಮೇಂದ್ರ ಜೈನ್,ರೂಪ್ ಚಂದ್ ಜೈನ್ & ಸಂಯೋಜಕ ಬಿ.ವಿ.ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರಯ್ಯ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಿದ್ದರು.
One of India’s outstanding collections of South Asian art will be revealed with the opening of MAP Museum of Art & Photography, housed in a state-of-the-art building in South India’s capital city, Bangalore, opening to the public for the first time on Saturday 18 February 2023.
MAP has been developed to act as a beacon for South Asian arts and culture worldwide and is the brainchild of philanthropist and collector Abhishek Poddar, who also gifted the founding collection. The Museum is led by its Director, Kamini Sawhney.
MAP’s collection of more than 60,000 works, ranges widely with a particular emphasis on the modern and contemporary, presenting paintings, sculptures and graphics, alongside textiles, indigenous art, and memorabilia of India’s world-famous Bollywood industry. It deliberately blurs the boundaries between what is regarded as high art and the everyday creativity of the region’s communities. The photography collection is one of the most varied in India with a particular focus on the period from the mid-nineteenth century, right up to the present day.
Speaking about MAP’s purpose, Abhishek Poddar, Founder and Trustee of MAP, said: “As someone who has had the privilege of being surrounded by art all my life, and encountered the ideas of artists from an early age, I came to the realisation that I must share this transformative experience with others. My hope for MAP is that it can reach people, especially the next generation, in whose hands our future is held. More than half of our population are under 25 years old; no country has more young people. I believe they are the ones, the generation of change, who will eventually be the real curators of MAP.”
Kamini Sawhney, Director of MAP, said: “South Asian cultures represent the cultures of nearly a quarter of the world’s population and yet our stories have not been told. At MAP, we are able to draw on the rich resources of our collection as well as commissioning new work from artists, to tell those stories and to speak especially to a young generation whose visual experiences are so greatly influenced by the digital world. We don’t just want to share the undeniable beauty of art, through our programme we want to consider the urgent issues in society that we all face, using art’s power to spark new debates and give us new insights into our own lives.”
MAP’s landmark 44,000 square foot building, located in the heart of Bangalore’s museum quarter is designed by Bangalore based architects, Mathew & Ghosh, and includes five galleries, a café and a rooftop restaurant with sweeping views across the city, a 130 seat auditorium, a library housing extensive research material on Indian art and culture, freely available to students and researchers, and a conservation centre for the protection, maintenance and upkeep of artwork.
The Museum opens with four exhibitions, and a series of new commissions:
VISIBLE/INVISIBLE, examining the role of women in art through the MAP Collection, the exhibition is curated by Kamini Sawhney and the curatorial team, and features more than 130 works, including new commissions and works by leading Indian artists such as Jamini Roy, Bhupen Khakhar, Mrinalini Mukherjee, Ravinder Reddy, Arpita Singh, M.F. Husain. This exhibition is also accompanied by a 240-page fully illustrated catalogue.
Time & Time Again, the first major survey of photographs by acclaimed Indian artist Jyoti Bhatt featuring more than 160 photographs as well as contact sheets and archival materials which chart Bhatt’s photographic journey during the second half of the 20th century. Curated by Nathaniel Gaskell, Director of MAP Academy, with an accompanying illustrated monograph.
MAP also presents a solo show of the artist LN Tallur, who was born in the State of Karnataka, where MAP is located, and who now lives and works between India and South Korea.
A group of sculptures that depict rishis and yoginis, by celebrated British sculptor, Stephen Cox, made in Indian basalt, are installed in MAP’s Subhedar Family Sculpture Courtyard.
Sculptural commissions by renowned artist and designer Arik Levy, together with works by two of India’s leading contemporary artists, Ayesha Singh and Tarik Currimbhoy, are on display in key locations across the museum.
Supported by Bangalore’s advanced technologies, the new museum is built on the foundations of a pioneering digital format, which was launched in 2020. This includes virtual exhibitions, artists talks, virtual reality experiences, and a series of keynote conversations with international museum directors highlighting the collections. The museum experience for MAP’s visitors is augmented with digital interventions, including the Sasken Multimedia Gallery, enabling the entirety of MAP’s collection to remain accessible, even when specific works are not on display.
Linked to the museum, MAP Academy launched in 2022, under the direction of Nathaniel Gaskell, is an online resource making available South Asian art histories. The Academy offers online courses and access to its rapidly developing encyclopaedia of art history from the region.
MAP Museum of Art & Photography
Kasturba Road, Shanthala Nagar, Ashok Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka 56001, India
One of India’s outstanding collections of South Asian art will be revealed with the opening of MAP Museum of Art & Photography, housed in a state-of-the-art building in South India’s capital city, Bangalore, opening to the public for the first time on Saturday 18 February 2023.
MAP has been developed to act as a beacon for South Asian arts and culture worldwide and is the brainchild of philanthropist and collector Abhishek Poddar, who also gifted the founding collection. The Museum is led by its Director, Kamini Sawhney.
MAP’s collection of more than 60,000 works, ranges widely with a particular emphasis on the modern and contemporary, presenting paintings, sculptures and graphics, alongside textiles, indigenous art, and memorabilia of India’s world-famous Bollywood industry. It deliberately blurs the boundaries between what is regarded as high art and the everyday creativity of the region’s communities. The photography collection is one of the most varied in India with a particular focus on the period from the mid-nineteenth century, right up to the present day.
Speaking about MAP’s purpose, Abhishek Poddar, Founder and Trustee of MAP, said: “As someone who has had the privilege of being surrounded by art all my life, and encountered the ideas of artists from an early age, I came to the realisation that I must share this transformative experience with others. My hope for MAP is that it can reach people, especially the next generation, in whose hands our future is held. More than half of our population are under 25 years old; no country has more young people. I believe they are the ones, the generation of change, who will eventually be the real curators of MAP.”
Kamini Sawhney, Director of MAP, said: “South Asian cultures represent the cultures of nearly a quarter of the world’s population and yet our stories have not been told. At MAP, we are able to draw on the rich resources of our collection as well as commissioning new work from artists, to tell those stories and to speak especially to a young generation whose visual experiences are so greatly influenced by the digital world. We don’t just want to share the undeniable beauty of art, through our programme we want to consider the urgent issues in society that we all face, using art’s power to spark new debates and give us new insights into our own lives.”
MAP’s landmark 44,000 square foot building, located in the heart of Bangalore’s museum quarter is designed by Bangalore based architects, Mathew & Ghosh, and includes five galleries, a café and a rooftop restaurant with sweeping views across the city, a 130 seat auditorium, a library housing extensive research material on Indian art and culture, freely available to students and researchers, and a conservation centre for the protection, maintenance and upkeep of artwork.
The Museum opens with four exhibitions, and a series of new commissions:
VISIBLE/INVISIBLE, examining the role of women in art through the MAP Collection, the exhibition is curated by Kamini Sawhney and the curatorial team, and features more than 130 works, including new commissions and works by leading Indian artists such as Jamini Roy, Bhupen Khakhar, Mrinalini Mukherjee, Ravinder Reddy, Arpita Singh, M.F. Husain. This exhibition is also accompanied by a 240-page fully illustrated catalogue.
Time & Time Again, the first major survey of photographs by acclaimed Indian artist Jyoti Bhatt featuring more than 160 photographs as well as contact sheets and archival materials which chart Bhatt’s photographic journey during the second half of the 20th century. Curated by Nathaniel Gaskell, Director of MAP Academy, with an accompanying illustrated monograph.
MAP also presents a solo show of the artist LN Tallur, who was born in the State of Karnataka, where MAP is located, and who now lives and works between India and South Korea.
A group of sculptures that depict rishis and yoginis, by celebrated British sculptor, Stephen Cox, made in Indian basalt, are installed in MAP’s Subhedar Family Sculpture Courtyard.
Sculptural commissions by renowned artist and designer Arik Levy, together with works by two of India’s leading contemporary artists, Ayesha Singh and Tarik Currimbhoy, are on display in key locations across the museum.
Supported by Bangalore’s advanced technologies, the new museum is built on the foundations of a pioneering digital format, which was launched in 2020. This includes virtual exhibitions, artists talks, virtual reality experiences, and a series of keynote conversations with international museum directors highlighting the collections. The museum experience for MAP’s visitors is augmented with digital interventions, including the Sasken Multimedia Gallery, enabling the entirety of MAP’s collection to remain accessible, even when specific works are not on display.
Linked to the museum, MAP Academy launched in 2022, under the direction of Nathaniel Gaskell, is an online resource making available South Asian art histories. The Academy offers online courses and access to its rapidly developing encyclopaedia of art history from the region.
MAP Museum of Art & Photography
Kasturba Road, Shanthala Nagar, Ashok Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka 56001, India
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