Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other, that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for AA Membership: we are self-supporting through our own contributions. AA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose us to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.
Our fellowship in Bangalore has completed 58 years in the month of June 2022 and we will be celebrating our 58th Anniversary at the St. Josephs Boys High School, Museum Road, Bangalore 560 001, on Sunday the 13th of November 2022 from 10.00 onwards.
We take this opportunity to invite all on our Anniversary Celebrations on 13th of November 2022. Sri. J. Arun Chakravarthy, IPS, Inspector General of Police, Central Range has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest.
ತಿಪಟೂರು: ರಾಹುಲ್ ಗಾಂಧಿ ಅವರ ನೇತೃತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಯಶಸ್ವಿಯಾಗಿ ಮುನ್ನುಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ಭಾರತ್ ಜೋಡೋ ಯಾತ್ರೆಗೆ ಬೆಂಬಲ ಸೂಚಿಸಿ ಆಯೋಜಿಸಿದ್ದ ನವಜಾಗರಣ ಕಲಾಕೃತಿ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನಕ್ಕೆ ಕೆಪಿಸಿಸಿ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾದ ಡಿ.ಕೆ.ಶಿವಕುಮಾರ್ ಚಾಲನೆ ನೀಡಿ, ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆ ಸೂಚಿಸಿದರು.
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಚಿತ್ರಕಲಾ ಪರಿಷತ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಗುರುವಾರ ನಡೆದ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಯಾನ್ವಾಸ್ ಹಾಳೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಸಹಿ ಮಾಡುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನಕ್ಕೆ ಚಾಲನೆ ನೀಡಿದ ಡಿಕೆಶಿ, ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ಪ್ರಾಯೋಜಕತ್ವ ವಹಿಸಿರುವ ತಿಪಟೂರಿನ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಮುಖಂಡ ಟೂಡಾ ಶಶಿಧರ್ ಬೆನ್ನುತಟ್ಟಿದರು.
ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಮರಸ್ಯ ಸಂಪ್ರದಾಯವನ್ನು ಪುನರುಜ್ಜೀವನಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಅಭಿಯಾನ ಅಂಗವಾಗಿ ನಡೆಯುವ ಭಾರತ್ ಜೋಡೋ ಯಾತ್ರೆಯನ್ನು ಒಗ್ಗಟ್ಟಿನಿಂದ ಬೆಂಬಲಿಸಿರುವ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಸುಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ ಕಲಾವಿದರ ಕಲಾಕೃತಿಗಳು ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನದಲ್ಲಿರುವುದು ವಿಶೇಷ ಎನ್ನಿಸಿದೆ.
`ದಿ ರೆನೈಸನ್ಸ್’ ವರ್ಣಚಿತ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ಪೋಟೋಗ್ರಫಿಮೂಲಕ ಬೆಂಬಲಿಸಿ ವರ್ಣರಂಜಿತವಾಗಿಸುತ್ತಿರವ ನವಜಾಗರಣ ಕಲಾಕೃತಿ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನದ ಉದ್ಘಾಟನಾ ಸಮಾರಂಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಕೆಪಿ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ಬಿ.ಎಲ್.ಶಂಕರ್, ನಿವೃತ್ತ ಐಎಎಸ್ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ ಸಸಿಕಾಂತ್ ಸೆಂಥಿಲ್, ಮುಖಂಡರಾಡ ಡಾ.ಧ್ವಾಕರನಾಥ್, ದೊಡ್ಡಿಪಾಳ್ಯ ನರಸಿಂಹಮೂರ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತಿತರರು ಇದ್ದರು.
Bangalore: Do you have fungal infection in between your toes or corns and callus which aren’t healing despite several medications? Or have you been suffering from skin dryness or dis-coloration or any kind of numbness and burning sensation in your feet? Then, without any delay, you should undergo a diabetes/ sugar test. This may not sound normal, as to why you should go for a diabetes test when you have a skin discoloration or a fungal infection? But experts have seen that 1 in 7 people with diabetes develop foot ulcer which if ignored, might even lead to foot amputations and leave you disabled for a lifetime.
Dr Sanjay Sharma, a renowned name in Podiatric Surgery in Bangalore & Founder of FootSecure – Foot & Ankle Clinics & Yostra Labs says, “Diabetes can damage the nerves, in particular those in the feet. Almost 50% of people with diabetes have Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN). Nerve damage may reduce people’s awareness to injuries and may lead to a foot ulcer. Foot problems are one of the most common complications of diabetes, and the most feared. The lifetime risk of diabetics developing a foot ulcer is 34%.”
The concern is alarming as the number of diabetes cases in India is rising rapidly with 1 in 11 adults being diagnosed with diabetes. Currently, about 77 million people are diabetic in India and there are about 425 million diabetic patients globally.
“Every 20 seconds a limb is lost due to diabetes and every second an ulcer is formed due to diabetes across the globe, of which 80 percent can be prevented with a podiatric intervention. As per recent reports there are 120,000 registered amputations per year in India due to diabetes. If we extrapolate the statistics from studies, we see about 14 lakh amputations per year in India. Further such patients are at a 40% higher risk of stroke and heart attack post amputation. 5 year mortality rate post amputation is 70 percent which is higher than cancer” he further stressed.
Relating about the recent cases which he had treated Dr Sanjay said: “A Pharmacist from Shimoga had come to my Centre few months ago. He had a small blister in his foot and had taken treatment from the local hospital at Shimoga and later at a large medical college. After several days of treatment, the ulcer further deteriorated and there was an infection. He was said that he had to undergo limb amputation below the knee. It was then the gentleman came to me for a second opinion. We examined, went ahead with the needed medical intervention and now, with eight months on, his ulcers have healed, and a major amputation was averted.”
In yet another case, a 62-year-old man, a resident of Bangalore, had come to us for a second opinion as he was asked to undergo a foot amputation at another hospital. The condition of his foot was very bad. We conducted a vascular assessment and then an angioplasty, following which the required treatment was provided. But we had to remove his toes, however, a total limb amputation was prevented, and he can at least walk on his own, related Dr Sanjay.
The Speciality OCD clinic at National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru is organizing its Silver Jubilee Symposium on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and related disorders at the Convention Centre, NIMHANS on 11-13th November, 2022.
The Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) clinic is a specialized clinic for the assessment and treatment of OCD patients. This is the largest out-patient clinic facility for the treatment of OCD patients in India. OCD is a form of severe mental illness which is characterized obsessions and compulsions. Obsessions manifests as repetitive thoughts or images that most patients experience as senseless or excessive. The distress is so excessive that those who suffer often have to resort to compulsions to controls their distress. Compulsions are repetitive acts that an individual is driven to carry out in response to obsessions.
OCD symptoms can be widely varying. Amongst the most commonly reported are of people who spend many hours cleaning themselves or their belongings and report experiencing repetitive thoughts of being contaminated or unclean. Other common obsessions are excessive doubts, excessive fears of harming self or others, need for things to be in particular order etc. People experiencing this resort to repeated checking, seeking numerous reassurances, excessive praying, arranging and rearranging, etc. OCD is relatively common; however, most people are not aware that their symptoms or suffer from shame because of their symptoms and fail to seek treatment.
Alongside the clinic also provides treatment to disorders related to OCD, like Body Dysmorphic Disorder (excessive pre-occupation with appearance), Trichotillomania (repetitive hair pulling), repetitive skin picking, and Hoarding disorder (excessively collecting and not being able to discard unwanted items ).
The speciality OCD clinic provides out-patient services every Tuesday. Severely ill and/or treatment resistant patients with OCD are routinely admitted in to the wards for intensive treatments. Medication and specialized counselling commonly cognitive behaviour therapy are commonly provided. Additionally, the unit provides brain stimulation techniques like deep transcranial magnetic stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation etc. The unit has received in-patient input.
expertise in providing neurosurgical interventions like deep brain stimulation for patients who are not improving with all other treatments. In the last 25 years, around 50000 patients are 2500 estimated to have been treated in the out-patients services, with around 7000 patients having
As a specialised training centre, mental health professionals in psychiatry, clinical psychology and psychiatric social work are trained systematically on various aspects of OCD and allied disorders, including pharmacological and psychotherapeutic management. The centre routinely receives external trainees, including from SAARC countries. A post-doctoral fellowship program has also been successfully ongoing for the last 10 years.
OCD clinic has a good consistent track record in research in various aspects of OCD. The research support is derived from various prestigious grants both nationally and internationally.
The Silver Jubilee symposium will have talks from leading International and Indian experts on various aspects of OCD and related disorders. Further, the academic extravaganza will also include workshops, poster presentations and quiz competitions.
An exhibition is also being organized in the Heritage Museum at NIMHANS on “Expressions of OCD” The exhibition represents selected entries of a Nationwide competition in painting, poetry, photography, and short-films which reflects creative thoughts, emotions and intuitions on obsessive compulsive disorders. The exhibition will be open through November, 2022.
National: November 08, 2022, Bangalore: India’s fastest growing JobTech institute, Masai School, has announced their latest fundraise, where the company has raised $10 million in a Series B round led by Omidyar Network India along with existing investors including India Quotient and Unitus Ventures, with the addition of Alteria Capital. The round also saw participation from 2 of Indian sports stalwarts, the face of women’s cricket, Mithali Raj and the legendary footballer Bhaichung Bhutia, as investors and partners for an undisclosed amount.
The latest fund infusion will enable the company, currently India’s leading Pay-After-Placement institute, to launch 2 new course categories while also enabling the expansion of their flagship “zero-to-one” skilling course in Software Development and Data Analytics.
Speaking of the fundraise, Prateek Shukla, CEO and Co-founder, commented, “This is an opportune time for us to pick up our series B funding, and we are excited to work with our new partners and our current investors alike. Our mission remains to build the country’s largest employable tech workforce. The last 3 years have been proof of our competency in bridging the tech skill gap for over 800 tech companies who have hired more than 2000 alumni.
The company is launching their first up-skilling course, MasaiX., which aims at fast tracking growth for software developers in India to meet demand of tech professionals in Global Capability Centres s and Sr. Software Developer roles. Masai is also launching the Scholar Program, targeted at college students to supplement their college education with industry necessary skills. The Scholar Program, which is a prepaid program, is being rolled out by the company’s subsidiary, Prepleaf, acquired by Masai in December 2021.
These programs, along with Masai’s existing offering, Masai ONE. will be supported by 2 scholarships that are being enabled by Bhaichung Bhutia and Mithali Raj, who joined forces with Masai because of their shared interest in reimagining higher education in India
Speaking at the press event, Mithali Raj said, “The common thought in India is that when a woman chooses her sporting career, her personal life takes a backseat. However, with Masai, Every individual gets yet another chance to have another career option apart from sports and excel in it.
Bhaichung added, “Access to quality education should be a fundamental right, irrespective of spending potential. And I commend Masai for creating India’s largest outcome-driven higher education institute that identifies untapped talent and makes them job-ready through a pay after placement mode. I am delighted to partner with a brand like Masai that is making a tangible contribution to the future of the youth in this country.
The 2 sports icons also announced Mithali Raj Scholarship for Women in Tech & Bhaichung Scholarship for Extracurricular Excellence, which will make available financial aid of 21.5er in financial aid for students studying at Masai per year. The scholarship would be distributed based on academic performance and extracurricular credentials. respectively.
In 2021, the startup had raised its Series A round worth $5 Mn led by Omidyar Network India. Investors who participated in the round included Unitus Ventures, India Quotient and AngelList. The start up, which has positioned itself as a skilling institute, also raised funds in 2021 through seasoned angel investors such as Kunal Shah of Cred , Paytm’s founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Delhivery’s Mohit Tandon & co-founder of Tracxn, Abhishek Goyal among others.
To date, Masai has placed more than 2000 students across 25 batches that have graduated, with a placement rate of over 94% with an average CTC of 7.5 lakh INR per annum. The company has enabled student placements in some of the most sought-after engineering teams in India, including companies such as Ola, Swiggy, Meesho, Capgemini, Paytm, Dream 11, GlobalLogic and ShareChat. Masai currently has 7000 students enrolled in active batches.
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