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The Kannada Shabdartha Kosha stands as a capstone to his decades of rigorous linguistic discipline and dedication to the language.

The Kannada Shabdartha Kosha (Kannada dictionary), authored by late scholar and writer T K Anantanarayana, was unveiled at the Indian Institute of Culture in Basavanagudi on Wednesday.

At the event, the speakers paid rich tribute to Anantanarayana, a former government school teacher, whose comprehensive scholarly output was primarily authored between the 1930s and 1960s. The Kannada Shabdartha Kosha stands as a capstone to his decades of rigorous linguistic discipline and dedication to the language. A particularly poignant highlight was the acknowledgement of the author’s sons — Prof A Sreenivasan (80) and A Pattabhiraman (77) — in the completion of the final compilation, preservation and publication of the work.

Nadoja Dr Go Ru Channabasappa, renowned litterateur, doyen of Kannada Vachana literature and president of the 2025 Kannada Sahitya Sammelana, said, “A dictionary is the cultural conscience of a language. The Kannada Shabdartha Kosha by T K Anantanarayana is not merely a reference book, but a monumental intellectual legacy that will guide generations of Kannada readers, writers and scholars.”

Noted writer, critic, academician and quiz master N Someshwara said, “This Shabdartha Kosha reflects decades of rigorous scholarship and linguistic discipline. It is an indispensable resource for students, researchers, translators, and all those engaged seriously with the Kannada language.”

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Services proposed from Mysuru with three ATR-72 aircraft by mid-April 2026.

The company is preparing to launch ‘Skanjet Aviation’ from Mysuru, with a Rs. 150-200 crore regional airline plan, positioning the city as its operational base to tap growing demand for regional air travel and the Government’s push to improve connectivity to smaller cities.

Skanray Technologies Managing Director Vishwaprasad Alva told Star of Mysore this morning that, subject to regulatory approvals and operating licences, the company aims to launch air services from Mysuru by mid-April 2026.

“Five years ago, we discussed strengthening air services from Mysuru with then MP Prathap Simha, following the Centre’s UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) Regional Connectivity Scheme. Since then, we have studied the aviation ecosystem in depth, engaging with aircraft manufacturers, operators, investors and aggregators. We believe now the time is right,” Alva said.

Amaravati as a connectivity hub

‘Skanjet’ plans to launch operations from Mysuru, while now-developing Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh as a connectivity hub for both domestic and intl. routes.

“Mysuru makes strategic sense. It is a hub for exhibitions and health tourism, with major projects such as a semiconductor hub coming up. It is also an edu-tech centre and a future Electronics System Design and Manufacturing hub,” Alva noted.

The company has held discussions with both the State and Central Governments and is awaiting licences and statutory clearances from the Civil Aviation authorities. Policy support and assurances from the Centre and the State will be critical during the initial phase, Alva said.

Three ATR-72 aircraft

Skanjet’ proposes to begin operations with three ATR-72 aircraft, connecting Mysuru with Hyderabad, Goa, Mangaluru, Kochi, Chennai, Tirupati and Mumbai. The fleet is expected to expand to six aircraft within a year.

“We estimate an initial investment of Rs. 150-200 crore, with leased aircraft. Discussions are underway with aircraft manufacturers and leasing firms. We are not people with deep pockets. Capital will largely come from close contacts and high-net-worth individuals willing to back the venture,” Alva said, adding that funding will be raised through a mix of equity and debt.

He said, Skanray has sought assurances of fair and consistent policy treatment from both Governments.  “If policy remains stable, a regional airline can break even within two years,” he added.

The move comes amid growing scrutiny of market concentration in Indian aviation, following IndiGo’s recent large-scale flight cancellations that stranded thousands of passengers. IndiGo currently commands around 64 percent of the domestic market.

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Manasi Sudhir is also a Bharatanatyam artiste who has been training hundreds of students through Nrithya Niketana at Kodavooru.

Actor Manasi Sudhir has been chosen for the Alevoor Group Award instituted by Alevoor Group of Educational Institutions, Alevoor. Udupi.

Ms. Sudhir is also a Bharatanatyam artiste who has trained hundreds of students through Nrithya Niketana, Kodavooru.

Former Minister and former Chairperson of Karnataka State Permanent Backward Classes Commission K. Jayaprakash Hegde will present the award, including a silver plaque, during the annual day celebrations of Shanthiniketan English Medium School, Alevoor, on December 20 at 9.30 am.

Manipal College of Nursing Principal Leena Sequira, Alevoor Group Chairperson A. Ganapati Kini, Secretary A. Dinesh Kini, and others would be present.

Instituted in 2005, the award is presented to several eminent personalities of the region in recognition of their service to society.

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The Roshni Alumni Association and the School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, Mangaluru, will jointly present their first Roshni Impact awards to six persons here on Saturday.

The Community Catalyst Award will be presented to N. Joshua Jayaseelan of Madras Christian College, whose work in youth development, community transformation, and international collaborations has strengthened child protection, environmental awareness, and grassroots empowerment, according to a release.

The Mind Matters award goes to Anish V. Cherian of NIMHANS, Bengaluru, a psychiatric social work leader.

Justice Trailblazer award will be given to advocate Flavia Agnes, co-founder of the MAJLIS Legal Centre, whose four decades of feminist legal advocacy have supported many survivors of violence.

The Earth Guardian award recognises the environmental leadership of Jeeth Milan Roche, whose dedication has resulted in the planting of many trees and creation of over 15 Miyawaki forests in Mangaluru.

Special awards

In addition, two special awards will be presented during the event.

The Kudla Beacon award will be given away to Michael D’Souza, an NRI philanthropist whose exceptional community work includes major contributions to education, housing, and empowerment initiatives, such as ₹33.5 crore in interest-free educational loans and support for more than 417 homes for families in need, the release said.

The Nazneen Abdulla Yenepoya Special Jury award will be presented to Poonam Pardeshi of Perkins India, a national disability-inclusion champion who, despite being visually impaired since birth, has spent two decades transforming accessible education, advocacy, technology integration, and training for inclusion across India.

The awards are aimed at recognising the “invisible” work of social workers, activists, environmentalists, mental-health professionals, human-rights advocates, and community leaders who labour quietly to uplift society, the release said.

Ravindranath Shanbhag, president of the Human Rights Protection Foundation, Udupi, and Ahmed Kabeer, an inspiring young entrepreneur, YouTuber, will be the guests on the occasion.

The awards will be presented at 5 p.m. at Roshni Nilaya, Valencia.

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Karnataka Yakshagana Academy has chosen artists Renjala Ramakrishna Rao, Vishnu Achary Balkuru, D. Manohar Kumar, Murli Kadekar and Ramesh for its honorary award for 2025.

The honorary award carries ₹50,000 in cash, a certificate, a plaque, a shawl and a peta.

It has announced its Yaksha Siri award for 2025 to 10 artists and book award to three persons. Those selected for Yaksha Siri award are Dasanadkka Rama Kulal, Rajiv Shetty Hosangady, Dasappa Gowda Gerukatte, Srinivas Salian, Sadashiva Kulal Venoor, Bellare Manjunath Bhat, Keshava Shakthi Nagar, Lakshmana Gowda Belal, Sanna Mallayya and A. G. Nagaraju. The award comprises ₹ 25,000 in cash, a certificate, a plaque, a shawl and a peta.

‘Dasharoopakagala Dashavatara’, a book written by Ashok Hasyagara, ‘Aatada Mela’ authored by Keremane Shivananda Hegde, and ‘Dodda Samagara Nalmoga’ published by Manipal Universal Press have been selected for the book award. It carries ₹25,000 in cash, a plaque, a shawl and a peta.

The academy has announced its late Karki Hiriya Paramaiah Hasyagara award to Devadas Rao Kodli. It comprises ₹25,000 in cash, a plaque, a shawl and a peta.

The awards will be presented at Janardhana and Mahakali temple, Ambalpady in Udupi on December 21.

A release from the academy said Renjala Ramakrishna Rao, 81, who has been chosen for the honorary award, has performed in the Kateel mela alone for four decades. Mr. Rao had performed in the Choudeshwari Mela of Madikeri for four years. He retired from Kateel mela.

D. Manohar Kumar has written 32 Yakshagana ‘prasangas’. As an artist he performed for 54 years.

Murli Kadekar, an amateur artist, is the secretary of Yakshagana Kalaranga of Udupi and performed as an artist of Ambalpady Lakshmi Janardhana Yakshagana Kala Mandali.

Mr. Shetty told The Hindu that the academy is yet to select the candidate for its prestigious Parthi Subba award for 2025. An all-members’ meeting of the academy will be held in Mangaluru on December 13, where the candidate for the Parthi Subba award will be finalised.

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Marking a significant achievement for the Scheduled Tribe community, K Sneha Kundapur from Ulthoor, Thekatte, has become the first girl from the region’s ST community to successfully complete both MBBS and MD degrees.

Sneha, the eldest daughter of V Ganesh and Jayshree Shedgeri, has carved an inspiring path through dedication and academic excellence. She completed her early schooling at Ankola Nirmala Hrudaya School and Holy Rosary School, Kundapur, before moving to Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Hebri. She pursued her Pre-University education at Alvas, Moodbidri.

Sneha completed her MBBS at A J Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangaluru, and later pursued further medical studies at a medical college in New Delhi. After completing her one-year service at PHC Kota, she continued her postgraduate studies and successfully completed her MD from a reputed medical college in New Delhi.

Her achievement has brought pride to her family, community and the region, standing as a motivating example for young students, especially girls from marginalised backgrounds, to aspire toward higher education and professional excellence.

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Two students and an educator from India were announced among 15 finalists from across the globe competing for the World Education Medals 2025.

The winner of each of the three medals will be announced next month and honoured at the Education Leaders Forum in London.

Two students and an educator from India were on Thursday announced among 15 finalists from across the globe competing for the World Education Medals 2025. Raul John Aju, a 16-year-old student from Kerala who founded AIrealm Technologies Pvt Ltd, and Bengaluru student Ashwat Prasanna who founded EyeSight are among the five shortlisted in the medal’s “Students” category.

Vineeta Garg, Head of IT at a Delhi school, is named among the five finalists for the World Education Medal in the “Educators” category.

“With changemakers like Raul John Aju, Ashwat Prasanna, and Vineeta Garg, I am confident we are moving in a positive direction for the future,” said Mayank Dhingra, Director and Global Head of Education Business and Strategy at HP – the IT company behind the medals. “Their innovative efforts demonstrate a promising path forward for education, ensuring it evolves to meet the needs of future generations,” he said. The World Education Medals were founded by HP to spotlight the innovative work of those using artificial intelligence (AI) to transform education and close learning gaps.

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The centre operates as a multidisciplinary hub, bringing together clinicians, data scientists, and AI researchers.

The Translational AI for Networked Universal Healthcare (TANUH) Foundation has been established at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru as a dedicated AI Centre of Excellence in Healthcare to advance AI-driven healthcare innovation at scale in the country.

This has been established in line with the government of India’s vision of ‘Make AI in India and Make AI Work for India’, and the Ministry of Education has set up four Centres of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence (AI-CoEs), each hosted by a premier academic institution in India, including IISc.

IISc informed that the TANUH AI-CoE is a Section 8 not-for-profit company that focuses on developing and deploying scalable AI solutions for the effective management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at the point of care.

The centre operates as a multidisciplinary hub, bringing together clinicians, data scientists, and AI researchers.

Nine faculty members from IISc, spanning digital health, machine learning, and public health, anchor the centre’s research programmes. TANUH’s core team, comprising executives, engineers, programme managers, and research staff, with significant industry experience, enables the translation of health-AI technologies from the lab to the population scale.

TANUH’s goal is to design and deploy tools for early detection, risk prediction, monitoring and personalised solutions across high-burden conditions such as oral cancer, breast cancer, retinal diseases, diabetes, and mental health.

These tools will help frontline health workers, improve primary and hospital care, and include human decision-making to make sure that the care is safe and effective. The solutions are designed to be used directly where patients are treated, follow responsible AI standards, and are created and tested together with doctors and researchers at top national institutions like AIIMS, New Delhi.

“We are excited to establish TANUH, an AI Centre of Excellence in Healthcare. This multidisciplinary centre will deliver scalable AI solutions for NCDs like oral and breast cancer, exemplified by our award-winning Aarogya Aarohan app. TANUH aligns well with the ‘Make AI in India, Make AI Work for India’ vision, and seeks to enable accessible healthcare across the country,” said Professor G. Rangarajan, Director, IISc and Chair, Board of Directors, TANUH.

TANUH has already launched Aarogya Aarohan, an application developed by the CoE’s Oral Cancer Screening team, in collaboration with AIIMS, ARTPARK, Biocon Foundation, BITS Pilani (Goa), KLE Society’s Institute of Dental Sciences, Triveous, and other clinical and industrial partners, with guidance from the Oral Cancer Task Force.

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As AI models become more complex and data centre investment surges globally, having in-house chip design capabilities is crucial, Nitesh Banga, Chief Executive Officer of Virtusa, said.

Virtusa Corporation, a Massachusetts-based product and platform engineering services firm, has on Wednesday announced the acquisition of SmartSoC Solutions, a firm which offers Semiconductor engineering, integrated circuit (IC) design services and automotive solutions. It did not disclose the size of the deal.

Bengaluru firm SmartSoC Solutions has over 1,400 engineers with expertise in VLSI, physical design and embedded software.

According to a company communique, this acquisition marks a pivotal moment for Virtusa and will immediately expand its industry portfolio to include the high-growth semiconductor sector and completing its full-stack, end-to-end service capabilities, spanning the entire digital technology ecosystem from the chip to the network, cloud, and application layer. 

The integration of SmartSoC, with its deep expertise in silicon design, verification, and embedded systems engineering, would position Virtusa to capitalise on the secular demand for advanced silicon driven by global digital transformation, it further said.

The acquisition would also establish Virtusa’s semiconductor engineering footprint in India, in addition to strengthening its global delivery capabilities by integrating SmartSoC’s engineering presence across Bengaluru, Hubballi and Hyderabad.

Nitesh Banga, Chief Executive Officer of Virtusa, said “The acquisition of SmartSoC is transformational for Virtusa. It immediately establishes us as a key player in the high-growth semiconductor engineering space, completing our vision for a full-stack offering that can serve clients from the foundational silicon layer all the way through to the customer application.’’

The existing leadership team, led by Chief Executive Officer Bharath Desareddy, would remain unchanged and continue to oversee all delivery programs and client engagements. All current project structures, contractual commitments and service agreements would continue as they are, as per the communique.

Bharath Desareddy, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SmartSoC Solutions, said, “Joining forces with Virtusa is an incredible opportunity for the SmartSoC team and our customers.’’

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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday unveiled the world’s second-largest Khadi national flag on the steps of Suvarna Soudha, marking a significant moment of patriotic celebration in Karnataka.

The massive tricolour, crafted as a tribute to the nation’s unity and Khadi heritage, drew widespread admiration as it unfurled against the imposing backdrop of the state’s legislative complex.

The flag was sponsored and created by Vinod Kumar Revappa Bamanna and his family from Kamalapur in Kalaburagi district, reflecting their personal commitment to promoting national pride and the legacy of Khadi.

The ceremony was attended by several senior state leaders, including Assembly Speaker U T Khader, deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar, law and parliamentary affairs minister H K Patil, deputy speaker Rudrappa Lamani, government chief whip (Legislative Council) Saleem Ahmed, government chief whip (Legislative Assembly) Ashok Pattan, and chief secretary Dr Shalini Rajneesh, along with numerous MLAs and top officials.

Hundreds of citizens gathered to witness the unveiling, which quickly evolved into a moment of collective pride. The sight of the giant flag billowing over Suvarna Soudha created a striking visual, marking the occasion as a memorable milestone in the state’s ongoing tribute to India’s national symbols.

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