Bengaluru: The services and contributions of Mrs Shakuntala Kurtkoti, a veteran freedom fighter, Life Worker, and Secretary of the Gandhi Peace Foundation Centre, Dharwad, were remembered on the eve of her centenary-year celebrations at the Karnataka Vidyawardhaka Sangha in Dharwad recently. Glowing tributes were paid to Mrs Shakuntala Kurtkoti by the guests and speakers in the day-long deliberations at the Dr Patil Puttappa auditorium. Meanwhile, all those who were associated with the Gandhi Peace Foundation Centre more than three decades ago rejoiced, recalling the good old days. Fundamental privilege of freedom at crossroads: Octogenarian S R Hiremath, founder president of the Samaja Parivarthana Samudaya NGO, a renowned environmentalist and anti-corruption activist, responsible for packing mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy to the gallows, delivered the keynote address. However, sadly, he dwelt upon a major portion of his speech on the current deliberations in the apex court over ...
Bengaluru: It was a small gathering of close relatives and family friends who had assembled from nearby and far-off locations within the city and outstation places. The joyous occasion was the observance of the Mehendi rituals for Ms Neha, daughter of Mrs Indira Priyadarshini and Suresh Hadagali, on the eve of her marriage to Kiran. A family of singers: The colourful evening was enriched with the singing of Hindi and Kannada film songs by most of the Hadagali family members! To begin with, Sadananda Hiremath from Bagalkot started the singing show and was later joined by Mrs Sharada, also from Bagalkot and now settled in Bengaluru. A musical extravaganza: Both sang many solo and duet songs, followed by the family members of the Suresh Hadagali family. As the evening began to unfold into a musical extravaganza, the situation paved the way for showcasing the musical talents of the Hadagalis. Slowly, one by one, they began to move towards the make-shift stage and e...