Vol. 15. No.7. July - 2015

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Bharatiya Vidya Bhavanpresents

Girish Kasaravalli Film Festival

25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 July 2015

Gulabi Talkies

Naayi Neralu

Kraurya

Thayi Saheba

Ghatashraddha

Tabarana Kathe

Dweepa

Kanasemba Kudureyaneri

Haseena

Koormavatara

ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED

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A retrospective of

world class film maker GirishKasarvalli’s films would mean ajourney into the world of realisticcinema shown with visual artistry,where raw human emotions andsituations are depicted in supersensitive fashion, the beauty ofnature literally forming a backdropat times.

A powerful yet subtlecommunicator, Kasarvalli is ascommitted to his audience as he isto his idiom—his films cannot bereduced to just carriers ofmessages. Each one of themshakes the viewer out of a senseof complacency, and gets himthinking about the insensitivitiesand inequities in society, yet witha sense of hope and idealism.

To make this fine director’sfilms accessible to the public, theBharatiya Vidya Bhavan,Bengaluru Kendra, is organizing

a five-day film festival from July25, with the movies hand-pickedby Kasarvalli himself, offering awide cross-section of his works.

Titled “Chitrotsava”,it will not be a mere screeningof the films; an interactive sessionwith film professionals, headedby the ace director, post-movie,is actually the essence of thefestival, considering thatKasarvalli’s films create anupheaval in one’s mind andheart, all for the better.

One has met, interacted,watched practically every one ofhis films, and heard him being

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talked about in film andart circles—enough todraw a picture of theman himself. Kasarvalliis dignified, soft spoken,unassuming, sensitive tohis surroundings, andrespectful of women—

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these personality traits arereflected in his films as a fulcrum,making them as understated,sensitive yet powerful incommunication.

Beginning with the inauguralGulabi Talkies, based onpopular Kannada writer Vaidehi’sshort story, and starring Umashri,Chitrotsava will screenGhatashradha—a U. R.Ananthamurthy novel and thefirst film of Kasarvalli, whichdeals with a child widow and thesocial issues arising therein,Thayi Saheba, starring theglamorous Jayamala, whichalmost sounds incongruous in aKasarvalli film, and whichprojects pre-independence dayswith authenticity in all itsshenanigans and the hypocrisy

of men, and Dweepa, one of thebest even among the classy filmsof the director, the festival

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Nayi Neralu

Kraurya

provides the best in worldcinema.

After all, Kasarvalli isone of our most celebratedand internationally recognizedfilm makers, having won the bestof national and internationalawards. Kasarvalli is the onlyfilm maker who has made artfilms exclusively, and createda film movement of the genre.

Thaayi Saheba

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He is a pioneer in makingwomen-oriented films; howeverhopeless a situation a womanfinds herself in, and howeverstrong and dominating a manmight be, ultimately what triumphsis a woman’s spirit and innerstrength—this has been hisprojection in film after film,reflecting reality.

In essence, Kasarvalli hasalways projected life in all itsrawness and beauty, without beingloud or crass. Sophistication andsubtlety are the cornerstones ofhis works. That Kasarvalli is thedream-man of every woman getsestablished through his portrayalof women in his films.

His films goad theviewer to a sense of social

consciousness, commitment andresponsible citizenship, withoutbeing preachy. One should belucky enough to get to watch hisfilms, that too followed by anopen-house post-mortem, if oneis capable of it at all vis a visKasarvalli!

Dweepa

Ghatashradda

Two films will be screenedeveryday at the Bhavan premises,followed by interactive sessionsafter each. Entry is free.

- Jyothi RaghuramTabarana Kathe

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Girish Kasaravalli Film Festival - 2015Calendar of Events

July 25, 2015, Saturday

Programme

10.30 a.m. : Inauguration : Smt. Umashri

Hon’ble Minister for Kannada and Culture,Women and Child Development

Chief Guests :

Sri. L. Hanumanthappa, Ex MLCChairman, Kannada Development Authority

Dr. Vijaya, Noted Film Journalist

Smt. Malavika Avinash, Cine Artist

Sri. Gangadhar Modaliar, Senior Journalist

11.30 a.m. : Screening of ‘Gulabi Talkies’

1.30 p.m. : Discussion on ‘Gulabi Talkies’

Participants :

Sri. Manu M. Baligar

Chief Exe. Officer, Roerich andDevika Rani Roerich Estate

Sri. Girish Kasaravalli,Award-winning Director

2.30 p.m. : Introduction to ‘Naayi Neralu’by Sri. Shadakshari, S.Founder Chairman,Ramanashree Group

3.00 p.m. : Screening of ‘Naayi Neralu’

5.30 p.m. : Introduction to ‘Kraurya’by Sri. Jogi, Senior Journalist

6.00 p.m. : Screening of ‘Kraurya’

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Girish Kasaravalli Film Festival - 2015Calendar of Events

on July 26, 2015, Sunday

Programme

10.30 a.m. : ‘Master class’ with clippings of movies

Participants :

Sri. B. SureshaWell-known Director

Sri Girish Kasaravalli,Award Winning Director

1.30 p.m. : Screening of ‘Thayi Saheba’

3.30 p.m. : Discussion on ‘Thayi Saheba’

Participants :

Sri. Manu Chakravarthy,Film Critic

Dr. M.S. Asha Devi,Associate Professor and Critic

Sri. Girish Kasaravalli,Award-winning Director

5.30 p.m. : Introduction to ‘Ghatashraddha’

by Sri. G.S. Bhaskar, Senior Journalist

6.00 p.m. : Screening of ‘Ghatashraddha’

Thayi Saheba Ghatashraddha

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July 27, 2015, Monday

Programme

3.00 p.m. : Screening of ‘Tabarana Kathe’

5.00 p.m. : Discussion on ‘Tabarana Kathe’

Participants :

Dr. H.S. Raghavendra Rao,Well-known Author

Sri. M.H. Krishnaiah,Well-known Scholar

Sri. Girish Kasaravalli,Award-winning Director

5.30 p.m. : Introduction to ‘Dweepa’

Sri. Avinash,Cine Artist

Sri. Puttaswamy K.,Well-known Writer and Film Critic

6.00 p.m. : Screening of ‘Dweepa’

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Tabarana Kathe Dweepa

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Girish Kasaravalli Film Festival - 2015Calendar of Event

July 28, 2015, Tuesday

Programme

3.00 p.m. : Screening of‘Kanasemba Kudureyaneri’

5.00 p.m. : Discussion on‘Kanasemba Kudureyaneri’

Participants :

Sri SheshadriWell-known Director

Sri. Girish KasaravalliAward-winning Director

5.30 p.m. : Introduction to ‘Haseena’

by Sri. I.M. Vittala MurthyRetd. Principal Secretary,Govt. of Karnataka

Sri. HaneefEditor, Sudha Magazine

6.00 p.m. : Screening of ‘Haseena’

HaseenaKanasemba Kudureyaneri

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July 29, 2015, Wednesday

Programme

3.00 p.m. : Screening of ‘Koormavatara’

5.00 p.m. Discussion on ‘Koormavatara’

Participants :

Sri C.N. RamachandraWell-known Critic

Sri. Girish KasaravalliAward-winning Director

5.45 p.m. Valedictory Programme

Chief Guests :

Sri. G.K. Govinda RaoWell-known Actor

Sri. Girish KasaravalliAward Winning Director

6.15 p.m. : Screening of Documentary film :

Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Girish Kasaravalli Film Festival - 2015Calendar of Event

Adoor Gopalakrishnan Koormavatara

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BANSURI

July 10 will see a flute recital

by Jayatheertha Kulkarni, whohas played solos and the popularjugalbandis. Jayatheertha haslearnt from Ustad ShaikhAbdullah Khazi, having beenunder his tutelage for about adecade. Jayatheertha has wonmany prizes in competitions ofAkashavani held at the nationallevel. The recital, in associationwith Infosys Foundation, is at theIndian Institute of World Culture,Basavanagudi, at 6.00 p.m.

TAALA VADYA

The Indian Council forCultural Relations (ICCR) hasbeen actively associating with theBharatiya Vidya Bhavan, BengluruKendra, after H.N.Suresh tookover the reins of the Bhavan.ICCR is held in high esteemby artistes of all hues; so is thedignity of the Bhavan, anywhere.

Regular culturalprogrammes with an eye onvariety have been a part of thispartnership. Next in the offing is a“Taala Vadhya” percussionensemble concert at the Bhavanpremises, on July 11, at 6.30 pm.

The ensemble will be leadby Dr. B. K. Chandra Mouli, asenior percussionist of the State.He is as adept at solos as he is in

WATCH OUT FORJULY 10 & 11, 2015.

group presentations. The otherartistes being featured in theensemble are Bhaskar (dholu),L.V.Mukund (flute), SukanyaRamgopal (ghatam), SwamyA.S.N. (khanjira), BhagyalakshmiM. Krishna (morsing),B. Dhruvaraj (mridanga),J.K.Sridhar (violin), SomashekarJois (konnakol), Karthik Mani(drums), Sridhara V. (dholak),and Udayaraj Karpoor (tabla).

A rich combination ofCarnatic, Hindustani, and westernstreams in terms of the use of theinstruments in the different genresof music, this ensemble promisesto be a toe-tapping experience,with the violin contributing to themelody aspect. The programmeis at 6.30 pm, at the Bhavan.

- JR

Dr. B.K. Chandra Mouli

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BRINGING

SHANKARA

CLOSER

It was more than a meeting

of minds at the Bengaluru Kendraof the Bhavan on June 18, whenacademician Dr. Chitra Sharmareleased three of her books—all written at the metaphysicalplane—in the presence ofrespected scholars and benignmedical practitioners. Shankaraand The United India,Sadguruvina Saanidhyadalliand Kaalachowka werelaunched by none other thanour well-known lexicographer,Dr. G. Venkatasubbaiah, witherudite Samskritam scholarDr. S. Ranganath giving more thanan introduction to the books, andDr. B. S. Srinath, ManagingTrustee, Sri Shankara CancerFoundation, who has turnedcancer treatment and care into ahumane, service-oriented mission,single-handedly, being ChiefGuest.

Releasing the books,Dr. Venkatasubbaiah made theterm “Hinduism” central to histalk, pointing out that it waswrong, misleading, andmeaningless to use the word“Hindu”—an import from theWest.

Sanathana Dharma is what itsnomenclature is, which defiescategorization as a religion, andhas everything to do with ascientific and balanced lifephilosophy. CongragulatingSharma on her painstaking work,Dr. Venkatasubbaiah said herwriting style and language wereof a superior standard.

Dr. G. Venkatasubbaiah, Well-known Lexicographer Launching the books -while others from left Sri. H.N. Suresh, Director, BVB, Author Dr. Chitra Sharma,

Dr. B.S. Srinath, Managing Trustee, Sri Shankara Cancer Foundation,and Dr. S. Ranganath, Well-known Scholar joins.

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YOGA BHARATHI :INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY HELD ON

JUNE 21, 2015 AT BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN

Dr. S.N. Omkar, Yoga Expert lighting the lamp to mark the Celebration ofInternational Yoga Day while Sri. Radha Charan, Yoga Exponent,

Yoga Guru Sri. Kumar Reddy and other students joins

Students take part in the Yoga demonstrationduring the International Yoga Day

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She is far removed fromthe ethos of her motherland,her adoptive country, Germany,having cocooned her in a warmand comfortable childhood.Yet, 10-yer-old Sahana hasinternalized sensitivity andempathy—two great humanqualities—to such an extent thatshe has become one with ourschool children at the BVBBBMP Public School inSriramapuram, Bengaluru.

LITTLE GIRL’S GESTURE

Sahana Murthy

She became aphilanthropist in herown right even as apre-teenager. Barelynine, she saved herpocket money and gaveit to our school last year.This year too, the littlegirl has continued withher helping hand, whichis something we are soproud of.

Sahana has writtena heart-felt letter, whichis endearing, andbeautiful in thesentiments expressed.We have publishedSahana’s letter both asa tribute to her

and as a catalyst foryoungsters to cultivatea giving heart.

Sahana is the grand-daughterof Seeta Ramachandra, AssociateSecretary, BVB, BengaluruKendra.

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BHAVAN-INFOSYS FOUNDATION

OUTREACH CULTURAL PROGRAMME - 4

Keyboard Carnatic duet

Artists : Sri. R. Arjun Sambasivan and Sri. Narayan

Violin : Kum Apoorva Krishnan, Mridanga : Sri B S Prashanth

Ghatam : Sri Phanidra Bhaskar

on May 23, 2015 at Indiranagar Sangeetha Sabha, Indiranagar, Bengaluru

BHAVAN-INFOSYS FOUNDATION

MUSIC PROGRAMMES AT

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF WORLD CULTURE,

BASAVANAGUDI, BENGALURU

Sugama Sangeetha by Kum. Anjana Kasargod

on June 12, 2015.

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PROGRAMME :JULY - 2015

Thu 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall14. Yadalam Nanjaiah SettyMemorial Endowment LectureSpeaker : H H Sri SwamiJapanandaji, Chairman ,Sri Ramakrishna Sevashrama PavagadaTopic : Relevance of Bhagavadgita

Sun 10.30 a.m. - Khincha Hall19. Dr. K.M. Munshi Instituteof Art and Culture: Varsha -VaibhavaDance feature based on Compositionsof Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh,Well -known Scholar. The artists ofMeghadoota feature : Dr. DeekshaShastry, Dr. Nayana Somayaji andDr. Shobha Shashi Kumar

Sun 5.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall19. Indiragandhi NationalCentre for Art presentsTerini Andhra classical dance byKalakrishna and Party

Sat -Wed 10.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.25 - 29 Khincha Hall Five-day film festival - Directed bySri Girish Kasaravalli(For more details see page - 1 to 9)

Sat 6.00 p.m.25. BVB Infosys Foundationoutreach cultural programme :Journey with harmonium –Artist : Dr. Ravindra KatotiVenue : Sri. MPL ShastriPU College, Vidyavihara, Rajajinagar

Fri 6.00 p.m. - ESV Hall 31. Jyothy Charitable Trustpresents Vyasajyothy Awardto well-known scholarProf. K.T. Pandurangi bySri B.N.V. Subramanya,Special lecture on Gurupoornimaand Guruvina Mahatva bySri M L Narasimhamurthy

Sat 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall04. BharatanatyaRangapravesha :Artist : PriyadarshiniShivadass(Disciple of GuruDr. Suhasini Kishore)

Sun 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall05. Guru Smarane -Nritya Namana :

Dr. K Venkatalakshamma, MooguruJejamma and H.R. Keshava MurthyMemorial Endowment :

Bharatanatya Dance -on the compositions of recentlylearnt at a special workshop onMysore school underDr. Padma SampathChief Guest : Smt. GangammaKeshavamurthy, Chairperson,Karnataka Sangeetha NrityaAcademy.Artists : Smt Ranjitha Vivin,Sri Praveen Kumar(Disciples of Guru Dr. LalithaSrinivasan) Kum. Swathi(Disciple of Guru PoornimaGururaj)

Fri 6.00 p.m. - Flute concert10. by Sri JayatheerthaKulkarni (in association withInfosys Foundation)Venue : Indian Institute of WorldCulture, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru

Sat 6.30 p.m. - Khincha Hall11. Horizon series of

BVB-ICCR :Tala Vaadya percussionensemble by - Vidwan Dr. B.K.Chandramouli and Party(in association with IndianCouncil for Cultural Relations)

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