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Karnataka cabinet expansion postponed following Girish Karnad's death
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy announced a three-day mourning period in the state, following Karnad's death.
The Karnataka government's cabinet expansion which was set to take place on Wednesday has now been shifted to Friday, June 14 due to the demise of noted playwright Girish Karnad. Girish passed away at his residence in Bengaluru on Monday. Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy announced a holiday in schools, colleges and government offices in the state on Monday and a three-day mourning period. Since the cabinet expansion was scheduled to be held in the three-day mourning period, it has been postponed by two days. Politicians and authors paid their tributes to Girish on Monday after the news of his death emerged. Among those paying tribute were Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Rajnath Singh along with several prominent politicians from Karnataka cutting across political parties and ideologies. After several rounds of consultation, the Congress had decided to induct three new ministers into the cabinet on June 12. In the 34-member cabinet, three positions are currently vacant, two of which belong to the JD(S) quota and one to the Congress quota. The two independent legislators - R Shankar (Renebennur) and H Nagesh (Mulbagal) - are reportedly being considered for induction into the cabinet. The cabinet expansion comes at at time when the Congress-JDS coalition in the state has been riddled with rebelling legislators, using defection as a bargaining chip to procure ministerial berths. Several veteran leaders and party loyalists too had expressed their displeasure of being sidelined. MLAs had called for a cabinet reshuffle, however former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had put his foot down stating that a reshuffle would only kick up more rebellion. Instead the party had decided to go ahead with expanding the cabinet. Siddaramaiah had also suggested that senior Congress leader Ramalinga Reddy was in line for a position in the cabinet.
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Girish Karnad: A life well lived in theatre, literature and cinema
Karnad’s tryst with Kannada theatre, and growing into a mammoth force in English and Hindi theatre is an enviable one.
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In his Kannada autobiography Aadaadtha Ayushya (Life moves on while playing) that runs into 350 pages, Girish Karnad documents the first time he wondered about life per se. One day while having a meal, his mother Krishna Bai Mankikar nee Karnad says “We went to the clinic to abort him. But since the doctor was preoccupied, we came back. That’s how he is with us now.” Young, accomplished Girish is somewhat startled by this revelation. “Was I alive as a matter of chance? What would have happened if the doctor had aided my mother in an abortion? I wouldn’t exist!” He doesn’t get philosophical there. It’s just a point of pondering and then Girish Raghunath Karnad, the fourth of five children of Krishna Bai, goes on to win accolades with his sheer grit, determination and focus. He was born on May 19, 1934 in Matheran, Maharashtra but the family of Dr Raghunath Karnad moved to Sirsi where Karnad was exposed to varied cultures and art forms, which filled his childhood. Later Karnad was to use every imagery from his early days and transform them into magical theatre characters. Honestly, to understand Karnad is like feeling parts of an elephant and claiming it to be the only truth. Hardly a handful of people from the younger generation who have seen him as an actor, playwright, writer and director have the ability to completely perceive the expanse of his contributions. In recent years, he had also turned into a vocal activist for the values he stood for. He knew he would be hated for his stance, and yet even during the days when his health wasn’t the best, you could see him fighting for the right to eat or the right to dissent, with a cardboard ‘Me Too Urban Naxal’ placard hanging around his neck in front of the busy Townhall in Bengaluru. His steadfast support to Rangashankara was deeply moving. He did not hesitate to put his weight behind things that should be valued and wanted them to grow into formidable forces. His tryst with Kannada theatre, and growing into a mammoth force in English and Hindi theatre (apart from many other languages) is an enviable one. Hardly anybody from Kannada or any theatre down south claim to have achieved what he did. Each of his plays take one on such a tempestuous journey. Be it Anjumallige in which he explores the incestuous relationship between a brother and sister, Hittina Hunja which is about the celebration of the ‘concept’ of violence, Hayavadana where he sets female sexuality free from the moral shackles laid down by society, or the character of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq which saw tremendous success as a play in the 1970s. Would another writer from the invisible south have created enough waves with his play that it resonated as a telling narrative or allegory of the Nehruvian rule for many even in the north? Tughlaq, like many of his plays is timeless, where he explores the ambition and helplessness of a ruler, a Sultan. His soft-peddling of Muslim rulers including Tipu Sultan won him many detractors in recent times, thanks to the changing tide of politics and mainstreaming of “nationalism” as a popular narrative. But he couldn’t care less. That ‘giving a damn’ is something he had earned over years of working his way through cinema, literature and theatre. Karnad’s first play Yayati, based on Marathi writer VS Khandekar’s novel of the same name, catapulted him to success while he remained unaware of his soaring popularity in faraway Oxford University where he had gone as a Rhodes Scholar. Even when he won this rare scholarship and contested elections at the university, becoming the first Asian to do so successfully, Karnad writes that he mastered mathematics to be able to score marks because maths is among those rare subjects where marks are a certainty against a right answer! Personally, I have been in awe of Karnad for his commitment to Kannada and sometimes even a little uncomfortable when he courted English a bit too much. Because for us Kannadigas, Karnad was among the rare personalities who could be relied upon to hold up the pride of the native language in a state that was getting a cosmopolitan makeover with the IT industry booming. Karnad remained committed to his lone publisher Manohara Grantha Mala, the eight-decade old third-generation run company that first published his Yayati. Every Kannada book of his has been published by them over the years. This was his gesture towards the publishing house that gave him his share of space in Kannada theatre. Though Karnad’s popularity soared and he sometimes became inaccessible when engaged in work, he never moved to another publisher for whatever reasons. Known as ‘Atta’ (attic) Grantha Mala, the publishing house, started by GB Joshi and now run by his grandson Sameer Joshi, has seen legends being made from its tiny space, changing the course of Kannada literature for the better. Karnad’s multilingual ability and versatile talents made him a hot favourite in cinema across genres. He was also a director who created timeless classics, including Utsav. For every Utsav he directed or every Bhumika he wrote for, that made him more famous in the national arena, he also came back to Kannada to act in Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane or make a Samskara. His bond with the land of Kannada was unquestionable. While writers like UR Ananthamurthy courted politics and political ideologies, they however never held Karnad’s fancy. Often, the two would jocularly chide each other about their own preferences. Karnad was a stickler for time and had poor tolerance for anything that would force him to socialise against his wishes. Karnad’s choice of final rites shows a telling difference too. One can almost imagine him saying: “Just send me off, I don’t want all this paraphernalia”. A life well lived sir, have a good journey into the oblivion. Views expressed are the author’s own.
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From Sirsi to Dharwad to Oxford: The storied life of Karnataka's jewel Girish Karnad
From being the President of the Oxford Union to writing ‘Yayati’, his first play, a look into the life of Girish Karnad, the celebrated playwright who passed away on Monday.
Tributes poured in from various corners on Monday after news of the demise of noted playwright, actor and author Girish Karnad. The 81-year-old passed away at his residence in Bengaluru on Monday morning and to honour his last wishes, there was no floral procession or public display of the body held before his cremation. Girish is considered one of the most prominent playwrights in Kannada literature. Born in 1938 in Matheran (present day Maharashtra), Girish Karnad and his family shifted to Sirsi in Karnataka in 1942. His father was a government official while his mother was Krishnabai Mankikar. Krishnabai was a widow, when his father married her. Girish has credited his parents for developing his interest in performance arts. Growing up in Sirsi, Girish confesses that without electricity, the only entertainment used to be Yakshagana performances and the occasional films screened in the town. "But otherwise the only entertainment was stories. It was a world full of stories. I learnt all the puranas and history. What I learnt about theater was imbibed from the Havyaka commmunity in Sirsi from being with them, acting with them and going to Yakshagana with them," he says in a documentary about his life filmed by KM Chaitanya for the Sahitya Akademi, an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India. After completing his elementary education in Sirsi, his family moved to Saraswatpur in Dharwad in 1952 where he studied at the Basel Mission Higher Education Center for two years before pursuing a BA degree in Mathematics from Karnatak University. Girish has repeatedly stated that he had no love for Mathematics but credits the subject for improving his rigour and logical thinking. He also credits writers like Kirtinath Kurtakoti, Bendre, and GB Joshi, who he met in Dharwad. In his time in Dharwad, Girish considered the popular library Manohar Granthmala his second home where he would frequently meet Kirtinath, Bendre, Joshi and others. Manohar Granthmala is also credited with popularising Kannada literature as it was one of the earliest publishers of Kannada literary works. Even though Girish managed to obtain a Rhodes scholarship and attended Oxford University studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics, he stuck to his Kannada roots and decided not to make the switch to English poetry. In fact, his first play - Yayati - was published when he was still studying in Oxford, something that he later admitted convinced him to return to Kannada literature. He went on to become the President of the Oxford Union in 1962-63. Upon his return to India, he worked on his second play - Tughlaq - based on the 14th century historical ruler of the Delhi sultanate. In the documentary by Chaitanya, Girish admits that he wanted to write a play on a historical character and after researching, he decided on Tughlaq since he was fascinated by the story. His second play gave him national recognition after it was staged in Mumbai and also translated to Bengali and Marathi. Other celebrated works by Girish includes Hayavadana (1972), which was inspired by Thomas Mann's novel Transposed Heads, Nagamandala (1988), in which a myth takes over reality, Taledanda (1990), which is about radical protest and reform. He was at the University of Chicago in 1987-88 as a visiting professor and Fulbright scholar. During this time, Nagamandala was premiered at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis based on Girish's English translation of the Kannada original. His first foray into films was through the 1970 Kannada film Samskaara, in which he not only acted but also wrote the screenplay. It was based on the novel of the same name by another literary figure from Karnataka -UR Ananthamurthy. Girish went on to direct several Kannada and Hindi films and he is credited with introducing Kannada film stars like Vishnuvardhan in Vamshavruksha, and Shankar Nag in Ondanondu Kaaladalli. He has also worked with directors like Satyajit Ray and brought in actors like Om Puri, Amrish Puri, Shekhar Suman and Sonali Kulkarni, and cinematographer Rajeev Menon to Hindi cinema. He directed films like Utsav, Cheluvi and Woh Ghar in the Hindi film industry. He continued to act in numerous films and is remembered fondly for his portrayal of Swami's father in Malgudi Days, the television series based on RK Narayan's novel of the same name. He has helped establish the Karnataka Nataka Academy, and the Nehru Center in London. He was the President of the Film and Television Institute of India between 1999 and 2001. He has been conferred Padma Shri in 1974, Padma Bhushan in 1992 and the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award in India in 1998. Throughout his life and career, Girish remained a fierce critic of religious fundamentalism and Hindutva. He was recently seen in the 2018 protest against the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh despite having a tube around his nose and drawing air from a small unit kept on his lap. He is survived by his wife Saraswathy Ganapathy, a doctor, and two children - Raghu and Radha. Raghu is an author and journalist working with The Wire while Radha is a doctor.
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Mysuru Yard re-modelling: 30 trains in Karnataka to be cancelled, check full list here
Many trains between Pandavapura and Mysuru will remain affected from June 16 to June 23 as a result of the remodelling work.
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South Western Railways announced that several trains have either been cancelled, diverted or rescheduled from June 16 to June 23 as a result of maintenance work that is underway at the Mysuru Yard. In a press release, the SW Railways stated that 30 trains have been cancelled, around 15 have been partially cancelled and around five trains have either been rescheduled or diverted. "The trains will be cancelled or partially cancelled or rescheduled due to the pre-non-interlocking work from 07.06.2019 to 15.06.2019 and non-interlocking work from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019 for the remodelling of Mysuru Yard," the press release stated. Here is the full list of trains that will be affected: CANCELLATION OF TRAINS 1. Train No. 11065 Mysuru – Renigunta Express commencing journey from Mysuru on 21.06.2019. 2. Train No. 11066 Renigunta – Mysuru Express commencing journey from Renigunta on 22.06.2019. 3. Train No. 56201 Chamaraja Nagar – Mysuru Passenger commencing journey from Chamraja Nagar from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019. 4. Train No. 56216 Mysuru – Yesvantpur Passenger commencing journey from Mysuru from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019. 5. Train No. 56242 Yesvantpur – Salem Passenger commencing journey from Yesvantpur from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019. 6. Train No. 56241 Salem – Yesvantpur Passenger commencing journey from Salem from 17.06.2019 to 24.06.2019. 7. Train No. 56215 Yesvantpur – Mysuru Passenger commencing journey from Yesvantpur from 17.06.2019 to 24.06.2019. 8. Train No. 56202 Mysuru – Chamaraja Nagar Passenger commencing journey from Mysuru from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019. 9. Train No. 56281 Chamaraja Nagar – KSR Bengaluru Passenger commencing journey from Chamraja Nagar from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019. 10. Train No. 56227 KSR Bengaluru – Shivamogga Town Passenger commencing journey from KSR Bengaluru from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019. 11. Train No. 56228 Shivamogga Town – KSR Bengaluru Passenger commencing journey from Shivamogga Town from 17.06.2019 to 24.06.2019. 12. Train No. 56282 KSR Bengaluru – Chamaraja Nagar Passenger commencing journey from KSR Bengaluru from 17.06.2019 to 24.06.2019. 13. Train No. 56231 Mysuru – KSR Bengaluru Passenger commencing journey from Mysuru from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019. 14. Train No. 56238 KSR Bengaluru – Mysuru Passenger commencing journey from KSR Bengaluru from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019. 15. Train No. 56204 Mysuru – Chamaraja Nagar Passenger commencing journey from Mysuru from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019. 16. Train No. 56203 Chamaraja Nagar – Mysuru Passenger commencing journey from Chamraja Nagar from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019. 17. Train No. 56237 Mysuru – KSR Bengaluru Passenger commencing journey from Mysuru from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019. 18. Train No. 56223 KSR Bengaluru – Arsikere Passenger commencing journey from KSR Bengaluru from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019. 19. Train No. 56224 Arsikere – KSR Bengaluru Passenger commencing journey from Arsikere from 17.06.2019 to 24.06.2019. 20. Train No. 56232 KSR Bengaluru – Mysuru Passenger commencing journey from KSR Bengaluru from 17.06.2019 to 24.06.2019. 21. Train No. 56276 Mysuru – Talguppa Passenger commencing journey from Mysuru from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019. 22. Train No. 56275 Talguppa – Mysuru Passenger commencing journey from Talguppa from 17.06.2019 to 24.06.2019. 23. Train No. 56208 Mysuru – Chamaraja Nagar Passenger commencing journey from Mysuru from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019. 24. Train No. 56209 Chmaraja Nagar – Mysuru Passenger commencing journey from Chamraja Nagar from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019. 25. Train No. 56206 Mysuru – Nanjangud Town Passenger commencing journey from Mysuru from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019. 26. Train 56205 Nanjangud Town – Mysuru Passenger commencing journey from Nanjangud Town from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019. 27. Train No. 16023 Mysuru – Yelahanka Express commencing journey from Mysuru from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019. 28. Train No. 16024 Yelahanka – Mysuru Express commencing journey from Yelahanka from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019. 29. Train No. 16557 Mysuru – KSR Bengaluru Express commencing journey from Mysuru from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019. 30. Train No. 16558 KSR Bengaluru – Mysuru Express commencing journey from KSR Bengaluru from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019. PARTIAL CANCELLATION OF TRAINS 1. Train No. 12785 Kacheguda – Mysuru Express commencing journey from Kacheguda from 15.06.2019 to 22.06.2019 will be partially cancelled between Pandavapura – Mysuru. Accordingly, this train will terminate at Pandavapura. 2. Train No. 12786 Mysuru – Kacheguda Express commencing journey from Mysuru from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019 will originate from Pandavapura instead of Mysuru. Accordingly, this train will remain partially cancelled between Mysuru - Pandavapura. 3. Train No. 12609 Chennai Central – Mysuru Express commencing journey from Chennai Central from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019 will be partially cancelled between Pandavapura – Mysuru. Accordingly, this train will terminate at Pandavapura. 4. Train No. 12610 Mysuru – Chennai Central Express commencing journey from Mysuru from 17.06.2019 to 24.06.2019 will originate from Pandavapura instead of Mysuru. Accordingly, this train will remain partially cancelled between Mysuru - Pandavapura. 5. Train No. 56266 Mysuru – Arsikere Passenger commencing journey from Mysuru from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019 will originate from Belagula instead of Mysuru. Accordingly, this train will remain partially cancelled between Mysuru - Belagula. 6. Train No. 56265 Arsikere – Mysuru Passenger commencing journey from Arsikere from 16.06.2019 to 22.06.2019 will be partially cancelled between Belagula – Mysuru. Accordingly, this train will terminate at Belagula. 7. Train No. 56270 Mysuru – Shivamogga Town Passenger commencing journey from Mysuru from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019 will originate from Belagula instead of Mysuru. Accordingly, this train will remain partially cancelled between Mysuru – Belagula. 8. Train No. 56269 Shivamogga Town – Mysuru Passenger commencing journey from Shivamogga Town from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019 will be partially cancelled between Belagula – Mysuru. Accordingly, this train will terminate at Belagula. 9. Train No. 56268 Mysuru – Arsikere Passenger commencing journey from Mysuru from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019 will originate from Belagula instead of Mysuru. Accordingly, this train will remain partially cancelled between Mysuru – Belagula. 10. Train No. 56267 Arsikere – Mysuru Passenger commencing journey from Arsikere from 16.06.2019 to 23.06.2019 will be partially cancelled between Belagula – Mysuru. Accordingly, this train will terminate at Belagula. 11. Train No. 56263 Mysuru – KSR Bengaluru Passenger commencing journey from Mysuru from 16.06.2019 to 22.06.2019 will originate from Naganahalli instead of Mysuru. Accordingly, this train will remain partially cancelled between Mysuru – Naganahalli. 12. Train No. 56264 KSR Bengaluru – Mysuru Passenger commencing journey from KSR Bengaluru from 15.06.2019 to 22.06.2019 will be partially cancelled between Naganahalli – Mysuru. Accordingly, this train will terminate at Naganahalli instead of Mysuru. 13. Train No. 06575 KSR Bengaluru – Mysuru MEMU commencing journey from KSR Bengaluru from 19.06.2019 to 22.06.2019 will be partially cancelled between Ramanagaram – Mysuru. Accordingly, this train will terminate at Ramanagaram. 14. Train No. 06576 Mysuru – KSR Bengaluru MEMU commencing journey from Mysuru from 19.06.2019 to 22.06.2019 will be partially cancelled between Mysuru – Ramanagaram. Accordingly, this train originate from Ramanagaram. 15. Train No. 12613 Mysuru – KSR Bengaluru Express commencing journey on 18.06.2019 & 19.06.2019 will be partially cancelled between will be partially cancelled between Mysuru – Mandya. Accordingly, this train will originate from Mandya. DIVERSION OF TRAINS 1. Train No. 16517/16523 KSR Bengaluru – Kannur/Karwar Express commencing journey on 16.06.2019, 17.06.2019 & 18.06.2019 will be diverted to run via Chik Banavar, Nelamangala, Shravanbelagola, Hassan instead of Mandya, Mysuru, Hassan. 2. Train No. 16518/16524 Kannur/Karwar – KSR Bengaluru Express commencing journey 15.06.2019, 20.06.2019, 21.06.2019 & 22.06.2019 will be diverted to run via Hassan, Shravanbelagola, Nelamangala & Chik Banavar instead of Hassan, Mysuru, Mandya. TRAINS RESCHEDULED 1. Train No. 17307 Mysuru – Bagalkot Express commencing journey from Mysuru on 18.06.2019 & 19.06.2019 will be rescheduled by 75 minutes and 120 minutes respectively. 2. Train No. 16535 Mysuru – Solapur Express commencing journey from Mysuru on 19.06.2019 will be rescheduled by 30 minutes. 3. Train no. 16232 Mysuru – Mayiladuturai Express commencing journey from Mysuru on 19.06.2019 will be rescheduled by 15 minutes.
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In pictures: The life and times of Girish Karnad – actor, playwright, activist
The actor’s demise has come as a shock to many throughout the nation.
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The world of Indian cinema and theatre was shook by news of the demise of actor-playwright Girish Karnad on Monday at his home in Bengaluru. Considered one of Kannada literature’s most noteworthy playwrights, he was conferred with several honours including the Jnanpith Award, the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan. He was also known for being extremely vocal about violence against writers and journalists. Girish Karnad was also known for the several roles he played in films in several languages including Kannada, Tamil, and Hindi. Here's a look at the actor's life in pictures.
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