![]() ![]() ![]() Making huge strides in the digital preservation of Kannada literary works, 38-year-old technology professional Omshivaprakash H L has been a game-changer over the last decade. A local vocalist finally agreed to teach him Sanskrit shlokas, and that was springboard enough for Rahul’s unique talent to take flight. But his parents could not find a teacher ready to put him through the rigours of Carnatic music at such a young age. Rahul had shown signs of greatness when he was barely two and half years old. In just six years, he has enthralled audiences at venues of prestige across India, completed six international concert tours, collaborated with world renowned musicians and earned comparisons with the likes of Balamuralikrishna and Mandolin U Shrinivas. Only 14 years of age, Rahul R Vellal is a Carnatic music sensation. (Narration, Podcast Edit: Rasheed Kappan / Music: Bensound) But that was just one of many accolades that came her way, as she challenged conventional ideas taking the cinematic route. ![]() Her ‘Naanu Ladies,’ touted as Kannada cinema's first lesbian love story, clinched the Best LGBTQI+ Film award at the prestigious Tasveer South Asian Film Festival in Seattle last October. For six years after that project, the queer filmmaker has not looked back, carving a niche for herself in a cinematic world all her own. It had courted controversy but garnered global appreciation for its daring look at the rarely tackled theme of sexual exploration. Shailaja Padindala had made a bold statement with her 10-minute short film ‘Memories of a Machine’ in 2016. Listen to their remarkable stories of endurance, social service, excellence in fields as diverse as public health and clean energy, culture and community empowerment. DH Radio's Rasheed Kappan speaks to Pruthvi Reddy, State President of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Citizens for Bengaluru CoFounder Tara Krishnaswamy, Srikant Narasimhan, whose Bengaluru Navanirman Party (BNP) and Srinivas Alavilli, Head, Civic Participation, Janaagraha.ĭeccan Herald proudly presents the 22 Changemakers to watch in 2022. In this episode of DH Radio, we have multiple stakeholders in the city's good governance articulate their views on the BBMP polls and what direction the city has to take. The delimitation exercise awaits clearance from the apex court. The pandemic did disrupt the process, but the new BBMP Act that increased the number of wards from 198 to 243 only complicated matters. The Palike has been without an elected Council since September 2020, implying there is no corporator to echo public needs and concerns. Stakeholders, citizen activists articulate their views and concernsĬan a city of over 1.3 crore people, perennially struggling to fix its myriad problems, afford to be without an elected city council for over 1.5 years? Uncertainty over the much-delayed Bruhath Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) elections has inevitably led to a huge vacuum in local governance, raising big questions on accountability and transparency. Delayed BBMP Polls: How it affects Bengalureans ![]()
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