Ganesha Celebrations of Athula Yuvaka Mandala

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Ganesha at Ranganakeri Barkur

As every year this year too Ganesha Fetsival is being celebrated at Barkur at Shri Rama Mandira, Athula Yuvaka Mandala, Heradi and Shettigar Industries at Ranganakeri.

Rev.Fr. RCM Aranha, Parish Priest, St. Peter's Church, Barkur, along with Vice President, Herald D'Souza and others visited the Ganeshothsava Celebrations at Shettigar Industries, Ranganakeri and wished Mr. Shettigar and group for the festivities.

We are awaiting more pictures from Shri Pattabhi Ramachandira Temple and Heradi Ganeshothsava, and thank Dr.Manoj D'Lima for his updates and pictures.

Like the father so the son and grandsons.............

That is a Bass, caught by 8 year old Griffin Fernandes, son of Ashutosh Fernandes, grandson of Dr. Gabriel Fernandes, on 7^th August, 2009.  It is still fresh.   (It will take three days to go stale, just like any guest, invited or otherwise.)Isn’t it amazing? Who says people don’t pass down their genes?  By now, the Barkuronline.com readers know that Gabriel and his brothers used to catch fish in Barkur rivers, or in ponds, almost to depletion!

Once, a fish that jumped over the net fell right in Gabriel’s mouth head in.  Can you believe, he just closed his mouth, and never let go of it, even though the fish tail was thrashing his face from ear to ear! Just the other day he told me that when he was about 10 years old, he and his grandfather had been chhoodi night fishing. A large crab got under his leg, and the crab almost chewed his toes off.  But Gabriel did not lift his leg at all. Grandfather had to go under water, to break the tentacles, and thus freed Gabriel.  But the pain, he still remembers!  Such and many are the joys of fishing, to know the thrill, one has to experience it. 

Well, the trait is passed on to his son and to his grand sons.  Gabriel, instead of buying toys like assembling airplanes or race cars, or giving microscopes, or star gazing binoculars, buys fishing rods for his son and three grandsons, Griffin 8, Jaxon 6, and Dagen 4 year olds, respectively, every year as Christmas presents.  But it is worth he says, the boys drag their parents to fish every weekend, they get the fresh air, sufficient exercise, and fresh fish not for meals alone, but as snack especially for grandpa Gabriel to gulp down an occasional Johny Walker!  Griffin is also in Baseball special team, and an all rounder player.  Needless to say, they are good in academic studies too. 

Do you see the guy with two fish?  Gabriel or James would have looked like him, wearing the amicable security royal blanket, still catching fish, had they not left the crab basket!    I hope, Helen is not bragging with St. Peter how to catch fish with a 21^st century reel!

-James Fernandes, USA

IT Wizard Swayam Prakasha Aithal at SAGE -AU'2009, at Australia

Barkur's own IT Wizard Swayam Prakasha Aithal is once again invited to present his Research papers at SAGE -AU'2009 (Australian System Administrator's Conference).

Hailing from Moodukeri, Barkur, Swayam Prakasha is a former student of National Junior College, Barkur, obtained his  Degree and M.Tech IT Engineering from SJCE Mysore and is renowned expert on the IT security systems.

Two of his proposals, titled Network Security and Open Source solutions for High Availability and Disaster Recovery in the category under security have been accepted to be presented at the conference to be held at Gold Coast, Australia in the week of 10th - 14th August 2009. Having presented his papers in the earlier SAGE conferences too, Aithal is a regular at the International Conferences and regarded as a IT Stalwart but always shy away from publicity.

We all at Team barkuronline.com are proud of Swayam Prakasha's achievements on his own steam and wish him more success in the future.

Multifaceted, Multitalented, Multitasking
Alwyn Andrade, Moodahadu, Barkur

He is an ace cameraman both with moving and still images dancing to his tunes. He is dramatist, with his dramas playing for a record number of times at numerous places from Murdeshwara to Ravindra Kalakshethra, Bangalore. He is an actor par excellence, equally at ease with rib tickling comedies and tear jerking tragedies. He is a popular leader, President of the much talked about The Expressions , a group of like minded people formed to promote talents stepping into 10th year of its existence.  He is most popular Secretary for the current year of Rotary Club, Brahmavara. He is the founder member and long standing General Secretary of the Sahydri Yuvaka Mandala, Pandeswara. He served as the Cultural Secretary for the Sarvajanika Sharadothsava Samithi (Committee to celebrate the feast of Goddess Sharada) for the last 17 years and managed week long cultural festivities every year almsot single handed, and still going strong.

Served as the President of Sanketha Youth Club, Moodahadu for three years. Served as the elected member of  Grama Panchayath, Pandeswara for one term. He is successful businessman managing a Digital Photo Studio and Digital Flex Banner printing shop with more than 15 staff members earning their daily bread through him. He is a regular contributor to Team barkuronline.com with his excellent pictures and swift news coverage.

Loving husband to Sujatha and doting father Ashish , he is none other than Alwyn Andrade from Moodahadu Kudru, son of Late Fredrick Andrade and Faustin Andrade. He is celebrating his birthday today on 28th July and Team barkuronline.com is proud to introduce this multitalented personality to our esteemed visitors and join our visitors to wish him many happy returns of the day and continued success in his endeavors.

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