Sr.Consilia passed away

With profound grief and regret we announce the passing away of Dr.Sr. Helen Consilia Fernandes of Moodahadu at Vijayamarie Hospital at 06.10 pm on 7^th February at Hyderabad after a prolonged illness. She was the first woman from Barkur to be featured as Personality of the month in our site. She is the sister of Dr.Gabriel Fernandes and Mr.James Fernandes who are the pillars of website.

Sr. Helen was born to Late Mrs. Assumpta Fernandes and the late Mr. Jerome Diego Fernandes in Thenkabettu, of Moodahadu village, Barkur, on 14th August, 1941.

Sr. Helen completed her SSLC in 1959.   Officially, she joined this religious order of Sisters of Charity on 25th May 1960. Her date of Vestiture was the 25th March 1962.  She professed her first profession on 2nd October 1964 and her final profession was on 19th March 1970. The congregation sent her for teacher’s training, which she completed in 1961.  Because of her academic excellence, and her devotion to God and compassion to human beings, the congregation might have noticed her potential of her becoming a physician.  They took the risk of educating her. She was sent to college and completed her Pre University Certificate in 1963.  She went to Karnataka Medical College, Hubli, where she obtained her MBBS in the year 1969.  She obtained her D.G.O. (Diploma in Obstetric & Gynecology) from Osmania University, Hyderabad.  In the year 1977 she obtained the Certificate in Hospital Administration.   She obtained the MD Degree in Obstetrics & Gynecology from Osmania University, Hyderabad in the year 1980, which qualified her to train other doctors to obtain their MD degrees as well.  She also completed her Post Graduate Certificate in Psychological Counseling in 1989.

Meritorious Service award presented to her by the Andhra Pradesh Honorable Chief Minister Shri N. Janardhan Reddy in 1991 for services to Mother and Child Health.

She started rendering continuous medical service in Vijay Marie Hospital located in Saifabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, as a Junior Medical Officer and Resident Medical Officer in the years 1971 to 1974.  From 1975 to this day she has been working as the Head of the department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and as Medical Superintendent of the same Hospital.

The Meritorious Service Award was conferred upon her for her services in Mother and Child Health.  This prestigious award was presented to her by Shri N. Janardhan Reddy, the Honorable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, on April 15, 1991. Indira Gandhi’s National Integration Award presented for the services rendered to Mother and Child health care, in the year 1996.Millennium Excellence Award on World AIDS Day for the services rendered to HIV +ve and AIDS patients, in the year 1999.

Millennium Excellence Award on World AIDS Day for the services to HIV+ve and AIDS patients.

For the last 26 years Dr. Sr. Consilia Fernandes was an unique person at Vijay Marie Hospital.  With her soft-spoken, gentle behavior, her vast experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology and her great listening power, she was a mother figure in this institution. 

She was the best advertisement for the hospital. One can never forget her hard labor, working day and night, attending every night call, doing Cesarean sections, and teaching junior doctors the management of complicated cases in the labor room. It is silent, unnoticed, hard work for God and her patients in an atmosphere of calm and serenity.  The Indira Gandhi Integration Memorial Forum in appreciation of her services to the community hosted a celebration in her honor in the community hall with profusion of words of appreciation and garlands and trophy.

The funeral is at the Chapel of Vijayamarie Hospital, Saifabad, Hyderabad at 03.00 pm on 9^th February. 

Team barkuronline.com offers our condolences to her Brothers Dr.Gabriel, James and Vincent and the family members and prays to Almighty God to grant her eternal peace.

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Presenting a Child Prodigy-Shreesha G .Bhat

barkuronline.com is proud to introduce Master Shreesha G. Bhat a 9^th standard student from Shri Vidyesha Vidymanaya National English Medium High School, Heradi Barkur as a child prodigy to our visitors.

Proud son of Rtn. H. Ganesh Bhat and Jayashri Bhat of Hosala Village, Shreesha is being trained in Carnatic classical singing and shown excellent talent in this field. He is practicing music under the guidance of Vidhwaan Madhoor P. Balasubrahmanyam, Academy school of Music in Udupi and been continuously winning prizes and awards in the field of music.

On the National level he managed to obtain recognition and scholarship for his achievements in the field of fine arts from Center For Cultural Resources and Training an institute of Central Government for the development of fine arts from the year 2007.

On the Karnataka state level he is been rained with a number of awards. He obtained a title “ Balasangeetha Kala Shrinidhi” Kala Vikasa Parishath of Gadaga  in the year 2004. Makkala Mane Institute of Bangalore awarded him as “ Kala Kanmani” in 2005.

He obtained 5^th rank in the year 2004 in junior and 4^th rank in the year 2007 in the  senior level musical exams conducted by the Karnataka Government High School Examination Board.

He grabbed the first places in number of singing competitions held in Taluk and district levels, like the ones organized by Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala, Shanthivana Trust in 2007, and Classical Music Association at Karkala , Raga Tharanaga In Mangalore, Kala Prathibhothsava at Udupi Taluk etc.

He is first prize winner for two times in 2005 and 2007 in the “ Mana Thumbi Haaduvenu” a popular competition held on the Television Channel U.

He is been conferred the Kalashree title at Uppunda in the Music and Dance fest organized by the Kannada Sahithya Parishath of Dakshina Kannada district.

He is awarded “Shri Mahadevi Award” n the year 2006, by Shri Mahadeva Research Center, Bijoor in the inter district talents recognition convention.

Talented in music, Shreesha is studious student at school and does well in the academics too. He is been giving full pledged classical singing concerts from age of 9 and travelled extensively all over Karnataka state for the concerts.

Team barkuronline.com joins hands with our visitors to congratulate this child prodigy for his great achievements at a tender age and wishes him greater heights in his chosen field and in academics too.

With the inputs from Zeeta Gonsalves, Barkur

Obituary

Bonifas Picardo (89) husband of Late Elizabeth Picardo Moodahadu Kudru, Barkur, father of Sr. Wilma (Mercy), Richard (+ Kusum), Rita (+John), Arthur (+Victoria), Thomas (+ Rosy), Alben (+Amanda), Sr. Shanthi , Maria (+Felix), Joyce (+ (Allwyn), Late Gladys and Late Anita, passed away today Feb 4th, 2008.

Funeral was at St Peter’s Church, Barkur on Feb 5th, 2008 at 0500 pm. Contact Phone: 0820 2584203

MHPS students excel in sports

Supritha, a 7^th  standard student National Higher Primary school, Hannehalli, Barkur has been selected   2007-2008 year state level volley ball competition in under 14 category. She is the daughter of Mr Rajesh Poojary and Mrs Jalaja Poojary.

She is been awarded overall champion of Taluk volley ball tournament. She is been chosen as captain of Udupi team at Mysore division and was trained under the talented coach of the school Mr.Arun Kumar.

The team represented school volleyball team at Kollegala, Chamarajanagar District was captained by Supreetha. The other team members are Nisha N, Bhavya, Priyanka, Reshma, Rakshitha, Rajani, Shwetha, Vinutha, Pavithra, Nisha and Kavitha.

Blood donation camp at Barkur

A mega blood donation drive was organized at Barkur with the combined efforts of the top notch associations of Barkur on 24^th January turned out to be big success. The Rotary Club, ICYM unit of St.Peter’s Church, Red Cross and NSS units of Shri Rukmini Shedthi Memorial National First grade College, National ITI, Mogaveera Yuvaka Sangha and Rotaract Club of Barkur joined their hands together for this noble cause and organized the camp with the help of Blood Bank Unit of the District Hospital, Udupi at Shri Rukmini Shedthi Memorial National First grade College.

Rev.Fr. R.C.M. Aranha, Parish Priest of St.Peter’s Church, Barkur inaugurated the camp in the morning. The inaugural ceremony was presided over by Rtn. Rathnakar Shetty, President, Rotary Club, Barkur.  Rtn. PHF Rajaram Bhat, Asst. Governor, Zone 2, Dr. Sharath, Medical Officer, Blood Bank Unit of the District Hospital, Rtn. S. Himakar Shetty, President, Parents’ Teachers’ Association, Shri Rukmini Shedthi Memorial National First Grade College were the chief guests.

Rajashekhar Hebbar, Principal, Shri Rukmini Shedthi Memorial National First grade College, Dr.Manoj D’Lima, President, ICYM, Barkur, Dinakar Tholar, Principal, National ITI, Heradi, Barkur, Sathish S. Amin, President, Mogaveera Yuvaka Sangha, Bennekudru and the members of  all these associations were present at the occasion.

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Antony , Barkur chosen as the Poet of the year!

Antony Prakash D'Souza, who is regular writer for our site has been chosen as "Daaiz - Poet of the year 2007". The competition ran from January 2007 to December 2007 in the famous Konkanni web portal www.daaiz.com, in which about 35 poets from all around the globe took part. Poets were asked to write poems on the themes given every month and well known poets like Andrew D’Cunha, Ancy Paladka, Pritham Kirem, Valley Quadros and Kishoo, Barkur were the judges for the competition. Award involves a certificate and cash prize of Rs.7500, which will be disbursed during "Daaiz-Mithr sahitik shibir".

A Software Engineer by profession, Antony Prakash D'Souza who writes under the name "Antony, Barkur" hails from Moodahadu Kudru and is working in Bangalore at KPIT Cummins Infosystems. His poems are published in various Konkanni magazines, anthologies and websites. Though he shuttles between UK, Singapore, US and India for his professional engagements, regularly writes in both Kannada and Konkanni languages and is a finest writer, excels in short stories too.For more information visit http://www.daaiz.com/kavitha/us/us.asp (in konkanni).

Team barkuronline.com is proud to be associated with Antony and congratulates him at this great juncture and wish all the best in his future endeavors.

8th Children's Literary Convention

The most popular and definitely one of the best programmes in and around Barkur, the 8^th Children’s Literary Convention was held jubilantly today 13^th January 2008, at Mathrashri Rathnamma Heggade Sahithya Vedike at National Pre University College, Barkur. The one day seminar jointly organized by Swami Vivekananda Samskrithika Kendra, Barkur ,with www.barkuronline.com, Shanthivana Trust, Shrikshethra Dharmasthala, Shri Ramaksrihna Ashrama, Belagavi and Mangalore was presided over by Kumari Ashwini S. Udupa, 10^th standard student from Shri Vidyesha Vidyamanya National Englsh Medium High School, Heradi, Barkur. Daughter of Girija and Koodli Sathyanarayana Udupa, Aswini excels in both academic and extra curricular activtities and already won more than 50 prizes in singing, elocution, drama , poetry etc and definitely a perfect choice for post she held for the day.

Famous columnist and thinker Shri Chakravarthi Soolibele inaugurated the event and delivered the inaugural address in the presence of other dignitaries after a prayer dance “Hacchevu Kannadada deepa”.

S.Vasantha Shetty, Divisional Education Officer  released the book of a collection of poems by the child participants of the convention. Dr.Mohammed Rafeek of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunathershwara Yoga and Prakrithi Chikithsalaya, Parkala and Nadoor Bhojaraj Shetty were the chief guests. Kishore Gonsalves of www.bakuronline.com was present on the stage.

National award winner Shrinivasa Shettigaar of Shettigaar Industries Barkur and G.Seetharama Shetty , Head master BMM High school , Kooradi, winner of the state award from State Drama Academy were felicitated by Shri Chakravarthi Soolibele at the same occasion.

Two literary sessions on “Samskrithi and Jeevana Moulyagalu” and “Nenapige Chikithse” were held in the morning and afternoon sessions by Dr.Pradeep Atikukke and Shri Gopadkar were enjoyed and much appreciated by the participants. A self written poetry recital by few participants was also held in the morning before lunch. Kumari Divya Adiga, 9^th standard student from Viveka Girls High School Kota, presided over the poetry recital and Janaki, Brahmavara, poetess and lecturer at SMS P.U. College Brahmavar moderated the event. A sumptuous meal of rice, sambhar, papad, pickle, curd, payasam and jilebi was enjoyed by all the participants and guests.

Dr.Udayakumar Shetty , K.A.S., Tahasildar , Udupi Taluk delivered the valedictory address in the valedictory function held in the evening. Dr.Manoj D’Lima, President ICYM, Barkur distributed the Certificates of participation on behalf of www.barkuronline.com. B.Seetharama Tholpaditthya, secretary, Shanthivana Trust, Shrikshethra Dharmasthala felicitated the talented students who participated and qualified for national level in Yoga and Throw ball. Shreesha G.Bhat 9^th standard student from Shri Vidyesha Vidyamanya National Englsh Medium High School, Heradi, Barkur, who won the State level awards like Kala Shrinidhi and Kala Kanmani was also felicitated at the same occasion. B.Seetharama Shetty, retired Principal, Secretary, Barkuru Vidyabhivardhini Sangha was present on the stage.

Ashok C.Poojari, Convener,  Swami Vivekananda Samskrithika Kendra, Barkur, proposed the vote of thanks. Kumari Pallavi , Sajangadde, Kumari Pavithra Shettigaar, Kumari Harshitha Joshi, Kumari Sangeetha compeered the proceedings.

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