By Dr. Veena Bharathi When I met Puneeth Rajkumar for the very first time, it was on the occasion of the Grihapravesham function (house- warming ceremony) of The Lohit Farm House of Dr. Rajkumar, 30 miles from Bengaluru (on the Mysuru Road), during May-1983. Puneet’s original name was Lohit, which was also the name of…
Rape Trauma Syndrome: Mental turbulence of a woman victim
September 7, 2021“Did you want to see me broken ? Bowed head and lowered eyes ? Shoulders falling down like tear drops, Weakened by my soulful cries…, Leaving behind nights of terror and fear, I rise, Into a day break that’s wondrously clear, I rise, I rise, I rise.” — American Poet & Artiste Maya Angelou (‘Still…
93rd Birth Anniversary of Thespian on Apr. 24 – Dr. Raj Kumar: A Reminiscence
April 23, 2021I have had the golden opportunity of watching Dr. Raj Kumar from my age of 10 years due to my father’s close association with the veteran superstar. I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to supervise his Physiotherapy sessions at HOSMAT Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Hospital in Bengaluru during 1995, when he had developed severe…
The Silver Sheen of Single Screen Theatres
February 19, 2021By Dr. Veena Bharathi “Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film does and goes directly to our feelings, deep down into the dark rooms of our souls.” —Ingmar Bergman, Acclaimed Swedish Director About sixty years back, my father Ashwathanarayan started the very first movie theatre in his…
Book selected by Govt. Book Selection Panel
January 23, 2021Bengaluru: The Biography of Veteran Director, Actor and Environmentalist Suresh Heblikar, “Live With Dreams”, written by Dr. Veena Bharathi (an alumnus of Mysore Medical College and Research Institute) and published by Sapna Book House – Publishing Wing, has been selected by the Karnataka Government Book Selection Committee for the year 2018, to be distributed among…
The cuckoo did not sing again!
October 1, 2020Matte Haadalilla Kogile… By Dr. Veena Bharathi I consider myself extremely fortunate since I could meet and speak to the legendary singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam (SPB) in 2005 and 2007 in Bengaluru. In 2005, when my husband was working as the CEO of Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital, I had guided the Medical team that…
Talk on ‘Woman’s life from menarche to menopause’
December 22, 2019Mysuru: A talk on Women’s Mental Health (Mahileyara Maanasika Aarogya) in Kannada was given by Dr. Veena Bharathi (an alumnus of Mysore Medical College and Research Institute) on Dec.18 at B.M. Shree Hall, Bengaluru. The function was organised by Karnataka Lekhakiyara Sangha, Bengaluru and sponsored by Department of Kannada and Culture. Dr. Veena Bharathi spoke…
Diabetes concerns every family this November
November 30, 2019By Dr. Veena Bharathi, Diabetes and Diabetes related distress “Diabetes concerns every family” is the theme of World Diabetes Day observed on Nov.14 and Diabetes Awareness Month this November. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is raising awareness of the impact that diabetes has on the family and promoting the role of the family in diabetes…
Remembering Hilda Baker of city’s Mission Hospital today, International Nurses Day
May 12, 2019Mother’s Day is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in March or May. In most countries including India, Mother’s Day is celebrated every year on the second Sunday of May. This year, Mother’s Day coincides with International Nurses Day, which is also celebrated each year on May 12 to…
A buffet of movies at BIFFes – 2019 !
February 20, 2019The 11th edition of BIFFes (Bengaluru International Film Festival) will be kickstarted on Feb.21 at The Orion Mall in Rajajinagar, Bengaluru. The week-long festival of movies will be screened on 11 screens till Feb. 28. Ahead of BIFFes-2019, Dr. Veena Bharathi interviewed Namma Preetiya Huduga Nagathihalli Chandrashekar, the present Chairman of Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy, for…
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