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Schools in South East are now a matter of Concern Our own ‘Garden City’, which till recently has been taking pride in its culture as one of the best cosmopolitan cities in the country has now taken a beating. It has to take the brunt of being branded as a hub of many criminal activities it had not heard of earlier. Why is the sudden surge in such indecent and criminal intent being adulterated in this peace loving city? Hatred has replaced love and compassion. Violence has replaced peace; dirt has replaced cleanliness and retard has replaced growth. What is the influence for such negativity which is on the verge of touching zenith? The city which was known for accommodating and embracing all castes and cultures has now become a haven for many illegal activities with criminal intent. But, above all, what is most depressing and disgusting in the minds of people is the violence meted out on women and the young girls for no fault of theirs. More saddening is the fact that girl children and minors are targeted off late. Knowing pretty well that the law will catch up with them sooner or later, the offenders keep continuing in quenching their body thirst on the school going infants. Some are caught and a few are still at large, like the culprit who is evading arrest after committing a heinous crime of trying to kill a woman at an ATM counter after robbing her two years back on the 19th of November. Many of these incidents still do not come to the fore on social stigma attached to it. The recent rape case in a school at Parappana Agrahara, in which a 4 year old was assaulted by a Physical Education Teacher, Romeo is a perfect example since the parents of the child have returned to their native despite the other parents and the public are protesting in support. These should not be tolerated, but condemned. Romeo is arrested, but what of the stigma attached to the young girl and her family? Who is to be held responsible? Can the girl and many such girls and women lead a normal life in future, considering the physical, psychological and genital agony they have to counter? The crux of the point is, why has Bengaluru, especially South East, become so horribly a crime hub? The recent vehicle ramming case also points out to such criminal activities, by demanding ransom according to the kidnapped person’s capacity. This case of causing mental agony till such time the kidnapped person is rescued is torture for the entire family. Fortunately the case was cracked quickly by the HSR Police. All these and many more only lead to one simple question. Why is Bengaluru, the Garden City becoming a criminal hub? How do we curb this and put an end to it at once? Schools should lead the way and be more responsible is the readily available answer. It has to check the veracity of the individuals employed and conduct thorough background checks before employing.
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SR layout was in the news again for all the good reasons on the 14th of November, not only on the occasion of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s birthday, also called ‘Children’s Day’, but also due many other functions and events conducted. The much awaited Feeder Routes were pressed in to service for the use of the public from HSR to Silk Board Junction to provide the wanted connectivity to reach other far destinations. The event was flagged off by the Honourable Mayor of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara palike, Mr. B N Manjunatha Reddy and accompanying him were Mr. Ugrappa, MLC, HSR Corporator, Mr. Gurumurthy Reddy, Dr. Krishna Reddy, Mr. Ramanuja, INC, Bengaluru District Leader, Puttenahalli Rajanna, INC, Labour Cell and a host other dignitaries from the political arena and BMTC officials who were all seen enthusiastic of the service being provided for the benefit of the
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residents of HSR residents. It was from quite some time that these feeder routes were to be put in service but it got delayed due to various factors which were unavoidable. The main reason was due to the fact that the officials were contemplating if it would really be feasible at all at the first instance.
The demand was growing ever since the ‘Open Streets’ was conducted and the introduction of additional bus services had to be expedited. Use of public transport has gained momentum in this area and hence this could be on a trial period of 4 months to examine if the residents put the service to use. If not, it will be back to
ness programme and spoke about the importance of keeping Diabetes in check. Dr. Govind’s Diabetes Centre conducted a free blood sugar a d HbA1c Test for a number of people who had assembled for the programme. Dr. Govindappa in his introductory talk on diabetes and its effects elaborated on the importance of this day and the reason why this day was chosen as the ‘Diabetes day’. He said, “World Diabetes Day is the primary global awareness campaign of the Diabetes world and is held on November 14 each year. It was introduced in 1991 by the Interna-
tional Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organisation to the alarming rise of diabetes around the world. World Diabetes Day is a campaign that features a new theme chosen by the International Diabetes Federation each year to address issues facing the global diabetes community. While the campaigns last the whole year, the day itself marks the birthday of Frederick Banting who, along with Charles Best and John James Rickard Macleod, first conceived the idea which led to the discovery of Insulin in 1922”. The World Diabetes Day logo is a blue circle - the global symbol for diabetes. The logo was
square one, when the services shall be withdrawn. This seems to be the idea of the officials concerned going by their approach. They are not wrong if they have started with that notion. What is the purpose served if the service is not commuter friendly? The agency also cannot thieve on less than a limited number of commuters per trip. The Mayor commended the BMTC officials in starting such a service close on the heels of the ‘No vehicle Day’, promoting use of public transport. He strongly said that the residents have an opportunity to avail of the service of commuting in and around HSR with a minimum fare and can easily afford to avoid use of private vehicles to the maximum extent. Mr. Ugrappa, MLC, also seconded the opinion saying such facilities will
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he Federation of HSR layout RWAs, Dr. Govind’s Medical and Diabetes Centre and Lions and Lioness Clubs of HSR layout organized a huge awareness walk on the 14th November, starting from BDA Complex and walked a distance of more than a kilometer and reached Dr. Govind’s Medical and Diabetes Centre. Again, the person who was the centre of attraction was the Honourable Mayor, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike, Mr. B N Manjunath Reddy, who flagged off the march at the BDA Complex. The convenor, People for a Cleaner India, Mr. G S Krishna Murthy spoke on the reason of such a walkathon is organized every year for a healthy living and welcomed the entire gathering to a huge applause for organizing such an event for the benefit of mankind. The Honourable Mayor in his inaugural address insisted people young and old to walk and exercise to keep one fit enough to tackle immunity first and later think about prevention or cure. Mr. Ugrappa, MLC, Mr. K Gurumurhty Reddy, Corporator, HSR layout, Ward 174, Mr. Ramana Reddy, IAS, Principal Secretary, Mr. AN Yellappa Reddy, Environmentalist and many took part in the aware-
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adopted in 2007 to mark the passage of the United Nations World Diabetes Day Resolution. The significance of the blue circle symbol is overwhelmingly positive. Across cultures, the circle symbolizes life and health. The colour blue reflects the sky that unites all nations and is the colour of the United Nations flag. The blue circle signifies the unity of the global diabetes community in response to the diabetes pandemic. Dr. Nagaraja, Faculty, Art of Living spoke on how to lead a stress – free living to prevent or get rid of diabetes. He showed the ways and methods of
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f late, India has become quite notorious by the fact that the increase in violence against women is on the rise. There has been a spate of atrocities committed on womenfolk by those miscreants and also by many so called ‘elderly’ in the name of ‘Honour’. Women in our Country are regarded as an epitome of the patience, kindness, compassion and love towards humanity. Whilst this is the honour given to them in highest regard, in our culture, where has the respect towards the girls and women gone? With all due respects to them the UN has decided to call 25th of November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. This is one of the most deserving moments or dates dedicated that one could have thought of having it in our calendar for womenfolk. One in three women worldwide has experienced physical or sexual violence — mostly by an intimate partner. Whether at home, or on the streets or during war, violence against
women is a global pandemic that takes place in public and private spaces. Together we can and must end this pandemic. Unlike an illness, however, perpetrators and even entire societies choose to commit violence—and can choose to stop. Violence is not inevitable. It can be prevented. But it’s not as straightforward as eradicating a
virus. There is no vaccine, medication or cure. And there is no one single reason for why it happens. As such, prevention strategies should be holistic, with multiple interventions undertaken in parallel in order to have long-lasting and permanent effects. Many sectors, actors and stakeholders need to be engaged.
More evidence is emerging on what interventions work to prevent violence—from community mobilization to change social norms, to comprehensive school interventions targeting staff and pupils, to economic empowerment and income supplements coupled with gender equality training. Prevention is the 2015 theme
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have to be made use of since it is for the benefit of the residents only. Those of them who would want to go farther can opt to take the transport till Silk Board and then change. These routes are only to take the commuters to the nearest destinations from where they can reach other destinations. On query, Mr. Gurumurthy Reddy, Corporator said that he has the confidence that the services will be well used as the residents had urged to have such route to facilitate travel y bus. It was a pleasant sight to see that many residents partook in the inaugural
trip to Silk Board and the traffic manager BMTC was overwhelmed with joy by the interest shown by the residents. A cross section of the public when asked about the regularity of the services after the inaugural event had mixed reactions. While some said that the buses were seen, some were highly apprehensive of the fact, if the services are really in force since they could see no bus moving even for about an hour. On the whole it was said that the buses were seen near BDA complex. There are those few who were disappointed that the bus services are not extended up to Somsundara Palya. Despite this, many of the residents there felt that the services could be extended once the roads were well made and asphalted. This made sense. But, all said and done, it now entirely depends on the residents to make use of these routes and make it successful after so much of efforts have gone in to get the services here. Make your trip worthwhile and make the BMTC’s work worthwhile by as many people commuting in buses and make the RWAs and the Federation work worthwhile, lest everything boomerangs. Happy commuting! Use Public Transport.
The ParkThe Mark of a Mess It seems that sector 2 is in the news of late for all wrong reasons. The park situated on the 26th cross, 22nd main, is in a mess of all sorts. After having a meteoric rise among all the associations, there seems to be a step motherly treatment meted out to the
residents of the sector 2, by the authorities concerned, which is proved by the manner in which the parks are being maintained. The said park as seen in the photograph is proof enough to establish the fact that it is almost impossible for the
residents to use even for their regular walks. The pavements have erupted in such a fashion that there is no room for foothold. The electric box which supplies power is wide open gaping at people. It is highly risky to take the children to this park.
It is perhaps, quite some time since it is cleaned. The environment is deadly, dangerous and shabby. It is a matter of surprise that the sector 2 RWA has still not up this issue to be resolved and repaired to safety. Will BBMP take cognizance?
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Extension of Feeder Route Thank you for the story pertaining to the happenings in HSR layout. Now that the BMTC has started new Feeder Service from HSR BDA complex, it is better if these buses could ply via St. John’s Hospital for the benefit of those commuters who wish to go to Majestic or Shivajinagar areas, since there are more options available for them to connect themselves to the respective buses. This is pertinent for the fact that there are no buses from Silk Board junction to go to these areas mentioned. Also, it is felt that since the usage is on the lower side right now, due to lack of awareness perhaps, the same routes could be fed in mini buses rather than the usual buses till such time the public transport becomes user friendly. Please consider this proposal and bring it to the notice of the authorities concerned in BMTC for them to implement this soon. NANDAGOPAL J
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Mr. Nandagopal J, Thank you for your quick response for the participation from the readers’ feedback we solicit in our columns. While we appreciate your sincere suggestion to extend the newly introduced feeder routes by BMTC plying between HSR and Silk Board, to also cover St. John’s Hospital to provide more commuting luxuries to people, which can also act as an incentive for them to use public transport, it probably might not be feasible for the transport authorities to immediately put this in to effect for want of more passengers. This could perhaps be taken when BMTC is convinced that the routes introduced are feasible for them to give and extension and more so it depends on the occupancy too. More number of people using the services, more number of extensions to be considered will be the policy of the transport authorities. However, the matter will be taken up with the officials concerned and their response to it will be published in our next issue. EDITOR
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adoption to feel stress-free even one is in a condition of having or feeling stressed. This has to be overcome to be free from diabetes, he said. Yoga plays a crucial role in one’s life, if it is practiced regularly. Yoga eases a lot of muscles and organs and ensures smooth function of all the required parts of the body. This has an enormous influence on control of diabetes, said Dr. Srinivasa Reddy, a Yoga Expert. Professor Sadashiva Reddy, a Humourist, endorsed laughter is the best medicine and there is no need to have a second thought to it. He ensured that the gathering was kept laughing during the session and saw to it none of them even thought of their ailments or diseases or any stress till such time he kept them engaged and finally had the last laugh saying, “Didn’t I tell You”? Dr. Ravindran, MD and CEO, Wealth Max Pvt. Ltd., stresses upon the fact that the financial stress has taken a toll on today’s professionals. This has to be kept in control in order keep diabetes under control. He narrated various ways and methods to control
the financial stress and suggested means and ways of approach. He emphasized that this stress is the most important one that has to be taken care of on priority basis. The convener thanked the gathering for their august presence and the speakers for their participation. He was very thankful for all the respective RWAs to have lent support. He also thanked Dr. Raje Urs, Chairman, Federation of HSR layout RWAs, Dr. Muni Reddy, General and Onco Surgeon, Sagar Hospitals, Dr. Krishna Reddy, Vice President, HSR Cultural Academy and Mr. Munivenkatappa,
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Aries: Your indie spirit gets ratcheted up another notch today, thanks to a harmonious angle between unconventional Uranus in your sign and the moon in unbridled Sag, your ninth house of adventure. Taurus: Only connect! Your soul craves deeper bonds, thanks to the alignment of the moon in your intimacy zone with transformative Uranus in your deep, esoteric twelfth house. Good enough isn't suitable today, and you may find all your interactions come out of that motivation. Gemini: Forget big group outings and activities today, Gemini. What's going to be the most effective—not to mention the most fun— are one-on-one interactions. So skip the team lunch and go out with one favorite colleague. Cancer: Take your time, Cancer! You may be tempted to dive headfirst into an involved work assignment, but before you take your first step, come up with a clear action plan. Unbridled Uranus is hitting the accelerator in your career zone, but a helpful trine to the moon in your organized sixth house today urges forethought. Leo: Get your unstoppable on! Fact may be stranger than fiction today, Leo. If someone comes to you with a very outside-the-box proposal, before you judge or write it off as too outré, give it a good listen. Virgo: Put away your wide-angle lens, Virgo. Today the cosmos want you to play to your strengths! Libra: You're the original crusader for justice, Libra, and nothing pushes your buttons like unfairness. But under today's tricky moon-Uranus connection, things might not be as they appear. Scorpio: Think forest, not trees, Scorpio. If you've got a big vision that you're dying to get off the ground (and really, when DON'T you?), you need to build a rock-solid foundation first. Sagittarius: Take a cruise on the Love Boat, Sag! A spicy trine between the amorous moon in your sign and unpredictable Uranus in your romance corner heats things up today. Capricorn: Come up for air, Cap! Your nose is not actually affixed to the grindstone, and today's trine between the moon in your intuition zone and feisty Uranus in your domestic corner encourages you to carve out a little time for a close friend or relative. Aquarius: Sure, there are seals to save and civil liberties to defend. And there always will be. But save the sign waving for another day. Pisces: If your job isn't lighting a fire in your belly, you need to take matters into your own fins, Pisces.
Whether Bengaluru is reeling under the depression in Bay of Bengal could be debated, but the city is undoubtedly reeling under severe Garbage crisis once again. BBMP and the relevant authorities have failed to address the Garbage situation in the city yet again; they have handed over the city and citizen health to Garbage mafia. Heaps of Garbage are quickly turning into mountains, out-break of an epidemic is inevitable if the apathy and mindlessness continues for few more days. Throwing money at every problem seems to be the only idea BBMP comes up with; unfortunately BBMP spending over Rs 400-500 crores on Solid waste Management (SWM) annually has not stopped the Garbage crisis that hits that city every 2 years. Bengaluru is probably the only city with such high spending on SWM and it seems like BBMP is busy ‘applying lipstick on a pig’. The villages around Bengaluru have chased out BBMP Garbage trucks, after BBMP converted the land near the villages into toxic dump yards and landfills, with absolutely no intention of processing, treatment or clearing the Garbage. Why only neighbouring villages the Karnataka Compost Development Corporation (KCDC) that is located in Ward 190 has been opposed by the residents around due to faulty policy and complete contempt of court ordered Standard Operating Procedures. Every time there was a Garbage crisis, hundreds of truck loads of Garbage was sent out to neighbouring villages for dumping, but now with that option ruled out, the streets of Bengaluru are raising the stink. So why is Garbage such a big issue for Bengaluru? In simple management
terms it’s ‘Garbage In, Garbage Out’, how can one expect better result from a toothless SWM policy and faulty Garbage tender? A good look at the SWM policy and the Garbage tender will not only expose the lack of holistic approach, but lack of intent. When Garbage tender is not in sync with SWM policy the policy is designed to fail on all fronts. The key guidelines of SWM policy that includes Source, Collection, Transport, Processing and Disposal should be implemented in totality, but today the policy is gathering dust with no connect to the Garbage tender what so ever. Source Segregation at source is the first and crucial step to addressing the Garbage crisis; even though currently less than 15% households segregating waste at source, it’s more due to the waste collection method, lack of awareness and lack of sustained localised campaign in the communities. Collection & Transport Even though the tender has certain guidelines on collection, handling and transport, ambiguity in the clauses is completely exploited by the Service Provider, who have an incentive to
transport un-segregated waste. Three critical aspects that need a revamp in the tender are: 1. Shift the policy from collection of segregated waste to collection of the Wet & Dry waste separately by two different Service Providers, thereby defining the roles and objectives for the two Service Providers. 2. Mandatory use of leak proof containers by all primary collection vehicles, and sync the transfer timings between primary and secondary collection to avoid creating dumping at secondary collection points. 3. Move from the term Treatment to Processing (Composting, Recycling, Reusing) Processing The SWM policy has to change form Treatment to Processing, which will lead to reduction in creating newer landfill or dumping yards. Processing should include Composting in case of wet waste, Recycling in case of dry waste and Reusing to produce energy/bio-gas. Disposal Debris and waste that cannot be processed needs a clear destination, there is rampant illegal dumping of the debris on the Lake beds and into Storm Water Drains across the city. Construction debris is a reality and unless there is a specific destination identified the city Lakes will suffer at the cost of construction. One does not have to read an encyclopaedia to realize that Pourakarmikas (PKs), SHGs, Informal sector wastepickers (ISWPs) play a critical role in a successful implementation of SWM policy. PKs, SHGs, ISWPs can be linked directly to various state & central livelihood programs by making them the stake holders in the
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SWM policy. The SWM policy needs a highly decentralised approach, it should emphasize on multiple Service Providers and SWM Entrepreneurs to create not only competition but to push for continuous improvement on a yearly basis in infrastructure and technology. State Government and BBMP are currently on a ‘Frog Kissing’ mode, they have announced yet another high cost experiment of Waste-2Energy plant, but unless the SWM policy, Garbage tender are not in sync, Waste-2-Energy plant will be yet another white Elephant just like the Sewage Treatment Plants that are running 60-70% below capacity. A good policy alone cannot guarantee better result, the skill is in implementation, hence there is a need to shift focus from spending on tenders to spending on manpower, resources, training, campaigns, awareness programs and incentive policy. Garbage mafia has to end and to do that BBMP should start investing on setting objectives, targets and achieving results and stop throwing taxpayers’ monies on Garbage trucks.
- Kavitha Reddy Environmental Activist & Entrepreneur
SRK Kajol’s ‘Gerua’ song crosses 3 million views on Youtube The first romantic track of Shahrukh Khan and Kajol titled, ‘Gerua’ from Rohit Shetty’s ‘Diwale’ received a terrific response. The song released yesterday at Maratha Theatre by the lead stars of the film, SRK and Kajol has garnered huge views. In less than 24 hours, it has crossed 3 million views. Talking about the song, Shah Rukh Khan tweeted, “Where I meet u, away from the sun, slipping thru the shade, a moment pauses, the sky melts into a mirror and sets within it: forming ur face.#Gerua?” He further explained his interpretation of the word Gerua through a pleasing picture. Gerua means Ochre or Orange to
keep it simple…even a bit saffrony. So colour me in the colour of love. Also Arijit for lending me his beautiful voice and Farah Khan and Akki for the styling. Gerua makes me feel beautiful and in love. Farah Khan’s unique choreography
style left mark in the song. P r it a m’s composition leaves you spell bound. Director Rohit Shetty has left no stone upturned to make ‘Gerua’ all time hit. He has caught hold the correct nerve of Shahrukh and Kajol’s chemistry and showcased it before the audience with all desired effects. Amitabh Bhattacharya’s lyrics and Arijit Singh & Antara Mitra’s soulful voice will mesmerize you.
Kajol looks seductive with colourful sarees while Shahrukh’s wide open arm will captivate your mind. The song is a perfect blend of love and beauty. ‘Diwale’ also features Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon apart from Kajol and Shahrukh. "The reaction on 'Gerua' from everywhere has been very heartwarming," Pritam said. The Rohit Shetty directorial also stars Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Johnny Lever, Boman Irani and Sanjay Mishra. The family entertainer with a perfect blend of action, romance and comedy is produced by Red Chillies Entertainments in association with Rohit Shetty Productions and will release on December 18.
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Children Entertained on Nov 14 15th State Level Taekwon-Do ITF Championship to be Held
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group of women joined together and planned to bring their wards intow and celebrate Childrens’ Day on November 14, in a novel way. The women residing around 27th main, between 18th cross and 24th ‘A’
cross, sector 2, just beat the bad weather and were out with their kids to have some rollicking fun. The womenfolk cooked eatables from their respective homes and entertained the kids to learn the art of sharing it with others. Some eatables
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were also cooked on the spot in the he 15th State Level park, where they all assembled to Taekwon-Do ITF Champicelebrate Jawaharlal Nehru’s birthday. onship will be held from Games and fun were organized to 21 November to 23 entertain the children and encouraged November, 2015, at Koramangala the competitive spirit in each of them. Indoor Stadium. The competition This was a switch from the regular starts at 8 am on 22nd and 23rd November, organized by Taekwon-Do Association of Karnataka. The Opening Ceremony is scheduled to be inaugurated by Mr. Krishna Byre Gowda, Minister for Agriculture, govt. of Karnataka on Saturday, November 21st at 10 am along with P V Manjunath, Corporator, ward no. 7, Byatarayanapura, Mamatha Venkatesh, Corporator ward no. 6 and Gowrish K, ex-Youth Congress President, Byatarayanapura. The closing ceremony is to be scheduled on Monday, November 23 at 4 pm. and the Chief Guest for the occasion is G N MUNIVENTAPPA DCP (RETD). The championship will have over customary programmes, which the 4,000 participants spread from 160 children enjoyed. schools and clubs in Karnataka. The The entire programme was collec- events lined are Individual Sparring, tively organized by Ms. Divya, Ms. team sparring, individual pattern, Kavitha, Ms. Gayathri, Ms. Preethi, team pattern, individual power, Ms. Natasha, Ms. Sapna and Ms. individual special technique and self Aarthi. defense competitions. Taekwon-Do is
a Korean Martial Art founded by Naveen Raj, III Dan, Harish Kumar R, General Choi Hong Hi in the year III Dan Balarajan, II Dan, S.I Babu, II 1955. Taekwondo is the martial art for Dan, Mukunda M, II Dan, Pintu Roy, II Dan, Kiran A, II Dan, Vanitha, II Dan, Nayana, II Dan, Ramya S Bhat, II Dan, Lokeshwar B C, II Dan, Manikanta, II Dan, Jothimani, I Dan, Tanuja K, I Dan and Nagesh, I Dan. The association was formed in the year 1987 by Master Vijay Kumar 4Th Dan Black Belt in the name of Rajya Amateur defending oneself without any Karnataka weapon, it is kick punch art and is Taekwon-Do Association. Later, in characterized not only by unrivalled the year 1996 it was changed to Karnatechniques and power but also notable taka Amateur Taekwon-Do under the aspiration for justice, fortitude and leadership of Master A Gunasekaran, 4Th Dan Black Belt. It has more 200 modesty. Taekwon-do Association of Karnataka Black Belts under its wing. It has (TAK) which is affiliated to conducted 12 State Level, 2 National, 2 TAEKWON-DO ASSOCIATION OF Zonal and 2 International Seminars. INDIA (TAI) which in turn is The association had organized 19th affiliated with International National Level and 2nd International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) has Taekwon-Do Championship in 2004 many black belt / instructors under its at Bangalore. Around 24 States and 6 wing. The Chief Instructor is A countries had participated. Gunasekaran, V Dan, Chief Coach, Karnataka Students have represented Pradeep J, V Dan and Rama Murthy all the 27 National Championships, 22 VI Dan together with Assistants, North East Zonals, 15 International Prithvi Tamang IV DAN, Madhu Championships and two World Kumar.B.T III Dan, Puneeth Kumar Championships bringing laurels with R, III Dan, Babu B, III Dan, Ashok M lots of Medals to our State as well as our Country. Hoodi, III Dan, Rajesh G, III Dan,
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